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PRrvATE Fortunes IN ANCIENT TINES.
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PRIVATE Fortunes IN ANCIENT TINES.
Crpsus possessed in landed property for
tune of 100, ,OOOi, besides large sum of
money, slaves, and furniture, which amount
ed to an equal sum; he used to say, that a
citizen who had not a fortune sufficient to
support an army or a legion, did not deserve
the title of rich man. The philosopher
Seneca had fortune Of 2,5OO,00OL Len
tulus, the soothsayer, had 3,5OO,OOOI Ii
bcrius, at his death, left % 3,625 ,UOOl, which
Calgula spent in less than twelve months.
Vespasian, on ascending the throne, estlma-
ted all the expenses of the state at 5000, ,O0Ol.
Cesar, before he entered upon any office,
owed 1895, ,O0Oi; he purchased the friend
ship of GURUS for SOC, ,OOOl, and Lucius Pau
lus for 800, ,OOOl AT the time of the assas-
slnaton of julius Caesar, Anthony was in
debt to the amount Of 800, ,OOOl; he owed this
sum at the ldos of March, and it was paid
before the Kalends of April; he squandered
l47 ,OOOl. of the public treasures. Apicius
expended in debauchery 800 ,OO0l; and find
inc on examination of the state of his affairs,
that he had no more than 8O,OOOl left, he
poisoned himself, because he considered that
sum insufficient for his maintenance. julius
Cesar gave Servila, the mother OF Brutus,
pearl of the value of 100000. Cleopatra,
at an entertainment, gave to Anthony, dis
solved In vinegar, who swallowed It, pearl
worth 8O,OOOl Claudius, the son of ESQ
pus the comedian, swallowed one worth
8,OOOi. One single dish cost Esopus So,
OOOL, and Heliogabolus 20 ,0O0t. The usual
cost for a spast for Lucuius was 20,00Ol.
Misolla gave 400, ,O00l. for the house of An
thony. The fish from Lucullus's fish ponds
were sold for 3d. ,OOOl. Scaurus' country
house was DESTROYED by fire, and his loss was
estimated at $50 ,0OOl. Otho, to finish part
of n Nero's palace, spent I37 ,5OOL.


A man of property, who had for years been
abusing his stomach, at last found his health
on rapid decline Nature could endure it
no longer. He went to consult the celcbra-
ted Doctor Spring, of Watertown, Mass.
He stated the symptoms of his case so clear
ly, that the learned physician could not mis-
take the nature of his disease. '' can cure
you, sir, said he, :" if you will follow my ad-
vice" The patient promised most implicit
ly to do so. "Now," says the Doctor, ''you
must steal horse" ''What! steal horse;"
"Yes-you must steal horse. You will
then be arrested, convicted and placed in a
situation where your diet and regimen will
be such that in a short time your health will
be perfectly restored"