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McCARGAR & McLAURIN, i>itoi»E.x:E3a:oE.s. = ^ =r.«e to any address. Apply to C. H. McCarear, sent Free to any aa p^^^^j^^,^ Print "G^rii^^Wv^ O T T A \V A : KI, HY MORTIMER & Co., SpARKS STREET. Nourish the love of learning. /<-■■ ' ^C\f\\^Vj .1 '■'^ \8>^t / .. ri Cr ,.r. foS-lO ^N'-^-* CORNER SPARKS AND O'CONNOR STREETS. OTTAWA, ONT., OVER BRYSON. GRAHAM & CO.'S MERCANTILE EMPORIUM, AND NEXT TO YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION'S NEW HALL. NtCESSARY PRECAUTIONS. ^Sprivate schools, under the na^eofBusinessCo^^^^^^^^^ A up, at this, the Capital of the Dom n on, *"'^^'^^y'' ^^ if^p^^a and left students to Commercial Subjects, and --ting for bnefpeno^^^^ ^^ ^,^ NATIONAL mourn the loss of fees paid m K""'*^^*^ -J^t""*' J te „„ their guard when they arrive in BUSINESS COLLEGE (Established '^J*)- ^^h°^^^^^ the City, lest they. too. should be nume ^^on^^^^u^^y exis't again. We are situ- mistake until their money has been paid, as such. n ^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^.^,, ated on the corner of Sparks -J O/j^/^f^^^^ctisru Association's new hall. Our sign ^::-tJo7r^Tfo'^'^l^^ 33 O'Connor Street." The Model Busvries^CMe^^ Dominion. DESIGN. The design ..f this institution is to Vr^r^ -J ^;:ZJ:iSS:^ XZ ccssful business life. It "^-"^'■%'?°^';,,^^f,\Xuer insurance or real estate agent, eu:;or^.:S;;t::^;5h^SlSgJcJb^^ ^ston.isin.isp.nsaUe if success be the desideratum. ^^^ gusiNESS COURSE V. • „,«l.rnrin(r evcrv braucb of study which tends to give THEORY AND PRACTICE ^per, and the laws that relate to and govern the same. Its graduates deserve success, and they command it, too. — I — There is always room Itational business CoUeoe. PRINCIPAL, r/> ■ - '—" ""^'his cxunTiiiations as public ^hoal teacher, mugh. '"^^ J'^;!^ ,,„, ^ v'^nX^ ' gradualofa , , n.invT aaain taught several S*-' ' , f some lime: ne"lceountan.ldi,,l,.niis. with honor., f^^^ ^^ ^^_^^^ ,_^^,^„„ Tan hip l>cFttnient, '^-^^^^..^.j^;- „ .hich capacity he performed manager and -cretaryof this n t uto ^ ^^^ ^ ,^ ; duties satisfactorily ^^'^^^ Jx-XW.<^ ^oM'^^^'- L-ond to none as a ^'^^'"J^^Z. r cogni.ed ahihty asapenman, ;„...__]. M. Musgrove. In I'" "; ' ;„ ,hc Court of (Juclicc, as an expert in penmanship, to g we ^ „, .^^ „„,u won for him His decisionand correctness m the .^^_ layers, and their ex- „„,„ congratulations -™" *;,,', .„ „ve evidence, saying his pert, after hearing his ev den e ^^^^ ^_^^^^. _^,^^,,^^j_ ,„j „ ,,s previous opinion ,n regard to the "g ^^^^^^ ., ,^„,„„g forced to agree with Mr. McCcnga ,^,^^^^^^^_ from the bookUeeping '--^^ ^^ , , ^^,,„, „o,er business col eges, Montreal, '.^>"8h -;>;-» f'^^,,,;,,, public and business schools, :-.:;; ft^iiX his position in college worU Knowledge o btained in youth is food for life. - 2 3e. Normal uale of a lie time ; ege, IVn- hecame performed :Cargar is iJookkeep- a penman, Quebec, as iiinal case, on f(jr him d their ex- saying his and he was 11 teaching Hamilton, ss colleges, ess schools, Neglect business, and business will neglect you. -m/cifA^ ^^z^t^A^rm LL.B., BARRISTER, Received his preparatory education and afterwards taught in one of the public schools ami in the high school of his native county. At the close of his term of teaching in the High School, he entered the employ- ment of the millionaire lumber king, James McLaren, and occupied an important i)osition in his business until he left to complete his studies at Toronto University. Having completed the Arts course at that insti- tution, and taken honors in the Department of Metaphysics, he gradu- ated and received the degree of B. A. He then entered the great law office of the Hiakes, and while he pursued in that office the regular course of professional studies and work, he also read up the work reiinired for and passed his examinations in the law course of Toronto University, and in 1881 received the degree of LL.B. In the same year he passed his professional law examinations for Barrister at Law. In 1882 he began the practice of his proKjssion in Ottawa, and made a specialty of commercial cases and law. He now enjoys a leading prac- tice in the city in commercial litigation, being patronized by a large portion of the leading merchants of the city and Ottawa Valley. From the foregoing it is evident that he is both well qualified and in a position