News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-28
A WORD FOR THE BOYS,
PHILOSOPHER NJ. QUAD TAKES THEM
GENTLY IN HAND,
And Tells Them What They Must Do If
They Want to be Men.
from the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.]
"A. A. L." writes as follows from
Cleveland, o.:
81 am 15 years of age, and have a
liking for the legal profession. I would
be under many obligations to you if you
would give me few hints as to how to
become lawyer. Is it true that all
lawyers become rich?"
You are young yet to begin trade or
to study for profession. Attend school
two years more and then search for an
opening in lawyers Office.
You must remain a year or two as
sort of an notwithstanding law,
drawing up papers, and getting all the
insight possible. You will then be
ready for a law school, and by the time
you attain your majority you will have
the right 20 put attorney -at-Law" on
your cards.
1t is not true that all lawyers become
rich. 1t is not true that all of them
even make a fair living. The lawyer
who has the luck to be selected as coun-
sci for corporation will do well. The
one who makes lucky hit in great
criminal case will have plenty of clients.
Outside of these it is hit-and-miss with
the fraternity. It is fact which no
one can dispute that it is the unscrupu-
lous lawyer who makes the most money,
Let him but secure the reputation of
'knowing how to handle a Jury"
standing in solid with the Judge" ga
man who can break a witness all up"
etc., and he is certain of large cash
income.
"H. @. e." of Johnstown, Pa, writes:
sit has been the dream OF my life to
own an orange grove in Florida. My
father desired that all his boys should
learn a trade, and I went into black
smith shop, and have been at the trade
six years with the result that to day I
am doing the best work and making the
highest wages in the shop. But my
health has failed, and long for open
air work, and as I have saved about
5000, 1 have my mind made up to try
my luck in the orange business in Flor
ida. My intention is TO buy a place
and continue at my trade down there
until it is paid for. Will you please
give me some facts in regard to the
orange culture in Florida?"
If you will take the word OF one who
has interviewed at least fifty men who
have had more or less to do with orange
growing, you will 60 slow. In the first
place, it has never occurred to you that
such change of climate as you propose
may be the worse for you? Florida is
"the land of flowers" but flowers and
fevers get on frst-rate together. If
there are any good bargains in orange
grove sites left after all these years of
speculation there are plenty of men
near by to pick them up. Ten years ago
land down there was cheap. To-day
the prices asked would astonish you.
When individuals have started in with
S10,0 and lost it all, where would you
be with your $500?
While money has been made in orange
growing, great deal has been lost.
The more groves the cheaper the fruit
must become. Indeed, prices for the
last two years have discouraged many
who were previously making fine
thing of orange-growing.
SO. p. H." writes from Chillicothe,
O., as follows:
81 would like you, as I am learning
to operate, to tell me whether there is
any danger of the telephone coming so
much in favor as to abolish the use of
the telegraph p
While there is no doubt that the tele-
phone will be improved until points 800
miles apart will be able to talk to each
other as easily as neighboorhoods do
now, the telegraph will not be abolished.
1t has been seriously interfered with,
and as the telephone improves the tele-
graph must suffer, but this can only go
to certain point. Go on and learn to
be a first-class operator. More than
that, let your conduct be such as to
be a certificate of character and make
you friends. As telegraph operator
you cannot look forward to anything
but hard work and moderate pay. But
the telegraph operator who can secure
the situation of station agent as well
has a good thing of it. There are
thousands of small stations where the
agent must be an operator, but to secure
one of them you must be known as
sober, honest rand reliable person.
81. NJ" of Manchester, England,
writes:
81 am boy of 1s and intend trying
ny fortune in the United States. lam
a gardener, and want to inquire Il there
is money to be made in raising early
for your city markets2 That
is, will be sure of sales"
Locate yourself near any city of from |
25, 600 to 100000 population and you
can find ready sale for your vegetables. |
1t Is a business in which many English |
people have come to this country to en- |
gage, and the instances in which they |
have failed to at least make good living |
are few and far between.
''F. NJ" of Don Juan, Ind, writes:
81 am a farmers son, and though l
I'M not enthusiastic on the subject of
agriculture, my parents are old, my only
brother a cripple, and am compelled
% remain on the farm. 1 should pre-
er to be a bookkeeper, mechanic,
chemist or civil engineer. Could learn
pare moments? It also seems to me
hat I have some talent for writing, al
hough 1 may be mistaken in this.
lave also practiced a little in making
zen pictures, but every time 1 under
axe anything with the pen or tool the
,ther members of the family make fun
# me and discourage me in every way
until 1 give up the undertake
ng.
"I would be glad if you would give
ne your advice, and also whether they
re right in discouraging me in my I'M
ertakings. You must not think that
am not satisfied at home. / am very
7ell satisfied. I can read and speak
10Th the English and German lam
You can purchase works on chemistry,
ivil engineering, etc., but it is doubt
III if thev would interest you as much
s you think for. There are certain
matters, however. which would be OF
ONE practical benefit. There is q
mall book called: easy Lessons in
If you can get copy
on will find many pages of it devoted !
D the information of farmers. It an
lyzes all the soils, tells you the values
different fertilizers, and contains
lany other valuable hints.
If you can't be civil engineer why
OF be surveyor I'll venture the as
ertion that you haven't two farmers in ,
our county who can survey their fields. [
'ou can buy works on surveying, and
lso the necessary instruments, with full {
Instructions for use, and as soon as you [
re competent to make a true survey {
on will find both interest and profit in |
ne work.
If you have any taste for pen-work
ultivate it. You write very readable {
and now, but improve it if you can. As
, writing articles for the press, don't /
i've up the idea because some one [
lughs at you. Take all the items of
ews in your neighborhood sales of (
eal estate, accidents, crop prospects,
to-, write them up in as good style as {
on can, and send the article to your