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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23

fairies, witches. and other supernatural
beings. Sir Walter Scott makes use OF
this idea In THE Monastery"
If on this evening you shake hands
with a very blonde man you viii have
a proPCssl-but not necessarily from
the blonde-before the bells shall have
rung IN the new year Of 1905.
If you are not quite decided in your
mind as TO which Of the two lovers you
prefer. think OF both just before you fall
asleep. and If you dream OF one your
fate is decided.
Halloween in OIden Times.
Tt is hard to say when or where the
festival Of Halloween originated The
Druids celebrated the feast of Saman
on the first day OF November and made
OF IL harvest thanksgiving. On the
eve of that day the Lord Of Death called
together the wicked souls that had been
condemned for the previous twelve
months to inhabit the bodies of animals.
saman. By duplication and gifts. might
be propitiated TO mitigate their SEN
fences.
Fires were lighted on the hills. called
by the Welsh CoeI Certh, significant OF
the immortality Of the soul and its as
cent into heaven. Indeed, ancient his
tory appears 10 associate this festi-
val with souls as far back as histor-
ians can deIve. The Druids, believing
in transmigration Of souls. made suppl
cation as previously described, the Celts
prayed for the souls OF the departed.
and In the Catholic Church. both Roman
and English. November 1 is All Souls
Day. and in the Roman Church. a
least. the souls Of the departed are
prayed for.
In the early days in England there
were baked on October I first soul
cakes. referred TO Ia the old rhyme: "A
soule cake, a souIe cake. Have mercy
on all Christian soules fo~ a sOule cake. %
In Ireland, many years ago, the Vigil
OF Samar known as Oidhehe Stamina.
was observed by the women making
griddle cakes and candles. 70 be distrib-
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why He Was Praying.

Here's story told by q Representa-
tive from Tennessee, who says that he
has been taught lesson which viii
last him through lie.
when came TO Washington I shame
fully confess that dev.ated from the
straight and narrow path My wife
and children joined me here, and at our
roOming place managed 10 find that il
was not convenient 10 hold "A little SER
vice Of prayer before retiring at nieht.
thing which was never neglected al
home. My Good wife prodded me several
times about shis neglect, but it seemed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23
Spirits Make a Mistake.

There's a member OF Congress from
the Pelican state vino has heretofore
been a halfway believer In spirits, not
the huid kind, bat spirits which conls
back and bring messages from the splr-
e land. and tell about the life which is
far superior to that experienced IN
this rocky OLD world. But THIS erst-
while spiritualist has experiences a
change ~ heart. and VIII take up the
Hard Shell religion, or follow ga the
footsteps Of the word-painter, InssrsoIl.
IL goes that the Representa- tive and
his good wife attended scance while
on a visit TO Nashville Tenn The wife
asked the spirit-rapper how many chill
dreu she had.
-Four" was counted IS the raps
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dark room at midnight and eat an apple
before a looking glass the face Of your
future husband viii appear over your
shoulder, and you can see his reelection
in the glass. So they say.
Another WY 10 get a view Of your
husband OF wife-t0-be IS 10 90 20 bed
on Halloween with a glass OF water, in
which a small silver of wood has been
placed, standing en- q table by your bed
side. In the night you win dream Of
falling from a bridge In a river. and OF
being rescued by your future husband.
whom you viii see as distinctly as
though viewed with waking eyes.
Or, wet a shirt sleeve, hang IL up 20
the IRE TO dry, and lie in bed watching
IL Till midnight, when the apparition OF
your future life partner viii come in
and turn the sleeve.
An Up-to-Date Test.
An up-to-date Halloween test is to
hang up ribbons representing the va
rious colleges. The girls are blind
folded and each picks out q ribbon, the
colors OF which viii indicate the alma
mater OF the husbaud-tO-be This trick
could be carried out with cards painted
in water colors. with the various col
lege eoIOrs OF names.
Children born on Halloween are said
10 be able TO see and converse with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23
A Bishop Who ~ a Nimrod.

