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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18

CTS festival which lasts eight days. In merrymaking and target shooting. Though target shooting is now consld cred as a sport. these sturdy Saxons show by their strength and skill that they have not forgotten the early method of warfare In which their forefathers ex- celled.
 But there Is so much to see in Weimar one can not afford to let ones imagina- tion run riot with rancies. A good start ing point Is the Schiller house. Schiller lived on the second floor and the apart ment Is very homely. It consists of a living room, workroom, dining-room and bedchamber. The living room is the most elaborately furnished. It has cup boards which served for the keeping of books and dishes. In one corner of the room is a spnet and d guitar. In a cabinet on the other side are seen dishes, rings. letters. snuff-boxes and walking sticks. used by the poet. The single wooden bedstead In which Schiller breathed his last Is placed In the work room. It is piled high with ribbons which adorned wreaths sent by all na- these faded ribbons ones eyes i'll with tears and the lips whisper: "They came too late. Why did not the world help and appreciate this wonderful genius when his soul needed their sympathy and protection. Not far from the Schiller house is the library of which Goethe was director for many years. The building showed that he was almost as good an architect as poet. Not satisfied with the appearance of the place he remodeled the hall so that the pictures. busts and books
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18

Close to the garden hedge runs the road to Ohcr-Nemar. on the other side a meadow and path lined with trees. A bridge leads to the Gartenbaus where Prince Karl August lived during the sum ner and amused himself telegraphing to Goethe.
 Goethe's summer house was exceedingly simple compared with the place he lived in later. The entrance hall Is large and imposing and decorated with several stat ues brought from Greece. A broad flight of steps lead to the many living-rooms. Tho walls are hung with many rare DOT traits including a splendid likeness of Schiller and the poet Wleland; but the most interesting are all of Goethe's many sweethearts including Madame Schroete and Frau von Stein. Just as valuable are the rare collections of Venetia glass, Ma joliea and terra cotta Goethe gathered when travelling in Italy and Greece But this rare collection includes personal gifts given to the poet. including laurel wreath of gold. rings. seals. snuf-boxes. coins rare plate and a piano. gift of Mendelsohn flight of steps open into wing. Beyond are his workrooms filled with splendid collections of woods, miner als and geological specimens, showing what a wonderful knowledge of science he had. There are also cabinets filled with scales, bottles and test-tubes.
 The most ostentatious room Is his work room, only lighted by two small windows. In the middle is a large work .able and two chairs one was for him, the other was used by his secretary. Under the table Is the wastebasket into which he threw his handkerchief when he got ex- cited The only other furnishing Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18

high writing desk on which rests creamy glass bust of Napoleon. The bedroom used by the poet is even smaller In his old age the chief luxury in which be in- dulged was to eat his breakfast in large armchair. On stand are seen the bottle and spoon from which the poet took his medicine in his last Illness
 Above stairs is series of rooms only son. The walls are hung with many portraits of Schiller and his father. In one small room Is large picture of Goethe seated in an armchair and look ing towards a window. His daughter-fn- law kneels weeping before him. The room Is flooded with light symbolizng the poets last words Light more light
 But the traveller Is unwilling to say goodbye to Weimar until he visits the resting place of these great men. short walk leads to a cemetery. In plain tomb are number of bronze caskets, two are distinguished from the others because they are covered with beautiful wreaths. On one casket lies wreath of gold inscribed with the words: "Wofgang Goethe' on the other a silver wreath bears the words '.Friedrieh Schiller" These two friends. brother poets so true to each other In life now rest side by side. This friendship Is beautifully expressed in the large bronze statue erected to their memory. The young poet Schiller holds some parchment in his hand and hls eyes are seen gazing upward in inspiration. His other hand touches the laurel wreath which Goethe holds as he looks out on the world con- fdent of his genius
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practiced at the general time Is that in which the credulous maiden eats an apple before n looking glass while combing her hair, confident that If directions be fol- lowed explicitly the face of her destined conjugal partner will be seen in the mir TOT as though peeplng over her shoulder. Equally well known Is the scheme where by any maiden may find out the first letter of the name of her future hus- band by peeling an apple. taking the pairing by one end and after swinging 1t three times around her head allowing 1t to fall in whatever fashion 1t may. It must be confessed that some slight stretch of imagination may be necessary to construe the position of the pairing as indicating q desired letter.
 There has been transplanted to the United States from Scotland another means of peeping into the matrimonial lottery. By this plan the young women go hand-ln- hand, blndfolded. or at least with eyes closed, 10 the cabbage patch and each pulls the first plant met with. Earth on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18

