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Show "A most unnatural child aullen. Sluggish, sneaking, the rector affirmed, punctuating the Indictment with A pauses In his effort to be exact shadow of protest flitted over his wifes face. First, Billy was motherless. Secondly, under cover of a garden hedge one day she had watched Billy take aim at a crow, and his eyes, eager,, sweet and blue as larkspur, had appealed to her unforgettably. Decidedly, Billy's eyes when they could be seen, counted. It was said of the rector that he knew every man, woman and child in the county; and they, by reason of his sweet cordiality of manner, knew and loved him. The rector owed his popularity more to a single grace than to the whole big t sum of his virtues a grace of sympathy so rare; so discriminating, so replete with charity as to make him quite unofficially, of course, but in a very real sense, the confessor of his people. But with Billy the rector could make no headway. Billy was his apthorn in the flesh, an peal to his sympathy, but dodging every expression of it with the elusiveness of a phantom. Ilia kindliest overtures glanced the armor of the child's reserve. One day the rector , took him perforce for a drive, hoping to thaw this stolid unresponslveness. He told his most thrilling stories; Billy remained utterly aloof. The rector was approaching a state of actual dls-comfiture when Billy himself snapped the tension by dropping adroitly from the phaeton. He disappeared In the brush like a scared rabbit The rector decided to bide his time. It was in harvest time that Billy's mother breathed her last, swiftly, tranquilly, meekly grateful for her re- lease. Billy's father had bullied her Into a stlngleas grave. Billys father, a burly, irascible farmer, had long since tired of his sickly wife; he was doubtless glad of his release. But he felt a fresh displeasure against her; she had died in his busiest season Without consulting his convenience. Billys conception of death was very He observed the funeral . nebulous. preparations with a sort of wonder, though the unwonted stillness and darkness made his heart flutter. It was not until the rector led him to the bier and tenderly told him to kiss bis mother good-byand the tall man with black gloves screwed on the lid, that Billy began to apprehend. The hill of desolation came upon him and lie sobbed softly, unobtrusively lest his gather should hear. He had smarted too often for the offense to take rlska At last the casket was lowered and the rector's voice became more solemn. He drew as Billy sobbed audibly. near the rector as he dared and increased the distance from his father. Presently Billy heard a thud. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and the rector had thrown a clump of dirt at his mother!" He moaned aloud in his Billy, who knew nothing of symbolism, the act savored only of unfriendliness. He Interpreted it In the light of his own experience, and in . road-sid- e w&rfrre with his kind, Billy learned the- value of pebbly sand as ammunition. Hence the rector's difficulty with his young parishioner. The farmer lost no time in bringing home a buxom widow whose quarrel-- some progeny soon crowded Billy out A nostalgia for the woods seized him; he became nomadic in his effort at and his father, .who hated cams into Billy's life. One day in passing the rectory he saw a little, yellow pig frisking shout the lawn In the most unaccountable fashion. Billy stopped short In amazement It wasnt a pig after all, but could It be yes. It was a dog, a tawny, little rolyboly with a black stripe down hia back, and a tall that curled like a pig's, and a face that reminded Billy of old Uncle Ike's bulldog; only it was black and looked less dangerous. Billy sidled up to the fence and whistled softly. The pug frisked over with hie nose Inquisitively tilted. He sniffed at Billy and then backed off. Evidently he was not prepossessed. ' Billy dived into his. pocket for his lunch and held It between the palings, but the pug was not to be baited with coarse bread He had never eaten so and ham. mean a meal in all hia petted, well-fe- d life. Billy did not consider this a bad beginning, however; he was so accustomed to being snarled at by the surly country dogs. Billy finally broke the ice In this' coax-lng- ly ever-prese- nt : . IE OR wise. Having heard of the pugs predilection for candy, he determined to play his trump card. He had long carried In a safe Inner pocket a nickel which he kept partly for the lack of a suitable Investment and partly because the consciousness of ownership expressed in dollars and cents Is so sweet to a boy. Now Billy had so fallen under the spell of the pugs enchantments that he cheerfully spent his nickel penny by penuy, for the toothsome commodity which was the price of the dogs good will. And the weeks of Joyous fellowship that followed left Billy nothing to regret in his bargain. d Billys happiness came to a sudden end, however, when he saw sinister signs of departure about the rectory. The rector's guests were going, and the Impending separation from hie dear, canine playfellow filled