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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

jaw, huge grinding teeth, retreating
forehead, widening behind and covered
with tangles of black or brown wool.
ly or wavy hair-all these would i'm
press his mind. She would certainly
exercise her power of speech, such as
it was, in yells, bowls and resonant
EXPLANATIONS. Perhaps she was intel
ligent enough to throw stones, sticks,
fruits or whatever came to her hand,
at the enemy.
"These three things, all very unsu-
ual in the PlioCene World-energetic
if inarticulate vituperation, an erect
position and action at a distance
would surely confuse and impress the
primitive brain of Felis GrOeneveldtii,
and he would probably retire. with
dignity. to seek some easier prey"
The description is based on a skull
fragment discovered by Doctor Dubois
in Java-the skull of a creature al.
most exactly on the line between man
and the higher anthrOpoid apes.
The very origin of the human race
according to Professor Elliot may
have been in North America. On this
subject he writes;
ut seems probable that it was in
North America that the very first
primate originated. These interesting
animals are found in the lower Eocene
deposits, which mean that they are
perhaps the most ancient Of all known
mammals"
Later, primates-that is, the very
first links in the chain binding man to
his beginnings in antiquity, the forms
of mammal life aeons older than even
the Missing Link-were living in
| Egypt Near Paris and in South
America more Eocene lemurs dwelt-
they were widely scattered.
Though the primate probably origi-
| mated in North America, Professor FL
hot believes man did not come to the
new world until after the Ice Age
long after he was to be found in the
old world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
The Kaiser's Wardrobe.

The kaisers enormous wardrobe ex-
tends only to the top layers of apparel,
according to the intimate disclosures
made by the author of The Private
Lives of William II and His Consort"
In the matter of shirts he is stated
to be restricted to the historical half
dozen Of the HohenZollern house and
even these are innocent of cuffs, a
commodity William attaches with the
aid of buttons and puIleys, like any
poor lieutenant" OF socks also never
above a dozen pairs are in use"
though there is no limit to handker-
chiefs. But the outer garments,
which could equip the marines of a
first-class battleship or the officers
of ten army corps, are contrasted
with Frederick the Greats wardrobe,
sold to an old clothes man for geo
thalers."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

arrangement is unusual and the effect
beautiful.
Streamers of wide black velvet rib
bon add final touch of richness to a
superb conception.
In the shadow of this splendor the
small brilliant turban loses nothing of
its charm. To the little hat belongs
all sorts of eccentric curves and turns
and poises, and its business is not to
be dignified.
The model shown is of silk straw in
putty color At the front, pieces OF
the straw braid are edged with an EN-.
broidered band and draped on the
frame. Grapes and leaves, simulated
in silk in brilliant colors, are posed
flvt against the hat, and an occasional
tendril reaches out from the coronet.
This very clever little model is fin
ished with a long slender feather
which scars from the left side with
great singleness of purpose to add
height, apparently But 1t changes its
MIND and curls downward again, TAX
ing advantage of the privilege of the
little hat to be eccentric.
JULIA 5oTToMLEY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

those gowns that aspire to originality
this season.
The sleeves are long, with faring
cuffs extending over the hand. Their
decoration with small buttons and en-
broidered arrowpoints somewhat
elaborated) could not be improved up
on.
A separate collar and guimpe of fine
batiste with narrow silk binding is in
line with the seasons vogue, but de-
signed especially for the chic gown
with which it appears.
The laced boots, with light cloth
tops, and the smart millinery, pro-
claim a costume selected by an ex-
pert whose taste was reliable. All are
the last words in matters Of fashion,
but the finished toilette is, neverthe-
less, quiet and refined.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

women, too. I cannot praise Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough
for | know l never would have been as
we'll if l had not taken it and recon-
mend it to suffering women"
Daughter Helped Also.
81 gave it TO my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not sleep nights. Now she looks
so healthy that even the doctor speaks
of it. You can publish this letter if YOU
like. Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, ISL S. 10th
Street, Ironton, Ohio.
Why will women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the joy of living, when they
can find health IN Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
It has helped thousands of woman
who have been troubled with diSplace.
ments, Inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
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means have failed Whvdnn't~ontr ~if2
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

