Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-02-02

published for the benefit of young per-
sons, and contains some excellent :sto-
ries; such as leave good impressions on
the mind of the reader, as well as inter-
est him. Price, s1.OO year. Young
Pilot Publishing Company, Chicago,
Ill.
GREAT FORTUNES, AND How THEY
WERE MADE; or The Struggle and Tri-
umphs of Our Self-made Men. By E.
HANNAFoRD & Co., Cincinnati. The
title of this work indicates a popular
book, suited to all classes of readers,
and such it is; while the standing Of
the firm which publishes it is guaran-
tee of its intrinsic merit. 1t is hand
some octave, clearly printed, beautiful
ly bound, and illustrated with numer-
GUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fine in
design and unusually well executed.
We are not surprised to learn that it is
meeting with large and rapid sale.
Imam admirable manner, "Great For
tunes" meets the great and general de-
sire for particulars respecting the self
made-men of this country. 1t shows
how-that :. is, in what way and by
what efforts was won by those
whose careers it sketches: how poor
boys, without friends orinfiuence, have
risen to the front rank of American
capitalists; how fortune Of forty mil
lions was won by poor school-master;
how thirty millions .sprang from one
thousand dollars saved by determin-
ed young boatman.
1t shows how newspaper which was
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the wealthiest journal in the land; how a
cabinet-maker's apprentice made the
world his debtor, and built up an inn
mense manufacturing business, which is
now conducted in the largest building in
the United States; how the invention
of a poor schOolmaster, Unexpectedly
thrown out of employment, created one
of our most important national indus
tries, and made many States rich and
powerful; how printers apprentice
made his way in the world, and became
the head of the largest publishing house
in America.
1t shows how poor cattle drover be-
came one of the "Kings" of Wall street,
an unknown mechanic millionaire in
theshort space ofseven years "a butchers
son the wealthiest man in America, q
New England farmers boy the first
merchant in the land, a penniless law
yer Chief Justice of the United States,
a farmers orphan the most famous Of
living sculptors-with many more such
Examples; how energy, talent, a patient
industry have always met with success
when properly eXerted; ;hOw intelligence
and strict attention to business-not
"sharp practice and Over-reaching-
have been proven to be the only sure
road to prosperity.
j This fascinating work is published by
subscription only, and will shortly be
presented to the citizens of Richland,
Union and Warren Townships in this
county, by VIM. H. Seaman, an au.
thorized agent. Our readers could
hardly invest their money in a more
entertaining or useful book. 1t is
full of lessons sofinstruction and self-help.
fulness. Buy 1t, is our advice to all.
THE HOME OF WASHINGTON or,
Mount Vernon and Its Associations,
Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial.
Says James Parton '"The longer
live, and the more know of men, es-
pecially the conspicuous men of history,
the more value the homely, grand
integrity of George Washington. He
is the man who will best bear close
looking at ON all Sides" With this es-
innate every thoughtful American will
assuredly agree. But, unfortunately,
historians have hitherto confined their
attention almost exclusively to his mil
itary and political career, so that of the
private and domestic life of the "Father
of his country most of the present gen.
Grafton know little or nothing. In the
above work, however, the want of a
complete and life-like pen-picture of the
great mans daily life at home has been
met in a manner worthy of praise.
Lossing's Home of Washington is, in
every sense, a most delightful book.
1t is beautifully printed, elegantly and
substantially bound, and for wealth Of
illustrations is almost unrivaled. 1t
contains two full-page steel plates, and
one-hundred and forty y-eight of LOssings
charming wood-cuts, fac-similies of in
teresting MSS, &c. Yet this "house-
hold treasure" as it is justly called sells
at prices coming as low as three dollars
per copy.
The work is published by subscrip-