Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-03


Days n. the Result of a Eet-sent 1,
ms = Gift to Friends-Handsome ,
Mounted In siIver-PitsaIIs of Spec
uiatfon Described
1t is no longer the Lawson yacht OIL
the Lawson carnation. but the Lawson
autograph calendar. Friends OF the
Boston millionaire received copies OF
this literary production on Christmas
day, and they declare that Mr. Lawson
as a maker of calendars is decided
success.
Each calendar is handsomely mount
ed in silver and ornamented with de
vices which present complete allie
CORY of that whirlpool of speculation
which threatened not many days ago
to engulf the author. EmblazoDed up
on the fifty-two tablets. one for each
week of the year 1902. is a potpourri
of wit and wisdom. humor, sarcasm
and the philosophy of experience I'M
der the caption Ticker Talk"
Recent happenings on the Stock Ex-
change are referred to. and Mr.. Law
son has introduced prophecy CON
which will be of interest to the finan-
cial world. Nothing more ornate than
the Lawson calendar has thus far APP
peared. The tablets revolye upon sill
yer rings. which in turn are supported
by a silver bar about ten inches in
length, beautifully decorated with mis-
tletOe and holly in dull silver Upon
one end of the bar bull is seen in u
crouching attitude facing bear at
the other extremity
Above the bar and supporting it Is
ribbon Of silver. representing the tape
Of q stock ticker. and secured at the
apex by a ring, in which are interwo-
ven q wishbone. a horseshoe and the
prOverbal lamb of Wall street. Upon
the silver tape Mr.. Lawson inscribed
this device in close imitation of the
lettering with which stock brokers and
others are familiar:
New York Stock Exchange. Dec. 81.
1902 A. c. P. tAmalGamated Copper.
800 100. 800 y. 1871, y. q. Is. 49,. 300
u. 900 q. s. american Sugar.. 113: u.
s. presumably United States Steel.
ID. a. Il. ID"
In an authors note Mr.. Lawson ex-
plains that he completed his calendar,
which contains a maxim for each day
of the coming year. in four days on
wager with a friend. The INTRODUCED
ry is as follows:
When you read these chickering's" and
are tempted to bless the author. restrain
yourself sufficiently to think how he came
to tick them out.
During the recent copper rumpus. when.
IS every one Knows. the ticker was doing
It's best to drive Bostonians into that re-
Eion controlled by the sulphur trust. |
asked one of my brokers. a philosophical
kind OF chap. what. In his opinion. would
be the best way to coax the ticker away
from the "coppers." He answered Be
tween now and New Years make the
ticker talk something for every day in
the year"
His thosght struck me being so good
that ! said. why not. and print 1t
calendar nd have il ready for Christ
could not tie accomplished during the
ticker working hours in the four days
Here it is on Christmas eve with apollo
Eies of the ticker and the seasons best
wishes of yours very truly.
THOMAS w. LAWSON.
Mr.. Lawson. in introducing his max
Inns for January. says there are three
Of stock speculation.
which he describes as follows:
"First.-Take what comes TO you as
though you liked it. Never for an in
slant forget it's game of chance. and.
while it's free. no one is compelled to
come into 1t.
"Second.-When you lose. the other
fellow wins. and he is as much entitled
to as you.
"Third.-Don't rail against Wall
street because ii in time gets the en- |
tire stake through its commission |
Wall street is the gamekeeper and ref |
cree. All interesting games must. will
md do have them. Wall street was |
here before you were born and will be |
litter you are dead"
In connection with the authors char /
of himself as the ticker"
hese extracts from his calendar are in
eresting in view of the battle royal |
between the contending forces in the |
topper Industry:
wall street is now the exact center
II the universe. Run a shaft at 26
through the world and ii /
will come out at the corner of Wall
ind Broad streets. If the shaft is
made or United States steel and Sufh-
lent oil is used. the globe will perpet-
lally reyolve around it without friction
perhaps
No. 10 Broadway is the headquarters
Il the Standard Oil company. j. p.
Morgan & Co.'S offices are a, Wall and
Broad streets
In lighter vein Mr.. Lawson describes
he pitfalls of speculation For each
lay of the year he has produced an
pigram. The whole makes an inter
sting volume. from which these ex-
racts were chosen at random by a re
'orter for the New York Herald who
vas permitted 10 inspect the gift cal
ndar the other day:
.On New Years eve Father Time and
he newborn eherub meet in Trinity
hurch TO make deliveries. The meet
nY Mace is an anuroDri3re one AT the