to know the special qualifications that business men expect to find in a young man about to enter into a business life, and to assist in perfecting and sustaining in a commercial college such a thorough prac- tical course of study and business method as will best train students for the growing demands of the progressive mercantile community, and in the method of the successful business man, and also to secure for the students of the college the patronage of the live and enterprising bu.:i- ness men of the day— and at the solicitation of friends he identified himself with this college with the determination that it should attain a degree of efficiency hitherto unobtained by any institution of its class, and that its name should be a guarantee of the fitness of its graduates to successfully undertake the duties and positions of mercantile life. Honest work is always sure, sure, sure to bring a reward. 3 ■;„„■, „.,. t.r .omethin. .o .urn up, bu. t„mjU-om«hU^ kccpnic, N.Y., the largos, school ' j'^'" ,^„, „ffi„, „horc he J, from .ha. coll*., he a. "" / ^^ ^J ^t, some years a,... Mr. ,,„„i„e.l un.il his co„„ec.,o„ - ^j '^::^,,, ,,, /s.,mdcn. proof Gay's experience as a .encher ;'"' ' ^" ';'^. „^ ,,,„«., u.al he knows of his being .he right man urlhcntshlpUx. his work and is always willing to tlo il. J u- ,;fi, -ne IS 1 public school teacher, taught several years ! Received h- -rtrfi .Ue as J ^,^„„„^„,i,„ Ari.hmetic, of wh.ch graduateo .heN HC. N-^ McCord has evinced his .bili.y as a Sr::d 1 1^ .^i- ,„ mak^g ^s work second to none. our «and ,>e.rnnent -^ ™- ^ r-:r::S:t ence in teaching .h,s subjec, as w. - ; ^^ ' J „. smdents for pared to give superior and practical instruciions actual work before leaving the College Help none who will not help themselves. ■ 4- Work before boasting. Rcrcved a Kood Collegiate training, a graduate <.f the N.H.C., and an expert pen-nan. " Wc have received a speeinien of Mr. Cole's penman- ship Nvhieh redects great eredit upon him and his teaehers."- " /V/////,„A- Art Journal;' New York. GENERAL INFORMATION. Our course of studies affords the most ample facilities for the prac- tical education of i)ers()ns of both sexes for the active duties of life In- struction is given in every variety and style of Bookkeeping, from its simplest to Its most complicated forms. Commercial Calculations, busi- ness Corresi)ondence, Mercantile Law, Si.elling, Grammar, etc., are thoroughly taught. Nc pains have been spared to make our graduates ready and correct accountants ; and their successful record as book- keepers and business men is the best evidence of the fact which can be offered. Appropriate Work for Females. Woman's privileges and woman's opportunities and sphere of use- fulness are constantly growing wider. Her capacities for other occupa- tions than those of a merely domestic nature are meeting with deserved recognition. The Legislature of this Province having discovered that she was lying under some manifestly unjust disabilities in the matter of " taxation without representation," has, by a recent Act, removed some of those disabilities, by giving women— either unmarried of the age of 21 or widows— owning property in their own right and duly assessed therefor, a voice in all municipal by-laws submitted to the ratepayers which involve taxation— and she may now cast her ballot in such cases on a perfect equality with the other sex. This is surely nothing more than bare justice. Again females are now being admitted to some of Have an opinion' of your own. — " etitive rivalry with the sterner „„,„ighe. ^^^^f'^:t:^Z:^r^^ that the gentler sex e„n We have heard, at t.mes, ""'•'^ J-"^ ' „o„s the idea of educat- ,„i„ded females- and in the ™"^ "^ '^T^y, ,„e of he.eif is n»s i„g , girl so that she raa, b. ^ t ^^ ^^_^ ^^^^^ ^^ _^,„, .elf- repugnant, as tending to unse h- J ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,,,^ , reliance, to do sonrethn,g -"^^^^^^ ,„ tarbor and act up"" the it „ith our gir,s ? Is •> "I-"'-"" ^o their l,cing is t., get l>usl.ands, ., thought that the sole end -^ run of ^^^ ^^^^^^^_^_^^ , ^,^„.^ ,, ,„ ,„ live purposeless hves of '"'«':'■ ',^,,„ „f ,;,,» to whom matnmon, i, ,Hvays and must ever hej. » « " ^^^,,, ,„„„„,„ such knowledge never comes, it « surely ''""^ *'">■ of themselves in the event of as will enable them worthdy to take c re ^^ .^ ^^^^ ^^^^ .