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XI. 



Successful Men. 



JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, 



Boston : 



" This book possesses all the charm 

 of biography of distinguished men, 

 and abounds in witty, humorous, and 

 telling anecdotes and illustrations." 



INTER-OCEAN, Chicago : 



"The style is terse, vigorous, and 

 pleasant, abounding in sententious 

 maxims, which are well calculated to 

 impress young readers. Nowhere have 

 we found more incentives to honorable 

 living so delightfully and impressively 

 told than in this volume. If it could be 

 stuffed into every boy's satchel as he 

 journeys from home it would be well." 



CHRISTIAN UNION, New York : 

 " We cordially commend this book to 

 young men." ^ 



YOUNG CHU2^3HMAN, Mil- 

 waukee : 



" Pull of good maxims and sound 

 advice for the young." 



BROOKLYN (N.Y.) EAGLE: 

 " A wonderfully instructive book." 



LUTHERAN OBSERVER, 



Philadelphia : 



" Clear, forcible, pungent nearly 

 every page sparkles with fresh illustra- 

 tion or a pertinent story." 



CHRISTIAN SECRETAR Y, 



Hartford, Ct. : 



"Full of sound, wise, and practical 

 advice to all young men of all occupa- 

 tions. Written with an earnest, and 

 noble purpose to help and encourage 



our youth. It is placed at a low prie, 

 and ought to have a wide circulation." 

 NEW YORK OBSERVER: 



"This book will no doubt be found 

 helpful to those who apprehend the 

 truth most easily when presented con- 

 cretely and in a pictorial form." 

 D ANBURY NEWS, Conn. : 



" Invaluable to the youth standing on 

 the threshold of manhood." 

 PRESBYTERIAN JOURNAL, 

 Philadelphia : 



" Clear, stirring, convincing, sug- 

 gestive, and highly beneficial.'' 



ZION'S HERALD, Boston : 



" A capital book to place in the hands 

 of young men commencing a business 

 or professional career." 

 EVENING CHRONICLE, New 

 Orleans : 



"An excellent book of its kind. 

 Pleasant reading. Contains many hints 

 both original and practical." 

 OCCIDENT, San Francisco : 



"Full of sprightly and interesting 

 matter." 



CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE, 

 Montpelier Vt. : 



" Worth many times its price." 

 PAGE COURIER, Luray, Va. : 



" We would like ^o see this book in 

 the hands of every youth. Its truths 

 are so forcibly stated that they cannot 

 fail to impress deeply the minds of 

 those who read it. High as we prize 

 our copy, we will loan it to any young 

 man who will promise to read it." 



XII. 



JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, 



New York : 

 " One of the freshest of the series. 



Richard A. Proctor's name is attached 

 to some of the most entertaining papers 

 in the volume." 



