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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1919)
JOLT, 1013 How I Raise The Commoner 13 Advertisement. j V- arnin gs from $3 0 .i ; v ;n . -r- - i fir . $ze Story . . - w a- -.v..", ' v . t ,-- , , . n 'f t o a wee '.., o a Young Mans Remarkable Rise, as Told by Himself t -- . ' ' .-y THREE years ago I --"was .earning $30 per week. With' a wife- and two children to support 'it was a constant struggle" to make both ends meet. We saved very little, and that only by sacrificing things we really needed. Today my earnings average a thou sand dollars weekly. I own two automobiles. My children go to private schools. I have just purchased, for cash, a $25,000 home. I go hunting, fishing, motoring, traveling, whenever I care to, and I do less work than ever before. What I have done, anyone can do for I am only an average man. I have never gone to college, my education is limited, arid I am not " brilliant" hy any means. I per sonally know at least a .hundred men who are better business men thai I, who are bet ter educated, who are better informed on hundreds of subjects, and who have much better ideas than I ever had. Yet not one of them approaches my earnings. I mention this merely to show that earning capacity is not governed by the extent of a man's edu cation and to'convince my readers that there is only one reason for my success -a reason I will give, herein. One day, a few years ago, I began to "take sUk" of myself. I found that, like most other wen, I had energy, ambition? determination. Yet in spite of these .assets, for some reason or other I drifted along without getting anywhere. My lack of education bothered me, and I had thought seriously of making further sacrifices in order to better equip myself to earn more. Then I read somewhere that but few mJllionari.es ever went to college. Edison, Rockefeller, Hill,. Schwab, Carnegie not one of them had any more schooling than I had. ' One day something happened that woke 'me up to what was wrong with me. It was neces sary for me to make a decision on a matter which was of no great consequence. I knew in my heart what was the right thing to do, but something held me back. I said one thing, then another; I decided one way, then another. I couldn't for the life of me make the decision I "new was right. I lay awake most of that night thinking about jne matter not because it was of any great importance in itself, but because I was begin ning to discover myself. Along towards dawn I resolved to try an experiment. I decided to cul tivate my will power, believing that if I did this Jw ? not hesitate about making decision i i1 en bad an idea would have sufficient confidence in myself to put It "over" that I wouia not be "afraid" of myself or of things or oi others. I felt that if I could smash my ideas Jw88J would 800n mako my presence felt. I km at heretofore I had always begged for St """llad always stood, hat in hand, de- r"s n others to "give" me the things I of in In short 1 was controlled by the will 0lJiers. Henceforth, I determined to have a strong will of my own to demand and com mand what I wanted. But how shall I begin? What shall I do first? It whs easy enough for mo to determine to do things I had "determined" many times before. But this was a q estion of will power, and I made up my mind that the first stop was to mstor up enough of my own will power to stick to and carry out my determination. With this new purpose in mind I applied my self to finding out something more about will power. I was sure that other men must have studied the subject, and the results of their ex perience would doubtless bo of great value to me in understanding the workings of my own will. So, with a directness of purpose that I had scarcely known before, I began my search. The results at first were discouraging. While a good deal had been written about the memory and other faculties of the brain, I could find nothing that offered any help to me in acquiring the new power that I had hoped might bo pos sible. But a little Jater in my investigation I en countered the works of Prof. Prank Channing Haddock. To my amazement and delight I dis covered that this eminent scientist, whoso namo ranks with James, Bergson and Itoyce, had just completed the most thorough and constructive study of will power ever made. I was astonished to read his statement, "The will is just as sus ceptible of development as the muscles of the body"! My nuestion was answered! Eagerly I read further how Dr. Haddock bad devoted twenty years to this study how ho had so completely mastered it that ho was actually able to set down the very exercises by which anyone could develop the will, making it a bigger, stronger force each day, simply through an easy, progressive course of Training. It is almost needless to say that I at once be gan to practice the exercises formulated by Dr. Haddock. And I need not recount the extra ordinary results that I obtained almost from tho first day. I have already indicated tho success that my developed power of will has made for me. But it may be thought that my case is ex exceptional. Let me again assure you that I am but an average man, with no BPdeTeloped powers, save that of my will. And to further prove my contention let me cite one or two in stances I have since come across, which seem to show conclusively that- an indomitable will can be developed by anyone. One case that comes to my mind is that of a young man who worked in a big factory. He was bright and willing, but seemed to get no where, finally ho took up flic study of will tvointntr at the suggestion of Mr. w. ai. layior, the famouefflcielcy expert, and in less than fUr "hif salary. was increased 800 per cent. wuan thnm is the case of C. D. van vecnien, SZL'SSST Sf&tt 'rol 3,00i to 30,000 space of time after ho began tho study of will training. These arc but a few there are many other equally amazing coxamplos which I per sonally know about. And usiclo from the finan cial gain, this training has enabled thousands to overcome drink and othor vices almost over night has helped overcome sickness and nerv ousness, has transformed unhappy, envloua, dis contended people into dominating peraonnltieiJ filled with tho joy of living. Prof. Haddock's lessons, rules and exercises in will training have recently been compiled and published in book form by tho Pelton Publishing Co., of Merlden, Conn. Mr. Pelton has author ized mo to say that any reader who cares to examine tho book may do so without sending any money In advance. In other words, if after a week's reading you do not feel that this book Is worth $3, tho sum asked, return it and you will owe nothing. When you receive your copy for examination I suggest that you first read tho articles on: tho law of great thinking; how to develop analytical power; how to perfectly con centrate on any subject; how to guard4 against errors In thought; how to drive from ttto mind unwelcome thoughts; how to develop fearless ness; how to use the mind In gicknoss; how to acquire a dominating personality. Some few doubters will scoff at tho Idea of will power being the fountainhead of wealth, position and everything we are striving for, and some may say that no mere book can teach tho development of the will. But the great mass of intelligent men and women will at least Investi gate for themselves by sending for the book at the publisher's risk. I am sure that any book that has done for me and for thousands of others what "Power of Will" has done is well worth investigating. It Is Interesting to note that among the 200,000 owners who have read, used and praised "Power of Will", are such prominent men as Supremo Court Justice Parker, Wu Ting Fang, Ex-U. S. Chinese Ambas sador; Lleut.-Gov. McKclvfe of Nebraska; Assis tant Postmaster-General Brltt; General Manager Christcson, of Wclls-Fargo Express Co., E. St. E'rao Lewis; Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas, and thousands of others. As a first step In will training, I would sug gest Immediate action In this matter before you. It Is not even necessary to write a lctteer. Use the form below, if you prefer, addressing it to the Pelton Publishing Company, 140-L Wilcox Block, Merlden, Conn., and the book will come by return' mall. This one act may mean tho turning point of your life, as it has meant to me 'and to so many others. PELTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, 140-1 "Wilcox Block, Merlden, Com. I - ill examine a copy of "Power of Will" at your risk. 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