Evening journal., 1906-11-07

one of the most celebrated conccrt-han
singers, who a heaicccd nightly hy the
gay FOUNDERS of the worlds merriest city
with requests for n lock of her hair. 10
cut on ana distribute her beautiful tresscs
pleccmeul would he 90 spoil one OF her
chief charms, ana so the fond admirers
are satisfied with substitute lock
from the hair OF our curly friend. She
pays him well for his ringlets. and he Is,
lor the present ut least, living on the fat
of She land. Whom the deception Is dis
covered on the singer loses her popularity
he win probably nnd himself out OF a
good occupation.
Criminal Occupations.
Then there are the criminal classes
United States census worker. while
going bis rounds IA Chicago. called at
The door OF a rather gloomy house, and
was met 10y nicely dressed, dapper lit-
tlo fellow who greeted him pleasantly.
lie had shifty eye though, nnd seemed
uneasy an during the questioning pro
cess. Finally the question was reached,
"What is your occupatlonf'
Making money" promptly replied the
lad
The census enumerator. II he is Ike
census enumeators that we have met.
probably replied "Ouit your Bidding now.
get wise TO the question aud tell me
what you work at Ms on the comedy
now, what's your Job"
"On the dead level my occupations
making money replied the young man
ut the door, "lm a countcnencr."
you're too fresh Whatever you ue,"
replied the census worker as he put down
/ in the occupation blank, Information re-
fused"
That afternoon he got thinking Things
/ over. however. ANA went 90 the police
with the story. The house was raidcd
I AMI nN the ,flfDnua ftfuI t,sasa .tirIlnura4
Of husty departure ANA part nf a coun-
tcriciter's Quilt Three weeks later WHOM
the gang of spurious coumnkcrs We're
\ rounded mp, the young man who an.
swered the door confessed that he Thought
that the jig WAS up aud that the census
man was merely detective who was
after additional evidence before the house
WIS pinchCd.
couutcrfetlng is a peculiar employment.
IL q shady onG aud it requires nerve skin
Hnd ability 10 Toe a good artisan iu this
line. Another unique occupation ln the
same shady category is that Of the pro-
fcssioual heggnr, who makes q living hy
asking people Tor things. There are men.
too. who make a living hy breaking into
houses, and there are other men who make
q living by getting them out OF iail after
they have hcen caught rhe former are
known as burglars and the latter as law
yors.
The professional tramp IS. perhaps. the
strangost freak among ail strange human
beings. Wandering. wandering niways
vaudcrinr-liv by heggiag. stealing.
rohhing and sometimes even numbering
he poses as Americas only real idle class.
and set he WORKS harder 90 Ice idle uluu
NEST men. do 20 hold their jobs. lie is
very Ike the professional heggar. only
worse and dirtier IN niany ways "a crook
he Is yet in strong contrast 10 the general
run Of real crooks, such as forgers. buncu
mon. hank robbers and defaulters. who
have In most Instances refined tastes ana
high ideals. with the daily bath and per
sonal neatnesses as part of their creed
The various canings Of the crooks. how
ever. are not properly classed rs occupa
tion, and SO the great army Of the Other
side will be dismissed With this slight
secondhand Empioymcnts.
The cable dispatches recently carried
the story OF young woman who. finding
other avenues of labor CLOSED 10 her. went
on the streets Of London as a boothlack
aud made good living. Her occupation.
however, was nor quite as unique as that
OF man in the Old World who made a
practice Of buying old shoes aud taking
the pegs and nails from the solcs and
selling them over again. This occupation
Is somewhat akin 20 that OF the old.
clothes man Of our American cities. who
goes from door 20 door gathering up dis
carced garments ana buying them for i
song. Those M fairly good condition are
fixed cleaned up and put on sale in chear
clothing stores. The others are cut owe,
into suits for little boys and girls ana n,
such hud really market A discarded
mans suit once followed on its course by