Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-27
FINDS THINGS ron A LIVING.
A Now Yorker Who Closely watches tho
Lost and Pound" Column.

A Now Yorker who Closely watches tho
Lost and Found" Coiumn.
The professional finder n feature OF
New York city not found elsewhere The
most successful man following this profcs-
sion is we'll known but silent figure around
the cafes and hotel corridors OF the Nine
teenth precinct. To n well dressed, tall
and rather distinguished looking. He a
known as Daniel Bedcll, but whether that
Is his real name or not nobody knows but
himself This finder has tho Dyes OF n
hawk, and a. he walks along tho the ave
nuea he scaEs cy9ry inch OF sidewalk, in
Guiding tho gutter, tho latter being q rich
place for ends. But no does not ply hiH
trade by chance, and anything he finds
IA his unprofcssionSl strollA he looks upon
as tho results OF pleasure, not OF business
He hstrns ht tables Of the popular cafes
and picks up many an odd job Ia this way
as gentlemen telling Of Losses are referred
10 him rs tho man OF all others most likely
10 find tho missing article
When introduced 90 tho unfortunate
loser, Bedoll IL particular 90 ask every de-
tail about tho loss, on which street the
loser was walking when he discovered his
misfortune, aud the course he had taken
from the time no was last cogniEant Of stlll
having the article In his possession. After
lao has obtained all the data possible no
wishes tho party farewell and goes forth TO
find. II the stone or purse or whatever 10
may DO has not been picked up as aceiden-
tally as it was lost, the professional will get
II and ilne present for delivering Il up 70
It's owner. The professional finder Is an
honest man, as honesty II his best policy.
Nobody 20 see tho finder at work would
know that no was scanning the ground for
treasure lie walks erect, but not even a
pin on the sidewalk from house line 20
curb escapes his gaze.
Tho finder gets his news tips principally
from the morning newspapers He 10 one
Of the first 10 buy tho papors-lOng before
the break OF dRy-and he turns only 60 the
Reward and Lost and Found columns
The other news in the paper Il nothing 20
him. a president may have been elected,
an island annexed or a cabinet named-ho
cares not. Whenever the article advertised
has been lost going from one point Of the
city 70 smother, the finder starts 40 the first
mentioned place and travels 10 the termi-
nus. Oftener tan would DO supposed he
finds tho prize and realizes enough in the
way OF reward TO keep him ia excellent
style for n week or moro. He pays atten.
ton only % the most valuable advertise
ments His eye Is trained 70 look In the
mort likely places IN which a ring would
roll or a diamond pin would drop.
Perhaps foot has trodden upon the ar
ticle and crushed it into the color Of the
sidewall,, The merest hintof gold orstone
sufloes 20 attract his attention. broadway
Is his best promenade, and Fifth avenue
rolnes next, closely followed by Sixth ave
nue.. The mark IL also a fruitful source Of
income, especially the DIVE, and on the
walk which skirts Questionable drive the
professional finder takes many summer
stroll not alone for pleasure, but often 70
his profit When there Is no elew 20 an
owner, Bedell Is entitled 10 his find, but lac
watches the newspapers Cor advertised 70
wards, and be has advertised himself lie
SAYS his good name ismore valuable b him
than any ono piokup.-New York Journal'