Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-12-26
NOT SUCH A BAD PLACE.

To the Chattanooga Times.
We are two boys, aged IA and 10,
both readers of The Chattanooga
Times. We want to know about mil
lionaires How many millionaires has
the United StatesY What are their
names1 Where do they live and what
are their politics. Would like to know
also their religious denomination. If
it is not asking too much of you,
please answer,
Respectfully,
TWO BOY READERS.
Dear Boys: In this vast country des-
ignated as the United States, the real
millionaires number so many it would
take pages of The Times to carry their
names, although there are not so many
in New York just now as there were
few months ago. The number of men
who are credited with being million
aires, but are not really possessed of
the goods and chattel are niultitudes
Then too, there is vast horde who
only look the part and whose principal
asset is a commodity called bluff. "
There are some good millionaires and
many bad ones Some wicked people
assert that most Of the good ones are
dead If millionaire is in politics,
he is not millionaire but plutocrat.
Plutocrats are in most all political par
ties, except, probably, the populist
party, which is thought to be immune.
The biggest millionaire is Baptist,
but ugly talking folks say he was i'm
mersed in oil instead of in water. A
great many millionaires have abiding
faith in some religious denomination,
because the particular object of their
worship is stamped ''In God We
Trust. Now, boys, do not try to be
a millionaire. The effort, as far as
our observation extends, entails a
strenuous life. Lead the simple life
It's easier. In this way you escape
death and gasoline expense by automo-
bile ownership, avoid drowning by
private yacht sinking, save doctor 6
bills for the treatment of govt. You
avoid the danger of being gored to
death by bull or hagged until your
bones crack by bear. If you live in
Sequatchie you may, by earnest effort
and sincere industry, escape being a
millionaire Sometimes that is like es-
Gaping from jail. Some people would
heap rather live in Sequachee than
in Jail Chattanooga Times.
Certainly people would prefer Sequa-
chez to Jail, for we have the prettiest
place for town in all creation, with
ever flowed. A town is what you
make it and our citizens enjoy advan'
tages as well as other places. For in
stance fine town hall has been built
by the citizens, and equipped with g
big stage 30x20, and fine piano.
Probably the Times writer as one well
acquainted with the interior of jails,
can point us out an instance of jai
thus elegantly equipped for amuse
ment. And then, too, we have foul
daily trains to get out of Jail if it 81
pleases us, and splendid pike over
which to whirl our buggies Our PEG
pie are of a cheerful, kind disposition
too and if adversely strikes one, arr
won't to extend all the aid they can
The patches one may wear are no
looked at, but the shining face of fra
ternity. OF course Sequachee citizen
cannot be blamed for the non-develol
ment of the place, but we can tdevelOl
''what isn't ourn. When the Time
man wants to get out of Jail, let hin
come to Sequachee, and if he is 1
millionaire it won't startle us. w
have seen them before. They look jus
like other men, only they are a dea
more selfish.