THE REALM
Bats For Spring and Bummer.
Fashionables of Paris are now b
ginnlng to think of summer hats.
Htraw will be, as usual, universally
worn, and the novelties are very
charming. Among the new ones are
CREATtOS OP VELVET AND TITLLK.
the effect is charming. A novel man
ner of using tulle is to arrange it in
layers, one over the other, until it is
qnite opaque, and then either stretch
it smoothly over a firm ehnpe or ar
range it in the form of a beret, with
the loose edges of the tnlle separnte,
like the leaves of book, and each
one edged with very narrow satin rib
bon or row of spangles or jet nail
beads. In Taris flower-trimmed bats
and bonnets are already the vogue, and
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closely plaited coarse straws in ell
shades. Finely sewn straws, Pana
mas, Leghorns and manillas will also
be worn. The coarse straws, how
'ever, will bo deemed the most ele
gant for toques and bonnets. Tulle
will prove strong rival of straw
daring the early part of the oawing
season. Even now the new models
are built of tulle and velvet. Chiffon
and tnlle are also employed for deep
plaited frills to soft velvet crowns, and
gay blossoms will doubtless be exten
sively worn in tho early spring. Large
open roses ore the most fashionable.
Felt bats and toquos have entire
crowns made of them. As is usual in
the late winter, violets are all the
rage, and the provident dame is now
adding a fresh note to her winter hat
'. in the shape of theue delioate and
beautiful flowers.
MrU Coitume In Light Weight Serge.
Whatever number of more elaborate
and delicate frowns the crowing girl's
wardrobe may inolude, one of sturdy
stuff, simply made, is essential to her
' comfort and Well-being. The model
shown in the donhle-oolumn illustra-
' tion, says May Manton, is of light
- weight ierge in royal blue and is
trimmed with fancy black braid. But
1 cheviot, oovert cloth and all the new
spring suitings, as well as oaaomere,
' are equally suitable.
The foundation for cue waist ts a
fitted lining that oloses.at the centre
back. On it are arranged the fnll
.' body portions and the yoke, which is
extended and divided to form slashed
' epaulette. The straight strip shown
at the1 front is lined with crinoline,
then applied to the waist proper, eov-
' swing the edges of full fronts. The
sleeves are two-seamed and fit snugly,
xoept for the slight puffs at the
shoulders, which are universally worn
by children and young girls. The
pointed wrists are finished with frills
. at laoe, and at. the throat is a high
or"ar.
l.i V J ia fow-ewad aad.flU
r "7 r 5t the fvont aad over the
' l i ..3- at tlva back being
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lined throughout,. bnt nnstiffened, and
is trimmed, with two rows of fancy
braid.
To make this costume for a girl of
eight years will require two and one
half yards of forty-four-inch material,
Style In SiibH. '
Sashes of all kinds and conditions
are well to the front In fashion, and
the new ribbons are more beautiful
than ever. There are Roman stripes,
checks and plaids, with satin bordered
edges, and flowered, corded, aud
watered ribbons of all kinds. Net,
ohiffon, and luce sashes will continue
in favor; but it is not alone sashes for
the waist that swell the list. The
sashes for the neck are quite as con
spicuous aud more generally worn, for
all women seem to like the long silken
cravats around their throats. They
are made of liberty gauze, chiffon, and
thin silk, or of Hwlss, with hemstitched
and lace-trimmed ends. The newest
of these neck sashes is a scarf of net
with an elaborate lace pattern at the
ends and an eilge all around. They
range in price from $4 to $15, and are
really very elegant. In smaller things
for the neck there is an unlimited
variety. Short bows and knotted
cravats of pure white lawn, with knife
plaited frills on the ends, are added to
an array of lace knots and neck frills
which are beyond description,
New Material for Hprlng Wear,
Among the now materials this spring
are several weaves of crepon, which
are not intended for anything but
mourning wear. Tbey look as thonnh
J part were made of crape, and then of
COSTUME.
shirrings of silk and wool. They are
also to bo soen with a sort of blistered
surface, resembling matclasseor quilt
ing. They are always of a deep blaok,
not a blue black, aud wear well, but
are among the expensive materials.
However, as they do not require muca
trimming, they are not so expensive
as might be thought.
Konltles la Buttons.
In fine buttons for bodices and
jacket some handsoma novelties are
shown in celluloid, jot, steel and por
oelain. The latter are especially love
ly, and often look like miniatures, so
exquisitely are ideal heads painted
upon them. 1
Latest Spring lllonee.
