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THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 23. 1914. 1 . ft . X' jlI T 1 41 lLlllt WO m I j'UiJQLj.L IP TO t FIND THE BARBER AND THE C AND YM ABIE R. The Origin of Hallowe'en Its i :ed f it- J IX the churches the first day of No vember is called "All-Saints' Day," and from this the day before, which is the 31st day of October, gets the name Of "Holy Even," or, as we call it, "Hal low E'en." . . Long ago this night was kept as an Important religious festival by the Druids, queer heathen priests, who taught the Cefts, people who lived in certain parts of England. Germany and France. The Druids and their followers wor shiped the Bun and three times each year they built large bonfires in its honor. On the first of May they lighted one so the sun would protect the plani ine of seeds: on June 21 the second fire was made to insure everything ripening well, and on the 31st of Octo ber the final one was made, so that the harvest might be successful. In different parts of the country were large mounds of stones and on top of each of them the Baered fires were lighted and kept going steadily until the night of October 31. On that night, around each sacred mound, the white-robed priests and the client people gathered. The priests prayed for a good harvest and then iput out the sacred fire; As soon as they could make it, another fire was started and the wanting people would then give shouts of Joy, for they be lieved that this made everything lucky for another year. As each family left this celebration, the father, or head of the family, would take a little of the holy fire to start a new fire in his own house, for be fore he went to the ceremony all fires In his own home were put out. This new fire was supposed to bring for tune and good luck to all the r.'amily. It was not until the Celts were con certed to Christianity that November 1 was made into "All-Saints" day," and this was done to drive the thoughts of the Celts away from such heathen customs as sun worship. No one seems to know just where the habit of playing foolish tricks on this night came from, but it is known that long ago this was thought W be the night that witches and evil spirits were abroad, and some thought that people were influenced by them to do mischief, while other people thought things that w oerlook because you are always looking about. Will you come home and live with us, and for give us for aalling you Longnose?" "Yes," said Longnose, "I will come home, but I shall not mind the name of Longnose any more; you can call me that If you will promise to help me with the garden I found, next year." All the goblins said they would be glad to help, and so Longnose went bad to live with them, and the next year, early in the Spring, they went to work on the sisters' garden, and when they went to plant it they found the goblins had done all the work. "It is the goblins who are helping us," said the sisters; "we will never want again." (Copyright, 1914, by the McClure News paper Syndicate, New York City.) PUZZLE PICTURE FIND THREE HUNTERS LittleFlying Squirrels H1PPITY. HOP. HIPPITT, HOP. Hippity hop to the barber shop, To bay a stick of candy; If I'm a judge, Their maple fudge Is simply fine and dandy. ' I OVINCr by airships would be no more dangerous for a boy than is the plight of the young flying squirrel when its' parents decide to plane down to a lower tree. First there is a spring from the tree; then there is a stretching of the paws, so that the projecting skin forms a kite. No wonder the little baby squirrel is " 'most too scared" to try the jump alone! It's all very well to be a flying squir rel when mother does the flying, but there are so many things that are liable to happen to a little wee kite when he tries to plane "all by his lonesome" for the very first time. So the baby puts off the trial trip until mother comes to the conclusion that it Is high time the baby should learn to travel alone. And so, one day, when Chappy thinks he's all safe and snug on mother's back for a trip "down town," mother will suddenly dip, and wee Chappy finds himself floating free. It's a case of sink or swim, and the baby generally decides to swim, and after that no more "plggie-back-rides" for baby boy, as he Is considered quite too grown up to be carried about. Just at first he sadly misses his "per ambulator," but by and by he is skip- She -Sandman gJtort walke.To-NIGHT MRS JL. tews? MOT - -sj I . r- m y x U m buy join Tp rair or ocAkj ' if Sound s rtftn Toy noihev- SA1 be-fore. I SpoKe To sorely wtio'H that the mischief was done to annoy the evil ones. With the Romans the first of No vember was a first day to Pomona, the goddess of fruit and nuts. People thought that she kept all the orchards locked, and to please her so that she The Good Goblin. LONGNOSE was a goblin