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THE HOBO KING VISIT I Talks Interestingly of th< Leading.?Is Writir the Hobo L Greenville at last has a Bull I a Moose in the person of a very inter- es ^sting individual who blew into the "i city sometime Friday morning. This tt person is none other than Hoboj w King, one of the highest ranking of j ir " ^ " tla. hoclnl 2.ii me aweuers yi nuuuuum. uut? . personal recommendations from A; No. 1, the highest of all hoboes, and m from James Eads Howe, the million-! s( > aire hobo, who plays a conspicuous | ej part in all hobo conventions and who j 01 showed his disregard for money at i v, a recent gathering of these disciples. of the cross ties when he presented j ^ ^. to each hobo present a collar button g( and a pair of socks, which he said j0 were the most essentials of dress. \ in But in all seriousness the Hobo's, King is a visitor to Greenville. He ei has unmistakable evidence with him ' 0j in the form of clippings from several i * papers. along with pictures of him ' fi< which appeared in these papers. He tt is intelligent looking and used Eng-1 lish which would do credit to a col- j ni lege bred man. He makes his living i w by writing verses, delivering lectures, j e< etc. He has recently delivered a! d number of lectures in Columbia, At- ! ? lanta, Spartanburg and other places j ? and has letters from well known men j of each place to show that he is no fake. How He Started. Hobo King states that he was born gT in Fresno, California and was reared ^ as a model boy, seldom being allowed j ^ to go beyond the limits of the yard, j g But one day he accidentally became! . I acquainted with the worst boy in j . Fresno and the acquaintance grewj g. #* into friendship. Finally a circus came I to town and the sound of the band i wagon and the jokes of the clowns | were more than this model boy could j ^ stand, so he and his friend ran away with the circus. His parents aaver- j tised for him, however, and had him j gt caught and returned to them. But j the spirit of wanderlust was in him and his stay at home was short. He ^ and his friend slipped off again and \ 4 Walked to Los Angeles, sixty miles ! away, where they acquired their first \ ^ long pants. They got into some dif- j. ficulty and the police succeeded in catching his friend but*Hobo King!,,. , gave them the slip. The friend is | j now a settled married man, by vir-.g tue of his arrest and return to his ? i ai home, but the Hobo King has stuck! fast to his nomadic life, travelling; seven times across the continent and 1 ei once around the globe. He is now j j. on his eighth trip across the conti- m , nent which will be completed when ^ he reaches New York. ! i & ' Samples of His Language. m The Hobo King is writing a hobo! # in dictionary and last night gave some v< ^ examples of his language which con-i* vinced his hearers that a hobo die- j tionary is needed if ordinary human beings are to understand the "boes." ; K Here are a few samples: Get a hair cut?get topped and scratched.. * ??- 1 T Vi r% /J o-P "I had a pain in my ?i uau u. j ? kink in my gimp." 1 P< "I got dust in my eyes?My peep- fs ers were chocked full of dust" j P* "Hello friend give us a shake of vi your hand?Hello pard, give us a tip of your fives." L "Fifteen nights ago I arrived at oi p that town on a slow freight riding 1 F the cowcatcher?Fifteen moons ago j v< I blew into that berg on a John! w O'Brien, holding her down on the a] pilot." ! Pi "A fast freight came along and I j bi got into a box car but a railway detective threw me off?A dicer came S along and I got into the side doorj n Pullman, but a railway bull ditched ir me." M "I picked up a piece of cigar?I v< nipped a grasshopper." n "It was a half cigar?It was a splits." b "I put a whole cigar in my mouth I] and scratched a match?I put the v, fifth finger of a dutchman in my d orifice and scratched a lucifer." p These are but a few of the picturesque slang phrases which Hobo King "put his hearers wise to." His Political Status. b * Hobo King was asked about. his a political creed and replied tnat ue j? was non-committal on the South j v* Carolina situation. He then reached w into his hip pocket drawing out a a bandana handkerchief, the emblem si of the Bull Moosers. and stated that a v he was of that herd. His Objects in Life. Hobo King says he remains "on the road" partly to persuade young j, boys just starting out to return to j their homes and