CrnlMA Among tlir. IJ irrtii. ' Quren Alexandria dearly loves tho eea, and she has planned a yachting cruise among the fjords for her sum mer holiday. The king's engagements will forbid his accompanying her, but the Princess Victoria, an 1 possibly thi Princess Charles of Denmark, IU share the trip. Kfw Mock,. The new stocks are very thlc. Thnro of white pique have tiny b-nvs of col ored lawn dotted with whU, or white dotted with color. Instead of the tie crossing In the customary awkward fashion In the back a novel idea Is Introduced. Tho stock fattens In the back, and at one end the tie Is stitched exactly In the miC, lie. When the stock Is fastened tho ntls of the tie are drawn around to t!i front and tied In a chic little bow. There are more lawn ties this season than ever before. The white ones w'.h colored borders are very chic. an. I t'-.e colored ones with white borders r.i'e equally chic. A I'rvttjr Whll) Wlt. An Imported white waist Is made rather prettily. The bot'.y of the waist Is made of fine tuck.', and tho. whole of the back where It butto;'. with small pearl buttons. Is of the tucks. The front Is tucked with the exception of the yoke, which Is appll qued with rose-like lace flowers. In a lnce which has the appearance of "val," set on at Intervals. The fine nainsook of which the waist Is made Is cut out under the open centre of each flower.. This square yoke is out lined with an inch band of tucking, and the straight standing collar Is made of a row of the flowers with a row of tucking on either side. Tho sleeves are made of the tucking with two rows of the flowers on the plain white running the length of each sleeve, which Is finished at the wrist with two rows of tucking with a row of the lace flowers between to match the collar. For Wet Tity. Every woman should ke:p a Bhort skirt for wet weather. It Is not only far more convenient than a long one, but Its appearance Is better, for when hampered with r.n umbrella, and very likely also battling with the wind, It Is Impossible to hold up the skirt gracefully. Women who value their health and thtMr complexions will not stay In because the weather Is rainy, but will dress suitably for the day and will take their usual outdoor exercise. On those occasions when one cannot don a short skirt for a walk, It Is good plan to loop up the skirt a little on the left side with a safety pin. and then by holding the other side with tho hand, the skirt may be kept well out of the mud without being held unduly high at any point, or being dragged to one Bide in the very unbecoming manner one often notices among fair vJes trians on a rainy day. The Knmmv C'tinkor Chokers are really Important fea tures on gowns. As a rule they are close to the neck, and simple, but there Is always an attempt to trim them In some original way. A pretty Idea Is a yoke of lace with the polflts of the lace making the bottom of the yoke. The same lace covers the straight chokor, with the base of the choker defined with a line of velvet, making a little point In front. Above this are several more velvet lines that do not meet by several inches In front and end un der little silver buttons. These email, flat buttons are used In various ways. On one silk choker are many rows of velvet sewed closely together. The choker Is crossed at intervals of about three Inches wlta rows of tiny gold buttons. An example of an elaborate choker was a V of trimming set In under the chin. The rest of the choker Is trimmed with rows of narrow ribbon, one row meeting under the V and the rest stopping on each side of it In all these chokers trimmed with rows of velvet the trimming points down In front. The narrow turnover collars of em broidered muslin that have been worn so long are replaced In a measure by a straight standup piece of muslin about which the stock Is tied with a third Of an Inch of the embroidery showing at the top. There are not many bows worn under the chin, most stocks are being drawn down tightly Into a knot with flat ends. Treatment of Freckle. The fact thaX freckles are the usual penalty exacted by nature for the bestowal of a delicate complexion In no way compensates any daughter of Eve tor their unwelcome presence. The poet may call-them "the kisses of Apollo," but she prefers to dispense with the attentions of the sun god. Probably the leaBt offensive and dis figuring of all skin blemishes, they are the most obstinate to remove. Der matologists have tried In vain to com pound a remedy which should be a permanent cure. It has yet to be found. True, they may be faded, even re moved In many cases, after persistent treatment, but with the advent of the warm spring days and summer winds they are very apt to reappear. The summer girl Inclined to freckle who yet Justly refuses to be housed when suu, sky and sea woo her, has on hand perpetual problem. Freckles are divided Info two classes, rold or constitutional freckle, and summer or light freckles. The latter fade