their natal day, but sometimes. so 1t is said. other persons have the gift of con versing with the airy visitants on such occasions.
 Saint Matrimony Is the patron saint of Halloween and indeed this autumn holiday Is best known as the night of all nights for peering Into the future and especially for discovering just what sort of husband or wife fate has selected for each unmarried participant in the rites. It Is this function of the holiday which helps to keep it's observance alive with the young people of the nation and not few of their elders who are yet youthful in spirit. Not only are the mysterious spirits that are abroad on Halloween supposed to be infalible in their verdicts but 1t is also of manifest advantage that they demand neither fee nor reward for piercing the veil that hides the future The performance of some very simple ceremony is all that is exacted of the curious young man or woman who would learn interesting particulars regarding the destined life-partner.
 The origin of Halloween seems to be hidden In an intermingling of classic mythology and Christian superstltions The plan of making nuts and apples con spcuous in the Halloween festivities Is traced back to the custom of the ancient Romans to hold on November 1 a feast to Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, at which time there was formal opening of the stores of eatables laid up in summer for use during the winter. On this same date occurred the great autumn festival to the sun with which the fDruids or ancient Celts celebrated thanks giving for their harvest and it was the belief of the Druids that on the eve of their holiday-the present Hallowe'en-
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affect its observance since It's festivities are for the most part reserved for the period after nightfall when the work-a- day world Is presumably at leisure.
 Various schemes for obtaining matri- monial forecasts on Halloween have been handed down to the present generation. The roasting of nuts is an essential pre- Jude to most of them. Some inquisitive maidens are wont to place number of nuts each bearing the name of lover, on the bars of a grate or among the em- bers. According to the ritual If a nut cracks or jumps the lover will prove un- faithful whereas if 1t begins to blaze or burn he has regard for the person making the test. If a nut burns quietly and brightly especial sincerity of affection Is supposedly indicated. Similarly if nuts named for a girl and her lover burn in unison an early wedding is to be ex- pected.
 Apples vie with nuts as Hallowee en vehi- cles for discovering the intentions of Cupid. Indeed one of the best known ruses and perhaps the one most generally 7
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the Lord of Death summoned those wicked souls that had within the year been condemned to henceforth occupy the bodies of animals.
 The people of England have long set store by an. elaborate observance of Hal loweeH but even antedating their al legiance was that of the Irish. In the Emerald Isle 1t was the custom from the earliest days for each household to set out on this holiday the best viands it could afford, apples and nuts being in- evitabe features of the menu. In not few instances peasants went from house to house collecting breadcake, butter. cheese, eggs and other eatables suitable for a feast. Indeed, throughout Great Britain bread or cake has long been asso- ciated with the Halloween feast, and even today in many English households cake is baked for each member of the family. An early Halloween observance was that of ringing the church bells all night long, but a stop was put to this by King Henry VIII.A
 As has been said many of the features of the Halloween program In ancient times have been continued to this day but for the most part the customs which were once ceremonies of belief are now observed only in jest Halloween being the first of the autumn and winter holi- days and for the young people, the first break in the school year Is invariably well comed with especial enthusiasm. The circumstance that Halloween is not q national holiday does not in the least
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18
Scientific Value of Tears.

