THE REALM New York City. Yoke tvnlt are tnilcb liked, nml lmvp Hip ini'til of stilt ing ninny llRiircn to ft iilcoiy. The Tery charming May Mnntutt iuodi'1 II- WOMAN 8 YORK WAIST. lustrntoil lt mliiptcd nllkn I" tin entire gown mill tlu- odd waist, mid tn ninny vt tlm si-nsoti's iuiiIimIiiIx I Ulsto, lawn, Swiss iiiiihIIh, unill nnd 1 1 , like, tuirege vi'lllnir, cropo lc liilnc. crcpc nietporp, Indln ullk nml slnillni' soft liuitt'tinl. TIip orlulnal I nnulp of M'liltP lint lute with rrcnni I Iciiilln lurp iml beading, the lntlir ty I with niir tow black velvet rlblmil, kid I" worn .With a licit ot wider velv I In Id by a roue cold tinsp nml Ik mil! iul. Imt ellk and wool nintorhils miulro Hip lit toil foundation. TIip lining ciosi-s at Hip centre front for Us pnl Iip lei '''lie .waist proper also rinses nt Hie ecu... RAGLAN below the yoke, separately nml Invisi bly, but Hip yoke Is hooked over at the left shoulder senm nnd arms-eye. The BleevcB are dilo nml novel. The lower portions, or deep enlTs lit simply, while above them Hie tucked material falls free to form soft pull's. To make this wnlst for a woman of medium slap, tlirceand n quarter yards of material twenty -one inches wide, three yards thirty-three Inches wide, or one und three-quarter yards forty four Inches wide, will be required, with one and three-quarter yards of all-over loce. eight and n half yards of beading and ten yards of velvet rlbbou to trim na illustrated. Woman'! Raglan Coal, The comfortable loose-lltilng cont that entirely covers the gown mul pro tects It from dust Is tho most service able all-round garment for traveling, short Jaunts or bad weather that any woman ran possess. The stylish May Manton model Illustrated In the large drawing Is cut In the latest, most ap proved lines und can bo made with or "without the applied yoke as preferred. The original is uinde of light-weight covert cloth, but tweed, cheviot and all the lltfht-wclxkt cloaking materials are appropriate'. The back Is plain and smooth, hanging In straight lines from the shoulders to the tloor. Tho fronts are loose, but shapely, nnd turn back to form re vers. The sleeves are In raglnn style, extending in n point to the neck, and are finished will) turn- over plain cuffs. I'ockets are Inserted in each front and are finished with stitched flaps. To cut this raglnu for u woman of medium size four and a half yards of material fifty Inches wide will bo re quired, with ouo-qunrter yard of vel vet The Russian Council of Ministers re jected the proposal for conscription In Finland made by M. Kuropaikln, toe Russian Minister of .War. Several serious accidents have oc curred umong the West Icelandic fish ermen, many persons being drowned. In York, England, Mrs. Klnison drowned Iter three children in a wash tub. On account of the recently imposed export duties Teasels are unable to se cure cargoes at Columbian ports. "Mauru," M. Paderewskl's first op era, was produced at Dresden with great luccesa. , ml 1 ml wva t If ' 1 ' h OF FASHION. A f nmfVirtAtilft Innovation. TIip shirt wnlst gown Is rpnlty tl rnnifortalde Inmivatlon, There Is tlm Khlrt wnlst made ns of yore nml ot Reliulnp shirt wnlst itivlgti, lint Willi It nppenrs II simple little skirt of tho sump iiiiilerlnl, nml there .vim have mi entire gown Hint Is pretty ami seivletf able nml Inexpt'iiHlve, nine llantUotne ran. Flutter fans nrp smiill, nml when closed look like n spray of Mnssoiiis. Others lire luinilsnnii llllle black giiuzo tilings, piihitcd with pnnsic or oilier llowei. ami ns the ciiukc Is thick Hip flowers lock rich. 1'nlntnl with but terflies and pciiciick's feathers they arts parllciilnrl.v hiiiiilsoine. t'tillil'a Dri-M, t.nng wills! Willi phnrl skirts nro liuich In vouue Tor llllle Kills, and nro very rharinliiit in their cll'ccl. The on i ml May Mnmmi frock IIIumIihIimI Is ileslunril nlirr the newest Ideas, nml Is peculiarly elTccllve, as It Im tiiiles n round yoke thill hii;.'uchs the gitlinpe, while Ihe dress Is