The Daily Missoulian. [volume], March 31, 1912, Morning, Page 5, Image 17

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' sda' so should
,yr . dµets des
mink onI April 1
thMdl All biol'
y and O' i- houre reversed
i a -oh~t A{h% owead hli
ad of fita day he
thd ble kind were elevated to the
tlrone. the . il ueen stoo
at ti. ro. and pa'j d himn court. Hits
tool's "babls" was LG irded ae the
rank of Ilpiy ce and any moandate
te isdue lhort ' pdwer over ife and
deiatb-h·ra obeyed. tnd It is laid
smOettnes a foolish ruler rrceived a
tic flJeiede4 lesson from the orders of
his eeter. h
Modern trance rather inclines to cir
auses Ind asy otftdoor perftrmances
efa April . Trough the ptovinces lit
te twowd mled eaits hqurney to ham
et Whet. aay entertaSem nt is a
aovelty. F rom tho tailbord a regu
matlost isi't In tight-fitting fleshings,
pIked ,at with bells and his "bauble"
In his han, give a characterlitic per
dermianc ..A Mvorite diverplon is to
pause suddenly amid a serious talk and
ilve a smart blow with his stick to
someone Ih the audience; or to rap out
a wirttoid.l.it he ehpense oi a listen.
rt; or, et t oa Offer tree sweet
maoats end then to into'paroxysms of
mirth at the deluded ones who bite into
a concoction of chocolate and raw cot
ton.
SIn Englalnd the populace always has
a M..orris on April Wools' ray
n which ve boy hilariously par
ticlpates. A feature of It is the "ring
around-a-aosy," with the typical fool
Arrayed ia tights, or tight trousers,
tool's eu ati., bearing an inflated
b ' '.o a st'ck, holding hands with
S.dairy maid tyre.,
"*wldgoose ohhssa" ifter
r e n od Cock' iobin," or
oa ar i e."' cr.ecodile quills," or the
"iistory of Eve's Mother." In 1872 a
writer there tells, how it was the cus
tomn for boys to cry out, "Ah, you April
P6obly " simd hbr 70 years before that
sa Wes customary to say. "Bir, your
1hog lb uinbuckled." A choice witticism
was p',petthbed by rethi i ohg, "Ex
ouse me, but there's something on
your face." h"Wat?" inquires the
vIW sm. "Your nose. Ha! Ha!"
I! the north of England April Fools
are a llL calle4g "gowcs, or..gouls"
that being the name for cuckoo, which
oommonly means "fool." This prop
ably is similar to the German seck
signlfyl the mtsae tuopitlty-a-id aex
blalne 28ia wheatn maidea. of the
owathk.isd firCt bears the voice of a
ueokoo on April FPdob' nrllt she kisses
her hang In the direction of the bird
and asiks Whtn she wil marrty.. As
tanx times' a th cneuckoo or geck rb
plie1 iptaeidiately folflwing her quoae
tion rIs i posed to signify the nunlber
of ,mrtouith to oeapse before she is wed.
Ini 8cotland, the, people have an
April "ootls'. cuWtot of "bonting the
gowk." This consists of sending pe
ple on a long, despairing chase after
a leter. WtalOh, when finally located,
teads, "Go hunt the gowk another
ittle." "dtte Itiias told :tha1i cor
rain* ltass orn' r him. He
roes' itLot tb be in*
Sormb the Mie sbeen baidba to
someob l lyipg tlr npa: to be glven
to hiln.
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Ir 'dt ; ;"tkt l t vest
:r liV' d 4 Iht. The
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JIr ft)· treltb1 4
evr 3i~plt
down 'f at ne utttt
ae _erutot elj!twned the pro
i a Wry. When hisrMon rew
,up and suocoeded to the, throne, the
on ter an ry4 oi f or the
,; nemy tnft
Sen streia of
STm thnte o the
Ilake was c re . it w *i1i e '"the
T K a uo n a m
"The King and Queen stood at thho ioot andl Pil Him Court"
pool of Ircamma" in honor of the
prince, and a yearly festival in his
memory was Instituted. Gradually, on
that day, it became the custom to send
persons "to find Iscamma," or toasd rch
in vain. This event, supposed to have
been dated April Fool's day, is ascribed
to the isle of Chiekock, on the seventh
of the moon of Niadn--.which, in the
European calendar, makes April 1.