The late Bishop Beckwith, OF Georgia
was fond Of his gun. and spent much OF
his time hunting. says q Representative
from that State. one day the bishop
was out with his dog and gun. and met
a member OF his parish whom he re-
proved for MS inattention TO his relig-
ious duties.
You should attend church and read
your Bible" said the bishop.
Il do read my Bible, bishop" was the
answer. and don't md any mention Of
the apostles going a-shooting.'
NO" replied the bishop. the shoot
ing was very bad In Palestine so they
went fishing instead"
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Seeing Face of Future
Husband in Mirror
Is Popular.
If Favored Young Man
Is Clever He MAY
Help Fate.
Many Customs Furnish
Merry PaStime for
Gay Youth.

IIT 7 Above EN-. Dinna ye ken
~ the night o. the pixies and
ha' ye MAJ made ready 20 talk
20 the wee folk? Wad ye
learn o. true loves and faIse2 Then look
20 yoursels on the nicnt Of the last day
OF October"
Halloween rites are as old as the hills
and have been uracLiced in all the north
eru countries. butt be it what it may,
there is something about the mere men
ton OF the name that brings up a pic
tuFe Of ScOualds hills and Scottish lads
and lassies making merry. Where viii
sou md another authority equal 10 Rob
bic Burns on the best means for maxim
the fairies tell the secrets Of the tuture2
HallOWe ca comes the night before Ali
Saints Day the day set apart in honor
% the saints and martyrs who have not
had zcme special day named % COM
memOF1te them. This day was chosen
way back iu the early part Of the sew
cuth century by Pope BOuiface- "
Whether or not the fact that this day
was set apart for prayer had anything 70
do with the IooseuiIg of the bonds the
night before, sure 81 is that from time
immemoriaI LheEe has been a hnal burst
Of merrimeuU among the young and old
on HaIloWe' en-
Here in washington the festival has
always been observed most reIgi0usly.
Weeks before the merry evening parties
are planned and preparations are made
Tor the enjoyment Of the magic rites.
But the spirits have NOT always proved
eEcltlus enough for the boys and girls.
The more adventurous among them
have themselves assumed tle role, and
many Us the unfortunate h0useholder
who has discovered 10 his or her s0r-
row the visits " the fairies Flour in
gIoclllgE and bags has been one OF the
CHIEF weapons of onense. bat in out
lying portions of the city eggs have
often done good service. TO make "a
man OF straw. lay him across the road
and then wait for the unWary pedestrian
g. among the most effective tricks. But
en- recent days The bIuc-coatcd of5cerz
OF the law have done much 10 disC0uraE q
these playful praul-s- and rle celebration
is more peaceful. II not less merry. than
81 was teu years ago.
Love Tests Most Common.
Many and varied are The methods OF
gaining Jle ear Of the spirits that pre-
side over the ceremonies Of Halloween
but nearly au Of the questions asked
deal with the loves OF maids and men,
II a SRI wants no see the face Of her
future husband she must take az the
Witch.uE hour OF midnight lighted
candle and q mirror. and walk upstairs
backward. counting the strands OF her
hair as sac goes Al the TOP of the stairs
she must peer into "a mirror. and over
her left shoulder VIII appear the face cd
her tate. II O. favored young man IS
clever. wita little ingenuity. aided by
rear stairs OF couclalmeUt ia the DARK
Of the han. Le mag Hely 90 realize fsts
b. "a reflection il abe mirror
or she may take two roses with LONG
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on an experience OF a young friend Of
mine who was very. very bashfuL He
lived in the country. and one day his
mother sent him TO q nsighbOr. a AIrs
Shaw. 20 ind out II she could borrow or
buy enough straw TO MI a couple OF
beds. The young fellow reached A1r.
ShaWs just as the old gentleman, Mrs.
Shaw, and I'VE likely grown girls Wers
sitting down 20 dinner. with a bold et-
fort the bashful young fellow stammerod
out:
Mister Shaw. m-m-oth-e-F sent me-
over here. Can you let-lst-me have
enough -enough-Shaw 20 hl-nn-hu .
couple OF bedsE
i guess / can, Jimmie smilingly re-
piled the old gentleman. as he glanced
around at the tittsring daughters.
About how many do you think IL VIII
take?'
But Jimmie had gone. He saw his
bIunder and didn't wait for answer
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The Decision stood.