^^ adverse circumstances -^'^S. "j by "society" (so-called) as 'working for wages "by females eg»rf«l > ^.^^_ ^^ degrading, whether it be •'T^jrof work, mental or handicraft. teacher, -'^-™"^"; °'/7 °"ng f"r wages." But this ,s m the The stigma lies in the fact of-o^l^f „ „, „„t of it. W.th the ,„inds o! veriest snobs only, whe her ) occupation oi any kmd Hgbt-thinking and -^l^^^:^';]^:,, „, is ever commendable and so far from being sometbmg to oe a commended. hnokkeeping as one eminently smtcd Respecting the occupation o '»f '^^^t^j,^„,„,io„ and experience for females, we may say that, f-™ °^ "^ ".^° ,, ,,ffi„en.ly as the best of females are capable of domg such workjt^ ^,^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ the other sex in that P'—;, ^orgirls and young women would ,abor, and it would be well. f more ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ „f ,^,,ia, tra.mng qualify themselves for it t^y tne > offered, by this College. ^^^m^ Time of Connmencing. Therebeing no vacations students ^^^^^Z^'^:^JZ^1 rts'rv^ryTerS'^urin'gV^.e.ar. Preparatory Education. %^^H- Success will follow Perseverance as Day will follow Night. ong- acat- most self- ow is 1 the is, or there mony pledge ent of It the led) as erness, dicraft. i in the /ith the y kind, ble and y suited )erience, i best of for such Ml would training instructions in those branches and may graduate with as high honors as others by spending a little more time in the College. No examinations on entering the College. Time Required. The time required to complete the whole course is on an average from 4 to 6 months, varying according to the age, ability and application of the student. Students ot an early age, of course, will not advance as fast as those of maturer years. The Cost. The cost of an education at the National Business College is within the reach of all. We have ample facilities, and our experience in this city has been sufficient to enable us to grant thorough instruction at the lowest rates. We have comfortable boarding houses where students can receive good board for from $3.00 to $3.50 per week. The whole ex- pense for tuition, stationery, board, washing, etc., etc., need not exceed the sum of $80 or $90 to the average student. Will it Pay. It is impossible for a young man or woman to invest his money in any other way which will give so sure and speedy a return. An educa- tion can never be lost. Its value increases every year we live. Board. We are always ready to assist students in finding board when re- quested. Good board m private families can be obtained at from $2.50 to $3.50 per week. (Ircat care will be exercised in selecting proper boarding places for pupils intrusted to our charge by their parents. individual instruction. The class system is graded so as to meet the requirements of all. Thus each studeni , eceives all the advantages of private instruction, as well as class, and will not be kept back by others of less ability and ap- plication. The ambitious young man may, by this means prepare him- self to accept a lucrative position in a short time. It is part of our sys- tem to urge s;tudents ahead as fast as is compatible with thoroughness, and never to retard them by uimecessary obstacles, or insufficient in- struction. Save the cents; the dollars will save themselves. Attendance. Students are required to he punctual in attendance. In case of ab- sence, all students who are under the parental guidance are expected to bring'written excuses from their parents or guardians. A complete record is kept for each i)upil, showing the number of times absent or tardy. No student is allowed to leave the school-room without permission. Roll Call. The roll is regularly called twice each day. Every student is ex- pected to be present to answer his name, unless previously excused. Those who come in after roll-call are marked taidy, and the marks so appear on the record. The sum of these monthly records materially determine the grade or standing of the student as regards his business habits at the end of his course. Exann I nation. The student is required to present his books to the teacher in charge, for examination, at the end of every set, before being allowed to com- mence the next higher. If the result proves satisfactory, he is passed to his next set, and so on, passing from one set to another by successive examinations till the end