Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-07
The Geniuses of Nine and Ninety
Some OF the Worlds Heroes of Achievement Began Early
Life and Worked l4ate-Fame and the Ages OF the
FamousAn Inquiry Without Answer
BY lake Guardian

| von HindenrUrS 60: Won Bueiow, -,
Won Dissing, - Won Eeeringe1, ~;
Won Mackeraen. 65; Won Khck - .
Emperor Ftrancis Joseph, s5 Joffro.
81; Pau, 10; kitchener. s.; French
So; Fisher - Foch. 81; ManournY,
6S: d'Amadr. 60; Cadorna, 65; cane
va 10; Sir Henry Jackson. first sea
lord OF the British admiralty, so: Gen
cra Hamilton. in command at the
Dardanelles, is 81, Premier Asquith
is SO; Balfour, 67 LansdoWne, 10
Thus we might go on with a list Of
/ seXagenarians who are active figures
today in European affairs.
SO. to paraphrase Shakespeare
what's in an age? At 3 Paganni was
composing sonatas at 81 Michelanselo
| was completing the great cupcia OF
st. Peters. Referring to the history
! of past wars, we find that:
Nelson. Blake, Farragut ana Dewey
we're beyond three-scorc when
! theyeachieved their fame. Won Moltke
at 20 won the battle OF Sedan. Oya-
ma won his greatest victories oNer
Russia when he was past so. Cron
We'll was unknown at 40, which Is
hardly remarkable Washington was
40 when he took command of the
Continental army, but % when be
became the hero Of the famous Brad
dock expedition Caesar was %
when he crossed the Eubicon and S.
when he sent his laconc message
from Asia Minor 81 came. | saw.
conquered" But Alexander WAS only
> when he stood at the head OF lis
army on the plains of Thessaly, and
the conqueror Of the world was dead
at 80. Napoleon crossed the Alps
into italy at the age of 80.
In the field of statesmanship, Glad
stone and Bismarck were the con-
trolling powers in the European poll
tics when both were more than rs
Years old Gladstone won great po-
litical triumph at so and was made
premier at So. Palmerston's death
at the age of 81 came when he Was
serving as premier. Prince Ito was
at the zenith Of his power when he
was assassinated He was then 60.
Theirs, president of France, was 80.
when he achieved his great diploma
tic victory over Bismarck Hut Will
liam Pitt was elected to parliament
at 81, and was prime minister while
still in his 2Jth veal Wherefore
entered parliament at II. At 29 Clay
was member Of the constitutional
convention of Kentucky. and at 20
was appointed to fill out a term in
the United states senate. Alexander
Hamilton was ~ when he made
stirring speech at meeting OF AM
erican patriots in New York IN f77i,
and 10 when az commander Of an ar
tillery company he performed wor4
which drew him the special attention
of General Washington But of AM
oricans we shah speak again further
on.
1t is In music that We look for the
youthful prodigies. At Balfe wrote
a song which was sung by the primo
donna, Nine. Westris IN Paul Fry"
and at 10 schubert was the leading
soprano in the Lichtenthal choir IN
Vienna, playing the violin solos in tho
services. and at the same age he was
composing for strings and the piano. !
Beethoven produced a cantata and
made a concert tour at II. Mozart /
composed an opera at -. Rubinstein /
toured Europe at u. But Hayden {
produced his sublime Creation ~ I
90. and verdi was past % when he !
wrote the score IT "Falstaff" In ART, [