Representative jenkins Of Wisconsin,
who is chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee. tells this interesting story:
In one OF the remote corners OF my
State resides a justice Of the peace who
is perempUOry In his manner Of deciding
cases and dispensing justice. On one
occasion a member OF the bar, who was
defending an erring brother, being dis
satisfied with some OF the rulings Of the
court, took exception, and said.
" Your honor, you can't decide in this
way because
j. T. Haven't I just done tt?'
And you may depend upon il the de
cisi0u stood"
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sounded on the table around which the
faithful were gathered
That IS right commented the pleased
LADY.
and how many children have -" ask
ed the husband
Two" came the answer.
Are you surc?" excitedly asked the
husband.
Three raUs answered yes" aid the
husband and wife left The sitting"
feeling that a mistake had been made
somewhere and somehow They have
not atIellel any more seances.
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Stories Told of by Members of the Senate and House

IT. HE strenuous campaign now being
waged for President IS unshatter-
ing the nerves OF some Of the
country savers. Men who have
hitherto been as calm and placid as a
mountain brook have become petulant
and out-of-sorts. A good story IS told
by a member Of the Republican National
Committee OF a spellDiuder who recently
brought up in New York after speech
making tour of several weeks IN some
Of the doubtful States. He announced
that he desired 10 go TO his hotel and
rest several days, and that he dldn' Z
want 20 see a human being Il he could
help IT, To his hotel ne went and made
arrangements that his meals should be
served iu his private rooms.
A negro waiter. black as the ace OF
spades and diked out in the regulation
fcrked-tau coat and white vest served
the distinguished guest his meals. After
deDosiuug the tray on a table and ar
ranging the dishes and feed" the
ebony -hued son of Ham took up his pO-
sIti0n behind the geutleman's chair.
you can leave the room. Sam" said
the I-Want-tO-be-alcne politician and
vOte-hunter.
''Yas. sah.' answered the daTkey. but
he made uo effort TO Vacate.
II want 10 be entirely alone" con-
tinurd the gentleman. somewhat annoy
ed by the airs of the waiter
'Yas. sah,' from the darkey. but there
he stood like the Statue OF Liberty.
Get out OF the room. commanded The
gentleman, now real hot under the col
5scuse me. sab. but de boss 'spects
me to stay 10 dis room cause Use 'sFon-
sible for de silver
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Curious - Distinetion.

THE question OF who is a legal resi-
dent OF a State is just now annoying a
good many voters" says Representa-
tive Kehoe of Kentucky. ''I am re-
minded of a curious legal distinction
recorded in Sixth Henry chapter III.
Of English law. with this marginal
note.
d" All persons born in Ireland shall de-
part out or the realm. Irish persons ex-
ceuted which remains in England.
fIf doubt exists as 10 the authenticity
OF this consult the urst volume of 'Ruf-
heads Statutes at Large
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hard to get down TO the practices and
habits OF home.
when We returned home I began
these family services. One day my lit
tie stx-year-old child was found engaged
IN prayer. Why are you praying. dearg
asked mother. oh. mamma came the
reply. I thinks / mus pray all 1 tan
cause dere amt no bod In Washington
TO pray TO- "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23

around 90 watch the magical develop
ing OF The words on the blank paper. as
the "seeress moves the message back
and forth over the lighted candle. The
heat brings out the writing The verses
and cauDleJs may be taken from books.
For example:
OctOber's leaves are not more brown
Than the eyes of the girl your love viii
crown.
You viii marry this year
A maid you hold dear.
The stars decree
a wife Tor thee.
4 sailor bold
Does thy fortune hold
Perfume Of bridal rose,
And veil Of lace.
shall fan ere falls the snow.
Across thy face.
II "a happy wife you'd be
choose the man whom next you see.
Trust not eyes % blue
For you they'll prove untrue.
II you take a candle. go alone IN q
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few million dollars to run this Govern
ment, comparing the expenditures OF
sixty years ago with those OF the pres
ent day, all OF which reminds me that
THE king and queen sat down TO dine.
And many more beside
And what they didn't eat that night
Next morning II was fried.
THAT was in the good old days It
strikes me that our people are not han
kering after any warmsd-Over stun Of
any kind now that prosperity is here in
carload lots"
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A Bashful Young Man

