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The Washington times., 1906-04-23
IN THE World OF FINANCE
LIQUIDATION STEADILY
CARRIES PRICES DOWN
Feeble Support to Local Market and
Sales Made Were at Loss
in Values.

The feeling OF uncertainty which eX-
listed in the New York marker in the
morning hours was reflected strongly on
the Washington stock exchange al its
session today. and prices in all cases
were at lower range than at the close
of the week. The decline ran all the
way from substantial fractions 10 sew
eral points, and the disposition to
abstain from bidding on the part of
the professionals. except where there
were bona ide orders 10 buy. was plain
Iy apparent While the selling was not
very general in character those with
orders on that side had to be contented
with such prices as they could secure
even though below their limits
The Washington times., 1906-04-23

LaHstOn broke through the Is mark
after selling in IOo-share ~IOts from I4lk
TO u ana was freely offered in large
blocks around those dgures.
The Washington times., 1906-04-23

The selling of Capital Traction which
singularly was confined TO the odd
amount of sixteen shares at each sale.
was continued freely at rs, finally
breaking through that limit
Greene Copper held fairly well al 29s4
but there was too much OF Il for sale
at that price. and the closing was
fraction less.
The Washington times., 1906-04-23

NerGenthaler lost a half point to 1921.
but was fairly well supported at that
level.
The Washington times., 1906-04-23

Total sales Saturday, 3SS,35n.
Sales to noon today, 10000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
The Witches Dance
THIs should be the close of the (

THIs should be the close of the ever- l ing's pleasure. Place a small table
 In the middle of the floor and have every one join in forming a big ring leaving an opening toward the door Tor you. Tell them to close their eyes tlgnt, as they stand taking hold of nands, while you put out the light and to Keep their eyes shut until you light 1t again. Have already prepared a very large bowl with as many raisins as there are members of the party, and at the last moment pour over them half cup or alcohol and a tablespoonful of salt. Have a match in your hand. and as you quickly set the bowl on the little table in the centre of the circle light the match and touch 1t to the alcohol Then call them to open their eyes, and start the ring, all dancing round and round as the weird greenish flames leap up In the darkness.
 Tell them each one Is to plunge their hands In the flames and get a raisin. No one Is ever burned in the slightest if they quickly thrust their hands in and out again.
 Tho greatest fun is to have prepared beforehand as many slips of paper as there are guests, with line of good fortune written on each. Wrap each one around a chocolate cream and then bowl instead of the raisins. and then, to make 1t even more gruesome. you can be dressed as a witch with a pointed cap and wand. and say in sepulchral tones:
 All those who would their fortune Must quickly test this fiery glow"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Helen's Masquerade Party
Why it Proved Such an Immense |.
Success

tered the room. and a hollow voice announced. slowly and awesomeiy: "If cat sits down at your side. you will D have lifelong peace and domestic happihess. If cat rubs herself against you. or jumps into your lap. you will be exceptionally happy. But If all three cats avoid you. i'll fortune is yours!"
 Finally came a. witches dance. to the music of . weird witch-dance tune. all of the witches joining si- lently in it-silently. that is. until they broke out into gigsles as a shaft of light fell on this face and that, revealing its identity.
 COSTUMES REMOVED
 Then all removed their costumes and settled down to many jolly Hal- iUween games, for which Helen had made ample preparations. many of which are described elsewhere on this page.
 A light supper ended the party. The table was decorated with tack-o'- lanterns and chrysanthemums, and the refreshments were old-fashioned, consisting of huge platters of ginger bread. heaps of apples and other or- chard fruits. quantities of nuts, rais- ins and candies. and. last of all. a Halloween cake containing a ring, a coin. a thimble and a button
 The ring promised its finder an early marriage, the coin great riches, the thimble spinsterhood and the button old bachelorhood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
The Ghostly Circle

1UST before going home form a circle.
 all sitting before the open iire. While every one is in a talkative mood. just after the refreshments, hand each one saucer containing a dessertspoonful of salt saturated with pure alcohol and couple of matches. The hostess starts the ball a-rolling by striking a match and lighting the mixture in her saucer. AS the flames dart up and the lights are low she tells as ghost ly story as possible The story must continue until the last flame dies out. saucer and tells a story as weird and gruesome as 1t is possible to conjure, and no matter what the situation at the time the last bit of flame, the story must stop, if in the middle of word. All who tell a complete story and finish 1t before the flames die out are entitled to prizes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Cards and Candles

