Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-02-01
A NO. | HITS CITY
Known as King of Tramps
All Over the World
Odd Character Afflicted With
Wanderlust for Many Years.
Since 1883 Has Covered
453,SO0 Miles on Rail-
roads Without Pay
ing Fare.

railroad on a regular passenger train,
but he did not ride in a coach and
did not pay any railroad fare. He
came in the tender, hiding under
some coal.
"A man who can ride twenty-four
miles, on a two-car train, which
makes as many stops as that train
and not get put off, is going some,
said A No, |, when he literally
blew into the Enterprise office.
Have you ever seen queer caba-
listic sign painted on fences and
barns along the railroad right OF
way or carved artistically into shan
ties, water tanks, ETC., "A No. l,
with the date and an arrow beneath
it?
IF you never seen it, watch foI
it, and you will be surprised to no.
tice for how many years some OF
these marks have been decorating
those above mentioned places. Ii
is queer sign, yet it means that
"A No. t." the worlds most famous
tramp, has passed through and has
left behind him a mark showing the
date and direction that he Was jour
neying.
This man makes his transient ex'
penses by the sale Of two booklets
the first being Life and Adventures
of A No. l." which tells of his trav-
els among tramps all over the world
Thesecond, Hobo Camp Fire Tales,
is a true story of the pitiful hard
ships on the road. Both show the
dark side of tramp life, 40 that any
restless boy will get a good idea o.
its disgusting features. They car
be purchased at Adams Candy
Kitchen, and upon all trains, fol
Is cents and are worth every cent
of it in keeping boys at home.
lie is well known to all the loca
railroad men, yet no one has evel
heard his story, nor that his fame
rests on actual facts. 1t will nc
doubt be interesting to repeat the
same here.
He has hoboed since 1888 593,8O(
miles, and has spent only $.64 on
railroad fare.
He has been around the worlC
three times. He is a linguiSt anC
speaks and writes in four languages
He has prevented more than twenty
wrecks; wears a $50 suit Of clothes
and a gold watch; keeps his name
secret, and does not chew, smoke
drink or gamble.
TRAMP NAMED HIM.
A tramp gave him his name III
1883. kid, you're all right" de-
clared the older one, at the end of g
particularly hard journey. You're
A No. l." The title has since stuck
and the wanderer has more than
lived up to it, or if ever hobo's life
could be said to be a success, it is
that of this fellow. He travels In
overalls and jumper, but after ar
irving in a town, divests himself OF
these and appears in a neat suit;
is always clean shaved and has a
very PROSPEROUS appearance.
He has memorandum book full
of cards and letters given him by
road officials. Many of these state
that he has prevented the possible
loss of human life and property by
telling train operators when beat
ing his way of broken car wheels
and other disarrangements, and ne
has prevented serious wrecks and
disasters. He has been in five
wrecks, but luckily has never been
hurt.
He also has an autograph letter
from Jack London, telling of their
companionstip on the road together
in 1894,
IS LINGUIST
During his travels A No. has
learned four languages, English,
German, French and Spanish. His
parents were of the French and
German nationalities, but he was
born in San Francisco.
His toilet set is complete,
though it takes little room to carry
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