Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

putting all her allowance that she could
possibly spare in a toy bank, to which were
added from time TO time tho presents given
by admiring relatives. The boy, on the
contrary. blew in all his money and treated
his young companions, enjoyed an coca
sonal theater and otherwise took a large
and manly view OF life.
'It was the custom of the family to draw
comparisons between them and to discourse
TO the advantage OF the girl on the probable
future Of the two, economist and spend
thrift.
Butler Made a Difference.
"one day a new butler that the family
had engaged with the usual perfect refer
ences disappeared with more than his wages
and kit taking with him as mementoes Of
his brief and glorious career not only the
silver of the family but the little girls
toy bank Nothing was ever heard of the
abscondlng servant, and the young brother.
as young brothers WILL lorded It over his
sister, telling her Of the good times he had
enjoyed with his money and the, foolishneEs
of saving for such an end as she had found.
The consequence OF the domestic up
heaval that enEued was determination on
the parents part TO foster the spirit OF the
girl and to induce the boy by an appeal to
his pride to take the opportunity to restore
his fallen fortunes, depleted through his
desire to become big man.
That desire really works both ways, for
the ambitious boy soon gets tired OF spend
ing money when he sees it's results. have
noticed in Just the few months that We
have studied this question that while the
boy and girl start fair, just as soon as the
girl becomes a young woman vanity is apt
TO overcome prudence.
There is a certain period in a girls life
when her appearance means everything and
she must have pretty clothes, things that
cost money This is usually the very time
when the boy begins to wake up to his re-
sponsIbilities as a man and to put away the
childish things.
1--WE take sums as low as 81. One day
last week we got letter printed from
little boy OF u who enclosed 10 cents. We
felt very sorry TO have to send It back
but with II we sent a letter encouraging
him and suggesting that just as soon as
hisy savings reached the dollar limit he
should communicate with us again.
BOY on His own Feet.
Another interesting story was told by
young woman who brought a very keen
faced little boy with her. He transacted
all the business himself while she sat and
watched She had recently started herself
I'm business and on the eve Of launching
out had asked her husband to explain
something about banking methods to her,
He pooh-poohed the suggestion and told
her that women could not be taught the
intricaeies of this profession and suggested
that her safest way would be for him "a
superintend her finances for awhile. But
he was busy when she needed him and
so, little by little. she acquired such a
complete understanding that she discovered
one or two mistakes that the bank had
made.
when she called attention at the banh
| TO them the onicials told her that there
was a new man or a yearly housecleaninl
OF something Of that kind to account for
the errors. all OF the reasons eonfesset
with masculine magnsminity. When she
told her husband OF her experience he saiC
It was just like a woman TO go around
looking for haws In things and seemed e