iiclitMlly all In one. The original Is inmle of line luiliimmlc Iii comlilmiiliiii wbli Inserted tucking nml needlework frills, and Is worn with a sash of blue Liberty ribbon; but any while lawn or ballste, col ored washable material or Hlnipli wool or silk fnhrle Is entirely suita ble. The loiiu waist Is made over a body llniii-; l tint Ills siiiiMilldy. without be lug lltrlil. tin It Is faced Hie round yoke, ami uv.'r the lower part are nr ra lined the full poll Ions of the waist proper, mid to the lower edge Is at tached the fdralirlit full skirl, which In this Instance Is made of llniiiuinij. The sleeves me simply full. In piilmpn mil. as shown, the lliiliuj Is cut I COAT. away beiient:i tho yoke, but this last Is entirely opllonal. Over the seam which forms the skirt to the waist uro arranged u succession of traps or bands beneath which the silk ribbon sasli Is passed, nnd which serve to keep It In place. To cut tills dress for u girl four years of nge, three nnd n half yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, two nnd three-quarter yards thirty two Inches wide, or two und n quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, will be required, wltii one-quarter yard of nil over tucking for yoke; or one and three-eight yards of plain material thirty-two inches wide, two and one right yards of flouncing thirteen Inches wide fur skirt, one nud a quarter child's Diicsa. yards of embroidered frills, quarter yard of Inserted tucking, und three quarter yard of luscrtluu, to ninke at Illustrated. 6pendlngs per year for three Fire Departments: New York City, $2,500, 000; Chicago, f 1,000,000; Boston, 200,000. "The Flngues of Agriculture" is the title of a work of which 100,000 copies are to be distributed free among Mexi can farmers. In next November's elections New York City will vote for sixty Assem blymen and an equal number of other elective ottlceri. A large number of quail from the United States arrived the other day In Sweden in good condition, aud were sent to various game preserves. V CHARCOAL BY-PRODUCTS. rnmM for Having Kvary Valnanla Kit' tnant In Wood. The profits possible from the sale of by products in charcoal making are (lusciisseil In a recent report from Krntik II. Mason, United Htntes ron mil general at Merlin. He says that, coincident with the development of coke manufacture In Germany by the use of retort ovens, which recover the ammonia, gas. tar an.l Its valuable, derivatives that are wasted by tho prltnltlvp "beehive" oven process, tins lie-.'n tho Improvement In met hods and apparatus for wood distillation, through which the production of char coal has been raised from the arcalc, wasteful, earth kiln process that re covered only charcoal ami tar, to nn Intelligent, scientific system, by which every valunblo element In the wood Is saved nml Bibb .1 to the wealth-producing power of Hi forests. So far has this been carried that special pat ented processes have been devised fur using even sawdust nml Hi" much outer bark of trees ns material for tlm manufacture of charcoal nml other products. The apparatus for wood distillation Inch!. lea enst nud plate Iron retorts of various types, ns well ns ovens of masonry, together with pipes, colls, tanks, and pnns for condensation nnd icctlllcatliin of the several dlstlllntes nml utilization of the gases. The pro ducts of wood tllstlllntlon form four primary groups, which, with their prin cipal derivatives, may he synoplr.ed ns follows: (I.) t'lieonilonsed gnses. which limy be burned ns fuel, or, after cer tain treatment, used for Illuminating puropses. (2.1 Tar. from which are dcilvp.1 benzol, naphthalene, pnrnlllne. rosin, and phenyl acid (creosote). CI.) I'yroligiiPouH ncld (wood vino gar i. from which are derived acetic mid, acetone, and methyl, or wood nb olnd. (I.) Charcoal. The charconl yield Is about one f nu rth of the entire weight of wood, tlm total distillates one half, nnd tlm greater portion of these Is hydratcJ wood vinegar. The tar Is