The Argosy, March 1907 — page 226: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE ARGOSY—ADVERTISING SECTION. VERY man is the architect of his own fortune,—the shaper of his own destiny. The reason why so many men make complete failures is because they have no purpose in life—no definite aim in view. They drift about from position to position, advancing and receding, up today and down tomorrow, like driftwood in a storm at sea. They Hope sometime, somewhere, somehow to be in a position of independence. The cost of independence like everything else worth while is the price of work, effort, ambition and merve. Haphazard hacking and hewing can never result in anything worthy of the effort. There is a natural "bent" in every man’s character. Find that "bent" in your character, follow it, and you will be successful in life. No artist ever put brush to canvas without a very definite idea of the picture he intended to paint. No sculptor eyer took chisel in hand without a well defined purpose in view. @ What are you making of yourself? In your father’s time the man who failed to get an education in his youth was handicapped for the rest of his life. That was before the day of the Correspondence School. Now all that you need to do to become master of a trade or profession of your own choice is merely to let us know your natural "bent" and let us develop it for you. ) @ Write today for our 200 page FREE handbook handsomely illustrated with diagrams, hotographs and charts describing our 60 courses in Engineering and Technical subjects. here is nd reason whatever, why any man of ordinary intelligence should continue to toil away day after day in an underpaid, menial position when such opportunities are open for the mere asking. This your opportunity. Grasp it now. WE EMPLOY NO AGENTS to bother you with repeated calls at your home or place of business. We talk to you only by mail, The money you pay us is not used to maintain an expensive organization of high-pric agents, but is used to give you better instruction at a lower cost. @ Tell us what course you are most interested in, and receive Free (if you mention this maga- zine) our 200-page hand-book fully describing it. Mechanical Drawing Heating, Ventilation and ..... Structural Drafting ...Electrical Engineering Plumbing Locomotive Engineering Mechanical Engineering Stationary Engineering Civil Engineering Telephone Practice College Preparatory Course Marine Engineering ...«- Telegraphy: (fitting for entrance to en- Architecture .....-Sheet Metal Pattern Drafting gineering schools) Textiles AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CORRESPONDENCE 3321 Armour Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL. In answcring this advertisement it is desirable that you mention THr Argosy. (E(o)[ppyiicelexe ye) ef 0 )