There are good reasousfor this ad
vice. In the cit yof New York, and
ail our minor cities are in the same
condition, there has been the past
season only about forty five appren
tices to the bricklayer’s trade ami
• hi! a few mer <o rue y .is’er’s amt
carpenter's trail 'while the number
<>t (e lks ami xx.mid be clerks has
beim thousands, ami the number of
vonug lawyers ami dociues and
' ni l lie lawver- a I do tors have
e Gibe;-:''.!- nv'T, I tie avi-ragc
wag bri k-lay ers is five 3 illars a
» ol pia-l. i - ami carpeu-
Ivrs m ii'.i a- mgli, while tile nx'er
a." wages of clerks ha- oven only
txx o ihillur- per day. A- tor young
lawyers ami doctors, there is about
three to every patient and law case,
and they are glad to gel something
to rio al any price. Get a.l the edu
cation you cam It will make you
better farmers and mechanics, and
will also insure you to be leading
citizens tor life. At college enter
yourselves as intended farmers or
mechanics. I’his will serve to en
tice you in the right xvay, and make
you respected. But let nothing
tempt you to enter as lawyers or as
physicians. As to the Commercial
college-, they have been ot some ser
vice, though of great harm in leading
boys to cheaply qualify themselves
for bui-nes"., when possessing no bus
iness turn at. all. Avoid them as you
would atiA’ other side show.— Maine
Herald.
