THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BFLLEFONTE, PA, NOVEMBER 28, 160%, Will Be a Source of Pleasure and Profit to the Young Folks, When deciding upon a Christmas present for the children, select, if possi. ble, something that will both and instruct. An these requirements. may be made at home, To make the tank thick glass, the size to be governed by circumstances. The most convenient proportions are 13 inches long, 13 fnches high and 8 inches wide. The 7] Be, i HOMEMADE AQUARIUM, bottom of the tank consists of a plece of zine nalled to a board. Zine and board are to be an inch longer than the tank is to be. The extra inch of zine is bent up bold the Four strips of zinc or galvanized iron are bent at right angles, stood upright and nalled to the edges of the wooden base, Test them and if firm stand the panes of glass in the zine strap the whole so that it is firm and then put a closely doubled strip of zine around the upper edge. will ma: the frame stronger, When to glass, supports ike the glass sides are in place, the ust be ment and iy ! On the fill the ts water and carefull that there Assure { hat, coat the green oll pal This must least a v k before fille watch Is no leak, sine with dry or fis} re put ir 0 paint s applied te 1 for at plants wuld be CROCHETED SLIPPERS. A Christmas Gift That ful In the Aill Be Uses invalid's Room, For an invalid no more ept gift can be made than a pair of room soles anywh able bed The hased covered rs are cro- top being one row of the ribbor at the toe king in nches wid hen half of the heel two wheted to ork around 1itis two part is halve s will meet ber and the fan« rot | amuse | aquarium answers | A very good one | get four pleces of CROCHETED SLIPPERS. the top is done. Ribbon adds the fin- Ish. Any person who knows how to crochet can easily complete several of these pairs of slippers. They are nice | to wear about the bedroom when shoes | and stockings have been removed pre- paratory to retiring. They are a good | thing to don In the bathroom and are | sometimes called bath slippers. though especially serviceable lids, their usefulness is by limited to them. to inva- A Fanciful Holiday Remembrance. A small footstool make one of the prettiest pincushions seen this season, of a young girl. Al | no means | was employed to! It was the invention | " i The stool was about | six inches high and bad bamboaq legs— | in fact, wood, the whole thing was of that The legs were tied with ribbon, and each end had a star of steel beads worked on it. The of pale pink satin, in silver thread minding of fabled labyrinth The n stuffed high, and all around the WAS & dee Pp s fring ver beads. The cushion was wrought the windings over it, re- one cush was edges » of steel or sil were rosettes with a curious design | of the i A RUSTIC FRAME. With Lonther. A wooden photograph frame may be handsomely embellished with a cluster of small but symmetrically formed pine cones tacked to one corner of the frame, A few well chosen hemlock or spruce twigs will add to Its appear ance, The frame may be purchased or ut home of wood, sawed out and inside, made A cigar box cover sawed out may be covered with leather. The edges of the leather should be tacked down with tiny upholstering palls. A decorative line can be drawn polished slong the FANCY PHOTOGRATH FRAME h om housekeep fall all w of this most putting glasses for would go men and wome ments woul Not} men woul hin f the old folk class and when ves provide a dozen LL is hese it May Be Made of Wood, Covered COrs Little to Make and A UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFT. Can Re Made From an Ear of Corn, Fancy thermometers are displayed In such quantities in the shops and are of so many different designs that it is difficult to hit upon something which will really novel, A corn ear ter, however, swers the scription, To take end lar ear that found out a which smnlil should fast. Brald up one sheaf of the husk for a han d tie the others with some bright ' ’ Glld the be thermome nn de- make the most of oan and cut place In to fit a bulb, It glued one finest regu corn he be RUSTIC THERMOMETER. dle ar ribbon A therm the same of decorated bireh the whole, ometer may be made In much way with a pine cone, a plece bark or a shell bulbs only id be ac of order In a short of | cepted In selecting those the best quality sho Cheap