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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06

read and write, TO sew ana to cook. and
to keep house as white girls do.
over at q school In Montana a little
Indian girl one day came TO school wearing
a purple velvet dress covered with 1000
elk teeth. The dress was made Just like
a meal sack with armholes and hole for
the head; but the elk teeth are worth
about $3.50 each, so that his little girls
dress could have been sold for 5000.
The little Indians when they first come
to school do not know how to do anything
at all. They cannot even talk English, and
FIRST they have to learn a new language
before they can learn to read. Yet they DO
this very quickly. and in a few weeks they
can talk English quite well, but II takes a
long time for them to. learn to read. And
all the time they are learning to read
and write they are also learning to do the
things which any little American boy or
girl does naturally. The girls are taught
to sew and cook and to sweep, while the
boys learn to cut wood. to farm and to
take care OF horses, pigs and cows. The
larger girls cook lunch for the little girls
and boys and all the schools are provided
with Kitchens and dining rooms. There Is
also q little farm attached to each school
and in It the boys grow all the vegetables
eaten in the school,
When recess time comes the little In
dams get out and play just as the white
children do. They have bows and arrows,
and balls and bats, and everything of that
kind, and they make just as much noise
as the girls and boys at any American
school make.
White people used to think the Indians
never smiled and never laughed; but that
was because the Indians were shy and
backward when white people were around.
When the Indians get out by themselves,
they laugh and Joke and have great fun.
Every year three or four OF the brightest
pupils at each school are taken down 10
the agency, whore the Indian agent lives
and are there placed in the boarding school,
which is equipped by the government Al
this big school there are always several
hundred Indian boys and girls, and the
government pays all their expenses. Here
they learn many things not taught at the
day schools. They have sewing societies
for the girls. and a printing ONCE and g
brass band for the boys. The girls max,
the clothes that both the girls and boys
wear and the boys, in turn. make shoes
for them all The boys work the farm
and tend the stock. and work in this
harness shop and the carpenter shop. and
learn all sorts OF useful things OF that
kind; while the girls learn to sew and &c
cook and 70 take care OF house,
But after the little Indian is through
school he is still far, far behind the av
erage white boy or girl; for he has never
had an opportunity of seeing railroad
trains and street cars. and electric lights
and gas stoves, and sewing machines anS
thopands of things with which white
children are surrounded.-st Nicholas.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
FLOWER and Plants.

Yju have heard how fond some flowers
are OF the sunlight. There are others that
do not like It at all.
The dandelion always draws up its little
petals to hide its bright face from the
glare Of the sun. Some are very brave
when It first begins 70 shine in the morn
inE. but give out before noon.
The pretty morning glory and four-o'el clock
can hardly stand It at all and shut up very
tight. II It Is cloudy they keep their sweet
cups open a while longer.
The small flower Of the convolvulus and
the flower Of the lettuce both open at In
the morning and close before 10.
Many OF these queer flowers are as good
as clocks 60 tell the time OF the day. Long
before they were invented the people used
flowers instead.
Some plants do not like 20 be touched at
all. There are many ferns that shrink Up
at once II you touch them. The Judas tree
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Not Excused.

The Judge had his patience sorely tried
by lawyers who wished to talk and by
men who tried to eyade jury service. Be-
tween hypothetical questions and excuses
It seemed as II they never would get to
the actaal trial Of the case. SO when the
puzzled little German who had been ac-
cepted BY beth sides jumped up the Judge
was exasperated
"shudge!" cried the German.
what is itg" demanded the Judge
Il tina like to 90 home to my wife"
said the German
You can't" retorted the Judge ISL,
down"
but shudee." persisted the German. Il
don't tink make coed shuFor."
You're the best In the box" said the
Judge. "sit down"
what box?'' said the German.
~Jury box" said the Judge
''oh, / thought It vas a bad box that
people gets into sometimes"
mo-" said the judge. "the bad box IL
the prisoners box"
but, sludBe," persisted the little Ger.
man. Il don't speak good English"
You don't have to speak any at ali,
said the Judge sit down.
The little German pointed at the law,
yers 10 make his last desperate plea.
"shudge," he said, II can't make nod
dings OF what these fellers say
1t was the judges chance to get ever
for many annoyances.
Neither can anyone else." he said. "si
down"
With sigh the little German sat down
The Green Bag.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
To Ire Paorhousn.