mainly used for the pro duction of creosote and applied to the antiseptic treatment of wood, such ns pn:ts, railway ties, paving blocks, etc., to protect the llbre against decay. Hetizol ami other derivatives serve for a vast range of interest lug researches for new and valuable shndes of colors. Ily far tho most Important by-product Is the pyrollgneous acid, or wood vinegar. Krom this, ono derivative, known In commerce ns "essence of vinegar," can be made Into table vine gar by dissolving In 20 times Its vol ume of water. Of the direct deriva tives from Hip ncetlc ncld the most Important Is acetone, which Is used an a solvent In aniline and several other brnnehes of chemical manufacture, es pecially In Hip production of Bnioke les powder nml other explosives. The next valuable derivative from acetic add Is wood spirit of methyl alcohol. It burns with a bluish flame of low Illuminating power, dissolves resins, gums, and essential oils, nn.l Is exten sively used In the manufacture of Incs and varnishes nnd for tlm denaturali zation of spirits which nrp to be used for Industrial purposes. Among tho other useful products of wood distilla tion Is oxalic acid, an Important sub Fiance In dyeing nnd cloth printing, which was formerly prepared by oxi dizing sugar, but Is now much mora (hen ply obtnlneJ from sawdust. New York Post. Strum I'owvr, Perhaps tho most Important of all Inventions has hern tho application of steam to moving machinery. Steam is the primary power which moves our engines, runs our presses, does our work Is our servant. While the Invention of the modern steam engine Itself dates back to 1781, when James Watt obtained his patent, yet the steam engine of today Is of much more recent origin. Tho cut-off valve, which saves two-thirds of the steam, the various gauges, the numerous ro tary engines In fact, most of the principal improvements to the engine of James Watt are of American origin. The steam fire-engine, such as every city In America possesses. Is American, having been Invented in 1841 by a Mr. Hodges. Tho great lo comotivps which draw our trains up to 112 inllei an hour are nil built on American lines. The total steam horse-power of the world is estimated at about C5.000.000, of which the United States can lay Just claim to al most one-third. Collier's Weekly. Itagui.lt Havens. The raven of southern Europe is a bold fellow not unlike his cousin, the crow. Some notices of the bird, given by an English traveler In Corsica, offer amusing proof of this. A youth whom 1 employed to carry my camera could never look on ravens with any equanimity, for he had suf fered much from' their thievish Im pudence when sent to the bush to gather firewood. On one occasion he lost his dinner, a loaf of bread wrapped In a napkin, although he was working close to the spot where he had laid it, and had turntd his back for only a minute. But the most unpardonable Insult he bad ever received happened on a day when he was out gathering wood. As he was stooping down to bind a bundle of fagots, a raven sudJenly swooped from behind, lifted the cap from his head, and flew away with it to a lofty crag, from which she uttered croaks of triumph. The cap was subsequently seen lined with straw and serving for a nest Youth's Companion. (HE STATE HEWS CONDENSED PENSIONS GRANTED William Caldwsll CclebratM Hit 1 00th Birth day Slsel Mills lo Closs -Twenty Oleo Doalort Sued. Among the pensions granted during Hip past week were the following; Joseph llbtiui, NclTs Mills, til; William II. XtufTer, KiiiNivorlli. ifii; Ibivhl '. Itrowil, Irwlgsblllg, M; Jacob lloeelit, I'raiiUllulewn, its; Iteiijumln Mutter, lick Haven. $S; Nathaniel Poorly, Mllesbtirg, n; John Hlugleloii. Imii caution, .fl-': William Pope. Hunting don, 1": (iiliMinplicr )'. Long, Vance vlllo, S; Andrew .1. rr.ui.