Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-10-28
Halloween Talk.

Some people think-and with good rea-
son-that no holiday l. so throughly en-
| ioyable as Is the evening before All
Saints Day Hallowmas Eve or Hal
lowe'en. 1t is the one occasion upon
which all formality is laid aside and
every one goes in for a thoroughly good
time. Any frolic is permissible or any
! ceremony, however extravagant. may
be INDUCED in because of the popular
| superstitions attaching to this night.
for with its quaint customs and mystic
tricks it holds forth unbounded oppor
| tunities for merriment and pleasure.
If pre- pairing TO entertain guests that
night it is a good plan to clear youl
ROOMS of all unnecessary furniture and
let all the light in them come from Jack
o lanterns made from punkins with the
pulp removed and and a large incisiou
made to represent a face on one side
over this paste colored paper differ
ent color for each punkin, and in it
make incisiOns for eyes, nose, mouth.
as many do just in the punkin, but
these many colored faces in a dark room
are more effective than the ordinary
Jack-o lantern. Don't light the candles
placed inside until the guests arrive.
The supper served should be apropos
of the occasion and should consist of
salads, sanwiches, crullers, apples,
olives, little tea biscuits, nuts, coffee
and cider.
The ideal place to have Halloween
party is a large, old fashioned barn; but
| failing in this, the kitchen or living
room, if it has an open fire place, for
wherever possible roaring cracking
fire is not only in keeping and pretty
but necessary for some of the frolics
A small Jack O lantern with oranges
apples. grapes and nuts heaped all
round makes an appropriate centerpiece
| for table
The room decorations need not be ex-
pensive to be charming. Autumn
leaves are pretty and can be had now in
abundance branches of wheat or grasses
over pictures aud in vases ears of ripen-
ed corn disposed here and there and
strings of cranberries festoOned around
will make as consistent and pretty effect
as desired.
The familiarity Of the time -honored
customs detracts nothing from their
enjoyment, and the same games are
entered into year after year, with, OF
anything, added zest. The whole idea
of the night seems to center in the pair
ing of lad and lass, so the b1rni ng OF
chestnuts before the fire is a great
favorite They are named, and if they
burn steadily all will do well, but if
they jump apart then the course of true
love is destined not to run smooth
Bobbing for apples causes a lot of merri
ment. A suspended fork with an apple
on one end and lighted candle on the
other when set revolving, presents
many difficulties to one trying to get {
bite of the apple. Another way to en-
tertain your guests is to have what /!
called the Hidden Wedding Ring il
peaked plate of flour, each one tC
take off layer with a knife
the one that uncovers the ring mus
pick it up with his or her teeth. Melt
ed lead poured through the loop of
key determines the occupations of a
maids future husband by the shape
takes when falling into cold water
If it should fall into a solid lump celib
acy will be her fate. The veal or wo'
test consists in trying to throw az
apple through horse shoe suspended
in a door way at convenient height
If successful prosperity. and happiness
will be his or hers; if not, vice versa.
All our city fathers say: Use saliva
tion Oil, the greatest cure ON eartn 10
pain, for rheumatism and neuralgia
80 cts.
No, Maude, dear. we do not believe il
cigarettes They do not kill the chap
pies half quick enough
PCOD'S FILLS cure Liver Ills, gil
iousness, Indigestion, headache
Easy to take, easy to operafGs 2Sc
':It's wonderful how many friends
you find you have" says the Philoso
pher, when you are in position t.
dispense political patronage.
KEEP | Cure U in the home. 1t is al
Instant relief in case of sudden pali
holera- -Morbus, Group, Sprains, Bruises
ctoothache Scc-Ask your Druggist.
Woman" she was saying, has the
more far reaching mind. She goes il
for details; her whole makeup is com
posed of multitude of little things
.'Yes, he said, pins" Shed fall apart
without them"
The French saw lit is the impossible
that happens. This has proved to bt
the case with the Mount Lebanon
Shakers. The whole scientific world
has been laboring TO cure dyspepsia
but every effort seemed to meet VIII
defeat The suffering from stomact
troubles has become almost universal
Multitudes have no desire for food anC
that which they do eat causes then
pain and distress. Sleepless nights are
the rule and not the exception, ano
thousands of sufferers haY2 bec9me dis
couraged.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon re
Gently came to the front with their new
Digestive Cordial, which contains not
only food already digested, but is di
gester of food
1t promptly relieves nearly all form'
of Indigestion. Ask your druggist fol
one of their books.
Laxol, the new Castor Oil, is being
used in hospitals. 1t is sweet as honey.
Slobbs-"I saw man step upon a ha
hana skin to-day, and though he got
an awful fall, he never swore nor even
looked mad" Blobbs-"Must of been
a perfect angel" Slobbs-''He may bt
now. 1t broke his neck"
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It's action upon the system is remarkable