Show FIRE THE HOBOS j A cyclone of 0 professional beggars has struck town mendicancy to a certain limit ia is the subject of pity but honest benevolence has its bounds begging as an industry ia is a nuisance which is eo so far removed from the domain of sympathy as to be on only ly a degree less lesa offensive than petty thievery it may ba be safely set down as an infallible rule that in this territory there ie is no apology for an able bodied and healthy mans asking alma alms of strangers the professional boba ia is a species of plague and should be quarantined whenever he lie exhibits himself the ci citizen who is approached pro ached by such persons with a request for money on any plea whatsoever should report them to the police not to dasois d so is a clear neglect of moral duty |