bulbs get time A handsome bow mn Is a smart finishing for almo ny plece of fancy out touch Works What to Give n Man For Christmas, If a man any pride, there ¢ which i has a den in which | Ire i ® nj pri nd see thee f next ted. id seek re fet at ould be through If will ar » . bier Btlme. bot nat Shiloh’s Consumption Cure FREESE res 2, cents le Roy, N for free trial } Karl's Clover Root Tea purifies the Blood J BUREAU SCARF, A Nandsome Moire Afinir Embroid. ered With Leaves and Berries. By studying the sketches any needle woman can make the plece of fancy Hustrated here The material Christinas work needed Usome BCARY », though any table If adapted to the rich « ing in the em- broidered berries Similar designs are worked on | is lined wit! woth ends blu i} ale n a table 4 Lh] “nN a DETAIL OF ANT Prepared His Own Grave, Samuel G. Moss, an aged citizen, of lewisburg, ten years age dug bis gown grave alongside of the grave of his wife at that place, and hag kept it in repairs for use when the end Mr Moss is a mason and er by , and it was soon after that he decided to After digging the th he cementing these wilh in the cemetery comes. stoue a plaster trade the dig his death of his wife own Krave grave the walled it to the & sSpecia required dep hb ly prepared top wit Ick cement of kis own Then large stone he cut the securely make from a out grave, the the to this day, a slab the size of mouth of and with it closed vault. It has remained thus except for the attention it occasion. ally by Mr pairs. paid Moss in the way of litle re- Bought the Canal Bed. A Harrisburg vania railroad company, special says the Pennsyl- according to a 1 the ord. on Fr has bought all of roperty of the Pennsylvania Canal ark's Ferry, four ishurg, and Colam- including the outiet of the canal deed filed i Dauphin county rec er's office the p company teen iday, between miles above Harry bia, in. The 000, and the land is to the Susquehanna at price paid was $245 conveyed entirely that place ciear of the mortage bonds issued in 1871 by the canal com. This deed clears up the uncer. 1 be filed It will ack for the Pean- pans tainty about the canal up and made a bed for tr sylvania, except where it is leased for water use as Soft Harness You esn x | DEY a8 TESETYOIrS. rights or wke your har fl 58 8 § hl i snd ah ss wire i ¢ EUR KA Har. ness engl last tw OM, I - wil Ele Made by STAKDARD OIL oF od wealthy pusiness hou ng Salary Fin payable Werk'y head when ne jdressed sta My CANA 19 are En gan ss “rue PES PRR PR AIR ZR IRN ZR INR IRN AR INN wwe PRIRRD OWN A HOME AT OAK GROVE ? w v & at . © om Sa. in Clinton County, Pa., where the immense shops of the New York Central Railroad Company are being erected. The Oak Grove Town Association Has laid out and offers for sale on EASY TERMS over SEVEN HUNDRED LOTS in the new town of OAK GROVE, These lots range in value from $75 to $250, and in size from 40x150 to 40x250 feet, and are as near the new shops of the New York Central Railroad as is desirable, on account of the noise and smoke. - -~ oe The lands of THE OAK GROVE TOWN ASSOCIATION border on the Railroad Company's property. The land has enough slope to insure perfect drainage and the lots are all from 50 to 150 feet ABOVE THE HIGHEST FLOOD ever known in the Susquehanna River. The Susquehanna River flows on one side and Pine Creek on the other. Three companies have been chartered TO SUPPLY WATER FOR THE vicinity is romantic. The town is beautifully situated, and the scenery in the TOWN and a company has been chartered to furnish ELECTRIC LIGHT. A charter has also been granted for A TROLLEY LINE that will connect OAK GROVE with the cities of Lock Haven and Williamsport and the berough of Jersey Shore. It is expected that from three to four thousand men will be employed in the New York Central Railroad shops at OAK GROVE, and the VALUE OF LOTS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE WITH THE GROWTH OF THE TOWN. THE SALE OF LOTS HAS BEEN RAPID FROM THE START. The GRAD- ING OF STREETS is in progress. The lines of TWO TELEPHONE COMPANIES have been already erected in the town. For Further Particulars Inquire at the Office of the Company on the Grounds, or Address C. H. RICH, Centre Oak, Pa., T. M. Stevenson, Geo. A. Brown, Attorneys, Lock Haven, Pa. Bi 7 MICHAEL B. RICH, Trustee, Woolrich, Pa.
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