The bloused fronts open overaplas
tron of white satin or of a silk which
matches ono of the colors in the plaid
of the waist material. These fronts
are held together by cufflinks through
button boles. The revere are faced
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rawa Biouaa,
with the waist material or to natch
the plastron. Plaids, rtripei, plain
silks, checks, all are made up in this
style. The back ia ia a single piece
aad subtly bloated. If pteJemd it
be 6wa cown v-7v
THE CHRISTIAN FLAG.
A distinctively Christian . flag will
soon be adopted by a large number of
churches throughout the oountry with
out regard to denomination. Buttons
on which the flag is conspicuously
shown are already being worn. Last
rally day at Brighton Chapel, Coney
Island, a well known Christian worker
bad been announced to make an ad
dress. The chapel was well filled and
when the time for the address had
come the speaker failed to appear.
The superintendent of the school, O.
C. Overton, after apologizing for the
absence of the speaker, was obliged to
take his place. The snbjeot of his talk
was "The American Flag." On the
platform was a beautiful flag, 'the gift
of James H. Perry Post, O. A. B. Mr.
Overton dwelt upon the principles
tor which the flog stood, the devotion
of its followers, the loyalty, fldolity
and constancy which should be shown
by Christ's followers. The want of a
Christian flag Impressed Mr. Overton,
and as he told the writer, "tho Chris
tian flag appeared to be floating in the
air as I was speaking, and I gave the
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And ell k the world . al ted.
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be lbs eeloe ef call liou
Crows and Cawa,
"Why is it," asked the inquisitive
one "that a rooster crows, and a crow
eawsr' It is true that a rooster roosts,
but nobody ever heard of a crow crow
ing. This is a question that should
oooupy tho attention of the scientific
woman, perhaps, could ana war the
query, why doesnl a crow erowT At a
breath she would say: "Just 'eense "
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audience a description of It then and
there, as it stands upon our platform
to-day. I believe it was an inspira
tion from heaven of a banner that
should wave triumphant over the
world. "
The flag Is most symbolic The
ground is white, representing peaoe,
purity and innocenoej in the upper
corner is a blue square, the oolor of
the unclouded sky, emblematic of
heaven, the borne of the Christian, also
a symbol of faith and trust. In the
centre. of the bine is the cross, the en
sign and chosen symbol of Christianity
the cross is red, typical of Christ's
blood. Every sect of Christ's follow.
ers can indorse the flag, and it ia
equally applicable to all nations. It
stands for no creed or denomination.
Miss Fanny J, Crosby, the Christian
poet, has written the words of the
hymn and K. Hnntington Woodman
the musio here reproduced. Neither
the flog, hymn nor musio has been
copyrighted and all are dedicated by
Mr. Overton to the followers of Christ
the world over. Brookln Eagle,
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Bin Is Cooli Bad, Hot,
The thermometer seems to toll til
degrees when you walk into a blue
room. Yellow is an advancing color;
therefore a room fitted up in yellow
will appear smaller than it is. On the
other nand, blue of a certain shade
intsoduoed generously into a room will
give an idea of space. Bed makes no
differenoe ia Regard to alte. Ortea
make very Uttta.
IHH SIIIE im COWED
DISCOURAGING DIVORCE.
Oaete Htt first Be lsld Bsfore Cuet Oom
to Trial.
