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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
WEDDING sUPERsTITloNs.

SlRERSIlllONS.
For the sun to shine upon wedding
day denoted a happy married life for the
bride; if it shone on the day following,
happiness for the bridegroom. Ii it
rained, was cloudy or the wind blew hard
it signif1ed unhappiness and adversely.
These omens are carefully observed to
this day.
If the youngest daughter married first
her elder sisters danced at her welding
unshod to counteract their i'll luck and
procure for themselves a husband. We
often hear of this as dancing in the
trough
To walk under ladder prevented the
unfortunate from marrying that year.
Childermas Day was black day in the
lovers calendar, as was the month Of
May unusually unlucky for marriages.
If a bride did not weep bitterly on her
wedding day it was an unlucj1y omen.
The ceremony was performed some
times under a cloth, held at each corner
over the happy pair.
After the ceremony the bride took off
her shoe and threw it among the guests,
and whatsoever caught it would be early
married.
1t is very common for a bride to make
and then wear a number of garters dur
ing the ceremony. These are afterwards
given-one each-to girl friends, who
wear them for year, during which they
will get married.
The brides cake was formerly made of
wheat and barley and broken into bits
or squares, which were put through a
ring after they had been thrown over
the heads of the bride and bridegroom.
1t was often thrown among the guests,
who eagerly sought to secure a piece OF
it.. The origin of dreaming on piece
Nf hid - L
times as slices of the cake were put
nine times through the wedding ring and
laid under the pillow at night for young
people to dream of their intended. The
brides cake of modern times is usually
the best that can be made, and pieces of
it are still popular for dreaming over.
The wedding ring was at one time con-
sidered Of heather origin, and came near
being abolished for that reason. Swine
burne says:
lone Prometheus was the inventor OF
the ring. Tubal Cain made it and gave
tt-by advice of our forefather, Adam
to his>son that he should espouse a wife.
i The ring being in the FORM of a circle
and without end, it was intended that
love and happiness should flow from one
| to the other as a circle, continually and
forever"
This may be true, but it is not probable
that love in those days counted for much,
as 1t was more often a matter of con-
ITenience or worldly advantage.
| The ring is worn on the left hand be-
Ecause 1t is less employed than the right,
the third finger being chosen because 1t
lis not only less used, but better preserves
Ethe ring from bruises, having this pc
culiarity that it cannot be extended alone,
while the other fingers can.
Bridesmaids were known as far back
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
FUNERAL sUPKRsTITIoNs.

FUNERAL SUGGESTIONS.
In the olden times when a death oc-
CURED the watchers celebrated the event
by card playing. singing, dancing, eatir (
| and drinking to keep Satan from carry
! ing the body away. This practice was
denounced during the reign of Edward
Ill, the penalty being accommodation
to any who disobeyed the decree. which
declared that none but relatives and near
friends should watch the body.
A candle and a pewter plate containing
salt was placed upon the body as Satan
was supposed to look with disdain upon
salt and would not interfere
| The bowling of a dog portended the
death of some member of the family to
whom it belonged, and should one of
| the family be i'll their death was considers
| ed certainty.
Cats were also superstitiously watched
! from the room in which body was laid.
this often being accomplished with great
difficulty, and many gruesome stories are
| told of their depredations.
AT such time as this Satan and his
| imps were supposed to walk abroad until
the growing of the cock, when they fed,
for at that time our Savior was born and
! the angels sang their first Christmas
carol to the poor shepherds in the fields
of Bethlehem; also about this time Christ
| arose from the dead and Jacob wrestIad
until dawn with the angel for the bless
| ing, all of which naturally made it I'M
| wise for Satan to be abroad in the land
The north side of the churchyard was
| used for the interment of excommuni-
Gates, such as had been executed, muir
| dered, suicided, or unbaptized infants. In
| Scotland when child died before it was
| baptized it was supposed to wander in
solitary places or in the woods lamenting
| its fate
1t was believed In various countries
that the spirit of the last person inferred
kept watch over the churchyard until
| the arrival CT another body, to whom it
| transmitted its custody.
/ Should two burials occur on the same
| day the friends of the dead strove 10
consign the body in their charge to the
grave first, which as often accomplished
after fight at the gate, should the two
| professions meet, to determine which
should pass into the cemetery first
| In Scotland infants We're closely guard
| ed until after the christ ening for fear
fairies would steal or change them, put
ting their own offspring in it's place. If
the child should be an idiot it was sup
posed to have been a changeling.
| The use of flowers on the coffin dates
back to the sixteenth century, when none
but the sYeet-scented varieties were
used, interviewer with evergreens.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
A No1sELEss GAME.

