VETERANS EIEGT
METTS AS LEADER
>"80CIAT!0N WILL RAI«8 $25,000
TO RROVIOB NORTH CARO
LINA HISTORY.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Being* and Happening* That Mark
' tha Preproea of North Carolina Peo
ple Gathered Around tha Mate
Capital
Tbo North CaroMoa Association
United Confederate Veterans tlaoMd
Opt J. L. Notts of Wilmington aa
major general commanding to suc
ceed Oen. J. 8. Cnrr of Durham, re
signed on account of harini heon
alaetad to tha rurnimand of n division.
Other officers elected war*: District
rnai—aalirs.'P. C. Carleton. Stataa
vßle; W. L London, Pittahoro; R. H.
RAcka, Roaky Mount; Maj. H. A. Lon
don. PRtaboro. secretary.
Tha aaaociation adopted n resolu
tion ynnHlni n apaeinl committee to
raiee by private subscription $25,000
to meet the eaponae of prepariag a
true ristory of North Carolina's part
In the Civil War and appointed oa this
committee Msoars. Metta, J. 8. Cnrr,
ft. H. Hicks, A. H. Borden, and W.
L London. 001. J. Bryan Orimes
mad i a stirring speech In advocacy
of the raoolvUon and In explanation
of the plans for tha preparation of the
btatory, which la Intended to be writ
ten by tte very hoot historian that
the state aftorda.
While there wus no definite an-
aouneeaaent of such purpose tn the
discussion U is understood that num
bers of the leaders tn the movement
hope to Induce Dr. R H. HIH he resign
the presidene yof the A. AM. College
and devote the next several years to
the writing of this history Already
several prominent citizens have pledg
ed subscriptions as largo as $6,000
eaq}i and ft is expected that the funds
necessary will be very soon la hand.
The association received an Invita
tion through General Metis to hold
the next annual encampment In the
early summer of 1111 In Wilmington.
The Invitation eras bached by the Wil
mington Chamber of Commerce and
other organisations and was enthu
siastically accepted.
Wsnts Nerth Carolina Branch.
B. B. Pratt chief of the Boraaa of
Foreign- and Domestic Commerce.
Washington, has written Commission-
«M.L Shlptnan. *ratgr»4flcant letter
wOUi nfertnc* to the establishment of
• oo«p«mUT« branch office of the de
partment at Raleigh for the benefit
of tbo manufacturing interests In
North Carotin*. , Mr. Shlpman fools
aure that it will not b« i great while
now before this atete will ..are the
advantages of suah an office at a
means of inertaaed participation In
the commerce between the United
States and the South American coun
tries.
Discussing the details as to such a
branch office, Mr. Pratt says that each
of those offices Is rappHed with con
fidential information regarding the
markets tor American goods In for
eign countries, lists of foreign Im
porters. copies of trade directories
and other special publications of the
bureau. Branch offices are also given
preference whenever it seems advis
able In arranging schedules for spe
cifications, samples, exhibits, «bd
similar material which the bureau rs
ceirea from time to time through oon
snlar offices and Its own field rep
resentatives.
Several New Charters Granted.
The Hilton Compress Warehouse
Company of Wilmington, capital
1109,000 authorised and $30,000 sub
scribed for general cotton compress,
Clan lag and cotton manufacturing
-• ■. ■ . tnsiness „ .
The AsheviUe Packing Company of
AsheviHe, capital $21,000 authorized
and H.3M subscribed for general gro
r eery business.
The Shaw-Cox Motor Company,
Lexington, capital SM,OOO authorised,
and $3,00$ subscribed.
Health Survey of Orange County.
The United States Public Health
Service haa completed its exhaustive
survey at health eoadttkms la Orange
•county. The survey la the moat re
markable ever conducted by the gov
ernment inasmuch aa the rural health
aoadttloua of any section baa never
been the eubjeot of such an intensive
•tody. The national health depart*
partment employed six sanitary ev-
Perte and utilised ate months In via*,
teg every mrul home la Orange ooun
ty. Eight publfe meetings were held
to axpMt the idea.
bulletin en Commercial Feeda.
Itee state department of agriculture
haa just lamed a bulletin oa "Com
mercial feeds." It showed that for
the year there were 1.008 samples of
tends analysed la the department
laboratory and that of this number
than war* found to be only 137 that
tell below the standarda of guarantee
branded oa the peckagee under the
state and national pare food laws.
, ' 11m authorities regard this aa a
aplendld aborning of effort on the part
•jMmsurafiwtursra to comply with rag-
Noifh Carolina.
