The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-21
Road Is
His j
Speciality
and the
Only Life
For Him

tiers. In the West labor agencies
Handle most of the work that is
given out. When a man wants to
work he has to obtain it through
labor agency for there Is no other
avenue open The. a gent sends the
pan to camp. In the meantime
the foreman, Is giyen TO cents.as his
share Of the agents commission.
The tforeina q wants to get more
commissions 30 he fires the man
after several weeks and sends to
the headquarters for another man.
The labor agent charges for fur
nishins the job again and he fur
nishes percentage to the foreman
That discourages the men and
they become hobos. The l1obos are
taken, advantage OF all over the
country. In the harvest country
farmers will advertise for 1000
hands while they will need only half
that many. The men will then bid
low for the Jobs and wages will be
kept down.
Il became a hobo in an entirely
different, way. Iswas an orphan ana
when s years old was taken on board
a ship as q cabin boy. followed
the sea until almost IA years old. i
saw many interesting places and the
desire to travel filed me. l have
never quit and never shall. / am
a specialist in my line and would
not change for something else.
The world Is mine ana I think 1
earn a living in it. I do not beg. /
earn my way. OF course I take
things free. 1 SO to the public
library and help myself to the truths
In the books there. but / do not
harm the public when I do that. Il
enrich myself without it costing
anyone else anything.
Il have read many fine books and
have seen nearly all the best plays.
I have seen nearly every Shake
speare play and have attended nearly
every big event In the country. 4
have been to the aviation meets and
to the worlds fairs. one night /
landed in Boston with only Is cents
In my pocket. Hamlet, was In
town. so bought a seat in the mtg
ger heaven and saw the play. That
night slept on q park bench.
Il learn much from people i
meet. When 1 go into a city lsoften
meet with the men of brains there.
I exchange my Views OF philosophy
and learn from them. / carry; a
pocket dictionary with me. One
day I heard the word lorgnette. hut
could not get the idea OF what 1t
looked like. then went to- q de-
partment store and asked to be
shown one. I was directed to- the!
department where they, we're sold
and there was shown one. I al!
ways ask questions of men and
keep my eyes open.
81 also steal rides on trains. You
may think that Is wrong and 4 am
ready TO admit someone has TO pay
for the rides, but u am always on
the alert when on q train. i am
tho eyes OF the train and am guard
ing II against accidents. / have never
prevented q wreck but GONE day /
expect to-. believe Iyonce saved
a life OF a boy. He was riding on
the freight bumpers and the train
was running down grade. i knew
when the train struck he would be
jolted OIL. I.crawled to the edge OF
the car and reached for him and
lifted him from his place of peril.
The boy may not have been
killed and perhaps ought not to
mention my act but 1 believe I
saved him.
HOBO LIFE TAKES
CONCEPT OUT OF MEN.
The life Of the hobo is not one
for boys. but It is good for men. It
takes the conceit out Of them. 1t
makes them rub up, against men
ana they can see how worthless
they are. There Il danger an the,
time Of them becoming buns, but
y q man goes ont determined to be /