him with despair. Now, Billy could not know that the dog had been given to the rector's wife. He assumed that as It had arrived with the strangers, It would also depart with them. Billy thought the situation over In bitter rebellion. Gradually he evolved a way out of his trouble. He remembered with a thrill the shanty in a clearing In the woods; where he kept a rusty, old musket and other valuables safe from the vandalism of his What could be simpler than to secrete the dog In this safe place yes, indefinitely? Billy would bring his own portions of meat and cakes for him to eat, and there were a few corn sacks in the barn which would do admirably for his bed. Billy acted upon this alluring plan. A week elapsed and Billy heard rumor of the distress at the rectory which took the edge off his satisfaction. The rectors wife had actually been seen in tears a state of things poor Billy had not foreseen. His conscience began to work in deadly earnest, and he would hug the dog in a pasIlls mother's sion of repentance. griefs were too fresh In his mind for him to be Indifferent to tears. An old formula which she had patiently instilled became luminous with meanAssuredly, ing. "Do unto others. Billys conscience had become sadly new-foun- long-disus- ed step-brothe- Don't Say, "Both, If Von' Pleas" Iionrn to Distinguish. "Do you know the difference between How often have a pie and a tart? you heard this asked at a dinner table when the conversation languishes, and how fruitful of argument the tfuas-tio- n rs. capable of such an easy explanation as might be supposed. "A pie contains meat, a tart fruit, Bays some one. Quite so, but who ever would1 deny the existence of apple pie? The famous Lord Dudley was heard to remark at a sumptuous dinner given by Prince Esterhaxy, "God And bless my soul! No apple pie. lie should certainly have known what he was talking about, for this was his favorite dish. Further, there exists a volume (dated 1863) entitled The Compleat Cook," wherein are to he found descriptions of how to make a "partridge tart and an "olive pye." History may thus be said to veto the theory. Mrs. Beeton, y the way, who should be the supreme court of appeal in a matter of this kind, inglorlously describes her recipe as an "apple tart or pie. Next comes an even more plausible explanation. "A pie is closed; a tart la open; thus pronounce by far the majority of the oracles on this momentous subject. There is admittedly much to he said In support of this argument The aforementioned Lord Dudley, who was once questioned as to his correctness in speaking of apple "pie, held to the theory, while Lord Alvanleye apricot "tart was an uprooted structure, although sometimes ornamented with a grille of crosspieces. But the word "pie as any authority will tell you, la, in Its origin, an abbreviation of the word pastry. And we have yet to meet a tart whose basis was other than (more or less Indigestible) "pastry. Wherefore any tart may be correctly called a pie, though not every pie, as we shall now demonstrate, can be described as tart The whole thing turns on the origin of the word tart The French tourte gives the clue. It leads us to the Latin torta English "twistA "pie is that which, is made ed. of pastry, whatever Its form or contents. A "tart Is that which is made of pastry twisted. The merest twlg-g- le of culinary art on the summit of in otherwise unornamented pork pie confers upon it the proud right to the title of tart On the other hand, conceive, If possible, a totally plain dish of fruit supported on a slab of bald farinaceous pastry, and, despite all preconceived Ideas to the contrary, you label It "pie. may unhesitatingly Pall Mall Gazette. meat-and-fr- uit closed-end-op- en Emj Enough for Aoyon. On a wager a man at Iola Is attempting to eat one quail a day for thirty days. It Is inexplicable how the old delusion that a man cannot eat one quail a day for thirty days holds Its own. Any man can eat one quail a day for thirty days. At Lawrence some years ago Will Upton ata two quails a day for more than thirty days. For the first week or two he starved himself with the idea that he must keep up an appetite. After that sometimes ate three or four of the he and back the dog Yee, he would take make a clean breast of It. He thought birds in a day. Another old fraud on Is the belief that a horse of whet might happen when the rector the public a sack of sand at the end cannot pull dark told his father, with misgivings, of a Any cow pony in but be would know that the rector's Kansas will rope. off on a lope with such go wife was not crying. a sack. Kansas City Journal. At twilight they started. Billy wishA Cold Rejoinder. ed that he felt like frisking, too, but "Dere aint much sympathy In dls his courage oozed with cvpry step. Billy's rap brought the rector to the world, an' dat a tack, said Meanderdoor. The pug yelped delightedly. In ing Mike. "I took dat policeman into I told him dat I had tho noisy welcome that followed Billy me confidence. would have slipped away, but the rec- had all de troubles extant dat I was Jes a collection of sorrows. tor drew him Inside. What did he