Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-16

nation required, sending at the same
time TO my birthplace for such matters
OF detail regarding the incident attend
ing my birth as l thought would make
interesting reading.
| also went and had my photograph
taken in a standing posture and wear
ing a new suit OF clothes:
AMERICAS SUCCESSFUL MEN.
THE New York Tribune announces
that il Is now revising and will during
1894 republish in enlarged, permanent
and especially handsome form, with the
addition OF valuable new matter, Its ex-
elusive copyrighted list OF persons In the
United States whose fortunes amount 10
a million or more.
Tho original list was published In
the Tribune in the early summer OF
1899. 1t is the only one OF the kind ever
compiled In this country and was the
product Of large expense and a year and
a half OF unremitting investigation. 1t
was republished during 1892 In low
priced aud popular form as one number
OF The Tribune NOnthJ,' and II has
had and still continues 10 have q good
sale in all parts OF the United States.
The original object OF the compilation
was q political one-namely, TO estao.
lish the part played by the protective
tariff in the accumulation OF American
fortunes. But widespread interest has
been developed In the social and finan-
cial bearings OF the list, and the Tribune
has now determined TO revise II. make
any needed changes and reprint II In a
new, expensive and expanded form as a
souvenir OF the millionaires OF America,
embracing, in addition, as far as pos
sible, the principal %millionaires Of for
eign lands.
''In the new volume the names will
be grouped by countries, States aud
cities. In each city they will be ar
ranged 10 strict alphabetical order, and
there will be a complete index OF the
whole list In the last part OF the book.
Occupations, ~postofice addresses, street
addresses, the origin Of the various for
tunes and a short biographical sketch
will be presented In each case. In addi-
tion. the book will contain special chap
tiers on the great fortunes OF the British
isles, Franco, Spain. Germany, Austria,
Italy, Russia and other prosperous for
eign nations.
THE book will be printed as a large
octave, IN sumptuons style, on rich
and handsome paper, with broad mar.
gins and expensive binding. 1t Will
contain many portraits. The Intention
Is to spare no reasonable expense TO
make the volume unique, elegant and OF
permanent value. TIE book will be
handsomely bound 10 cloth, with leath-
or back. and will be sold at $40 a COPY.
''The Tribune will print 10 this VOL
ume portraits and extended biographies
Ct many of the men OF high financial
position VINO are ~catalOgUed 10 this list.
This work is Intended 10 be both a
directory aud q souvenir OF the wealth
amassers of the United States and the
world. In the case OF many millionaires
now deceased their memory will be per-
pstulted In this volume by the insertion
| OF good portraits aud sketches OF their
| careers and life work.
This book viii be unique because 10
one will be c~atslogued in It's pages who
does not rank as a millionaire. All 9TH
| ers are excluded. 1t will 20 into the
4 llDIdIlE1 Va uLoIkAtA5 ohA nNh VI
wealth over the whole world. Million
aires who have been mentioned in this
list have found IL Of great a. advantage
because IL mas brought them the first
information OF the best opportunities
for Investment 10 the United States. Ii
has often resulted also 10 giving them
the earliest tidings OF important new
%enterprtses, which, as affecting the az
ysncement Of their interests, they need
to be apprised Of a. the earliest posi-
Die moment.
IAN order for q copy OF the work
when issued is solicited. Very respect
fully, HENRI HALL
Cuisines Superintendent"
thought at first that oy placing my
name on this list I would AZ once be.
come q member Of the best society and
one OF the American nobility. thus
| uniting with an exclusive set OF people
and virtually shutting out the poor
| people with whom / had grown up.
naturally wished 70 rid myself oil
! thcss who. nov that I had secured q
positIoa among the wealthy, were Az
noying to me and liable TO drop 10 on
me at most any Aoment while social
favorites were visiting al our house.
You can have notidea, yhess you have
been through it. pow annoying u Is 70
have old rain OF tkhe middle class
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