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We regretfully acknowledge the practical answer received to our advertisement last week.



Nothing conduces more to a man’s success in life, and, consequently, to distinguish him amongst his fellows, than forethought. It is the adjunct of a reasoning mind; and as reason distinguishes man from the lower animals, so it distinguishes him amongst his fellow men, and fits him to adorn and benefit society. A man may be possessed of genius, bravery, energy, and a host of other estimable qualities; but with all these he will never become successful if he has not also forethought. It is pre-eminently necessary to the political economist, the Great Captain, the Statesman; and its quite as necessary to men in the more humble spheres of life, to whom it will prove a giant of strength in all, even their everyday undertakings. Nothing tends more to produce a healthy tone of mind, than forethought when joined with reliance on one’s self. A man possessed of these qualities, has within himself an abiding