Mexico Missouri message., 1900-11-29
THE "RlCHEST" ~
" AND "POOREST."

puDIlc. Hc MESSAtb lOpcS ludI
every young man, especially, will
give it a careful reading. You
may get lesson or two thcrefrom;
In his letters to young men, the
wealthy Coils p. Huntington adj
vised them to keep away from col
leges.
Young Howard +. Huntington
is heir to the late Coils Hunting
tons millions, and is going against
the advice of his uncle, but living
without the influence the old man
objected to in college life.
Howard Huntington is the rich
est freshman in Harvard. Law
renee Murray Crosbie is the poor
est. Crosbie is the son of "A poor
minister who lives in the little
town of Salem, la.
Young Huntington came across
the country in his private car and
Crosbie travelled on cattle cars,
the blind baggage" and work
ing his way.
In the eyes of the college both
men are equal. Both have equal
rights and privileges. Both live
about the same life, Huntington
because he wishes to, Crosbie be-
cause he must.
Huntington has wealth and
common sense. Crosbie has no
capital but that of undaunted grit
and level head.
At Harvard Huntington is IL
voiding all display. He is living
IA simple, democratic life that cx-
cites the wonder and admiration of
all. Crosbie, with the money he
brought with him, is working his
way thru by every effort.
These two men are classmates
Huntington lives in the best of the
dormitories which the college owns.
Crosbie has Il room in an outside
house, where he tends the furnace
for his rent. Huntington, how
ever, has broken all records. He
loves democracy, and eats, there
fore, in Randall Hall, the cheapest
boarding place in Cambridge.
Crosbie knows him, for Crosbic
earns his board by waiting on the
table. Huntington often receives
his food from Crosbie.
Crosbie is making every effort to
live by himself. He fitted in Exc
ter Academy. Scholarships and
odd jobs paid his way. Then he
went back two years ago to see
his mother and father, at Salem,
Ia. He Travelled as Il tramp. Day
and night he huddled into corners
of freight or cattle ears, worked |
when he could. And even walked |
for miles, with other hoboes whom
he met. He was chased time and
again by police for track walking,
but he says thGt no cop" could |
catch him.
On his way back from Califor-
MIA he stopped at Salem. He sent
his baggage on ahead, collect. He
dressed in his better clothes. lay
ing aside the tramp garb he wore.
He went to his people, spent IL
week with them, then left for the
East. They supposed he had mon
cy and do not know the struggles
he has had.
Tho his home is in Salem, la. |
he went to California to work for
II Los Angeles paper. He was to
write stories for an Eastern Syn
dicate. For II time the money
came to him. But it stopped sud
denly and, AS often in his life, he
found himself without money. 1t
was the 22d of August. College
would open i'll IA month. He had .
but $50 and his problem was to
get back to Cambridge. He had
solved the problem of cross-coun-
try 'hoboing' before. He did it
again. With $50 he left Los An.
gcles. Fifteen of this he spent
going to Albuquerque, n, NJ He
landed there with but 81 to finish
MS long journey across the CONT
lent.
But luck was his way and he
to reach New York. \
title odd job here and there had
Kept his money up, and he had
over $3. But how to get to Bos,
ON! He went to Fall River. For
connie of dollars MS n brihr to