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FAMOUS TRJtMP IN
ABBEVILLE SATURDAY
"A No. 1" Rambles Into City
and Out.
SIGNATURE ON FURNITURE FACTORY.
Has Traveled More Than 500,
000 Miles-Has Hoboed
Since 1883., |
Have you ever seen a queer eabalistie'
sign painted on depots, fences and barns
along the railroad rights-01-way or carvea
artistically into shanties, water tanks, etc.,
"A No. 1," with the date and arrows be
neath it?
If you have never seen it, you now have
the opportunity, as it now adorns the old
furniture factory and many other places
in town.
This man, whose only known name is
this sobriquet, "A No. 1," visited Abbeville?
Tuesday aud made & personal citll ofl The
Press and Banner and gave some very in
teresting experiences cf his roving life.
He is very modest and desired us not to
make his Identity knoirn, and no oiie
knew of his presence nere except ine
members of our office force.
His fame as a tramp rests upon actual
facts, and it will no doubt be interesting
to repeat here:
He has hoboed since 1883, 500,000 miles
and has spent only $7.61 for rfUln&d fare.
He has been around the world three
This Brand on till
What the Eagle it to
4-7 1
Will hurry forward tliat
fruit like early planted *
tain early planted cotton
We would be glad to
J. H. PARK
THE SOUTHERN C01
ABBEVl]
<1 Hi i Hi
?rr' ' "iTni i iiotiVHiiVi. in i -i-^.
Idition
vill after
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these Stamps will
h you may make 2
collection will be j
Star
$1.00 yard
00 yard
Muslin Un
We have gone th
Muslin Underwear ;
ird.
uroy
Skirts this
:r yard.
Dresses
> to select
:gardless of
are overstocked, s
them 20 per cent,
nal price.
Millir
Every day the e:
us something new
ment, so at all tin
on getting the very
at lowest possible p
Don't F
times, keeps his name a secret, does not
chew, smobe, drink, or gamble.
A trump gave him his name in 1883
'Kid, you are all right," declared an older
tramp to him, at the end of a particular
hard journey. "You are A No. 1."
This title has stuck and the wanderer
has more than lived up to it, for if ever a
hobo's life could be said to be a success, it
is that of this man.
He travels in overalls and jumper, but
after arriving In town divests himself of
these and appears in a neat suit; Is always
clean shaven and has a very prosperous
appearance.
TT " 1 " K/\rvlr fill t t\f f?Q f/lc
Iltf I1U5* th LUfUJUlUUUUUi UW? IUU V* S4W
and letters given him by railroad officials.
Many of these state that he has prevent
ed the possible loss of human life and
property by telling train operators, when
boating his way, of broken car wheels, or i
other disarrangements and thus has pre
vented serious wrecks and disasters. He
has been in five wrecks, but luckily, has
never been hurt.
He has autograph endorsements given
him by President Taft; ex-President
"Roosevelt; Thos. A- Edison, the famous
Inventor; Luther feutbank, the plant wiz
ard, and many other proinlnent Ameri
cans.
He also has an autograph letter from
Jack London, the author, telling of their
companionship on the road together In
1894.
Dilring his travfel "A No. 1" Ifas learned
'ftitfr lAngifkges?English, German, French
and Spatttim. His parents were of the
'EV/tnnh onH flopman natlnnftllftoa hut. h*
was born in San Francisco.
His toilet ie oottiplete, tho\J#h It takes
little room to carry It. It consists of a
tag is te fertilizer
the fttnericfn ?olfir
2 2-4
late cotton and 'iti&Kfe it \
cotton. It will also sus- j
till late.
talk with you.
;S, Manager,
rTON OIL COMPANY,
LLE, S. 0.
to the
June 1st
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entitle you to a sell
i selection of your |
fiveii you on reques
t Yotn
iderwear
rough our stock
md find that we
o have marked
under the'origi
These we ha^
out. You will
We have them
iery
xpress brings to
for this d'epart
ies you may rely
latest things out
Ei
A look will
>rices.
selected stock e
orget to
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toothbrush, soap, corab, and a few other,
necessities. Blackening and shining rags
occupying a part of his pockets, al6o a
A/fUtnrt r\9 WuKofa^'a o
JA7L.a.Cl CUIUUU l/l H CUOlA/l K? U'V/UIVJiV> A J I (?
rather strange book for a tiamp to carry.