do? "Where did you find him, Billy? "He looked me over, an den sale! "Didn't find him, said Billy laconiIt was about time far him to take up a cally. collection. Where haa he been?" over-weighte- d. 200-fo- ot the sight of his under-size- offspring "slinking around like a whipped dog," was not sorry. No wonder Billy passed as "sullen, sluggish, sneaking. Billy exulted in woodcraft He knew the boggy hollows where the violets grew; the songs of the and Mood-roblrdB were the familiar voices of his friends, and he studied the habits of the birds arid chipmunks with the fervor of a naturalist Billy did not mlaa his mother's kisses so poignantly In tho forest In the course of time a new Interest ot d . ' TART7T CANADAS CAPITAL ery child la the city whose father wears the king's colors will be Invited to a supper In the drill 'hall. Sir William Macdonald of Montreal has placed at the disposal of the Ontario government the sum of 9125,000 for the purpose of establishing schools of nature study and domestic science In connection with the Ontario Agricultural college In Guelph. The latter course will be for women, and will give special attention to the relation of domestic science to agriculture. The government will take Immediate steps to carry out the plan, and Dr. Mills, principal of the agricultural college, has already left for a tour in the United States to get Ideas for the new building. (Special Letter.) a country of fewer than million Inhabitants Is liberal with bounties. principal Items In the are steamships, the Iron and steel and beet sugar. besides industries Many benefit by indirect payments from the national treasury. Canada has already paid upwards of 912,000,000 In steamship subsidies and the coming session of parliament will see the amount largely increased. The desired expansion of Canada's oversea trade can' be had only at the expense of much heavier bounties than lave hitherto been paid. The proposed reciprocal trade convention with the British West Indies depends on the establishment of a direct heavily subsidized steamship line. The same Is true of the South African, Austra-iaand Mediterranean trades. Canadas share of the subsidies and other payments in connection with the new fast line to Great Britain will not be far short of 11,000,000 a year, Great Britain paying the rest Canada has1 given to her railways land subsidies of 60.000,000 acres, as well as 9220,000,000 in money, of which about 92,500,000 was handed over during the last year. A compilation made jy the dominion statistician, George h of the Johnson, shows that entire capital of Canadas railways has een given outright by the taxpayers through the respective governments and thfe municipalities. The dominion government grants amounted to about 16 per cent of the entire capital' investthe provincial government ment, grants to 3.14 per cent, and municipal constitutions to 1.59 per cent As an evidence of the extraordinary prosperity that has marked the last five years in Canada the following figures from the official returns are given: In November, 1896, depositors had to their credit in the banks of Canada 9199,500,000. By November last the deposits had increased to 9364,600,000. In addition during that period vast sums, the savings of the people, were Invested In mills, factories, and other Industrial enterprises. The increase In bank deposits for one year from November, 1900, to November, 1901, was JOB invariably Is! Half a dozen "correct answers are given In as many minutes. The fact Is, the point is not ' 'Jiad - FROA . . e, I had him. Billy was drsadfnlli cared, but he was not .ready to tall the whereabouts of hia treasure house. The rector took another tack. Billy did you bring him back becauee you were sorry you had done wrong? The rector was sounding bis "moral sense ' Blllya head dropped lower. "Who required you to bring him back? Nobody, Billy muttered. "You brought him because you were sorry for us. suggested the rector' wife, gently. Billy raised his beautiful eyes to her In a flash of gratitude. The rector started. It gave the plain features the effect of an illumination. "My dear, she continued, drawing him to her, "how came you to do it? I didnt Billy burst into tears. want him to go away. The lads life was hared before them in Its great frlendleftness. The childless mother clasped- the motherless child to her heart. Finally she said, "Billy, how would you like to be our little son to live with us and have the dog for your very own?" Billys arms tightened about her neck In an excess of feeling. And so It came to pass. CHECK CAME AND. WENT. na Boosted Too Soon That Ha Was Not a Banco Vletlai. This story is vouched for by a New - n, York commercial traveler who came ia at the denouement James Thomas, a farmer, who lives on the Housatonlc river, in Litchfield county, Connecticut, came home from while the the postofflee early was with his at broad, dinner, family ruddy countenance wreathed in smiles of satisfaction. As he entered the kitchen he struck an attitude as though desiring to-- call particular aitention to himself. The old man Is a fool. Is he? he asked, as he glared