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—Krneat Neal Lyon.

DISPENSATION OF PROVIDENCE.

There was a bust of excitement In the porch outside the drill hall. "Not 'the' Mortimer Leslie?" asked a cirl. • yes; isn't it rlppln* of him?" said a tall yoQth. tutting at his embryo mustache. r - "Oh. but I'm frightened.” said another girl. "It was bad enough to think of rehearsife before an» professional, but Mortimer Leslie! I thnll die of terror.” "It's Jolly good of him. .commenced the treasurer of the lanjaide Amateur Dramatic club. "A profession^ would have cost me no end. and orcourse Leslie doesn't want a fee. He's rather friendly with Paterson, and as he's spending a week-end there he offered to come and give us some hints tonight." "How do you feel. Miss Forrest?" asked the girl who had said she was frightened. Everyone looked curiously at the girl addressed, who had been standing very quietly in the background. She was a comparative stranger to .most of them, on a long visit, for her health's sake, to a friend in the neighborhood. The girl who had originally been cast for the leading lady's part “A Look and a Leap" had Just had an accident tn the bunting field, and Mias Forrest, enthusiastically recommended by her friend, had been asi^ed to Oil her place. “I?” she said, smiling faintly. "Oh. I'm—trying not to be frightened." The stage manager, excited and a little Irritable. Bung mJia the door sud“Come In! Come In!" he urged. •'Leslie's not going to eat you." Thus encouraged, the party flocked Into the room. Kate Forrest dropping behind and entering last. “Mr. Leslie—Mias Forrest." She looked up serenely, and met hi? startled, eager'eyes. No answering flicker of recognition stirred In her own. and be flushed hotly. She did not mean to know him. Hawing slightly, she passed on. and Joined the group round the fire. A crowd of bitter-sweet meporles rushed upon him—and upon her jhc quaint village of Brittany where they had met nine months ago: the long, hot days on the beach: the acquaintanc.e. ripening fast—so dangerously fast—Into friendship, and something more; and then the sudden, sharp ending of it- all. the foolish, unnecessary quarrel. It had seemed such a small thing—to her. who knew the reason; such a large thing—to turn, bho did not. Only that they could not meet or write for six months. After that- 1 — But there had been no after that. He had refused, with unreasoning vehemence. to hear of It. And that was all. He had gone out of her life, she out of his. And now—she was to be coached by him for some wretched amateur theatricals. Oh! It was intolerable. She sighed impatiently. "First act. pleaee." It was his voice, and the murmur of conversation ceased suddenly He explained, altered, corrected vigorously for half an hour, and then

“Let yourself go a little more, please." he requested, after her first <vw lines. She flushed and hesitated. "Don't wait. Cue again, please." She smiled suddenly, and did his bidding. “No, thats not quite right yet." he Interrupted. "Did you." be asked sud-' desly. "see Margaret Ellison in the part when this was in town?” “Yes." she admitted. "Then—can't yon remember?—I didn't see her myself, but yon must be able to remember a little bow she took the part?" She considered. "Yes. I think I do but—" She stopped. -Very well, then." he said, briskly. Ignoring her unfinished sentence, "once more, please. And yon. Mr Kelly"— the self-conscious Juvenile lend started —"much Slower, please, and try not to talk about love In the tone yon would was for discussing the weather." Tbs young man looked offended. “If you -could forgive " he repeated. sulkily, and striving after the

“No. so; that won’t do at all. Allow He waved the eelf-eoaseioua young man aside, sad motioned to Mm to watch. Then suddenly be realised what he wsa colag to Co. T%s words that he had to say to her—ns an actor—were the words be had 1 nags'! (or aloe ) oaths to say to her—as a man If aaid them—m a aaa—would she

Her eyes sought his tor aa mswat in doubt Then, with the quick, sympathetic Intuition which had first drawn him to her, she understood, and her lips parted tremulously. "If I rould forgive!" she breathed, with a world of tender reproach In her tone, and held ont her hands to him. He grasped them In tala strong, thin Anger*. The stage manager surreptitiously consulted hla book. and. finding what seemed to be an Important oversight, scribbled, for hla future guidance, the all-embracing word ''businees" In the margin. Suddenly from the road outside came a ratUe and roar. Hands turned with

''It's Johnson starting for the International.” said an excited voice, and the speaker vanished through the door There was a general rush In the samt direction, and much talk and laughter The stage manager was the last to disappear. ' You see." he explained to Leslie from the doorway, "we all know him. and he's come round on his car this way. I expect, to say goodby. We'll only Just give him a send-off. and be back In five minutes.'' , The door shut behind him, and thev were alone, actually alone. "Is it Providence?' said Leslie, softly.