who lived all alone in a rock. Goblins usu ally live in companies, but Long nose had quarreled with his brothers and sisters one day because they told him he always wanted to see every thing first and was so inquisitive. Then they named him Longnose, and that was too much, so Longnose (the name still clung to him) took to' his heels and ran away from his home rock. He often saw his brothers running about, but Longnose always took good care to hide himself under a leaf or a piece of moss, and they never even caught sight of him again. One night he was running over the roof of a libuse when he .thought he heard a sound of weeping, so he hopped on the sill of the window from which the sound seemed to come and looked in. The moonlight was streaming In through the window, and Longnose saw in the bed two little girls. Then he listened, for you remember he was an inquisitive fellow, and this Is what he heard: "Oh, what shall we do, sister; we have no food and it is almost Winter, and there is no wood to be had without paying for it, and we have no money. What shall we do? What shall we do 7" "Perhaps the fairies will help us, sis ter," said another voice. "You know they do help poor children sometimes." "I am afraid they will never find us would open her orchards a grand feast "was made to her on this day. The here." feasts of nuts and fruits on Hallowe'en "I guess they never heard of gob- and also the games with' these foods lins," said Longnose to himself. 'The have come from the Roman celebration fairies will not help them, because I of November 1. found them first. I will help them, and t Darling dimpled Betty-kins And youthful Aunty May Went one happy Saturday To the matinee. Betty sat up very straight And watched with shinning eyes As the pretty play revealed Many a surprise But a mimic thunderstorm Rolled down upon the stag-e. Blotting out the painted scene With its gloomy rage. t When she heard the thunder rear And saw the lightning play Betty turned a worried face Up to Aunty May. 'Dear, it's only make-believe," Said Aunty, with a smile, "It will all be gone away In a little while." Betty smoothed her frilly frock. Her manner anxious yet; "Will a make - b'lleve rain," she asked, "Get you very wetT 3. Craig. this time it proved a good thing that I was inquisitive." Longnose crept into a shadow and pointed his long fingers toward, the bed, saying in a voice so low that it sounded like the sighing of the wind: "Little sisters, go to sleep. Close your eyes and do not weep; When you see the morning light. Trouble will hav taken flight." When Longnose crept out of the win dow the sisters were deeping soundly in each other's arms, and Longnose ran down the side of the house and went into the kitchen. He looked into the pantry and into the wood box, and then he shook his head. "Not a bite to eat or a bit of wood to burn," he said, and then he took off his little jacket and went to work. First he went Into the pantry and, beginning at the top shelf, he filled them with all sorts of goodies. There were cakes of all kinds, cookies and jellies, and he did not forget to leave meat and flour, as well as sugar and eggs. Then Longnose went to the wood shed, and when he left it was filled to overflowing with wood all cut and ready for the fireplace. Out he flew into the garden, and when he came back he said. "That is the cause of all their trouble the garden did not grow the vegetables for the next year. I will look out for this, and for the Winter they are well supplied. I won der if they have nice, warm Bhoes and dresses for the Winter Just to make sure, I better leave two dresses and some shoes." ' The moon went into a cloud just then, and when It again shone in through the window two warm dresses hung over a chair and two pairs of shoes were on the floor beside them. "I will light the fire," said Long nose. "It will Lon be time for the sisters to come downstairs." The fire was burning brightly and the room was warm when the sisters came into the kitchen, then stopped and looked about them and then ran to the chair where the dresses were, laughing for joy. "Who could have left them?" they asked, as they put them on; "and tha shoes, too; they Just fit." "I think the fairies did it," said the sister who had trusted the fairies the night before. "Perhaps It was a goblin," said the other sister. "I have heard that they are kind sometimes to poor people." "Well, If it was a goblin who did all this, then next year our garden will grow, for they can make things grow wherever they like," said the other. When they saw the closet they danced for joy, and the shed full of wood brought more smiles. ' "Whether it was the fairies or the goblins, we wll thank them both, and if they are hiding anywhere they will know we are grateful," said one sis ter. Longnose was hiding behind a blind on the outside, and he beard all they said, and while he wished he could tell the sisters he did it all alone, he felt repaid for all his work. He was late getting home, and just as he was entering his room someone called: "Oh, Longnose, Longnose; wait; we want to speak' to you." Longnose turned, and there were his brother goblins running toward him. "We are sorry we called you names and said you were inquisitive," said one. "We know now that you find out Crx , wonder vwhdfr the Time ." 