Joseph Jordan Devney

              The Man Who Discovered the Laws which Govern Success in Life
JOSEPH JORDAN DEVNEY
LECTURER
The Science of Success                                                  European Traveltalks—Illustrated
Subjects  Success-A Fatal Idea			Civilization in Ancient America

EXCLUSIVE    MANAGEMENT
CLEVELAND   LYCEUM   BUREAU
CLEVELAND,  O.
JOSEPH JORDAN DEVNEY
INTRODUCTORY
JOSEPH JORDAN DEVNEY is a native of The Western Reserve. From youth his special aptitude has been along the line of what Pope characterized as mankind's greatest study, "The greatest study of mankind is man." The pursuit of this bent finally resulted in his triumph in formulating The Science of Success.
In 1902 Mr. Devney took his first step in success instruc¬tion by establishing at Cleveland a school to teach the art of selling life insurance—the first of its kind. Although this is recognized as a difficult line of work, Air. Devney's marked ability to aid others to succeed therein is attested by hundreds of students throughout the world who obtained valuable results from his instruction.
In 1903 his essay, "Building for the Future,' won the Calef Loving Cup at Baltimore in a national contest among insurance men. In 1904 he founded and edited a highly successful insurance educational magazine. Indeed, so valuable are his contributions to insurance literature that nearly a million copies have been published, and although now engaged in writing and lecturing in a broader field, he still draws handsome royalties from tens of thousands of copies of his insurance productions which are still issued annually.
Having spent several years pointing the way to success in a particu¬lar occupation, also in studying causes of success and failure in general, Mr. Devney came to the conclusion that there must be certain fundamental laws of success which are universal in their application. On this hypoth¬esis he began a search for them and after long, patient effort, success crowned his efforts.
Mr. Devney is not only an original thinker, but an able orator as well. His discourses are scholarly, inspiring and filled with sufficient wholesome humor to balance, and he undoubtedly stands without a peer in his ability to show the practical way of making a success of life.
THE  MANAGEMENT
"PROOF OF THE PUDDING-"
Early in life Joseph Jordan Devney resolved to become a writer and lecturer, and the fact that after years of effort and preparation he has made a marked success as both forcibly demonstrates the validity of a fundamental principle of his Science of Success; namely, that if a person selects a definite aim in life and works persistently toward it, the chances are he will ultimately succeed.
Unforeseen difficulties and obstacles may divert him from his course from time to time, but if he turns the prow of his ship in toward the desired destination every time the clouds clear or the reefs are passed, he will in all probability eventually reach it.
JOSEPH JORDAN  DEVNEY'S
NEW LECTURE
THE SCIENCE OE SUCCESS
THE spirit of the American people is progress. We are a nation of workers; drones have no place in our national life. Everyone with good red blood coursing through his veins is anxious to make a success of life. We want to do some¬thing—we want to be something.
And yet with our hustle and bustle, hurry and worry, the number who really succeed is small compared with the millions who strive for success. Thousands and thousands of ambitious men and women, young and old, get discouraged and fail every year.
Why is this? Principally because they do not know how to make their efforts produce the best results. They do not know that there are laws which govern success in life; laws which will produce success if obeyed, failure if broken.    Yet such is the case.
Scientists of all ages have sought to unlock Nature's storehouse of knowledge and learn the unwritten laws by which the Universe is governed. Their efforts have produced most prolific results. And now another re¬markable discovery has been made; one which deeply, vitally and univer¬sally concerns the civilized race. The laws which control Success in Life have been wrested from the unknown and formulated into The SCIENCE OF SUCCESS  by Joseph Jordan Devney.
Mr. Devney gives a complete outline of this new science in this lecture. By means of graphic sketches of men and women who have become great in spite of handicaps, the indifferent are inspired with ambition, new hope is enkindled in the breasts of the discouraged and all are shown how to get the most out of life.