of the course is reached. Examinations are held every Friday. In these examinations the student is required to hand in written answers to the questions asked. The first examination consists of the simplest questions in bookkeeping and fractions, and as the student advances they become more and more difficult, till finally he becomes master of the science of accounts and obtains his diploma. Monthly Reports. A complete record is kept for each student, showing the number of times absent or late, times present, condition of books at each examina- tion, &c., &c. This record is forwarded to parents or guardians when re- quested. This system gives universal satisfaction, and parents can now place young men in our school without fear of their acquiring habits of irregularity. Our New Diploma. We have the richest diploma of any of the Colleges, it being direct from a steel plate and designed especially for this College, with the name engrossed thereon. It is given free to all students who have passed all their examinations in a satisfactory manner, and to no others upon any conditions whatever. We are determined that no one shall One cigar a day would soon buy a farm. -«- m 4) A little care will save much trouble. hold our diploma unless thoroughly qualified for it ; hence those who obtain it can refer to it with a feeling of pride. Beware of schools where diplomas are given before students complete their course ; shun them as you would shun poison. They will only lead you to disappointment, shame, and ruin. Situations for Graduates. As far as possible, graduates of good standing are assisted in obtain- ing situations, and no school in Canada has better advantages for secur- ing situations than this. Many young men seem to be debarred from securing a buisness education by the fear of not obtaining a situation after completing their course. We would suggest that such is not the right kind of spirit with which to commence life. People of so great timidity and helplessness need never expect to accomplish much. Pre- pare for a good situation and the place is ready for you. If a young man thinks he can better his situation by a course of training in com- mercial science, let nothing deter him from pushing forward, and he may be certain to come out all right. We never knew a young man with the energy and perseverance to master our course of studies to remain long idle; but those who are too timid to undertake it, or get discouraged when half through, should not expect success to attend such feeble efforts. To Business iVIvn. Whenever you are in need of a Bookkeeper or Assistant, please notify us. We have ample opportunity to test the character and ability of our students. We are anxious to assist worthy young men, and will take pleasure in recommending those who are best qualified for the work to be done. Ladies' Classes. Ladies desiring to educate themselves for Bookkeepers, Cashiers, Shorthand Writers, Typewri!ing Operators, &c., will find facilities at our College for doing so. Evening^ Ciasses. Clerks, mechanics and others engaged during business hours, can obtain a reliable business education by attending evenings. Evening sessions from 7.30 to 9.30, to continue for three evenings in the week during the winter months. Day pupils can attend the evening sessions if they so desire. Partial Course. Persons unable to take the full business course, can take any of the branches taught in the College upon very reasonable terms. He is rich who spends less than he earns. The top is reached by advancing a little each day. Payments. The payment for tuition is required in advance, but arrangements may be made, by those unable to pay the full amount of a Scholarship upon entering for other ways of payments. Deposits for Students.. Parents or guardians can deposit with us the money necessary for the expenses of the pupils, and it will be paid out in such sums and at such times as may be recpiired. Our Advantages. The advantages offered to young men by our school are such as exist nowhere else in the Dominion. Ottawa being the capital of the Dominion of Canada, Senators and Commoners from all parts of the country assemble here yearly to delib- erate on the affairs of state. Our students are supplied with tickets of admission to the gallery of the House of Commons, and can attend the Parliamentary debates when they feel so inclined. Ottawa