'is -$iaw Scvys ooy Clocks 20ro slow- ttie ty&ch-$o$-Me surely ooohT L to kao w ping about so lively that he takes up most of his mother's time In keeping him out of mischief. WHAT is good; "What is the real good' I asked in musing mood. Order, said the law court; Knowledge, said the school; Truth, said the wise man; Pleasure, said the fool; Love, said the maiden; Beauty, said the page; Freedom, said the, dreamer; Home, said the sage: Fame, said the soldier; Equity, the seer Spoke my heart full sadly, "The answer is not here." Then within my bosom Softly this I heard: "Each heart holds the secret; Kindness la the word." John Boyle O'Reilly. 1 1? -tfic Jjoljf Links And &y J ve been Shopping . I'W sfcoit down "fHA"t" wdy- - Because J &m 'thirsty -"Sid OAy- "s cd" be - fcey hdie 'fue.re. -An exc.ielle.riC -fee ? " 1c) j J ZTTrr iinhirrr The Sleeping Apple A LITTLE red apple hung fast asleep high up in a tree in the orchard. A little girl was playing under the tree and. seeing the pretty apple, wanted It; so she called to it to wake up and come down to her. Although she begged for a long time, it did not stir, so the little girl asked the sun to waken tha apple. He said he would be glad to. but, although he shona brighUy on it and kissed it. It did not move. Then a little bird perched on the branch and sang sweetly, but still the apple slept. After all these had failed, along came tha wind, which shook the tree hard and frightened the little apple so that it woke up and fell right down at the little girl's feet. THERE WAS A LITTLE MAN. There was a little man, And he had a little gun, And loud he cried, "All birds and beasts BEWARE !" The birds all flew away, The rabbits left, they say, And all he got was just one Teddy bear. About Successful People JONAS CHICKERING, the piano mak er, was the son of a blacksmith. Andrew Carnegie began as a bobbin boy at $1.20 a week. Ellas Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, was the son of a farmer and was a mechanic. John Ericson, of Monitor fame, was a poor boy "and in early life worked in the iron mines in Sweden. John Jacob Astor was the son of a butcher and worked for his father un til he was 16. When he had worked for himself for three years he had saved only 1 7 5. Henry Wilson, tha statesman, was the bod of a laborer. He started at 10 to work on a farm. At 21 he was a shoemaker. Collls P. Huntington, the railway magnate, started to support himself when he was 14. John Roach, the famous shipbuilder, arrived In this country penniless, at 14. Samuel Colt, the firearm manufac turer, went to sea as a boy, and after wards worked as a dyer and bleacher in his father's factory. James Harper, who founded tha great publishing house, was tha son of a farmer and was apprenticed to a printer. "explained himself" by such a woeful wail. "Oh," said tha Boy-Upon-the-Garden-Wall, and "Oh!" said Peggy. A disappointed little boy walked down the steps and up the path, eyes to the front, but blinkin" fast. And a disappointed little girl went taggln' on behind, and. though she blinked, she "couldn't keep 'em back," and then the kindly currant bushes hid them both from sight. The cricket hiding in the grass would never tell just how It came about, but long before the sun went down, two little children played at ball, and when the tea time came at last dear, faithful Bridget baked two tarts, and set them side by side to cool upon the pantry shelf. LEGEXD OF IfARCISSTJS. Narcissus and his sister were two beautiful beings who were so much alike that people could scarcely tell them apart. They both had blue eyes and wore long yellow curls and dressed just alike. They were together most of the time and were happy only when they were in each other's company. They played all day in tha woods and were espe cially fond of hunting. Narcissus had taught his sister how to shoot with the bow and arrow and she used them nearly as well as he did. But the sister died and poor Narcis sus would not be consoled. He would not play or hunt, but wandered sadly around mourning his lovely companton. One morning he bent over a spring of water to get a drink and there ha saw what he thought was his sister's face. He had never seen his own face, so he did not know that this was only his own shadow. He called to her and. putting out his Arms to her, reached down to the water, but. to his dismay, tha face disappeared. He