Every thoughtful man nowadays Is sin- cereiy convinced that each function of man has been based on some practical and useful duty and even tears have been proved to possess some real value aside from their emotional work Crying, says science nowadays. Is beneficial exercise for children. strengthening the lungs and the vocal cords. In older people It keeps the eyes moist and prevents too great mental strain.
 Savages are just as ready to weep as civilized people. but they lean toward tears when joyous or if their sympathies are touched. They do not cry from pain because 1t does not appeal to them men, tally as subject for tears. The English and Scotch shed fewer tears than any other nation says the scientists. The Latin races use tears more easily, butN are less affected by strong emotion than the almost tenrless Englishman and American. Negroes always weep when very angry and 4''crying mad" with many people Is the most dangerous sign of trouble posaible-
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i've ploutts. Here he practised and played for many of his friends and wrote many of the compos ttions which were later brought out at the Opera house. His bedroom and the room occupied by Goethe are the two most popular rooms in the House and guests bid high to say they lived in the Liszt and Goethe rooms. There is nothing especially noteworthy in its furnishing except the beautiful writing desk at which the great musi- clan and composer wrote. The top is shaped like q Greek temple decorated with mirrors and marquetry wood. The rest of the furniture is limited to wooden bed small table, washstand, q large round table and an oblong table with gilt trimmings.
 But the furnishing of the room is very fine to that which the Schiller room knew. The small dimensions, the single bed, the plain writing desk and the one chair tell better than words the struggle and hardships which followed this great and talented poet all his days. Very diff ferent from the comfortable quarters Goethe enjoyed. Goethe's room. was far more spacious and better furnished. His room had two large windows with bal cony commanding splendid view of the old Castle walls with their strange cary ings, small house opposite with a strange sun-dial and the large market square. Goethe's bed is especially in- teresting because 1t is built in the wall and has linen curtains hung before 1t. The most elaborate piece of furniture is the writing desk, m exact duplicate of the one Liszt used. u Is the dc-S on which he is supposed to have written many of his most ardent love-letters and parts of his Faust. Though many noted guests have dined and spent some hours in this inn, two other names have made the place historic. Napoleon lived here some weeks when he once paid visit to Weimar. In the rooms is large em- pire table on which he Is supposed to have written many important state let ters. The great painter Mentzel also
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the root of the cabbage thus selected signifies +dowry. The shape and size of the vegetable denote the appearance and size of the future spouse and the taste of the heart and stem indicate his dis position. Nor is all the Halloween prog nosticating for the benefit of the fair sex. There have been designed for ardent swains numerous forms of dlvinatlon, the best known of which is that whereby the smitten youth descends cellar stairs with a candle in one hand and mirror in the other, hoping to have the face of sweetheart reflected back to him from the glass.
 All the Halloween pranks above men- toned and a host of others are intro duced as adjuncts of the Halloween par ties which now constitutes one of the most popular forms of entertaining in this country That tradition has decreed the occasion one of mystery as well as night of jollity and laughter paves the way for unique entertainments and many quaint conceits in the line of amusements have been devised by resourceful hosts
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and hostesses. Halloween has become especially popular at schools and colleges, as brief season given over to the pranks of the students. Particularly is there fantastic observance of the holiday at girls boarding schools and women's col leges.
 Novelty Is the keynote of everything connected with a Halloween festivity. Like as not the invitations, menu cards, tally cards, etc are bespattered with representations of witches riding brooms, blinking owls, broad-winged bats and pumpkins while for decorative purposes there are pressed into service a variety of natures yivid-hued products such as cornstalks. pumpkins, carrots, russet oak leaves and green pine boughs Finally the refreshments, which are an indispen- sable feature, include apples, nuts, grapes and other autumn delicacies.
 Since mystic rites are to be essayed and ghost stories and other spooky subjects are likely to be among the topics of con- versation, it Is not only permissible but appropriate that there should be no bril- liant illumination of the scene of Hal lowe'en party and this enables the use of candies set Tn nOliOWeu CAUTIOUS or tue eln- ployment of jack o-lanterns.
 Certain wellknown American host esses, famous as the originators of oddi- ties, have given Halloween entertain ments in barns and attics and in one in- stance cellar was utilized,-black drap- cries and the symbol of the skull and cross-bones adding to the creepy at- mosphere Highly popular as Halloween entertainments are. masquerade parties of one kind or another and shadow pan tomfmes have come into extensive vogue in recent years. Some of the games which are now regarded as indispensable to Halloween frolic have no significance as matrimonial barometers. Foremost among these is the prank of ducking for apples. The apples are set afioat in a tub and each person essays to tch one of the floating prizes with the teeth, his hands being tied behind him. The popping of corn at an open fire, fortune telling and other old-fashioned diversions are also re- vived for the benefit of the younger gem eration on Halloween.
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2 UST as thousands of tourists v.sit oe.
 Herammergau to witness the Passion Play and hasten to Bayreuth for wagnerian festivals so each year nearly the same number visit Welmar, the Athens of mod ern Europe. Ever since the two great est German poets made this place sacred with their memories scholars and writers no less than musicians have found 1t worthy retreat. Dickens and Thackerey spent some time here and George Eliot and Madame de Stae sought Weimar as place of inspiration. Amalia Winter in her charming Weimar album describes the many brilliant English and Rus sians who came to take tea with Goethe's daughter law, and spent the evening listening to the reading of German and English poetry. An Englishman of that day wrote in his diary these words in memory of Goethe and the days he made golden: Sad heart why do you awaken in me memories of those golden days that flew bye so quickly. In the classic town on the I'm noted for its culture, life in the open air and pleasure Weimar. oh, your name and it's associations haunt me now There are still plenty of asso- eiation to delight the thousands of tray eers who spend several happy days amidst these literary haunts.
 Welmar is an attractive place in itself,
 it rests in a valley surrounded by noun tains and splendid woods of the Thur ingen forests. The air is refreshed by small river which wanders gently and romantically about the meadows, and woods and again rusaes on so forcibly 1t must be held back by a dam. The town Is adorned with beautiful park and some splendid monuments and some very attractive homes. The Hotel Erb- prinz is one of the show places because of its historic associations. This hotel WAS formerly large inn and was for many months at a time the home of Ger many's greatest poets, musicians and painters. When Franz Liszt first came ro Weinar this was his only home for
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-18
will be reconsidered in the morn

