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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

10y MOTHER had good deal Of
M trouble with me, but l think she
enjoyed il. She had none at
ksyQsL9l all with my brother Henry. who
uD was two years younger and 1
think that the unbrOken monotOny of hts
goodness and uuthfulness and obedience
would have been a burden to her but for
the relief and variety which / furnished in
the other direction. / was a tonic. / was
valuable to her. / never knew Henry 10
do a vicious thing toward me. or toward
anyone else-but he frequently did righteous
ones that cost me as heavily 1t was nis
duty to report me when / needed reporting
and neglected TO do It mysolf and he was
very faithful in diseharging that duty. He
Is sid" In Tom Sawyer" Eut Sid was
not Henry. Henry was a very much finer
and better boy than ever Sid was.
II was Henry who called my mothers
attention 10 the fact that the thread with
which she had sewed my collar together to
keep ME from going I'm swimming had
changed color. Ny mother would not have
discovered Il but for that. and she was
manlfestly piqued when she recognized that
that prominent bit OF circumstantlal evil
dence had escaped her sharp eye. That de-
tail probably added a detail TO my punish
ment II Is human. We generally visit cur
shortcomings on somebody else when there
Is a possible excuse for H-but no matter,
took Il out OF Henry. There iE always G s.n-
pensation for such as are unjustly used
often took Il out OF hinl-sometimes as an
advance payment for something which !
hadn't yet done These were occasions
when the opportunity was too strong a
temptation and I had TO draw on the fu-
ture. did not need to copy this Idea from
my mother and probably didn't sun. she
wrought upon that principle upon occasion
II tbs incident Of the broken sugar bowl
10 in Tom SAWYER don't remember
whether II is or nOt-that Is an example OF
II. Henry never stole sugar. He took II
openly from the bowl His mother knew
he wouldn't take sugar when she wasn't
looking but she had her doubts about me
80, Exactly doubts either. She know very
well would One day when she was moi
present. Henry took sugar from her prizeo
EnS precious old English sugar bowl. which
was an heirloom In the famuy-and h,
mahSged 10 break the bowl II was IN,
hTst tme I had ever had a chance 10 Ia,
anytNA(g on him. and I was going to tel
on him. but he was not disturbed. WheI
nay mother came in and saw the bowl ly,nl
on the hoor IA fragments she was speech
less for : minute 1 allowed that silenc,
to work; judged il would Increase IN,
effect. / vas waiting for her 10 ask: "Whs
aid thatg'-so that could fetch out ms
news. But IL was an errer % calculation
When she got through with her silence she
Gidn't ask anything about t-shs merely
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
Little Stories for Little People

felt glad IL the children we're in the ele-
plants care.
The three friends often went or on long
tTamps together, and the elephant never
failed to come stalking home with the two
small boys riding. happy and safe, on his
hack. One day they remained away so
long that the father finally went TO look
after them. After some searching he came
out on the river bank, and a funny sight
met his eyes.
The great elephant was standing knee
deep IN the mud, with a happy small boy
squatting on either side of him. and all
three were fishing just as hard as they
could. The boys held their rods in their
hands and their companion held his with
his trunk, while they all were watching
the cOrks bObblng about on top Of the
water
BY and by the elephants line gave a
mop, and the boys crowded UP to see IL
It really meant that he had caught a FISH
He had, and while the big brute watched
them sOlemnly. they pulled out the line,
detached the FISH, and then, putting on
another worm, grsvely handed the rod
back TO it's owner.
The same gentleman speaks Of q large
elephant he saw at the ZOO in London a
few years ago. Knowing how the ami
mails are trained in India by their keep
ers, he held up nice bun and said,
'SalaRm kurO," which means make a
salaam, or bow. For an instant the big
creature looked as II he did not quite un-
derstand; then when the words were re-
peated, his huge trunk went up in the afr
In graceful curve, and he made a salaam
that was just as correct as It was possible
for an elephant to make Sunshine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
Early Life of Mark Twain