The small rubber rings that are used
in every household with which to seal
preserve jars may be made the means
of much amusement when alively game
is desired for the amusement of friends.
First obtain smooth head of -four
or sugar barrel and see that the pieces
are all fastened together, forming cir
GUAR board, or any smooth board about
O square foot in size viii serve the pur-
pose.
Procure ten coat hooks of medium size
and secure them into the board ard
mASk above each hook It's number, rang
ing from No. / to No. 10. A hole may
be made in the. upper end OF the hoard
or a screw eye inserted by which to hang
q nail in the wall.
No. 10 is sort Of ''bullseye," and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
CIRCULATING POSTAGE STAMP
PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Article No. 2.

BENJAMIN Franklin, who held the posi-
ton of first postmaster general, has ap-
peared upon twenty-one stamps, fifteen
times upon one cent stamps, five times
upon so cents, and once upon cents
Stamp, that of the first issue In 1S47
F'ranhlin was born Jan. II, 1905 He
was one Of the most eminent journalists,
diplomatists, statesmen and philosophers
of his time)
Thomas Jefferson is third in number
of times represented. He appeared first
upon the scent stamp Of 1851, and twelve
others since that time.
Gle was born at Shadwell, Va, April
2, 174S, was third president, and cele-
hrated lawyer and statesman. Jeffer-
son prepared the draft of the Declara-
ton of Independence. He died July 4,
1926.
Andrew Jackson appears upon ten diff
ferent stamps, commencing with the 2
cent stamp OF 1865.
Gle was born at the Warsaw settle
ment. Carolina, on March IS, 1857; he
was elected seventh president in 1928,
and died near Nashville on June 8, 1915. J.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
HAVE A SPECIALITY.

Collecting, whether 1t be of postage
stamps, bric-a-brac, autographs, books,
coins or other objects, it is the best
hobby for a man of moderate means,
inasmuch as the savings which every
man aspires to may, instead of being
kept in the bank, be safely invested in
ouch articles with the utmost confidence
that when the day comes when realiza-
tion IS q necessity, no money loss need
be apprcnended. Let the young collect
or determine upon speciality, let him
study the one line and he will soon ac-
Quire a knowledge which he will think
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

plate with crust, fill 1t with stewed apple,
seasoned, bake until the crust is done,
then cover with meringue pie Three egg
whites will be needed for a large pie.
Serve plain apple sauce and baked ap-
Piles often; baked sour apples as meat
sauce and sweet ones with sweet cream,
which, in the opinion of many cooks,
ranks among the choicest of desserts.
wv O d. in the winter.
A dish the children will enjoy is called
Woods in Winter made with small I'M
stemmed apples, or what is still better,
crabapples, stewed, sweetened and poured
while hot over stale sponge cake or thin
slices Of bread and butter, placed so the
stems are up. The hot syrup f1avors the
bread or cake, and a meringue over the
apples and stems makes an effective bit
of table decoration; do not brown this
dish.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
CRUEL DANCES.

The dances of the Greek Artemis Mys-
teries resembled very much those of the
Zuni Indians, whose Ko-Ko dance re-
quires decorations and scourges. The OBJ
ject of these fortunes is to produce a
certain step and rythm otherwise i'm
possible. There are many religious
dances to which women are not admit
ted. If curiosity should lead a woman
to look upon any part of such dance
and she should be discovered, she would
be killed Immediately. Some Eskimo
have dance places s'consecrated to the
spirits If any woman entered such a
place she would be severely punished
both by the men and the spirits. They
have q tradition that a woman who en-
tered such a place was Immediately
struch dead by the spirit Tornag.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
INDIAN DANCES.

