Show TOOTHPICK LED TO WEALTH Seeking One Man Overheard Ov Over er eard Tip 11 From John W 0 Gates New York Press I At the t e Waldorf aldorf the other night Charles CharlesI I 11 M Schwab was seated with a party part of friends when he happened for the moment Ito j to have bae his attention directed to a tooth toothpick toothpick toothpick pick which he held In his hand and re remarked remarked remarked marked t I scarcely scared ever take a toothpick with without wIthout without out being reminded of the time when an I acquaintance of mine made and it was a toothpick that did the trick You hYou seV sC see he continued hit it happened in inthe Inthe inthe the spring pring of 1901 19 when on the day in question my m friend was Wag taking luncheon at tt this hotel and after he had finished and paid his check cheek ho he h directed his steps toward Broadway He lie ha ht proceeded prO scarcely scarce half a block however when he lie found himself h greatly annoyed br b par particle pa particle tide of food very firmly wedged wed ed between two of or his teeth and finding himself t without a toothpick he retraced his steps to lid I to the hotel to get one I j On his way nay W out of the botel hotel he i I to pass a table at which were seated John W Gates a til a u friend and just justn tilie 11 ti he lie reached the table he heard Mr Gat remark I 1 feel fecI very VI positive that you ou will EJ re H Steel common selling at 10 bf before for U the tle end of ot the summer Now my m f friend did not happen to make a regular business of trading in the ma maJ maket maket J ket et but knowing it ft was teas Mr Gates wh ma mn le e the th remark and also th the gre g It i t weight ills his wo wod d carried iti iii such matt maWr r rho ho decided to take advantage c of or the theand ti tl and it did not take him long to pla pia e I his order with a broker to sell 1000 share sharr of Steel at 42 12 Well oU you Ou all know Steel did di du leg ing the summer r of 1901 going down beto v 9 but my friend ordered ord ri his trade to g go eloped closed around 10 and he lie cleared up a pr fit of which h he never would ha i 1 imade made had It not been for the little tOOl toot pIck |