Tain t way up North
Where Winters frls;
Tain t way down South
~ Where Summers slss,
*Sain't 'way oat We*;
Like Oregon; '
Tain't inland 'way
.. To and gone!
But Just right hern
Where tot to be
And here 111 bloom r
Perennially. .
Hit ain't too high;
Hit ain't too low.
Nor taint all rough
Like Idyhoo;
Nor tain't like eons*
That's oa the map
A Stat* that's good
for Just one crap.
Of all the Nation —
Leastwise, that's my
Expectoration.
Taint overgrowa
Like Texaa there.
Talat dinkeyfled
Like Deleware.
Talat droughty like
Like New Mexico;
Talat drounded out
Like —some I know
I,donl know much
But this I does —
The North Bute is
Where Bden wus.
—Clyde Duvls, Aberdeen, N. 0.
Drainnpe Act I* Unconatltwtleaal.
There were opinions delivered by
the Bnprome Court In 14 appeals, one
of oveiwhadowing Interest being Lang
vs. Development Company, from Pitt
oounty. In which the court oompetely
upsets the act of 1115 legislature sa to
ewansp and lowland drainage projecta,
Chapter 141. entitled -An Act to En
opurage the Reclamation and Improve
ment of Swamp and Lowlands." The
court holds that tMs act la unconsti
tutional, being la violation of article
1, section 1?, guaranteeing right to
private property.
In the case at bar Lang la a minor
Ity landowner In a drainage district
moved for sn order restraining
the development company from cut
ting a drainage oanel through hi
lands. Judge Bond. In the oourt bo
low, dismissed the petition and Lang
appealed. No>w tho Supreme Court
reverses Judge Bond.
Judge Hoke writes the opinion for
the court He recites the fact that
the act In question provides, among
other things, that if a majority ol
three-fifths of the land-owners in- a
given area of swamp or lowlands so
agree, they may contract for a na
na! to be dug for drainage purpose
and the contractor can cut through
any lands designated whether the
owners agree or not, and tax such ob
jecting landowner with Ms proportion
of the cost
The court says It has long been
reeognised that in view of extenslvs
areas, especially In eastern Carolina,
that need drainage, there should be
some eminent domain power, bat tt
Should be properly safeguarded. The
oourt expressed the hope that If the
propoeejl drainage scheme oontslns g
meaeurl of beuedt to the lands af
fected that there may be some agree
ment betVeen the part tee so that the
work may proceed. ."But we are com
pelled to hold," says the court "that
'.here is no justification for this pro
ceeding." And'ln Its present form,
the statute is not valid law, In the
opinion of the court."
Summery of the Crop Report.
A summary of farming conditions In
North Cirolina is Just prepared. Con
tracts o fthe conditions of the cotton
market last season and this are magf
The crop this year is considerably
less than last year and It is hoped
that the reason is that farmers are
beginning to realise that large crops
mean low prices and that there are
crops other than cotton that show s
good profit.
A continued advance Is noted In
stock and poultry breeding and In
dairying method*. It la found that
there are Increases In the value of
term lande reported from 37 oounties
In the state and slight decreeee In
(arm land values from 26 counties and
no change at all in $7. A tendency
to smaller farms la flhown in reports
from 87 and there are 12 the reports
from which indicate a tendency to
larger farms. Labor la reported as
scare In 77 and plentiful in 23 coun
ties. The average farm wage for
men Is fl a day.
Onvis Heade Liquor Foea.
At the regular tell meetlßg of the
board of trusteee of the North Cam
tina Anti-Saloon League held here,
Rev, R. L. Davis was unanimously re
elected superintendent, his new term
to begin Jan. L I*ls. It will be bis
ninth consecutive year aa bead of the
anti-saloon forces of the etate. Mr.
Archibald Johnson, of Tbomaavtße,
was re-elected chairman of the board
and Rev. Dr. U B. M. Freeman, of
Raleigh, was elected secretary. Chair
mmn Jahaeon waa not present and in
hla absence Rev. Maaaap presided.
Handsome Portmtt Preaented.
A splendid audience AIM the North
Carolina Supreme Court room for tbe
oersmony of tbo presentation of an
oil portrait of the late George D* T f«
c€ Wilmington, member of the Csbl
not of Prwatdent Deris of tie Confed
ei*T. the portrait to bo glm a piece
on tbe walls of tbe coort room along
with other distinguished North Caro
lina Jurieta and lawyers. The paint
inc. a flu© likeness, la by Jeaqlles
Burttee of Maitfgti. The presentation
waa.b? Cart. 8. A. Ashe, for the fam-
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THE ENTERPRISE, WIT.T.IAMBTON, WORTH CAROLINA.
