The National tribune., 1909-04-01
He controls II railroad

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worth several hundred millions more
1t is difficult for the ordinary person tc
grasp the magnitude of this, but the
truth is that Mr.. Harriman's railroad
properties are worth several hundred
millions more than every dollar in ex
| istence in the United States, than the
entire amount in circulation in the
country. Mr.. Hartman attends per-
sonally to details which are ordinarily
turned over to clerks, and. it is said,
works harder than any man in his en-
ploy. 1t is not strange that he should
want to quit this.
All art lovers are rejoiced at the pros
pect of Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan's val
liable collection of pictures and antiques
being at last brought into the country
and placed in the Metropolitan Museum
in New York, where home-staying
Americans can enjoy them. Mr.. Nor
gan has wished to bring his priceless
collection over for many years. but the
high tariff placed on works of art has
deferred him. Now this objection is re-
moved, as the new tariff proposes to put
on the free list all works of art more
than 20 years old. Besides Mr.. Nor
gan's collection, valued by Sir Casper
Purdon Clarke, the Englishman in
charge of the Metropolitan Museum of
New York City, at between $4,000, 600
and S5,000,000, other wealthy Ameri-
cans residing or travelling abroad have
been collecting valuable paintings, ETC.,
for several years, which. on account of
the high tariff. they have left across the
water. When the new tariff goes into
operation these will all be brought over.
and our galleries of art will then rival
those of the most famous museums of
Europe. The prospect is most gratify-
ing.
There. is mourning in the world of
our four-footed friends. Their tender
hearted benefactor, George II. Angel,
the founder of the Society for Cruelty to
Animals, has ceased his labors for them
in this life, and has passed on to that
Land of Promise where cruelty and suf-
fering are unknown. Mr.. Angel died
in Boston last week Thousands came
to view his remains as they lay in the
undecorated coffin before the altar of
the church in Copley Square, where the
funeral services were held. Many wept
as they gaZed for the last time on the
face of the man who has probably done
more than any man ever did to awaken
the quality of mercy. 1t is said that
Mr.. Angel, always from boyhpod dis
treSsed at the sight of a m1irreated ami
NAL, made up mis- mind to do something
to prevent this after having seen two
horses run to death in a race f-e
founded the Society for the Prege ntiuu
and branch societies soon spr5r" up all
over the country. Mr.. Angen - no!
man of unusual ability. He nlan
of one idea, and many persL cciled
him crank. He had some peculiaritieS
which exposed him to the ridicule of
the thoughtless. But Mr.. Angel did
not care who laughed at him or what
was said of him; he had dedicated his
life to a great work, and he concen-
trated himself upon it, living for one
thing alone, to teach kindness to Gods
creatures, the dumb animals. Mr.. An
gell, besides being at the head of the
Massachusetts, Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, was also President
of the American Humane Society. A
ject also came from his pen. which went
all over the country, quickening the in
different and melting to greater activity
those who already shared his humane
views. One of the many results of his
efforts in this direction was the estab-
lishment of drinking fountains for ami
mails all over the United States. Think
what this meant to the thousands Of
poor, suffering creaturesi AS mark of
loving respect to his memory large num-
bers of Boston's horses are now wear
ing, and will continue to wear for some
time yet attached to the bride, a ro-
sette of black ribbon with long ends. 1t
is said the horses act as If they under
stood its significance. Who can say
that they do not? Mr.. Angel has done
a splendid work. The sentiment he has
created can never die. He has added
unquestionably to the greatness of our
country, for what country can be truly
great that does not give practical evil
dence of kindness and consideration to
the most helpless of all Gods creatures?
Long after names now prominent have
been forgotten his will stand out in our
history, for he has called to us in
trumpet tones which will go on reverb
Grating down the ages.
Mrs. Hetty Green says she is the
loneliest woman in the world now that
her daughter Sylvia is married. Even
her interest in what goes on in Wall
Street cannot make her forget her loss
She finds the apartment in Hoboken,
where she and her daughter have spent
SO many years, uncomfortable now, and
has packed up her belongings prepara-
tory to a move to some other locality, at
present unknown to anyone but herself.
Mrs. Green's ideas of a good time being
so different from those of most women,
it would be difficult to suggest to her
ways in which she could make her life
less lonely, or at least to convince her
of the truth of the suggestions. If the
general impression regarding Mrs
Green be true, she has never yet tasted
TIE joys OF spending money. and there
are so many ways of spending it which
bring the purest joy of life, the unset
fish pleasure of having made some one
happy.
Carrie Nation is with us once more.
and she seems not TO have slum5ered
at her post, either, during her passage
over. There was far too much drinking
and smoking on the ship to suit Carrie
ana. following her usual methods, she
sailed in" to every man and woman
she came upon who were conducting
themselves contrary to her ideas. The
Captain finally told her that he thought
her stateroom was the best place for
her, since she saw so much to offend
her, but Carrie told him she had no no.
ton of being prisoner on any ship.
Mrs. Nation thinks she has accom-
plished great deal by her visit to Eng
land, but she has no good word for our
British cousins. She says no one has an
original thought over there, and that
even the ministers are cowards and
afraid to say what they really believe
The slum workers fail to get at the peo-
pie, because they look down upon them
and their efforts are consequently large
ly. fruitless. Carrie undoubtedly had a
pretty unpleasant experience during her
sojourn in England, and how much of
what she says is colored by that fact is
question. She says the people did
not know what prohibition meant, and
that she left two societies well started.
or course, the drinking among women,
especially in London, appalled, her, as
IL does every other American, but Car.