gave nae crack on tbs skull with her thin
BILE that I felt all the day down 10 my hels
Then ] broke out with my injured limo
cence, expecting to make her very sorry
that she had punished the wrong one.
expected her to do something remorsstul
and pathetic. ! told her that 1 was not the
onc-lt was Henry But there was no up
heaval She said without emotion. ITS
all right. II isn't any matter You deserve
1t for something you've done that | didn't
know about; and II you haven't done It,
why, then, you deserve II fer something
that YOU are going to do, that I shsnt hear
about"
In those days men and boys wore rather
long cloaks Ia the winter time They
We're black and were lined with very bright
and SNOWY Scotch plaIds. One winters
night when ! was starting to church TO
square a crime Of some kind committed
during the week / hid my cloak near the
gate and went on and played with the
other boys until church was over; then I
returned horne. But in the dark | put the
cloak on wrong side ont. entered the room,
threw the cloak aside and then stood the
usual examination. / got along very well
until the temperature OF the church was
mentioned. Ny mother said:
1T must have been impossible to keep
warm there on such a night" | didn't
see the art OF that remark aud was foolish
enough to explain that I wore my cloak
an the time that ! was In church. She
asked n 7 kept Il on from church home
too. ] didn't SOC the bearing OF that re
mark / said that was what had done
She said:
You wore It in church with that red
Scotch plaid outside and glarlng? Didn't
that attract any attention?'
OF course, to continue such dialogue
would have been tedious and unprofitabl
and | let IL 10 and took the consequences.
There was Jere Clemens who was
United states senator aud in his day en-
joyed the usual senatorial fame-a fame
which porishes whether & springs from
four years service or forty. After Jere
Clemens fame az a senator passed away
he was siili remembered for many years
on account OF another service which he
performed lie shot old John Brown ;
Governor Wise In the hind leg However.
don't think Il Il important I think that
the only thing that Is really Important IL
that one ~ them got shot In the hind leg
II would have been better and nobler ana
more historical and satisfactory II both OF
them had got shot In the hind IeF-but Il
- Of no use for me 10 try 20 recollect HIS
tory. never had a historical mind. Let
II so. whichever way Il happened I am
glad OF "a, and that Is a. much enthusiasm
az can set up for a person bearing my
name. But / am forgetting the nrst Glenn
ens-the one that stands furthest back
toward the really original hrst Clehlens-
which Was Adam
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

and with his finger on the trigger. crept
in cautiously.
II was almost dark inside: At hrst he
could see nothing. But gradually his eyes
became used to the gloom, and there. sit
ting on a rock, pettins young wolf sat
the missing little Margaret, absolutely un-
harmed and as happy as you please!
on scampered the young wolf with its
three mates at the sight of the man, and
little Margaret began to cry.
200 frightened away my nice title dog
gies!'' she sobbed. 100 is a naughty,
naughty man; Marcy don't like 90. Go
away"
But the young farmer snatched up the
child and backed out OF the place just AZ
quickly az he could. He didn't quite fancy
facing the she wolf In those narrow quar-
tiers. And then back TO the Schweitzer
farm just as fast as his legs could carry
him.
There the child was restored to her de-
spairing mother, who swooned as soon as she
caught sight Of the little figure clasped
tight In the sturdy farmers arms. II took
a physician several hours to restore the
fainting mother 40 for the father. he
was beside himself with Joy and he pre-
scented a fine 2-year-old colt to the ehid's
rescuer as token OF his gratitude.
NSWs OF the Hnulhe OF Mite Margaret
spread rapidly all over the township and
soon the farm house was Overrun with
sympathetic visitors. Margaret, OF course
was the center Of interest and she was
shOwered with questions OF all sorts. She
could tell but little, but that little was
remarkable.
Marcy wasn't cold one Bit" she lisped
Marcy wasn't hungry. either. I des' Gated
the nuts and the big doggie tiss me and
keep me nice and warm.
But the naughty man came and fight
ened the nice little doggies all away. some
day Marcy so back and play wifi the dog
giles again"
Doubtless little Margaret would have been
cared for by the wolf. This is not so rare
in India, where there have been many
well-authenticated cases of wolf-children
stolen by the beasts and brought up with
their cubs. They walk on all tours and
seem to know how to make themselves
understood BY their friends the woIy es,
Just as Mowgli did in KipIing's tales.
And all Bnockway township believes that
would have been little Margarets fate had
not she been rescued in the nick OF time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25


"The child bears a charmed life" aver
the township wise folk. with many a shake
of the head "or else how could she be kid
mapped by a wolf without being torn TO
pleces?'
And that ls just what did happen. The
little one was carried off to a den where a
she wolf had her four cubs. She was taken
right into the family and made friends not
only with the mother wolf, but with the
four little wolves. What might have hap
pened had she grown up with them can
only be surnllsed, yet such things have hap
pened in India.
Little Margaret is but a baby girl Of g.
Her father is a well-to-do farmer. There
is another little brother and a sister, both
older than Margaret.
A few days ago the three youngsters
went out nutting in the deep woods couple
of miles away from home. Somehow Baby
Margaret became separated from her
brother and sister. and when It was time to
go home the tot was missing.
Tho other youngsters searched every
where. but In vain. 50 home they ran. cry
ing as Il their hearts would break.
Schweitzer jumped on a horse and gallOped
bacl, to the woods where the nuts were,
but high or low, he could Ana no trace Of
the child.
Then he went for help. Soon a party Of
twenty men and boys was securing the
woods for the missing child. But no track
nor trace OF her could they find. All that
night the hunt continued, but the break OF
day brought no tidings.
Far and near spread the word Of little
Margarets strange disappearance, and the
searching party kept growing larger and
larger as people from further away came
in. Farm work all over the township was
neglected, 80 great was the excitement.
On the second day one OF the searchcrs
came to a knoll thickly studded with pine
and a heavy growth OF underbrush. lie
discovered a narrow path leading into the
thicket. and there by the path he found a
little blue sunbonnet
II was a hard path to follow and the
man had TO get down on all tours to do it.
Bat the trail was hot now and he crawled
along. Suddenly he came across a pile oi
chicken bones. feathers, bits of sheep pelt'
and snawed bones. There in front OF hin
was a VOLTS den.
An AWFUL Gear OF the tots fate hashei
across the mans mind. He determined tC
make sure, however. even IL It meant en-.
tering the VOLTS lair. He cooked his rife
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
variety Of Colors.

