on ‘ ‘mlum olw . _ ‘ , “Junta is Old int ‘ of Uncertain origin. . kilo." read a sign that dangled nuousiy from the coat tall or a ”withing up Main street early Bate morning. Nobody took advan- me at the invitation as that would be new disaster. The man, who un‘. viciously wore the sign, had a good ,n‘hd ‘Iturdy pair of kickers, of own. Thin is pr'obabiy the oldest It of "April Fool" joke, but it has h ”flatly lost none of its attractions o. p l Fool'n Day" is one of those which, while not a holiday, is ,m up to a sort of celebration by . ”body and is produmive of no and il. Sending some unsuspectln‘g on a fool errand. such an loch~ or a left handed wrench or a boil ,btrcp oil. is a popular way of , ring: joke. while startling friends was the announcement. suddenly that than is something the matter with We attire is another favorite way. , ' dandy stores: are tilled with hon . , ‘ tilled with'red pepper, chocolates . containing blocker of wood and other deceptive sweelmeats and those fur“ filth more fun. The ways oi playing ‘April flool" jokes are legion and they are inst as popular now among the young people as they were fifty years BI“: _ Tiler in no certainty as to the origin ‘ ‘oftliis custom, It. can be traced back mattrenturiea and in in vogue in many countries. in Scotland, pranks ' have been played on the first day of , April for years. There the one sent Oh I foolish errand or otherwise made 1%: victim of a ioke is called a “' Hit." This word is synonymous . w ill food or cuckoo and the custom of piny'l‘ng pranks. is called hunting the ‘W “The frame custom is also an ancient duo in France where the victim of a lake is called caisson d‘ avrtl. Trans. iatod, this in "April fish." Some anti- queried. claim that the custom arose lfilth the ancient. l-lindoon. 'l‘hc illn- dooe ntill celebrate the festival of “lin- ll" on March 31, and the manner is var much in the fashion of April (on ery. ‘ It is sauppoeed by some that the April fool tradition originated when Noah sent the dove out of the ark on an apparently idle errand, There are several events historians claim gave the origin to the April Fool's Day of today. The youngsters around town had no end of fun playing pranks on one another and some of the. older gt‘ilt‘l" aiion put no jobs on each other. A lot of men went out Saturday morn- ing with rods and flies. to take advan- tage o the first. day the. law on trout in off. They also proved to be “gowks.” MEN PAST SIXTY lN DANGER. More than half of mankind over six. ty years of age. suffer front kidney and bladder disorders, unually enlarge mom of prostrate gland. This is both painful and dangerous. and it‘d ley's Kidney Cure should be taken at the first. sign of danger. as it corrects irregularities and has cured many 0 ti men of this disease. Mr. Rodney Bur mitt, Rock Port, Mo, writes: “l suf- fered with enlarged prostate gland and kidney trouble for yearn and a!» ter taking two bottles of Foley"; Kid- ney Cure i feel better than i have for twenty years, although i am now 91 years old.“ Sold at l’lainted’a Drug Store. " POPULAR AMUSEMENTB. THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS. Among the numerous attractions which annually tour the country. not one enjoys the degree of popularity with the public which, for several years. has been accorded the Bioudcii & Fenneasy'e favorite fat'ctnronwtly. The Katzcniammcr Kids. which is an- nounced as the attraction lit lloyt'e Theatre on Tuesday. April 4th. There are excellent reasons for this condition of thinga. First. the average citizen likes to laugh and laugh good and hearty. and the mere mention of The Katzenjammer Kids brings it amer to the face. Second, The Rat aeniammer Kids are reigning favor- ites with the ladies and children in 0v. or‘y city visited, and where the ladies and children go, everybody goes. Third, the performance gives univen ‘ sol satisfaction. ,Thero are no crying scenes in The Kataenjammer Kids allow, but it is all fun and merrlmeni and it pleases the people both old and young. The company included such well-known artists as Baker and Lynn, title premier doiineatora of juvenile comedy: Wally plans. the .popular