The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-12-29

20 was born in Demarara, British
Euiana, and was christened Wilson
ECKER. At the age Of nine he raj
way. Working on the sympathy O.
,,silors by romantic but untruthful tale'
2: woe, he made voyages to Calcutta
3.ong Kong, Honolulu and England.
sfter an absence Of eighteen month";
reached home. But the fever o
ing was in his veins, and he mex
: i land journeys throughout th'
I'D States with . success that ha
: Interruption up to the present time
1887 young Becker, who, becaus'
rs nautical experience, was know,
=, the fraternity as "Sailor Kid" at
red big convention of tramps q
Nanticoke (Pa.) coal breaker. I
,'e' ided by this convention t.
y king. The convention dc
.>a candidates of about G.,
:r.-iatsy Bolivar and -
sch was popular and h;
flowing. After several unsa.
= ny 1;;!lots, numerous fights and l..
= amuilon of oceans of beer, t:
ing factions made CO
1t was agreed that the cro
-,. race the brow of the cand!
~ made the quickest trip from
:'<.s City } San Francisco and
.'s :Scw Orleans. Becker won -
down.
il en- route he CHANGED to ]
Il 80 we're allowed to RI.
.< -. crossing the western pr:
=. "uIle PATSY" Bolivar ''pl,
+ .owly in freight cars. the
: ;i.h feathers in his hair, ?
-scc and blanket over his
.pad westward in the saao's,
I'M express. This was bli
4lans schemes he found AVA
u as result he gained tn. ina..
royalty. It took twenty-six da.
ke the race for the throne, am;
= '-cnty-eightb his majesty -:
witt, the title OF 49,.
,rSylvcd the submission OF his,
: s:.ag of subjects.
ORGANIZATION seems to be the keyl
modern existence, and the tra
=. perhaps, as we'll organized as
: 'dy of peaceable, industrious, St,
70 clsans. The knights of the Ro>
- they call themselves, hold ye.
inventions and keep up regular c.
with each other by moan
sign language unintelligible say
ne initiated. These signs ina,
here to 60, what places to avoid :.
&c route taken by the maker. T.
: pear cut or cLalked on fences, are \,
',yed in paint or pencil along the I.
Inference of water tanks or rou,
,uses, and disfigure the walls of CO. i
,?epots. Door posts or gates are - "
lized for conveying international.
,yi, ''hand outs'' square meals |;
. possibility of being compelled :,
.ork for nights lodging.
One custom is common to the million
- and the tramp. Each is deniz:
- The city during the winter and sec:
=, country in the summer. But viii
10 farmer welcomes the one, the otht
an object of aversion and distrust
ave, perhaps, in haying or harvest time
Then, for large compensation, tn
knight of the road may be induced to d,
little work.
It is estimated by King Wilson I. tina
be has $4,000 subjects throughout tn
United States. He doesn't comprise il
, his number the honest poor, who ART
ooking for employment, or the capita:
site gypsies who own horses and wagon
md journey from place to place, tinker
ing broken pots and pans, making sharl
rades and devastating hem roosts ant
melon patches. His lieges are those
MY who ''don't have to work" and wh<
would fee q woodpile or q job quicke,
-; han they would pest house. The eve
resent nuisance of this great army O
leeches has become 50 intolerable tina
many States carry on their statute book
avs that might seem harsh and unreas
nable to the theoretic philanthropists
nut which, with all their severity, seen
avail little in checking the growing
vii Of voluntary idleness.