then too he has g some ambition. At present he is p collecting stories of the "boe" life t< which he expects to publish along S; with his dictionary, poems and other. f< * hobo literary productions. He keeps s PAYS O GREENVILLE. e Roaming Life He is ig Dictionary of anguage. diary which contains much intersting reading of his experiences in side door Pullmans," etc. He says le elite hobo no longer uses the ater tanks for directories, these beig turned over to the "bums" and lain tramps. This specimen of peregrinating lanhood will remain in the city for iveral days and hopes to earn lough to buy a meal ticket by decrating handkerchiefs, reciting srees, delivering lectures, etc. Apparently he is a man of refineient and certainly one of intelli?nce. He says the world seems to ok down on all hoboes, but that l reality Hobodum furnishes; a eld for Christianity as well as oth sphers of life. When speaking : the opportunity to do good in this svalk" of life Hobo King was not :kle, but appeared impressed with re seriousness of his existence. He called at the News office last ight and entertained his hearers ith tales of his life, which are hint1 at in the above story.?Greenville aily News. PEN BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION. or Branchville Building and Loan Association. Branchville, Aug. 25.?Books of lbscritpion to the capital stocK or le Branchville Building and Loan ssociation will be opened at the ank of Branchville to-morrow mornLg at 10 o'clock. A commission was sued Thursday by the secretary of tate and a charter will be applied >r within a few days. At a recent leeting of business men, called toother by the chamber of commerce, 14,000 of the proposed capital stock F $25,000, was pledged, and there is o doubt that the remainder of the ;ock will *be secured. Branchville has got a move on remtly and there are prospects of a nsy season ahead. It is understood lat seven residences are planned to b built within the next few months, umber for three of them is now be^ ig placed on the lots. All of the bw residences will be erected on Banker's Hill," in North Branchlie. In addition to these the new aptist church is well under way id will represent an expenditure of lout $10,000 when completed. The bw $10,000 coal shute, in the South-p Railway yards, will be completed lis week. Last season there were arketed from Branchvile nearly 9,00 bales of cotton, and local buyers re preparing to handle a good moveLent this year, although the crop is ot expected to be as large as last Bar. T\vr> ifiTJ-Rn RY LIGHTNING. A 11 V/ ? ight Others Injured, One of Whom May Die. St. Louis, Aug. 25.?A woman and boy were killed and eight other arsons were injured, one probably itallv, by lightning, wrhich accomanied a severe electrical storm that isited this city and vicinity to-day. Mrs. Elizabeth Hausdorf, of St. ouis, was struck by lightning while a the way to a picnic at Dupo, 111. ive persons were riding in a covered ahicle. The bolt struck the woman hile she was occupying the rear seat lone. The other members of the arty were thrown from the vehicle, at were not seriously hurt. Orlie Meadows, five years old, of t. Louis, was struck dead by lighting while he was sitting on a bench 1 a park. Beside him was Edward [. Mies, a man friend, who was seerely shocked and burned. He is ot expected to recover. On both sides of the river many uildings were damaged by lightning, a St. Louis several church steeples ere demolished and small buildings estroyed. No deaths have been reorted her. Four of Family Killed. DeSoto, Mo., Aug. 25.?For memers of the family of Jefferson Ruhlo, road worker, were killed to-day by ghtning, which struck the tent they 'ere living in near here. Ruhlo, his ife, a sixteen-year-old daughter and baby girl are the dead. A grown on escaped death, but was stunned nd severely burned. Three Drown, One Rescued. Detroit, Mich.. Aug. 25.?George Lobison, Edward Jolly and Louise .oose were drowned, and Henry teinberg. the fourth member of the arty, rescued in the Detroit river 3-day, after their overloaded canoe ank. Steinberg clung to the canoe or nearly two hours before being ighted by a passing launch. A DKAU GIRL TO HIM. Merchant Meets-Timid, Tender Little Maid Who Vanishes With Money. Camden, N. J., Aug. 24.?A pretty little brunette, with a face that bespoke the innocence of flowers, tripped with the dainty steps of a fawn into the big furniture store of John N. Schmidt here late