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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
The Halloween Cake

"A o Halloween party is really COM
IL plete without a Halloween cake.
4 Best of all, 1t is a real cake that
may be eaten and enjoyed to ones
hearts delight-despite the queer
things that are put into 1t.
A plain pound cake, covered with
icing or not, just as one desires. is
made and, in the making, the follow
ing articles are concealed In 1t: a ring.
a thimble. a coin and a button. When
the cake has baked. no one, of course.
knows exactly whereabouts in the
cake the articles have lodged.
Each guest at the party steps up,
seizes a knife and cuts himself a slice
of cake. And someone, naturally.
bites into his piece and finds one or
more of the articles mentioned.
The finding of the ring in your piece
of cake means, so the superstition
runs, that you will some day marry
and be the mother or father of a
large and happy family; the thimbIe
signifies that you will be an old maid,
busy with her sewing and her cat, or
a cross, grouchy old bachelor. The
button means that you will have to
work hard for your living-sewing
them, perhaps, on other peoples
clothes; and the coin signifies that you
will have plenty of money for all the
good things in life when you grow up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN
PARTY, LITE HOSTESS

~ course, If you're going to give
a Halloween party this year,
you want every little boy and
girl guest to have the very best
time he ever had at any party in cell
ebration of this strange, fearful night
when witches and spooks and hobgob-
Inns roam about at will and frighten
people out of their wits
So, here are a few suggestions about
what to do and have that you may
find of real help to your Mamma or
your Aunty or whoever is giving the
party for you:
To begin with, Halloween party,
of all parties, should be different and
strange from beginning to end. There
fore instead of writing your little
friends formal notes requesting "the
pleasure of their company" make
your invitations as unconventional and
original as possible. For instance,
why not ask the butcher for some of
his rough, coarse brown wrapping pa
per? Cut this into pieces about twice
the size of the regular note paper your
Mamma uses and then with your
own hands-write the name of a de-
sired guest at the top of each piece of
paper and under it either or both of
the following verses:
witches and goblins and fairies
bright
Dance gaily together on Hal
lowe'en night;
So don your old clothes and join
in the fun;
To my Halloween party please
tell me you'll come"
Or this one:
"Please come in your rags, and
come in your tags,
But not in your velvet gown.
Bring a sheet and case. your
form to grace,
And a little white mask to hide
your face"
Then, at the bottom of the paper, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
A Halloween Bird

MD you ever hear of the Harry
Bird? You can see one at most
~ of the large geological parks in
this country. He is most fear
some thing and might we'll be called
the witch, or Halloween bird. OF the
bird kingdom.
Most of him is a dull, dead ash
gray. and he has small. round. sharp
black eyes that look not unlike Drill
liantly polished shoe buttons. The
glare of them is baleful indeed and he
seems to look you through and
through.
Around his small white head is a
fluffy ruffle of gray feathers and
mind you--he can turn that head all
the way around so that he can look
down his own back! Now isn't that a
queer, uncanny trick he has!
His beak is a cruel one, with a
hooked tooth at the end of it, that is
simply ideal for picking and tearing
flesh. Why, he. could give just one
pick with that tooth and drive 1t clear
through the palm of your hand! His
claws, too, are long and sharp and
cruel.
He is a powerful bird and is the ter
ror of the tropical forests. He feeds
on monkeys, sloths, foxes, lizards,
snakes and fish. He builds his nest
high up on some mountain crag or In
the topmost branches of the tallest
trees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Origin and SUpersti-
tiOnS OF Halloween

II ALLOWE'EN is a myth; that is,
I'm it is founded on pure supersti-
. ton. 1t is. so far as may be de-
termined, the outcome of the mar
ration of many myths of the
Druids and the superstitious people of
the long, long ago. The anniversary
night itself is taken in part from the
festival of Pomona, which was cele-
brated by the pagan Romans at their
season of apples and nuts. From this
occasion, no doubt came the famous
"nutcraek and snapapple night" of the
old Brftains.
Also, 1t was the time at which the
ancient Druids held their autumn
feast to the sun in thanksgiving for
the harvest. On the eve of this fes-
tival, the Druids believed, the Lord of
Death called together out of their
bondage the wicked souls that had for
a year been condemned to dwell in
the bodies of animals; from this, per-
haps, sprang the supernatural side of
Halloween.
Again, these same old Druids-who,
you remember, once Inhabited Eng
land--at this celebration built huge
bonfires in honor of Baal and indulged
In much feasting and many games
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Uncle Wills Hallowe' en- Lesson.

