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BEHEADINGS.


1. Behead precious metal and get
not young.
2. Behead something regarded as
a prophetic sign and get members Of
the male sex.
8. Behead one OF the inferior ami
mails and get a point of the compass
T. Behead to mark and get a char
acter in the Bible.
s. Behead moved to anger and get
to estimate.
8. Behead refined or delicate and
get frozen water.
T. Behead to hit with missile and
get to jeer or mock.
The beheaded letters spell some
thing associated with Halloween.
sExTETTE OF MOVIE ACTORS.
No. /. Sue. stop here" No. O..
~Cs.il war, Eide" No. 3. "No farm,
Tom" No. 4. ROSA r drugged AL"
No. s. Tom fathers us. No. G. Feed.
Cram!
ANSWERS
BEHEADINGs- /. Gold.
2. Omen. 3. Beast. 4. Label. 5.
Y-ydte. 6. Mice. T. Shoot.
MOVIE ACTORS-No. 1. House
Peters. No. 2. Wallace Reid No 8.
Tom Forn,an No. 4. Douglas Gerrard.
No. s. Stuart Holmes. No. 6. Fred
MoC9s
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~ NE day Bob Cottontot, nick
named Bunny Bob, bumped
along in his own bunnysome
~ fashion, up Fern Lane, down
Mayapple Court and into Woodsy
Place, when what did he spy right in
front of him but large, perfect four
leaf-clover!
"Good Luckl" cried Bunny Bob.
s'Well, well, well! I'll take you right
along with me-"
So down he sat and nibbled and
nibbled until not a scrap of the leaf
was left.
Now, one would think that a little
rabbit with a four-leaf-clover inside
Of him ought to be specially lucky all
day, and Bunny Bob felt sure as sure
can be Of It; in fact, he was so sure
that he decided to wander on and find
out just how lucky he could be.
II wouldn't be surprised" said he,
'if should find big patch of par
ships: or maybe I'll find new hole,
better than the one we live in now;
or perhaps I'll find CARROT"
So on he skipped.
Soon he stopped and shifted the air.
What was that delicious odor? Only
one thing could smell so sweet Car
rots! He hoped and peeped and soon
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wicked witches, needless to state, en-
joyed 1t immensely.
After few more pranks In this
house the witches sailed forth again
to the streets. And presently they came
across some boys trying to take a
gate off its hinges. Now, Just why
boys should consider this a proper
way of celebrating Halloween is in
deed beyond reason; SO, after all, no
matter what happens to them while so
engaged 1t Is not thing to cry about.
Just as Arthur Brown was lifting
the gate. Evildays seized his coat.
wrapped it around the gate post and
held it tight while Blacknight pound
ed SO loudly on the front door that
the owner, in towering rage, came
running, threw open the door. saw
poor Arthur tampering with his gate,
grabbed him and tanned his hide"
until Arthur promised never, never
again to play such a Halloween prank
on anyone.
Then-but surely we have followed
them far enough in their mischievous
adventures. Sufficiently far, at any
rate, to show that perhaps these
witches, or others like them. are re-
sponsible for many of the strange
things which happen on Halloween
night everywhere
OF course, much depends upon
whether or not you believe in witches
In the old. old days, people believed
in witches, but we are enlightened
now, and we know that 1t Is all mere
ly foolish superstition.
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In the Field With the Hallowe en- Pumpkin