in June. Her sister-in-law was with her and it semed to be the older woman's prinicpal duty in life to keep her young relative from being carried away by loving spring zephyrs, so frail and beautiful was she. All that was good and winning and lovely in femininity looked up shyly at the salesman, backed away blushing, and then, in a burst of courage, approached the overwhelmed man. Her voice was very weak, and she stumbled vocally, and the salesman experienced the greatest difficulty in learning that she wouldn't mind buying some furniture. With a suddenly attracted interest in this little thing stood Schmidt, the proprietor, at the back of the store. Mr. Schmidt is 62 and what he does not. know of life and its secrets he hates to hear about. He is the modest inventor of knowledge and if you ask his bankers how much he has on deposit they'll say, "Not under $100,000." She Was So Charming. He leaped to the front of the store. He smiled at the innocent young creature, planted himself in front of the salesman and told him to take an inventory of the stock. The frail child made her selection. Poising her pencil over his sale pad just like a regular handsome actor. Mr. Schmidt coughed and asked: "Aw, by the way, and where and to whom shall I send these trifles?" "Oh, sir, she trilled,, "my name is Helen Roy." And about two hours after he had learned her address he was up there himself asking if the furniture fitted. From that the conversation advanced to subjects that did not comprehend the existence of Mr. Schmidt's wife. He got her picture, ana seven or eight more. Each night he kissed them and shoved them in his bureau under a frayed shirt that he knew his wife would never move because he hadn't worn it since Hector had the rabies. He was a wise young fellow, he was, and so remarking he was wont to wink at the mirror. Planned Delightful Vacation. It took a long, long time for Schmidt to get around to where he could ask the little dear to go out with him. But that stage was reached last Friday. In the morning said Mr. Schmidt to M.rs. Schmidt: "Wife, I need a vacation. I'm all run down. I guess I'll take a. few days off and go away." He did. He went to Ocean City, N. J., with the guileless one. The waves breaking on the sand failed to please, so Schmidt essayed a trip to Philadelphia. For dinner th'ey went into a restaurant on Chestnut street. "It's kind of warm here," he mur mured. "Would you pardon me if I removed my coat?" The meal wa(s over and the check came. Helen bundled her napkin on the table, said she wanted to steo out for a minute and asked him to wait for her. The wait was long and dreary. Mr. Schmidt remarked to himself that what he had long feared had happened. Somebody had kidnapped the beautiful dream girl. He thought it devolved on him to look for her. Since then he considers it a duty, for when he put on his coat, he says, a- wallet sheltering $4,000 was beyond his range of vision or investigation. And She Rubbed It In. For many, many hours Mr. Schmidt was engaged in contemplation. He knew how sympathetic the police would be when he notified them. He knew nobody would laugh; the world J ? ? ? ! -?1 ~ Trrif V> o condemns gnis wuw time ?hu ag?u married men. He didn't want to be haxd on the poor little thing. He didn't want to be so very hard on her?until he found this quatrain in his pocket: The rose is red, The violet's blue; You see I've left And you're left too. "P. S.?You'd better go back to your wife." So he did let the police in on it, and, to escape rude comment, he has departed for New York. Mrs. Schmidt says philosophically: "I have known about it all along, 1 and I knew that this would be the reI suit. I knew it would require a good dose of medicine for him to grow sick and tired of the girl. Now that he has lost his money. I hope he's had enough. He is just like a lot of oth 1 -- - i '1 A 1 \ or?n?v.n cnff i er simpie uiu iuwis uw uc^umv, j at the sight'of a pretty face. ' "I saw the photos he was keeping and the letters from her, but I let It ; run along, knowing when the old ' man was tired out he'd come hiking ; home like an old horse to the stable - worn out after a hard day's work. ' I'm not sorry for him, and I think he's learned a lesson." TRAPPED 15Y AX AD. j Bank Cashier, Who Stole $80,000, I Caught in New York. |i New York, Aug. 23.?Two men walked up to a third, a well dressed man of about 50 years, at Third avenue and Twelfth street, yesterday afternoon