come indoors about nine o'clock after
Father had called and called to him.
And then, you may be sure, he was
not too proud to eat his share-and
even more than his share-of the good
things his mamma had prepared for
us to eat.
THE next morning at the breakfast
table his Father looked at Uncle Will
sternly as he came in late to take his
seat.
William he asked. did you re-
member what l told you about Hal
dowe'en pranks last night?'
Yes sir, yes Father he replied.
You didn't hear of my doing any
thing, did your
No. said his Father, very slowly,
but someone took off our front gate
last night and threw it under the front
porchl
What! exclaimed your Uncle WIN.
That must have been Bud Wilmer
and his gang! He did it to get even
with me fort" And then Uncle
viii realized what he had said and
stopped.
So-so-young man. said his IA
ther, you were up to pranks like that
after all. were you! What did Bud
want to get even with you for?'
Uncle VIII finally confessed that he
had taken the gate of Buds fence off
Its hinges and that Bud had recog-
nized him just as he was finishing.
Your grandfather got up from the
table, walked to the telephone and
called up Buds father. They had a
long talk and, presently, he came over
bringing Bud along with him.
'And both your Uncle Will and Bud
were made to put those gates on
again, as lesson to them not to in
jure other peoples property. My, how
they did work, too! 1t took them all
morning to do it--and 1t was a Sat-
urday, too. when the rest of the boys
were playing football.
Halloween, Dorothy, is time for
fun. for good, innocent fun; but not
for bad boys to do things that they
consider funny no matter whether
they hurt other people or not. Do
you know any little boys who seem to
look at it the way Uncle Will did?
do--lots of them.'' a-.
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around them.

around them.
According to Scottish superstitions,
Halloween is the time when witches,
devils, fairies and imp-elves hold their
annual carnival. They meet on that
night to concoct mischief and, having
mapped out all the evil they will do
in the coming year, each anoints his
feet and shoulders with the blood of
murdered baby. Then they fiy
away on broomsticks to torture and
harry certain of their victims. But
just before cock-crow they assemble
'again and make merry, dancing
round and round with their backs
to each other.
The old Scotch people used to be-
lieve that there was only one way
to avoid the evil charms that witches
might work upon them. And that was
to keep the tongue busy saying kind
words about other people and to wrap
their "plaidies," or cloaks, about shiv-
ering children whenever they were
found. The good souls. they argued,
who would be walking on earth, doing
their last penance before rising to
Heaven on All Saints Day, would pick
up all these kind words and good
deeds and stone the witches with them
until each witch had shed one drop
of red blood and one of black poison
both of these drops to come from
their left shoulder blades.
How much nicer our Halloween
and our Halloween beliefs are nova
days! Today 1t is all fun and frolic
But, you must remember. people in
those Old old days were not edu-
Gated as we are and they were dread
fully superstitious. We, you see. live
in more enlightened age-but we
can have lots of fun out of Hallowe' en-,
can't we?
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is called THE Three Bowls of Fate
Take three small bowls and fill one
other with soapy water; and leave
the third empty. Blindfold your
guests, one by one, lead them up to
the bowls and tell them to reach out
and touch one of them. If the boy
dips his hand into the bowl of pure
water, 1t means he will marry a
young girl; If girl is trying 1t, she
will marry a young man. If the boy
has dipped into the bowl of soapy wa
ter, then 1t means he will marry a
widow; and If girl. then she will
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a nose and a mouth showing the
teeth (much as you would carve a
mouth in pumpkin lantern). Paste
these on the globe in their proper
places and gather up a fold or two
of white or yellow crepe paper to
drape around the head like a shawl.
Make a hole at the top SO the heat
and flame of the lamp may escape
without burning the paper. Then fas-
ten this globe over the chimney.
There still remains to cover up the
part of the lamp between the bottom
of the globe and the base of the lamp
This is not difficult. Simply wind white
crepe paper, loosely and plentifully,
around the lamp.
This may be done with all sizes of
lamps. provided they are not short,
fat. squatty ones. But just think how
effective this ghost is when he Is
made of one of those tall. old-fashioned
piano-lamps!
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Not so. They surely flourish
As in their golden prime.
And Hallowe en- they cherish
AS their most joyous time.
They frolic then about us,
In queerest garments drest.
From hidden places hout us
With merry prank and jest.
Now on the window tapping.
Now at the door so sly;
We startle from our mapping
And look, but none is nigh.
But if we caught party
Amid their fun and noise.
We'd find the goblins hearty
Were just our girls and boys
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your Halloween party, even though 1t
Is not good to eat. Choose from four
to seven of your little girl guests and
let them mix a stiff dough Of -four
and water-nothing else. so you can
see 1t really isn't cake-in a large
baking pan. But, all the while, they
must not utter a single word; II any
girl forgets herself and so much as
giggles, she must step aside and let
another take her place. That Is why
the cake" Is called dumb cake"
After the dough has been worked
up" and placed in the pan. each little
girl takes pin and pricks her initials
on. the surface of the dough. Then
the cake" is put in the oven and al
lowed to bake exactly ten minutes
during all of which time the rule of
silence still holds.
The baking done, the pan Is re-
moved from the oven. Certain of the
initials will have become completely
obliterated; others can still be seen.
The Halloween superstition Is that
the owners of the initials that sur
vived the oven will marry. and the
others will be old maids.
OF course we all know the famous
old game of "Bobbing For Apples
in which q number of apples are set
floating about in a tub of water and
you lean over and try to pick them
up with your teeth. But here Is va
Ration of the game.
Select number of apples with
long, strong stems-one for each of
your guests-and fasten stout piece
of twine to each of them. Then have
Papa of Big Brother remove the cur
tains from the rod between double
door; fasten the other end of each
string to the rod SO that all of them.
each with an apple at its end. hang
down like portiere.
One by one. your little guests, with
their arms folded behind them, try to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

