The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1885-05-07
TALKS WITH THE BOYS.


. "A Detroit lad, who - attending one 81 !
the commercial colleges, writes - fol
II read your short Talks with the
Boys and enjoy doing 80, and seeing
YOU answer 80 many boys inquiries 4
take the liberty Of asking you 70 ansveI
a question for me- am IL years old
and have Just taken q diploma IN one Of
our colleges, but my tastes do not run
In q commercial way. have always
wanted 70 work IN some place where
iron "a used, but my mother wants me
10 lead a commercial life. Now. what
would YOU do in this casey have not
got friends to help to get me place IN
either Of the above mentioned bus
nesses.
Yon write fair hand, and your
photography is good, hut had your letter
vent into print as you wrote i your
friends would have laughed at your
grammar.
You are too young YET TO either grad
cate from school or to take any serious
steps toward 4 trade OF profession. II
will be time enough when ypu are NJ
! 16. Meanwhile, post yourself. not only
n books. bet in general way. Take
a halliday on Saturday Of every week
and 20 through some manufacturing es-
tablishment--the car wcrks--a big hour
mill-some Of the foundries--out to the
brick.yards-any OF the novelty works
into some place where what You see viii
add 10 your stock Of everyday knowl-
edge. When Won have arrived at the
age Of 10, II you fully realize that It y
in Won To become q craftsman, your
mother will doubtless have the good
sense not to spoil good artisan for the
sake Of making poor clerk.
The next letter is dated from London,
England go
ssYou have told youth who has ElO
(sIOM and no trade or profession how
Ne can utilize his EGO and make living
| Al the same time, viz, by starting
news agency, etc. Now, can You suggest
! 10 me something In the same line as
what YOU have limited to our moneyed
vouth above. / have no trade or pro-
fession. and have saved up R8 only. i
have A fair education (board school,
mast the seventh standard, and have for
ire last three and a half years sat in q
merchaut's Office at the desk. ! have
a fair idea OF what would be required OF
me- II / had a small business. My ago
a 10 this month. Gould you suggest
ANYTHING after the style you hint to boy
with 600? What am thinking is that
"a won't secure me, on the same SCALE
the advantages that G20 would"
You must realize that the conditions
are not the same in England and Amer
iea FIVE out Of every seven OF our
rich men began life az poor boys. Five
out OF every seven In England have ~.
herited their wealth. A boy Of ~ or 10
in this country can take $lOO and start
4 news stand, or set himself up IN the
stencil-cntting business, OK become Q
manufacturer Of wall. brackets, or make
ma start as q stationer. There are fifty
wave ii which he can use that capital to
ntart him ia life, more depending on his
force III character than the amount Of
ready cash. II Is doubted il you can
fake $500 and do as well In England,
wheee many Of the businesses are
monopoIies in the hands Of the rich.
The following letter is from Syracuse,
New York:
II have been reading your advice %
bows. and have received q great deal Of
information from them. am learning
the PAINTERS trade, and am puzzled
over varnishes, not knowing how they
are made or how TO use them. / learned
more about white lead in reading youl
article than in all Of the three months
have been in the shop. Hoping You
will tell me through your paper about
varnishes.
There are several little books pub
Iished for the benefit OF painters and dec
orators, and you should have youl
bookstore man order one for you They
will tell Won how to mix the different
shades Of paint. about making varnishes
and giving you many valuable hints.
Now let me talk with you q little
about the trade You have selected. i
a one by which you can either starve o.
earn good wages the year round. Thu
common painter house painter, meal
lis compelled to remain idle for severa
months Of the year on account Of tn
weather. His wages seldom run abov'
80 a day in the busy season. he lesrn
how to mix and spread paint, and N
more. Wagon and coach painters ma.
have more work, but they seldom hay
better wages. The best furniture AM
piano varnishers are now working as 10y
as $40 per week.
TO make good wages as q painter yoI
must learn the business in all II
branches. You must be Q glazier,
paperhanger, a decorator, and finishel
BY this latter term mean man VII
can finish natural woods. You have 60
much 70 learn, and more depends 70
than on your boss. For triliing sur
you can get q common window sash an
three or four panes Of glass. Begt
right there to be elazier. It IS knac
70 hold a putty-knife inst right, and
Is Of importance to have your putty Q
the right consistency. Tou may have
do your work ever and over again, bu
: stick 10 It until 1t win pass inspection.
In these days the ceilings Oh All first
class dwellings are papered in fancy pal
terms on frescoed. The frescoer must b
natural artist. II you are not az ariil
You can be Of great help to the irescos
BY putting on his fat colon and orni
! menting the moldiDgs Il you hay
good task You can learn how 70 decorai
with paper. You must cultivate you
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