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" 'fflfll'fl r ler-" MTH THE WORLD'S Fact I Little; BEST WRITERS find Fancy People TSj-vr'- The Road to Yesterday. Ob, the nursery Is lonely, and the gar den's full of ruin, And there's nobody at all who wants to play, But I think If I should only run with all my might and main I could leave this dreary country of To-day. For It can't be far to croon It, slnco I came myself last nlghtf "When I went to sleep they brought me all the way And To-morrow'3 very near, they say It's almost in our sight, So I soon could come again to Yester day. Over there my boat 19 sailing, all alono upon the pond I must hurry back boforo sho blows astray; And arbutus flowers uro trailing in the pleasant! ileitis beyond. With the other little, lovely flowers of May. And the trees are white with blossoms, and tho nlr is bright with song. And the children all are happy there and gay. Oh, I want to go to find them now, and you may como along, If you'll show me, please, tho road to Yesterday. Caroline McCormlck, in Harper's, A Rocking Stone. A very wonderful thing Is the groat Piodra Monediza, or rooking stono, which is poised on tho top of tno highest mountain on the eastern coast of tho far-off Argentino Ropubllc In South America. It hangs as though it were as light as air, and could be blown away by the gusts of wind that always are playing about tho mountain. Yet It is a huge bowlder ol at least twenty tons' weight, though it can bo moved about in a small socket and rocked by pushing it with tho hand. In very windy weather, too, It 13 seen to move per ceptibly. Travelers put all kinds of articlos beneath it, in tho socket, to test its movement; for, when tho stono rocks, anything that is under neath it is crushed to powder; but, though it moves, no power can throw tho huge stone from its place. The peak on which tho stone rests is one of the Tandll mountains, In tho southern part of tho province of Bue nos Ayres. There is a legend telling how this province, onco very rich, was attacked by a much dreaded Gaucho chiof, who tried in vain many times to conquer it. Then, hearing of a tradition that this provinco could not bo ovorcome so long as tho stono romained in place ho determined to pull tho stono from Its seat. He caused ropes to be netted around it, and thon harnessed to the ropes hundreds of wild horses, newly caught by his mon with their lassos. . All wero strong and vigorous ani mals, to which even tho slightest har ness necessary to secure them to tho ropes leading from the great bowlder was an insult not to bo tolerated for a moment lmagiuod how thoy must have plunged, kicked and struggled when thoy felt tho whip for tho first time! When all was prepared, tho poor beasts, already frantic with restraint and terror, wero beaten nnd shouted at, so that, to got away, they pulled and tugged with might and main; but for all their effort, tho Piedra did not swerve from tho place; and tho chief, proud and mighty as ho was, was obliged to acknowledgo himself van quished. Tho stono hangs there still, and as It Is the "only, wonderful natural feat- uro in tho whole, country the natives ;iare Very pioud'pf it, and "many curl- o"u3 visitors go. to"' see it every year., '. About Indian Doll. Whenjin Indian girl dies her moth er ofteiVsubstitues a doll for her last little one. She fills the empty cradle with feathers, arranged in the form it the child, and carries this around with her wherever she goes, talking to It and caressing it as she would hei loving child. If she does not do this, she ties In a tight bundlo tho toys, clothes and armlets which belonged to her little ono, nnd, fastening this to the cradle board, carries It aa she had formerly done her child. Tho Ojibwas call these "unlucky dolls," because they represent tho dead. Tho reason tho Indian mother oar rlos her "doll" In this pathetic way is because sho thinks that tho little dead child Is too small to find Us way to paradise. By substituting the doll, it will help along until tho dead baby has grown large enough to mlce Its way to the spirit land alone at least, this is what tho sad Indian mother believes. The children of tho Passamaquod dy tribe of Indians play with a doll not more than a couple of inches high. In fact, it Is smaller than the word which means doll, for this word Is "ampskUdahelcanek." Ono had almost rather go without make-believe babies than to be obliged to call thorn by such an outlandish name, don't you think so? Just fancy a wee papoose crying, "I want an ampskudaheka nek!" Tho Sioux doll Is made of chamois and door skin. Tho curious thing p.hsut it is that it Is perfectly fiat. To judge from this ono might think that tho Sioux babies were systemat ically starved. This is not tho case, for they aro as round and fat and Jolly as any children you over saw. Two Lights, One Candle. To ptrforin this amusing Httlo trick you need a largo pane of cloar glass, two candlesticks and two candles. The candlesticks must be exactly alike and so must tho candles. Hang up tho glass near a window and at right angles to it Placo ono candlo and holder about a foot in front of tho glass, tho othor at an equal distance behind It. Now tho surfaco of a pane of glass acts liko a mirror and makes a re flected imago of any object which is placed in front of it. So as you stand in front of the glass and arrango the two candles you see, apparently, three candles. That is to say, you seo tho two real candles and tho reflected Im age of one of them. Movo tho caudles until this Image completely covers and blends with tho other candlo which you see through the glass. Now you havo got tho candlo Into tho desired position, and, no matter from what point you look at, you will see only two candles, ono before and tho othor behind tho glass. Now show your friends tho two candles, lotting them look behind tho glass to see that there really aro two and not merely ono and Its roflectlon. Thon, while everybody Is standing in front of tho glass, strike a match and light tho candlo In front. Your frloncs will bo surprised to seo that both can dles aro lighted or appear to bo. . But what seems to be the flame of tho candle behind the glass ic the re flection of the flame In front. Before any inquisitive person can "peek" behind tho glass, blow out both candles by blowing out the front ono, when tho reflected flamo will, of cmir-fe. ,dJL'nr-poar also. It will he an improvement, perhaps, to arrango matters so .aat tho spec tators . cannot look behind the glass. In this case, part