Jean Gerardy, the we'll known 'cellist,
at dinner in Philadelphia praised Amsr-
loan Wit
You are ell witty" he said. From
your millionaire down to your, gamin you
are quick, nimble and sparkling in retort
your gamins' wit Is sometimes cruel
It caused q friend or mine 70 flush and
nautteF an oath enc day last week in New
York.
My friend, in o hurry to catch q train
ran out Of his hotel toward a cab and
ragged little boy opened the cab dooi
for him end handed him his valiSe.
He gave the boy nothing. In his hurry
you see, he forgot.
THE disappointed urchin smiled sourlI
and called this order TO the driver;
Nearest poorhouss, cabby,' New
York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
Brain Ssd MS.cIe.

The superintendent Of a factory went into
the storehouse one day and saw the store
keeper tuggtng away at big case Of goods,
HIS face was red and the muscles OF his
neck were buialhg nut.
hold on, there, jack" cried the superin-
tandent. ALLOW me to demonstrate to you
the power Of brain over muscle" He then
grabbed hook that was on a shelf and
stuck II in the case. gave quick jerk and
toppled over into Pile Of rubbish. He got
Hp and looked at the sturekeeper. and said:
Blaine It, the handle was loose"
Yes, sir" replied Jack, that's why /
didn't use i.'Nchicago inter ocean.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06

In one OF the big foot ball games last
season certain young giant came out OF
scrimmage looking somewhat as though
he had been having unfriendy doing with
an automobile. Among other things his
nose had been most thoroughly broken.
Say. let, that nose alone and bring me
telegraph blank" he commanded. while
they were busy repairing the damages. and
he absolutely refused to allow II to be
touched for several hours. until a reply was
received to his-wire.
You can so ahead now and follow these
instructions" he said. handing the yellow
alp TO the doctor. The message read:
Have nose set Roman. "Do not like
oreek.--Nan. "--Harpers Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06

They tell this one on former Governor
George Hoadly Of Ohio.
Once upon q time, in the midst OF
campaign, Mr.. Hoadly was to deliver
speech at little town In the great and
glorious Buckeye state. When ne reached
the one hotel the town boosted he walked
up 20 the register and wrote his name
The -head-porter-steward head
waiter-depot-runner was behind the desk
IN his shirt sleeves, his hat on the back
Of his head and cigar stump held be-
tween his teeth. When the visitor had
put down. his John Hancock. the faototum
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
An Ieeman,a record.

In her daily alteration with the ice man
over the short measure he delivered, Mrs
Jones one morning rallied him in half
angry good nature. Il don't see what
makes you so stingy with your ice. You
know you cannot take It with you to the
next world"
The man paused with his hand on the
door knob. Yes, Mrs. Jones'" he said,
but you must remember that II you was
to see me coming with block of ice in
the. next world you'd be 90 glad TO get
It that you wouldn't have a word to say
about short acknowledgements
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
No Cause tor worry.

There was a trihing accident on board a
Transatlantic liner. The vessel was a few
days cut from Liverpool and the steering
gear got out Of order, Some excitement re-
suited among the passengers, and one of
them. woman, approached the captain.
rs n true. captain" asked she, anxiously,
that We have lost one of our screws7"
"Not at all. madam" was the reply OF the
ofncer, There was some little difficulty
with one OF them, but II has been repaired,
80 that now everything is all right"
''Well. Pm glad TO hear that" responded
the woman, with relieved look, al
though was far from sharing the appre-
hension OF the rest OF the passengers
After ALL" she added, rehectively. why
should we worry. even II there was some
thing the matter with the screw Ips
under the water and doesn't show."--NeW
York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
Ming on.