The steady Increase In the applica
tion for divorce In the Fayette county
courts and the failure of a number of
ppllcants to pny the costs of the cases
have caused the Court to make a new
rule, requiring all coats to be paid In
advance In every case.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Iinnlel Bwearengen, Union-
town. $; Harlan W. Ucflbaugh, Al
toona, $6: Henry Abbott, dead, Allen
port, Washington, fx; I'latt Dullman,
Farkers Landing, 18; Ksra B. Heany,
Thompsonvllle, Washington, 112; Philip
Harman. Holdlers Home, Brie, id; Jer
emiah 8. Murphy, McDonald, 10; James
Hrooks, t'lennant Onp, Center, ; John
Mnncvftl, Liberty, Tioga, 18; William
F. Mnrgan, BPllevernon, 16; Alexander
C. Miller, Apollo, tfl to S; Lewis 11. Har
ris, Corry, IS to 8; David ft. Alter, Port
Koyal, $S to 17; Theodore K. Campbell,
Losh, Westmoreland, $10 to 14; Austin
Cooper, Hlllmlale, Indiana, 110 to 12;
William Ij. tlarrett, Altoona, to s;
John D. W. Henlen, Oil City, $H to 10;
Zlmrl Farquhnr, Fayette City, $ to 8;
John F. Spalding, Altoonn, 11 to 10;
Wm. H. Colory, Mansfield, Tlnga, tfl to
8; Jas. Callen, Oil City, 112; Ueorge Mc
Cray, Leniont Furnace, Fayette, $0 to
8; Mary A. Onhler, I'pper Htranhurg,
Franklin, ; Kmma Walters, c;hnm
bersbuig, 8; Thomna Hailing, Oliver,
lllolr, tfl; David Klekely, Kaxt Brady,,
Clarion, ; W. W. Cole, Allegheny, t;
John T. Htelner, Columliln, IS; Samuel
Hill, Sycamore, Clreene, $10; Oliver P,
Smith, Oreensburg, $8; tleorge Hcneck
er, Orblsonla, Huntingdon, $8; Daniel
H. Kettering, Somerset, $G; John K.
Kckert, Hfllefonte, $10; Columbua
Tread way, Corydon, Warren, $6; Wil
liam H. McDonald, Tltusvllle, $'i; John
Allen, McKeesport, $8; Ixnac Kappen
haffer. Mlllersburg, t; fleorge W. Mi
ner, Johnstown, $4; Oeorge Hnler, Pitts
burg. $ to 8; John C. Fisher, Kant
Springfield. Erie, $8 to 12; John Teetor.
Kverxreen, Hradford, $14 to 17; Charles
11. Williams, Phoenlxvllle, $6 to 12;
Alexander M. McKee, Centcrtown,
Mercer, $8 to 8; Jefferson Walters,
High House, Fayette, $8 to 10; Samuel
E. Hawk, Patterson, Juniata, $8 to 8;
Joseph Herkey, Mlllshoro, Somerset, $6
to 12; Alexander Morgan, Heshborn,
Indiana, $8 to 12; Oeorge D. Hrooks,
WellsWoro, $17; Nehemlah P. Elsbee,
Athens, Hradford, $8 to 12; William H.
it. Mclllraln, Hutler. $8 to 12; Minnie
Helmbach, White Haven. $8.
Miss Annie L. Edwards of Jamison,
was found murdered In her bedroom
Tuesday night. Her head was beaten
almost to a Jelly, and the room bore
evidence of a terrible struggle. The
last time Miss Edwards was seen alive
was Friday night. She lived alone. A
chair Snd a water pitcher had been
used to beat the woman's brains out.
The motive for the crime was robbery.
The county commissioners have offered
a reward of $1,000 for the arrest of the
murderers. . "
William Love, son of James
It. Love
rg, com-
blowing
of Fort Palmer, near Oreensburg,
mltted suicide the other day by
out his brains with a revolver. He was
SI and unmarried. Disappointment In
love Is given by some as the cause. All
the members of the family except his
mother were absent at a funeral. When
they returned they found the dead son
clasped In the aged mother's arms.
King Stover, the negro shot by Collins
Winn In New Brighton, died a few days
ago. A post-mortem examination re
vealed two bullets lodged against his
vertebrae, one passing through the left
lung and the other through the abdo
men. Winn ia In the Heaver Jail, hav
achool Tuesday at Carlisle were wit
Ing given himself up.
A serious case has been reported by
an Amwell township physician, at
Washington. Louis Stephens, a coal
miner, who has not been in a mine for
three years, owing to 111 health, has re
cently begun to expectorate a dark mu-
:us which, under a microscope, proves
to be coal dust which has been In his
lungs since he left the mine.
Letters of administration In the es
tate of the late Willium M. Singerly, of
Philadelphia, were granted by the reg
ister of wills last week to James S.
McCartney, son-in-law of deceased. Mr.
Slngerley died Intestate. The estate,
according to the petition of the admin
istrator, is valued at 125.000. and con-
lFts entirely of personal effects.
Exercises at the Indian training
nessed by several thousand persons,
many senators and congressmen being
present. The address before the liter
ary societies was delivered by I lev.
George Splnlng. of Orange, N. J., on
"Abraham Lincoln. The graduating
;lass consists of 24 Indians, 12 boys and
12 girls.
