The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-19
NOTED 0KARA MIsER
Worth small fortune nut Lives On
Few 3. nts Daily.

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Few 3. nts Daily.
With 500, 90 lii the bank and as
much more invested In tax titles in
omaha; Lincoln. Denver and other
Western cities, a. J.. Seaman, q we'll
known character of Omaha, has reduc.
cd his living expenses to the minim.
UNI, Spending only % cents daily for
board ana room ana 1858 than s5
year for clothing. Fashion, either in
clothing, his room or his table cuts no
figure vi n tn, old man. He has limi.
ted his board bill to Is cents each day
aud has maintained that standard for
many years. And I guess I git
along bout as we'll as any other fellow
he SAYS.
II guess l live about as cheap as
any man in the United States" says
Seaman. ANY man can live on an
economical basis all right IL he will
lust watch expenses. People have
been lying about me. They say l don't
spend but z Z cents a day on bread and
meat and coffs, and tea. It's q lie. I
spend Is cents every day, and I have
not tasted CT flee 0 tea for nearly
thirty years. l dent mind people
telling the truth about noe but I don't
want no lies"
Seaman is q tax title buyer, and
annually makes a pilgrimage from
Omaha Through the Western cities,
going as far as Denver and Kansas
City. He invests $780, 900 In this bus
mess, and as fast as he can dispose of
q piece OF property on which he, holds
a claim he transfers his money into
new titles. I'm glad l amt got no
kin folks" says Seaman. KIN folks
always want you to help them out
with a little money. l Amt got any
and FRA glad l amt.
DO you see these shoes?" said Sea
roam, holding up q substantial boot.
| bought I'M at o second. hand store.
Gave so cents for EN-. That was two
years ago, and IIl wear them for an
other year at least. 1 don't throw
away no money on cobblers, either.
When my shoes nesd mending l just
do 1t myself. / put this sole on with
q piece Of leather aud some carpet
tacks. But it's good just the same.
Then these trousers. / paid a dol.
lar for them ard bought them new.
They were the first pants L bought
from a store for fifteen years. My
vest cost 10 cents at a isecond. hand
stor. and my .coat another 20 cents.
[ got beat on this coat, though. II
Amt near as good as mi l bought fol-
Is cents about four years ago. And
the hat cost me another 10 cents, TOO,
l bought it from q man who had jnst
bought a new hat. l saw him come
out Uf q hat store aad | braced him
and got his old hat. It's a pretty
good fit. Ard he gave my dine tt
! the clerk and told him to buy q ci
gar with 1t. That's mighty wasteful
aud that clerk will never bs worth
anything unless he quits smoking.
But say, l got q bargin In ny
summer hat. Went down last white
aud bought a strw hat for 2 cents
Then l put 1t away, and when sum
mer came | vas ready with my new
straw hat" Counting his entire ward
robe, SeamansWas dressed in less thar
!, 81 worth tf cl >thing.
} Some years ago Scam IN and q FRIEND
'bached" and at that time Seaman
l figured that he was spending 81 20 q
, week for his meals. THAT was to,
expensive, so l left that friend. IL
( only costs ma $1.05 when l live alon,
he says Frequently Seaman buys
a Loaf Of bread or a pie and takes +
home with him where he eats it fl
his room.
AND I've got tie coal trust beat
thai?" Well, l don't use any CA
at all. stay down town until bed
time. Then l 20 home and go right
to bed. When | get up in the morn
ing, and eat my bread and take 8
glass of cold water, l get right down
town. So, you see, J. haven't got the
least use for q fire. And that's how
beat the coal trust. II was extra
hungry this morning, and my break
fast cost 8 cents. / know 1t was ex
pensive, but l wanted some thing ex
ira today. But / made up on it a.
supper and kept within my limit o
Is cents for the day"
Seamon Ia q n ember Of the Young
nt0ho oilIiooiah dsS !ClGtlOH 8nu SpGnOs
almost all his time In that building
} Here he transacts all his business
and thus escapes paying Office rent
lie is a devout student Of the Bible
and in his younger days was a member
OF the Congregational church. How
ever, he is now inclined to scCff at thu
sectarian question and stands for o
broader view Of the Bible and It's
teachings. Some people in thi.
world want to make a great spludge,'
says tue old man Instead Of pay
Ing their debbs they mako new one
whenever they can get credit. But