Secretary Taft said Of a certin domineer-
ing statesman; "He Alis men with dread.
They quail before him They can't call
their souls their own IN hts presence. Al
together he makes me think OF a waiter I
once met In the west In q small western
town many years ago l put up at the Pal
ace hotel. was assigned to room IN
which there were no towels ana no water
and ! Fang the bell. There was ne reply.
] rang again. still no reply, And again
and again and vet again I rang and finally
walter appeared This waiter was a no.
bust man OF stern and forbidding aspect
Did you ring? he said in rumbling bass
voice. I dtd.' answered. Wen. don't do
It again., said the waiter with menacine
ecowi as he witndrew.17
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06

An Irishman was walking along a road
beside a golf links when he was suddenly
struck between the shoulders by a golf
ball The force OF the blow almost knocked
him down. When he recovered he OBJ
served a golfer running toward him.
Are you hurtf' asked the player. why
didn't you get out OF the wayY'
An why should I get out OF the wayf'
asked Pat. II didn't know there were any
asssssins round here"
But I called fore.'" said the player
and when say fore that Is a sign for
you 20 get out OF the way"
"oh. n Is. Is III" said Pat "Weii. thin
whin I say foive.' Il Is a sign that you are
going 70 set hit on the nose. Foive.' -
New York World
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06


ten by Mrs. Susan e. wallace,
Ifi5skaI now the widow OF General Lew
Wallace, in 1859, and published
in Karper's. 1t made her famous at once
and every little while the papers have
an urgent call for another look at It, II
Is one of the gems of American literature.
Mrs. Wallace is spending most of her
time in the old home at Charlottesville In
one Of the most picturesque spots in the
west. Though long past the meridian Of
life her mentality is as vigorous as in
youth, and her gentleness of character
most attractive.
Up with the. sun at morning,
Away to the garden he HES
TO see ~ the sleepy blossoms
Have begun TO open their eyes
Running a race with the wind'
His step as light and fleet
Under my window I hear
The patter OF little feet.
Anon to the brook he wanders,
In swift and noiseless flight,
Splashing the sparkling ripples
Like a fairy water sprlte;
No land under tabled river,
Has CLEANS like his golden hair,
No pearly sea she'll Is fairer
Than his slender ankles pare
This child is our speaking picture"
A birding that chatters and sings;
Sometimes sleeping cherup,
(Our other one has wings).
HIS heart is a charmed casket
Full of all that Is cunning and sweet,
And no harp strings hold such music
As follows his twinkling feet.
When the glory OF sunset opens
The highway by angels trod,
And seems to unbar the city
Whose builder and maker is Gods
Close by the crystal portal
i see by the gates of pearl
The eyes of the angel
A twin-born little girl
And 1 ask TO be taught and directed
To guide his footsteps Alright
So that l be accounted worthy
To walk in sandals Of light
And hear amid songs of welcome
From messengers trusty and fleet,
On the starry Iioor Of heaven
The patter of little feet
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06

Apropos Of something or other, the
teacher had quoted the line, In the bright
lexicon Of youth there's no such word as
raily"
AT this point the lad mentioned arose and
politely made known his desire 10 offer an
observation with reference TO the maxim.
1T occurs to me, sir" said he, that II
such be The case, II might be advisable to
bring the omission to the attention OF the
publishers OF the lexicon, "-Harper's
Weakly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06

WE'LL knoWn Boston WFttef tells
with gtee. % n neat sally on the
part Of his s-ycsr-old son. who is
a PuPil IN q private sohool at the
Huh
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-06
The Pntter of LittIe Feet.

