The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-01-17
NOTED oHAHA M1sER
Worth SIM ell fortune But L yes On
Feyy q, nts DaiIV,it !.

Worth SIM ell fortune But Lives ON
Few q, nts Dailv.
With s50,JJ0 i'll the. bank. and as
much more invested in tax titled In
Omaha, Lincoln, Danver anL other
Western cities, A. j. Seaman, a we'll
known character of Omaha, mas red1c.
ed his living expenses to the mlnin.
um. Spending orlu % cents daily for
board auu room anu 1873 Than S.
year for clpJhi ug. Fashion, either IN
clothing, his room or his table cuts nc
figure vi b III, old MAI. he has limi-
ted his board Dill to Is cent3 each day
and has maintained tnat .tandard for
many years. And I guess I git
along bout as well as any other fellow
be tYs.
II guess live about as cheap as
any man in the Uaited S5ates," says
Seaman. ANY man can live on an
economical basis all right II he will
Just watch expenses. ','P .ople hav
oeen lying abou me-. They say I don't
spend but cents a day On bread ana
meat a I'd coff,s and tea. It's lie. I
spend Is cents every day, and. have
not tasted ct flee nor tea for nearly
thirty years. I dent mind people
telling the truth about LIE but dJnt
want no lies."
Seaman is a tax title buver, and
annually makes a Pilgrimage from
O naha through the Western cities,
going as far as Denver and Kansas
City. He invests $50, In this bus
mess, and as fast as he c.n dispose +
a piece Of p:operi y on which he,holds
a claim be, transfers his money Into
new titles. "l'm glad I aln't got no
kin folks" says Seaman. KIN folks
always want you to help tnem oui
with little money. I aint got any
and I'na glad I amt.
DO you see these shoes?" said Sea
man, holding up substantial boot
I bought EN- at secondhand store
Gave SO cents for em. That was twt
years ago, and I'll wear them for an
other year at least. I d)nG throw
away no money on cobble1s, either.
When my shues need mending I 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 a dol
lar for them and bought them new,
Tney were the first pants I boug'
from q store for fifteen years. My
vest cost 10 cents at a Isec,nd hand
store and my coat another 20 cents.
1 got beat on this coat, though. 1t
amt near as good as one I bought for
Is cents about four years ago. And
the hat cost me another 10 cents, too.
I bought it from man who had jnst
bought q new hat. I saw him come
out uf a hat store aad I braced him
and got his old hat. It's q pretty
good fit. And he gave my dime to
the clerk and told him to buy ci.
gar with it. That's mighty wasteful,
and that clerk will never be worth
any thing unless he quits smoking.
but say, I got bargin In my
summer hat. Went down last winter
and bought strw hat for cents.
Then I put 1t away, and when sum
mer came was ready with my new
straw hat" @ u ltlng his entire W; J.
robe, Seamanswas dressed in less than
92 worth If clothing.,
Some years ago Seaman and friend
''bached" and at that time Seaman
figured that he was spending OIL 90 a
week for his meals. That was to
expensive, 80 I left that friend. 1t
only costs ma s1. .05 when I live alone
he says. Frequently Seaman buys a
a loaf of bread or pie and takes IL
home with him where he eats it In
his rom.
"And I've got the coal trust beat
all 10 pieces" he says. How Is
tha,?" well. 1 don't use any coel
at all. 1 sJav down town until bed
time. Teen I 90 home and go right
to bed. When get up in the m 7rn
ing, and eat my bread and take a
glass of cold water, 1 get right down
town. So, you see, 1 haven't got the
least u % for FIRE. And that's how
I beat the coal trust Il was extra
hungry this me rning, and my break
] fast cost s cents. I know 1t was ex
pensive, but I wanted some thing ex-
ira today. But I made up on 1t at
supper and kept within my limit OF
Is cents for the day."
Sesnon Ia a n ember Of the Young
Mems Christian ass ociation and spends
almost all his time in that building.
Here he transacts all his business,
and thus escapes paying office rent.
He is davout student Of the Bible,
and in his younger days was member
of the Congregational church. How:
ever, he is now inclined to scoff at the
sectarian question and stands for a
broader view Of the Bible and its
teachings. 'Scms people in this
world want to make a great spludge, "
says the old man. Instead of pay
ing their debts they make new ones
whenever they can get credit. But
you bet 1 don't"
Cheated the GallOWs.
Booker Glass, . negro confined In