nothing to signify, for even at this
period he probably chased small ami
mails and hunted on foot.
'At night he would retire to a rough
ly woven nest in the branches of
tree. When sleeping his head would
be bent forward over his wrists; these
would be crossed in front of his chest,
with elbows down and outward. His
legs would be strongly bent or fleXed,
so that the knees were also near the
wrists. His waist measurement would
be excessively small or he could not
assume this position, which is, as
matter of fact, hardly possible and
certainly painful for civilized man.
On a similar nest close by would be
his wife or wives, with Titan red or
bronze babies sound asleep, and yet
clinging round their mothers neck.
Should a raging gale, with sheets
of driving rain, fall upon him, he
would still sleep on. The rain would
be conducted away by his hair and
beard, by his elbows and hip joints, so
as to drip nearly clear of the face and
body The hair on the arm, even of
those civilized men who retain sufii-
cient to trace the arrangement, turns
down both upper and forearm to the
elbow; outward and downward from
the wrist. Moreover, if the reader
tries to realize this attitude he will
see that what with hair, Whiskers,
~
mosquitoes might be puzzled; they
might lose heart. being diverted and
led astray by the tangled labyrinthine
masses of his chevelure But we must
leave him in this position asleep, per
| haps dreaming, i. e.. apprehending by
his senses some particularly delectable
dainty (perhaps with corresponding
motor rehexes)."
Can you trace, from this descrip-
ton, family likeness in any of his
! descendants?
And here was his diet:
Fruits of all kinds nuts and feshy
fruits), small birds and eggs, honey,
grubs and insects.
He may, Of course, have eaten
shellfsh, and especially oysters; West
African monkeys are still fond of them,
and for many primitive peoples shell
fish are of the first Importance"
Barring the grubs and insects, he
was something of an epicure, it seems
plain.
Even in those days, it seems, "the
female of the species was more dead
ly than the male" Mrs. Pithecanthro-
pus Erectus was fghter-a danger
Gus foe for beasts, no matter how fero-
cious.
Professor Elliot says:
zone of the hardest problems in the
story of the earliest ancestors is to
understand how early man succeeded
in surviving through a period when
many ferocious carnivora undoubtedly
existed. Suppose that Pithecanthro
pus was caught, when munching fruit
by the redoubtable Felis Groeneveld,
ill., the name (somehow appropriate
enough of the fearsome creature, hall
lion and half tiger, which was one OF
her contemporaries in Java.
"She would at once draw herself III
to her full height (about 100 MILL
meters). Her appearance would ther
be sufficiently alarming; the strongly
, ! marked eyebrow ridges, the powerful
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
Something of an lnsinuaticn.

rs dem you-all's chickens?" "Cohse
dey's ingalls, chickens. Who's chick
ems did you s'pose dey was?" II
WASH sposen' muffin about 'em. But
l jes' say dat it's mighty lucky dat
a chicken won come a-runnin' an
a-waggin' its tail when it's regular
owner whistles, same as a dog
Washington Star.
movement of the toes nor the use OF
several pairs of socks. The tight
lacing of shoes, also. he points out is
frequent cause of frost-bitten feet
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
Showed Discretion.

Betty was milking the COW when the
mad bull tore over the meadow. Betty
did not stir, but continued milking
Observers *ho had run into safety
saw to their astonishment that the
bull stopped dead within a few yards
of the maid and COW, turned around
and went away, sadly,
Weren't you afraid? Why did he
run away?" asked every one of Betty
He got scared said Betty. This
cow is his mother-in-law."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
Couldn't See Any Face.

An old friend, whose name | won't
mention, told me this one: 81 was
born and brought up on farm, and
had the habit of going around with my
mouth wide open especially if there
was anything unusual going on. One
day an uncle whom had not seen for
years paid us visit.
Hullo, uncle said |, looking up
at him with my mouth opened like a
barn door
He looked at me for a moment
without answering, and then said:
"'Close your mouth, sonny, SO /
can see who you are
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
THICK LOVELY HAIR
Because Free From Dandruff Itching.
Irritation and Dryness.

May be brought about by shampoos
with Cuticura Soap preceded by
touches Of Cuticura Ointment to spots
Of dandruff, itching and irritation. A
clean. healthy scalp means good hair.
Try these supercreamy emollients If
you have any hair or scalp trouble.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

JUS IdLllly, SOu hllON' Olu lILCSdi
thropus was the founder of the line;
he makes us kin to kings and emper
ors, to Thomas Edison and Andrew
Carnegie to Sitting Bull and Raisuli
as Well He gives US a family tree
which reaches back to the Pliocene
age, making American colonial geneal-
Dgies mere sprigs on its most extended
boughs
And our great-great-great (repeat
ad infiritum) grandfather was quite
a chap, take it all in all. G. F Scott
Elliot has been making an extended
study OF the old fellow and presents
the result in his newly published book,
prehistoric Man and His Story g.
B. LippinCott Coz
No family portraits remain, it seems
Old Ear Pith-etc. was not much on
beauty and, anyway, he couldn't paint
or photograph.
I yet" says Professor Elliot, "it is
possible to give a rude blurred pic
ture of Ghe Pliocene precursor when
he was Just on the point Of venturing
on the great step upward.
So here goes-ahd remember you
owe him respect as the head of your
family:
His body would be covered with
soles of his feet. On his head the hair
grew long and thick and was contin-
ued, in all probability, down his cheeks
and chin to form combined beard
and whiHker fringe. We do not think
he had Iauch of mustache, but prob.
ably his eyebrows beetled'
THE hair was wavy or curly; it
may have had a tendency to be lank,
straight and stiff on his head, but this
is doubtful, 1t was not so Woolly as
that of she negro. His children prob
ably ha4 a rich Titan red or brOnzy
coat of fur like that which one sees
on young Galloway cattle. In the
epidermis as we'll as in the hair were
both black and orange pigment but on
the While he was probably moderate
ly dapB skinned.
TIE face would probably be low
and lryad as compared with modern
races.
His nose would be as broad as it
was long, with nostrila wide apart and
facing a little upward and outward.
The bridge would be almost cOncave
upward, and the nose itself-all that
there is-ef the most retrOusse. The
eyes were small and deeply sunken
under the rather prominent eyebrow
ridges 1t would not be easy to distin-
guish the peculiarities of his jaw on
account of the hairy beard, and per-
haps It was best so, for he had no
real chin and very retreating lower
jaw; a long and narrow as we'll as pro
1ecting or prognathic upper jaw
heavy cheekbones and extremely
large teeth, often with five roots to
them. Those muscles which are at
work when chewing hard food would
be enormously developed, but those
which are used in speaking would be
feeble and weak.
"Setn from in front, his appearance
would be the reverse Of prepossessins
the narrow, receding forehead. he
ginning with it's strong eyebrow ridges
would seem to disappear under the
mop OF dark, thick hair, out of which
the litsle apelike ears could hardly be
seen. He might have stood about foul
feet high, with hands, when so stand
ing, reaching to the knees; both hands
and feet would be large, chest narrow
he would be slightly bandy-legged, bu
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
Related to Judae Lynch2