I F party of guests are invited. a card
 and a candle should be provided for
 each one in0ited the candles in as many different colors as possible and the cards decorated in ribbons of cor responding colors, one color for girls and the other color for boys. On the cards future events may be told In rhyming couplets. such as these:
 Who gets the candle colored red
 Will have long life, but never wed.
 If you choose the candle green
 You'll have the prettiest wife ger seen.
 Each guest should take a card and a candle. The base of the candle having been warmed. it will stick to the card, and by the light of the candle the coup let on the card should be read. And having read it, hold the card and candle at arms length and try to blow out the light. It is said that If the light is ex- tinguished on the first trial the person will be married within a year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
The Good Night Test
No. 1.

TO finish up the evenings entertain
 ment you can present to your guests
 as they are leaving for home the hal of an eggshel filled with salt. with the injunction that it must be eaten just before retiring, and whoever the person dreams of will be his future bride. If the shell Is sealed with quite handily and safely.
 No. 2.
 Good advice for boys on parting is to walk out of the house backward and pick up some grass and dirt This wrapped in paper and put under ones pillow will make one dream of one's sweetheart. The girls should be ad- vised to go upstairs backward eating a hard boiled egg with lots of salt then look in the mirror, and each girl will surely behold her future hus- band looking over her shoulder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Alphabet Pumpkin

IN doorway hang a pumpkin on
 whose fat. yellow sides you have previously burned the outlines of all the letters of the alphabet with a hot poker
 While some one keeps the pumpkin rapidly twirling. let all the guests take turns hurting long meat skewers at the pumpkin. Whoever succeeds in stabbing a letter may be assured that that letter will be the initial of his fate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
(RAQSDN RACE

They will be reflected over and over again in the many mirrors.
 Corn-red, white and yeilow-makes a splendid decoration. You can thrust them into the meshes of f1shnets which you drape on the walls.
 If you live in the country tor if you have a barn, no matter where you live). do hold your Halloween party barn, choose a good, big attic Next to that, a roomy kitchen and the dining room. Pale green crepe paper Is nice to drape the refreshment table with.
 Don't fail to provide plenty of pop corn. with peppers and fire to do the popping over.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Some Halloween Traditions
Time-Honored Ways of Peeping
 Into the Future

the mirror-not your own face and ox the right sex-it is your future spouse.
 Take a bowl of water. place on the surface a sheet of thin tissue paper, and then. two persons at time. lay . we'll greased needle apiece on the tic. sue paper. As the needles behave to each other SO will the two persons. If they make for each other. the two persons will be ultimately attracted and probably marry: if they move apart. so will the persons.
 HOW FORTUNE FLOATS
 Take half walnut shells and pouf melted wax into them. at the same time laying short strings inside for wicks. Light these and set the nut. shells afioat on the water. Interpret their behavior as you do that of the needles, naming each shell for c per. son.
 A severe test Is for the entire com. pany of boys and girls to i'll their mouths with water and take up an en- tire handful of salt apiece. Then filing out of doors. walk around the house three times. Those who succeed In do- ing this without swallowing any water or spilling any salt will find their future mates in the first persons of the oppe. site sex whom they meet.
 Place a wedding ring in platter Of flour. Let each one take his turn cut- ting with a knife. The one finding tho ring will have a fortune.
 Hang a horseshoe in doorway and give each guest a chance to throw an apple through 1t from certain dis. tance All who succeed will be lucky all year. st Hide a ring, a thimble and coin in the room. All must hunt for 1t. Tho one finding the ring will be married. the one finding the thimbie will be single and the one finding the coin will be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