He cam# closer to her. "I want to use It In telling you I'm sorry." Her lips quivered, but her eyes were smiling. “So do I." she reolled. “and so—I think—it must be—Providence." "You're looking HI.' he said, sud

denly.

She shook htr head. “Oft. £8—IP*' nothing. I've been worklfig a little too much, s^d it was hard ws.Ung

for—"

"Me?" h? suggested, valngloriously. ' Providence," she said, demurely. He laughed. "Did you say working too hard?" he added. »

'•Yes."

He looked surprised, snd there was s

pause.

"Dear." she said—snd from her with whom endearlrg terms were rare. th» sound came like a caress—"you remember why we—quarrelled?"

He nodded.

"1 was wrong: I ought to have explained: but I was afraid.” > • Afraid?' be cried. Of me?" "Of losing you. Listen."' She spoki burriedl'-, glancing fearfully at thf door. Would they give her time? "1 bad work to do—for about six months of which you might not have approved and I was afraid that if I lost you I should no; do it well. That was cowardice." She smiled sadly. “And— and it was no: even successful, since

lost you after all."

"Mislaid me." be corrected. "I re-

fuse to be lost"

She thanked olm with her eyes, and ont on. "But now the six months ■e over, and—and 1 will give up lbs

work, if yon want me to."

He protested. "Have I proved my >elf so narrow-minded?" he asked Have I ever said I thooght less of a

woman because she worked?"

“Ton understand." she said. "Dc you remember telling me. very »°° n

we met, that you thought actors married actresses were—fools?"

He looked vaguely nneaay. “I havt a kind of hazy remembrance of It." he

admitted.

Then you know why I am afraid. I am an actress." "Kate! You?" he cried, desperately Oh. what an ass I've been. Tell me dearest, what can l do? Give me s chance to make up. Tell me what yoe want to act. and let me use any tnflu er.ee I may have In getting It for you Only tell me." "Perhaps.” she suggested, smiling 'I msy not need to trouble you. You haven't asked, by the law, what name l act undsr." "What is It? To think that Tvs b-en coolly lectniing and correcting ; ou. when, for all I know, you may be a second—a secocd"—he searched his mind for s celebrated name—"Margaret BIMson." She came a step nearer, snd her laughing eyes looked Into hla. “Not a second oee," she whispered.

"What?"

"I moan. I'm her " she explained ungrammatically. "Ah—yon mustn't They're coming back." The outer door banged, snd there was a sound of many approaching fee" "Kale—dear!" he implored.

"Well?"

He drew her back, for she was going

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Doubtless the skilled veterinarian sho said than there was no real cure for heaves in horses was right, but the trouble may be greatly relieved if the owner ol the horse is willing to go to »ome trouble. It Is always a good plan to change the ration of tbs affllct?d animal no matter wtu^ the ration may be. and In the change care should be used to keep It as nearly balanced as possible snd to Include In it more or leas succulent food. Hay must b# moistened, snd It Is best given after being cut fine snd Keamed after being mixed with cornmeal or bran. If a tablespoonful of Fowler's solution of arsenic is put In the slitter used to mix the fesd it will usually relieve the labored trrathlny af the animal, but It Is better to om.lt this If It U possible At all time* care should be used to have the stabl-' and the stall as free from dost as poislble. which will tend to relieve the trouble somewhat. Destroying Cutworms. If the farmers do not wish to be bothered with cutworms, the" should as soon as possible plow up the [round and turn up tbe cutworms for the frost to kill. Thai Is the only way to kill them. If the earth becomes warm run n the plow, let the earth freete and the work Is done. The sooner the [round Is plowed the better, for a few *eeks more will be the be,Hnnlng of warm weather, and If the plowing U deferred In a cool location be will e. bat cannot endure the thawing freezing when be la brought to the surface. Cutworms Infest old sod land more than any other, and the tabor of exposing tbim is a small matcompared to the danger they do crops, especially corn, when planted «ri sod. Very often thess pests compel the entire rescuing of sweet potatoes, early cabbage snd other vegetables, and the damage they utnnally do may be estimated far up In the tbe thousands of dollars. Balt will not kill them, fowls will not eat them, and there Is no war of effectual!" getting rid of them except by frost They arc persistent sad give continually more annoyance as long as they eemaln.—Otto Irwin. In The Epitomise Poultry Raising. The farmer who is a successful grain ralsyr or who 1* conducting a dairy with profit or one who Is making K comfortable living and something over In any branch of farming need not feel that this article la for him. But the man who Is farming w'th his rose close to tbe grindstone snd who stick* thmj nose when he can get away from the grindstone for a minute at the idea of poultry raising will find something in this item worth his serious consideration. Tbe writer esfleitally desires to appeal to the farmer with a dozen cows, who thinks he is making money, when he averages say 0 a year profit from each cow. It Is fair do assume that be considers these costs worth way $100 for tbe 11. This then represents the czpital Invested In stock. Now let us look at the poultry side of'One buslAt the cost of $1 each, buy tbe lot at one time, one can gat 250 pretty good fowls, birds that will easily make er s profit of a. dollar each a year, so that on the basis of this figuring one has half the money Investment In the hens that he has In the costs, and yet makes the same profit Not only this, but he will make It at leas coat of time, labor and acres used In raising the feed .and. If the coat of buildings to house the respective stock Is considered there is another trlng. There Is only a hint In this short Item, but It ought to lead one to go deeper Into the matter. . Bee-Keeping for Boys. To the-pal ns-taking boy with small capital and a little spare time there ara few localities In which bee-keeping srll) not only bring profitable returns bat much pleasure. The popular notion that the bee gpee about like a roaring lion seeking whom It may devour Is entirely false. In tact. It seldom stings unless hurt or Its stores then It naturally only means of self-defence. The successful bee-ksepsr dons fats veil and keeps cool no matter how many bees arilght upoa him. Honey on the hands will oftan so tickle the palate of a very mad bee that he forgets to sting snd goes to anting the sweet*. If stung, brush the sting sway instead of picking it .out; the latter method presses the poison into the flesh. Amor onions applied to the wound are standard remedies; but neither be need until through working