his hat; and when ne srinned-which
he did continually-his mouth seemed
I to extend from ear to ear.
He grabbed up the pumpkin, stood
a moment and grinned at the terrified
little girls. and then drove a queer
shaped knife straight into the yellow
heart Of the pumpkin. The pumpkin
squeeled. The little girls shivered.
/ And the queer creature with the knife
grinned!
That's the way to stab emf he
croaked in a high, sdueaky voice,
Plug 'em to the heart, say TT
Then he withdrew his knife,
plunged It In again and again and
once more and, 10 and behold, he had
made an eye. Rapidly, and chuckling
to himself all the while. he made the
other eye, then the nose and the
mouth. And. lastly, with a deft scoop
of his knife he cut tooth in the
mouth-one tooth that stuck out like
sore thumb. And all the while as
he worked strange, ghostly light
grew and grew and shone within the
umpkin-which by this time had left
off squealing.
There" he exclaimed. That's
donel 1 guess you kids won't have
that pumpkin for your Halloween
party!" And he laughed so hard that
his pipe-stem legs fairly ratified
against each other.
Poor Ellen and Mary. They tried
to run, but their feet seemed rooted
to the ground. They tried to scream.
but they had lost their voices. All
they could do was to stand and cling
to each other in terror.
Then, to make matters worse, a
black cat suddenly sprang UP out Of
nowhere.
Hey! How's that, Jerry!" de-
manded the fellow. addressing the cat
and holding the pumpkin up so the
cat could see 1t.
Jerry opened his mouth and wiggled
his whiskers knowingly.
"Ah! So you like it!" cried the
creature. We'll, we did a lot Of
rascal. you!"
Ellen made brave effort and final
ly managed to speak. go away! Go
away!" she whispered.
The queer fellow grinned.
"Humhl" he said decisiveIy. "You
hear that, Jerry? Fine chance she
has of making us go away! guess
she doesn't know that am the Spirit
of Mischief. licensed to stalk abroad
on Halloween. and that you are sec
ond cousin, thrice removed, to old
Nick himself. And that we try to
raise the mischief wherever we can!
They thought they were going to have
this fat pumpkin for Halloween
jack o-lantern, didn't they-but we
spoiled it for 'em, eh, Jerry!"
And the queer creature fell to
laughing so hard that presently the
pumpkin slipped from his hand and
fell to the ground where, with a loud
report, 1t exploded, scattering its seeds
and yellow meat all over everything.
The Spirit of Mischief happened to
have his mouth open end the way his
laugh changed to an expression of
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/ him sa-a-ailing home!"
Eyes, let's." cried the little boy, and
off they ran.
Bunny Bob sat still q while, col
lecting his little wits, which were sad
ly scattered by his adventures. then
he thought:
"They mean well, and don't like to
disappoint them, but then 1 only ate
ONE four-leaf-clover so / had better
go home before use up all my good
luck"
So he winked his ears and twinked
his ridiculous little tail and off he
bumped.
That evening as the seventeen little
Cottontots and their parents sat
around their Mayapple leaf table at
supper, Bunny Bob told them his adj
ventures. and they all agreed that he
had been very lucky, most remark
ably lucky. He had escaped the hunt
ers, the dogs, the unknown seas, and
the trap all in one day! Now If that
wasn't luck enough for one little rab-
bit! Which all goes to show that
Good Luck is not always just getting
what you want, sometimes it is NOT
getting what you DON'T want. See?
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q 3il2I ySII13 lll7;H Il!

