Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
6Gi0QH'ETeeTEf:
& G fs1Sssslfas&


THE PERILs or GREAT WEALTH.
Average rich people are generally I'M
mune as to cranks and assassins, but
extraordinarily rich people are in daily
terror of them. Mrs. Hetty Green was
so harassed and worried because of her
one hundred millions that she felt oblig-
ed to move her boarding places every
full and change of the moon She
used assumed names constantly, and her
son is authority for the statement that
she called herself Mrs. Dewey" a great
deal more than any other adopted name.
Not because she extravaagntly admired
the late Admiral Dewey, but being the
owner of a favorite dog that had been
named Dewey, she became partial TO
her dogs name, as a good one for her
self in her various wanderings.
1t is also understood that she rarely
spent more than S14 per week, 81 per
day, for loding and board, a very small
outlay for a person whose property gave
her a revenue OF at least ten millions
per annum, as income.
Greatness has its penalties, also, be-
cause three of our White House ETesi-
dents were aasasinated by cranks dur
ing thirty years of continuous service.
Mr.. Lincoln in 1865; Mr.. Garfield in
1881 and President Mckinley in 1900.
Russell. Sage, a multi-milnonaire, was
set upon by a bloodthirsty crank, and
narrowly escaped death. He had done
no harm but the crank thought the rich
man numbered the ground, and he set
about removing him from the face OF the
earth In a speech made before congress
during General Grants time. Hon. Ben
Butler predicted that Socialism would
become so rampant within a few years
thereafter that Jay Gould would swing
from a lamp post in the city of New YORK
But the hnancier died in his bed, attend
ed by his lovely daughter Helen, who
has been one of New York's greatest dis
pensers of charity. and who has not only
been a public benefactor, but one of
New York's most honored women. Mrs.
Russell Sage has been one of Americas
grea test women in her wise benefactionS-
BUTTER AND oLBoHARGARINE.
As was going to catch the trolley
car to Marietta, Ga, a few days ago,
glimpsed a lot of butter in grocery
window marked 80 cents a pound. 1t
was beautifully prepared, as attractive
looking butter as you ever saw As /
was paying So cents for plain country
butter in nv town the butter arrested
my attention. AS l examined closely
1 saw the mark that is required by the
pure products law, which told me 1t
was margarine
I did not buy that day but 1 aim
to give the margarine a test one OF these
days.
In reading a late congressional record
there. was an Illuminating debate In the
senate on the respective value or real
butter and margarine, which interested
me very greatly. 1 find that margarine
in the north and west especially in
nd on T2nnhPG
staple article of food and is highly
praised. 1t does not get rancid like
tia regular COW butter. 1t will keep
svost much longer, and now, that the
price of butter has scared so high, the
difference in price is valuable item.
Thousands who cannot buy butter can
purchase the margarine, and to those
who like it there is only a trifle of diff
ference as to taste. Senator WadsWorth'
of New York, said the following WORDS:
81 have had some experience. In the
state of Florida upon one occasion nav
ing planned a trip 1 will say from the
haunts of civilization in a climate warm
moist and soft, 1t was necessary TO de-
eide about our cooking, etc. We pur-
chased oleomargarine instead Of butter
because it lasts longer in a hot climate
and is equally palatable. Many OUTFIT
wagons carry constantly oleomargarlhe
rather than butter to the cowboys on
the ranches, who are the hardest work
ing men on the earth
The debate came about in a bill TO
control the fraudulent sale OF margarine
as pure butter, and l was surprised 20
read about the high value placed on
margarine in other sections of the coun-
try. where butter making is valuable
product, running we'll unto the millions
of dollars.
HOW THE DOG WON THE LAWSUIT.
A gentleman living in Canada had a
fine collie dog that he rated at $l'OOO'
Having business in New YORK. ne
brought over the dog and left him with
q friend, as it is difficult to lodge dogs
in fine hotels.
Being in a strange place. the collie
either escaped or was stolen. The po-
lice traced the dog to a mans house in
the Bronx and the house owner refused
to give up the dog.
a court trialsthen came on, one party
claiming the dog and the other party
refusing to tell where he got the collie
The man who raised the dog, and his
friend who failed to hold him in his
stable. were very indignant, and hnalIy
the three men were lined up and the
court sent for the dog.
At first the collie licked the shoes
of the man who found him. and seemed
to show pleasure by shaking his bushy
tail.
Suddenly he espied his old master
and stood erect as if thinking. Mr.. Fox,
the owner, called out Come here. DAN"
With one bound the dog cleared twelve
feet of space between himself and his
owner, flung himself against his side,
sent his hat and spectacles spinning.
and with low growls of contentment and
happiness, he Struggled his head under
the hand that patted him.
The Judge said, 81 guess there is no
further question as to who owns him."
So Dan found his beloved master.
I once had such collie. His grand
parents came from Canada, and he was
the finest dog ever known in our family.