The sun., 1899-04-02
STOCKS AS THEY BUY THEM.
WOMEN BUCKET SHOPS HAZE BEEN
DECIDEDLY LIVELY or LATE

time last week Many OF their out -of-town
customers came in to do Easter shopping. and
incidentally called in to see how stocks were
moving. As they found several stocks running
up and down. many OF them decided to stop
awhile and take advantage OF their chances.
I'VE thought we'd Just drop in and see how
stocks were selling" explained the tallest OF
three smarty dressed young women to the
woman manager as they walked into the par
lor OF well-known bucket shop. I'VE are in
town to-day shopping and we thought we'd
come in and IL anything took our fancy we'd
buy little"
"Then you have never dealt in stocks ?"
questioned the woman manager. bandly.
"Oh. no." the girl assured her. That's
what we've come for now. II we like them
we'll buy"
Then suppose you sit here. where you can
see the board the woman manager pushed
forward a sofa and armchair" and Ill ex-
plain things to you. Oh. It won't take you long
to understand" And she began her usual
course of instruction.
My! hadn't an idea you bought them that
way" said the third girl OF the trio why.
friend of mine said she heard that q million
aire on Wall street told his friend to buy A. o.
T. and his friend asked what that meant. and
he said Any old thing So my friend came in
and bought stock that she had never heard
of, and she made enough money to take her
abroad this summer. That's what want to
do. say. Jennie. punching the tall girl with
her umbrella. Il am going TO buy those
marked B-K-R-T. See how It is changing"
"Bk. r. T." corrected the woman manager.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Yes. it's very ac-
tive" and she ploted the girl over to the
cashiers desk.
Then I'll buy some American Sugar Re-
flnng,' said the tall girl, pronouncing the stock
like parrot repeating it's lesson. "One hum
dred and seventy-seven Is n lucky number and
I'm almost sure to make" She opened her
pocketbook and went over to the desk
What are you going to buy. Kate p asked
the first purchaser. as she took her seat and
crumpled her slip Of paper into her purse.
Kate hesitated. blushed hung her head and
finally said she didn't think she better buy.
"Oh. yes. do it. Katc. Frank'll never know.
and think how many things you might add to
your trousseau Or you might even make
enough to buy you piano. Go and buy some
OF the kind l bought. Don't you see It's GO
ing upp l bought at 100 and now it's half
hfhe Ny Half Ro1t nSout AH
methods 4 We, stay here much Longer,
"Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1OG." called the
There, didn't tell you it was, going up.
Jennie make Kate 20 ana buy m almost
voice from the ticker. and was followed by a
de.eeI, Groan from stout woman in the corner;
rs the lady in the corner nj p
woman replied she bought ,: (. 9: Just be-
fore Wh y"n came came IN ira, and Us going down poo
She was the most recent purchaser of the three
xnsed sh os snns her %EsyS stock 's
down you lose and when il goes up YOU make
Tn; lady manager has explained l. at to me-" :"
| voice called again.
Pm going to sell" exclaimed Kate 1T is
going up. and I'm going to Sell before it goes
No, you don't; no. ,you don't" exclaimed
s6wn H% "wht Until gt we es see What all
these other women are going 10 do. Lots of
them have bought the same stock. and they
| Some man downtown told the blonde woman
| il, green that it was going way up to-day
=, Kate sank M back into her seat on the Sofa and
Why. Frances is gone. No. therc. she is at
| buy more stock 2" She asked as the third girl
returned 70 her seat.
los When it goes up to 100 you'd bette! sell.
Then Well have made the same amount of
"Let's see how much you've made" and the
three girls stuck their heads together and be-
gan to count the roll ot bills
There was a wall of despair from the stout
woman in tn" corner. Sh" straightforward out
rolled to the floor from her chair. The, woman
manager. the blackboard boy, aud all the femi-
nine hGs and heHs to her &c;
their paving Of chairs and tossing sofa
cushions. The faintinG sp"culotor was pushed,
whence tea sandwiches. olives and other SINH
lar good things are wont TO maSe their appear
when the pressure becomes too great around
the cashiers desk -. :,
IIes eYerythhinG sobbed that sympathetic
hal rS%d w%d scho but s
sEcculating fever and gave it UP and drew ont
all her savings from tho bank and came
sT osf nigh s'u on to to si00oo She she and % that lady,"
indicating , tall rawboned ; Woman in a
bat and big diamond earrings Dame
| down on the train together. and Mrs. Smith
was telling % US Of the riiss Of money She and
| friend Of hers made at this place so that's how
tn. poor dear soul and nsrTSnea to come
man downtown to invcst. and l came in for
the week to do somc shopping for the children.
sey and mover heard tell of such place until
Mrs wS wSSmithhinGson I is .mo,io s,,n,or
| claimed q slender yonng woman who had been
| investing heavily. i'll C3ntin-nta Tobacco. -
d me m she was own "onsn To anT
NJ. Stanley AMI had made pie of money in
| stocks last week she gave me the address Oh
well. / overheard her talking in n big de-
| partment store downtown" interrupted an
other woman. and she was telling the clerk
T ms SfS m sIH shs had sa1 Il PsRRa%s sR h
it in anything solid for fear her husband might
| catch on. Then she asked me II thought the
color in piece Of muslin she was examining
was fast Then We fell to talking and she gave
me this address and advised me to come here
| and buy stock"
| II met her at luncheon" added vet another
| speculator in an active stock. "Sho took her
| seat AT the same table. and from talking about
| the salad we fell to discussing tho Lawson pink
and how much 1t had sold for. and then sho
told me about her big deal in stocks.
Whom are you talking abott ladies ?" the
manager Inquired as she Joined the group
| Mrs. Smthingson."
| NO Miss Amelia stanley"
| Miss Fnkncr." contradicted third.
| Mrs John Harden Castlewaigth," asserted
large woman with dignity. II brought you
! her card OF Introduction this morning"
And told you that / knew Of no such per-
! son the lady manager replied with equal
dignity
| day morning as Miss Amelia Stanley" piped