- ERE are a few good ways Of en-
A PERTAINING your friends when
they meet at your house next
Tuesday to celebrate All Saints
Day. From olden times this last day
of October has been associated with
superstition and mysticism.
We have long since emerged from
the belief in witchcraft and ghosts,
but we still enjoy playing games that
remind US Of the dark and Middle
Ages.
Begin your party by pairing your
guests in this way. Fill a pumpkin
rind with nuts, which have been
opened, have the meat taken out, some
token Of fate placed inside, and glued
together again with a ribbon attached
to each. There must be always two
nuts with the same tokens in them,
and the persons drawing the same
will be partners.
In addition to the old "Bobbing for
Apples game there are the following
out OF which much fun can be gotten.
A horseshoe is hung in doorway,
and each set of partners Is given three
lady-apples. Each in turn tries to
throw the apples, one at a time,
through the shoe. The one who sue
ceeds, wins the prize; or if you do
not want to give prizes, she will be
pleased to be told that she will marry
young. Hang ring from the gas fix
ture and ask your guests to try to run
a pencil through the ring while walk
ing toward it. The winner will be
the next to be married. Nearly all
Halloween games have to do with
love and marriage.
Another game is played by hanging
bag OF nuts from curtain and ask
ing q blind-folded person to strike
the bag with a cane. When he sue
ceeds, he scatters the nuts. and the
others try to gather them as quickly
as possible. The one who picks up
the most will have the greatest good
fortune during the year.
Ask the boys and girls to seat them
selves in circle on the floor, and
then pass, from hand to hand. bali
OF different colored yarns. The first
one begins a ghost-story. unwinding
the yarn as ne proceeds Until ne
comes to different color and then
he losses 1t to a girl In the circle,
and that one must continue the story
until she comes to different color,
and. SO on, until the ball is unwound
and the story ended.
A large cake with as many different
colored candles on 1t as there are
guests, Is passed around and as each
one helps herself to piece the hostess
reads aloud the following prophecies,
having prepared these verses before
hand:
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A QUEER CURE FOR ILLNESS.
Did you ever see a real live croco-
ollie?
If you did, did you think the reptile
much to look at?
Can you imagine a people believing
a Crocodile could bring luck?
The Egyptians believe that the more
Crocodiles the better the luck, there
fore when a baby is born In Egypt
the parents eagerly wait for the time
when the child can be carried for the
first time down to the edge of the Nile
to take its initial peep at this large
reptile.
One of the first lessons taught the
children of that country is to gaze
at as many Crocodiles as they are
fortunate enough to see. Their elders
firmly believe that looking intently at
his Royal ugliness will cure the child
OF any kind of Illness.
Babies are often carried for miles
and miles to take look and that
look, they think. will restore the suf-
ferer to health and appetite.
We Americans think look at the
ugly thing is enough to rob well
person of his appetite, let alone, going
miles out of ones way to see one.
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M OWN in a deep furrow of Farm
er Browns rolling cornf1eld,
basl1ing in the bright Fall Sun
A% shine, lay big, fat, lazy pump
kin, It's round, yellow sides bullying
with its meaty contents that gave such
splendid promise of yellow pumpkin
pies.
Around it, here and there down the
long burrows, the corn stood in shocks.
and the pumpkins, clearly visible be-
cause of the cutting and stacking of
the corn, lay like so many bright yell
low dots over the brown field.
Presently, came Ellen and Mary,
Farmer Browns pretty daughters,
into the cornfeld. Their eyes were
dancing and they were laughing and
shouting In high glee. Alas for the
poor pumpkins! Could they have
known the reason for the merry
maids trip over the rugged burrows
their sleek sides doubtless would have
lost their sickness, For, you see,
Ellen and Mary had come to pick
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"Oh, let's get him some more car
rots and lots of lettuce and vegetables
out of our garden" said the little girl,
jumping around with glee, then let's
put them in his ship again and send
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"Oh, but I don't want to-" said an
other sweet. little voice, I'm 'fraid
somefing might jump out
well, you needn't not be 'fraid."
said the first little voice, "I'll save you,
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~ Asst thou not bag full yet,
@@ Evildays?" impatently asked
VI the old witch with the long
u hooked nose and the skeleton
arms, from her perch on top the
tumble-down fence at the corner of
the cornheld.
AYE, nearly So" answered Evil
days. The two witches, Evildays and
Blacknight, were preparing for their
mischievous Halloween night. And
they had met in the corner of the old
cornf1eld to gather seeds from a
pumpkin and. as they sailed along
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thin chest, was fashioned by Autumn
leaves, red and brown and gold; and
his trousers were the raggedest ones
imaginable and made of some green
material.
But the queerest thing about him
was his funny face; his ears came to
sharp point far above the brim of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

the witches seized child by his hair
and pushed his head down under the
water. Bobby Jones went in up to
his collar, and Willie Barnes, right
next to him. all but fell into the tub.
Moreover, each boy said the other
had showed him and. but for the in
reference of the hostess, there would
have been a fight right there. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

And then funny thing took place;
A monkey. ugliest of her race
Game all in earnest. not in jest.
To show her baby with the rest
A most ungainly looking brat.
With hairless head and visage fat.
Distorted limbs, crooked spine.
And of intelligence no sign.
When they within the line appeared
The people only laughed and jeered
Why bring this imp ?" they cried to
her.
Before judge like JUPITER"
Il know not what his thought will be,
Of this my lovely child" said she,
'But this | know-he is to me
Most beautiful to say the least
Of all young creatures, man or beast.
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you who hold the candle green,
VIII win great fame that's easily
seen."
Good luck will ever follow you,
Since you have wisely chosen blue"
HE who holds the candle red,
VIII e'er by fortunes sweets be fed
she who holds a candle yellow,
Marries soon jolly fellow"
Happy, lucky. pretty she,
1t white candle hers should be-"
IT the hostess wants to start her
party with vim she will request her
guests to come dressed as ghosts, and
have for the first game the task of the
guests finding out the others by the
sense of touch.
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.
Der all the men Of Grecial
birth;
He thought of many things to do.
And some that seem quite modern. too
He sent proclamation out
To all the animals about.
That there should be baby show
Where he the prizes would bestow,
On those of perfect form and grace;
Eugene children of each race.
And so they came as they were bid,
With cub or kitten. lamb or kid,
From field or forest, tame or wild,
Each mother with her youngest child.
In turn the candidates were shown
To Jupiter upon his throne.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Physician Says Ordinary Nuxated Iron Will
Increase Strength of Delicate Folk
200 Per Cent in Two Weeks
Time in Many Instances.

