THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. PA, WOOD BLOCK PRINTING. — Charming Effects Gain- ed From This Work. OUSHION WITH WOOD BLOOK DESIGN. | and couch Curtains, bungalow pil lows, portieres, covers, tahle runners, bags of all sorts—in fact, any | thing that can be stenciled-—-can just as | successfully be printed by the wood block process. If one cannot draw a design for a carved wood block it is perfectly pos- gible to adapt one from something at porch Scrap Book hand. Designs suitable to be traced and then carved on wood blocks can be obtained from wall paper or fabrics with conventional designs. A little practice will soon teach the worker what to eliminate and what to keep to make a well balanced, har monious design suitable for this charming craft | Sailboat Girls Like to Pose. { Woman's place In the sailboat is a problem now agitating amateur sailors, The their summer vacation as their only opportunity to sall the tricky catboats have found that most of their accidents have been due to the recklessness of their wo men passengers. It seems to be an inveterate feminine longing to pose about the decks after the manner of girls on magazine covers. The woman who sits on the cabin top is the hard est to deal with Whenever the boom jibes the swing of it is likely to knock her into the water. Now it has been discovered that the place for women on catboats is in the cockpit, but this will probably kill sailing as a pastime for women, because it keeps them al most completely hidden mariners who take A Woman's Plan. Mrs. Ellen H. Richards’ proposition for working people to live In hexago nal buildings fifteen stories high and lters!ly surrounded by sunlight and air is not aesthetic, but it is rather terrible from an architectural point of But that needu’t matter if these “towers” will but solve the congestion of cities ind aid in the improvement of view sauitary conditions Now's the Time to Buy Lingerie Gowns f the year to buy a lingerie gown cheap all and one sometimes This Is the season « Fhe shops are nodels, for less than half the original price a frock that In beginning of the season was pr yhibitive Then if one clothes thers marking down their best an purchase the does no are for ready made present the | dy—and made the waist acgordingly, opportunity of obtaining at greatly re duced rates pleces of lace and lovely lengths of Insértion and fBounciugs. The lHogerie gown llustraied is a French creation: but, as you see, It may be copled at amall cost, The ma: | terials used are all over eyelet em broidery Bounrings. The skirt consists of two deep pleces of the nelng put | together with a wide fon of val lace. At the bottom of the skirt, under the scalloped edge of the floubce, Is a scanty ruffle of the valenclennes ince The peasant bodice is formed of eyelet and lace. Out!ining the round neck is’ & piping of black velvet. { diameter at | SWE’ ane Doar in" Re] Se THe —i Had Him Treed. He had never fished before, and his rod was new and shining with resplend- ent varnish Faultlessly attired, he | was whipping a trout stream when by | some odd chance he got a bite. A writ- | er in Forest and Stream who happened | to come along | tells what occur. red The fisher- | man had hooked | a one pounder | from the way the | line strained, He was not| playing the fish | at all. With rod | held straight! ahead he was! slowly and stead- | fly reeling him in. | How he managed to hold the fish was a mystery to me. Prosently the fish was directly below the end of the rod. Did he stop? No; he kept on | reeling the fish In, and just as 1 reach- | ed the water's edge the fish's head touched the tip. The man even tried | to pull him through the ring Just then he saw me standing on | shore waving my arms. He turned to | me with a bewlldered look and said, “What shall 1 do now?” | “The only thing you can do now,” 1! sald, “is to climb up the pole after ' him." HE KEPT ON REELING. Pluck and Luck. One constant element of luck Is genuine, solid old Teutonle Btick to your alm will slip But only crowbars Erip Bmall though he looks or yields Drags down the fleids pluck The mongrel's hold loose the bulldog's ' | the jaw that nev. the bellowing monarch of 0. W. Holmes A Lover of Liberty. A jovial German saloon keeper who rarely gets excited was roused out of his usual genial mood not long ago by & chap with a deformed sense of hu mor. The German had one of those big old fashioned fiy traps in his place. It was about a foot high and about half the the bottom. The flies get in somedNow and then they can't find their way out