"HERE are more Halloween stunts
 than can possibly be described in
 l one short article. Read these. and
 very likely yod win find a num- Der of them are new to you.
 Tie a wedding ring to string and swing 1t around a drinking glass. at the same time repeating the alphabet. When the ring clinks against the glass the letter you have reached will be the ini- tial of your future husband or wife.
 Drink salt water before you retire: you may dream of drinking sweet cold wa ter. The one offering 1t to you will be the future spouse. if of the proper sex and If you do not waken before drink ing. But If you waken before drinking.
 Lover Is fled.
 And you'll never wed!'
 Peel a pippin. making one long. un- broken pairing. and swing the pairing three times around your head. and let 1t drop to the floor. If 1t forms letter. this will be the initial Of your future spouse. As you pare and swing the par ing. repeat the following lines:
 Pare this pippin round and round My sweetheart's name to flourish on
 the plain,
 fling the unbroken pairing OCT my My sweetheart's letter on the ground
 is read"
 Place two halves of apple seeds on your eyelashes. after naming each for a lover. The first to drop of will prove unfaithful.
 TEST OF THE DISHES
 Place three dishes on the floor one empty. ohe filled with foul water and one filled with clean water. After be- ing blindfolded. approach the plates and dip your finger into one. If 1t enters the empty dish, you will never be married; If the dish with foul water, you will be a widow. or have domestic unhappiness: if the dish with clean water. you will be happily married. ..
 Place beside your bed glass of water containing a silver of wood. If in your sleep you dream of falling off bridge and some one rescuing you. the face of the hero will be that of your future spouse.
 Of course. you know the apple seed stunt. Name your apple and then count the seeds to the following rhyme:
 "One love. two I love. three I love. I Four i love with all my heart, And five I east away:
 Six she loves, seven he loves, eight
 both love;
 Nine he comes, ten he tarries, Eleven he courts and twelve he mar.
 ries."
 Count the white fecks in your finger nails, beginning with the thumb, as follows: Present. friend. foe. letter to write, Journey to go."
 Another stunt which most young people know well is the canceling stunt. Write some persons name un- der that of the person whose fate you are testing. Cancel all the common letters. then counting off all the un- cancelled letters repeat this formula: "Friendship. love. indifference. hate; friendship. love. indifference, hate" Walk around the house three times. your mouth full of water and holding a mirror in one hand and a lighted candle in the other. If before your walk ends you see face reflected in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
NVX7HY was Ieien's Halloween

sSvX THY was Heien's Halloween
 WV masquerade party such a
 stccessY I don't remember
 that she made any great preparations for it," remarked her Aunt Jeannette the following Sunday when she stopped on her way homo from church to chat with Ffelef's mother.
 "w1il." replied Mrs. Graham, "f think 1t was just because she did not make any great preparations. It was just what boys and girls party ought to be-absoluteiy informal. And. too. there was much secrecy about 1t. Even Helen herself did not knoW half that was to be revealed on the night 6f the party"
 Helens mother was right. Infcrfnai- lty and secrecy-these were what made the party such a success.
 The first question Helen settled was the kind of invitation to send out. Be- ing quite little artist In her way. she decorated lot of plain cards with pie lures of owls bats, black cAts. broons. etc.. and on each one she lettered some auch rhyme as this:
 Come Halloween night at g.
 The witches will tell you your fate.
 Now lock in your bosom this plLs
 Or ill-luck will likely be your lot"
 With each card she sent this notice: Masquerade party-devise your own costume"
 Of course, as 1t turned out. almost every guest was eostuned As witch or wizard. with high-peake6 caps, brown. stained faces, long brown robes ana carrying weird looking brooms. Como had black cats. live or stuffed. on their crooked backs.
 The house was dimly lighted by jack O lanterns. over the faces of which were pasted masks which were as grinny and creepy in appearance as Helen and her family could devise.
 The door was opened by mysterious, unseen hands. and on the wall was huge black paper hand pointing sol emnly up the stairway.
 MYSTERY IN THE AIR
 Every one involuntarily fell into whispers, if they spoke at all. The hostess and her assistants received them silently with outstretched hands. which, when grasped. sent chills up and down backbones, for they were cold and clammy (being. In fact, gloves stuffed with wet sand instead of the human hands that were expected).
 When all were ready and expectant e deep-toned bell was solemnly in- toned; then a curtain was drawn aside, revealing the Three Witches of Macbeth" lowering over steam ing caldron. While two of them stirred the "hell-broth" with huge spoons the third croaked the famous witch lines: "Thrice the brindle cat hath etc.
 Next the guests passed one by one into a fortune-telling booth, which was built up in front of a large open fireplace. Here the fortune-telling witch foretold their fates by means of solder melted in a big iron spoon. When dropped into water. the solder took strange forms. which she inter- preted according to her fancy.
 After this came a most sensational episode--three huge black cats (per- sons dressed up to represent cats) en-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