H. A. PAGE HEADS
PUBLICITY BUREAU
ANNUAL MEETING ,IS HELD IN
RALEIGH AND NEW OFFI
CERS ELECTED.
BION H. BUTLER REPORTS
Field Secretary Haa Raised Abet
IMOO By Hie Canvaaa—He •Op
poaes Any Change In Name.
Raleigh—The North Ca jilna Stat*
Publtotty Bureau of Development of
Agriculture and Industry. In annual
sseston determined to taoorporate the
Barantt at oooe and designated the
following officers with which the In*
corporation shall-be perfected: Pree-
MenL H. A. Page, Aberdeen f vice
presidents, Clarence Poe, Raleigh, A.
W. McLean, Lumbertoa, Hugh Mo
Rae, Wilmington, Leonard Tufts,
Ptnehurat. R. C. Hood, Greensboro,
C. O. Kneater. Charlotte; secretary,
J. C. Foreeter, Oreenaboro; tresuwirer,
k. A. Thompson. Raleigh.
Mr. Page vu kept home by sick-
Mas and A. W. McLean prealded at
nfclfL There were 50-odd buslnent
men prominent In different section*,
of the state present and taking a
lively lntsreet In the work of par
feet lag the organisation and getting
down to effective work.
Field Secretary Bton H. Butler re
ported upward* of 92,600 raised la
MB canvass. There waa discussion of
tbe advisability of chengln* the pres
ent name to a shorter one and •
wide difference of opinion ex pre seed
Blon Butler told the meeting that he
bed dragged the resent name over
tbe state making it acquainted and
that be and many others bad come
to (Mie tbe preeent name very much.
Ha ooposed any change and the mem
bers so voted.
Some of thoe* who apoka - with
reference to the name and on other
matters coming up for consideration
were: Carey Hunter, Raleigh; J. A.
Pride, Seaboard Air Ldne; C. W.
Gold, Oreensboro; R. C. Hood. Orenfr
boro; W. D. MacMWan, Jr., Wilming
ton; Z. V. Smith, Southern Railway;
Mr. Carter. Mount Airy,
Expect Big Crowd.
Charlotte. —The outlook at present
•s that the largast crowd of textile men
ever assembled in a Southern city,
will gather Greenville, S. N C.. Nov
ember >4 to attend the meeting* of
the Southern Textile Association. Mr.
Thoe. R Riley, who Is In charge of
accommodations, declares that all
oomers will be takes care of by the
hotels, boarding houses and private
home*. Advance reservations dedi
cate that Oreenvllle wIM entertain a
large crowd and the' committee In
charge ef accommodations recommend
that those wishing reservstlons com
municate with Mr. Thos. R. Riley
Extend East Tenneaaee Road.
Wilmington. • Announcement It
made by the East Tenneseee and
Western North CanoUna Railroad,
Johnson CHy, Tenn., to (Montezuma,
N. C., of the award of contracts foi
extension of Its Mne from the lattet
point to Foscoe. N. C., a distance oi
10 miles through the plcturpwiu«
Llnvllle section of this state, pp>l
Grandfather Mountain. Completion
of the extension will he within eight)
months.
Patents For Tar Hssls.
Washington.—Davis * Davis, pat
ent *llOlllO7B. reoprt the grant to clt
(sens of North Carolina of the foi
lowing patents:
Wilfred P. Carson, Winston-Salem
rrlnding-mi!4 feeding mechanism; Jo
seph L. Conrad. Durham, electri
cable; Albert D. Cox, Wlntorrille, fep
tlllserdletrtbutor; William T. Mercer,
Wilmington, mall-catcher.
Working Day and Night.
ReMsville.—A gentleman from May
odaa brings the news from that town
that tbe cotton mills are working day
and night and art IS months bebinl
their order*. And It's tbe same way
all over this county In tobacco ai
well as tbe cotton manufacturing bu*
iness.
Tramps Fire Signal Plant.
Rooky Mount—Upwards of $3,000
low was sustained by the Atlantic
Coast Line when tramps set on. Are
tbe interlocking; electric signal plant
at tbe south end of the railroad yard.
The timely discovery of the flamei
by Tard Master Sumner while they
were oonsumlng the etaircase and
®rst floor of tbs building probably
saved tbe life of Operator Doggett,
who was secluded on the second floor
and unaware of the danger of Ms
position. He was slightly burned es
he made his flight down the steps.