Th^re Is something about the man,
aside from the distinction which his re
markable career carriers, that is strangely
appealing. It is perhaps the humanity of
j the man or the pathos that lies mutely
| concealed in his life, that mokes him so
; strangely attractive. Endowed with all
the necessary qualities for success in life, (
! he is yet homeless, friendless, nameless, :
j by an element in his makeup which has '
gained mastery'over all other Impulses
I and motives, namely, "Wanderlust."
| Gripped in Its subtle power, impressed '
by its resistless influence, he is forced to <
lead ft life, the barrenness of which he
realizes and is condemned to roam cease
lessly all over the world without a destina
tion in view, to be a nomad of civilization.
ne Knows me yearnings uwier niuu iur
home and friends, but the muster yearn
ing of all is to move on, nnd by this he
; must be governed. j1
! He entertained The Press and Banner of-1'
flee for an hour and a half with his instrue- 1
tive stories of the road and the solution of ,
the tramp problem. 1
"About 350,000 minors run away from I
home annually," said A No. 1. "Of this"
number over 35,000 become confirmed ho
boes, 7,000 are killed and the rest can only
Stand the hardships of tramp life about 10
jtears, until they are in a poorhouse. DO
j^r cent, of all tramps, clean as well as
difty ones, were young boys when they
e&mmenced their restless roving. So
rtiany mothers, if they only knew it, are
the cause of many young men living the
hbbo life. If a regular grown up tramp
dbmes to the house and asks for a meal
gtie tells him to go to work for it, but when
the young fellow comes along, just start
ing to be a tramp, she takes him in and
! f&ds him on the very best she has, not
! realizing that within a tew short years the
dttme youngster will be an exact prototype
| of the burly tramp she had just turned
1 Away."
"Now, If she would only get his name
. ot?/I hio oHHrnQc iinrl fjlllr tin him
j ill a nice way about his home and mother,
and tell him of the shame of living the
worthless life of a tramp, shunned, despis
I ed and hounded by all humanity, ther?
i Would be a good chance that ho would go
bftck, and It would be a help towards re
forming a large number of the boys," and,
i added A No. 1, by sending every runaway
! bby home it will be unnecessary later to
sehd old hoboes to Jail, to the penitentiary,
the poor house, and the potters field.
A No. 1 makes his transient expenses by
j the sale of two books the first being "Life
I and Adventures of A No. 1," tells of his
J travels among the tramps all over the
j world. The second, "Hobo Camp Fire
I Taw " la ? fnifi storv of the nitiful hard
I ships of the road. Both show the dark
side of tramp life so that any restless boy
; will get a good Idea of its disgusting fea
I tures. They can be purchased on every
I train for 25 oents and are worth every cent
i of it in keeping the boys at home,
i "A No. 1" has proofs in the shape of
| many letters of gratitude and numerous
| newspaper clippings mentioning names of
I men in all walks of life whom he has sent
home in the past. He devotes nearly
every cent of his revenue in sending boys
back to their homes and future useful
ness.
He was asked wny he had not written
i Actua
give to e
brreen
ection of a beautifu
premium. Catalog
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Colle
Hand Crochet Mats
/e reduced the price on about 25 pi
see them on display in one 01 our
Ready-made Skirts
in Wool and Wash Skirts at extre
nbroideries and Lac
convince you that we have the
;ver brought to Abbeville and at ve
Ask lor
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his book sooner, as they are illustrated
and highly interesting stores, and he
stated that lately, after 20 years of roving,
he had come to the conclusion that the ^
dangerous, senseless and pitiful life he has
led all these years has been wasted, and I
that perhaps by telling his own pitiful ex- ^
periences he might possibly prevent others
from following in his footsteps.
In 1894 he received $1,000 cash and a
beautiful medal from the Police Gazette
Tor tramping from New York to San Fran
2isco in 11 days and six hours, and with
S750 of this prize money he bought a tomb
in a cemetery in Cambridge Springs, Pa.
rhe epitaph will be a silent, everlasting
earning to others who seem afllictcd with
ihis strange longing to roam, very aptly
called "wanderlust," and is simply:
"A No. 1,"
The Rambler,
At Rest at Last.
PERSONAL.
The many friends of Mr. John H. Link,
ivho lives near Hethia, were glad to set*
liim out last Friday. Mr. Link lias been
ijuite sick as a result of rat bite.
Maj. T. J. Lyon, commandant of cadets
[it the South Carolina Co-Educational In
stitute, at Edgefield, is spending a part of
liib vacation with friends and relatives in
Abbeville.
Mr. John T. Butts, of Ninety-Six, was in
town Thursday.