At Nigger Hollow, near Monongahela,
re-cent, a peddler hailing from Charlerol
says that he was held up and robbed
on the public road In daylight by two
men and used roughly, that $150 In
money waa taken from him and that
his pock, containing $300 worth of
goods, was thrown Into the river.
The home of Andrew Miller, of Slate
Lot, Crawford county, about 12 miles
from Corry, burned to the ground a few
lays ago with all Its contents. Miller
and his wife were away visiting, and
their child, which was In tho building,
was cremated. The loss was $1.SU); In
cured. The Jury In the Much-Goldstein
breach of promise suit at Washington,
last week, brought tn a verdict for the
plaintiff of $4i2 0. Both Miss Much and
Goldstein admitted that they had been
engaged, and the girl said she was still
willing to wed her delinquent lover.
Theodore B. Haupt. of Bellefonte. a
cigar maker and truck farmer, depart
ed lost week for the Alaskan gold fields.
Jaincs L, Rote la arranging to start
March 12. Others who are arranging
to go In the near future are Henry
Jackson and William Barnes.
In response to Governor Hastings' re
quest for aid for the Cubans, contribu
tions of $8,616 SI In cash and $2.278 13 in
merchandise have been received. Of
this Pittsburg and vicinity gave $.VH) n
cash and merchandise valued at $426 60.
For punishing two scholars at River
side schools, Monongahela. Kate Fry
and Julia Baxter, teachers, have been
ordered to leave, but they refuse.
The breach of promise suit for $10,000
damages of Lena Much, of Pittsburg,
tgalnst Benjamin Goldstein Is on trial
at Washington.
James Canon, a cattle dealer, of
Hickory township, the other day butch
ered a cow vnd In the stomach was
found the framework of a pocketbook
and aeveral silver coins. Including a 60
cent piece, now turned black.
Merrltt Long, who killed Floyd Tuck
er at Mt. Morris, Greene county, was
convicted of manslaughter and escaped
from the Waynesburg Jail last June, is
back at his old quarters, having been
brought from Iowa.
The monthly report of State Treas
urer Haywood shows a balance of $3,-
367.031(6. including 123.27(84 advances
to state employee and officers, at the.
close of business February 18. .
fJONGRESS.
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Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, alsf
made a suggestion on similar lines, and
on motion of Mr. Perkins, of Colorado,
who reported the resolution, It was)
amended so as to provide that the tab
let be erected In any suitable place in
the capltol. It was then passed. Five
thousand dollars Is appropriated. The
house substitute to the senate bank
riiptcy bill was taken un and Mr. Hoar.
of Massachusetts, moved to nonconcur '
and ask for a conference. Mr. Stewart.
of Nevada, ; opposed any action on the
bill, as he considered It the most atro
cious and diabolical bill that could be
conceived by mortal man In the present
condition of the country. The house
substitute would make Involuntary
bankrupts of men, and would make
them criminals.
Senator Quay laid before the Senate
Wednesday a petition said to bear the
names of 12,000 cltlsens of New Castle,
Pa., urging the passage of the bill for
a new Federal building In that town.
Late In the afternoon the senator arose
and moved that the hill be taken from
the calfndnr and passed. The bill was
taken up and passed. It carries an ap
propriation of $100,000 for purchase of
site end erection of building.
During almost the entire session
Thursrtny the Senate had under con
sideration the Alaskan homestead and
rnidroad right-of-way bill. One of the
features of the discussion was a speech
delivered by Mr. Vest, In which he
ridiculed the Idea of homesteadlng nny
part of Alaska or constructing railroads
In that district. His motion to elimin
ate the homestead feature of the bill
by striking out the first section was
defeated. Senator Mason Introduced a
resolution for the relief of the widow of
the colorf d postmaster' recently killed
by a mob at Lake City, 8. C. It Is the
same as that Introduced In the House
of Representatives by Mr. White, of
North Carolina, to-day, except that the
amount Is made $10,000.
After a debate lasting several days,
the senate Friday afternoon passed the
bill extending the homestead laws and
providing for right of way for railroads
In the District of Alaska. Compara
tively little discussion of general Inter
est was created by the bill.
Home.
The house Monday passed the sun
dry civil appropriation bill after four
days' debate. The most Important ac
tion was the elimination of the appro
prlnllon for representation et the Paris
exposition on a point of order.
The house Tuesday adopted a report
by election committee No. 1. to seat
Oscar W. Underwood, of Birmingham,
Ala. O. H. Crowe was the contestant.