Yet, perhaps, from amid the nu
merous origins put forth by various
races the most plausible-because it
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A Typical Lnglish "Fool" and His
"BStsy."
seems to find confirmation by every
occidental writer on the subject-- I
that it was celebrated first as the final
day of the octaveo fonnlrming the Roman
New Year. With all pagans every ina
portant festival lasted for eight days,
the first and last being the most sig
nificant. Now, the year with the Ro
mans was ushered in on what is now
March 25 and the feasting ended An
April 1. Also there was much in the
nature of the celebration to link It with
tnddern. All Fools' day.
The entire last day was given over
to !'*1a-mnaking" of a nature very
si.alar to that with which the AmenIl
'kRlan .nll. fool'lhis cQntemporhrtas.
It I iT "Kalend4elum," and came
I iit i ar' lcaend4r.
a pb rejoicing of the Gentiles
Sthus ime wa Paojted by tt Chrij
t~n oflih only, r'thIer tbned down
e xh tian pnseemly *d$
+ý_ n a $kins or .
eiitmt pýaceofm *Wier pro.
t e .l r ties.
th. bd Adam ws ilevgr qulIu
from them. "It Wi; ' all o
acpan,"than atlrr1: leaven
4a5 th J=44' P~~fb
solti le 41 ,tý1qj r.Msweh .
eb~nmI to a W~i4~ #4aw iL e
of lPoolf-PFtt $tutor.url--In honor
of ~ilranus 1. l t eeC
pItion fa ta t p
pa of his (who ere nt
of eir own or cuIa , troum
a nee or n t, mlsed trs.r.
tribe's eeleb~ru of the P snaosalla-
a tstiyal In ed in honor of the
godes of ovd.l hi order that the eorf
m.t be suftlelently baked. They were
a lowed to PAblM their elgtead fet Iesp
arately on April 1, or All Foolu' day.
Back in Biblical times there appears
a suggestion of the April Pool quest
in the errand one which Annas was sent
from Cuaiphas to Pilate, from Pilate to
Herod and 'back again to Pilate. This
was a fool's errand for which no cause
can be found other than to trick him,
and, strangely, students of macred lore
claim it befell just about April 1.
By tracing the aalendar and compar
Ing with modern dates it is also assert
ed that Noah "April' fooled" the dove,
sending it forth before the waters had
receded on the first day of the month
among the Hebrews that corresponds
with the initial day of our fourth
month.
A German writer-in whose country
thie venerabip pid custom s firmly
establlshed-.-gives . o ,re Iet a. e most
s able of tlhoi,, wren e claimt
that April itself is the tool month, with
its deceitful and varying Weather. "One
goes forth in the sunahine for a walk,"
he says, "only to be April fooled and
come home in a deluge of rain. April's
quick recurring sun-smiles being her
woman's laughter at people's confiding
folly."
gWeden is to American inindi s
peopled with grave, serious folk that
indulgence in the droll horse-play of
the lIt of April seems hardly fitting.
Yet that lmnd has to its April t'ool
credit one of the Irost Ingenuoutly tolr
menting ceremonies of the day. It is
thought extremely funny to stand at
an upper, open window with a bucket
of water and a iall of ashes in readi
nless. As some especially well-dressed
I "fool" approaches he is given enough
of the water to eause him, instinctive
ly, to look up; immteldatoly a handful
of ashes Is received In his eyes and
all over his fine raiment.
Strangest of all, in tracing the
course of the April Fool joke and the
;joker do'va through the world, is to
learn that the studiously polite and
dignified Hlindoo has numbered' such
a celebration amon thoseu of his
country from time Immemorial. lEvery
year a great feast id held in all India
wliclh corresponds exactly with the
features of our April 1, antd falls on
the same date.
This is called the "Feast of t'On
Hull," and during its observanceminlW
and. 'okes are rampant. There .r'
the ssen auseless errands, the fake let
ter *hd deoelving edibles and 'many
heaxpel poslieilbD a uniqueness of c-n
cptjon beyond ti)e occidental mind to
Sivht. As a rule the lower clasis are
nioit pleased by these cerenmnies.
tlough every grade of society ob~
the ueast and Surajah bowlat, whose
Indian name has been Anglicised Into
Sir goget DowaUss, loved to make.