and said: "Hello, Mr. Flack, how are you?" The man started. It was the first time in two years that any person but his wife had called him by his right name. He, John A. Flack, former cashier of the Abilene State Bank of Abilene, Kan., has been sought since September, 1910, on a charge of stealing $80,000 from that institution. "I'll tell you how I feel," he answered. "I'm very glad that you've caught me, and it feels good to get my old name back again. I'm sick of this dodging around." Detentivp .T. J. Allen, of the Na tional Surety Company and A. M. Birdsall, manager of that company's & claim department, had lured their quarry to the corner by means of an advertisement. They took him to police headquarters and then to the mulberry street police station, where he was locked up to await extradition to Kansas. Flack said he had been living at No. 192 Palisade avenue, Hoboken. Flack took his wife with him when he fled, and they have been together practically ever since. He does not smoke or drink, he says, and he explains that shallow real estate investments?and not gambling or Wall street?took his money. Flack was once a probate judge l in Kansas. He entered the Abilene bank several years ago and worked up to the position of cashier. He had a fine home in Abilene and was Cl regarded as a substantial, successful H citizen. He has no children. 8 ~ + r\ + s\ i? ?H in sepiemDer, iyiu, utj asiveu ma w wife to accompany him on a trip to i it New York. At that time she did not I Ul know the reason. They withdrew sud- P denly from Abilene and an examina tion of his* books followed the disap- 9 pearance. ? I. S. Hallam, president of the bank, y was overwhelmed when he learned E that Flack, whom he had trusted, 9 -~ was short about $80,000. He was, I l~ however, faithful to his formed esti mate of the1 cashier, pledging his I property to cover the embezzlement. The next day he went to Flack's deserted home with the fugitive's aunt, who wanted to pack up the family ?3 heirlooms. There Mr. Hallam col- I|i lapsed. He became unconscious and wg died two days later. . :' o The story of that tragedy, printed jS? in New York newspapers, reached ?? Flack's attention and he sent his wife ||[ back to Abilene. This was the first i| that Mrs. Flack knew of her hus- gig band's crime. After a few days in ^ the Kansas town she decided that no |||j matter what he had done, it was her place to be with him. To the authorities she said frankly t(M that her" husband was in this city, A but when she started back for New York the police made no effort to U trail her. j J. N. Dolley, commissioner of banks 9' of Kansas, asked the National Surety gJ* Company here to look for the man. Flack said yesterday that he did not ^ leave New York, but his pursuers ? seemed unable to track him down. j? Meanwhile he was having a hard time trying to get a good job. Employers wanted references. Natural- ^ ly, Flack found it impossible to furnish them; he used assumed names, changing them as he went from one * position to another. He worked as a day laborer, working on the docks. The job he had when arrested was in a sausage factory. Two weeks ago the ' detectives heard Flack was here, but they were unable to locate his. home or place of employment, so it was decided to advertise for him. The appointed J place was Third avenue and Twelfth II street and the hour 4:30 p. m. yester- Jl day. The scheme worked. JE After his arrest Flack said the w amount, was not $80,000, only $30.- V 000. He said that before he fled from Abilene he turned oyer his property to the bank and thought it sufficient to make up for his shortage. on * t Don't FLORIDA SHERIFF IS KILLED, away pract J. N\ Langford Shot at Starke by W. an(j ( T. Andrews?Family Feud. isfacl Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 25.?Sheriff J. N. Langford of Starke, Bradford county, Fla., was shot five times and instantly killed in his room in a g# q local hotel here at 4 o'clock this af- ? ternoon by W. T. Andrews, also of Starke, who was immediately placed under arrest. The murder was the j outcome of an old family feud. Lang- j l>ri ford. Andrews and a friend came to j Jacksonville Saturday and during the j {ates night Andrews's revolver was taken i ted t away from him, fearing trouble. This j to* afternoon the three men met in the J j sheriff's room and after some hot words Andrews grabbed Langford's revolver from the bed and killed him. Will < k The Herald is only $1.50 a year. - The South Carolina Co-Educational Institute | j LOCATED AT EDGEFIELD J will begin its twenty-second session on September 26th. Colonel Bailey has been President of the Institution all these years and has associated with him a large expe- everything that is rienced faculty of necessary for car14 instructors. on a high Last session grade institustudents attend- ?