Show The Advance Ad n of Wealth The advance in the of 0 wealth in the last century C is recognized by all as something formidable In tf tee tte j writers boyhood Thomas Cushing Gushing was the only man roan in Boston Boton or Its vicinity who was suspected of being a million millionaire millionaire aire and even in the his case some re reo regarded regarded such wealth as incredible He Hei i was an lin MS ast essentially modest retiring man and said to a lady of or my f t i acquaintance who iho ventured to re preach him for having holes In his j shoes Sh oes that Ke lee knew I new if f r rd 1 advantage I of oJ wealth except pt to be bs able to wear ones old shoes without criticism But Bat I what hat is a million dollars today To the eyes of many It represents economy almost poverty at any rate I a step tep i toward the almshouse John JohnI Jacob Astor was vas said aid to be worth 20 and that was such a colossal I fortune people had nad again to altar their standard of figures in arithmetic After Att r this Commodore oot seemed but a Q step st and Md the next were not it ro o wholly w startling Yet Tat it mh lt looked with commiseration on the division of this I last fortune by his published will Sixty St millions mon 8 to t 0 each of 0 two atop tw sons ions So and a nd the rest of or the family cut c t off with 10 1 I Men Slen taking up upa a a contribution In the th F Yet i what hat seemed se med even these wonders cOrn com compared c m pared with the tha personal wealth of pf the th present day dayl |