The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-17
NOTED CNaEA MISSR
Worth S:usn Fortune But Lives on
Few e. nts Daily.

Worth S:usl fortune But Lives ON
Few G, nts Daily.
With $50, 800 III the bank and as
much more invested in tax titles in
Omaha, Lincoln, Denver and other
Western cities, a. J. Seaman, a We;
known character Of Omaha. has rEdac.
ei his living expenses to the minin-
um, Spending orlv - cents daily Tor
board ana roon ana less Than s5
wear for clothing. Fashion, either IN
clothing, his room or his table cuts no
hsure with 1hs old MAJ. he has lini-
ted his board bill 60 Is cents each DAY
acG has maintained that >tardard lor
MANY years. And I guess I git
along bout as well as any other Fellow
he SAYS.
Il guess l live about as cheap as
aay uau in the United States" says
Seaman. ANY man can live on an
economical basis all Right II be Will
lust 9atch expenses. P~op!e have
been lying abouj me. They say | don't
spend but cents Gay on bread ane
neat and coGse and tea. It's lie. l
spend Is cents every day, and i nave
not tasted c( fee nor tea Tor Neatly
thirty years. l dent mind people
telling the truth about ne but don't
nantnc lies. y !,
Seaman is a tax title buVer, and
annually makes a pilgrimage from
Omaha through the Western cities
soiug as far as Denver and Kansas
CITY. He invests $50, 600 IN this bus
mess, and as tasu as be can dispose q
a piecs Of property on which he:holds
4 claim he transfers his money into
asw titles. I'm GLAD amt got no
kin folks says Seaman. kin folks
always want you to help them ous
With a little money. l amt got any
and ra glad l Amt.
do you see these shoes?" said Sea
man, holding up a substantial boot.
I Bought EN- at secondhand store.
Gave so cents for enc. That was TWO
years ago, and I'll wear them for an
osher year at least. l d)nt throw
away 60 money on cobbleIs, either.
When my Shoes mead mencing l just
do 1t myself I put this sole on with
a piece OF leather and some carpet
tacks. But it's good just the same.
Then these trousers. paid dol,
lar for them and bought them ne".
Tney were the first pants l bought
| from a store Tor fifteen years. My
vest cost 10 cents a5 a second hand
store and my coat another 20 cents.
got beat on this coat, though. Il
Amt near as good as one I bought fo]
Is cents about fur years ago A:c
the hat cost me another 10 ceLts, TOO.
thought it from nan who had jast
boUgat a new hat. saw him come
out VI a nat store AID l braced hin
and got his old bat. It's a pretty
good 65. AID he gave ny ciue tt
the clerk AID told him to tug q CT
gar with it. That's mighty waste1ul,
and that clerk will never bs worth
Eanything unless ne quits smoking.
But say, I got bargin IL my
summer hat. Went down last winter
ard bought q strw bat for cents.
Then I put it away, and when sum.
mer came las ready with my new
straw hat" Counting his entire ward
robe, Seaman. was dressed IN less than
81 worth { + 81 thing.
Some years ago Seam n and a friend
;'bached" and at that time Seaman
figured that he was spending 81 % q
week for his meals. That was too
expensive, so LETT that friend. 1t
only costs me- .05 when | live alone
be says. Frequently Seaman bugs a
!ost CT bread or pie and takes it
home With him where he eats it IN
bis rcoS1.
ARD I re got tie coal trust beat
al to pisces" he says. bow Is
that?" Well, don't use any c,al
at all. stay down town until: bed
tine. Then 90 home and so right
to bed. When I get up in the morn
ing, and eat my bread and take a
glass OF cold water, get right down
town. So, ycu see, l haven't got the
least use for FIRE. And that's how
I beat the coal trust. II was extra
hungry this morning, and my break
fast cost 5 cents. I know it was ex
pensive, but l wanted somsthirg ex'
ira today. But I made up oa it at
supper and kept within my limit OF
Is cents for the day"
Seamon Is a u ember CT the Young
Mems Christian association and SPENDS
almost all his time IN that building.
Here he t,auSacts all his business,
and thus esca pes paying cfice rent.
lie is a devouS student Of the Bible,
and in bis younger days was member
OF the Congregational church. bow.
ever, be is now inclined to scCf at the
sectarian question and stands for a
broader view Of the Bible and its
teachings. 'Scms people in this
world want to make great spludge,
says the cid man. Instead OF pay
ing their debss they make new ones
! o,y, nroSit RI1t