The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06

ton this fellow offered to bet $1,000 III
could guess within $40 the amount .
| money the miner had in his kick. Ths
latter said II was a go. and this guy talk
| ing chance, called the turn at s145o. The
miner had $40, and proceeded to cougl
| up thousand, at the same time lookins
as II he'd been shot. That's the kind o.
a game fellow this one is. and he'll tax,
the same chance any time.
Here's another odd chap who's seer
all kinds of life. Twenty years ago h.
was a policeman on lower Broadway
| Then he wrote for the newspapers ane
went to the Indian war at Pine Ridge as
correspondent.
when the war was over he kept or
west, crossed the Pacific to Australia ano
| finally turned up in the South African
diamond mines. where he cleaned up q
fortune. He went to London, where he
lost his money in stocks and then mar
ried concert hall singer. He brought
her to this country and she became an
invalid
He went into politics, helped to elect
a well known Tammany district leader,
and then became a wine agent That
DIDN'T amount to much, SO he looked
around for something else What is he
doing now? He's an x-scienfiss, and is in
dead earnest. foo.
Built Theatre.
Il remember the time when that little
old man. with white whiskers owned a
string of saloons here Money came so
fast he couldn't count it. lie got in with
some theatrical folks and built theatre
II was a go. so he built another.
Then he got into the show business
with both feet, but he DIDN'T stick to the
big town. He put his money in various
theatrical enterprises out west and one
IN lansr Il <,-,i-r
and had all kinds of has. luck, but they
tell me he's been interested in q patent
razor the last few years and has made a
good living
See that clean cut. well dreAied fell
low taking a drink? Well, he's got a soft
thing. He's a professional tipstele.
He advertises all over the country AMI
guarantees winners at all the racetracks
He started out two Years ago with
lead pencil and a. lot of nerve Now. he's
got bunch of clerks taking care of the
business and keeping him from starving
TO death.
The man with a bundle of papers I'M
der his arm is a medico-legal expert who
helped defend A famous murderer here 10
years ago. The murderer went to the
chair, but it was only after. the hardest
kind of a fight had been made In his be-
half.
Nobody would take the fellow with
the black tie and gray clothes for
gambler, but he is one just the same.
He had a fortune left to him and he
has blown a part of 1t. But he's one of
those kind that never squeal. You can
never tell when he's q winner or a loser.
Race tracks, games OF chance and stocks
are strong with him at all times.
Here's another baseball nagnate. two
of them, in fact. The chubby one didn't
have bean three years ago. but he had
brains enough to dig up an angel and buy
ball club in one of the western cities.
From that moment everything he touched
has turned into gold.
He's worth a cool half million now and
says he's going to double it. The other
fellow also owns big ball club, which
he bought with the aid of some whisky
men in Kentucky He isn't worrying how
he's going to get his next meal either
Fallen Political Boss.
They're coming along fast now. The
man with the curly hair and heavy mus
tache is a fallen political boss. He
reigned for a while over on Long Is
land but the people got on to his curves
and soon sidetracked him. Old Pat Glea-
son, when mayor of Long Island City,
hammered him into a state of submission
years ago. He's got coin, all right, and
likes to spend it, especially in Manhat-
tan.
You wouldn't think that fine looking.
stylishly dressed man was a police Of
fetal, would you? He looks like a club
man, Ell? He was reduced to the pave
rlerits from a high office Is years ago and
swung club with much good grace. Now
he's up in the department again and is in
high favor. He's competent thief
catcher and can put up red-hot ar
gun:ent with his fists il it's necessary.
But you'd never take him for a copper.
He's so polished and modest.
Then we have a steward of the Jockey
club who has raced some famous horses
In this country and in England. He's al
ways around afternoons and likes to dis
cuss turf matters with old friends. He's
got plenty of company. too, for turfmen
In winter enjoy meeting one another in
the big hotels.
Just one more, That smooth looking
gent with the long hair and eyeglasses,
He's what is called a protector. He's had
a checkered career, serving sentences in
Elmira and Sing Sing for forgery-his
fathers name, too.
But that was long, long ago. Now he .
projecting silver and gold mines and is
doing so well that he owns a $4,000 auto
mobile, several apartment houses and a
hotel. No, the name he has on his bus
iness cards is not his real one. That
wouldn't be good policy. perhaps.
Some other day. boys I'll meet you
here and we will look over some more
notables. There's whole lot Of 'em
haven't seen today