The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
THE ORDER or HoRoa.

II may not oe generally known. hut
the police say Il IS a fact that there 10
such a thing as a professional hobo. Not
the everyday tramp VINO just Loaf around
seeking for back-door handouts and stay
ing as Nong IN a place as the eonstaeulafy
will let him. but the professional tourist
who Is on the go all abe time. trave,inS
all over the land In s5de-d0or PuilVans.
on brakebcams. up on the roofs % pas
senger coaches. and on The band bag
gage. This genius Of mankind Is thor
ough.y organized. too. and they maxi ap
vast army. With a sign language all
their own. the passes ard key known oufy
30 Themselves. They know all the time.
too, where their leaders are. in fact can
with a lhtie effort keep Informed as 90
the whereabouts % any one Of sheir
number although u may have been a year
or two since they have met and % course
they never take the trouble 70 write let
tiers. This is accouFp as'led by meas e
their accepted system OF = gns. the hero
glyphics Of which may be seen a; ainIrss
any time at railroad water tanks. on gate
posts. and not infrequentiy on the SIDE
walks. For instance some one % them
may hit this CITY today. ~ he comes inio
town be fra thing watches Tor The water
tank. There he gets on, reg.HterH as %
were. that g. writes with cnsik ais name.
when he got 10. where he come frosn. and
where he 81 gong when hs leaves here.
The next one coming ia reads that. and
tells all the others ne meets All about j..
OF course all this iuforma ton b. rot given
50 anyone but one of The numDef can un-
derHtsud =. since perhaps the 1900 may
90 wanted ~ come ether Ciiy hY the al-
thorities and anxious % Ieat1 wasre be
Is. Usually each has his 0Zn p~cuI1T
name. often given him as deHc1pfive y
tndicat - u Some trait This H4ekHar ss
Is ghe one b. which he is kaoEn 20 lie
fraternity. and which 40 rtK.rsrs IS
water taayz. and even on fne police
cocket Then ne pats say q simple cross
or letter x above bel0H or IT The End
% bs name. rs position meaning some
thing Then by means ~ nRures - let
ters. or po-sssliy Character writer ia cFr-
tain positions about The cross o. ~
tells which direction he intends EoirE anf
such other Information as BE- may dsaire.
Once every year. Usually T. the fsH. hey
al drift toEstn~T - sorns point aEree4-
upon. and Hs8en Az ~ bold reani9u ard
sunasl election q of1eers Ore - fhsss
meeting polnfs is - a gso4rt IN ths Ind "a
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TIA - the national Fztherizr. vhsr noted
ana notorious amos from AZ over ne
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