is the centre of the great lumber interest which is constantly giving employment in various capacities to large numl)ers of men. Ottawa is also the centre from which the Oovernment is continually sending out surveying parties to the North-West, and numbers of our .adents have secured positions on these surveys. The different departments of the Civil Service are continually re- ceiving new recruits, and a student right here on the spot, can, when a vacancy- occurs, push his claim more effectually than if he were at a distance from the city. We can number by the score students who have passed through our course and are now filling lucrative situations under the Government in our city. It has cost us long years of hard, unremitting toil to work our school up to its present state. The reward we receive is, not only a good at- tendance, but also the pride and satisfaction experienced in seeing our efforts appreciated by the people of the Dominion, who have shown their approval by hearty support and liberal patronage. Our object has been to establish a commercial school in Ontario which would do for its students just what is claimed for it. In this we proudly claim to have succeeded. We ask all to pay us a visit and examine for themselves the workings of our school. We would especially ask of parents to examine into our claims, and, on being satisfied that they are as represented, send us their young people who are approaching the age when they must enter business life of some kind. We feel certain that they will never regret having done so, as we assure them our efforts to maintain the high character of the school shall in no degree be relaxed. Our path is easier when g^uided by Order and Method. 10 (ft () Dear Mr. McCaucar : ■.i.wI.jyt'J^r*^"'""''''' ;" *'^^>'"""f^^ "i^-" ntten.linjr your Husii.ess ColloReas non-resident stmlents I niay say U has l.een our custom to admit such to the privileges c.f Ass. cht! Membership, free of cha.ge, and to do ail we can for their welfare '^^^"ciatt As you are aware we enter our new building, devoted entirelv'to work for vonn.r men, next October. We shall have a ,7mnasiu„ran(3 V,/e fh '^^^ \^-t*>. r/f r ■(:■'/. ^c-^ r<^;y/r>''^ ^/// /^^ - ■ / // ' ■:' }■ . , 'y /^y//.'f^i^U^.^/^r^/j^^yT7^'/^:) /i'^^ yt^-'/'7/-- i-ucl ^y-^7^r:/jZ'i<7-' c-i!^i:^:i^ f'rr^ '^-'■' ■<•/ ^:r/-y.M-Z'f../7rd'^ -^'t-^t/zt (>' 'V^ '/ ' (' This very essential branch of an English education, receives from us all the attention which its importance demands, although it is a branch seldom taught in Business Colleges. Our method of teaching spelling originated in the College, and fully accords with our ideas of practicability. It is one in which all our Help no man who will not help himself. * 18 It is an ill battle when the devil carries the colors. students must participate without feeling that their ignorance has been made public, as is the case in class instruction ; and the result is, it uni- formly produces good spellers, and in much less time than in teaching by the system in common use, as they learn composition as well as how- to spell. Business Coppespondenee. To be able to compose or dictate to another a good business letter is becoming of more importance every day. Business men find it to their advantage to secure good correspondents, as the time saved is of great importance, .\lmost every wholesale house in the country keeps one or two etificient corresponding clerks ; therefore, it will be at once aj)parent how necessary it is that young men desiring to enter business life should fully understand the various forms of correspondence. Passing from one line of business to another, our Actual Business system is peculiarly adapted for instruction of a practical kind on this subject. Students are required to correspond with each other, thoroughly drilled in writing letters of introduction, applications for situations, answers to advertisements, etc., which they will find of inestimable use when they take their place in the busy world as business men. The ability to dictate a good business letter, to know what to say and how to say it, combined with good penmanship to add beauty and force to the constructed sentences, is an accomplishment second to none with the • business man. A man may be an adept at composition, but if he is back- ward in penmanship it will not have the same effect. Young men will have