The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-01
THE FRANKS OF Jewellers
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATED MORE OR
LESS DECoROUsLY.
4 Drilling Rain Interfered to Some
Extent with the Festivities-A
Night for boys.

The ancient feast night OF Halloween,
with its sure suggestion of golden pump
kins, brown shocks of corn, frosted a little
breathes spirit of the Countrywide country
Riley meant when he said, 1.-The frost is on
the punkin and the folders in the shock,
and it's celebration in a city takes away
much of the picturesque. The tall business
blocks the paved streets. the practically
of a city is not in harmony with the hob
goblin pumpkins, the skylarking of young
sters and the other characteristic features
of the ancient celebration. City folk are
inclined TO look upon Halloween a little
superciliously, and the heavy weighted,
much-buttOned copper" of the cities is a
thorn in the flesh of the ambitious boy en-
deavoring to equal the tall stories of Hal
loween pranlks told by his father. who found
the strategy of the village constable some
thing of little consequence.
Halloween was celebrated in Indiana polls
last night with the usual parties, the usual
church socials. the usual straw rides and
the usual maskers free-lancing in search of
fun. People kept we'll within doors for the
most part because of the steady, dispiriting
rain, and the few parties of cOstumed rev.
elers who sang and tin-horned their noisy
way through the streets presented some
thing of a dismal appearance. Society took
advantage of the evening to relieve the
monotOny of ordinary functions, and sew
eral little parties were given in which fiery
pumpkin heads, apples bobbing in tubs of
cider and sheeted maSkerS formed a part.
Churches took advantage of the feast night
at home and abroad or to help in securing
funds for other objects
WAGON LOAD OF Jewellers.
During the drizze last night a wagon
load of girls and boys came down Wash
ington street to the blare of a trumpet and
the booming of a tom-tom In the rear of
the wagon was a gigantic pumpkin hol
lowed out, candle inside, whose mouth, nose
and eyes of fire glared fiendishly at folk in
the rain. Underneath the DEVILS head was
the inscription: "Bosco; He Eats EN-
Alive" Another crowd of young people
filled a big wagon which took i'm the prin-
cipal streets. Each figure was swathe1 in
folds of white, each face was covered by
white mask, and from each mouth came
dolorous cries like means of a tortured soul
meant TO be ghostlike but strongly
SemblinS in downright discOrd the shrek
of a tortured tom cat. a fat policeman
standing on the corner was startled later
IN the evening by savage WhoopS, and
there dashed past him, tomahawks in hand,
a band of Sioux warriors bearing with them
two captive maidenS, but closely pursued
by doughty band of cowboy rescuers.
Several young men in skirts doing their
best to make people think they were wom-
en-, but whose hands and feet never be-
slonged to Alice or a Katie chased
around i'm the rain and kept a watchful eye
on the patrolmen.
But the real joy of the evening Law with
the kid. the ubiquitous kid, the omnpres-
ent eternal kid. His work was performed
in the suburbs, and he performed il with
great thoroughness. This morning the
suburbanite, leaving his doorway smilngly,
cigar in mouth, will grow wrathful and no
doubt curse. with JUNCTION. He will find his
gate decorating the top of his neighbors
stable, his water barrel missing, the wood
en- steps to his kitchen in the middle of the
street. The Methodist deacon living across
the way will blink in horror at the tin sign
of August Schwartzbloom. Beer and
Liquors" nailed to his hall door: Schwartz
bloom, around the corner, will wax profane
when he sees hanging limp and dead
scrawny cat with the legend attached,
This Came Out of the Dutchman's Keg."
Sidewalks will be torn up, fences wrecked
and Shelled corn scattered by the bushel.
1t Will take several days for the suburbs
to make repairs, and several more for
soured tempers to be again sweet But
walks will be replaced. gates rehung,
Schwartzbloom 5 sign returned, Schwartz
bloom customers unaffected by the scan
dalouS warning OF the cat, and things will
go on until the next time when the mis-
doingS OF the kids will have been forgotten
and they will be again unmatched. free to
do II all over again with added touches.