-h, McVey town, !?S; .la in. M. Knox. Warren, ?Mi; Nathan I.. Vandyke, I'reeport, $r; l;liz:lhctll Itrooki, tielievil, H; Mary i:. Wright, Jacolis frock, !?S; l.aiirn Lough. I nitikard, ?M; f.enora It. Klrby, lilts). urg, .s. William Caldwell, a resident or Time. li cciio county, celeliriiied his Hiotli birthday anniversary Wedncs day. Ills mind Is unimpaired ami be eii.lnys good health. Mr. Caldwell was born In Met r county. Ponii.i- vaiihi, and N a slmemiiker !y occupa tion, lie has been married three times. Two children reside In Waynes burn. Mrs. Joseph Kella, who Is 71 years of nu ami John Caldwell, a veieran of Hie Civil War, The .May term of the Supreme court for the middle district of Pciinsylviinl.i opened Tuesday III llarrlsliurg Willi I!) cases for aruuincnt I'roni Adams, I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 and I'lilloti counties. The pro-ceedliiL-s tu determine the Icuulily of the nomination pnpeis of Lewis I'.inory, Jr.. who was defeated for comircss In the Twenty-seventh dis trict last November by Coiiuressinan Joseph '. Sibley, were nolle pressed. Mrs. Mary lilek. or Iteallsville. has been sworn In as selimd director of PcallsvMIc lioroiiuh, Washington coun ty. Mrs. lilek Is probably the only woman school director In the state. She was elected on the llcinocrstle ticket In february. Her running mule. Mrs. Sarah Wulloii, also on the I icinocralle ticket lust the race by one vote. Two directors were to be elect ed. Agent James Terry, of Hie pure food commission, has made 'Jo liifurinatloiis against nll"ireil dealers In olcomariM line III Pittsburg, Allegheny. McKees port and Homestead. Itelurus have not been made In connection with the serving of nil the warrants, ami so the names are not yet available. The hearings, however, will take place be fore Alderman John Calilll next week. (icorgc Kiilinuii, colored, ngeil '! years, and six feet tall, was drowned In five feet of water at Coiineaiit lake Wednesday evening by upsetting of a boat. Ills wife witnessed the acci dent. Ills body was recovered In less .him two hours. Ills homo was In Washington, I. ('.. but he worked last In Pittsburg. He was the chef lit the lroiiiols club house. Jennie .Miller, n demented woman, walked to ('onnellsvllle Sunday from her home at Ohlopyte, u dlslancp of 1" tulles. She was fatigued ami n bed was provided for her in an outbuilding n Hie Victoria hotel. Early Tuesday morning she disappeared ami soon af terward friends arrived In search of her, but no trace of the woman has Im-cii found. John K. Skelley, n drygoods mer chant of McKeesport. and Homer ('. Stewart, cashier of Ihe lirst Nation al bank of that city, were in Carlisle Wednesday cniiCcning with J. W. Plunk relative to forming ii drygoods trust. The concern will be chartered under the laws of Mela ware as the I m perlal Mrygooils Cumpany. Capital, lil.lHHI.IKNI. Thomas Cox, n veteran. "S years of age, was killed by a shifting engine nt AltiHimi Wednesday. Cox had lived tho life of a hermit and when the authorities visited his shanty on the hillside, they found enough hod. ding to tit a mansion nml sufficient clothing to start n store. Tho coroner sold the goods to defray funeral ex penses. David A. Eberts, n carpenter in the employ of n brewing company, was frozen jtllT while making repairs in the cold storage vnult. Ho had been in the vault two hours and when tak en out Into the sunshine hi lips lurn ed blue nnd Ills muscles became so rigid that he was unabie to move. Apllcatlon will be made nt Harris burg July 1 for n charier for the Cou cinuugh Steel Company, a corporation practically formed to absorb or merge tho Cumbria, Pen n sylvan III, Itethle hem. Phoenix, Alan Wood nml several minor steel and iron iiuiniifacturlng companies. The grand Jury of Lawrence county returned n true bill Wednesday against Perry liouds, charged with ob structing Justice by writing anony mous letters calculated to mislead de tective In their search for Hie murder of City Treasurer IUevlns. The Joint county bridge, across the Coiienuiiigh river at Leeehburg has been sold to Philip Kllngeiisniith. Work Is to begun nt oneo on tho new steel structure, which