only themselves to b'ame if they fail to become proficient in this branch of study. We insist on frequent exercises in correspondence. Penmansljip. Our purpose is to make this department so high a grade that there can be no difference of opinion as to where to go to " Learn to Write." The Writing Department is i.i operation the whole year, and under the charge of two masters. Students can enter the College for writing alone if they choose, and spend as much time as they may think desir- able. Those who take the commercial Scholarship are entitled to write as they choose without any additional tuition, no charge being made to such for business writing. This is one of the most pleasing arts, and can be acquired to a good degree by any one who is directed by a competent teacher, and elicits more admiration than, i)erhaps, any other accomplishment. Good penmanship gives the " finishing stroke " to other qualities, as a bookkeeper or correspondent : and bad penmanship is so repugnant to everyone that other good qualities scarcely ever save the person from dis- Money is a good servant but a dangerous matser. /i^^Bii^- 19 ■i^hri/V^ Get a little higher on the ladder every day. favor wlio awkwardly wields the pen. Nothing will secure you a good position (luicker than good writing, and we defy competition on this sub- ject. We teach the student to write with grace and ease. Any student desiring to spend a few weeks in Ornamental penmanship is charged nothing extra. See students' work on another page. When you pay for your Business Course, you pay for all penmanship, Commepeial Law. A knowlege of this subject is indispensable to business men, and of great value to' any person. Many needless losses would be avoided, much vexatious and expensive litigation be prevd'iUed, if men knew the responsibility they were assuming when performing many of their business transactions. It is not the object of the instruction in this department to enable a business man to dispense wiili professional advice in all matters, but sim])ly to furnish him with that knowledge that will enable him to act intelligently in his every-day business ..'ngagements. Men should know what they are doing : what' obligations they are assuming ; or liabilities they are evading, when entering into the thousand and one engagements incidental to every man's life. They are constantly giving or receiving notes, drafts, che'iues, renting land or houses, cm])loying servants, form- ing and dissolving partnerships, insuring life and property, shipi)ing goods and travelling by railway and boat ; and yet very few know half their rights and duties in these matters. [No wonder that honest men so often suffer loss and are ruined.] This is almost the only Business ('ollego in the Dominion where commercial law is actually taught. In some of the colleges (-ommercial law is taught from a text-book, but as the laws are constantly being changed and revised it is evident that knowledge given to students in that way would be unreliable. In others, a lawyer comes in once or twice a term and merely gives a lecture before the students. But with us commercial law is duly recognized as an important part of a business education, and no expense is spared in furnishing our students with a course, wide in its range, and thoroughly reliable. Mr. (Iko. McLaurin, B..\., L1>.B., Barrister, has charge of this department. He delivers a full course of lectures, one each week. Prominent among subjects dis- cussed at these weekly lectures are the following : Contracts, Partner- ships, Liability of Partners, to each other and to third i)arties. Dissolution of Partnershij), Principal and Agent, Landlord and Tenant, Master and Servant, Sale of I'ersonal Property, Lire, Life and Marine Insurance, Corporation and Joint Stock Companies, Promissory Notes, Mortgages, Bills of Sale, (iuaranty and Suretyship, Lien, and Common Carriers, such as Railroad and Steamboat Companies, embracing the Rights and Never trust Luck ; but always trust Pluck. ^i^» O 20 •& iim< cM Take the world as you find it, and make the best of it. Obligations of Passengers as to the use of tickets, delays of trains, ship- ment of goods, etc. The instruction given in these lectures is worth more to any young man than the price charged for the whole business course. Students are furnished with information upon which they can safely rely. They