HIS beautiful little poem, THE
Patter Of Little Feet" was writ
ten by Mrs. Susan e. Wallace,
now the widow of General Lew
Wauace. In 1854. and published
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
MYSTERY OF A RED TIE.
Columbus Man Cannot Lose or De.
stroy a Bewitched Article.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Columbus. Ohio Is face to face with one
of the oldest most puZzling and pecuiiar
mysteries ever presented to human sieuths
for solution The mystery conslsts Oh me
disappearances and returns of red neck
tie that originally belonged TO Ruo wa
lace and which, despite his many EFFORTS
to lose it, still belongs to him-or at least
did at the time this story was written.
The mystery of the red necktie has cx-
cited Columbus from Spring street up TO
Schiller, and the story is known in every
cafe and resort along High street from
the yiaduct to the gardens-and that Is a
goodly distance.
EVERYTHING centers around the fact that
Rud Wallace, whose real name is Harry
Wallace, has red necktie which refuse
to be lost and which returns to its owner
in most mysterious and strange ways, no
matter what stems he may have taken 10
lose, mislay or destroy 1t.
The mystery of Rud Wallaces red neck
tie is interesting everybody who knows
him in Columbus-at least. everybody VINO
knows the facts in the case.
From the evidence. which appears to be
authentic, the necktie has made at least
n dozen strange temperatures, and any
one of the Temperatures is enough to
cause comment.
The necktie. it appears. was a common
red "four-in- hand" purchased at a hab-
erdasher's store on High street during the
middle of the summer. The tie was red,
marked across and relieved with black.
and cost 20 cents retail at the store.
There was nothing. so far as could re
observed. peculiar about the tie. except
that its color was red. But what hap
pened to it was sufficient.
Inside Of the tie is the little stamped
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DUN'S REVIEW.