"fulli tools" of hiis friends,
About the most gigaptic April Fdol
)oke on record' Wap perpdtrated 'on e'ti
ot' bf Londoth in thij rAe- iO" . 1tr
.1n~ the latter part bf .aIlrS : a 'vas
niumer of peorile received, In tlseir
msfbming mail, cards beesti what ap
petred to be an official stamp, but was
.d' ity lt'ilnbreslied with a slaipento
turinjl ulpsie down,. It.read:. "'owpr
of London--Admit bearer to vi.w the
on Xtu ,, ApI t
nmfltte only at tlie white gate. It is
particularly requested that no gratuity
ba given any of the wardens or their
assfstants."
The jýtJ, isim. got up before
daylrrP Iblbel' time for the remark
ible b bqrformanpe. They hadn't the
ii a ~idea what At meant, but that
o'l.y whettid their curiosity the more,
All day long cabs and carriages were
rattling over the stones aroudd Tower
hill searching for i sesittl flits. 0t
Soeauoe there wala't say such gate and
gllradually the viotlms realsed that they
a bed bestn offered up on the altar of
.April Fools' day.
t things really bive a way of get
leon Aon L 1 ae well g. on :a> .
M Iy of tihi arnArd A ad .
tioe ter,'lktwlg priaon .
gr.atest AprIl Ioi at al. O *
.lQ l a smiUl boy Ih)uts to a msan
ai t-$t M I 'hatte,has dtlppei his pteel;
.- -eorn- nods oo mltlndingly but
- _,''- lVIM, l ia llet to bile
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Had a Proper idea of " i
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P.fr V.
Mr. Lincoln, Speaking of the Co ol
of the Liquor Business, "Said-
"Proh riaoniwi`l work t
the botn of reatv on in that .
control a man's 6ppetite i
In al n ,CrIeso o ofthI*ts
crimes. prohibition law s a
the very principle on which our govern
ment is founded."
The Whole Matter Is Nothing But
A. Business Propositkn
The City of Missoula is confronted by the problem of choosing the manner in which its
liquor business shall be regulated. The question is a business consideration for the
merchant, the workingman, and the banker to study. Here are some facts that affect the
situation:
Under the all-Sunday closing Under the all-Sunday closing 50 men are out of
work, all the time, who used to be regularly employed.
2M en tay Away Their yearly wages were
fr6m .lssoula, who used,to. spend Saturday ni ght, X60
Sundar-and a part of Monday in Missoula. They
spent ao si average $10 each in' hotels and stores. At least 70 others lose the Sunday shift-one-sixth
This aggregated yearly $100,000. of the year--a loss in wages amounting to $12.740.
A Jootal Loss to Missoula Business of
$172,740
The Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers Pay in Licenses and
Fees, Each Year, Most of Which Goes to Maintain Public
Institutions
V $52,000
Missoula Saloon Men Pal the Highest License Fee in IAe S uee
Sand TheirHours Are Shortest. This Surely Is Not a Square Deal
The Misoula Liquor The Proposed Ordinance
Dealers Provides that the saloons shall remain open until I
o'clock eaich night. This will accommodate theater
Stand $tr strict enforcement of the law. They will goers, those who attend lodge meetings and other late
"oW6 b ~Ithe laws They will not be parties to any un- affairs,
derstanding by which a closed front door means an It provides, also, that the saloons may open at 1
open side door. If the law is for closing-olosed it o ovdsa ate Thisos oe not interfere
will be. ,, , o'clock Sunday afternoon. This does not interfere
S. . .. with churchgoers. Sunday afternoon opening will
The people in the li~guor business are takkl&yjers, and provide a place and opportunity for the social recrea
have families. Their interests are here. tion of the man whose only day of rest is Sunday.
To Open the Saloons Sunday Afternoons Mark Your Ballot Thus:
- FOR THE PROPOSED OIRDiNANCE
SAGAIST THE PROPSED ORDINANCE
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