| to cummsoce with. These, if rightly 1 handled, will supply an ordinary family with honey and yield a little surplus. With s year or two of experience one can learn the extent of pea tursge snd regulate the number of colonies accordingly. Study the site and situation. But above all. study the Inmates of your hives. They will prove more snd more interesting as you become better acquainted with their ways. Their methods of work relations to plants snd man. show how exquisitely the entire plan of the ere ation Is balanced by Mother Nature The bee-keeper who knows his pet* finds as much pleasure tn their way* as the average boy flails in ball playing—Bessie L. Putnam. In Tlie Eplt

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The Summer Flower Garden. One canaot go out in May and start a garden of odds and ends and then have very much of a display. It take* time and thought and early prepare tlon If one wishes to make the most ot everything. Many seed require an early start, should be started in March, and will be good sired plants by the tlmt to transplant them to their pernjanenl | beds. Double petunias, panties, sil- ; vias. verbena*, cosmos and dahlias can be easily grown from seed by the sms lour, and many greenhouse plants can be cheaply and sure,ssfully grown by ! taking a little palna and care. Shal i low pans or tin boxes are brat to atari j the setd In and fine, sifted dirt should : be used. It 1* better to sow the seed | thinly at the start than to thin oul the plants when they are up. A crowded olant Is weak and spindling I Always cover seed to s depth propor1 tlorate to Its s'se. The s.wd must be | watered with care, so as not to rot I or wash them up Th- sun will scorch tfce young plants If It strikes them i wbeu ther are wet. Same seed require ; a much longer period for germination than others. Coleus and heliotrope ! are easily grown from seed snd one i can get a supply of these plants very ! 'imply In this way. The soil for all 1 seed should be kept moist but not wet. snd If kept too dry the seed will no< germinate. All seed having a homy shell should be fll“d. or soaked 36 hourt In warm water. Next to the geranium the verbena •* the most use'a! of out flowering beldlng plants. If net allowed to go to seed this Is constantly In bloom from bhtv until November, and I have often bad It Is flower too? after the •!root- bad killed the mace tender plants. This will also bear drouth better than most other flowering plants; it only require* constant cutting back to keep up a succea slon %r flowers. When allowed to gc to seed they wlR stop blooming Se- ■ vere clipping only tends to make them I branch out more, and where one flow ) er stalk was before, two will appear, i Stcrt plenty of plant* of the sweet ! alyssum for borders. This Is one of i the beat of bloomers and flowers until j late In November. The small white j flowers are very pretty and fragrant [ and It will pay to start several flwckj ages of the seed. No home is com- | plete without a few of nature's dmj periea around ft. and tbe moon-flower ‘ will be found one of the most rapidly | growing vlnea. aa well as one of th* most artistic snd beautiful. Tbl* | grows easily from seed If seed are filed . or soaked.—Laura Jones, In the Eplto-