New York November AR. G. Dun
& Co.'S weekly review of trade today
says:
Weather conditions have retarded trade
in seasonable staple lines of merchandise.
but holiday goods have begun to move
unusually early and in a volume that
promises satisfactory results. Wholesale
business is maintaining much better
movement than last year, and further i'm
proyements are noted in collections. From
the leading manufacturing plants come
reports of full employment of machinery.
yet deliveries are much less prompt than
desired and inadequate railroad facilities
receive large share of the blame.
Consumers of iron and steel seek de-
liveries so constantly that there is little
prospect that producers will overtake or
ders. 1t seems more probable they will
fall further behind Tn structural steel
there is a seasonable reduction In new
business augmented to some extent by
the high money market that does not en-
courage speculative erection of apart
ment houses, which was in danger of be-
ing overdone in some cities. The demand
for bridges and other railroad work has
not abated.
Inquiry for pig iron is not diminished
by recent advances in prices. while impor-
tations have greatly strengthened foreign
markets. Steel bars for concreate work
are one or the most active FEATURES, and
all railroad equipment is ordered far into
next year. Rail tonnage Is one of the
greatest items of forward business.
Notwithstanding new records of output
and shipments by coke ovens. there is a
disposition to ask still higher prices for
next years deliveries.
Producers of cotton goods are unable
to make deliveries according to agree
ment, delays causing serious complaints
from buyers. The pressure is due to the
fact that there was no one to provide for
requirements until 1t became evident that
no concessions in prices could be secured
and the manufacturers now control the
situation. Little attention is paid to the
fluctuations in raw material. the govern
ing factor being the time at which goods
can be delivered. Duplicate orders for
spring goods are reported in mems wear.
but the principal woole ngoods business
is for the heavy weight season
Activity in the hide market is fully
maintained, packers being fully sold up
to current selling. The only noteworthy
change in the leather situation was the
pronounced advance in the price of light
weight betting butts some tanners ask
ing 50 cents, and actual sales are noted
at 40 cents.
Narrow fluctuations have charact erized
the grain market. Diminished receipts at
the northwest gave support to wheat
Liabilities of commercial failures thus
far reported for November amounted to
Sill 944 of which 81, sol, 6S7 were in manu-
featuring, ST. ,006 in trading and sl03,-
251 in other commercial lines.
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silk ribbon bearing the name of the firrn--
Felbel Bros-from which the tie was pur-
chased originally. The firm itself has fig
ured prominently in the mystery, because
on three separate occasions the tie has
found it's way back there
According to his own story, Wallace
wore the tie for several weeks before he
discovered or suspected that there was
anything wrong with it, One evening he
drove out with a young lady to the gar
dens in the beautiful Alum Creek valley.
far out at the end of Broad street, to
band concert lie noticed In the middle
of the programme that persons who
passed him smiled and laughed after they
had passed. He grew nervous and M
comforta BILE. Person after person glanced
at him. grinned. and went on. Finally hc
turned to his companion and asked what
the matter was She looked and burst
into laughter. why. Harry" she laughed.
you've forgotten your tie
Wallace vowed he had the tie on when
he left home, and asked the girl If she
had noticed he was without one when ne
called for her. She admitted she had
not Neither of them could remember any
chance for the tie to get lost.
Wallace was a bit puzzled. and more so
when he got home and, hunting through
his necktie box. could find no trace OF
the red one with the black bars. The
next morning he found the tie in drawer
of his desk. He was certain he never had
worn that tie to the office. and equally
certain he had put it on the evening be-
fore. He worried over the matter for
days.
His next adventure with the tie was
even stranger. He started one morning
to run over to London. Ohio on business.
and put on the tie. He is positive he put
it on, and equally positive that he put
blue polka dot tie in his grip. He was on
the cars only short time before, he says.
he suddenly commenced to strange. 1t
was as if a moose had been put around mis-
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neck and drawn, tight. He had been rest
half doing when it happened. The train
was just slowing down at Alton when 1t
| occurred. The first thing the other pas
! sengers knew was when Wallace leaped
! up, purple in the face. struggling and,
! turning, attacked a big travelling man
named Warson in the seat behind him
Warson overpowered him, and explana-
| tons were asked and given. but not to che
satisfaction of Warson Wallace claimed
] Warson had been choking him. Warson
| denied, and intimated that Wallace was
| Gaffy. They were near blows again when
| the conductor interfered and heard the
| explanation The conductor gave glance
] at Wallace, and then sided with him. Ills
| collar was crumpled and almost torn from
| his shirt-and the tie was gone. The other
passengers testified that Warson had not
moved. and that no one had attacked
/ Wallace.
The affair ended in mystery-and the
| loss of Wallace's tie. He was scared. He
recalled the other freak of the necktie,
and admits he was beginning to think he
was losing his mind. He explained the
thing to himself by a theory that his tie
! had caught in something as the train
| passed and was jerked of and out of he
window.
The following day he dropped into Feibei
Bros. to buy new tie Mike" Feibel.
one of the younger boys in the firm. wait
ed on him. and, after selling him tie,
remarked.
MIR. Wallace here is the old one"
He wrapped something up and poked l..
across the counter Wallace said it was
not his tie. as he had run down from
home without one. Feibel insisted ard
finally unwrapped the package.
The red tie was there, unchanged
Wallace then was certain he was losing
his mind He demanded to know where
the tie came from. Feibel had not seen
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Firm. middlng 1888 net re-
ceipts 1877; gross receipts lS,d'' safes
S56: stock 397 143; Great Britain =; CONT
nent 1871; coastwise 114o.
New Orleans-Firm mddling 10 l5-l6;
net receipts 90S7; gross receipts $685. sales
$500; stock 27414S; Great Britain l5'SoO;
France 1900; coastwise 200.
Mobile-Firm; middling 1898; net re-
ceipts 1850: gross receipts 1850 sales lOoO'
stock 4S,113; coastwise 20
Savannah-Steady; middling l0D2; net
receipts 12054; gross receipts l2,034; sales
3oss stock 1S6, Isl; continent 1898; coast
wise 1882.
Charleston-Firn middlng lo1s; net reE
celpts 1856; gross receipts l296' stock H.
O36
wilmington-Quiet; middligg 1898; net
receipts 2767, gross recepts 2767 stock
22.294. -
Norfolk-Firm: middling 1Os4; net re-
ceipts 1890; gross receipts 1890, sales $685.;
stock 46SSa-
Balunore-Nominal; middling IL; stock
s5s5.
New York-Firm; middling 1l2O; net
receipts 1856; gross receipts 34l5; stock
Hopes; Great Britain 200.
Boston-Firm; middllng 11.2O; net re
cepts 16; gross receipts 176.
philadelphia Firm; middling 11.45; ne
receipts so; gross receipts so; stock 1851
Pensacola-Net receipts $500; gross re
cepts 5400; France 5400
Total today, at all ports, net Nab
Great Britain 1907; France 17,400; CONT
nent 29,19O; stock 1,13S,47
Consolidated. at all ports, net 54,4i3
Great Britain 1902; France 17iOO; cont
nent 27,130.
Total since September l. at all ports
net 1859, 361 Great Britain 1,177,Si5
France 1922 IA; continent 1851 472; Japar
1855.