leading out from 1t indicate a tendency to whatever the lines or mounts ap- preached by the branches indicate. For instance. leading toward Mercury prom ises marriage
 The heartline. if firm and unbroken. indicates prosperity in love. If broken. indicates disappointments in love.
 The line of fate, rising straight and unbroken from the wrist, indicates un- interrupted good fortune and success. great brain power and common sense.
 The line of marriage. long, deep and well-formed. foretells a happy mar riage.
 Children are indicated by five up- ward lines from the middle or end of the line of marriage on the Mount of Mercury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Roasting Chestnuts

.HESE may be roasted on a shovel held over hot coals or upon the top
 of the stove. Two are named and laid side by side; if they remain roasting quietly long and lasting affection is or both hop away. it signifies a dis agreement: those that persist in moving aoout are fickle. while those that fly off .ne snovel or stove are destined to remain single another year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Roasting Apples

= HoOsE your apple and turn 1t seven \ times in the hand as you silently
 name a favored person. The apple could be roasted on a boiler over t.ie kitchen fire If you have no fireplace. While roasting. if the apple roasts even- be seven or can be divided by seven, it promises a bright future. If the core prove worm-eaten, then, disappointment Is sure to follow. while if the apple
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Witch's Cave.

Try a "witch's Cave" Use ever- green and asparagus and chrysanthe- mums to form bower, which should be lighted with dim jack-o lanterns. canny things of various sorts. will present each one with a tall lighted candle and a paper funnel. Through the latter each one must try to blow out the candle flame, after having made a wish. If successful, the wish will come true.
 This is not as easy as it looks, you will find.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
History Puzzle
How Much Do You Knowp

How Much Do You KnowP Here are questions in English his- tory. See if you can answer them without referring to your books. Fill each blank with the name of an Eng fish monarch.
 l. --- was beheaded 3. - was dethroned by William and Mary.
 3. - reigned during the Boer War.
 4. established the Church of England
 5. - is the present king. 6. reigned during the American Revolution.
 2. - sent out Cabots ex. petition.
 8. --- reigned when the Bat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Printers Pi.

Printers Pi. How often have l blessed the coming day, When toll remitting lent it's turn to play. And all the village train, from labor Led up their sports beneath the spread ing tree"
 Enigma. Kevwortls-Real. Julia. race. sauce. Carl. Whole--Julius Caesar.
 Riddles. l. In February, because that month has only twenty eight days 2 Your uncle is your fathers brother, bat your father is not your uncle. B. The last must take the dish with his egg, and can leave it lying there as long as he pleases.
 Double Beheading. Meat-eat-at.
 Single Beheading. Dice-ice.
 Shorthand Spelling. x K U S-Extenuate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Happy or Unhappy?

IT AVG from the ceiling two witch I'll hazel rods, crossed. Place on the
 four ends respectively a piece of bread, favorite sweet. a candle end and a red pepper.
 Twirl the rods rapidly, and let each player take his turn, standing under 1t and seizing a bite at one of the arti- cles.
 The one he gets into his teeth will in dicate whether his married life will prove happy or unhappy-the bread in- dicating a comforta ble and uneventfuI life, the candy a delig ghtful life, the can dle end a disagreeab ble life, and the pep- per a peppery life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

