The herald., 1895-07-07

as song and dance man. when he be-
came fired with an ambition to do ''legiti-
mate" work.
1t took considerable courage to give up
I, the certainty of $50 per week for an un-
certainty, but he did it, and began in the
$40. He labored studiously and patiently,
and every bit of his success was the re-
suit of hard, incessant work He is we'll
to-do now in this worlds goods He ha s
magnificent $50. 900 house at New Ro-
chelle, and has neat sum stored away in
safe Investments He keeps adding to
his fortune right along, and before his
be an exceedingly rich man
Nat Goodwin is paradoxicai when re-
garded from financial standpoint. He
ought to be a poor man, yet he is COM
paratively well-to- do, having q fortune
somewhere in the neighborhood of $780,
900. He is one of the most constant gam
blers on earth. He will match pennies
for S. gold pieces or 500 bills. He plays
poker and faro all night loEg, and has
been up against every style of gambling
game known to human mind. He is hail
fellow-well-met with every one, and
loans money promiscuously. He buys
dinners and wine for people with a free
dom that would stagger a millionaire.
Perhaps the secret of his financial success
is that he is one of the cleverest poker
players in the land
A story Is told about game he is said
to have played with W. G. Owens. the
man who defeated Colonel Breckinridge
in the famous congressional race in the
Ashland district of Kentucky. This ia
nous game, according to the story, took
place in Louisville, and incidentally
it might be stated that Mr.. Owens
is said to be the finest poker player in
the United States. They started IN to
play early or Sunday, and they played
all tnat day; kept the game up all night
and were still at it on Mon Jay. The cards
were dealt and the chips kept rafting
all Monday until night came along ana
Nat had to go to the theater for the per-
formance. He secured the services of a
friend, who kept the game going witL Mr..
Owens until the show would be over. At
that stage of the game Nat was Just out
$300o but his friend had great luck and
won back $500 of the money. Nat came
back to the game somewhat refreshed by
the stage work, and started the play
again. Tuesday twas we'll advanced
when the sport ended and Nat quit $1,000
ahead.
Joseph Jefferson is a rich man. his for
tune being somewhere IN the nsighbor-
hood half a million. Mr.. Jefferson has
never been squanderer of money, but
he spends gOodly sums in charity. He
has the biggest list of pensioners on his
hands of any man in the profession.
Worn-oGt actors and actresses Of the back
number style who knew him years ago
never ask for aid in vain. He has con-
siderable real estate, owning fine sum
mer home at Buzzaid's Bay, Mass, near
the home of President Cleveland, and
profitable plantation In Louisiana.
Of the actresses. Lolita is perhaps the
richest on the American stage although
Maggie Mitchell is "a good second. Both
OF them so in for real estate OH a large
scale.
Lillian Russell has the money.making
fever. She lives in $50. 600 house in the
section west of Central park.
and has small fortune in jewels. She
invests her savings in good interest bear
ing securities, and although her house
may have q fine healthy mortgage she
has close to 500. 900.
Ada Rehan has fine house on West
street, few blocks north |
Of Miss Russeifs, and is accumulating |
money rapidly. She is great collector
9f bric-a- brac and pieces of fine furniture.
Della Fox has not displayed any financial |