||Hj|^|| tion. ed this school '* Graduates of from all over f SBjk 1 the S. C. C. I. can' South Carolina be found all over and five other -South Carolina, . > . States. The dor- J filling positions mitories are al- li SB| A of honor and ways filled to the itrust. utmost capacity ^ you contemand each year the IBM, JlBjlplate patronizing school grows in WWW, JsH| this institution it favor with the Hfln|J[ j is important that people. you communicate The buildings LgMI with the presiare of brick and SH9SH dent as early as furnished with , possible, it is alWVA VVM M A^VAM/N A 4* A AM MA MIA %? /\ A ways JLiwjcssary tu ciigcigc ruuuis uoiuio mc oco- sg sion begins. I COL. F. N. K. BAILEY I M PRESIDENT, I ff| EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLDJAJ HEAP RATES GOODS DELIVERE^ , LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! I ?{j| Ladles Must Have Attention As Men I ncle Sam's Pressing, Laundry & Hat Cleaning Parlor I provides for all. We represent the largest laundry in m the State and will satisfy all. We also clean, press and j| mend all Ladies' and Men's garments at a cheap rate. 1 No tearing, scorching or burning, all work is guaranteed |j when once in the hands of Uncle Sam's Pressing, Laun- $ drv and Hat Cleaning Parlor. I K. GRAHAM, ProprietorI A Safe Combination If In the Banking business is ample capital, careful meth- . c'*^ ods, shrewd judgment and unfailing courtesy. Thus fig the fact that our deposits are increasing rapidly is suf- 5 5 ficient proof that our customers realize and appreciate S|2 that this combination is our method of doing business. gg WO shall be pleased to number you among our new customers. We pay 4 per cent, on Savings Deposits. | * PEOPLES BANK Bamberg, S. C. g ~'|j WHICH BANK DO YOU USE* | Is your money hid away in an old trunk, closet or bureau, where the burglar is likely to ttnd it any nignt, or is it ^ locked up tight in our vault, protected not only by a massive steel safe, but by ample burglar insurance as Mm well? You do not perhaps realize what great danger t your money is in when kept around the house. Every r day the newspapers tell of losses sustained because of m this habit. If you would sleep soundly, with the knowl- ' . edge that your money is perfectly secme, bring it in at r once and open an account with us. You are then taking Ap no chances. t EHRHARDT BANKING COMPANY f ehrhardt, south carolina. j, :1 < ,p| MEKSs^H DR. J. G. BOOZER D 1 JSwark t' - M fj j|?jj| Graduate Baltimore College of DenIt ([ J \ Member South Carolina Dental Asso- ' M/i ciation( ip Mfflnfl Office Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange ?ours' ^"12 and 2-5 every day. MaI j- f- Garter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER i ked by our guarantee. Attorneys-at-Law id remember we are right here BAMBERG, S. C. te spot where you can reach us. Special attention given to set\ buy a carriage a thousand miles tlement of estates and investiOur vehicles are made for gation of land titles, ical utility, as welj as beauty S comfort, and are durable and sat- B| PORTABLE AND STATIONARY r ii aiiipa HORSES AND MULES. H |U " I 111 L ^ G. FRANK BAMBERG, | |H H I II ' % Bamberg, S. C. Li | || J I L W MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. . AND BOILERS "AYFIELD & FREE Saw> Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood Attorneys-at-Law Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulleys, BAMBERG, S. C. Belting, Gasoline Engines aotice in all the Courts, both _ and Federal. Corporation LARGESTOCK LOMBARD ice and the winding up of es- pOUJ1(jry Machine, Boiler Works, " .. Supply Store. O U> mil lit" 1/1 IIHVIIUVU , 1 ' * AUGUSTA, GA. zz?tt a _t a *? Write for the enterlined collars, El. M. G R A XI A JYL they look like linen, need no washAt^nrnPV-at-Law inS- Price 2 for 25c. Write F. G. AloOrney 3,1 Ijaw MERTINS, Augusta, Ga. practice in the United States and ________?? State Courts in any County $15.00 suits now $11.25, all wool, in the State. fit guaranteed. Write F. G. MERBAMBERG, S. C. TINS, Augusta, Ga. . >3 * .. ' 1 m