@VEN though you know It isn't, a
jack-o'-lantern looks very fierce
and awful on Halloween night.
way back in the shadows.
doesn't it? But here is a way to make
a ghost that will give you or anyone
else who comes upon it suddenly "the
creeps." Goodness me, one would al
most imagine it real ghost-but for
the fact, you know, that there Is no
such thing as a ghost!
You are very apt to see this Hal
lowe'en ghost right in the middle of
the supper table, or standing in a
corner Of the hall, or even perched
up on the mantel-piece-in fact. he
can be set up wherever there is
lamp, for that is the first essential
to construct one.
Select the tallest lamp you have in
the house-for ghost. you know.
should never look round 'and dumpy
and well-fed. Drape it's base in either
white or black crepe paper so that
none of it can be seen. Then fashion.
or purchase. a round, white or yell
low tissue paper globe made on a wire
frame.
Take pieces of red or black paper
and cut them out In the shape Of eyes.
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Here is a game, Little Hostess. that
will give your Halloween guests all
sorts of shivers up and down their
spines. for it is apt to make anyone
feel "spooky." Assemble everyone at
the foot of the stairs Choose the first
victim, hand him a lighted candle
which he must hold in his left hand
and not let go out; then make him
walk up the stairs, backward, and in
to pitch-dark room, still walking
backward and still keeping the candle
lit.
When he has backed up to the
bureau he must suddenly look over his
shoulder-and try to see the face of
his future wife or husband outlined in
the mirror. OF course, no one ever
does see a face in the mirror; but 1t
is surprising what tricks ones imagin-
alton will play, especially when one Is
in dark room and holding candle
while looking over his shoulder on
Halloween night.
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A CURIOUS BOOK.

n CURIOUS little book, which is also
~ one of the tiniest,s is copy OF
\ the English Bijou Almanac. pub
lished in 1888. This little almanac
containing fund of information, to-
gether with pictures of famous peo-
pie. was published annually In. Lon
don from 1895 to 1853. 1t measures
three-quarters of an inch by five-
eighths, and Is one-eighth of an inch
thick. 1t is enclosed in a morocco
case with a magnifying glass to enable
the buyer to read it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26
Upstairs Backw wards Carrying Lighted Candle

the left-hand corner, write the words
Halloween party, October thirty
first, from eight to half-past ten
o'clock" and in the right-hand corner
sign your name. If you are very en-
ergetic you may decorate each invi-
tation. before folding it ready for the
mails, with painted pumpkins. a
witch's cap or black cat
A great deal of fun can be had If
your little guests, before they meet
downstairs in the parlor. swathe them
selves in sheets that cover them COM
pletely except for their faces-which
are hidden behind masks.
Then, when all are assembled, give
each of them a jack lantern to
carry, form them in line and parade
them up the front stairs, down the
back ones, out the back door and
around the house to the front door
before anyone is allowed to remove
his mask.
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be so excited over 1t that you can't
sleep. If 1 tell you little story about
very memorable Halloween of your
Uncle Wills will you promise to close
your eyes and go right to sleep as soon
as l have finished and turned out the
light?"
Dorothy promised; so mother sat
down in the chair by the bed and be-
gan the story:
"One Halloween night long time
ago. Dorothy, when your Uncle Will
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marry a widower. If any guest dips
into the empty bowl. 1t means. alas,
that he or she will never marry.
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catch and hold an apple in their
teeth. You will be surprised how diff
ficult this is to accomplish. for the
apples swing and bob around at the
ends of their strings even more than
they do floating in tub.
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RErAL1Ar1vE.