German comedian; Robinson Sisters. acrobatic marvels: Major Criquio, the Union comedian before the publicpt Day & ,Voltai, novelty act: William Baker. monlogue comedian; Josie Milton. chic soubrette; George V. Bak- er, character comedian, and many oth- are equally well known to fame. YALE MUSICAL owns. On Friday. April 7. the Yale Apollo Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs of Yale University will give a grand con- cert at Hart's Theatre. There is a ring and swing about these olubtt that is vim pinata: to both young and old. ‘ Their songs and tones carry the youth forward to the happy college days in am tor him and they carry the old book to the days when the world seem. M'biuelt and but to them. Thus who have heard the Yale songs can: can undmtend the feeling which they create in the listener, and to than who have not, no tiescription can do than: iuItlce. The concert this year will be a regular old-fashioned glee club contort, full of t'nllego songs and , median, Which will be rendered at Hoyt's '1 centre. next Friday night. The concert commences at 8:30. Popular prices prevail-525. 60 and the. ~0rdinary bottlehold accidents hare ' no terriers when there's a bottle of Dr. ‘ ' Electric Oil in the medicine yonder; Koala ‘ borne. outs, bruises, ‘ "it". inmnt relief. ‘1 ‘ “in. NKILLID iN OANAAN. :9%.8.~flflilt ROMP“. .- . . :,.‘,‘ g. .l, 'l‘l "BAKING river» we" . ‘ . ' 7i L‘ ‘N . ford Ranges. it can’t _f‘blnpied on the stove." Made by. a foundry established in 1880; That allows reliability. . Embodyibg the latest features-*niany of them exclusive; That shows progress. - Mutant; from all the few other "first-clash" makes: Hence their utiperior'ty Fm. SM.” 13? ‘ Home: a. muse. m scum non . . CORfiER WEST AND MAIN .flTREE'l‘B. it My wuk. at. it "“nn,““ni.... lion, the genuine Fiber Matting is thoroughly hygienic. " it can be substituted for a woolen carpet anywhere. being pliable and unbreakable. clean and otlorless. Has no nap to collect dust or lint. Germs cannot. find iodgment. in it. lion is exempt. from injury by moths, Buffalo bugs or other posts. it does not splinter or break like ordinary mailings and does not wear slippery. No matter what you buy you cannot get a floor covering that will be no attractive, artistic, sanitary and durable as Holt and Kobe. Maitingn. W 11. J. Collins a. 60. Doctors in Furniture.Carpet-.Ieddlng, Montage. Oil Cloths, and Linoleum. Funeral Director and Embalmer. n NORTH MAIN 31'. SOUTH NORWALK. Printing Having purchased the Freeman Art Printing Plant and I O Business. The Evening Sentinel has again entered the 0 Printing Business. which will be conducth in the present quarters of the plant, directly opposite The Sentinel Office. The office is fully equipped with THE Bur hurts nun STYLES iii TYPE, and with every facility for any kind of printing from a visiting card to a full bound book. Especial attention will be given to Commercial Printing of tilt Kinds WW \ and will be executed in the Latest and of the in W TheI business will be conducted under the name of “THE SENTINEL ART PRINT,” and no efforts will be spared to entitle it to the name—- the object being to make its productions of the most ar~ tiltic character and to execute all orders IN THE MOST PROMPT MANNER. 'i‘he continuance of patronage heretofore extended to the office. and any and all orders for printing are respectv fully solicited. ‘ ' \ rues ‘ 1 “ “ ~ L "“7 °°"m”lli” Hat-chm and u... a room in: a. With the aunt; . Hammerstein. spring rampage of the Connecticut , river began in corneal Baturdnll. bill the cold and dry weather of yester- day checked the rising waters. and u alight drop was noted last night. Bat. .tlrday night the river has reached a depth of 24 feet. while last night it. had fallen to 23 feet, 3 inches. . The cellars in scared of houses along the banks of the river in this city and East Hartford were flooded this morning. and connidernbic dam- age was done. Store keepers in State and Morgan streets were obliged to shift their goods to euro rhem. and the usual trouble with hooded streets wail experienced at other points along the river. A TRilO AND TRUE FMBND. One Minute Cough Cure contains not an atom of any harmful drug. and it has been curing Coughs, Colds. Crouli and Whooping Cough so long that it halt woven itself to be a tried and true friend to the many who use it. Mrs. Gertrude E, Fenner, Marion. ind. says: “Coughing and straining so weakened me that i run down in“ weight. from 148 to 92 pounds. After trying a number of remedies to no avail, One Minute Cough Cure entirely cured me." Sold by Clifford Phar- mncy. n CAPT. PRINDLE oaoeeso out) w Famous in Yale Athletic Events for Over Thirty Years. NEW HAVEN, April 3.