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I AIouT Money AND HApPIIEss'''


Even Pullman Was sstter stasilsd' "a yslt III
His Lot tvhsn No Mad Lsss Oasss
and Less money.
sss The New York World took the trouble
recently to ask the opinions Of men who
rose from poverty to great wealth as to
the happiness producing power OF mon l
ey and the replies received would indi-
cate that they found their happiest days
when they we're poor. So
ss JOIN =, RoeKefeller, the Standard Oil
magnate, whose wealth is estimated at
upwards Of $l00, 200, 900, replied
Wealth does not bring happiness, for
many reasons. One of these is, no man
thinks himself wealthy. No man can
ever be SO rich that there will not be
others weather. than he Is and the
knowledge of that fact will make him
feel poor, no matter how great his pos
sessions Practically, then, there Is no
such thing as wealth. That is there is
NO such thing as wealthy man.
I N whether a man is rich or poor he
must be determined, by the relation OF
his desires and expenditures to his in
come. If%a man believes himself rich,
and has. everything he desires and
feels that he needs, he really is rich,
NO mattersif he is worth only ten doll
; lars. On the contrary II he is worth
ten millions and yet has desires and
needs which he is unable to crafty or
supply he Is poor" &. III
ssS Jay Cooke, famous in the old days on
Wall street, now an old man, living in
Philadelphia, but not forgotten, re-
piled:
: 4 s',d Nv answer to the question Does
wealth bring happiness?'s IS emphati-
tcally mo! Wealth hampers man in
70 many ways and brings with It so
many anxieties that it is more often a
destroyer of happiness. "A man who
has once mounted to the summit OF for
tunes hill, and then has fallen from
that dizzy height, experiences much
greater happiness when he has accumu-
lated wealth for the second time, should
he be so fortunate, than when he first
became wealthy. He then has the hap
piness Of paying his debts. The happi-
est moment Of my life was when paid
the last dividend on all proved claims
against me, and squared myself with the
world on the 18th Of November, 1890.
81 am inclined to think that to many
men the pursuit of wealth Is more apt
to bring happiness than is wealth itself,
To make and retain a large fortune
man must have certain qualities Of
mind and character; and In most cases
heeanot be, happy. without the exercise
! Of those qualities. I'M
: Andrew Carnegie, the. Pittsbnrg Iron
and steel manufacturer, says:
Great Is aisacred trust which the pos
SCISSOR should hold and administer to the
bnst apostolic, advantage. for the benefit
Of his fellowmen. The truest happiness,
/ indeed the only happiness, in this life,
worth the name is to make others happy
or at least by improving their condition
II, some way to make them happier than
they otherwise would be. 4
When we have exhausted every other
so-cal1ed pleasure, that Of bringing the
look Of joyful surprise to the eve and the
words of grateful happiness to the lips
Of others remains perennial.
.sThe way in which wealthy man can
produce such gratifying results are nu-
merous and self-evident. Wealth will
enable its possessor to feed the hungry,
clothe the naked, endow free institu-
tons Of learning, establish free libraries,
found hospitals and do countless other
good works. It will allow him to enter
tain his friends, and amid pleasurable
surroundings help them to the enjoy
ment of some happy hours. h
with his riches he can purchase and
give to those he loves the things Of this
world that their hearts most desire. In
this way, and this way only-in the
rover Of making others happy that It
cenfers-can wealth, per Sc, ever bring
happiness - NV /; %
George M. Pullman, the Palace Car
king, says: y. 81 YYf3 $ #
''For my own part, can only say that
I am not one iota happier now than i
was In the days when had not q dollar
that could call my own, save that for.
which worked from sunny morn to
dewy eve. Now that my circumstances
have improved, can only wear one
suit Of clothes at time, and that suit
Is no better than the oneI wore then.
II ate three square meals daily at that
time, and cannot eat any more now.
Then had no responsibility and no
cares. only had to be at my post and
do my duty, and when my hours OF work
were over my, mind and body were tree
as those Of q bird. could go to- sleep
az soon as my head touched the pillow
and sleep soundly till morning then.
All things considered, / believe was
quite, as happy If not happier, when I
was poor. Therefore, with all the great
advantages and privileges which wealth
confers, I do not believe that it brings
happiness" n sy, 5@
John W. Mackey, the California boz
nanza king, wrote: s
II am surprised that any one should
think for moment that happiness de-
ponds upon wealth. ] was very happy
during my early struggles with power
ty. / enjoyed the toll, privation and
hardship endured to a win wealth.
When laborer In q New York ship
yard, when swinging pick and shovel
as a miner, I was. as happy as can ever.
be. 80 ne 81 Il. 81!
81 had faith Ia and hope for the flu
ture, and whenI began to realize that
hope by working hard, saving my mon
ey, and watching my opportunities,
what g happiness e1perienced-such a
happiness as the possession OF my subs
ssequent fortune has failed to give me.
SI must therefore answer. your question
by saying that do not think wealth