What is your name, little boy?
Joshua Shadrach Lemuel Yctts!
Well. we'll! Who gave you that
name?
dunno yet. but I'm on dsir traili
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Here is game that will afford
much merriment. Take big pump
kin and get Papa to burn on its sur
face with hot poker all the letters
of the alphabet, mixing them around
in any fashion. Suspend 1t in a door
way by a string and then set it re-
volving gently.
Each guest. in turn, takes a long
hat-pin and tries to stab the twirling
pumpkin with 1t. AS soon as the pin
sticks fast. stop the pumpkin revolv-
ing and see what letter the hat pin
has stabbed. And that letter is the
initial of the first name of the person
whom the ..'stabber' will marry
when he or she grows up.
Another game that will be popular
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Did you ever hear Of dumb Cake?"
No? Well, it is Just the thing for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-26

\ q ES. Dorothy" said Mamma as
AI she undressed the little girl for
bed. tomorrow night is Hal
lowe'ep eye-hut Won must NOT
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Another game that will be popular
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
NEGRO REPRESENTS
HIMSELF In SUIT
OPPOSING ATTORNEYS HAVE A
TIME KEEPING DusKY SPEAK
Err IN THE RECORD.

During the past few days there
has been a negro minstrel troupe here
showing to negroes, one G.. w. Allen,
also a negro, being the manager. In
suit at the court house brought by
Langston Mayes, as lessee and man
ager of the Odd Fellows Hall, Allen
was charged with breach of con-
tract in that he had contracted for
the Odd Fellows Hall for his exhibit
tions, and had failed to use it, going
to the X. of P. Hall.
The suit was tried before Esq. AL
exander with Esq. Lipscomb as $3.50
ciate, and Allen was his own attor-
ney, and the attorneys for Langston
had hard time keeping the dusky or
ator within the record when he arose
to put up his defense.
A compromise Judgment was rem
dered and Allen was charged $24 by
the court for the part he had in the
affair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
RAPID GROWTH OF
SANTA FE BANK
AT HAMPSHIRE Is
ALSO FORGING TO THE FRONT.
STATEMENTS.

Two of the youngest banks, in fact
Me youngest in the county, are the
Hampshire Bank and the Bank OF
Santa Fe. But because they have
youth is not saying that they have
not hustle and staying qualities. The
statements which they publish today
are conclusive proof that they are
ably managed and have received
their full share of the general pros
perity of the county. They are To-
Gated in splendid communities and
that they have been appreciated by
their neighbors is attested in the re
ports that they made on Dec. 81. The
Hampshire Bank was the last institu-
ton of the kind to be organized in
the county and it's growth has been
rapid. The steady and rapid growth
of the Bank of Santa Fe is proven by
the comparative statements publish
ed at the foot of the regular report.
This shows that within two years the
esources have been largely more Than
doubled. Shareholders and deposit
ors in these institutions will find the
statements well worth reading.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
CONNECTING LABOR LEADERS.

Nearly two score labor union lead
ers sentenced to terms in prison va
rying from one to seven years for
conspiracies to dynamite buildings
and commit murder in various por-
tons of the country makes situa-
ton that is without parallel IN the
history of this or any other country.
1t is almost Lnthlnkable that such a
situation can exist. OF the guilt,
however, Of the men convicted, there
seems to be little doubt. The jury
was above the average in intelligence
and patriotism and certainly was not
biased against the cause of union la
Dor
1t is almost incomprehensible that
in this land Of the free where the
right to work and to enjoy the pro-
ceeds of ones labor is guaranteed to
ALL where people enjoy the very larg-
est measure of individual freedom;
where labor is more highly esteemed
and better paid than anywhere else
in the world, thai men would deliber-
ately plot together to destroy prop
erty and murder men merely because
they preferred t. employ laborers
who were not members Of secret
unions. We can hardly think that
even the most ardent supporters of
union labor will endorse murder and
arson as weapons of warfare against
capital. If there is any land upon the
face of the earth where conditions do
not justify these crimes it is the
United States cf America. Certainly
the cause of union labor will not be
helped by the revelations which this
trial brings to light In our judgment
union labor has received a blow from
which it will not soon recover Any
Organization that countenances crime
and lawlessnCss, that approves an
archy cannot expect the good will of
the great body CT the American peo-
pie.
The prompcness with which these
conspirators we're convicted and SEN
fenced is another tribute to the adj
ministration of justice in the federal
courts. 1t is doubtful If the same re-
suit could have been secured In the
state tribunals. The result of the
trial is bound tc prove beneficial not
alone to the cause of law enforce
ment, but in the end will work to the
good Of union labor. It will lie a
warning to that and all other organi
izations that no permanent good is
ever done through lawlessness and
crime.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03

another to be elected on account Of
the continue absence of Mr.. Long
from the city in attendance on his
legislative duties. The board Of al
dermen of the city accepted his res
ignation and at once elected James
H. English, member of the board,
as mayor. Mr.. English was alderman
for the town at large, and this will
necessitate the election of an alder.
man to succeed him on the board and
this will be done at the regular meet.
ing night which will be January 16.
Mr.. Long is now free from all other
affairs and will give his best possible
service to the county as its represen,
tative in the legislature, and that will
mean much for the cause of good gov.
eminent, and he will be one of the
strongest of good government forces.