Evening journal., 1901-10-18
Come spend wi us a happy NIGHT,
And crack a joke together.


Thirteen days and-Hist! 'Tis Hallow-
cen; mystic period Of mirth and curious
ceremonials when Imagination in fantas-
! nc gulse runs riot; when according to
the ancient belief, all that is human is
allowed the privilege of leaving its earth
lly home and soaring to realms inmate
RIAL union Of spirits that results in
rare power Of divination so eagerly
wooed on this eventfu night by lovers
and fair maids eager TO part the veil Of
ithe future.
The night Of October 81 has been for
years so long flown that no one knows
the beginning, trysting time for super
natural powers. This year. as in years
that have passed, these same powers will
be implored to open the secrets Of the
future ana hundreds particularly of the
Young to whom Fate is as a sealed book.
are busily preparing for the coming fate
fu hour
The day we celebrate is the eve of All
SAINTS. an All HallOWs' Day. which is
the first day Of November. The word
hallow' is the Anglo-SaXon ''halig" and
the German "hellige' c'holy." sacred
etc), and is nearly equivalent to the
Latin sanctus, from which comes the
English saint The Catholic church des-
ignated this day TO be held i'm honor for
all those saints who had no particular
day set aside for them in the calendar.
and it has been retained by the Anglican
and American Episcopal churches.
In the seventh century the Roman
temple dedicated to all the pagan gods.
and hence called the Pantheon. was
freshly consecrated to the worship of the
Virgin and the martyrs. The new fes-
tiVai was held at first ON May IA Of each
year. but later was changed to November
/. Halloween. as the day preceding the
ieast, was, therefore, made to fall on the
same day rs did an ancient festival
Irn It. Nrsttf L. II.
OF a stranger religion, who We're scattered
over many portions of Northern Europe
before Christianity became its creed
lhey mad many strange ceremonies. and
some of these in a simple and less ex-
travagant form, We're domesticated BY
the merry hearted peasantry for the cele-
bratiOn of Halloween. Many quaint and
curious customs. handed down from the
delightful folklore of ancient Europe
still cluster about the celebration of the
day.
A RELIC OF PAGANISM.
SO closely connected with, and really
sprnging from the solemn church festival
which It ushers in, there is nothing
churcnly about Halloween. Ii is a we'll
preserved relic of pagan times. or of
medieval superstitionS, which regard it as
the time of all others when supernatural
influences prevail. and which set apart
the night for a universal walking abroad
of spirits. both of the visible and the in
visible world.
The spirit of the day is still kept alivein
England, by rather singular comming-
ing of church usages and traditions
Hallowe en- is a time of merrymaking
and family gathering. when little super
stitions of fact and fancy are brought to
light, and enthroned for time by the
hearthstone. Its mystic influences areI
supposed to be particularly potent in the
affairs of lovers, and many resort to its
mystic creed and talismanic tests with
more abiding faith than they would care
to acknowledge.
THIS CITY'S CELEBRATION.
In this city this year the rites pertain
ing 30 the festival will be generally OBJ
served. The principal out loOr crlcbra-
ton Will be big parade of masked men.
representative of the different societies of
the city A similar demonstration was
held last year, and although it proved Il
most delightful observance, this years
plans are for an even greater demonstra-
ton. Indoors parties will be the RUE
and invitations to them are now floating
over the city. In sending such invita-
tions 1t should be remembered that it is
well TO preserve the element of mystery
so characteristic of the nights observ-
ancc, a generally adapted form being that
so-and-sO is expected To be at a certain
lld't at u curtain llilt, WITH the MESSAGE
signed lat the witches bidding" The
amusements at such functions take n
variety of forms. and each hostess strives
after originality. 1t should be remem-
hered, however. that there are certain old
forms of observance that are absolutely
necessary TO fulfill the mission of the day
Among them, none is more popular than
To name chestnuts, and putting them in
the fire together to test the truth or false
ness of a lover
Burns thus describes the custom:
THE auld guide wife's weel-hoarded nuts
Are round and round divided
And monte lads and lassics fates
Are there that night decided.
, Some kndlc, cOuthies, side by side,
And burn thegithcr trinity;
Some start ava with saucy pride
And jump out owre the chimie."
Another popular old Scotch custom
equally observed is called "Luggies." and
consists in placing three bowls. side by
side, on the hearth. one filled with clear
water, one with muddy water, and the
third is left empty The seeker after
! knowledge of the fate i'm store is then
blindfolded, and advanced to get the am
swer from these prophetic bowls. If the
first is dipped into, then a maiden on
young man. as the case may be. is soon
10 he the fate of the seeker; if the second
a widower or widow, as the case may be.
land If the third, the seeker will spend mis-
or her life in single blessedness.
custom, the weirdness of which ap-