The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-31
Spirits WILL
WALK TONIGHT
And the Bad Boy Had ccst Be
Good
GAMES FOR HALL0WE' EN-
HELPFUL IDEAS FOR YOUNG AND
OLD ON HOW TO ENTERTAIN
AND MAKE MERRY ON
THIS OCCASION.

Tonight Is Halloween. the eve OF
. All Saints or All Hallows' day. and is
. probably relic of pagan times. In
! England and Scotland 1t is especially
! selected as the time for trying spells
: and divinations in love affairs. The
tradition Of superstition regarding it
Is that it is the night of all Others
when supernatural influences pre-
, vail. when spirits of the invisible and
} visible walk abroad
Games of long age are INDUCED In
on this night. and old folks and
young folks alike enjoy to their
hearts content the familiar games
particularly appropriate for this fes.
tiyal time.
, Field corn and autumn leaves are
suggested for Halloween frolic,
while jack o lanterns give finish
ing touch of wierdness. One of the
games is tossing chestnuts. A bowl
shaped basket about nine inches IN
diameter Is placed at the end of the
room. Each receives ten chestnuts
and. standing eight feet from the has.
ket. tries to throw them one by one
into it. The score is kept by the hos
tess, and the ono who has succeed
ed in throwing the greatest number
of chestnuts into the basket wins.
Another game is peanut tourna-
ment. The guests take seats around
small tables, four at each. A large
bowl Of peanuts is brought in and
cup full is piled in the middle Of each
table. 4 small pair of ben bon tongs,
such as may be bought at a confec.
TONERS, Is provided every table. The
players try in turn to take off pea
nut at a time without stirring the
other nuts. II the player succeeds he
may have another chance and an
other until he fails, when the turn
passes to the one on the left. At the
end of the twenty minutes a bell is
rung, and the player at each table
having the most peanuts wins. The
winners at the different tables play
another round, and, If necessary, still
another round. is played until there
is but one winner, who well deserves
the prize, a hugh paper mache pea.
nut flllei with bon bons.
Among the charms that are tried
is tintippcr, Bits of tinfoil in which
are wrapped folded slips of paper.
each with |; prophecy written upon
it, are placed in tin or earthen
dish ana covered with water The
alcohol Is then poured down the side
of the dish, gently. SC that il will
| aoa; on the water instead of mixing
with it, The alcohol is then lighted
and the players proceed as with snap
dragon.
Another charm is played by hang
ing ring from the chandelier at a
convenient distance from the floor.
AMI each guost in turn walks direct
ly up to The ring. and without hest
tating a moment tries to run a pen
ell through It. This is more difficult |
! than It sounds.
For TIE jack o lantern surprise |
select large round turnip pump |
kin. AMI carefully remove the top.
keeping It whole for Jacks hat Next |
hollow out all of the inside possible. |
and cut triangular eyes, nose and 1
mouth. The fayors will suggest the /
future Let OF the young lady or gent /
who receives them; ring fer the
one who will be first married.
horseshoe for good luck. thimble
for an old maid. a penny for riches.
etc. These favors are wrapped in yell
low tissue paper. tied with long
strands of raffa, and packed in the
pumpkin. The raffia is used instead
Of ribbons for pulling the gifts and
gives tho effect OF hair.
Origin Of Halloween.
Nothing certain IL known of The
origin Of Halloween. October 31st.
except that II Is very old IL was
though: to be the special night Of
the year for witches. FAIRIES and
spirits to Walk abroad. and for per
sons tc find out about their futures.
The Child born on Halloween was
supposed to have the power to talk !
with spirits. Throughout Great 4
Britain and ireland nuts and apples
played en- important part in the eel [
ebration of Halloween. immense :
quantities Of both being eaten, hence !
the names Nutcrack Night and I
SnapapHie Night The practice OF \
eating nuts and apples on Halloween q
is said TO have come from the Ro J
mans who. on November LIST. held I
a great feast In honor Of Pomona. I
whom the boys who are studying {
Latin will remember was the god 6
Tess of fruits and seeds. At this 7
feast the nuts and fruits which had (
been gathered and stored away dur i
ing the summer for the winters use
we're first brought out. q
Those who have read the poem Of o
Robert Burns. Scotland's poet. en- i
titled Halloween will have a good G
idea OF the manner Of celebrating G
this festival. D
A Halloween Party. III
Following is a fair idea OF how a a
successful Halloween party may be a
Il
Whan the pua-fe arrive they will