gradually, or yield for a time, at least, to mild lotions. The former require almost heroic treat ment, which then frequently brings disappointment. It Is Impossible truthfully to "guarantee" a freckle cure. The very situation of the freckle below the surface offers nn obsta cle. Ono dllHculty In tho way of their removal lies In the wide difference In tho texture of different skins. A freckle lotion that will hnve no effect upon one's complexion will Irritate and blister that of another. Tho chief Ingredient which enters Into many freckle lotions Is acid. An ncld will bleach the spots when It reaches them. It must have usually something to draw them nearer to the surface. Ordinary massage of tho face win do this gradually, and. by pro moting the activity of the skin. In n manner prevent the small deposits of Iron. Good facial circulation Is n foe to most facial blemishes. The com monest acid and tho most effective Is lemon Juice, puro or diluted, as the skin dictates. Ledger Monthly. New IIih In I.lnRprln. Some clever woman with capital nnd energy ought to start a laundry for expensive lingerie, where It would be treated with tho tender care Its beauty and costliness deserve. The nerd for such a place Is loss urgent than It used to be In one way, for the modern laundry, does not merit the nnnthemas thnt used Justly to be hurled at Its predecessors, but still there Is a want felt Every year strengthens the love women feel for dainty lingerie, a love which now Is reaching a height of devotion. Silk underwear is what many wom en like above all other kinds. It Is held to be more healthy than lawn, though less so than wool. But, unfor tunately, It does not launder well, and that must bo a consideration. Now, therefore, numbers are ordering cam bric robes do milt, or, rather, robes do boudoir, for, while they will wear for the last chat before the fire the daintiest and loveliest nightdresses underneath their saut de lit, their ac tual sleeping garb Is something less diaphanous. Of a verity occasions demand their correct toilet at every turn. The most exquisite pattern for the robe d nuit to take is undoubtelly the empire, and some of those: now sold mirht actually be gowns that were worn nt the beginning of the 19th century, though then the belles actually walked out in them and must have looked truly nymph-like. The bodice part Is closely lnserttoned with Valenciennes lace, and there are flounces of lace at the foot beneath a broad band of delicate tucks. A flat V-shaped collar, all Insertloned and lnce edged, trims the throat of some, though others ore more correctly fin ished with a narrow "tucker" of lace. The sleeves are a great fea ure-. They reach only to the elbows and are made Blmply of broad flounces of Valen ciennes, with a little lawn to give th"m a fictitious substancu Such are called folly sleeves, nnd truly fascin ating they are, as folly always Is. No one who Is smart calls her dress ing gown a dressing gown. The new name is French r.nd Is saut de lit. In this lovely and enveloping wrap tho best models are made a la Jose phine or a l'emplre, to use a synony mous term, and soft silk composes them, with inlets of lace that suggest a high bo lice and. again, full, lively folly sleeves. But for the delicate and the cold a far more suitable fabric to cohose Is zenana cloth, since It Is silky, exquisitely becoming, of the most ravishing colors and very cosy. Then, too, less elegant, but In their way beautiful, are the dressing gown flannels sold, which, with insertions of lace, make charming wraps. Coarse lace is their prerogative, and it alms at a bold and striking effect. Wash ington Star. Gold effects on white are much fan cied now for either day or evening wear. Veiling of all sorts will undoubted ly continue to be the rage throughout summer. Black nnd white and blue Is a very good combination this year. In hats they should bo worn with correspond ing combinations. Scent bottles for tarvellng come In leather cases, which keep them from being scratched or broken when car ried In a traveling bag. Children never look prettier than In bright red hats, and these are al ways good trimmed with field flowors. Trimmed with black they are also sty lish. "Floppy" soft hats are pretty with the rim softly falling in Its natural way and then trimmed with a wreath of flowers with a bow of black velvet In the back. Something extremely practical to keep erect the dainty muslin and pique stocks now bo much worn Is a perforat ed neckband of cellulod. It is easily fastened Inside the stock. A pretty little hat is of blue straw trimmed with daises. It must bo worn with a gown, which It will suit Daises, tho field flowers, are not good form with elaborate or dress toilets. Some stylish frocks lace down the back with ribbon through large eyelet holes, the holes growing larger and further apart and the ribbons wider as they descend, until finally there is a finish with a bow Just above the flare of