The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
My Stock Speculation.

The newspapers all over the coun-
try outside of New York contained adver-
tisements inviting anybody who pos
sessed three-cent postage stamp to
write for book and circular, to be for
warded free of expense, and which
among much other delectable informa-
ton, was to contain unerring rules
for success for operating the stock
market. Many of the prominent pub
locations belonging to the religious
press, l find, Endorsed the system, and
had many good word to say for the
proprietors thereof. With such highly
respectable advocates to advise in IA
vor of this mode boldly enclosed
twenty-five dollars in registered let
ter, requesting the firm to include it in
any combination that in their Judgment
seemed most promising, and then went
to sleep to dream of the riches I was
soon to acquire. Promptly came an ac-
acknowledgement of the receipt of the
money, with certificate of ownership
to the extent of twenty-five shares of a
combination formed to operate in
stocks or other securities. Statements
of transactions will be mailed all share
holders weekly, and, at the expiration
of one month from date, this combina-
ton will be closed, and profits divided
pro rata among the shareholders. No
part of profits or capital to be with
drawn until close of combination. All
operations to be carried on at the dis
erection of the undersigned" etc. Ac-
companying the certificate was an
eight-page pamphlet giving copies of
letters received from grateful corre-
spondents, some of whom had been
saved from financial ruin by the invest
ment of 800 through the house to
whom had intrusted my money. There
was also the affidavit of a joyous Great
ure who had put twenty-five dollars in
the comblnation-mill and had the un-
speakable felicity of seeing it con-
verted into nine hundred and | don't
know how many dollars and cents in
the incredibly short space of two weeks,
A merchant on the eve of failure
averted the catastrophe by using thou
sand dollars of his creditors money,
having employedit so profitable through
the infallible combination system that
he not only paid his debts but made a
AL OOoAOCo AO
also received, were gems of the first
water. Never buy stocks when they
are up" ''never sell stocks when they
are down." always take your profits,
&c. l have quoted these specimens
simply to show that the proprietors of
these places do know what to do and to
communicate the valuable information
to the world at large, as no man has
the right to monopolize the talismanic
rules, the possession of which will en-
able any one to avoid the shoals and
quicksands with which Wall Street
ahounds. AT the expiration of ten
days printed. account came to hand
with a record of the transactions in
which was interested, and showing a
profit over all expenses of 1925. This
was encouraging. 1t was TWENTY-FIVE
per cent. gain on the capital invested,
and began to calculate what it would
amount to at the end of the year. AS
the profits would increase the sum to
be used in the venture of the thing
would grow, you see, like the well.
known SNOWFALL that we used to roll
in the garden after the storm. won't
entangle you in my web of figures, but