The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-05

TRAMP SPENDS
FEW DAYS HERE
A NO. I, KNOWN IN EVERY CITY
IN THE WORLD, DROPPED IN
FOR A FEW DAYS AND LEFT
LAST NIGHT AS MYsTERIousLY
AS He cAME-eoT NAME HERE
YEARS AGO.

After spending a couple of days in
Pensacola, visiting old haunts and re-
newing his acquaintance, No. 1,
perhaps the most unique, eccentric
and original wanderer on the road
today, left last night for Montgomery
and Birmingham, and neither he nor
anyone else knows where else. If you
see somewhere around the depot the
inscription "A No. l." with an arrow
on either side and an arrow beneath
you will know that this hobo philoso-
pher, author and humanitarian has
passed that way, the arrow beneath
pointing to the direction in which he
went on his continuous journey, which
will probably end only when he is
oyertaken by death.
Is World Famous.
A No. l is undoubtedly the most
famous and best known tramp in the
world. and knows as many famous
people as any man In the world, prob
ably. He carries with him at all
| times a collection of newspaper clip
rings and letters which prove every
assertion which he makes and show
| that he has done all of the things he
i claims to have done. Included in this
| collection, which he carries in book
/ which he calls his million dollar book,
i ere the autographs of Theodore Roose-
velt, President Taft and numerous
tiers and recommendations from prom
inent railroad officials and business
men in all lines of business and from
all parts of the world.
Among his effects also are several
hundred full page newspaper articles
about aim, taken from the leading
! daily Hapers OF America, many OF
them containing numerous illustra
tons and photographs, showing him
in travelling costume and otherwise
Pal of Jack London.
Il A No. l is an old pal of Jack Lon
don, with whom he tramped for some
time He lies to talk about his old
with much interest. He can talk t.
you for hours of the experiences they
had on the road together.
Would Save Young Boys.
One OF the peculiarities about this
famous tramp is that, while he says
he never intends to stop roaming uI
and down the face of creation unit
he reaches the end Of his journey
which will be in the world beyond
the grave, he says 1t is his mission IL
life to rescue young boys from tn,
road. Everywhere he goes he is look
ing for the boys who are just starting
on the road and always makes 1t
point to try and induce them to re
turn to their homes. He advise
|
When q young boy comes to you
door to ask for something to eat d.
not turn him down but give II to hin
and ask him why he don't go home,
he says. In this way, A No. says
the young tramps can be made to be
come homesick and to return to thei
homes before the wanderlust ha.
seized too firm a hold upon them.
Remember" he says, that ever,
hobo you see has a mother somewher
waiting for him"
Nearing 100000 Mark.
A No. began his rowing when
boy eleven years old and has don
nothing else up to the present time
He is now .thirty-nine years of ag
onc has record of every mile he ha
Travelled. When he reached Pensacol
a Cay OF two ago he had finished II
sour hundred and ninety ninth thou
sand, one hundred and fiftieth mile @
his ceaseless journey. He can tell yo
in a few seconds by referring TO hi
ever ready boow just where he was O
any day in any year since he bega
$ travelling.
Got Name In Pensacola.
: No. is the only name by whic
= this unusual man is known to any
ii body and he says he got the name |
. Pensacola soon after he took to til
: road. He was then a youngster an
1
tramp, whom he left in this city. A
: he was leaving, he says, his travelin
= mate said to him: kid, you have al
y ways been A. No. with me. Keep
: up, make it your aim to be always /
A No. at all times and in all places
IS And he has,
y He likes to tell Of the time sever
= years ago, when he was arrested by
n deputy sheriff in this county for bear
: ing his way on train and remembel
II the man who arrested him-even h
IS nickname which would be readi
p recognized by nearly any Pensacolis
+ if it were printed here.
- Life is Full of Pathos,
The life Of this man, who Is indet
Il humanitarian. is full of Patio
= when one listens to his adventur'
and at the same time hears him az
monish parents to try to keep the
| children at home. He has ample pro
of numberless instances where he h;
proven himself a benefactor to your
boys who had drifted away fro
home.
He is well known to almost eve
high railroad official and carries
number of testimonials, showing no
he has prevented wrecks on the ros