the skirt. fSiiiiiin In !nl:y:nml, Wuodlnad green Is nil n-qulver, fanned ly lllmy, fully wing; Tiny princcsxtM mil warriors, with I grave hows 11111I rom'tscyiiiits, j Kiilvhts nml Indies, smilinv jesters, I rititfs nf dancer nil n-whirl. Float uliove the ilivaniing children, lilue-eyeil boy nml brown-eyed girl. Christopher Valentine, In St. Nicholas. A Winter ltmtrKvnna Tor Crown, On the western slope of the pictur esque heights on which the suburb of Clifton Is located and within the cor porate limits of Cincinnati Is a grova of quaint oaks and Norway sprnco comprising about 25 acres, which has been from time Immemorial occupied by myriads of crows as a winter ren dezvous nnd lodging place, nnd which Is of ninrked interest to strnngers who have never visited such a place. Then is a law ngninst shouting or In any way disturbing them; so while the country around them Is rnpldly grow ing more populous and noisy with th loud voice of Industry they live on from year to yenr unmolested nnd evi dently in fearless enjoyment of their undisputed right. The ground Is owned by a benevolent man who has provided in bis will for the protection of the rookery after he Is gone; and further provision hns been made for them by a noble-hearted woman who dlfd a few years ago, leav ing n permanent fund to supply the rookery with food during the coldest weather of winter. Every morning nt early dawn during the winter the crows leave their home and go north In a long dark stream that spans the whole arch of the sky and Is lost In the purple haze of the distant hori zon. After a flight of 20 or 30 miles they begin to scatter nnd light In the de serted wheat and corn fields of western Ohio and Indiana, where they spend the day foraging for the waste left by the farmers. In the evening they re turn in the same sluggish tide, which becomes more and more compact as they near their place of rest. Chicago Record-Herald. InHlnct of IllnU. While a British brig was gliding smoothly along before a food breeze In the South Pacific, a flock of small birds about the size, shape and color of paroquets, settled down in the rig ging, nnd passed an hour or more rest ing. The second mate was so anxious to find out the species to which ths visiting strangers belonged that he tried to entrap a specimen, but the birds were too shy to be thus caught, and too spry to be seized by the quick hnnds of the sailors. At the end of about an hour the birds took the brig's course, nnd disappeared, but toward nlgM'all they came back nnd parsed the night In the maintop. The next morning the birds flew off again, and when they returned at noon the sailors scattered some food nliout the decks. By this time the birds hod become bo tame that they hopped about the decks picking up the crumbs. That afternoon an astonishing thing happened. The flock came flying swift ly toward the brig. Every bird seemed to be piping as it pursued by some in visible enemy on wings, and they at once huddled down behind a deck house. The superstitious sailors at once called the captain of the brig, who rubbed his eyes and looked at the barometer. A glance showed that something wns wrong with the ele ments, and the brig was put In shape to outride a storm. The storm came about 20 minutes after the birds had reached the ves sel. For a few minutes the sky was like the waterless bottom of a lake a vast arch of yellowish mud nnd torrents of rain fell. Why It did not blow very hard no one knows; but on reaching port, two days later, they learned that a great tornado had swept across that part of the sea. Our Dumb Animals. A Very Queer Anlntnl. Davie had two beautiful pussies. One was a tortoise shell and the other a maltese. Davie called one Tag and the other, Beauty, nnd each cat knew her own name and would do sevtral little tricks for Davie. Tag would Jump over your hands even when yoi held them very high up, and Beauty for some Japanese stamps. Davie was Tag and Beauty very dearly, for he bad no other pets. One dny Davie brought home a smart turtle that a boy had traded to him for some Japanese stamps. Davie was very proud of that turtle. He took it around to show it to all the family. He found a little old foot tub and in It made a nice pond for the new pet, with great stones for the turtle to rest on. Davie played with his turtle so much that Tag and Beauty got quite jealous. Sometimes he forgot to give them any dinner, he was so busy with the tur tle. Tag and Beauty made up their minds to Just see what thnt funny ani mal was like. It must be a new kind of cat. Tag thought, but Beauty be lieved it was something different So one day Beauty put bis paws on the edge of the tub and looked in. Where was the new pet? Beauty could see something that looked like a speckled stone resting on top of the other stones. He leaned over to see tt closer, but Beauty was heavy and over went the tub. The poor turtle was terribly scared and Mr. Beauty got a fine bath. Davie used to take