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 *cation of his wealth toward benevolences, and have said little about his methods of acquiring it.

It is true, however, that the weight of the concensus of opinion has been that Jay Gould's life was that of a wrecker of fortunes and of honor, that the good that he is done falls far short of balancing the account, and that his loss will be felt less by the world at large than would that of any other man of equal prominence.