also have the privilege of asking questions upon any ])()int pertaining to com- mercial law upon which they may wish information, 'i'his is one of the best features of our course, and one in which we excel all other colleges in the Dominion —as we teach law, not merely stand up before the stu- dents and rhyme it off like a parrot. Sljoptl^and and Typewriting. The service.s of book- keepers, and particularly of those who do other office work, are largely increased in value by an understand- ing of shorthand. The young lady or gentleman who has sufficiently mas- tered the subject to write one hundred words or more per minute, and can manipulate the typewriter, is sure of a remunerative position. Ladies, especially, are employed in law offices and business establishments, where their skill commands good salaries. This important department of our school is under the management of a practical reporter and teacher of marked success. All who place themselves under him will find no lack of efficient teaching, and will be assisted carefully over the work at points where fail- ure or discouragement are most likely to occur, while his knowledge of and ex- [)erience in practical re- porting enables him U) employ the learner's time to the best ])Ossible ad- vantage. The system taught is "Hen Pitman's," - which has more extensive literature than any other. Students taking [_Short- •«vSPi The Reminc.ton. Tmk CAT.IC.RAI'M. You arc the architects of your own fortunes ; rely upon your own STRENOTH of l)ody and soul. .Select some .spkciai.ty for your life's work, and adhere to Paul's precept, "'I'HIS ONE THINC; I DO." Let your STAR be Industry, Self-Reliance, I'aitli and Honesty, and inscribe on your banner, LUCK is a fool, I*LUCK is a hero. Earnest effort //i one direction is the surest road to wealth and high position. Dont take too much advice, keep at the helm, steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to takk upon yourski.f thk i.akcks t sharp: of the work. Don't practice too much HUMILITY, think well of YOURSELF— strike out — assume your position. It is the JOSTLINGS and joltings of life that bring GREAT MEN to the surface • — put potatoes in a cart over a rough road and SMALL potatoes go to he bottom; turn a raft of logs down a mill-race, and the L.'\R(1E logs come on top. Rise above the envious and jealous. Aim AHOVI'^ the mark you intend to hit. ENERGY, INVINCIBLE DETERMINA- TION, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world. 1 )on't Drink. Don't Chew. Don't Smoke. Don't Swear. Don't Deceive. Don't Read Novels. Be in Earnest. Be Self-Rcliant. Be Generous — there are TWO SIDES to every balance, and favors thrown in one side of the scales are sure to be reciprocated in the other. Be Civil. Be a Gentleman — it is a foolish man who does not understand that MOLASSES will catch more flies than V INEGAR. Read the PAPERS — they are the Great Educators of the People. ADVERTISE your Business. MAKE MONEY, and do good with it. Love your God and Fellow man. Love Truth and Virtue. Love your (Country and Obey the Laws. The great difference between men — between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant — is energy — invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then victory or death ! This quality will do anything that can be done in this world ; and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creature a man without it. — C.N. B.C. Come and See Us. We are always pleased to see visitors and to show them through our rooms, that they may see for themselves exactly what is being done, and Business Coui'sr- li Thcorclical , i tespnndence : I'u Kkrc[iing (Sin;^!*.- .iiu.l Double l',iiir\ ifc (J) iiiiniui For the Pull Shorthand Oourse , :,,.)lltl!