is to be com pleted In six weeks. President Cnry, of the Mondvllle Theological school, resigned and will be succeeded by Ir. Ed ward Hale, at present occupying the chair of homllet les lu Harvard divinity school. James A. Sea light has resigned as president of tho Peoples bank of Unloiitown, Pa. Wnynesburg, Pa., has voted to Issue $17.0011 worth of bonds for sewerugo purposes. The committee of Conuellsvllln citi zens having In charge the reunion of tho Tenth regiment has chosen July 31 oh tho date for the event. After repeated nttempts firebugs Wednesday succeeded In burning Hie Oellett block at Wuterford. Loss, $o, 000. Tho reo-ples lmnk of Unlontwwn will be merged with a 'title and trust company recently organized, with a capital of $1 25,000. The rural free delivery of mail has been withdrawn from six miles of route S3 In Washington county until the rouds are made passable. Free WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BY REYNOLDSVILLE, t--,v ',-'. .-,.... . . - Chxtral Statu Normal Scinxir., F.titK I.vt:x, Pa. KIKST rillZli Ono full yt-nrnt Lock Haven Statt- Normal, iiiclufling tuition, boarding.tfec SKCOND 1MMK Onu term in Kind's School of Oratory, Pittsburg. TIII1JI) PlIZK"A;t-r (iourpoin tin? Iiiteriiatioiial Corrt'spoiiflfuire Schools, of Scranton, I'a The votuiir l.idv ir Lrciit liiitfin utttinir tin- , lii'lust tiiiinlHT oV votes will lie nivcn otic lull year tit tlic Ivock II.ivcn Stutc Norni.il School .live, iiieltKlinjjtiiition, li),rlit, lutit, Itiiiiislic'd room : mul hnnrilitijr. This is otic of the licst Normal j schools in the State. j The coiitest.'tnt rm-iviiiff. second highest ntun : her of votes will lie given one term 12 weeks lit King's School of ( Irntorv, Pittsburg, where i oratory, elocution, dramatic culture, literature, Shakespeare study, music, drawing, delsartc e, ' J ' Prof, Hyron W. King. ' book-keeping are taught. King's School of Oratory has gained quite a reput.'ition as a first class school. The person receiving the third highest num ber of votes will be given a $.'". 00 course in the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran ton, Pa. Acompletecommcrci.il course, steno graphic course, book keeping, complete teach ers' course, coal mining, mechanical drawing, telegraphy and GO other courses are taught by this school. The winner of this prize can take up n $3.".00 course or can have the $.13.00 ap plied as part pay on any course the winner may select. The person getting the second highest numlier of votes can have their choice of the scholarship in Kings' School of Oratory or the Internation al Correspondence Schools. I "k em h m Cor pons Persons pay i ng their 1 ack subscription, or in advance one 3ear or more, will be given a premium coupon which will en title them to 30 votes foreach dollar of subscrip- nhimvary of OM flnnboata. J. T. Sloan of Toledo, 0., recently received a letter from a friend ac Chatham, Ont., which said that owing; to the ice Jam In the St. Clair river, the Tlinmes, a branch of the St. Clair, waa about four feet lower than the average, ond as a result three gun boats that apparently had been sunk In the war of 1812 were discovered. Many cannon balls and old muskets have been taken out and several can non were also found. It Is uncertain as yet whether the -boats belonged to the Americans or the Brltlxh. It is expected, however, as soon as the can non are raised, som mark will be found which will show their Identity. Tanesueta'a Graat Ili.'lic. Venezuela is p. country p. here nature makes millionaire?; and some of the best of the money is now. omln? tc citizens of this country who have been down there and used their eyes to good advantage. The greatest com pany of Venezuela has a cnpltal of $30,000,000, and its headquarters are in Minnesota. There are gold mlnej which hav produced $35,000,000 ar.d paid $23 000,000 to their shareholders. The richness of its foreils is beyond calculation, and they will last for cen turies. It has gold, sliver, precious stones and a hundred things which mean wealth and which the world wants; and as a matter of fact its re sources have scarcely been touched, so great are they. mmsm 1. i i . 