-Chnrles W. Prindie, familiarly known as Capt. Prindle. and known to almost every Yale man for thirty years back, drop- ped dead of heart disease last night. at the home of his sister. with whom he lived. "Capt. Prindie was the head ticket taker at the Yale ileld. and there was hardly an athletic contest for 30 years in New Haven in which Yale tool: part that he was not at the gate. He. was at his old place at the Yale-Tufts baseball game Saturday. :le Swan 74 yearn old and leaves :1 am y. OTOP THAT COLD or it may result in Pneumonia. Bra- tiiian Balm in breaking up Colds when- .rer tried, almost without exception. to, 26. 60c and 01.00 bottles. 'i'lie Clif» ford. Baxter's and Plaiitod'e. " www p... SCARED ClDTliS WITH Oil.. 12 PORTLAND. Ore. April 3.-—~Aftcr building a bonfire of magazines and papers in u cabbage patch near her homo. Mrs. Charla» licmmera has sat» uraicd her clothes with kerosene and igniting them from the tire deliberate- ly burned herself to dedtb. Mrs. Hummers was the aged wife of a farmer living in Orient, a small place tying a few miles east of this city. hire Hummers made a previous attmnpt to kill herself a few yearn ago in the Sutro baths at. San Franclaoo. after having been deserted by a for- mer husband. .‘ A THOUSAND DOLLARS‘ WORTH OF GOOD. “1 have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, pausing gravel and ntonea with excruciating pain." says A, ll. Thur-non, a well- ltnown coal operator of Buffalo. 0, “i got no relief from medicine until i be- gan taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the result was surprising. A few dou- es started the brick-dunt-llko substance 1nd now i have no pain across my kid- neys and i feel like u newrman. it has" done me Slilo worth of good." Foley's Kidney Cure will cure evry form of kidney or baddor disease. Sold at Plainted‘s Drug Store. n TRYING TO SETTLE OiL LANDS TROUBLE. Gll'i‘ilRlE, O. ’f‘., April 3.—~Frnuk Franiz. the rough rider captain whom President Roosevelt named as agent of the Osage indlane,‘ie hero conferring with United Staten Attorney Horace Speed relative to expected trouble he- tWeen the illuminating Oil Company. a branch of the Standard. and its edbv lessees in the, Congo reiteration. The company recently secured a renewal blanket lease and with the beginning of the new year yesterday raised lessees are. organizing for mutual pro tectlon and trouble is anticipated. W A DAREDEVIL am! often end» in a and accident. 'f’o heal accidental inittrice, use Buoklen's Ar. nica Salve. "A deep wound in my foot. from an accident.“ writes ’l‘heo- dore Schoole. of Colombo», 0., "cane ed me great pain. Physicians were helpless, but Buckicn’e Arnica Salve quickly healed it."' Boothen and heats burns like magic. 25c at F. ii. Baxter's. drugglet. “ "A?! KINDERQARTNIRO MIIT mar-roan, April 3.-—A meeting of the Connecticut Valley Kindergarten annotation, was held Saturday at which Miss Mary Murray and Mill Twiteholl, both of Springfield. Mum. were elected delegates to the Interna- tional Kindergarten union meeting in Toronto. April it. is. ill. loos. There was a large attendance of teachers at the thallium-which was held ‘in the- Well. middle school. Arthur D. Carl. of this city and Miss buoy Wheelock of Boston. were the principal speakers. ONLY GUI! tron DYOPIPIIA. 