the turtle out sometimes to play with it, and so Tag watched for his chnnce. One day Davie left tho turtle on the floor in the warm sunlight, nnd the two cats crept up close. Tag put out his paw gently and patted the turtles shell. The poor little animal drew in its head very quickly, you may be sure of that. Tag patted the shell again, but the turtle never moved. The two cats looked nt one another. It wns a very funny animal, they thought They sat and watched It for a long while. By nnd by the turtle stuck out Its head nnd looked around. The minute it did thnt Tag got up, walked over to the queer animal nnd snt down on It. I'm sure I don't know what would hnve been the end of thnt turtle if Molly hadn't seen the whole thing. She clapped her hands and thnt scared Mr. Tag. Up he jumped In a hurry and dashed out of the room, while Iienuty blinked and winked nt the sunlight, making believe he never thought of the turtle. "I wonder If Tng thought your turtle was a sofa pillow?" said Molly, when she told Davie the story. "You'd bet ter be more enreful of It nfter this." Brooklyn Eagle. A Itldn with Mint. Among tho "Queer Steeds" of which C. F. Holder tells In the St. Nicholas, perhaps the queerest Is a "nurse" shork, captured nt sea, nnd Impounded in n tlde.wnter aquarium In Florida. With no little difficulty we caught the nurse, towed It to the aquarium, which was nn inclosed mout half a mile long, 50 feet wide, and from six to eight fret deep. It required a dozen or more men to haul the fish, which wns 11 feet in length, over the little tide gate. Just before It was released a rope bridle wns passed oyer It a loop that fitted over the head and wa tightened Just behind the flns. so that It remained In place, a perfect saddle girth. To this a rope about 10 feet long wns attached, and In turn made fast to a float. All this was prepared in advance, and It did not require much time to attach it, though the plunges of the shnrk knocked several men from their feet. Flnnlly all was ready, and the shark was rolled over Into the mont, where It went dashing away, the telltale float following at the surface. For some time we hnd been engaged In buliding n boat which was to be the carriage of this steed. The masons had given us the frame of a great brick arch upon which they were working. This resembled a scow with square ends. It was a perfect skiff, except that the plnnhs were an Inch apart; but we filled these crevices and calked it with onkum. The dny be fore the shark was caught the boat was launched nnd tested, and It was found thnt It would hold three boys, two on a lower sent, and one on the box seat of the conch. The shark ride was looked forward to with the great est Interest. Finally the dny arrived, and very early, while the great tropical sun was weeping up through the vermilllon clouds, we mnde our way around the wall nnd to our marine carriage. Being the originator of the scheme, the priv ilege of the box seat was awarded to me. Literally, this seat was a box a discarded cracker box. My two com panions But upon a bonrd in the stern to balance the skiff. We were soon in plnee, and Bitting on the box I care fully paddled the little craft out from the tide gate, and began the search for our steed. I paddled down one Bide of the great wall, keeping perfectly quiet, as every quick movement threatened us with a capsize. Presently we saw the float lying mo tionless on the water near the W.' The shark was undoubtedly asleep, lit tle suspecting the rude awakening that was In store for him. I now banded the paddle to one of the boys behind me, and took In hand our painter. The latter is the rope fastened to the boat, and it was my Intention to Becure this to the float and to arouse the shark. One of my companions paddled gent ly, and the flat bottomed boat slowly drifted on. Leaning forward, I picked up the float and quickly ran the paint er through a hole that had been left In the float for the purpose, and fas tened It with a bowline knot in a very seamanlike manner. When tbii was done. I hauled in the slack and gently pulled the rein, while one of the boys "clucked" at the shark and the other said "Gedap!" No response. Then I gave another jerk at the line, and the sharp woke up. 1 have often read of boys who wake at sunrise and bound out of bed with a single leap, and have always thought that such sudden awakening could be true only In books. But that wns ex actly how this shark woke. It fairly leaped out of a sound sleep, and jerked tho skiff ahead so violently that tho box seat upset and I fell backward upon my companions. The upset was certainly not a very dignified begin ning, and I. heard a roar of laughter from some fun-loving lookers-on. The shnrk, now feeling the rope, dashed along at a rapid pace, making It extremely difficult for us to retain our places; but my companions aided me, Carefully raising me, they righted the box. I secured the painter and held the single rein In triumph. It