4 1. 1 t: ' Namk. 1. H Aiiii:kss. . J. P. IIaskixs, Secretary. To Grow Cotton In Wot AMra. In order to encourage and stimulate the cotton Industry a London firm Is making arrangements with its New Orleans house to send an expedition of experts to West Africa, In order to teach the natives how to plant and grow cotton. The idea is to send two experts from the southern BUteg to each of the principal West African colonies, viz.. Lagos, Sierra Leone, 1 Bathurst and Cape CoaHt Castle, and It U anticipating that this will be the means of creating a new and Impor tant Industry tn that part of the world. L. M. SNYDER, Practical Horse-Shoer and General Blacksmith, HorsA-ahoetnn done in the neatmc manner and bv the tuuiut lmuroved tnutlindd. Ra. I pairing of nil kinds carefully und prompt! 1 done. HATU'Acrioa Udabamtbkd. HORSE CLIPPING Have Jiint received a complete set of ma chine horM clipper of latest atyle 'W pattern and am prepared to do ullpplun In uia beet poeelble manuer at reasonable rates. , yausaoBsi.. near 1 iiw, uey iioiuavlue, Fa, THE STAR, OF PA. 1 ;tkrr- .ion paid. Anv one sending or bringing in a new yearly cash subscriber will be given a cou poll c(ii:il to (10 votes. Persons desiring to enter the contest should begin as earlv as possible. As soon as the names tire sent or handed in to TilK STAR office thev will lie published, but the number of votes will not be published until June 19th, when th vote each contestant has at that time will be published opposite name, and from that to cios of contest the vote will be published as counted and returned by the judges from week to week On Monday of each week (after June 19th) the ballot box will be opened and the coupon counted by judges. i i ; 122:2::::: r: rr: : : :rirrn : n rnntt TI I K STA.Il- Scholarship Coupon. ::::::::::: r. ::::::::: J : : : r 1 Write in the above lines the name and ad dress of the person for whom you wish to vote and send or take the coupons to the secretary, j. P. Ilaskitis, the music dealer, where they will be placed in the ballot box. Contest closes at 'J M-, August Nth, IJtol . All business com munications and inquiries should lie mailed to The Star office. Receipts and coupons will be promptly mailed from The Star office to patrons. RULES OF" CONTEST. Contestants must register their names at The Star office. All coupons must be sent to the secretary of the committee, J. P. Ilaskins. All money collected for new subscriliers or on subscription due must be sent to this office weekly. Ivach contestant will be furnished with printed cards, certifying that he or she is a contestant. P. P. Alexander, Tikis. F. Adam, L.J. McExtike, I Com. WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY Than - tnd htvt cured thoutunfe of catet of Ncrvout Diieaiet, tuch f Uebiluy, Diiilnctf, &lpt- and Varicocele, Atrophy, Thoy dearth brain, urengthca the circulation, nmk digottoa y;pneci, and Import a healthr KB vigor to the whula being. Alt MTone Aealn. r 'a- .H3.."v lion Often worriM them Inlolaiantty. Contueip lion or Uilh. Mailed lealed. Price i per ami 6 boei, with Iron-clad legl guarantee to cure or refund th money, ttyoo. Bend Int tree book. For sale by h. Alx 8toke. proaipUyprwrnwd. Oft MO FU. 8ad medal, ekrtrh. Ir DitUlO fi.P fn hmX u. ..LU. . .... '.'II relrert tinea erar vlltrri to i.T.iml. Aii2?!.1."16"? PROCUfltO THROUGH THEM. - - ...... owhim euvue. M aiuniiifi mnrlee, ilo4rte ohar,a. S( Wt.e w cuAnr mm K a. hk uu a ivU.H Sn. """TU"V"?! ft aiuop. u. . ntwt utile, WASNINGTuN, D. 1W accj iO EVERY WOMAN iCSfiS ometlniea need a rell.tbUi fVVt f BtoaUUy ragulating nualmiaa. DR. PEAL'S PENNYROYAL PILLS, Ar rrpafeawlcrtatnuiult Tbaia. Uae (Ir. al'i aef duapiiolnt, LMnrBaa rrsaleby B.AlM.auk. -fV aaaaaSnaalnaTsaTTT rr I nasal
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