The dress wslstcoat is only an unlmpor-
tant phase OF the fancy wHistcOat crave,
when one takes into consideration the
number Of men that wear a fancy waist
coat every day. The walstcoat made for
the suit has almost fallen into disuse so
little r. It seen now.
The wa'stcoat that offers from the suit
Is within the reach OF nearly all, owing to
the wide range OF It's prices: II Is distinctly
the style and it has affected other styles
TO such an extent that coats arc now cut
low enough to show the waistcoat above
them
The waistcoats made Of black and white
are still admired, but do not predominant
to anything like the same extent as last
winter. The black and white comes in
checks stripes and figured patterns.
There are also browns, grays and reds,
mauve, green and gray and nearly every
shade known to masculine wear in the past
along with several that were not formerly
used Sometimes the waistcoats are OF q
solid color so much embroidered taat they
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

small Earnets about q large central stone
II was not only smart. but sufficiently sub
dued to be excellent style.
Turquoises are a little infantile and very
young men arc perhaps the only ones to
wear them appropriately. The entire sets,
which came into use last year, are still the
style, and men who have the finest pearl
studs arc this year leaving them In the
case in order to use the semi-precious
stones that comprise in the setstuds. cum
buttons and waistcoat buttons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
The soma Of snowtime.


Sing q song Of snow time
Now its passing by,
Million little fieecy fakes
Failing from the sky:
When the ground is covered
And the hedge and trees,
There will be gay time
For the chickadees.
Boys are In the schoolhouse,
Drawing on their states
Pictures Of the coasting place
Aud thinking of their skates;
Girls are nodding knowingly,
Smilingly about,
Thinking of the gay time
When the school Is out
Three o'clock, four O'Clock,
Bang! goes the bell;
Get your hats and cioaks and wraps.
Hurry on pell NELL!
Bring along the coasters all
IL you want some fun:
Up to the hilltop
Jump ana slide and run!
Steady now! Ready, now!
Bach in his piaeel
Here we CO. there we go,
Down on a racel
Sing a song Of white-timo.
When the snowfiakes fall
Coast-time, skate-time,
Best time OF all!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
An Elephant Fisherman.

Elephants are very wise and useful ami
mails and can be trained to do many things.
They also often become very much attached
to those who are kind to them. A gentle
man who had lived for many years in
India tells some interesting stories of these
great beasts.
He had owned one that became so fond
Of his two small boys that the parents
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
wonders Of the seasons stock.


Some OF the waistcoats shown this winter
in the shops are appallingly modish in COM
parison with more conservative models.
Those intended for evening wear are long
as to the points, high as to the bottom V
of the waistcoat and are connected with so
narrow a space that two buttons sufice to
bring the waistcoat together. Sometimes
one button is SUFFICIENT to hold together
this very pronounced style, which could not
be highly recommended for men who do
not desire TO attract attention by the way
they dress.
These waistcoats come for dinner coats In
pale mauve and silvery gray MORE silk.
They are also seen in pale lavender woven
silks, sometimes with buttons OF the same
material, sometimes with silver buttons and
in one OF two exaggerated cases in buttons
OF rhinestones and such colored stones as
may appeal to the taste Of the wearer
One man at the Waldorf the other even
ing wore a pale mauve walstcoat with a
single button, which was a large amethyst
surrounded with pearls. This was with a
dinper coat and the tie was black In ac-
cordance with the proper rules. The two
studs were OF small amethysts. also sur
rounded by ring Of pearls
Other dinner coat waistcoats are made OF
hne white cloth edged with narrow silk
braid about the pockets and the edge of the
wsistcoat An exquisite waistcoat for this
kind Of wear is OF black and gray striped
silk finished with three black jet buttons
with stones IN the center
The v In front Il 90 narrow that com.
paratively little OF the shirt front is visible
There are broad, peaked lapels on the
waistcoat. The edges OF the pockets have
q piping of black.
All waistcoats for wear with dinner coat
should be single-breasted. The pointed '
IL regarded as a Necessity by the makers Of
the new-fashloned waistcoats. as the old
oval is now a thing OF the past
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
Tucks in the shirt.