Savages spend much time and labor
upo ndancing. 1t is told that among
the Indians of Southern California the
men, when not engaged in procuring food
or sleeping, practice dancing. When the
Spaniards, who themselves are excellent
dancers, first saw the Mexicans dance,
they marveled at what they called their
accuracy" which shows that an art
dance was then practiced and performed
in their presence. That accuracy" has
been noticed in all Indian dances, be
they for rain, good crops or prosperity in
hunting. The accuracy reminds one
strongly Of the accuracy which ritual
istic ceren1onials require. If these are not
accurate" then they are not efficacious;
their power depends upon right information
and prescribed words The Indian dance,
when performed for religious purpose,
must be absolutely correct in step and
rythm or else it is powerless. Therefore
many people punish mistakes with death.
The Kwaikutl Indians Go SO, and the old
Mexicans were very severe in that re-
spect.
PAINTED DANCES.
One peculiar custom is quite universal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

among all savages. They paint them
selves for their dances, or at least be-
smear themselves with mud or coiored
earth There has been much discussion
as to what may be the reason for this
custom. In several cases 1t seems certain
that the reason is desire to initiate
and simulate the appearance and habits
Of certain animals which are considered
sacred. Another reason may be that the
dancer desires to- personify some deity.
In this last custom psychologists see the
origin of masks and fantastic costumes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
roMMY -CoMPosITIoN.

In the crude language of childhood
ideas are often expressed which in more
mature phraseology lose often great
part of their force and clearness. This
is illustrated by Tommy's composition or
the "Cat Boat
'"Tfe cat boat is called one because. it
is like cats
Firstly, the cat boat is very COM
mon.
so is cats
Secondly, the cat boat is small.
$50 is cats.
Thirdly, the cat boat is cheap.
so is cats ''-Buffalo Inquirer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
Curious Things in
Life and Literature.

SO. Mississippi-also others.
"a. George Bancroft.
So. Buchanan.
Replies were received from Mrs ]. E.
Starr, 1888 Holly avenue, ST. Paul; Mrs.
r. B. Leach, 712 Cedar street, st. Paul;
correct except 81
Answers for the following questions will
appear Nov. IL:
Sc. Who were the Janizaries? ok--
81. Who was Zenobia?
IS. What IS the epic poem Of Spain?
80. What Is the largest statue in the
world?
q. What is the highest architectural
point in the world?
Al. Whence came the superstition of
the ill-luck of looking back?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
Famous Quotations
WHO WROTE THEMP

Correct answers to the above were re-
ceived from Mrs. r. B. Leach, ~ Cedar
street, St Paul; Grace M Dow. 404 East
Eighth street, st. Paul; [. ]. Sullivan
AL Lynnhurst avenue, Merriam Park
st. Paul; and John Dimasseu, gu Wa
hasha street ST. Paul
WHO WROTE THEM?
Answer for the following quotations
furnished by Mrs. r. B. Leach, of St.
Paul. will appear Nov. H.
80. Unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation
81. Hold the fort. am coming
80. THE law of my life is to make
business pleasure and pleasure bus
mess"
49, 81 only regret that I have only one
life to give for my country"
"a. IF God did not, exist, it would be
necessary to invent him.
85 Measures, not men, have always
been my work"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
A pRIzE FOR ANSWERS.


The first person to send in the names
of the authors of the above quotations
will be given copy Of Sheldon's book
Robert Hardy's Seven Days" Address
Puzzle Editor care Daily G e, st.
Paul, Mimi
ANSWERS.
The sources of the quotations appear
ing Oct. II, are as follows:
rs It is not good that man should be
alone. Genesis ii. Is.
49, In the sweat of thy face shalt
thou eat bread. *For dust thou art,
and unto dust shalt thou return. Genesis
iii. 10.
TO- He kept him as the apple of his
eye. Deuteronomy xxi. 10.
p. A man after his own heart. Samuel
xiii. IA.
%. How long halt We between two opin-
ms? Kings xviii q.
49, All that man hath will he give for
his life. Job H. 4.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
MIN IND HIS DHNGES1 Of A"f o4's,n

