Evening journal., 1892-08-25

presented TO him by his New England |
admirers.
Judge Holman, who saves so much OF !
the peoples money, has none OF his own
20 save. The clerk at the hotel where
the Judge and his wife board tells me
he is often asked for a loan of a dollar
or two TO tide the great economist over
till pay day. The judge could at any
time draw his salary in advance if he
cared 10 do so, but he has scruples
against that. When the sergeant-at-
arms cashier ran away with congress-
mems salaries two years ago and money
was voted out Of the treasury TO make
up the losses, nearly all the members
took the sums due them. Judge Hol-
man had about 800 in the safe when it
was rihed, and there is $500 now to his
credit. He says he will never draw it,
President Harrison doesn't know what
it is to be hard up nowadays, for he is
putting aside about $1,000 a year out of
his salary, but there was a day in which
a silver dollar appeared as big to him as
a cart wheel 1t was just after he was
married and he and Mrs. Harrison had
gone to housekeeping in a cottage in the
outskirts of indianapolis The rent was
only twelve dollars a month, but the
future president found it very difficult
TO pay even that much, and he used to
walk to and from his Office in order 10
save car fare.
We have in Washington official life n
number of men who have known what
it is TO "tramp for job" Amos Cum
mings used to be tramp printer, and
though he tramped principally for the
fun of the thing he was more often
without q dime than with one Amos
tells a story of how he spruced up once
on q squirt and astonished all the resi-
dents Of the town of Auburn, N. Y. The
night Amos reached the village, after
long and dusty ride ON a coal car there
was to be a dance, for which several of
Amos compositor friends held tickets
They gave Cummings one of them, more
as matter of joke than anything else,
for the future congressman didn't look
as if he would dare show himself in the
presence Of ladies.
But Amos knew all the tricks of the
trade and ne wanted TO go to that dance.
He borrowed fifteen cents 10 get a shave
with. Then he went into the printing
Office, and with pair of shears cut out
of a piece of white cardboard one of tho
neatest and most immaculate shirt fronts
YOU ever saw. Collar and cuffs Of the
same material followed, and strip Of
rich, creamy wedding" inlaid note
paper made a very handsome necktie
The trick of mixing a little kerosene and
printers ink in just the proportion to put
good shine on an old pair of shoes Amos
had learned long ago. At the ball no
one showed up &c better advantage or
attracted more attention from the ladies
than the handsome tramp printer who
now represents New York in congress.
Senator Hansbrough used TO be a good
deal of a wanderer too. He was out in
Burlington, Ia, once busted" He
tried to get a job at typesetting, but
failed. His landlord was about 10 turn
him out because his bill was unpaid. and
something had TO be DONE Hansbrougl
had made the acquaintance Of a Ken
tucl1ian who had brought over from hi.
state d lot of stock TO sell He had q
few common looking horses, cattle
sheep and one old Jimmy" Let me helI
you sell your stock said Hansbrough
to the Kentuckian. "Ill write your
animals up as blooded, give their pedi-
grees, etc, and after you sell out at fancy
prices you can give me what you can
afford out of your profit" The Ken
tuckian jumped at the chance.
A long account Of the importation of
thoroughbred Kentucky stock. with an
elaborate pedigree of each animal and
cogent reasons why the introduction OF
such blood in Iowa should be encour
aged, appeared in the next number OF
Frank Hatton's Hawkeye. being printed
without charge as a news item. There
was q rush for the blooded stock. Fancy
prices were obtained, the old Jimmy,
which the Kentuckian afterward ad
mitted he had bought for seven dollars
bringing 1915. OF course Hansbrougl
got a generous stake out. of the profits
and he says if the Iowa farmers who
bought this thoroughbred stock will for
give him he will promise never to repeat
his offense.
Frank Hatton knows what il is to b.
"broken himself. About four years ago
after an unsatisfactory newspaper ex
perience in Chicago, he rode into Wash
ington on pass He had enough money
. to pay his hotel bill and other expenses
for two weeks. In ten days he had
bought the Washington Post, paid $40,
600 cash on it and obtained control
Now he is a moderately rich man, witt
an income Of sc, 900 year. Good luck
Yes and it came to a good fellow, who
is always ready 10 help his fellows whS
! are down. Bnt there was genius in il
e too.
- Captain Meredith, the popular super
3 intendent Of the bureau Of engraving
D and printing, used 10 tramp. He was ;
printer also. He now has in his employ
5 rt a good salary, man who once helpe,
5 him from Harrisburg to Pittsburg wheI
4 the captain was ont of luck and ha,
walked from New York over the ties.
r It is no disgrace to be "broke," an,
r even the man without a dollar doesn'
= need 10 abandon hope for the future o
( love Of this splendid world.
WALTER WFILMAN.