The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-07


uIation Described.
1t is no longer the Lawson yacht or
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
10 engulf the author. Emblazoned up
on the ffty-two tablets, one for each
week Of the year 1902, is a potpourri
of wit and wisdom, humor. sarcasm
and the philosophy of experience un-
der the caption Ticker Talk"
Recent happenings on the Stock Ex-
change are referred to, and Mr.. Law
son has introduced n prophecy con
cerning the future of certain securities
which will be of interest to the flnan-
cial world. Nothing more ornate than
the Lawson CdltIuuI nus lhus iul dB-
peared. The tablets reyolve upon sill
yer rings, which in turn are supported
by n silver bar about ten inches In
length, beautifully decorated with mis-
tletoe and holly in dull silver Upon
one end OF the bar a bull is seen in a
crouching attitude facing n bear at
the other extremity.
Above the bar and supporting It is
ribbon of silver, representing the tape
of n stock ticker. and secured at the
apex by ring, In Which are interwo-
ven wishbonc. n horseshoe and the
proverbial lamb of Wall street. Upon
the silver tape Mr. Lawson inscribed
this device in close imitation Of the
lettering with which stockholders and
others are familiar:
"New York Stock Exchange. Dec. 81,
1902. a. c. L. (Amalgamated Copper.
300 130, 900 =, 131, y, q. Is, 132, 300
y, 900 q; S. american Sugar, 113; u.
s. presumably United States SteeD,
13. 4, Is. 49,"
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 n friend. The introducto-
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,
as every one knows. the ticker was doing
its best to drive Bostonians into that re-
gion controlled by the sulphur trust |
asked one OF my brokers. 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 a something for every day In
the year"
His thought struck me as being so good
that said. 'Why not, and print II as a
calendar and have 1t ready for Christ
masT' The result was a wager that this
could not be accomplished during the
"ticker's" working hours in the four days
intervening.
Here It is on Christmas eve. with apollo
gies 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
fundamentals of stock speculation.
which he describes as follows:
"First.-Take what comes to you as
though you liked it. Never for an in
stant forget it's n game OF chance. and.
while it's free, no one is compelled to
come into II.
"Second.-When you lose. the other
fellow wins. and he is as much entitled
Ito as you.
"Third.-Don't rail against Wall
street because 1t in time gets the en-
tire stake through its commission
Wall street Is the gamekeeper and ref
cree. All interesting games must, will
and do have them. Wall street was
there before you were born and will be
after you are dead"
In connection with the authors char
acterization of himself as the ticker"
these extracts from his calendar are in
terestlng In view OF the battle roya
which ragged flercely until the holidays
between the contending forces In the
copper industry:
"Wall street is now the exact center
OF the universe. Run shaft at q
Broadway through the world and Il
will come out at the corner of Wal
and Broad streets. II the shaft IL
made OF United States steel and suffi
cient oil is used. the globe will perpet
ually revolye around 1t without friction
perhaps"
No. 20 Broadway is the headquarter!
OF the Standard Oil company. J. p
Morgan & Co.'s offices are at Wall anC
Broad streets.
In lighter vein Mr.. Lawson describes
the pitfalls of speculation. For eaci
day of the year he has produced aI
epgram. The whole makes an inter
esting volume, from which these ex
tracts were chosen at random by re
porter for the New York Herald wh'
was permitted to inspect the gift cal
endar the other day: l.Hi
ION New Years eve Father Time ant
the newborn cherub meet In Trinit!