of tho.socorid candle or at least-the candlesticks' must show under tno glass, for It wlllbo nb 'trick at all If .you ' do not give some" evi 'dence that there are two candlei. When the trick is done In this way an ordinary silvered mirror may be used instead of the pane of glass. RISE OF CIVIC HONESTY. For ten years public moralB have becomo so vitiated by tho prevailing code of party ethics that ho who ox poses tho public officers In their semi legalized looting has been viewed as an enemy of his party. Only within the last four years h3 there been growing among tho people any con siderable sentiment favorablo to the public servant who exposed a follow servant whom ho caught stealing. But with the vlslblo growth of moral per ception in matters polltlqal among the people tho lever of the party system may begin to act for tho -people. But when civic honesty Is as forco ful, In America nmong tho whole poo plo as tho sentiment Is against un chastlty, for Instance, when civic hon esty Is backed by a sentiment for which people arc willing to sacrillco their rsonal comfort and pay oxtra taxes to maintain, then, and not be fore, will personal honesty becomo tho best policy for government officials. To bring about such a condition means moro for America than tho ad justment of tariffs or tho establish ment of any kind of currency. Wil liam Allen White, in McCluro's. THE PATIENT BRAIN. The brain Is ono of tho most pa tient "and industrious organs of the body. It can bo Induced, by good treatment, to perform prodigies of la bor. Few realize Its capabilities and endurance. But it is sensitive. It will not long brook abuse. It briskly responds to tho whip at first, but If tho lash Is laid on too hard and too often it balks. It Insists upon having plenty of good, rod blood when It works hard; and good, red blood is made from wheat and roast beef, not from pie a la mode, lobster salad and cocalno or whiskey Tho moBt essen tial thing for tho man who works with his brain is plenty of sleep. Only In sleep does tho bran find tho rest and refreshment that aro neces sary to maintain Its vigor and integ rity. Chicago Tribune. SOUR MILK AS A LIFE SAVER. Some actresses havo advertised that thoy take buttermilk baths (and It is better to tako buttermilk baths than none nt all), but It remained for Prof. Elie Metchnikoff of tho Pasteur institute of London to discover tho efficacy of sour milk as a life-preserving potation. It is feared that many persons will be so unappreclatlvo of the scientific achievement of Prof. Metchnikoff that they would rathor tako on ago than tako in sour milk. However, If It came to tho last pinch, whoro a man must docldo between tho cold grave and a glass of sour milk, somo of tho moro timid would doubtloss take tho milk. Washington Star. TREATMENT OF HABITUAL CRIM INALS. Tho test of tho habitual criminal Is the lack of response to roformativo influences. Tho beginner in crime, whatever his temperament or his ap parent hardness of heart, Is entitled to at least one opportunity to show whether bo is thus amenablo to re formatory influences' or not If not and ho -persists in criminal action, tho. interest of society-would Beonrto domand tho Indeterminate sentence and. he must bo mado to understand that, having forfeited his chance to shape hla own career, he belongs to the state, and that whether his im prisonment lasts for a shorter or longer period depends upon himself. New York Times. LOST IN THE WOODS, For n man who is lost, tho three great dangers, In ordor of Importance, aro fear, cold and hunger. He may enduro extreme hunger for a week, extreme cold for a day, but extreme fear may undo him in an hour. There Is no way of guarding agalnBt this greatest danger except by assur ing him that ho la fortified against tho other two. In tho previous arti clo was described tho way of making a firo without matches, a method sim ple and sure onco it has been learned; and if to this wo can add tho knowledgo of available foods that will sustain life for a time, there is little doubt of tho wanderor's win ning a victory over tho relentless forces about him. Starvation Is rare In warm regions, and I supposo that no ono over starved during tho late summor and early autumn. Tho woods then aro full of roots, nuts and berries, that, as a rule, aro wholesome and palat ablo, and usually thcro is n largo amount offc small gamo at this season. Ernest Thompson-Scton In Country Llfo in America. VAST EXPORTS OF MANUFAC TURES. It cannot bo said that wo aro a pas toral people. For tho first timo In the history of tho country tho value of United States exports of manufactured goods has this year exceeded that of agricultural products. For a- long time America has been regarded as the granary of tho world- a vast farm with storohouse attached upon which tho artisans of Europo might draw indefinitely. Europo was making things while wo wero raising things. It is significant that in 1904 tho United States has excelled in manufactures her previous efforts in food-producing. We aro today making moro things to sell than wo aro raising to soil. Vast as is tho exportation of grain, cotton and meats, manufactured goods have mounted to tho first place. Detroit Tribune. COMPETITION IN TITLE8. If only this discovery of a traffick lng in foreign titles had como sooner, perhaps wo might havo been spared somo talk about international mar rlagoa "for a coronet" Why should a thrifty milllonalro pay a good slice out of his fortuno for tho sako of get ting a bunch of crested notcs-of-hand into tho family, at tho further sacri flco of his daughter's woll-bolng, pos sibly, when ho can purchaso a German baronetcy for $50,000, or a lesser, but still very icspectablo, degree of no bility for $30,000, to say nothing of Spanish and Portuguese mark-downs?, Certainly hero Is a laudable enter prise being nipped In tho bud. Bos ton Transcript A SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON. Ramie, a plant extensively grown In India and China, is recommonded by a writer in tho British Trade Review as a substitute for cotton. Those who have mado an exhaustive study of tho plant say that it is the textilo of the future, for it can be moro cheaply cultivated and is not subjoct to tho ravages which deyai tftto cotton fields; As yet there aro no machines for tho proper trcatmont of tho fiber, but such machines would be rapidly forth coming as soon as there was a valid demand (or them. A cheap substitute for cotton would, almost work an industrial revolution, Boston Globe. Ww vBfcxa;'Tw"-