A fel low went into the saloon hot days, and the big fiy trap full “TH give you half a dollar for them says he, and the German's face up as he accepted it and shoved over the I'he man awhile, then loosened the let the flex out one of the was flies “THEY WERE FLIES NY tral wked at it bottom and “Vat's der matter mit you?" yelled the exasperated and now excited Ger wan “Nothing.” replied the man as he hur riediy reached the door They were my flies, and | could do what | wanted with them "Detroit Free Press A Difficult Role. Etiquette laid down for the presenta tion ow addresses to what dificult of Some years wgo mayor of Gravesend, England, applied to one of his prede cessors for advice on this subject, as a royal duke and duchess were about to pass through the town and he had to inflict the usual amount of vellum on them I'he ex-mayor wrote in reply “The only hints P can give you are these Don't turn your back on the duchess, for that would be rude. Don't turn sour to her or the duke might jen lous But just wriggle along sidewayn”™ royalty Is some obsery ance the face be An Elegant Figure. Mrs. Jennings and her city cousin were exchanging’ news of their old school friends “How about Lucy Morse? asked the cousin. “Has she kept on growing fatter and fatter?” “Well, all I'll say Is this,” sald Mrs Jennings “Anunle Fall told me last year that when Lucy sent home from Nashua, where she was uarsing ber | uncle, to have a silk walst made, An | nie realized she hadn't got any meas | ures, and then she remembered that | the last time Lucy was there she stood | up by the big air tight stove, and An nie remarked to herself-the resem. blance between ‘em. And she took the measure of that alr tight and cut in a mite for the waist line~"bout as much as a knife marks warm molasses can sent it on, and Lucy wrote back It was an elegant OL" Would Not Keep Her Back. Baddier Sime was a droll character and yet of a type by Do means scarce fn the rural districts of the north of Beotland. One morning when a neigh. bor entered his shop he was greeted with the following: “Man, Jeemie, | had an awfu' dream last nieht. | thochit | saw my wife fleeln’ awa’ up to heaven wi' a great big pair of weengs” “Aye man, an’ did ye no try to pv ber back?" “Na, nai | joist clappit my hands an cried, ‘Bhoo, shoo! | was feart she wad never hae anither chance of 4 hs The Most Useful Christmas Gift is a bank book with an initial deposit in this strong and popular institution, Whether the start is made with One Dollar, Ten Dollars, or any other sum, the gift will certainly be appreciated, and will set the re- ciplent on the road to thrift and independence, Write for booklet, Four Per Cent. And No Worry Pittsburgh Bank for Savings Fourth Avenue and Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $1,000,000.00, Saturday, December 10th, 1910. —— She Will Admire You in a Smart New Pair of Won't you come in and let us show you some of the new- est Reg )l models for Men. They're exclusive custom styles not found in other ready-to-wear shoes. We guarantee perfect fit and comfort. The | nd complete your satisfaction. MINGLE'S SHOE STORE, Bellefonte, Pa. your Regals will give you will vice hings Chat The Tl Fike Ratz & Co's STORE NEWS KATZ & CO’'S Holiday Display is now open for your inspection. Everything in useful presents as well as a large selection of gifts for the lit- tle ones are here from which to select. We are headquarters for the TWO IN ONE DOLL Ratz & Co. BELLEFONTE, PA. Coprright Han from the recognized best men's and boys’ Christmas and year around store. This Store is headquart- ers for the Kind of gifts men and boys want, things they will appreciate and enjoy. The very newest attire-- niceties and necessities-- shown here as no place else. Make your Christmas shopping easy, come to the one store that can fill your every want, that shows noth- ing but dependable goods, and that in the latest fashion. See the handsome things we have prepared for you Schaffner & Mars Christmas spirit everywhere. Pay him the compli- ment of selecting from Cen- tral Penna. best men’s and boys’ store. Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Lounging robes, fancy Vests Sweaters, Shirts, Neckwear, Muff- lers, Gloves, Jerseys, Handkerchiefs, Umbrel- las, Travelers Goods. Let us serve you; Let us show you any or all these things; You'll see nothing like we can show you, in any other Bellefonte store. Any thing purchased here may be returned after Xmasand we will exchange itor refund purchase mon- ey. *
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