Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-30
PREPARING
FOR HAL
LOWE'EN.
Young America is Getting Ready
To Work Franks On
Neighbors.
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.
sUpERsTlTIoNs OF THE DAY.


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 mea In green
amuse the nselves 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-
!cerning the pranks 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 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
depredations sufficient to place
them In the category of law break
erS.
1t Is supeif1uous to explain that
Halloween Is the night upon which
man and maids find out what Fate
has In sore for them In the shape OF
a life partner. A favorite method
of discovering this In We olden
times of walking down the stairs
into cellar backward, holding a
lighted candle In one hand and a
small mirror in the other The face
of the prospective husband or
wife appears In the mirror as the
experimenter looks In 1t upon
res ching the cellar floor, This is a
test not recommended to timid
girls.
BY another charm, each member
Of the c. mpany pares an apple,
keeping the peeiings intact from
start to finish. IL 1t breaks before
the apple Is enti, ely denuded 1t de-
notes single life. When the peel
ing Is entire 1t should be thrown
over the left shoulder and, If 1t Is a
well 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 ring, still another a 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
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 errrrles Is a favorite
way of deciding the ali important:
question, but 1t is apt to be destruc-
tive TO the beauty of the couture,
since the apples each marked with
name, are put into tub of water,
whence they must be rescued by
the teeth of the seekers after truth.
Cardles nodded into twin En-
elish walnut shells are excellent
fortune ,el!efs. They must be
| lighted at the ,ss me moment by
man aud 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 en- Friday night.
| For decorations for Halloween
party use autumn leaves, strings of
red peppers, sheaves of grain and
Jack lanterns of pumpkins
i 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
croqrettes, followed by nut salad