Mr. Joe Bowen, a prominent citizen of
Mt. Carmel, was in town last Wednesday.
Friends of Dr. C. C. Gambrell areglud to
see him out again after a week's illness.
Dr. P. B. Carwilc was in town last
Thursday. Dr. Carwile says lie will make
the race for tke legislature as a supporter
of Governor Blease unless he can find
some one to take his Dlace.
Among visitors in town salesday: Capt.
Wm. Shaw, of Lowndesville, Dr. P. B.
Carwilc, of Antreville, Capt. G. N. Niekles,
of Due West, Jas. Long, of Troy, W. D.
Morrah, of Mt. Carmel.
Mr. N. E. Wilson, eon of Mr. Geo. Wil
son, left recently for Maryland, where he
will join the U. S. navy. He has been as
signed to the Massachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Morrah and Mr. and
Mrs. S. P. Morrow, of Bellevue, were in
town Saturday.
Miss Blanche Gary, teacher of music in
the Aiken schools, is at home for the sum
mer vacation. She has been re-elected
and will return to Aiken for the fall open
ing of the schools.
Miss Sue McCaslan, sister of Mrs. Barn
well, is said to be ill.
11?-1]t< <I to Keep Down KxpniiNrH. t
MrH. J. K. Henry, Akron, Micb., >
tells how she did so : "I was bothered
with my kidneys and had to go near
ly double. I tried a sample of Foley
Kidney Pills and they did tne soinucn fl
good thai I bought a hot tie, and I feel s
that they saved me a big doctor's bill." r
McMurray Drug Co,
State of Ohio, city of Toledo. !?<,
Lucas County, J
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and i
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE I
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev- I
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured ;
by the uso of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. ! '1
FRANK J. CHENEY. I'
Sworn to before me and subscribed in I
my presence, this th day of December, y
A. D. 1836.
(Seal) A. "W. GLEASON.
Notary Public. I
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally t
and acts directly upon the blood and mu- g
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, tree. I
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Hill's Fwail/ Fills ftr ceuUptttoa*
il Valui
very Casf
Tradi]
1 and useful premi
ues and Stamp Bo
action
Shoe
ur cent, to close
We know tl
windows.
line Shoes or
show you ou:
we guarantee
satisfaction or
mely low prices.
Shii
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We have th
largest and best
styles ? Line
ry low prices.
Price $i to
" Trading
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Know Paint
There's a paint-education in this adver
isement.
Buy by the job, not gallon. Buy by the
>aint put-on ; that's the job.
The price of paint is so much a gallon ;
hat can't be helped, but amounts to noth
ng.
Pwt them together. How can vou do it V
'ou've got to or lose perhaps half of your
aoney.
Devoe, 10 gallons enough for the aver
ge job; an average paint, 15. -now recK
n your costs. Count labor a day for a gal- J
?n. Devoe 10 days: the other 15. '
Devoe about ?50; the average paint about j
70 or 580; the dearer the labor the bigger
he difference, always that way. I
But that's for the job. How long is it 1
oing to last ? One twice as long as the .
tlior.
DEVOE 1
1\ B. Speed sells it. i
WHEN BUYING, BUY ONLY THE BEST,
ost* No More, But Gives the Best Results.
A. L. Bh>mqui*t, Esdnile, Win., say?* <
lis wife considers Foley's Honey and
,'ar Compound I lie beat cough cure on
he market. "Sim bus tri^d various
;ind"? t*uf Foley's gives the best result
if all." MeMurray Drug Co.
THE
:lemson agricultural
COLLEGE
enrollment Over MOO?Value of Prop
erty Over a Million arid a (Quarter
? Xin'ety-four Tcaclierw ami OHioer*
Jegrce Courses
Agriculture, Agriculturo and Chemistry,
Lgriculture und Animal Industry, Chemis
ry, Mechanical and Electrical En^ineer
ng, Civil Engineering. Textile Engineer
ng, Architectural Engineering.
iliort Course*
One year course in Agriculture. Two
rear course in Textiles. Four weeks Win
er Course in Cotton Grading. Four weeks
rVinter Course for Farmers.
Cost.?Cost per session of nine months
ncluding all fees, heat, light, water, board,
aundry and the necessary uniforms
>133.50. Tuition $40.uii additional.
tCIIOLAKMIIir AXD KXTRAXCI1!
KXA3I1XAT10XM
The College maintains 107 four year
Agricultural and Textile Scholarships and
il one-year Agricultural scholarships.
" 11?
i iiiue oi scuoiarsnips oiu" i"--i ouosiiiii ?inu |
rot; tuition.
