which appears
on a letter written by him when only a captain in the French army, we
have the "vaulting ambition" which made him all _but_ master of
Europe. There is the dominant will in the strongly marked "t," and in
the hard, thick line which terminates the flourish; his egotism and
self-assertion are evidenced in this flourish, his originality in the
peculiar form of the capital letter "B;" but ambition is here "still
the lord of all."]

GREELEY'S LAST LETTER.

[Illustration: This was the last letter ever written by Horace
Greeley, America's famous editor and horrible penman.]

[Illustration: The signatures of this group are by well-known men, all
leaders in a special line of activity. These autographs are original
and typical of the men writing them. The general character,
temperament and make-up of these gentlemen are well-known to all, and
a study of these signatures will be found interesting.]

[Illustration: Reduced copy of the signatures and seals of the English
and American commissioners who signed the treaty of peace between
Great Britain and the United States in 1783.]

CHARACTERISTIC WRITING OF SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN MEN IN THE BANKING
WORLD OF THE UNITED STATES

[Illustration: President American Bankers' Association and President
of the Continental National Bank, Chicago.]

[Illustration: Mr. Vanderlip, President of the National City Bank, New
York.]

[Illustration: Lewis E. Pierson, First Vice-president American
Bankers' Association and President Irving National Exchange Bank, New
York City.]

[Illustration: F.O. Watts, Chairman Executive Council American
Bankers' Association and President First National Bank, Nashville,
Tenn.]

[Illustration: Treasurer American Bankers' Association and Second
Vice-president Fidelity Trust Co., Tacoma, Wash.]

[Illustration: Fred. E. Farnsworth, Secretary American Bankers'
Association, New York.]

[Illustration: W.G. Fitzwilson, Assistant Secretary American Bankers'
Association, New York City.]

[Illustration: Assistant Cashier of the National City Bank, Chicago,
and formerly President of the American Institute of Banking.]

[Illustration: This gentleman is one of the best-known bankers in
America. He has also been Secretary of the Treasury.]

[Illustration: A rather complicated, though not altogether unreadable
signature of John K. Ottley, vice-president of the Fourth National
Bank, Atlanta, Ga.]

[Illustration: J. Furth, President of the P