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> ADVERTISING SECTION. For the Ambitious Young Man for the Young Woman Learn Here is a shorthand that people in all walks of life may learn with amaz- ing ease and write with extraordinary facility. It is PARAGON Shorthand —an American invention. It is so simple, so easy to grasp, that any- body of average intelligence can learn it in the. evenings of a single week and be able to read their notes per- fectly. Frankly, it does seem incredible. Yet we are not asking you to take our word for it at all. We simply ask to be allowed to send you the complete Course of Paragon Short- Nand and have you keep it for a week and study it just as if it were your own. Then if you are not con- vinced of the simplicity of this short- hand and satisfied that you can learn it easily, we merely ask you to return it. Could anything be fairer? Could we do more to establish the truth of our claims? 7 Short, Simple Lessons That is the extent of the Paragon System. The lessons are so arranged that you can complete each one ina single evening's study. To give you an idea of its brevity and simplicity so that you can appreciate why it can be mastered so quickly, realize that the entire System consists of: _The Paragon Alphabet; 26 simple word-signs; 6 prefix contractions and | general rule for abbreviations. THAT IS ALL. This is a decided contrast to the ponderously technical and involved old- time systems, with their intricacies of shading, position, 4,000 or more word-signs and maze of rules to memorize. No wonder it takes months of weary study to master them. In Paragon this is all eliminated. You have very little to commit to memory, That is why it is learned so easily and quickly, At the end of a week you begin speed practice if it is your intention to qualify for a stenographic position; otherwise you can begin using your newly acquired knowledge at once. Shorthand—Its Possibilities The world is full of examples of what a shorthand writer can rise to, beyond stenography. Young people be- ginning in business as stenographers For the Modern Business Ma Invaluable for the Professional Man PARAG Shorthand STUDY IT FOR ONE WEEK FREE AT OUR EXPENSE—SEND NO MONEY soon learn the details of the business they are in—how it is condueted—the firm’s policy—special conditions in the trade—trade secrets, prices, discounts and the most vital things concerning that business. All of these things are dictated to you. This in itself forms the basis of valuable experience in shaping the course of young men and women looking forward to business careers. And when vacancies occur, you are the logical candidate for pro- motion to a more responsible and better-paying position because of your intimate knowledge of the business. That is how many of the biggest business men and women in America made their start. Prominent among those who began as stenographers are: Frank A. Vanderlip; Geo. B. Cortel- you; Frank Bok; William Loeb, Jr.; Geo. W. Perkins; Grace Hanson (from $6.50 file clerk to advertising manager of New York’s biggest de- partment store); Mary Orr; Kath- erine Harrison (said to make $40,000 a year); Olive A. Cole (once a sten- ographer, now advertising manager of Gillette Safety Razor Co.). Everybody’s Property Now The usefulness of shorthand until recent years has been restricted chiefly to court reporters and business stenographers, for the reason that it was too difficult for the average per- son to master. It remained for PARAGON Shorthand to bring this valuable knowledge into universal use —for everybody, People now jn alt walks of life use it; executives and in 7 Days their subordinates; merchants and PARAGON INSTITUTE, Try This Lesson Now Take the ordinary Jonghand letter Elim. inate everything but the Jong downstroke? ind there will remain This is the Paragon tymbol for D, It is always written downward. From the Jonghand Jetter-@ rub out every- thing except the upper part—the circle—and you will have the Paragon E. o Whrite'this circle at the beginning of / and you will have Ed. - By lerting the circle remain open it will be a book, and this hook stands for A. Thus will be Ad. Add another A atthe end, Thue and you will have a girl’s name, Ada. From—@~ climinate the initial and final strokes and O will remain, which is she Paragon symbol for O. For the longhand-77% which is made of 7 strokes, you use this one horizontal stroke Therefore, —o would be Me, Now continue the E across the M, so a4 to add D—thus [7“and you will have Med. Now add fhe large circle for O,-and you will have (medo), which is Meadow, with the silent A and W omitted. You now have 5 of the characters. There are only 26 in all. Then you memorize 26 simple word-signa, 6 prefix contractions and one watural ule for abbreviations. That is all. their clerks; professional men, such as lawyers, clergymen, physicians; nurses, journalists, etc.; Army and Navy men; salesmen, engineers, superintendents, farmers, etc. Adequate for Every Purpose You can use PARAGON Shorthand for dictation, taking down telephone mes- sages, speeches, conferences, sermons, lectures, lessons, court testimony—any- thing. It is used in the offices of the largest corporations in the world, such as Standard Oil Co., United States Steel Corporation, the great Railway offices, etc. Only $5 If You Keep It Think of it! For $5 you can have a complete education in shorthand, a life-long help—not only for yourself, but for your wife or children or any other relative. You can have exaotly the same course that has been taught for 25 years by its inventor person- ally by mail at his regular fee of $25. With the seven lessons and the ingenious self-examination method devised by the inventor, you can learn PARAGON at home in seven even- ings. Send No Money Try it at our expense first. Simply fill out the coupon below and -mail it to us. After you receive the Course, study it for seven evenings and if you believe you can be without this valuable knowledge any longer, mail it back to the Institute and you will owe nothing. Send in the coupon or write a letter today. Home Study Department 601 Broad Street, Suite 374, Newark, N. J. | ivlentexieriosstcer USE THIS FREE EXAMINATION COUPON @ == == == == == = — PARAGON INSTITUTE, HOME STUDY DEPARTMENT 601 Broad Street, Suite 374, Newark, N. J. You may send me the Complete Course of Paragon Short- hand with the distinct understanding that I have 7 days after its receipt to either remail the Course to you or send you $5.00, We AUGNE Ei ee Cao tc te eect ac casmectens eeteces NAME ceecsevsevevees Ween ene renrecees Pee merece renrerenenesecsene Argosy, All-Story 4-6-'19. In answering this advertisement it 4a desirable that you mention this magazine. comniclooolkks.conn