drew away from U water alto gether and then, leanlngoftly forward he looked again and saw the sweet face looking at him once mora Ha begged her to come and be his companion again, but he received no my little mother. I'm glad my mother's little, 'Cause I'm' so little, too. And if she were so awful tall. Whatever would I doT My arms and legs are all so short. That when I take a nap I'd fall asleep before I climbed Away up to her ,lap. Her face would be so far away. If she was very tall; I love to have her seem so near, 'Cause I'm so very small. VI yn Johnson. i OVER THE GARDEN WALL. Speaking Literally. (Judge.) A famous sculptor was seated at a It was such a big garden for a little dinner next, to a fair but frivolous boy to play in all alone, and everything young lady, and it was soon evident seemed new and strange. No one made a. noise, and when you laughed and ran about, it somehow sounded very queer. . In fact, there were a great many queer things that puzzled little Jim. He wondered why it was when yards were big no little children came to play; yet when the garden patch was small children grew Just everywhere. Now, if the little girl next door had Ductal With tke Leaves, only been a boy. but she would never The leaves are falling all around, want to play with balls and tops and Bright spots of color on the ground, things like that. And so wee Jimmy They make a rug of gorgeous hue never smiled at Peggy living Just next Underneath the sky so blue. dor- . , I'll dance upon this rug so gay Somehow Peggy a nose was out of And ,hout with Joy j. Autumn day. joint, on, yes, it was. ji course, All nations clothed in bright array o oei Some Glue -Vi-"int fit IcasTa uAfTer j a rn'ile GrAndpA needed Wis -Jcc hti broken ,n w -smile that he was not very favorably im pressed by her Idle chatter. "What kind of a figure do you most admire in a woman," she inquired, with the air of one angling for a compli ment. "Almost any kind, as long as she is not a figure of speech," ha replied briefly. answer. After this he would sit many times and watch and coax the beautiful girl to coma and play. He watched a long time without food or water and became very weak. His face got white and his cheeks sank in. Soon he had not strength to sit up, but lay by the side of the water and then there was no face in the spring. The gods were so sorry for him that they changed him into a beautiful white flower which grows besides streams of water and which Is called Narcissus. you new didn't show, but Just tha same dis-lo-cated. "If you'll not laugh, I'll tell why," said Peggy. "There's a. baby at our house, and It's a boy." Just why Peggy objected to boysSsbe couldn't say, but. anyway, they jvera not very sociable; at leaet. boy on the garden wall" neVer miled, and he did so want him to come and play. But she didn't know his name, and, anyway, .p'raps he wouldn't want to play with" girls and dolls, and, some how, every time she walked that way she couldn't think of a thing to talk about. But now come to think about it tha baby might be used toy some purpose. Down the garden patch flew Peggy, and, after much mental agony and physical wriggling, tnformed the boy that "there's a boy at our house."" Fearful of the consequences of her rash act Peggy sped away with never a backward glance to see how he took the news. "A boy in the next house," thought Jimmy; now the garden would not be too big. for what garden was ever large enough for two boys?- Almost before Peggy had reached the house the boy had followed her up the path- with his ball clasped tightly in his handa "Can your brother come over to my house and play catch V said he. Poor Peggy's previous shyness was nothing compared to the panic which seized her now. The boy would laugh, and, oh, how could she explain! But just at that moment when every thing seemed lost, baby brother took the matter into his own hands and twas Come, little leaves, and with me playl -William A. Roberts. The pump of a new rotary, gasoline driven tire engine consists of only two gears, their casing, two inlet and two outlet valves occupying the space be neath the driver's seat of an automobile. ..... 1 ' ' i mim iiTasiiwiiir i mm ii w in i.iiJi n m inn w i. nwi r nil i cJUST MC When the kitten is meowing because her tail is pulled. And our dog is yelping loud as loud can be; Then mother goes a-hunting, with a rattan in her hand. Not the kitten nor the doggie, no, just me. When the pantry door's left swing ing, and jam is smeared about. They never think of blaming mice, you see. and But someone sets a wily trap. catches in the act, A sticky little urchin, that's just me. At night with curly head ensconced all safe on pillow hill, A dreaming little darling fair to see. With mother's kisses, daddy's, too, still warm upon my lips. That laddie, would you believe it? is Just ma A. E. Hughes. rJTl 109.0