Some Of my Republican friends claim
that Uncle Gassaway Davis is making
some funny mistakes with his tongue.
that he gets his words twisted" saws
Representative Griggs of Georgia. ''If
Mr. Davis is doing this, 1 think il can be
charged 10 bashfulness. and base this
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
RIOTERS SPILL MEAT.
Driver Set Upon by Crowd at Chi
cago and Load Is Scattered
About Street.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Disorder connect
ed with efforts of stock yards strikers to
block deliveries from cold-storage ware
houses took place Wednesday There
was rioting near the warehouse of A.
Booth & Co., 152 Kinzie street, shortly
before noon. One driver was set upon by
a crowd and slightly injured The con-
tents OF his wagon was scattered about
the street and the meat was seized by
hoodlums, who ran in different direc-
tons carrying sections of beeves with
them
Chicago, Aug. 10.-With an army of
more than 800 pickets the Ice Wagon
Drivers and Helpers union Tuesday
began blockade of the retail market
and cold-storage business of Chicago.
In front of the markets, including big
downtown meat stores, and before the
cold-storage warehouses, one picket or
more was assigned to duty to prevent
delivery from the stock yards or else.
where. The unions determination to
extend the strike to the cold-storage
warehouses came as a surprise to the
packers 1t means, according to union
officials, that truck teamsters are now
involved, as they haul meat from the
cold-storage plants.
Chicago, Aug. ia break in the
strike ranks is threatened There is dis
satisfaction among the packing house
teamsters over the manner in which the
strike is being conducted. A report is
being circulated that the teamsters are
discouraged and are ready to go back to
work
st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug 12.-One pack
er estimates that over a quarter of a
million dollars has been lost to wage
learners here since the strike was in
augurated month ago. But the en-
ployes Of the packing houses have not
been the only losers. The railroads, the
street railway company and stock
growers have suffered heavily. If losses
in all lines were computed the estimate
would run beyond s1,0OO,000. OF the
5000 men who struck about two-thirds
have returned to work.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Killing Cattle.

DR.. H. S. Ward, executive agent OF
state live stock sanitary board, said
that the board will continue to con-
denim COWS afflicted with tuberculosis,
although State Auditor s. G. Iverson
has refused to issue warrants reim-
bursting the owners in accordance with
the Krostue bill passed by the last leg
islature. This means that the cows
will be killed, but the owners will not
receive anything from the state.
I'VE shall go on with our work just
the same, said DR. Ward 1--WE have
been killing cows afflicted with tuber-
culosis at the rate of IS to 100 a month,
and I should say that the average cost
to the state was about ST.
The action of the state auditor in
holding up the warrants is on advice
OF Judge Daniel Fish of the statue re-
vision commission who says that
the Krostue bill authorizing the
payment was repealed by the law cre-
ting the live stock sanitary board and
has brought many protests from Mime
sofa dairymen who have cows afflicted
with tuberculosis. These dairymen say
that it was bad enough when the state
killed their cows and paid. three-fourths
of their value.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
Wild Cat Spoils Sale.

A half-grown wild cat spoiled the
sale of a piece of Minnetonlka real es-
tate for P. p. Swenson, Minneapolis
real estate agent, a day or two ago.
While Mr.. Swenson was showing a
prospective buyer and his wife a piece
of lake property the cat,jumped out of
underbursh and cut across the lot,
frightning the buyers wife almost in
to Mysteries and giving the agent and
prospective customer something Of a
scare.
The man was satisfied with the pro-
perty and so was his wife until the cat
made it's appearance, after which they
took the first train back to the city
Swenson has bought a gun and is look
ing for the wild eat, and the woman
has changed her mind about summer
home at Minnetonka.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17

haiwei, other damaged cruisers and
torpedo boats warned to leave ports
in which they took refuge and with
still others somewhere on the high.
seas, the Russian squadron from Port
Arthur is in a pitiable plight after the
battle with the Japanese feet.
Must Be Taken at Any Cost.
ST Petersburg, Aug. The Bourse
Gazette has received the following
from It's Liaoyang correspondent:
Twelve Japanese regiments have left
in the direction of Port Arthur. It Is
stated on Trustworthy authority that
the mikado has ordered that Port Ar
thur must be taken at any cost
Armistiee Reported.
Chefoo, Aug 15.-A Chinese junk
just arrived reports that the Russians
and japanese at Port Arthur on Au-
gust 8 agreed to a short armistice on
August IL. it's stated here that the
empress of Japan suggested that the
Japanese arrange with the Russians
for the safe departure of women and
children and non-combatants to Dalny.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Fairly Encouraging Conditions Exist
Labor Troubles Most Harm
full Feature