Pewor Apples; Better Prices.
WajnesTlUs.—With an apple crjp
far below last year's Haywood county
apple growers are facing tbe market
with a crop this year between 36,000
and 60,000 bushels, which 4s a con
servative estimate for tbe entire coun
ty. Notwithstanding certain unfavor
able conditions, tbe prices prevailing
at present are encouraging and many
of the growers are now marketing
their crops at $3.50 to 94 aharrel tor
etrtetly I%>. 1 grades, while cheaper
grades are bringing from $2 to $3.50
* barrel to. b. Waynes vUe.
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PRAI7 PLEASED WITH WORK
North Carolina la Conspicuously R«>
agnized 'n tha Southern Good
Roads Moating at Bluefield.
Durham.—Tho Southern Appslach
lan Quod Roads Association —coir pris
ing eight Southern Statea—conspicu
ously recognised North Carolina In
the annual convention assembled in
Bhiefleld, West Virginia, iaat week,
la th» make-up of the official b>ard
tor 1916 the association drew hea 'ily
upon the Tar Heel Slate. Dr. Joseph
Hyde Pratt war re-elected president.
& H. Webb, of North Carolina, waa
named one of the state rice presi-
Cots George 8. Powell. W. S. Fallis
and H. B. Varner constitute member
•hip on tha executive commltttee.
Miss Hattle M. Berry of the North
Carolina Geological Surrey was elect
ad assistant secretary of the organisa-
Dr. Jossph Hyde Pratt, who haa
)Mt returned from the convention
over the Norfolk and Western Rail
way. was gratified with the results ob
tained from the representative gath
ering of Southern roadbudders. Vir
ginia. North Oarollna, South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky West
Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylva
nia and New York were repreaented.
The attendance waa S«g. Lexington.
Kentucky, waa voted the meeting
Place for lftlft. Aahevllle, North
Carolina, put In a bid which was wlth
drswn la favor of Kentucky.
The overahsdowing toptc before the
association wma the maintenance of
hlghwaya. President Pratt. Governor
Henry Stuart, of Virginia, and Attor
ney Oeneral A. A. Lilly, of Weit Vir
ginia. chief apeakera, concentrated
with unified emphasis on the themn of
upkeep of roada. Oovernor Stuart do
ctored that the commeroal, aoclal and
even moral welfare of the people de-
Banded improved transportation
routML Progressive citizens were
unanimously agreed in this particular;
the practical question now Is how to
get and malnaln the roads proporly.
Significant resolutons were passed
by the asociation for the promotion
of national movements for road Im
provement Senators and representa
tives in the Southtrn States wIIT'IM
petitioned to use their efforts In se
curing from Congress an appropria
tion of $10,000,000 at the current rate
of $2,000,000 a year until 1920 for ths
purchase of additlonar lands under the
Weeks law. Recommendations were
made for the construction of a system
of highways through these national
forests. The asaoclation approved the
plan to construct the Appalachian
highway extending from Maine to
Louisiana. Asheville North Carolina,
Is one of the centrally located cities
on the proposed route. Prison labor
of roada was approved, pleading th*
extenuating circumstances of the best
Intereata of aociety being conaarved In
the handling of the prisoners.
Died on 'Poeeum Hunt.
Hendersonvllle. WMlard Floya,
aged about 80 years, died euddenly of
heart failure While bunting 'possums.
Mr. Floyd Mved near tbe Flat Rock
section and was about three miles
from home when death overtook him.
Coroner Sumner was called and ha
and Ohlef of PoMee Otis Powers went
to the scene well back in the woods.
On® of Mr. Floyd'a sons was present
a* the time of death and the coroner
did not summons a Jury.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET.
Prtoea of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peaa,
Butter, Eggs, Etc., on North Caro
lina Marketa During Paat
Week.
Ahoskle—Cotton. ll%c; corn, 83c bu;
peas, *1.50 bu; N. C. butter. 30c lb; eggs,
15c dos.
Asheville — Corn, 80c bu; oats. 47c bu;
Irish potatoes, 11.80 bu; N. C. butter, 300
lb; eggs. 24c riot.
Charlotte—Cotton, cotton seed.
60c bu; corn. #sc bu; oats, 65c bu; Irish
potatoes, %i bu; N. C. butter, 30c lb; ergs,
Durham—Cotton, 12% c; corn. 93c bU;
oats, 60c bu; Irish potatoes, 12 bbl; We«t
•rn butter, 30c Ib; N. C. butter, 30c lb;
ens, 25«' dot.
