Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-30
EPARING
FOR HAL.
LOWE'EN.
Young America is Getting Ready
To Work Franks On
Neishbors.
SUPERSTITIONS OF THE DAY.
A Great Time for Men and Maids to Find Out
What Fate Has in Store for Them in the
Form ola Future Life Partner.
sUpERsTITloNs OF THE DAY.

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gnomes, spirits, witches and fairies
will be held, for that Is October 81,
and therefore, the eve of All Hal
lows, or. as Is more commonly
called, Halloween.
How the little men In green
amuse the hselves no one In these
days of scepticlsm Is permitted to
know, and so their imitators above
ground must work out charms for
themselves. : =.
Chief OF Police Williams and his
officers have been subjected to con-
siderable annoyance already con-
Corning the prauss Of mischievous
small boys who have started their
celebration In some instances a
week or len days in advance Of the
proper time. They probably an
ticipated Q disposition to watch
them and an order threatening
them with arrest. The order has
been issued and the blue coats will
be instructed to be very watchful.
This fact will hardly deter the
boys from carrying out the plans
which they have arranged, but if
they are wise thew will commit no
depredatiops sufficient to place
them In the category of law break.
erS.
1t Is supeifluous to explain that
Halloween Is the night upon which
man and maids find out what Fate
has In sore for them In the shape o.
a life partner. A favori,e method
of discovering this In ye olden
times of walking down the stairs
into a cellar backward, holding
lighted candle In one hand and a
small mirror in the other. The face
of the prospective husband or
vile appears In the mirror as the
experimenter looks In 1t upon
req ching the cellar floor, This IS
test not recommended to timid
girls.
BY another charm, each member
Of the c. mpany pares an apple,
keeping the peeines intact from
start to finish. II 1t breaks before
the apple Is entirely denuded 1t de-
notes a single life. When the peel
ing Is entire it should be thrown
over the left shoulder and, If 1t Is
we'll trained, intelligent peeling, 1t
will take the shape OF the initial
letter of the person the inquirer
will marry.
Destiny may also be foretold by
four bowls. one containing water,
another a ring, still another piece
of money, and the fourth empty
Blindfolded, the person who wishes
to know the future chooses one.
The first indicates that he will go on
a long journey, the second that he
will shortly marry, the third that
he will be rich and the fourth that
he will lead a life Of single blessed +,
ness.
Melted lead poured into cold
water will harden into shapes indi-
eating the occupation of the man
whom the experimenter will marry
Bobbing for ssrrles Is a favorite
way of deciding the ali important:
question, but It Is apt to be destruc-
i've TO the beauty Of the colffure,
since the apples each marked with
a name, are put into tub of water,
whence they must be rescued by
the teeth of the seekers after truth.
Card'es nodded into twin En-
plish valnut shells are excellent
fortune ,el!efs. They must be
lighted at the sd me moment by
man aud a maid, and the one which
burns the longest indicates which
one of the twain loves the strongest
to drop into poetry like Mr., Wegg |
These are but few of the old old
charms of Halloween, but. perhaps,
they will be sufficient to help the
readers of this page discover their
fate ca Friday night.
For decorations for Halloween
party use autumn leaves, strings of
red peppers, sheaves of grain and
Jack lanterns of pumpkins.
A New England supper of brown
bread, baked beans, apple saucs,
doughnuts and coffee is one form OF
refreshments while the lighter and
dainter eatables of white bread and
butter, creamed potatoes with corn
croquettes, followedby nut salad
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