Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-09-27

Wrapped Around the Stem Was the
Is Nucleus OF Fortune.

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There are many tales Of suddenly
acquired wealth, but usually the, facts
leading up to such financial successes
are dry and undressing, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer To get
riches and get them in manner that
tinges Of romance, does not fall to the
lot Of many people, but there is one
lady in Cleveland that has crossed the
$50, 900 mark in six months and il
| still adding to her wealth: -
Last Christmas, Mrs. NJ. B. Need
ham, a widow, of 1913 Dodge street,
received as gift from a friend soil
tary rose, made more beautiful by its
loneliness; but attached to it was a
strange-looking. paper, which de-
clared that the possessor was entitled
to 200. shares of copper stock.
This friend was western gentle
man with whom the lady had been
! acquainted for years. He wanted to
| send something as token of their
friendship, and, manlike, couldn't
| think of present that was suitable,
so sent the stock certificates. Mrs.
Needham laid the certificates aside,
not thinking they we're Of any value.
A friend seeing them one day told her
of the true value Of them and excited
her interest. 49,,
She looked into the matter and
found that Amalgqmated copper was
going up rapidly. Then the fever of
speculation entered her veins. She
Scanned the stock reports daily and
! gleefully 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 moresenthusiastic she
grew. When copper got as high as, in
her judgment, it would 60 she sold
out, and the foundation Of her for
| tune was laid.
Most women would have been sat:
isfed with as much as she had: made:
but not Mrs. Needham. She was
made out of different material. The
game was too fascinating, ':ttoo de,
lightfully glorious, you know" as she
said, and she loved theexperience, the
excitement it brought. She now un-
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 nc
reason why the matter should be Sc
cret. Every parcel of stock she has
bought has gone up several points.
and she doesn't hesitate tolet 90 when
she thinks it has risen all that it can
stand. She has outstripped many Of
the professional stock brokers that
have been ip the business for wears,
as everything she touches seems t.
jump at once.
II don't know that I possess any
particular wisdom in selecting stocks:
there is good deal Of luck in my sue
cess, though I always look into the
matter very thoroughly, as respects
the probable future. You know there
are great many things to consider,
The slightest occurrences often dis
turb stocks and ruin many people.
don't take much stock in tips; they
can be had for nothing, and everyone
seems anxious to give them. OF
course, | rely to certain extent on
some kinds Of advice from some kinds
of people, but as a rule I follow my
own inclinations. In following that
plan I have been quite successful, and
if I should fail, my only regrets would
be that I did not have better judy
ment. There is no reason why won.
an shouldn't invest her money in
stocks as well as men. It is true that
there is great dealof risk in the bust
ness, butthe gains more than compen-
safe for the risks. I never invest
more than I can stand to lose if nv
judgment should prove faulty. Ifee]
that one should never risk their all on
anything. Never goina thing hastily
is my motto, but drop a thing hastily
is another. When I have the slightest
fear that my stock is going to drop
sell at once" - - =. IL
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