A bill for the appointment of an Inspec
tor of hulls and boilers in Alaska was
cnlled up In the house by Mr. Payne, of
New York. He said there was a great
need for such an official, because no
tice had already been given that (0 ves
sels would engage In the Alaska trade
next season, and many of them were
rotten hulks. On a request made by
Mr. Lewis, action was temporarily
postponed.
The Loud hill to correct alleged nhus
I es of the second-class mall matter prlv-
I liege last year pased the House by a
fftajority of H4 to 104, was burled under
nn overwhelming majority by the
House Thursday.
Two appropriation bills were sent to
the president Friday, the pension bill
and the consular and diplomatic bill,
both of which went through their final
stage In the house. The most Import
ant action taken In the house was ac
quiescence In an agreement to make the
claims under the provisions of the
bill appropriating about $1,200,000 for
war claims approved by the court of
claims under the provisions of the
Tlowman act a special order for next
Friday. The claims carried by the bill,
730 In number, are for stores and sup
plies seized during the war In the
southern states. Only two bills were
passed, one to pay the heirs of Sterling
T. Austin about $69,000 for cotton sela;d
during tho war. and the other to pny
an aggregate of 13.3(10 In small claims
growing out of back pay, etc., earned
during the war.
MARKETS,
FITTSBTJRCh
Grain, jrtour and Jfesd,
WHEAT Mo. I red 9Q 3
No 3 red 3 W
COUN No. i yellow, ear 8H 8.
Mo. '4 yellow, saeiiea oo -
Mixed ear 84 83
OATB-No. 1 white 82 83
No. 3 white a
riVE No. 1 66 . 61
FLOCK Winter fateuts 6 15 tit
t'aacy straight winter 4 76 4 86
live Hour 80 8 60
HAV-No. I timothy 10 00 10 it
Clo-er, No, 1 6 60 7 IK)
liny, Irom v.uoni 10 00 10 50
FLfcD No. 1 Waits Md., tou... 16 00 16 50
brown middling 14 00 14 6U
bran, bulk 14 w) 15 60
8TUAW Woeat 6 00 6 26
Oat 6 00 ' 5 M
BEhDS Ciover, 60 the 8 W'S 8 76
Timothy, prime 1 86 1 60
Dairy Produota.
BUTTER Elgin Creamery .... 9 93 S3
Ohio creamery is It
Faucy country roll 13 14
ClltLbE Otilo, new 10
New Hork, new. 10 11 .
Fruite and Vegetables.
BEANS Uaud-plcked, V lu.. 110 115
FOXAlOEb W bile, per bu.... 75 7o
I AtitiAUK Hume grown, bW. W I 00
OMUNO per bu tO M
Poultry, Eta '
CHICKENS, V pair email 60 60
1't'hk.ivXb. B 14 IS
LUCib fa. aud Oulo, freu. . M 13
CINCINHATI.
FLOCK 4 45 4 i5
WHEAT No. a red 9e
BYE No. a 54
(JOHN Mixed 8
OAid
EUUH 11
bUl'iEU Oulo creamery 14 20
PHILADELPHIA.
FXOUB S 00 5 35
WHEAT Ho. Snd 1 00
tOUN No, a mixed 84 85
OAit No. 8 wuite 88 84
bUritlt Creamery, extra..., U al
EUUo Pa. Urate.. . . . . 12
HIW TOSK.
FLOUR Patents S 86 6 CO
WHEAT No. a red 101
COUN No. a 81
OATt While Western .. 81
bL'TTEU Creamery IS a0
EOOtt blate of f oun. 18
LIVE STOCK.
ctsTEU, stoci Taava, sast Liiaarr, ra.
CATTU.
Prima, 1,800 to 1,400 lbs 0 4 TO 4 85
Good, l.auil to 1,W Uia 4 65 4 65
Tidy, 1,000 to 1,160 lr 4 40 4 60
Fair ligut eteera, bOO to 1000 ma, 4 tO 4 40
Common, 7U0 to two Jbs. ....... 50 4 00
Boas,
Medium 4 20 SO
Heavy 8 IU 4 00
ttougbs sod stags 8 60 8 45
saaas.
Prime, 85 to 106 me, wetuats... 80 4 80
Oood, 85 to 80 8M . 4 CO 4 W
Fair, 70 to SO toe IW 4 10
Coauaoa 8 x5 8 T6
"uue 8 ait a eo