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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2010
photo courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
photo courtesy Cindy Lovell, Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Film Frame Otto Thorwarth © Disney Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick
The famous author A Mark Twain scholar calls him
“our first celebrity.”Twain’s lectures and books were very popular. His writing influenced, or affected, people all over the world. He was known as a humorist,
but most of his writing had serious themes, too.
Strong opinions Even though Sam Clemens grew
up in a slave-holding state, he grew to be strongly against racism. His book “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” published in 1885, is about a young white boy who helps a black slave, Jim, escape by floating away on the Mississippi River on a raft. Sam also argued for better copyright laws. His writings were often printed again and again in different magazines and newspapers, and he didn’t receive any money from those reprints.He spoke before Congress and the House of Lords in England about strengthening the laws that protect works of art.
Later life
Sam visited Hannibal and his boyhood home for the last time in 1902.
photo courtesy Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
In 1904, his wife, Livy, died in Florence, Italy. Sam lived in New York City and then in Connecticut, where he died in 1910—the year Halley’s comet appeared again in the sky!
Twain’s Tales
There are many stories by and about Mark Twain. We have room to share just a few of them here. Read more at your library or online!
Helping others At Yale University, Sam met a
young black student namedWarner T. McGuinn. When he found out that McGuinn was working three jobs and living with the Yale carpenter, he secretly paid McGuinn’s school fees. Twain said:“We have ground
the manhood out of them [African Americans], and the shame is ours, not theirs …” Later McGuinn became a lawyer
and a mentor, or teacher, to Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Actual adventures Tom Sawyer and his friends got
into some trouble that must have sounded familiar to people who knew Sam. For example, Tom’s brother Sid (based on Sam’s brother Henry) broke Aunt Polly’s sugar bowl (just as Henry broke his mother’s), with Tom (Sam) taking the blame. Tom’s exploration of the river, Jackson’s Island and Cardiff Hill are based on Sam’s childhood, too.
Nicknames
Olivia Clemens often called her husband “Youth” because of his adventurous spirit. In turn, Sam called her “Gravity” because she kept him grounded.
Next week, The Mini Page celebrates Thanksgiving with a story about spices.
The Mini Page Staff Betty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist
Tom Sawyer as shown in the first edition of the book
What a character! “The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer” is filled with memorable characters—most based on Sam and his family and friends. For instance: • Tom Sawyer
was mostly Sam, with three other friends thrown in.
• Becky Thatcher was based on
Laura Hawkins, who lived across the street from Sam. They were lifelong friends. • Injun Joe was based on Joe Douglass, a half-Osage Indian, half- African American man in Hannibal.
A place to write Mark
Twain did a lot of his writing in this
octagonal (eight-sided) study at Quarry Farm in Elmira, N.Y. The farm was the home of Olivia’s sister and her family.
The Mini Page thanks Cindy Lovell, executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Mo., for help with this issue.
TM Supersport: Ryan Succop
Height: 6-2 Weight: 218 Hometown: Hickory, N.C. Ryan Succop’s hopes of getting drafted by a National Football League
team had almost flickered out. Then, with the final overall pick, Kansas City chose the former University of South Carolina placekicker. As the 256th player chosen in 2009, he automatically was called “Mr. Irrelevant”—the “not-important” name forever attached to the last man
selected in each year’s draft. It turns out that Succop is neither the last nor the least member on the Chiefs’ team, but
rather a key player. In fact, Succop is one of the most successful specialists in the NFL. As a rookie in 2009, he converted 25 of his 29 field goal attempts, an 86.2 percent accuracy rate. His longest field goal sailed 53 yards and he was a perfect 17-for-17 inside 40 yards. He also booted all 29 of his extra points, led NFL rookies in scoring (104 points), and landed on the All-Rookie Team. Mr. Irrelevant? No way. Succop starred at South Carolina as a placekicker and punter while earning a degree in finance and real estate. One day he might work in those fields, but if he keeps kicking the way he did as a rookie, Ryan could be in the NFL for a long time.
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All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category?
Peggy: Who is the smartest pig in the world? Pete: Ein-swine!
Patrick: How are the letter K and a pig’s tail alike?
Paula: They both come at the end of pork!
Percy: What do you call a pig that is mean and nasty?
Patton: Despigable! Mini Spy . . . • word MINI • whale • pencil
• number 6 • bandage • question mark
• squirrel • letter B • paintbrush • heart
TM
TM
Rookie Cookie’s Recipe Bravo for Bulgur*
Mini Spy and Basset Brown are rafting on the Mississippi River. See if you can find: • exclamation mark • frog • chicken • alligator • number 8 • fish hook • bat
You’ll need: • 1 cup bulgur • 3/4 cup boiling water • 3/4 cup boiling chicken broth • 1/4 cup raisins • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
Dressing: • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
What to do: 1. Combine the bulgur with the boiling water and broth. Let bulgur stand for 40 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
4. Remove from refrigerator, stir in pistachios, and wait to serve at room temperature. Makes 4 to 6 side servings.
You will need an adult’s help with this recipe.
*Bulgur is a whole grain with a high nutritional value, making it a good substitute for rice or couscous. It can be found in the natural food aisle of your grocery store.
Meet Otto Thorwarth Otto Thorwarth plays jockey Ron Turcotte
in the Disney movie “Secretariat.” He is a jockey in a real life, too. Otto began a part-time job walking horses
at a racetrack when he was 16. He hadn’t planned on becoming a jockey, but he got along so well with the horses that he began riding them. After graduating from high school, he went
to a ranch in Texas, where he learned to work with horses and how to ride them properly. He later began working as a jockey. Since then, he has had more than 1,300 wins in horse races. He has also trained as an EMT, or emergency medical technician. Otto, 40, was born in Hot Springs, Ark.
2. Next, stir in the raisins. 3. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and spices. Add to the bulgur mixture and chill for 1 hour.
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