THE LITERATURE OF DANCING.
There is an enormous literature on
dancing, dating from Plato's time down.
but nowhere is there found satisfactory
answer to the question, what was its ORR
gin and what was at first its special sig
nifcance. Darwin tells US that in early
ages men performed regular dances in
order to impress women and gain their
love. From this one might suppose that
love was the origin Of the dance, and
it has been so maintained, though with
out doubt, incorrectly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
GRIMES and TRICKS S::; :'' ''''"''

each player, having three of the rubber
rings, takes turns in throwing them from
position about ten feet away, endeavor-
ing to hook as many on the board as
possible. A score is kept of the points
gained by each player, the one first get
ting one hundred points being the VIM
ner. However, exactly 100 points must
be made. For instance, If player has
ninety-nine he has to work for hook No.
1, as any other hook would carry him
over the mark. The difficulty adds to
the interest of the game.
An advantage of the game is that no
noise is made, and it may be irnprovlsed
by any boy or girl.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
WHAT 1T WAS MADE OF.

A little girl who had been tearing her
doll to pieces during the week attended
Sunday school on the following Sabbath
and was asked what Adam was made of.
Dust" she replied
And what was Eve made OFF, asked
the teacher.
"Sawdust," promptly answered the lit
tie miss-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
EVERY MAN HAS HIS HOBBY.

Is 1t not true that every successful
man has a hobby? Must it not therefore
seem as if the possession of hobby is
one step on the road to success? Of
course there are good and bad hobbies,
and thousand and one good ones. OF
all hobbies none SO valuable as the col
lecting of books. 1t is an educator, a
pleasant diversion, an open sesame to the
companionship and friendship of learned
and intelligent men and women, and one
of the most inexpensive of all diversions.
Seldom indeed has a library gathered
with intelligence and discretion ever been
sold except at a large advance on its
cost to the owner. Today, what seem
high prices for rare and valuable books
are being paid, but in view of the past
history of such things, it is safe to pre-
dict that the next generation will pay
fourfold.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
BEARD.

Probably the longest beard in the world
is that of, metal worker at Vandenene
near Nievre. France. The man was sew
enty-four years old in 1889 and in perfect
health. When fourteen years old he had
a beard six inches long. 1t grew from
year to year, and now his hirstute attach
ment, when unrolled, has reached the re-
spectacle length of ten feet and ten inch
es. When this man goes out walking he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
ORCHIDS.


The highest price known to have been
paid for an orchid is $500. Millions of
dollars are Invested in them, and the
money value of a single private colIec-
ton in this country is at least a quarter
of a million dollars, while the plants in
one commercial establishment are worth
still more OF course, the prices which
individual specimens command bear no
relation to their beauty when judged by
the ordinary canons of taste, and plant
which brings 81 900 at auction may diff
fer so slightly from varieties that are sold
by the dozen for the production of mar
ket flowers that only the trained eye of
the connoisseur can detect the peculiari-
ties of habit and form or can apprecia tie
the purity of color or the richness of
marking, which makes it uni,VIe or rare.
AS with other objects priced by collect
ors the value of such plant is enhanced
by the comforting assurance that no one
else, or, at least, only a few of the elect.
can share with its owner the JOY of pos
session. The literature of cultivated or
chids would make asslarge library, and
there are journals in several languages
devoted to them exclusively, most of them
illustrated with pictures drawn and col
ored with consummate skill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
SIZE WAS. FOUNDED .

Meta was a little girl who lived in g.
founding asylum, a place where home
less children without relatives are cared
for.
A visitor who often came to the found
ling had taken a great fancy to Meta.
1t was the birthday of Muriel, the lady,s
little girl, and permission was asked for
Meta to take tea with Muriel
AS it was Muriels birthday Meta wish
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

ed to be very nice to her. At the
same time Meta felt she had an advan-
tage over Muriel, for 1t was not every
one who lived in a founding hospital.
You We're born, Muriel?'' she asked.
Muriel nodded and smiled
Up went Metals head a little higher
1T Is 80 common to be born,'' she said.
Il was foundedn'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
HIS DISAPPOINTMENT.