NEW YORK. N. Yin recent discourse
Dr. F.. Sauer. "A well known Specialist. who
has studied widely both in this country and
Europe. said IF you were to make an &C
tua blood test on all people who are i'll you
would probably be greatly astnnished at the
exceedingly large number who lick iron and
who are i'll for no other reason than the lack
Of iron. The moment iron is supplied all
their multitude of dangerous symptoms dis
appear. Without iron the blood at once loses
the power to change food into living tissue
and therefore nothing you eat does you any
good; you don't get the strength out of il.
Your food merely passes through your sys-
TEN like corn through a mill with the rollers
so wide apart that the mill can't grind. As a
result of this continuous blood and nerve
starvation. people become generally weaken
ed nervous md all run down, and frequent
ly develop all sorts of conditions. One is too
thin; another is burdened with unhealthy
fat; some are so weak they can hardly walk {:
some think they have dyspepsia. kidney or
liver trouble; some can't sleep at night:
others are sleepy and tired all day: some
fussy and irritable; some skinny and blood
less. but all lack physical power and endur-
ance. In such cases it is worse than foolish
ness to take stimulating medicines or mar
cotic drugs. which only whip up your fag-
ging vital powers for the moment. maybe
at the expense of your life later on. No
matter what any one tells you. II you
not strong and well you owe it to yourself
to make the following test; See how long
you can work or how far you can walk with
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Astonishing PolUer of Iron
to Give Strength to Broken
Down Nervous People

out becoming tired, Next take two five
grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron three
times per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength again and see for
yourself how much you have gained nave
seen dozens of nervous. run down people VINO
were ailing all the time double. and even
triple their strength and endurance and en-
tirely get rid of their symptoms of dyspepsia,
liver and other troubles in from ten to four
teen days time simply by taking iron In the
proper form. and this. after they had in
some cases been doctoring for months with
out obtaining any benefit. You can talk as
you please about all the wonders wrought by
new remedies. but when you come down to
hard facts there is nothing like good old
iron to put color in your cheeks and good.
sound. healthy flesh your bones. 1t is
also great nerve and stomach strengthened
and the best blood builder in the world. The
only trouble that the old forms Of in
organic iron. like tncture of iron, iron ace
tate. etc, often ruined peoples teeth, upset
their stomachs and were not assimilated, and
for these reasons they frequently did more
harm than good But with the discovery of
been overcome. Nuxated Iron, for example.
is pleasant to take. does not injure the teeth
and is almost Immediately beneficial.
NOTE-The manufacturers Of Nuxated
Iron have such unboundod confidence In its
potency that they authorize the announce
ment that they will forfeit 800 90 to any
Charitable institution II they cannot taks
any man or woman under sixty who lacks
iron and increase their strength 200 per
cent over in four weeks time. provided
they have serious organic trouble. Also
they Will refund your money In any case in
which Nuxated Iron does not al least dou-
bic your strength in ten days time 1t Is
dispensed In this city by Sherman & Nc
COnnel Drug Stores and all other druggists
advertisement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Old Settlers of Harrison
County Hold Reunion

Logan, la, Aug. lS,--tSpccial.)--
The thrty-Sccond annual reunion OF
the old settlers Of Harrison county,
held at Magnoliai yesterday, was at
tended by over eight thousand.
J. +. Mcdowell made the address OF
welcome and Colonel NJ. W. Wilson,
chairman Of the day, responded. On
the program was band music by Mis-
souri, Valley, vocal music by Mag
nol'a and Logan, violin music by
Me>dames Olsen, Hardy and Depue
readings by Miss Rayl and Miss Mills,
memorial address by A. II. Sniff,
Judge Horace Deemer OF Red Oak
gave an address, Mcrne Johnson, the
boy orator of Iowa" contributed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Takes Two Cops to
Subdue Fierce Lad
Who Puts Up Battle