1m. Franklin Bush, of New Castle. Dot. an: "i suffered for you" with dyspepsia. used to have great distress and belching. i tried everything ll could hear of. but. nothing helped too until [took Brazilian helm. and one lid cent bottle cured me completely". For sale by it. H. Pisilted, l“. H. Bu or and the Clifford Pharmacy. " W relented To “om/l VlOl‘fOlto Vlfll'i‘A. l. Tl. April awtlroat prep- arations are being made here for the entertainment of iridium who will come here Wednesday morning to use President Roosevelt! as he passes through on his southwestern trip. The Vinita Commercial club has made an alignment: for receivinltbe and also for «mutate: t Ilolltltl atom. , torn. * tr flirt “Wilt Miran-mam it than out: a m. and not be m m to a , ‘10.wa the shell my «-30., . «- 0.20“?“ MU?“ alarmed; at... 3.4The annual “dint. , ,o . o , “amateur mt ram W. ,N Apia third . eighth, All is in readiness and we are hoping for sunny spring- likc days, but even it April sends her showers soil every- thing will be bright and sunny inside. Remember these are the prominent attractions, not to be. missed. A Rccital of the Angclus Pianorin the morning lmm ten o’clock until eleven-thirty. The fine toned piano used in these, Recitals is from thc rooms of Treat and Shepard. Afternoon recitals by jcromc May's Orchestra, com- mencing at two o'clock. Vocal Selections rendered by Mr. I. j. Fisher. A dainty souvenir given to all whose purchases amount to two dollars or over. The Potter's Wheel in operation in the China Store. Before leaving the Furniture Store visit the large ware rooms which adjoin the Tea Room on either side and look at the many styles in Furniture. See theilixbibitiou Rooms, arranged like the rooms in a home. One is a bedroom, the other a (lilting room. The bedroom contains a magnificent Chamber Suitc- of crotch mahogany. style of Louis sixteenth. Observe the tine paneling on the bed and the fronts. of the dresser and citii’i'onicr. . The dining room is in Early English Oak. the pieces, table, bullet, china cabinet. serving table and chairs. Velvet and Snmuucric Carpets. with Oriental Rugs, third floor. 'i‘apcsirics and ilmly Brussels, second floor. Carpet Rugs, illgl‘illliri, Mailings and Art Squares, first floor. i‘omc curry tiny. ‘ W The D. M. Read Co. Floortloverings We are Now Prepared to show full Lines of Spring Floor Coverinas. CARPETS ingrain. Taliesin). Brussels, Veivels. Bodil BrilsSels. China and Japanese Mailings. Oil Cloths. _ and Unclelnns. Mats and Runs. Shades to Order a Specialiiu. R. 'D'tckeman 85 Son, at wasnmcrrou or. ‘ tom unawanx. court. Telephone 345-6. We Cal Your Addition To the advantages offered term ,. using of ourlabigb Coal. Jan.“ , t ion dust, niore oo fort more an , . incriminate but their» .‘ more economy to the but than an, cul- ‘cotd. Gives satisfaction boom” it's nit-mum“ out. 1‘27 it. anon. Youth the advantage of tilingwittlflm. No frndln‘gultotnpl. bar Remain Tot." 1m . 1,13], m. , m. Main It. Namath. oi. as do. Main It. to. not. . , . and A “in Ad. in “it . t :‘l me with the melt ink .Wl _ W ' fiance limit in the Flooded connect unlit an». ' GLABTONBURY, Conn. April 3.“ A and drowning accident. indirectly due. to the overflowing of the Connecilv cut. river. occurred here last night. When George in Violette lost iris iii . The rivet- during the recent. fresher. over-flowed its ban its undo large quan. tity of Water poured into the town, thin being the aerial experience every year. Naubuc street wail hooded, in some places the water being 30 feet. deep. Yesterday afternoon La Violette and a friend. James Butler. paddled. down Naubuc street in a canoe Ind went over to Addison, which is in the town of Glastonbury. On their way back about 0-15 in the evening there canoe struck a goat or u. tree in the darkness and t e frail draft n t. Neither could swim and both a outed «for help. . Butler was rescued. butbefore aid could reach La Violette be sent: in the eight of his friend. who was unable to render the slightest. aid on account of his 1.x. haunted condition. Efforts were made last night to dud the body of ha Vicr lotto, but up to midnight it had not been recovered. , The young man was employed by the J. B. William! 00., of this place and was 24 years old.- lie was humor. ried. His father, Hypolite La Violette lives in East Hartford. , During the day many boats were used by residents of the town in get- ting from place to place and'thore were two or three minor accidents and rescues, _ : A FOLLOW!!! 