Horse Notes. When tbe colt Is two months' old. It Is is well to get It to eat extra food. If the bowels an too looaa, feed the mare sparingly and draw some of her milk by hand. r No matter how well behaved a colt msy be. H is wise always to keep the boys and girls out of reach of Its basis It soon learns to nibble from the mother's feed box and acquire* s lasts for grain, and then It is srell to. give It a regular ration In n reps rate box. It Is of great Importance that tbe young colt starts In life with full vigor. To do this It mast get s good supply- of the dam's milk very soon after birth. An old horseman and a very successful one. said that a young colt must have milk during the Aral half hour after Its birth or he would not give much for It. Oats are the material which Urn good roadster will turn Into travel. A Uttls careful observation srlll enable one to determine bow much grain the horse ought to have. Tbe first milk contains purgative properties and clears the bowels naturally. If any Inclination to constipation Is noticed, a tittle castor oil should be given. The mare should be kept in a quiet box stall and fed carefully for at least a weak after foaling, she can .ha turned In for a short time at first. There is no speed In hay. rant yonr bone to more on the road, and do It easily, do not feed more than a small forkful of hay daring s whole day. Bright hay. too. It mast be. i make the hone's coat

WOMCWB WOES. Much of women's dally -vow is due to kidney trouble. Btcfe kidneys canae hsehache. languor, blind headache* I dlaslnesc, insomnia sad urinary troable*. Te cure yourself yon must cure tbe kidneys. Profit by tbe eaperlemecs of others wbo have been cured. Mrs. William W. Brown, professional nurse, of 18 Jane Bt.. Paterson. N. A. says: “I bare not only seen much suffering and many death* from kidney trouble, but I have sub er«i myself. At one time l thought • cooM oot ’Ire. My back ached, there were freqneht headaches and dlaxy •pells, snd the kidney ^ecretiou* were Usordered. Doan's Kidney Pill* Helped me from tbe first, and soon tele red me entirety of all the distressing tnd painful symptoms." A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured Mr* Brown will be milled on application to any part of the United But-*. Addreas Foster-Mliburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Yor sale by all druggist*: price80 cent* >ar bog. AT HOME ON THE SCAFFOLD. Bashful Contractor Not Fitted fot Public Speaking Gives Odd Excuse. Elmer E. Johnston, executive com tnlsloner of the Washington World't fair exhibit la attracting a great oeai of favorable attention In St. Louis Recently Mr. Johnston gave- the 8t Louis people some strong ad vie* against extortion, and the other, day ha told a reporter a little story. "Seeing all these buildings up;" h« said, "reminds me of s bosplul dedl cation that I attended -last. October We had the builder of the- hoopiu: there and we called on him. to mak< a speck. He was a big. ruddy chap timid and embarrassed. He got up bowed asrksrardly and began: “'Ladies and gentlemen. I guess 1 am better fitted tor the */-«Wr»i>v »h«n tor public speaking." The word Niagara means thnnder-

0RA88 TO HOLD CANAL gAMKB Experiment* Made by the Engineer* Hr Chaprje of Ditch at Suez. ft has been discovered by the engl ' seers who ereooAipUd'sriUithe main te nance of tbe Suez canal that the beef of all method* of protecting the banks from crumbling and decay is provided by the natural growth of reeds whtci fringe tbe channel for aoree distance below Ismaill* on the Afriren side end tome rather Inwweetini have been hrtety made to plant I bed* in othe? pert* of the canal. It la stated that the local species at reed with which the experiment bat been so tar made will not live In saH or very brackish water In the cart} stages of its growth, though It wlE bear transplant!.^ later, and that at present the eervloMibleneaa of tbe not oral means of protection ts conae qoently limited. Where the water 1* sufficiently free from brine, however, the network oi roots la fount to put a facing on th* loose- soil of the banks more success ful and permanent than a wall of' brick or stone, and it would probably not be difficult to discover and estab Usb some coarse sedge or ether plan! of the sea marshes —Country Life. Not Guilty. “A friend of mint- keeps a hotel' oo> In Ohio." said Representative Beld lor. "and tbe last time I saw him b* had a tale of hard luck that made me pause and consider. "Ho Bad a good hotel, and to cinch this idea with his patrons he put uj a sign. 'A week's board free if yof can beat this hotel at* a dollar a day. "A chap came along and staid fattwo dkys. Then he lift by way ot thi window without paying his bill. Hi was captured in the next town brought back and placed on trial be fore the Justice of the peace. "Tbe Justice beard the case, anldecidetf that the man was not guilty as be had certainly beaten the bote' for two days’ entertainment. Then bi shooed the man ont of town, ant went around to the hotel and collect ed the week's board for himself."— New York World.

Thw electrical railways of the Untied* States have 24.000 miles of track. Themotor has displaced 8.000 horse*. BoP 28t miles of horse car lines remain. .

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