1. Last name of the author of the "One Hoss Shay"
 2. Last name of the author of lover the Hills and Far Away"
 3. Last name of a famous Hoosier poet.
 4. Last name of the author of The Hoosier Schoolmaster."
 5. Last name of a famous Pennsyl- vania author-traveler.
 G. Last name of an American hu- morist, whose pen name was Ar temus Ward"
 2. Last name of our most famous American humorist.
 8. Maiden name of the author of Uncle Toms Cabin
 9. Last name of an American humor- ist who was always known as "Bill' instead of by'his real Christian name.
 Puzzle Ounces.
 Example-AGd an ounce to two let ters and make ito punish severely" Answer-Trto rtounce-ounce. l. Add an ounce to one letter and make ito rebound"
 9. Add an ounce to two letters and make "a loose ruffie"
 B. Add an ounce to one letter and make "to fall shdden.y upon" 4. Add an ounce to three letters and have Ito make known"
 b.. Add an ounce to three letters and make ito inform against. stigmatize." b Add an ounce to three letters and make ito disavow. abjure."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

Who Can Read ThisP the houses alike A very long street looks very dreary. the houses alike When properly read 1t makes ex- cellent sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Hidden Fortunes

A DELIGHTFUL surprise for Hal A loween guests can be provided as
 follows:
 Write on slips of paper various thetic ink or simple lemon juice. , Secrete these pieces of paper in nut shells and present to your guests. Tell them to hold the papers over candle flame. Then. to their surprise, the heat will cause each blank paper to exhibit an unlooked-for fortune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
WHAT PALMS INDICATE

Soft palms indicate affection and a tendency to luxury. Firm palms indi- cate energy and vitality. Hard palms indicate lack of sympathy. Hollow palms show ill-health. Palms tending to close rather indicate secretiveness A tendency to hide the thumb inside the palm indicates covetousness
 Large finger joints indicate good ma IT, agement. Long fingers show careful Short fingers show quickness in thought and action.
 Short fore fingers show cheerful dis position; long ones. vanity; medium, love of ruling. The second finger, if long. shows morbidness: if medium, a we'll balanced mind. The third finger if short, a mcrcenary nature: If medium, a love of admiration. The fourth finger, if short. shows quick perception; if long. a progressive. energetic nature
 The thumb Is king of the hand Small thumbs indicate that the heart rules the head, large ones show the head governs the heart. Very small thumbs indicate weakness of will. Very large ones indicate overbearing manners supple thumb shows the owner will listen to reason and persuasion, A very stiff one indicates stubborness
 Of the mounts Cat the base of the fin gers): The Mount of Jupiter. below the first finger. if large. shows noble ambi- tion. Saturn, under the middle finger, shows wisdom. success. Apollo, under the third finger, shows taste, genius, riches. Mercury. under the little finger shows industry and activity
 The lifeline. if well defined and well colored, shows long and prosperous life. break in 1t means illness. Branches
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

If you have never tried 1t. don't fail to do so this-Hailoween.
 Take nice, clean white string a yard long, and exactly in the centre fasten raisin. Now take two boys and place an end of the string be- tween each ones teeth. At the word "go" each must begin chewing the string flor dear life"
 The one chewing fastest will reach the raisin first. provided he Is not so unfortunate as to let the string slip from his teeth, an accident which is likely to occur, as his opponents string. which must be carefully guarded against
 The chewer who first reaches the raisin may eat it. and will also have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
= Halloween Lore

THROw a bali of yarn out of your
 window and rewind 1t from with | in. repeating the paternostef backward as you do so. all the while watching the ball. Presently. if you have good luck. you will have c vision of your future husbands face.
 Take two long g-stemmed red roses and intertwine the stems. repeating these lines:
 Irvine. twine and intertwine,
 Let my love be wholly mine:
 If his heart be kind and true.
 Deeper grow his roses hue"
 Look in your glass while combin6 your hair, at the same time eating an apple and holding a candle in one hand. You must also be alone. If you have good luck, you will see your futuro mates face peeping over your shoulder in the mirror.
 They say that children who are born on Halloween have and retain through their childhood the power to converse with witches. devils and mischief-malE- ing elves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

Acrostic.
 When you have set down the cor rect names of famous American writers in the list. read the star let the most popular nights in the year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Suggestions for Halloween Parties.

Use mirrors, mirrors. mirrors!
 Borrow them from neighbors for the occasion. You cannot have too many. Have as many candles burning before the mirrors as you can possibly have.