The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-21
LAWS0N'S new FANCY.
Boston Copper Man Produces an
Epigrammatic Calendar.
ADVICE GIVEN TO THE LAMBS"

Boston ullluOndlfe IeCtlNtu NOPiNS Va
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 Ornamentod with de-
vices which present complete allie
CORY Of that whirlpool Of speculation
which threatened not many days ago
TO engulf the author. Embazoned up
Oh the fifty-two tablets one for each
week of the year 1902. is II 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 prophecy con
corning the future of certain securities
which will be Of interest to the imam
cal world. Nothing more ornate than
the Lawson calendar has thus far ap-
peared. The tablets revolve upon sill
yer rings, which In turn are supported
by 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 a
crouchlng attitude facing bear at
the other extremity.
Above the bar and supporting II Is
ribbon of silver. representing the tape
Al. a
apex by n ring. I'm which are interwo-
ven q wishbone. a 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. F. (Amalgamated Copper.
300 $50, 900 z. 13l, ~. y. Is, l32, 300
u. 900 g.; s. american Sugar. 113; U.
s. presumably United States SteeD,
10, "a. II. 13"
In an authors note Mr.. Lawson ex-
Mains that he completed his calendar,
which contains a maxim for each day
of the coming year. in four days on a
wager with a friend. The INTRODUCED
~ is as follows:
When Won read these chickering's and
are tempted TO bless the author, restrain
yourself sufficiently to think how ne 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. a philosophical
kind of chap, what. I'm 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 1t as
calendar and have II ready for Christ
mas?" 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
sies 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
slant forget it's 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
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. VIII
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 If himself as the ticker"
these extracts from his calendar are In
terestlng in view Of the battle royal
which ragged fiercely until the holidays
between the contending forces In the
copper industry:
"Wall street Is now the exact center
Of the universe Run a shaft at 70
Broadway through the world aud II
will come out at the corner of wall
and Broad streets. If the SHAFT Is
made of United States steel and suffi
Gent oil is used. the globe will perpet'
ually revolve around il without friction
perhaps"
No. 20 Broadway Is the headquarters
of the Standard Oil company. j. Z.
Morgan e. Co.'S offices are at Wall and
Broad streets.
In lighter vein Mr.. Lawson describes
the pitfalls of speculation. For each
day of the year he has produced an
eplgram. The whole makes an inter
esting volume. from which these ex-
tracts were chosen at random r. re-
porter for the New York Herald who
was permitted TO inspect the gift cal
endar the other day:
ION New Years eve Father Time and
the newborn cherub meet in Trinity
church to make deliveries. The meet
ing place Is an appropriate one Al 'ne
foot of Wall street is the river, at the
head Trinitys graveyard and in the
middle the Stock Exchange.
"How marvellous Is the tape. You
hold one end In your fingers; the Other
passes around and beyond the last Lar
Of eternity.
'The letters and figures used In the
language of the tape are very few. YET
they spell hell In 100000 different
languages.
Navigation In Wall street waters Is
dangerous because the rocks are all out
| of sight. When you locate one by strik
ing 1t. they shift to another anchoring.
"wall street on dry days amuses It
self by soaking the public; also on wei
days and other days.
"Directorships In trusts carry with
them sacred duties. hard work and nc
emolument There are exceptions where
/ directors are dilatory In operating on