Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1871-03-07
GREAT FORTUNES.

We have long thought thai q volume Of short
most eminent self-lnade mon of Misunderstanding
not only Of their success, but also in what way
and by what efforts this success was attained
could not fail to possess an absorbing and %uuiver-
sal interest, and must prove an exceeding ly pop
ular and successful book. Such Q volume now
lies en- our table from tho press of Geo. Maclean.
Publisher Of FIRST CLASS Subscription Books
Philadelphia, New York and Boston,, under the
title Of : Great Fortunes. and How They Were
Made or, The strugs'es and Triumphs of Our
Self-made Men. By James D. McGabe, Jr." 1t
q really elsgent octave of 63a pages, illustrated
with thirty-two remarkably well-executed wood
engravings, fromorigiRa! designs by the ~talentcd
young artissaG. F. 4 Z. B. Bensell.
"dreat Fortunes" is o book that appeals to al
classes, describing the careers not only of our
merchant princes and henry capitalists, but also
of leading inventors, publishers, editors, lawyers,
artists, preachers, authors, actors, physicians, etc.
1t xbounds in history, anecdote, sketches of life
in various parts of the country, "reminiscences o
distinguished and eccentric men, accounts of GU.
rioqs and celsbrated inventions, and narratives
of intense and detsrmined struggles crowned by
the most brilliant triunphs. 1t commands itself
likewi'e as q work possessing great practi cal
value, as a means Of instruction and self-help to
all its readers. How great fortunes, ,oere made
and hop fame Das ICON, largely make up our au-
thor's interesting narratives.
1t shows how poor boys, without friends or in
fuence, have risen to the front rank of American
capitalists how a fortune of forty millions was
won BY a poor schoolmaster; Anw thirty millions
termined young beatman: how a newspaper
which was first published in a cellar became the
wealthiest Journal in the land how a cabinet
makers apprentice made the world his debtor, and
built up an immense manufacturing business
which is now conducted in the largest building
in the United States; how tho invention of a
poor s~choolmastsr, unexpectedly turned out of
employment, created one of our most important
national industries, and made many States rich
and powerful, how a printers apprentice made
MS gay II inc UoIiu, aBu necaHe tp9 neau OF
the largest publishing house in America.
il shows how a poor cattle drover became one
of the "kings" Of Wall St, an unknown me-
chanic a millionaire in seven years, a butchers
son the wealthiest man in America, a New Eng
land farmers boy the first merchant in the land,
a pepniless lawyer Chief Justice of the United
States. o farmers orphan boy the most famous
Of living sculptors, with many more such exam
pies; in short, how energy, talent and patien'
have always met. with success when
exerted, and how intelligence and strict
to business-not "sharp" practices and
overreaching-have been proven to he the only
sure and safe road to prosperity.
We are not surprised to learn that "Great
is having Q very large and rapid sale
It is sold by subscription only, and for the benz.
fit Of any of our readers who may wish to take a
local or ira Yelling agency for this most entertain
ing work, We give the address in full: George
Maelean, 7la SAMSON ST., Ph4adelphia.