The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-10-05
RICHES CAME WITH A ROSE.
Wrapped Around the Sem Was the
Nucleus of a Fortune.

are cry ana undressing, says IN
Cleveland Plain Dealer. To &c
: riches and get them in a manner tina
tinges of romance, does not fall to tn
lot of many people, but there is on.
|, lady in Cleveland that has crossed tn
$4,000 mark in six months and i
still adding to her wealth.
Last Christmas, Mrs. NJ. B. Need
ham, a widow, of 1913 Dodge street
received as a gift from a friend a soil
tary rose, made more beautiful by it
loneliness; but attached to it was
strange-looking paper, which de
clared that the possesSor was entitled
to 200 shares of coppers stock.
This friend was a western gentle,
man with whom the lady had beer
acquainted for years. He wanted tc
send something as a token of theil
friendship, and, manlike, couldn't
think of a present that was suitable.
so sent the stock certificates. Mrs
Needham laid the certificates aside.
not thinking they we've of any value.
a friend seeing them one day told her
of the true value of them and excited
her interest.
She looked into the matter and
found that Amalgamated copper was
going up rapidly. Then the fever of
speculation entered her veins. She
scanned the stock reports daily and
g%leefully watched her stock soaring
higher. In the meantime, she was
diligently securing all the knowledge
she could on stocks and securities. and
the further she got into the mysteries
of the game the more enthusiastic she
grew. When copper got as high as, in
her judgment, it would go she sold
out, and the foundation of her for
tune was laid.
Most women would have been sat
isfied with as much as she had made.
but not Mrs. Needham. She was
made out of different material. The
game was too fascinating, 'toc de-
lightfully glorious, you know" as she
said, and she loved theexperience, the
excitement it brought. She now uns
derstands the bewildering terms, and
while she didn't plunge, she dabbled
quite extensively. At first she
thought that the very orthodox folk
among her acquaintance would raise
their hands in holy horror at the
thought OF her specializing, and all
the transactions were carried on
through agents outside of the CITY.
Her courage, however grew with her
successes, and now she knows of no
reason why the matter should be So
cret. Every parcel of stock she has
bought has gone up several points.
and she doesn't hesitate to let 90 when
she thinks it has risen all that it can
stand. She has o%utstripped many of
the professional stock brokers that
have been in the business for Years
as everything she touches seems to
jump at once.
Il don't know that l possess any
particular wisdom in selecting stocks,
there is a good deal of luck in nv sue.
cess, though | always look into The
matter very thoroughly, as respects
the probable future. You know there
are a great many things to consider.
The slightest occurrences often dis.
turb stocks and ruin many people. l
don't take much stock in tips; they
can be had for nothing, and everyone
seems anxious to give them. OF
course, | rely to a certain extent IN
some kinds of advice from some kinds
people, but as a rule | follow nv
own inclinations. In following that
plan | have been quite successful. and
l should fail, my only regret would
be that | did not have better iudp-
ment, There is no reason WHY wom-
an shouldn't invest her money in
stocks as well as men. 1t is true that
there Is a great deal of risk in the busi-
ness, butthe gains more than comnen-
'ate for the risks. | never invest
more than | can stand to lose if NV
Judgment should prove faulty. feel
hat one should never risk their all on
anything. Never go in a thing hastiIy
5 my motto, but drop a thing hastily
$ another. When l have the Slightest
ear my stock is going to drop |
at once"
With part of her earnings since
January l she purchased from tbe ,
yleveland Improvement company for =
$4,000 cash the Victoria apartment .
louse on Dodge street, where She re.
Ides. Immediately afterth he purchase