was a signal success. We had har nessed the shark, and were moving at a rate that wns wildly exciting. The speod was so great that the boat was pulled almost bow under, and a wave of foam preceded us. The boys held on tightly, but occasionally raised one band nnd waved their bats and cheered when a head appeared at a porthole of the fort. The King of Portugal is an expert in ichthyology, and has written sev eral scientific memoirs on the subject. He is very fond of fishing in the sea off the coaBt of Portugal, where, ow ing to the extraordinary depth of the water, the forms discovered are of great variety and scientific interest. Free ScMarships WILL BE GIVEN AWAY BY THE STAR, OF REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. Central Statu Normal School, Lock Haven, Pa. FIRST PXIZE One fall year at Lock Haven State Normal, including tuition, boarding,&o. SECOND PRIZE One term in King's School of Oratory, Pittsburg. THIRD PRIZE A $35 courBe in the International Correspondence Schools, of Scranton, Pa The younff lady or gentleman getting the 'atghest number of votes will be given one full year at the Lock Haven State Normal School free, including tuition, light, heat, furnished room and boarding. This i9 one of the best Normal schools in the State. The contestant receiving second highest num ber of votes will be given one term 12 weeks at King's School of Oratory, Pittsburg, where oratory, elocution, dramatic culture, literature, Shakespeare study, music, drawing, delsarte Prof, Byroa W. King. book-keening are taught. King's School of Oratory has gained quite a reputation as a first class school. The person receiving the third highest num. ber of votes will be given a $35.00 course in the International Correspondence Schools, of Scran Pa. A complete commercial course, steno graphic course, book keeping, complete teach ers' course, coal mining, mechanical drawing, telegraphy and 60 other courses are taught by this school. The winner of this prize can take up a $35.00 course or can have the $35.00 ap plied as part pay on any course the winner may select. The person getting the second highest num1er of votes can have their choice of the scholarship in Kings' School of Oratory or the Internation al Correspondence Schools. Premium Coupons Persons paying their back subscription, or in advance one year or more, will be given a premium coupon which will en title them to 36 votes for each dollar of subscrip- Introducing a New Pier. The house of lords bi'lng essentially nn oriiaincntiil aHXnll'. the ceremony of Introducing a new peer ! naturally more decorative than that which nt tends tho advent of a commoner In the lower chamber. The little procession of three peers In their robes, person ally conducted by the klntrat-arins. In a costume which looks like n pair of Kloritled sandwich boards, to vnr lous points lu the house whence a Rood view of the lord chancellor may be obtained, the excessive 'bows, tho sitting down nnd standing up, the put ting on and taking off of hats nil this has a certain air of pantomlue. which It requires n good deal of natural dignity to carry off success fully. Lord Mllner, like all his prede cessors In a rather trying situation, was doubtless glad when he had doff ed the ermine yesterday afternoon nnd was able to take a seat comfortably UMn the cross bench. The cross benches In the bouse of lords, by tho way, are a kind of no man's land. They are situated below the table nnd face the woolsack, and wero originally Intended for tho convenience of royal peers who do not care to Identify themselves with either party. Xo royal peer has In the present building ever sat any when else. They are also tho favorite resting place for mili tary peers. Ixrd Wolseley ami the comniander-lu-elilef always alt there, and so did Lord Kitchener on his rare opportunities of visiting the house since his entrance to It. Curiously enough It Is this position which Pari Weniyss Invariably adopts for the delivery oi his sixteenth century or ations. The Tory benches, perhaps, are not utttclently Tory (or him. 1 THE STAE- 1 M Name.... J Address. 4 Graphite Productions. nraphlto Is one of the most useful materials of commerce and the arts. It Is unlversolry employed for numpr ins purposes, yet Its real value Is only beginning to be understood, nnrt many now uses for It are being found. Man ufacturers of graphite products sup ply various forms of grapulte (plumba go or black lead. It Is frequently call ed), and find a large demand existing. Crucibles, phosphorlzers, facings, lubricants, paint, pipe-Joint com pounds, polishes, erasers and pencils may be briefly mentioned as some of the most commonly-used graphite product. L. M.SNYDER, Practical Horse-Shoer and Geaeral Blacksmith, K " .1 HorM-stioetnf done in the ateM mannai and by the lnte.t Improved method,. Ha- S airing ot all kinds carefully and promptly ena. BATisrAOHOB UcaaAjfTean. 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