- l)Mrqucii ^imaii-niii . Rates of Tuition for Sepa.ate Branches. -'. irilr.tivl al>ni I ■, 1 ifwritinv; almiL !ur ihii.. (J; luuiii! lA ;ci\\iiuii!; alum: lur niu- ti) niuntii !' miian^hiji al'iiiL' for ihiw (j) ni'inii !'' iiinaiisliiji al"'"- '"i' ■ 'H'- i i ^ iii"!iil! \i '! iiinrtir a!'i;' li ' ■ .rlic .iliillf :■ ■: ■ ' :■:■'•■ '^^ He is your friend who speaks well of you behind your back. REFERENCES, Ottawa, Jan. 14th, 1890. C. H. McCarcak, Ksi.i. Principal iVatioiial Hitsincss Collei^e. Dkar Sir : — Having had an opportunity of visiting your College, I was sur- prised and delighted to see that Ottawa could boast of an Institution for the commer- cial training of young men so thoroughly e(|uipped with everything necessary for a thorough practical education, a system by which they will l)e saved many years of hard labor on the lower rungt of tiie ladder, when tliey commence to climb in the pursuit chosen for their life work. Wishing you every success in the good work you have done so much to promote, I am, very truly yours, J NO. SWEETLAND, M.D. Sheriff of County of Carleton, Ottawa, Jan. 20th, 1890. Mr. C. n. McCak(;ar. Principal National Business College. Drar Sir:— I have, great pleasure in recommending your College, and your mode of teaching, to any person who is anxious to receive a business education. I have had several young men in my employ, and two at the present time, who have taken a course at your College, and I cannot offer you any better evidence that I am pleased with the benefits they have received, than the fact that my own son, who was attending the Collegiate Institute, is at the present time a student of yours. W. BORTHWICK, Alderman, Ottawa City. Ottawa, Jan. 18th, 1889. To Mr. McCarcar. National Commercial Colkge, Otta'va. Dkar Sir : — We are in receipt of yours (jf yesterday, and beg to inform you that, as surmised, the advertisement in "Wants" column signed, "X.V.Z." which ap- l)eared in the " Evening Journal " recently, was our firm's. W'e have found that graduates of the College have invariably given satisfaction, and we have adopted this mode of securing our junior employees for many years. We are, yours respectfully, H. N. BATE & SONS. New York, Jan. 15th, 1890. Frif.ni) McCarcar:—! owe you an acknowledgment for many courtesies ex- tended on the occasion of my recent visit to Ottawa, when I had the pleasure of ad- dressing your pupils. Congratulating you mi the excellent appointments of your school, and of the evidence of thrift and business tact everywhere shown, I remain, very truly yours, D. T. AMES. Ed, '■^ Penman's Art Journal." ^^^&^^ Education is the cheap defence of nations. (» 31 Men, like watches, should be valued according to their correctness. Ottawa, Jan. i4tb, 1890. Dear Sir : — I have pleasure in stating that from my knowledge of youi premises, I regard them as admirably adapted for the purposesof a Ikisiness College, being lofty, well lit, and well ventilated. I remain, yours truly, C. 11. McCaroar, Es<^, GEO. BURN, Ottawa. li^anager of Bank of Otta-wa. Cantley, June 1st, 1889. C. H. McCargar, Esq., Ottawa. Dear Sir : — I cannot find words thai would express our thanks to you for your kindness and promptness in writing the address which was presented to Rev. Mr. Findlay. It is a superb piece of penmanship, and shows the point of excellence that the penman's art has reached. Very truly. at HOWARD BROWN. Franklin Centre, Que., March i8th, 1889. Prof. McCarcar. Dear Sir : — My short visit to your College afforded me much ])]easure, and I am now more convinced than ever that it is second to none in the Dominion for giving a thorough training to young men for l)usiness life. I was pleased to see the building so pleasantly situated in a healthy part of the city, with commodious rooms, airy, < heerful and convenient, capable, I should think, of accommodating from 160 to 200 students. Allow me to say that nothing pleased me so much as the respectable and intelli- gent appearance of the young men attending your College, and I will also say for your encouragement, that my son has made more progress during his short time with you than he has ever done before at any other school. !»■' I have much pleasure in commending the institution to the patronage of parents who have children to educate. Wishing you great success in your noble work, I remain, Yours faithfully, (REV.) J AS. O'HARA. Ottawa, Jan. 20th, 1890. C, II. McCargar, Esq. Dear Sir: — It affords me nuich pleasure as a graduate of your College to state that I consider your institution stands amongst the first in the country for the training of young men and women for practical business pursuits. Your rooms I believe are the best to be procured in the city for College purposes, and, judging from those in our employ from your school, your work is just what is wanted by business men, and well up to the times. Yours truly, V. J. GRAHAM. of Bryson, Graham &^ Co. If your ■■:%V: . n hands cannot be usefully employed, cultivate your mind. Tt€ ^ :73ir 9^^ w. *) 9