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Show LITTLE KNOWN HEIRS APPARENT tthb MONEY TH BY DEXTER MARSHALL. TIME wns wlisn to be the smi of a very rioh man In this country, to be the "heir apparent to .1 millionaire's throne,-' was to be not flown by the public as one who, probably, would spend hi life scattering wealth u eagerly and, perhaps per-haps more rapidly, than it hud been gathered. This view was not altogether a fair one. yet It had some Justification, and every one who road these lines can recall more than one great fortune of other day which was dissipated with a recklessness that was simply appalling In those days few rich men had learned how to bring up their sons. In many cases they were allowed to "come up" without much training of any sort, and so they often lived riotous, unrestrained lives, ending up disgracefully. It Is not s urprlslng that the general public came to regard rich men s sons as Inevitably profligate. There were shining exceptions, which any one can recall for himself, but to most people they seemed few and exceedingly seldom. sel-dom. But times have changed. The rich man of today puts his son through a course of training almost ns severe nnd comprehensive n9 the training of a prince of th blood royal. The heirs nf most modem American multl-milllonalres, Indeed are about the most carefully educated young men on this green earth, they are not only trained In the schools, but they are taught how to live the lives of very rich men. nnd also how to conserve the vast fortunes for-tunes that, by and by. will be theirs. When they succeed In ihelr h..-rit igcs th--y will tc- well poised, capable of taking care of themselves and their own; finite the equals of thoso fortunate youngsters In other lands who succeed to titles as well as wealth. There aro exceptions, to be sure, but the public of today Is Justified In expecting the holr to many millions to be at lasl as level-headed as the young man who. Is working work-ing for a living and enough besides, if he ban get it, to ntart him on '.he road to mllllonalredom for himself. In one. respect most rich Americans are much fril r than most rich and titled foreigners. Mere, as well .-is abroad. It Is now customary to make the eldest son the head of the house, but It has never become customary here to cut oft the younger son with a few thousands hen let him shift for hl cope with the nrohl.m 'Ul younger 90n 0f an A (feS calling as one eouJfcj gets enough of ,h to live In comparative .J"' 1 without worry of atlv 2 " Ihe general csUto ' no tees, looks after the ,!, r'ld M B- he looks after |