(Students who have attended Clenison j
Jollege or any other college or university, [
ire not eligible for the scholarships unless j
here 111*0 no other eligible applicants.)
Scholarship mill Fnlraiicr Kxaniimt
Ion* will hi* h< I<1 ?t the Omit,) ('uurt
louse on July lath. i> a. in.
Xexl So??iiiu Opt'lix
SKI'TKIIIiKIt llih. 10158.
Write AT ONCE to W. XI. lliggs, Presi
leiit, Clenison College, S. C., for catalog,
cliolarslilp blanks, etc. If you delay, you
nay be crowded out.
?
The University of South
Carolina,
The University of South Carolina, a lir.-t
ilass college with courses in law, Kngi
leeritig, and Commerce and Finance,
'orty-three teachers' scholarships .vortli
>100 in money and exemption fic?..i fees.
L rare chalice for an inspiring young man.
The health and morals of the students
ue the lirst care.
Enrollment i4:> students.
Many improvements next session.
Entrance examinations will be held at
lie Court House on l'riday, July 12th, at
i o'clock. - j
For catalog write to !
S. C. Mitchell, President.
May 22,1012. at Columbia, S. C.
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out and 1
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every pair to give you
convince.
your money back.
Drc
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A ren
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iem in all the newest
beautiful
n, Lawns and Silks.
but invit
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show yoi
Stamp."
ENI
Winthrop College
Scholarship anr1 Entrance
Examination.
The examination for the award of vacant
scholarships in Winthrop College and for
the admission of new students will be held
at the County Court House on Friday,
Jjjly 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be
not less than fifteen years of age. When
scholarships are vacant after July 5 they
will be awarded to those making the high
?st average at this examinatien, provided
they meet the conditions governing the
iward. A pplicants for scholarships should
write to President Johnson before the el
imination for Scholarship examination
blanks.
Scholarships are worth ?10u and free tui
tion. The next session will open Septem
ber IN, 1!)12. For further information and
catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson,
Rock Hill, S. C.
May 8,1912.
Varnish stains, wall linishes, brushes.
Sc., at Speed's drug store.
Overcomes Every F
There used to be tw
?they were not nearly ?
pared in other ways. N<
cooks know, this has be<
Snowdrift. There is no i
foods than in Snowdrift. It)
without burning; with theSno\
the surface of the food is imm<
the fat from getting in and the
The other objection to fri<
ing required so much lard or b
expensive method of cooking,
this. In frying you can use J
frying different articles in the s
fish today, strain the Snowdrif
morrow in the same Snowdrift
not taste of fish. Frying v
decided economy. Try it!
Snowdrift ia sold only by the can?never
Quality 1
IS NOT POSSIBLE
EXCEPT BY OUE
fxmous The Southern Cot
WESSON 24 Broad Street N
PflOCESS Savannah I
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Free Stamps to 5
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Iress Goods
ave all the newest things
lave marked them at low
ible prices. A look will
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larkable showing in this
2 cannot describe the many
things in an advertisement
e you to come in and let us
3 the line.
1785. 1912.
College of Charleston.
128th Year Begins September 27.
Entrance examinations at all county
j seats on Friday, July 5, at 9 a. m.
! It offers courses in Ancient and Modern
I Languages, Mathematics, History, Polit
! ical Science, Debating, Chemistry, Physics,
j Biology, and Engineering.
Courses for B. A., B. 8., and B. S. degree
! with 'RnD'inefirinc.
A free tuition scholarship to each county
of South Carolina. Vacant Boyce scholar
ships, giving $100 a year and free tuition,
open to competitive examination in Sep
tember. \_^
Expenses reasonable. Terms and cata
logue on application. Write to
HARRISON RANDOLPH, President,
Charleston, S. C.
When you go for paint, say Devoe. You
will nevei be disappointed in looks nor
I quality. For sale at Speed's.
drift
-n&A Rwl OfiTPr+inti
0 objections to fried foods
is digestible as foods pre
dw, however, as most gcod
m overcome by frying in
more health ful way to fry
stands a very high temperature
vdrift very hot in the beginning,
idiately cooked. This prevents
1 food juices from getting out.
id foods was their expense?fry
mtter, it was by far the most
Snowdrift has also overcome
Snowdrift over and over again,
;ame Snowdrift. Fry
t and fry chicken to
:. The chicken will
rith Snowdrift is a
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sold from barrels and tubs.
'Snowdrift Sccrets"?
isome book of practi