0F GRIP. Many persons tlnd themsalm effect. ed with a persistent cough after an at. tack of the grip. .AB this can, can be promptly cured by the use of. ham. berlaln'a Cough Remery it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. For sale by Stileonzilow. ell Corporation, Clifford Pharmacy Zeltfuse Pharmacy. . '5 $12,000 FIRE IN NEW HAVEN! M Two Buildings of the 0,. w. Hummer, Co. culled. ‘ NEW HAVEN, April 3.—-'l‘wo build. logo of the O. W. llumlsion Co. were gutted by fire eary yesterday, the loss being about $12,000. _‘ ~ - The Humiston Co. are makers of builders’ supplies, and the bulldi e are in the center of the lumber diew trlct, at 82-88 Water street. .80 fierce was the fire at first that a second alarm > was sent in, but soon afterward the tire was under control. A good part; of the loss was on lumber and tools. Wilbur Cornelius, a former em; pioye‘e of the company. was arrested yatterday on the charge of breach, at! the peace. and it was stated last night. that. there was a possibility of him be- ing charged with setting tire to the buildings. He was seen about the premises. just before the tire was dis- covered, it is alleged, but so far there is no direct evidence that be utilised the fine. FORGET ‘ABOUT YOUR STOMACH. if your digestion is bad the vital or» guns of your body are not fed and curinhed as they should be. They grow weak and invite disease. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat. cures indigestion and all stomach trou- bles. You forget you have a stomach from the very day you begin taking it. This in‘ because it gets a testy-re cuperatee and gradually grows so strong and healthy that it troubles you. no more. E. L. Babcoclt, Amherst. Minn, says: “i have taken a swat many remedies for indigestion but have found nothing equal to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure." Kodol digests what; you eat, cures indigestion. Dyspepsia. a Sour Stomach. Batching, Heartburn and all Stomach Trouble. its prepara- tion is the result of many years of re- search. Sold by Clifford Pharmacy“. MILITARY LAW HEPEALID. ST. PETERSBURG, April 3.-«An int- periai manifleeto was published in the Finland Gazette today directing that; in compliance with the request of the Finnish estates the military service law of Finland, issued July, 1901. be temporarily repealed pending legislm tive settlement of the question. , Gazette also announces that by im- perial decree of March 20 the tempor- ary docieions‘regarding the dismissal of Finnish Judges are repealed. CHEATID DEATH. Kidney, trouble often ends fatally, but. by choosing the right mediation. H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, lowa, oheata ed death. He says: "Taro years ago i nan Kidney Trouble, which ”caud- ed the great. pain, suffering and auto lety, but i took Electric Bitters, which affected a complete care. i have also found them of great benefit. in general debility and nerve trouble, and keep them constantly on hand. since, as i find they have no equal." F. H. B"- ter, druggist. guarantees them at 50.0; Wan—~— WOODLAND IURNED OVER 1N MILFOID maroon, Conn. April a.-ll‘ire yes- terday believed to have been blurted by a trump burned pronto acres of woodland near the old right of way of the New York. New flayed b Hartford R. R.. and in its ovum do- atroyed a barn and it» content-owned by litre. Mark Ogden. Mrs. Ogden'a. long is about .600. ”RATING FOLIV’I HONEY AN TAR. flbley e 00.. Chicago, originated Honey and Tax- on a throat and lung remedy. and on “Will". of the great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey you and TM many imitations are altered for the genuine. All: forlfoley's Hero or and Tu and rstusoany substitute offered was no other Wration'mil rive the name satisfaction. ft is mild- ly laxative. it cantaloupe opinion and is select for cbildrounndwletlootu. persons. Sold at Plustod's Dru! store. WW. IUNDAY sunbeam or sectoral». sumo». (lunar mu amniotic L. Col « Mod. es .. “tn lanthanum»: a £95,333 ‘33? turbi%$§ 933...? c Wit aster-do brain, "In «all: -:.;: . .5 , 5 WW"; “in .’ 5“":
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