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Show THE USEFUL HOBO . I hobolI I In ' the 'the minds of most persons , the terms hobol hobo hoboltramp hobotramp , tramp and bum have hav practically the same meaning . Butthis But Butthis I IthIS thIS idea 'Idea ' is wrong , according accordmg to M . Leinen , agent for alarge a alarge alarge large New York employment company , who declares that thathe thathe thathe he has hired as many as 133,000 133000 , Bowery hoboes for rail rail- railroad railroad railroad - road work in a single year , and says they were "a a " fme fine fmebunch finebunch finebunch bunch of men . " Mr . Leinen describes the difference between thethree the thethree thethree three classes mentioned men l10ned somewhat as follows : A hobois hobo hobois hobois is a traveling worker ; a tramp is a traveling travelmg non-worker non worker - ; a bum is a stationary non-worker non worker - . While the three inter inter- intermingle intermingle . - mingle in the large cities during the winter , and the theclasses theclasses theclasses classes are not strictly defined defmed , when the opportunity opportunitycomes opportunitycomes opportunitycomes comes the hobo is willing wIlhng to work , while 'the the ' , others arenot are arenot arenot not . Hoboes travel from place to place seeking seasonable seasonableemployment seasonableemployment seasonableemployment employment , such as harvesting , railroad and other con con- constructIon construction construction - struction work , as common laborers , so they fill a real realplace realplace realplace place in the country's countrys ' economic system . While they are arenot arenot areinot not : always examplary in m morals and conduct , they arehonest are arehonest arehonest honest and industrious , as a rule . And they have a sense of pride as well . The Tie , hobowants hobo hobowants hobowants wants to be known as a hobo , and he is insulted when whencalled whencalled whencalled called a tramp or a bum . |