from one to another around the table. When I came back from New York last month and told you that I had loaned 9100 to a man down there, and that he was to pay me 50 per cent in 80 days, you all said that I was a big fool and had been buncoed. Now what do you think of it? he asked, as he waved a bit of paper. I guess the old man is not too big a fool to make 950 In a month. Here la a check drawn on one of the best banks In the city, to my order, for 9150. Look at it, he continued. "It eaya 'Pay to the order of Jamee Thomas, that's me. And heres the envelope with my name and address on it, plain as the nose on your face. I guess that you won't think the old man Is so easily fooled after all." As the family was rushing to get a look at the check, the hired man came in, followed by a stranger, who was the commercial traveler who brought the story to New York. "I believe that you are Mr. James Thomas? he asked. Yee, I am. What of it? answered the farmer, as ha held the check behind hia back. "Its quite a coincidence, said the stranger, for my name Is Jamas Thomas, too. I havs Just been to the postoffice to get an expected check for 9150, that my firm in New York sent to me, and the postmaster said that he had given the letter to you. The old man was staggered for a moment, but when his caller exhibited a letter bearing the same name as the signature to the check, he gave It up. He walked from the house with the traveling man, and stayed out of sight in ths barn until lata at night New York Herald. last-we- one-fift- - 948,900,000. For some Immigration to the work the mother cant lands. years the department of has paid little attention of attracting settlers from country for Canadas vaIts energy has been concentrated chiefly on the task of Inducing Immigration from the United States. There is now, however, to be a new departure, and James Smart, deputy minister of, the interior, who has charge of Immigration matters. Is about to go to London to organize a scheme for turning the tide of British immigration toward Canada. The speech of the Prince of Wales on his return from Canada, urging the claims of the dominion as a field for British capital and settlement, was ths best A Marriage In Parole. Before dinner Is served the bride goes to the bath, accompanied by female relatives and frlendB. At night as ths procession of the bridegroom approaches alms are distributed and women and children look on from neighboring joofs. Loud cries from ths women welcome the bridegroom on his arrival, while the bride, carefully veiled, mounts the horse awaiting her at the door. All the men who have beea feasted and entertained Join In the procession. In which lanterns are borne. The brides departure is the signal for the discharge of fireworks and a great beating of the big drum. The final ceremony Is similar to ont observed by the Arabs and the Copts, namely, the sacrifice of sheep. These are killed as the bride steps over the threshold of her new boms. One wonders what the idea is underlying the sacrifice. Are they Intended as acts of propitiation inherited from an earlier age, when people thus endeavored to appease the anger of the gods, or of ths spirits of their ancestors? Or is It merely a way of sealing In bltfoii an Important act and covenant? Worn ans Home Companion. advertisement Canada ever received, and the cabinet promptly decided to take advantage of It. ChrietmaB at Rideau Hall, the home of the governor general of Canada, was something like a scene from one of Hane Andersens fairy tales, the ballroom being transformed Into a winter garden for the occasion. The floor was strewn with frosted wool to Imitate snow, and numerous trees, set among bowlders, glowed with lights ' and sparkled with frost There was a tree for each of the children of their excelEosy Enough for Aajoao. On a wager a man at Iola, Kan., Is lencies and also for the other children of ths regal household. The gifts ware attempting to vat one quail a day for piled about the foot of the trees, and thirty days. It Is inexplicable how the old delusion that a man cannot eat one were distributed by Lady Mlnto. Canadian women are again busy prequail a day for thirty day holds Its own. Any man can eat one quail a day soldiers for who comforts the paring are going to South Africa. The third for thirty day. At Lawrence some years ngo Will Upton ate two quails a contingent sails on January 10, an ths Daughters of the Empire have i day for more than thirty days. For the first week or two he starved himself ready shipped 600 books for use on with the idea that he must keep up an voyage to the place of embarkatio Halifax. The men already on appetite. After that bn sometimes aid three or four of tho birds in a day. fielj were remembered at Christmas the soldiers' wive of Montreal, who Another old fraud on the public Is the sent them gifts of stationary, tobacco, belief that a horse rannot pull a sack ohocolats and other comforts. The Ot- of sand at the end of a rope. tawa soldiers' wives are also remem- Any row pony In KansitR will go o bering the soldiers' children, and ev on a lope with such a sack. ? 1 200-fo- ot |