David Chesno, alias Bear Cat,
whose strenuous struggles in Hayden
Brothers grocery department re-
CURED the attention OF two strong po-
licemen, was returned Saturday to
the RWervicw home for incorrigibles
with suspended sentence to the State
Industrial school at kcarney when
Judge Sears concluded investigation
OF ono OF the most aggravating JuYen-
lie cases that has recently been
brought to the attention of the staff
OF Probation Officer Miller.
The way to tame these young bear
cats that kick Sims OF the officers
bite them and abuse them after steal
ing cookies and insulting Older people
is to put them i'll place where the
dogs won't bite them" said the Judge
i'll sentencing the bare-footed boy.
Young Chesno, according to Traffic
Officer Mansfield, who was called to
settle the disturbance i'll the store,
put up sitter fight than any priS-
oner he has arrested during his seven
teen years on the Omaha police force
The lad, according to his own testi-
mony, has been in juvenile court so
many times that he has forgotten the
number.
When separated from her head
strong boy at the doorway OF the
detention room of the court, the
mother became hysterical, requiring
the attention OF three attendants i'll
her struggles to claim hel son.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
FOOD COST PROBE ON
Acting Mayor of Des Moines
Names Committee to Look
Into the Prices.
FORMER MAYOR CHI ARM IN

~. ~. a., 10 .c.,:,l ~
'''S ''""''S' aug ''P'''"' -
'R'"i') ~N'''hs Mayor ON All
weather To-Day appointed ooh'''''''ec
to look INTO the cost OF living IN Des
MONIES, particularly groceries and
,o,I and IA oscor,,,, = rr,rcs hero
,:-,- 49,. H..
"'' '''H''' '''"' ''''" ''''' anu why
James t. Hanna, former mayor. IS
chairman. Local groccrvmcn are pro-
TESTING ,g,;rn claim. ,ro, inod is
i,..,,.,7 ,,'. 49,.
"'A'''' "'', '''''' ''s'" .''''
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

full measure to the days program.
The S-year-old lad, in knee trousers,
never hesitated for a word, and for
twenty-five minutes he walked the
platform with the praCticed ease OF a
seasoned campaigncr.
Sidney Pitt OF Persia was elected
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
HY MENEAL.
Reed-Gillin.

Miss Mamie Gillin, daughter OF
Charles L. Gillin, OF Lorton, Neb.,
and Mr.. Garth Reed OF Auburn, Neb.,
were married by Rev. Charles W.
Savidge at his residence Friday even
ing at $50. The witnesses were the
brides brother. J. F. Gillin OF Lor-
ton, and DR.. F. {, Bowman OF Du-
luth, MINI.
Reeder- White.
Fila NJ. White and Harold &.
Recdcr we're married by Rev. Charles
W. Savidgc at his residence Friday
evening al $50.
Reimers- McTaggart.
Stella Neb., Aug. lS.-(SpecialO y
Edward A. Reimers and Miss Maude
McTaggart, who left Stella Tuesday,
were married in Falls City that after
noon at the court house by County
Judge Wiltse After the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs, Reimers left Falls CITY
for Wichita, Kan, to visit his par
entS, Mr. and Mrs John {. Reimers,
who moved from here to that city
early in the summer The bride is
The daughter of W. e. McTaggart OF
Stella.
Pierce Werner.
Falls City, Neb.. Aug. lS.-(Spe-
cial)-Miss Huldah Werner, daug Oh
ter of Martin Werner and John
Pierce were married at the home of
the brides sister, Mr.. and Mrs, w. F.
Reschick, a mile east OF Falls City.
They were attended by Miss Martha
Werner, cousin of the bride, and
Frank Pierce. brother OF the groom.
The groom is a graduate OF the State
university agricultural school and for
the last four years has been the man
ager OF the Cedar Grove dairy. They
will reside here.
Streeter- Holt.
Falls City, Neb.. Aug. lS.-(Spe-
cial. Mrs. Grace Holt OF Falls CITY
and Frank Streeter OF .Atchison. Kan,
were married in Kansas City on
Thursday at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. Frank Clegg. They will
make their home here.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

Persistent Advertising is the Road
TO Success.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Streeter-Holt.

Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

A Cleveland, (OO pastor, Rev.
Frank n. Male, will occupy the pulpit
at the FIRST Presbyterian church.
Thiry-fourth and Farnam streets,
Sunday morninS Rev. Mr.. Kialc is
pastor Of the Clifton Presbyterian
church in Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

president, Ellis Jones. Missouri Val
ley, vice presidents A. NJ Fryando,
Magnolia, secretary; II. n. Frazier,
treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20
Reeder-W White.

Fila NJ. White and Harold &.
Recdcr were married by Rev. Charles
W. Savidgc at his residence Friday
evening at $50.