As evidence of the elaborateness OF mems
dress today il may be said that the shirt TO
accompany the striped waistcoat Is made
with a series of small tucks and a mode
rately wide center pleat the cuffs also
having narrow pleat toward the end.
All the new waistcoats for evening wear
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25

eKZfF THE lingo N the fashionable
man down cast. the vest Is a
waistcoat This explanation will
Iod2o enable the westerner to get
- next 20 The subject because
hose who assume 20 set the style DECLARE
this Is the year Of walstcoats" At no
time in the last half century. according to
he New York sun. has the wslstcoat been
20 important a feature Of mems dress as
today.
When in the past men wore embroidered
sr light-colored silk and satin waistcoats
the price Of these garments was 20 great
that only the wealthy could AFFORD them.
The waistcoats Of satin embroidered in silk
and gold that we're worn on dress occa-
Hions 90 recently as half century ago
cost ss much as an ordinary suit Of clothes
Of a Fifth avenue taiior's today.
Now the fancy waistcoat IL within the
reach OF all The manufacture OF mems
clothes has made SO great an advance that
today the providing OF exclusive models to
the masses r. reduced to a science.
A man may buy for less than s. a waist
coat which will in all external appearances
resemble very closely one that on Fifth
avenue would sell for six times as much.
In texture, cut and general style the two
will look very much alike.
The expert will see that the silk in the
cheaper waistcoat is Of less fine quality
'han In thu other, and in the manner OF
its making the more expensive waistcoat
viii be worth the difference In price. II
will wear much longer. II will show none
Of the results Of cheap and hurried manu-
facture which 20 often reveal themselves in
articles manufactured In gross.
In point OF style, however, the cheap
wsistcoat viii not be a jot behind the one
made for it's wearer especially Msnufac-
turers OF these garments now follow the
fashions as closely as the most expensive
tailors
The result is that the fancy waistcoat
has become an article thai any man can
afford. II he is slight in figure and able
TO wear the customary sizes It Is probable
that he will do just about as we'll at the
stores dealing in ready made clothes as he
would with costly cutter and filter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
wolves Tend a lost baby.

wolves Tend n Lost Baby.
N]Nr IS only great good fortune that
has saved tiny Margaret schweit-
ger OF Brockaway township. Min
oa nesota, from becoming a veritable
uyoIf-rhftd
Arizona republican., 1906-04-24
RICH MEMS INSURANCE.

Men with large insurance formerly scattered it among many companies, says April Worlds Work. MT. John 1 Wanamaker, for example, has S1,50O,- 900 insurance in eighty-five policies For a long time he carried the largest insurance in the United States. Dur ing the past ten years. however, very rich men have taken out large single policies.
 The first $1,00O,O00 policy ever issued
 was taken out in 1897 by Mir. George w, Vanderbilt, at the age of 35. in the
 Mutual. It is a twenty-payment life twenty-year distribution policy; that is
 he is to pay yearly premium of $35,- | 900 for twenty years. At the end of this time he will receive a paid-up policy of S1,000,000 and a cash divi- dend. If the policy had been taken out twenty years ago, at the same age he would have paid by this time the
 sum of S700,00O in premiums, which at
 per cent compound interest would amount to nearly S1,OS5, 900. The most heavily insured man in the world, however, is probably MT. l.. Rodney Wanamaker of Philadelphia
 who carries g., COG, ,0O0 in the Mutual, in addition to insurance in other compa- nies MT. Wanamaker first took out his insurance in the Mutual, amount ing to $200. 900, at the age of 34. At 36 he increased it by two additional policies of $100,000 and $50O,OOO. Five years later. at fl, he took two addi- tional policies. one of S1.OOO, 900 and the other of S20O.OOO. This makes his total | insurance in the company S2.OOO. 900. of which he pays a yearly premium of $63.226
 The Wanamaker family in Philadel- phia carries a total of $3. S55, ,OOO in life | insurance, probably more than any oth- CT family in the world.
 The large policies, of course, cost no
 more approximately than smaller
 ones Straight life insurance of 1000 at the age of 30 costs $2O a year. For the same man, $5OO,OOO policy of the same kind would cost just 500 times as much. or S150OO
 The largest single premium ever paid
 was $669. 9.023.2S by a man in Los An geles. It was for an income policy or annuity in the Mutual It provided a life income for himself and at his death life incomes for his children and his six grandchildren.
 But all rich men do not carry life insurance. MT. Andrew Carnegie. for example. does not believe in it, and does not carry a single policy. The same is true of MT. John D. Rocke- 1 feller.