Fayettevllle—Cotton, lie; cotton seed,
Jlc bu; corn, 75c bin oats. 55c bu; peas.
It bu; Irish potatoes, $1.75 bbl; Western
butter, 10c lb; egga, 20-2Rc do*.
bu: oats, 8Of: bu; peas, $2 DO bu; Irish po
tatoes, $2 25 bbl; Western butter, 31c lb;
tt. C. butter, 31c lb; eggs. 27c doz.
Greenville —Cotton, 12c; cotton lined, 600
bu; corn, 85c bu; oats, (5c bu; Irish pota
toes. 11.00 bbl; Western butter, 30c Ib;
sen, 20-25 c do 7.
Hamlet —Cotton, llfcc; cotton seed, 60c
bu; corn, 90c bu; oats. 60c bu; peas. $1
bu; Irish potatoes. $2.25 bbl; N. C. butter,
Wc lb; eggs, 3co dos.
Lumberton —Cotton. 12c; corn, 90c bu;
Max ton—Cotton, 11% c; cotton seed. 650
bo; corn, 90c bu; oats. 60c"bu; Western
butter, 15c lb; N. C. butter, 35c lb; eggs.
80c dos.
Monroe—Cotton, 1214 c; cotton seed, 650
bu; corn, »0c bu; oats. 55c bu; N. C. but
ter, 30c lb; tns. 30c doz.
New Bern—Cotton, ll4c; cotton need,
60c bu; corn, 75c bu; eats, 50c bu; eggs.
£4-10 c doz.
Newton —Cotton, 12Hc; cotton seed, 60a
bu; oorn, 90c bu; oats, 75c bu; Irish pota
toes, $2.25 bbl; eggs. 25c dos.
Raleigh—Votton, 12c; cotton seed, 600
bu; corn, 87c bu; oats, 46c bu; Irish po
tatoes, $1.50 bbl; N. C. butter, 30c lb;
«f«rs 28-Slc dos.
Salisbury—Cotton, cotton seed,
60c bu; corn, 85c bu; oats, 50c bu; peas,
$1.75 bu; Irish potatoes, ft.so bbl; West
ern butter, 30c lb; N. C. butter, 30c lb;
ens, 27c doz.
Soot land Neck—Cotton. 11 %c; corn. 90c
bu; oats, 55c bu; Irish potatoes, 2.25 bbl;
N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs. 80c doz
atstssvllle —Cotton. 12Hc; cotton seed,
Itc bn; oorn, $1.05 bu; oats. 65c bu; Irish
y*»Uje*. $1.75 bbl; eggs, 12c doz.
Vanceboro—Cotton, 12 Vic; cotton seed,
Mo bu; oorn. 85c bu; oats. Tsc bu: peas,
1.54 bu: Irish potatoes. $1 bbl; Western
butter, lie lb; eggs, 25c dos.
Winston-Balem —Corn. »0r bu; oats. 500
bu; N. C. butter. 30c lb; eggs. 25" doz.
Attanta. Oa —Cotton. 12Kc; Western
butter, SOttc lb; N. C. butter, 28c Ib; eggs
a-26c dos.
Savannah. Oa.—Cotton, 12c; cotton seed
7tc bu; corn. »*c bu; oata. 53c bu; Ir'sh
potatoes. $2.50 bbl; Western butter 34He
lb; N. C. butter, 80c lb; eggs. 26-80 c dos.
Chicago—No. 2 white com 62-670 fde
llveredln Raleigh 76V4-81Hc>; No. 2 yel
low corn 63-68 c (delvered In R*.le'*h,
77H-B?Hc>: butter. 22-27ttc (creamery);
sggn. 2S-25V4c fflrsts).
New Tork —*»utte*\ 2SH-30C (extra);
sgsrs, 34-36 c (extra fine).
New Orleans— Butter 30c (fancy cream-
SIT); egg*. 29-39 c f Wet tarn).
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HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
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A. NEELY HALL «nd DOROTHY PERKINS
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by A. Neeljr Hall.)
THREE HOMEMADE KITE REEL*.
The expert kite flyer la as particular
about keeping hie flying line in good
condition as the flaherman la about
his fishing-tackle.
First, let ua see how to make the
unique real shown In Fig. 1. With this
strapped to your right leg, your hands
are free to handle the line. The line
can be unwound by pulling It as you
pay It out, and reeled up by dropping
upon the left knee in the position as
sumed by the boy shown In Fig. 1.
