The Saint Paul globe., 1902-10-31
DIP INTO The FUTURE.
GREATEST HALLOWEEN IN A
HUNDRED YEARS WILL BE
CELEBRATED TONIGHT
SMALL BOYS AND LOVERS
TO MEET THEIR FATE

Certain Rare Condolences Combine to
Render the Occasion Remarkable and
Significant - Cupid VIII Fit About,
and So VIII the Small Boy-PoIics
Are Preparing for Event.
! If the vigilance of three score of
city policemen, specially detailed in
/ plain clothes for the occasion, will per-
nit, ST. Paul will be the scene of
| weird and wonderful doings tonight.
Ihe chances are that, despite the pre-
| cautions of Chief O'Connor, the ire
| pressible st. Paul small boy and his
mischievous sister will not let the oc-
caslon go by without punching a few
holes in the city ordinances.
| There are going to be gates torn
down and there are going to be WIN
dows broken. Tick-tacks will remind
the householder that it is the night of
ghostly perambulations and ash barrel
bonfires will paint the sky with their
| glare.
And those who are not so young
who are so unfortunate as to be in
the class to which etiquette denies the
real appreciation of Halleween-wi
try to make up in foolishness what
they lack IN the line of real Halloween
fun-the turning of things upside
down.
Grown Folks viii Get Foolish.
They will see dress suits and ex-
pensive toilets despoiled in dives after
| apples in tubs of water; they will
hunt goblins in the back yard blind
folded, and they will cross their fin
gers, say enie- -menie-mynie- mo, spit
over their left shoulder, jerk a second
!. growth turnip, light a candle and look
In their vest pocket for cabinta pho
tograph of the person who is destined
to assist them to make trouble for
themselves the rest Of their lives
Halloween this year, more than ever
before, will be conspicuous in the an
mails of love.
First-Because it is the night OF all
Second-Because the date occurs on a
frlday, When charms are more potent
and when the draughts work most in
Third-Because the soothsayers have
foretold that this shall be the greatest
All Saints eve of the century, count
ing 100 years backward and forward
and, lastly, because Fate day falls on a
Friday, and when that Friday has the
letter 3 in it. there are brought to bear
upon the future certain elements that ex-
ist at no other time.
Cupid Will Be Abroad.
All Halloween is the night when
Cupid fits. The Elf sleeps on other
nights and never does he wake at un-
seemly times. But on Halloween the
midnight bell is a signal for his wax
Ing and out he steps into the world to
go his rounds and work his havoc
On Halloween, for one night of the
year, the maiden, be she ever so mod
est, can declare her love- She can
into tho nd tri4 TO
the Book of Fate which is opened to
her in mystic ways.
The maiden of today pulls heads OF
cabbages, in dark garden, walking
backward; she sits in front of the
CRATE and pops chestnuts, looking for
a favored swain the while; and she
ducks" into a tub to bring out the
nuts and apples that may be her share,
by fate.
OF all the festivals of the year that
of Halloween remains the same. It
does not change from year to year nor
from generation to generation; and
the games which your grandmother
played are the games which you will
play and the tricks by which she un-
raveled the future are the tricks by
which you will unravel it also.
How to Do the Candle Trick.
In the celebration of Halloween this
year the candle trick will be one Of
the most popular. To do it properly
you must walk backwards into dark
room where nlirrow has been placed
Suddenly in front of the mirror you
must pause. Here you must wheel
quickly around and look at yourself
in the glass. You must gaze long and
intently and over your shoulder will
come a shadow; and out of the sfad-
ow will come a face.
This face is the one you must hold
in your memory forever and forever,
for it is the face Of the one who will
come into your future
The girl who has four young men.
and who loves them all, can decide be-
tween on the night Of Halloween. Let
her light four candles and set them all
burning. Let her seat herself at a
table in front Of them, to keep all
glowing.
Now, the candle that burns longest
is the one, that will be most constant,
for she named them all after her
beaux. The one that burns most even
ly is the one that will make her hap
piest; the candle that f1ickers and goes
out is the one that will make her life
a series of heartaehes and will fill life
with it's chickering's; while the candle
that burns up quickest is the one that
indicates short and brilliant life. Let
the girl study the flame and read wis
dom in it's lights
Lovers Long to See Their Finish.
The customs observed on Halloween
are many and varied, but, aside from
those involving prankishnesS, nearly
all have reference to the forecasting
of the future For this reason it is
favorite with lovers, who try to ascer-
tain, Sthrough variety of charms and
spells, whether the course of their love
is to run smooth. These charms differ
in different countries, but many Of
them are so universally used as to have
become classic.
Burns, in his poem on Halloween,
has given a faithful portrayal of the
manner in which the Scotch observe
the night, and this poem is verita-
BILE mine Of information for those who
are planning HaIloweep parties. The
Scotch. English, Welsh and Irish OBJ
serve the occasion most generally, and
from them have been transplanfed the
observances which obtain in America.
A typical Halloween night means,
first, q great roaring open fire, for
many Of the charms depend upon this
for success. Then there must be an
inexhaustible supply of rosy checked
apples, nuts of all kinds, sparkling ei-
der and last, but not least, an abun-
dance of good nature, for some Hal
loween tricks make a large draft On
ones temper. Then a tub or large ba-
sin of water must be near by, some
candles and ghostly winding sheets,
and various other materials. depend
ing upon the tricks to be performed.
Thus equipped, a hilariously good time
is bound to result, providing one be-
lieves devoutly in the goodness of the
fairies and the DOtenCy of ones own