New York, Aug. 13.-R G. Dun & Co. S
Weekly Review of Trade says: mod
crate Improvement in midsummer
at any other season, and the better trade
reported during the past week is conse-
quently most encouraging Dispatches
from all parts of the country are by no
means uniform in some cases the out
look showing no change, while at a few
points there have been setbacks; but on
the whole the progress is unmistakable.
Despite some injury to spring. wheat the
agricultural prospect is very bright,
while higher prices promise to neu-
tralize the effect of such loss in quantity
as occurred. Interior buyers have placed
liberal fall orders in the leading dry
goods markets, and confidence in a large
spring trade is becoming general. The
approaching presidential election is
viewed with more equanimity than any
other contest of recent years, both in
financial and Industrial circles.
Failures this year were 222 in the
United States, against LIZA last year and
SO in Canada, compared with % a year
ago.
Bradstreets says. Industrial condi-
tons are not altogether promising, in
view of the continuance Of the meat
strike, the Fall River difficulty and the
calling out of large numbers of building
hands at the metropolis To-the inf1u-
ence of the meat strike is directly trace
able the demoralized markets for live
stock, which are reported too freely
supplied with live animals, and in the
advanced quotations for hides, and con-
sequently for tanned leather, growing
out of the scarcity of domestic supplies
of the raw material. The scarcity of
hides is reported causing number OF
tanneries to suspend operations
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
The Sultan Yields.

Constantinople, Aug. 15.-After pro-
1onged pour parlers and considerable
hagg1ing on the part of the Turks, a
satisfactory solution of the American
school question has been arrived at.
This matter, which is the most impor-
tant of the American demands, was
settled by extending to American
schools the same treatment as that ac-
corded to schools under the protection
of other powers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
Another Explosion.

A second launch explosion occurred
on Lake Minnetonka, and it was only
by the rarest good fortune that no
lives were lost.
The gasoline tank in Frank Mufet's
handsome launch, the Piccatonica, ex-
ploded with terrific force, while Robert
McCune, E. Z. Jarvis and c. G. Noble
were on their way across the lake, and
for few moments it seemed as if
there was to be repetition of the dis
aster in which Mrs. George Z. Upton
lost her life only few weeks ago.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
Mark III. Donnell.

Mark II. Dunnel, former congress
man and distinguished citizen of the
Northwest, died at his home in Owa-
tonna Of heart failure, aged eighty-one
years.
Mr.. Dunnell was born in Buxton,
Me-, July 2, 1922, of Scotch and Eng
parentage. He was graduated from
Waterville college in 184e and spent
the next five years in teaching.
In January 1865, Mr.. DunneH came
to Winona, Mimi, becoming a member
of the Minnesota legislature in 1867.
At the close of this session he was APP
pointed state superintendent of public
instruction, holding that position for
three and a half years.
He resigned this Office upon election
to congress in the fall of fs7O. He
served twelve consecutive years in the
national house of representatives. He
was retired by a change of political
control of his district. He was in pri-
vate life until 1889, when he was re-
elected to congress.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
HoMEsEEKERs RATES.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month the Minneapolis & St.
Louis r. r.. sells special homeseekers
round trip excursion tickets to points
in the Northwest, West, Southwest,
South and Southeast, at one fare plus
two dollars. Return limit twenty one
days from date of sale and stopovers
permitted. Call on agents for full
particulars or address, A. B. Cults,
g. p. & T. A., Minneapolis, MINI. AZ
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
HALF RATES TO ST.. PAuL-M1NNEApoLIs

For the Minnesota State Fair, August
29th to September Sd, the Minneapolis
& st. Louis Railway viii sell excursion
tickets to st. Paul and Minneapolis at
ONE FARE for the round trip, good to
return until September 5th. Call on
agents for particulars as to rates and
time of trains. 35
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-17
BRYAN Loses.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 133.-The SUI
preme court which has been consider
ing W J. Bryan's appeal from the
lower court decision. which excluded
the sealed letter" in the Bennett will
case, has adjourned, having found no
error. BY this decision Mr.. Bryan
loses the $4,000 bequest.