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the man. or the pathos that lies
mutely concealed in his life that
makes him so strangely attractive.
Endowed with all the qualities
necessar/ for success in life, he is
yet friendless, homeless, nameless,
hy an element m his in a hup which
has gained mastery over all other
impulses and motives, namely, the
wanderlust. Gripped in its sub
tle power impressed by its resist
less influence, he is forced to lead
a life, the barrenness of which he
realizes he must accept to roam
carelessly over the world without
a destination in view, to be a no
mad of civilization He knows the
yearnings of other men for home
and friends, but the master yearn
ing of all is to move, and by this
he must be governed.
Whenever “A No. 1” meets a
runuway boy upon his journeys
he gives him a talking that is al
most certain to make the lad home
Bick and glad when “A No. 1”
ntirchases a ticket. for him, send
ing him home to his parents. If
the boy is already a confirmed
wanderer “A No. 1” teaches him
his own motto: “Never associate
with anyone in whose company
you would be ashamed in broad
day light to pass your mother’s
home. ”
He entertained the editor’s fam
ily for an hour or so Thursday
night with his instructive stories
of the road and the solution of the
tramp problem.
“About 850 000 minors run
away from home annually,” said
“A No 1” during the course of
his conversation. Os this number
85,000 become confirmed hoboes,
7,000 are crippled, 3.500 are killed
and the rest can only stand the
hardships of tramp life about 10
years, until they are in th 9 poor
house.
So many mothers, if they only
knew it, are the cause of many
young men living the hobo life.
If a regular grown-up tramp comes
to the house and asks for a meal
she turns him away, and tells him
to go to work for it, but when the
young fellow comes along who is
just starting out to be a tramp,
she takes him in, feeds him on the
beßt she has not realizing that
within a few short years the same
yonngsters will he an exact pro
totype of the older, burly tramp
she had just turned away.
Now if she would only get his
name and address from him, ai d
talk to him in a nice way about
his home and mother, there would
be a good chance that he would go
back and it would ho a help to
wards reforming a large number
of the bjys.”
This man makes his transient
expenses by the sale of two book
lets, the first being ‘‘Life and Ad
ventures of A No. 1,” which tells
of his travels among tramps all
over the world. The second “Hobo
Camp Fire Tales,” is a true story
of the pitiful hardships on the
road Both show the dark side of
trump life so that any restless boy
will get a good idea of its disgust
ing features. They can be purchas
ed in any bookstore or on trains
for 25 cents and are worth every
cent of it in keeping the boys at
home.
“A No. 1” was asked why he
had not written his books sooner,
as they are illustrated and highly
interesting stories, and he stated,
that lately, after twenty nine years
of roving, he had come to the con
clusion that the dangerous, sense
less and pitiful life he hud led all
these years, have been wasted, and
that perhaps by telling his own
pitiful experience he might possi
bly prevent others from foilowing
in his footsteps. He said that to
force a bov to stay at home after
he has once started to wander, is
almost impossible, as the maxim,
“once a tramp, always a tramp.”
has been many times proven to
him by actual experience, as he
ha* met many a boy of fine family
and home who knew of the filth,
misery and dangers a tramp comes
constantly in contact with, yet
cannot resist the call to wander.
In 1894 ‘‘A No. 1” received
sl.' 00 cash and a beautiful medal
from the Police Gazette for tramp
ing from Now York to San Fran
cisco in.eleven days and six hours,
and wit h $750 of this prize he
bought a tomb in a cemetery in
C ambridge Springs, Pa. The epi
taph will be a silent, everlasting
warning to others who seem to be
afflicted with this strange longing
to roam, very aptly called “wan
dertust-,” and is simply : “A No.
1, The Rambler, At rest at last,”
How Cold Affects the Kidneys,
Av iid taking cold if your kidneys
aie sensitive Cold congests the
kidnevs, throws too much work on
them, and weakens their action
1 Serious kidney trouble and
even Brights disease may result
Strengthen your kindevs, get rffl
of the pain and soreness, build
them up by the timelv use of Fol
ey’s Kidney Pills Tonic in act
tion, quick in results. For sale by
all druggists.
What Is Prayed For.
An old darkey who was asked if In
his experience prayer was ever an
swered. replied: “Well, sah. some
pra’rs is ansud an' some isn’t —’pends
on what yo’ asks fo'. Jest arter de
wah, w'en It was mighty hard scratch
in’ fo’ de culled brudren, I ’bsarved
dat w'enebber I pway de Lo’d to sen’
one o’ Massa Peyton's fat turkeys fo’
de ole man, dere was no notice took
ob’ de partition; but w’en 1 pway dat
he would sen' de old man fo* de tur
key, de ting was ’tended to befo’
sunup nex’ mornin' dead sartin.”
A Warning Against Wet Feet.
Wet and chilled feet usually af
fect the mucus membrane of the
nose, throat and lungs, and la grip,
bronchitis or pneumonia may re
sult. Watch carefully, particular
ly the children, and for the rack
ing stubborn coughs give Foley’s
Honey and Tat Cotrpcund. It
soothes the inflamed membranes,
and heals the cough quickly. Take
no substitute. For sale by all
druggist.
We Live Too Fast for Diaries.
“When the inner history of the crisis
i® told by the private diaries of to
day,” remarks the “Observer,” in ref
erence to the rather amusing political
situation of the moment. Well, we stop
there with the query: Is there a pri
vate diarist? Is there a man in this
hurried age who goes home and sits
down, tired with action, faces the
splendid industry of the diary, and
makes it up?—London Chronicle.
An Epidemic of Coughing.
is sweeping over the town. Old
and young alike are affected, and
the strain is particularly hard on
little children and on elderly peo
ple. Foley’s Honey and Tar Com
pound is a quick, safe and reliable
cure for all colds and coughs. Con
tains no opiates. For sale by all
druggists.
Water In the Desert.
Yapp, the English naturalist, who
has explored the mountain ranges of
the Malay peninsula, reports the fact,
not generally known, that in several
species of bamboo the hollow inter
nodes—the parts of the stems between
the joints—are stored with large quan
tities of naturally filtered water. The
knowledge of this fact might be of
great service in an emergency.
He Won’t Limp Now.
No more limping for Tom Moore
of Cochrau, Ga. “I had a bad sore
on my instep that nothing seemed
to help until I used Bucklen’s Ar
nica Salve.” he writes, but this
wonderful healer soon cured me.”
Heals old, running sores, u'cers,
boils, burns, cuts, eczema or piles.
Try it. Only 25c at Brown Odom
Drug Co.
Heir Apparent.
Said an up-town politician to his son:
“Look at me! I began as an inspect
or of elections, and here l am an al
derman-at-large; and what Is my re
ward? Why, when I die, my son will
be the greatest rascal in the city."
To which the young hopeful replied:
Yes, dad, when you die —but not till
tben.”
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