will be reconsidered in the morn ing.
 The Mckenzie measure appro priating S1 ,6O0 for the use of the Arkansas History Commission in publishing the second volume of the History of Arkansas, was passed.
 In the Senate this morning Senate Bill No. 420, by Hamiter, which prevents anyone from us- Ing any name except the one given them at birth, was passed.
 House Bill No. 62, by Roby, enforcing compliance with cer- tain labor contracts, and making violation of it's provisions mis- demeanOr, was passed.
 Senate Bill NO. 431, by Oldham empowering county Judges to care for orphan children passed.
 Senate Bill No. 409, by Me Daniel, regulating Mutual Live Stock Insurance Companies, was passed.
 In the House this morning the Rowell bill regulating hours of railway employees, passed.
 A constitutional amendment allowing cities and towns to bond themselves for improvements passed.
 House Bill No. 432 was introdu- ced by Shannon, and the bill re quires abstractors to make bond.
 House Bill No. 433, giving cities authority to oregulateauction sales was Introduced.
 President Jno. Tillman and Congressman Wallace were visi- tors to the hall this morning.
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weeks ago, went through the lower house Tuesday afternoon, was enrolled Wednesday morn ing and presented to the gover- nor for his approval in the after noon. The signing of the bill by the executive marks the end of the greatest fight made at the present session of the General Assembly and marks the culmi- nation of the efforts of the busi- ness interests of the state to se- cure adequate protection for their property.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-18
Eleven Innings and a Tie.

The game yesterday between Little Rock and Shreveport, re- sultedin in a tie, the umpire calling thegame an account of darkness, at the close of the eleventh in ming, the score standing 3 and 3.
 With fhe game slowed safely away in the bat bag, at the open ing of the ninth, Randy was found for three hits, in what should have been the closing inning, and the result was that Shreveport tied up the score and 900 fans who had started homefguring up the new percentage of the Colts ate cold suppers. After the Pi- rates had tied up the count in the ninth, the counting station was never reached by either team, and at the end of eleventh, with the game still in deadlock, Um- pire Pfenninger declared it a draw on account of darkness.
 Rain prevented any other games in the Southern League yester. day.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-18
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Preparing for the Federation.

Forrest City, April 17,-All the arrangements for the annual meeting of the Arkansas Fedora tion of Women's Clubs, which takes place in this city beginning with next Wednesday have been completed. Some delegates have already arrived, and all
The Prescott daily news., 1907-04-18
Signs the Bill.

Yesterday afternoon at 3;35 o'clock Acting Governor John Ike Moore signed theLee-Brown- ing bill and that section of the antitrust law that drove the old line fire insurance companies out of Arkansas was repealed. The measure passed the Senate two
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signs point to a most successful meeting.
 The federation will convene on the morning of the 24th at the St. Francis county court house, with the president Mrs. Richard B. Willis of Searcy in the chair. The details of the program have as yet not been arranged, but pa pers will be read on domestic, economical and political topics. During the evening prior to the opening of the convention the delegates will hold an informal reception at the court house to the people of Forrest City and at that time a musical program will be rendered.
 On Wednesday evening the delegates will be given a reception by Judgeand Mrs. N. w. Norton, and in the afternoon they will be guest of W. F. Perkins at the plant of the Forrest City Manu- featuring Company. Thursday evening public meeting of the delegates will be held at the court house and a musical and literary program will be rendered. Dur ing the afternoon luncheon will betenderedinh honor of the federa- tion by Miss Lizzie Rollwage.
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GETTING DOWN TOWORK
Both Branches of the Legislature Dis-
 patches Business Readily.
Special to the News.

Little Rock, April 18.-1ne Senate was called to order this morning by President Moore and Senator Montgomery was called to preside for the day.
 The Senate yesterday after noon passed a bill intorduced by Senator Bush which leaves to the various counties and township of the state the right to deterime by votes of the property owner just what kind of stock laws and fences they desire. The bill passed by a large vote. The present session of the assembly has been confronted with at least a hundred bills relating to hogs and fences, and considerable time has been devoted to their consideration. The Bush bill and the bill introduced and pass ed by MT. Black of Marion giving to the Railroad Commission the power, on petition, to compel the railroads to erect depots where ever they are needed and the necessity of them is proven by investigation, are measures that are intended to relieve the as sembly of some of it's work. If both of these bills becomeacts, as they probably will, nearly half of the labor of the legislature will be removed. A bill is to be in troduced in the Senate shortly giving to the county examiners the power to establish school districts. If this, too, becomes a law future assemblies will be able to devote their time exclu- sively to the consideration of general measures.
 The bill by Senator Patterson appropriating S35,0O0 for the payment of the private soldiers of the State Guard who served during the yellow fever scare of 1905 at the rate of S1 50 a day in addition to the 43 cents per day defeated by one vote in the Sen ate yesterday. The argument against the measure was that the soldiers had already been paid by the United States. The bill