This is by no means a dry discourse on an abstruse subject. On the contrary, it is a vital, inspiring, uplifting lecture which throws a new light on the pathway of life so that ALL who hear it may go forward with assur¬ance where they hesitated before. The fundamental laws of success are few and simple and they are presented so forcibly that they will live in the memory and be a guide through life.
WANTED— A NAME FOR A SCIENCE
Mr. Devney desires to secure, if possible, a one word name which will appropriately describe his Science of Success, and offers a prize of $25 for one that is acceptable. Vitology has been considered.
Suggestions sent to Mr. Devney personally will receive attention in due course. Address Joseph Jordan Devney, Cleveland, Ohio.
MR. DEVNEY'S OTHER LECTURES
A Fatal Ideal
Thirty-five hundred years ago the Israelites set up and wor¬shiped a calf of gold. Today we are worshiping the golden eagle. The $ and c. marks have been added to our alphabet to spell the popular notion of success.
Who is responsible for this stand¬ard? Very largely the money barons of our country; men en¬dowed with great intellects who have made money massing the goal of their lives—and, being natural leaders, have caused hundreds of thousands, if indeed not millions, to adopt their standard. This con¬dition has caused many of our economic evils.
This is not a tirade against the rich, but an earnest appeal for a new deal and a higher ideal. It is a plea to those who have been led astray to realize that man was created for something better and nobler than the mere making of se¬ducing lucre. The time has come when The People should take a de¬termined stand against the machina¬tions of those who are rapidly de¬stroying the equality and manhood of man.
EUROPEAN TRAVELTALKS
Illustrated
Most Americans who visit Europe go only to the great cities and art centers. They find much that is interesting, yet fail to see the most novel   feature,  isolated  peasant  life.
Since the popular centers are vis¬ited by hundreds of thousands of tourists from all parts of the world, the customs and costumes of their inhabitants have lost much of their quaintness. But it is a rare treat to see peasant life which, because of its isolation, has remained practical¬ly  unchanged  for centuries.
It is this little known, yet intense¬ly interesting side of Europe that is principally depicted and described in this lecture. The art centers re¬ceive attention as well, and an ex¬cellent idea of Europe as it really exists  is  thus  presented.
CIVILIZATION
In Ancient America
All Ancient America was by no means a bleak, barren waste, trod only by nomadic races of savages. Many parts of it at various times throbbed with the industry of civil¬ized people—people who possessed great wealth and large cities and were well advanced in works of art.
Nor were these people all heathens; Christianity was practiced among them. We know not when it was first taught here, but there is at least a tradition that it was in¬troduced at the time of the Apostles, and an authentic record of Christianity in America over nine hundred years ago.
The narration of this fascinating and instructive history, which sank into oblivion before the time of the great and good Columbus, is fol¬lowed by a graphic description of his justly celebrated discovery and con¬ditions which he and his immediate followers found.
PRESS   AND   PERSONAL   COMMENT
Elyria (Ohio) Democrat—The entertainment given by Mr. Joseph Jordan Devney, “Illustrated European Traveltalks,” was one of the finest ever given in Huntington.
Lexington (Ky.) Herald—Joseph Jordan Devney, a lecturer of wide fame, lectured at the Y. M. C. A. building last night. Mr. Devney, brought out many facts of intense interest. He is a thorough master of his subject and delivered a very interesting lecture.
Rev. E. S. Smith, Pastor, M. E. Church, Brisotlville, Ohio—In regard to your lecture let me say, I watched you more closely than usual during the time you were speaking, and found such dove-tailing, poise and complete mastery of the subject that I was taken in thrall.
Wheeling (W. Va.) Register—The lecture by Joseph Jordan Denvey was attended by a good sized crowd, and all were amply repaid by hearing a most interesting and excellently delivered address. Mr. Devney, aside from his work on the platform, has won renown as a writer. His lecture last night showed him thoroughly acquainted with his subject.
Loyola Club, Mont¬real, Canada—We all found Mr. Devney's discourse highly inter¬esting, the audience proving its appreciation bythe marked attention shown throughout the lecture and the well merited applause which followed.
Plattsburg (N. Y.) Press—Mr. Devney is a thorough master of his subject.

CALEF LOVING CUP	
awarded
Joseph Jordan Devney
In competition at
Baltimore, Md., in 1903 
for his essay
“Building for the Future”