The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-17

am young man of 20 and am earn
ing salary OF So per week AS my pa
rents are very poor, was forced TO leave
school in the fourth grade so as to make
a living and help them along a little
Now that | have grown up. it is very hard
tor me to get along with so little educa-
ton as have and l feel very bad about
It. What | wish TO know is. whether l
should start in college and If l could sue
coed in learning something. But l can
not take such steps, as the salary THAI
I receive Is hardly enough for myself.
Is there not any other institution besides
night school where anyone can gain
some educa alton? I have attended night
school, but have learned very lite there.
as the scholars are not in earnest about
learning; they simply come to have fun.
Or would you advise me to go to college
with the salary | receive. and how long
will it take me to learn something?
A R
All things are possible with the resolute
and If you really mean and will to
have an education you will get it. If
out one scholar were In earnest about
learning at the night school, that one
should have been you. You had the
tea cheers, the books and the time. Some
Of the greatest men the world has known
nave been self-taught. If you wish to
prepare for an academic course write to
the superintendent OF the AIonona Lake
Assembly. Madison. Wis. ask him for
schedule of home study tending to that
end. and settle down resolutely at once.
You have noble public libraries in your
city. Spend your evenings in hard work
in one Of them. Mark out your course
and hold to It, despite discoura cement
and adverse circumstance. Conquer this
same circumstance, Nine Of our Chief
Magistrates were not college men, and
tnev were not the least distinguished OF
those who have filed that exalted posi-
ton Your destiny is in your own hands.
"Hew long it will take you to learn some
thing is question nobody but yourself
can answer.
Can you. through your very helpful
columns. tell me of any book or system
by which l could teach myself to read
German? AS am employed through the
day and my health will not permit going
to school at night, it would have to be
some form of home study. QUERIST
You can learn to read German by study
Ing with willy "RosenthaIs Method Of
Lea rnng German" You cannot learn to
speak 1t without a teacher. You can
study these manuals at home and at
night. without any other instruction than
that offered by the books.
/ Can you tell me of game or
ganIes 70 play at an evening party? The
guests will be between the ages of thr-
teen and fifteen.
2. Also. on what day did August 18th
| of the year 1855 fall?
| would like to have these questions
answered as soon as possible.
A helpful little book for those desir-
| ing to entertain or to be entertained is
Eighty Pleasant Evenings" published
by the United Societies of Christian En-
deavor at No. 155 La Sale Street, Chi
| cago It costs but thirty-five cents. and
contains mora timely and pleasing sus-
gestions than I could hope to give you
| were. to p,lmmel my brain for hours.
2 August 18th. 1855, fell on Saturday
IF you want swift reply to Your in
terrogations you must enclose STAMPED
ami self-addreSsed envelope. Queries
| that arc not Thus ACCOMPANIED fall into
I. line. awaiting their turn at the window.
Oh Mrs Har1andl II you could know
by experience how ones so-called friends
| can hurt one because one earns her ltv-
| ing. or oworks.'' as the term goes, How
! they invite one when we are alone y
fearing to invite one when they have
guests. making use of one on every oc-
| casion. Stay with the children super