Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-17
1.-THE RAMBLER" ARRIVES
ON SCHEDULE TIME
A No, 1, Most Noted Tramp in
the World, Philosopher, Phil
anthropist and Litterateur,
Drifts in From Chicago,

~ DldHoncu on the ~ IhlhiuS III LEY tt
or the great wall of China-"A No.
l." with the date and an arrow under
II"
&c YOU haven't, watch for It ana
Vou'll hn sure to set the signature
OF the worlds most famous tramp,
with the date OF his visit and the way
he was going.
"A No. /" arrived In Albuquerque
last night. When he arrived, or how
h" arrived, is q profound mystery.
The mysterious w%anderer, however,
few minutes after the arrival of Santa
Ie train No. Z. and readers are left
to draw their own conclusions. The
rambler paid a high compliment to the
Santa Fe detective force last night.
saving that the sleuths were about as
clover as any he had ever met.
Il have had a pretty hard time got
ting ovcr the Fanta Fc from La Junta
to Albuquerque" said "A NO. t. last
night. But | like the Santa Fe ahd
! make friends With every Santa Re
detective | meet. OF curse, it's their
duty to try to prevent me from ridins
the Santa Fe rains The way | look
at 1t. is that there are two sides to the
game. My side of the play is to try
10 beat the railroad company and ride
free. The other side is to try and
make me pay by fare or keep me off
the trains.
The mysterious ramble has travel
ed altogether 1862 miles for the
total sum OF $7.61 expended FOR car
fare.
"A No. /" is Il little man, stockily
built. with gray eyes INC clear cut
features and is lighting quick in his
movements. His father was q E'ren-
Gilman and his mother English, but
that's all OF his family history he mas
ever told. The rambler was born in
san Francisco and is nearly forty years
old. He has passed through Albu-
querque several times, but has not
stopped here since 1SS3, A~lbuduerquo
at hat time was q rather small VIII
lage ana MarshalMcNHlltn OF that day
took IL upon himself TO put IA NO. T.
in Jail.
Although it has beers neerlystWenV-
si.; years ago, the raippler last night
said shat hes rem ef1ft5Nred distinctly
that he was bailed out OF jail by Tor
lima and Helweg. e~arpctand shoe NOR
chants, who conductedMa business on
Central avenue for many years. both
of which gentlemen haye been dead
for a number Of years.
"A No. !" wears good clothes ana
carries a handsome gold watch. ON
the road he wears q jumper and over
alls. When he reaches a place to
light" he sheds his travelling clothes
and stop at good hotels. The ramb-
Ter does not look In the least like n
tramp, but Is quite q dignified person
age, resembling in appearance n bro
kor or banker.
This prince of hobocs will remain in
Albuquerque two or three days, when
he win leave for III Paso. He has
rode over the Santa Re from Chicago
to A%lhuuucrqne. although he doesn't
denv that he walked on various oc-
caslons when walking was good. And
he inends to ride on q Santa Fe pas
scnger train to lei Paso. It may
be however, that the santa 70 detec-
tiyes on the Rio Grandc divisions viii
have better luck in preventing "A No.
/" from stealing rides than did the
officers on The New Mexico division.
"A No. 1" divides the genus tramp
into three species-the distillery
fromp Tho kid trnmp and the scenery
tramp. He places himself in the last
class those who travel only to see
thc world and can't stop anywhere.
M has M regard for the distillery
tromp ana the kid tramp he looks
mon with q pItying eve and tries to
send home.
Tn his wanderings "A No. /" has
crossed the American continent fifty
four fimpS. He has been around the
world tbree times and has visited every
continent exce,t Australia. In his ira
vols ne has learned to speak four IAN
guanes r%nentlv. He has cooked his
mullipon stew ON the banks of the
headwaters of the Amazon and on the
boncb az Alden. Arabia. His adven-
tnres as he ters them. keeps his hear
or s%nellbo1nd for he has known and
lived thn inner life of the peoples of
me- world. ANA has seen and learned
what no tourist of casual visitor can
o,ar homo ia SOC or learn.
Aithouph the railroads have not
benefited much bv "A No. II in the
wav or enlarginp their passenger re-
ceints he has "a host of friends among
tb, railroad detectives. His pocket-
hook is fnll Of cards signed hv those
foes of The hoboes. most of them bear
in, ~. simnIe inscription. "A No.
is O X"
ne also includes railroad presidents
among his friends. for he has during
his prevented several wrecks.
ana carries testimonials to.the effect
maj H. has saved several roads 4hou-
9,nds of dollars bv living them time
* notice of broken break beams or