Little Dupre came home from Sunday
school in a very thoughtful mood He
sat beside his mother nervously crush
ing his lesson paper. and then said:
"Say, mamma dear, don't you think
I've been a pretty good boy since 1
started to go to Sunday school?'' Eyes,
my boy, certainly Don't you think
I'm good enough to be trusted all right?'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
WANTED TO KNOW.

have told you not to mock the peculiar
tiles Of others? If you do you'll grow.
just like them.
Freddie (after a long pause)-Ma, if
Knocked the elephant very hard do you
suppose I'd ever grow SOS could pick
apples over a wall with my nose?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
WANTED TO KNOW.

Little Willfe-Paw, is ma a microbe?
Mr.. Henpeck-Why, no, Willie. What
makes you ask such a question?
Little Wiilie-WeH, the teacher told US
that badness was caused by microbe.
Baltimore American.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
OF LARGE SIZE
Some Of the Big
Things OF 1.-THE World.
ARTICL E NO. 5.

carries his beard rolled up in a big skein
under his arm, as the old Roman senators
carried their togas. In winter time he
winds his beard several times around his
neck, using it as, boa. Since the man
is rather small in size, measuring but
five feet three inches, the beard is more
than twice the mans height.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
The COLLECTOR 81: e.;
/

instructive. This superior knowledge in
one line will enable him to see values
and beauties where the common herd
will pass them by unnoticed, and be Of
profit to him mentally at least, and Of
ten financially.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

erous person may unwittingiy wound
where he intends to please, while really
grateful person may, by want Of tact.
appear to depreciate the libera1ity Of his
friends.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
Sayings OF THE CHILDREN o''s, ss s sss:s..

''of course I do. but why do you ask?',
'.Oh, nothin onlyyn was just wondering
why you kept the scookies locked up
same as you did before. went to Sunday
school, that's ALL"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

Several letters received with answers,
but. the writer's had forgotten. to sign
give addresses and to write on one side
Of the paper.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

to. After one or two changes the habit
becomes ridiculous.
The art of giving and receiving pres
ents is not always an intuition. A gem
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

and the whites Of three eggs beat to a
froth, and serve at once in a large glass
dish Apple float is made by using the
three yolks for a soft custard; then heap
ing the snow upon the custard. This is
prettiest when served in individual
glasses.
Bake Appl es.
Pare the apples, sprinkle heavily with
sugar. place a half teaspoonful of but
ter on top of each one, arrange them in
a dripping pan, pouring in almost a half
inch of water; taste while baking. Do
not bake sweet apples, nor Ben Davis
Use Greetings, Pippins. or any good tart
cooking apple.
Apple Pie.
A departure from the regulation apple
pie, and one that finds favor with anti
crust eaters, is the meringue. Line pie
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
HARVEST DANCES.

Originally men were nomads When
the agriculturanstF7 evolved from the
nomads, he retained those dances which
were performed ceremonially to procure
rain and abundance of harvest. They
are still extant, though in different
forms, in many country districts of Eu-
rope. When the harvests are in, the
people have feast of joy and thanks
giving. and dancing is indispensable at
that occasion. In many places old GUS
toms are still preserved which point d.
rectly to primeval origin. These har-
vest feasts and the dancing belonging
TO them were most scrupulously observed
by the old Egyptians. From them the
Greeks got their harvest feasts and
Bacchanalian orgies The Dionysian
dance and procession is a clear modern
ization of savage ceremonial.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
SHE MEANT BECOMING

Her mother was trying on her new
spring hat, and Eleanor looked on adj
miringly.
Mamma she said, your hat is
very BEGGING"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
SUP6RSTITI0NS ! '1 s.. s''' s:',. 1.''''
ARTICLE NO. 3.

as the Anglo-Saxons. The bride was then
led by the matron. called the brideswom-
an, the bridesmaids following. Later the
bridesmaids led the bridegroom to church
and the groomsmen led the bride, flowers
being strewn from the house to the
church.
Wedding presents were in vogue as
early as the reign OF James I.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
WHAT HAPPENED.

A small girl of three years suddenly
burst out crying at the dinner table.
Why, Ethel" said her mother, what
is the matter?'
oh" whined Ethel, my teeth step
ped on my tongue!''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
TWO SIDES TO IT.

"Dickey, you never want to do any
thing pa wants you to do"
Well, pa, faint my fault; why don't
y never ask me t. do somepin' I want
t. do?'