Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-26

q newspaper, or a cushion on the floor,
asks him TO note their locatlon carefully.
and then show the company his accurate
sense of distance by stepping over them
bIindfoIded. Meanwhile the obstacles
arc quietly rcmovcd without his knowl-
edge. and his painstakinE attempts to
step over something which is rot there.
makes plenty of amusement for the rest
~ the company.
JUMPING OVER THE CANDLE.
.rhis is an OH Halloween game By
means Of which any maiden may lind out
what month of the year she is to be
married by jumping over lively" lighted
candles, one at q time. Beginning the
enumeration of the months. January.
February, ETC., the ono that is extin-
guished by the draft of air from the
Junij tells the ~fatclull acason.
THE OPEN FIRE.
An open fire indoors, If rot out, is on,
Of the greatest aids TO eood comradc-
slip at Halloween or any other time.
With low cred lights and n driftwood
blaze, small! wond,r astral bodies arc
easily persuaded to leave their Wander
ing through spac" aud be %"coniiy' for a
few brief hours in the fellowship of
II, sh and blood. While they ilnpait to
them under the influence Of the gerial
blaze GONE of tic things that may be
coming to pass.
ragot parties arc olsc in order. each
aucst in turn receiving Il little bundle of
twigs. preferably Of hazel, and while
these burn tell Il ghost story. its length
depending, upon the time required to re-
ducc the ~''flgot" to ashes. If drirtw ODD
can not b. obtained, there Is now Il
powdered chemical that is siftcd on,
rcppcr-box fashion. producing Il light
nearly as brilliant IN coloring as the
genuine driftWood.
WHERE THERE ARE CHILDREN.
At n chillrcn's H. llowc'cn party the
hostess should soc To- IT that the t.stivl-
ties of the evening %, mo to 4 close with
something lively cough To tnte the
taste of ocrie things cut OF tn" mouth
ard leave the litllc folks ready for Il
drcamlcss sleep. with 70 haunting visions
Of hogir mon or shc'tod ghosts. Old
fashioned games Ike "i,oll the Cover
dances. "Mcnic Mus!,' 'Nirginir Reel
Life Let lis CHERISH" the highland
fling and Irish jigs. y war dance around
u huge bonfire on the lawn closed %festi,i-
| ties last year at the Pittstlcld Country
club.
WITCH AXE.
A GOOD recipe for tho witch cake. which
| may be Just as delicious as though 1t
held no secrets, is this: Beat to Il cret m.
n a warm earthen bowl. one cup of but.
ter. Ado gradually a cup and Il half IF
sugar. and then the yolks of three eggs
beaten stiff. Flavor with a toasrronful
IF vanilla and q quarter toaspoonful OF
mace. SIT into throe cups of -four a
icasronnful of cream Of tartar and Il
t,nlf t~caspoOnful Of soda or two Teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. as preferred.
ilave measure on. a half emp Of milk
,rd add milk and -four alternately, n
'it;lc at time. NC.tirg thoroughly.
u-tlv all III" whites Of the cg9s beaten
Tiff. Have ready D good-siz"l round
axe tim iinod With battered paper and
many tiny trnkiels vlnl ped n oiled
up.r as the desired. There should be Il
.ng to show who is INST t. hc hurried.
thimblc for tho suiusto1. a wheel for
he traveller. a dime or the predestined
, riches. and many ether httlr Things
hat may suggest themselves as indica-
I'VE Of what the future lbs IN store for
sirious guests. Pour the cake into the
mn, slipping the trak.ts at proper