Fig. I shows the completed reel, and
Fig. 3 the construction. A large rib
bon spool Is necessary for the winding
drum of the reel (A, Figs. 2 and 3).
The diameter of the spool flange*
must be Increased by adding pieces ol
about twice their diameter (B). llorc
a hole through the exact center ol
plecea D, of the same size as the spool
hole. Tbe frame to which thia wiud
ing drum Is mounted, consists of two
end blocks C nailed to a piece D Cut
D a trifle longer than the winding
drum, and blocks C Just large enough
to accommodate the axle for the wiud
Ing drum Bore a hole a trifle larger
than the spool hole through blocks C.
for the axle, being careful to get the
hole in one exactly opposite that In
the other. Cut the axle enough longer
than the winding drum to project be
yond blocka C, one-half Inch beyond
V I»
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one, and two inches beyond the other
The crank Is made of the strip K, with
a hole bored near one end for the axle,
and the spool F pivoted near the other
end by means of the nail Q (Fig. 3).
Natl the winding drum and the crank
to the long end of the axle.
The upright stick upon which the
reel la mounted (11. Ftg. 2) should be
of the right length to reach from the
instep of your foot to your knee (Fig
1). Nail block D to H (Fig 2). and
tben tack three straps to H —loop I to
pass around the foot, and straps J and
K to buckle around the leg.
Tbe simple band reel In Fig. 4 has
a drum like that In Fig 3. Make the
axle long enough to provide a handle
to bold the reel by. This axle must
fit loosely so the drum will turn freely
auu nulla must bt driven through it to
keep tbe drum from slipping. A spool
pivoted with a nail to one end of tbe
drum forms a crank.
Fig. 6 shows a body reel to strap
ibout the **lst. Tbe wincing drum
*nd tbe crat k for turning It are made
tbe same as those for the leg reel A
ilgar box ft used for tjie mounting, to
iinpllfy the construction. Cut two
>lots in each side of the box through
♦ •neb to slip a pair of belts.
FUN FOR HALLOWE'EN.
A Hallowe'en party. If It be ever ao
•mall an affair, requires previous
preparation to make It a iocmh.
Either you or your chum, dresaed
a» a (boat, ahould meat the guests at
tha door, at the appointed hour.
In the room where the wrapa ara
to be left, It la well to have another
gbbst standing on guard. This may
be a dummy ghost made aa abown in
Figs. 1, 2 and S. Bind the handle of t
broom to a chair back with cord, turn
ing the broom portion up. aa abown In
Fig. t. Fasten a white false-face to
the aide of the broom for the ghoat'a
face.
Drape a abeet around the chair and
cloae up to the head, fastening It at
the top to the atraw of the broom.
Then hang a pillowcase. or othar
•THE GHOST
white cloth, over the cross-piece ends
for arm sleeves (Fig. 1). Make tha
hood out of a pillow-case, folding it
Into the form shown in Fig 3, with a
peak at the top and the front turned
up.
The party would not be completa
without some of the old-fashioned
games, such as bobbing for apples
placed In a dish-pan filled with water,
and a doughnut eating contest in
which doughnuts. suspended on
strings from the tops of doorwaya. ara
eaten while both hands are bound bo
hind Be sure to arrange for these
Then there Is ghost-story telling.
You must not overlook that. Another
plan Is to have a witch tell storiea
A witch's caldron suspended from a
tripod aa shown In Fig. 4 should b«
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FRAMEWORK FOR GHOST 1
placed In the center of the story-tell
ing room before the guests are allow
ed to enter. A large black kettle fa
beßt for the caldron, but, If you can
not get one, take a dish-pan. tie a
rope around Its outside just below tha
rim (Fig. 5), and to this rope attach
three ropes at equal dlstancea apart
by which to suspend the pan.
The room should be lighted only by
a few rays of light allowed to enter
from the adjoining room. Have tha
guests seat themselves upon the floor,
forming a circle around the caldron.
The witch should mumble her worda
when telling her story so that no ona
may distinguish more than a few
words now and then. And as she talks
she should stir the contents of her cal
dron with a large spoon. The con
tents should be walnuts, having their
kernels removed and replaced with
slips of paper and the shells glued faat
THE WiTCHS CALDBON
together again. On the pieces of pa
per ahould be written directions
whereby each guest may find a card
foretelling her fortune. When tha
witch flnlahea her story, sha should
pass the nuts around. Than the light*
should be turned on, the nuts opened
and the merry race begun for tha hi*
mg places of the farinas car da.