Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-11-17

than tnat, we would suggest to the
supreme lodge Of J. o. T. T. that this
article be issued in convenient pocket
form so that it may be distributed to
all the members of the fraternity.
The Century, while not uphclding
the cause, seeks to promote its well
fare, by Offering many valuable sugges-
tions as to the best begging and feed
ing grounds through the United States,
also kindly pointing out the localities
to be avoided.
Hobo" is the authorized appellation
by which the members of the 1. o. T.
T. are distinguished from their erring
and fallen-from-grace brothers who
are on the road looking for work.
From the hoboes point OF view the
United States is geographically diyid-
cd about as follows; North comprises
the entire Canadian frontier; East in
cludeS the country set off by a line
drawn from the Canadian frontier
through Chicago to st. Louis thence
to Washington and the Atlantic coast:
West is the country north Of a line
from St. Louis to San Francisco and
west of the line from st. Louis to
Chicago then north; South is all the
country south of the line from the
Atlantic coast through st. Louis to
San Francisco but is divided into the
''NiggeTlandn and the Coast" Each
section Of country has its principal
city for the hOboes' headquarters; in
the south New Orleans is the capital
city and their haven during the winter
months. Anyone With a glass eye
could see that the hoboes were well
aware of this by noticing the gangs
that pass through here every day head
cd for that point.
During the Worlds Fair the Chi
cago Tribune gave impartial and ex-
haustiye reports of the congress of
authors, the congress of doctors, the
congress Of religions, and so on through
the category Of all the congresses, not
forgetting the congress Of tramps that
net last month.
Mr.. Percy Lovelace, President of the
National Brotherhood Of Perlpatetic
Itinerants, was regarded as something
Of dude by the rank and file of the
brotherhood. He wore a green drop
curtain over one eSeand smoked cigar
cites. One of his shoes was fashion
able tan and the other well yentila-
ted arctic, but they both harmonizcd
with his trousers, which were OF the
black and tan pattern. He wore his
seersucker open in front. He also
wore it open in the back and under the
arms, but the point aimed at here is
that he wore it in spite o. the fact that
its original owner must have been 4
man of half his dimensions. His straw
hat, which bad been saved from a rail-
road wreck, was encircled by a red
band and had dormer windows and
| trap doors in the roof. The face Mr..
Lovelace brought with him for this
occasion wore the perpetual blush Of
extreme modesty, deepening into a
rich purple at the blunt end of lis
nose, and shaded about his chin and
jaws with a black stubble that would
have turned the edge of any razor and
had to be broken off when it got too
long.
President Lovelace opened the Item
Grants Convention with an address,
masterful and eloquent up TO certain
point, but constant and ruthless inter
ruptions so disconnected him that he
gave it up in despair and preceded di-
rectly to business.
Upon the subject Of "Good Roads
he spoke as follows: zone Of the sub
jects for discussion by this parliment
OF tourists is the improvement OF coun-
try roads. The newspapers and mag
azines have had much to say on this
subject OF late, and 1t seems to me that
we ought to be heard from-ws who
are more interested perhaps, than any
other class Of people In the country
We want good roads. We want every
road 10 the United States converted
into a boulevard with shady parks on
each side. Measures are being adopt
ed every year for ameliorating the
condition OF other classes, while we
are left to stumble along over rough,
hilly roads and rest in dusty fence cor
ners. IL is tiue we asserted our
rights. Voice; "Now ye're barkin'"
You allknow what annoyance we are
compelled to undergo. Why, In some
sections the roads are so bad that We
are obliged to take to the railroads
and walk on ties; ties that are so close