There's new sort of photoplay COM
ing out soon: it's entitled Judge Not"
Guess I've read about it in the pa
pers, of course, but must have forgot
ten. BY the way, who was this Judge
Knott and what did he do to get him
self into the limelight? "--Paramoun
Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
WOMAN COULD
NOT SIT Up
Now Does Her Own Work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her.
Ironton, Ohio" l am enjoying bet
ter health now than have for twelve

years. When 1 be-
gan to take'EydiaE E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Comp ound I
could not sit up. 1
had female troubles
and was very ner-
vous. / used the
remedies q year and
l can do my work
and for the last eight
m on this I nave
work ed for other
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
Zig Shoes Keep Feet Warm.

Frozen or swollen feet are so COM
mon among soldiers living in the
trenches, says the Paris correspon-
dence of the Associated Press, that
hundreds Of depots have been estab-
lished behind the line for the repose
of these famed soldiers, who are other
wise in perfect fighting condition.
There they rest from four to eight
days before they are able to return
10 the trenches.
In addition to the action of water
and mud the men have suffered cru
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07
Varied Waist Lines.

There is a waist line to suit every
type the empire for the slight youth
full figure, the natural waist line for
the conservatives and straight ones
for the stout figure
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

ely from the cold The explorer, DR..
]. b. Charcot. son-in-law to the poet
Victor Hugo, has suggested the use
of a very big shoe. Polar explorers
never found their shoes large enough
he said, and in all cases of frostbit-
ten feet the cause could be traced to
the tightness Of the footwear confin-
ing the foot so that it cannot by its
own exercise accelerate the circulation
of the blood This, Doctor Charcot
thinks, is the difficulty with the
French military shoe, which is so fiat
at the toe as not to permit the free
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

What a picnic the insurance COM
pany must have had collecting the
premiums from the late Mr.. Methu-
selah.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

VoUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL you
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granulated Eyellds; No Smartlng-
~ mail gree Murine Rye Remedy Co., Chicago
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

NJ. man is qualified intelligently to
discuss the leisure classes until he
has run for office.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-07

T II z G A N T II R o E
PUS ERECTUS was his
name. He couldn't pro-
nounce it, much less
spell it, Yet this litter
ate person was some
thing Of a parsonage
the first man; the Miss
ing Link!
We're all of the Erec-
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One, Two, One, Two, Three, Four,
and if You Keep Counting You
Will Rapidly Become Fox

ton against frauds. but there is really
no such difficulty in distinguishing true
from false gems as some persons have
supposed.
There is no mystery about the large
shipments Of scientific rubies to India.
The people of that country are
VIGOROUSLY fond of bright colored
trnkets and have always been large
buyers OF iewelry of all kinds. The
poverty Of the great mass Of the natives
makes IL impossible for them to buy the
| real rubies which are mined in their
own country, and so the French imita-
lions find ready sale there.
THE scientific rubies shipped to India
stay there, and the importation Of these
factory products into India and other
Oriental countries has absolutely no
correction with the exports of real
rubies from the same countries.
The scientific stones have really not
injured the trade in precious stones,
and the proof is that the particular
stones which have been initiated most
successfully are higher priced to-day
than before the limitations came upon
the market. Fine specimens of pigeon
blood or OK blood rubies are now bring
ing from 5000 up to $40O or more per
carat, and these prices are from forty
to 100 times the price of the best imi-
tations."
How does a person tell whether a
gem is from natures melting pot or
from factory? The jeweller described
some of the differences.
The uniformity in color and texture
about which the chemists boast sup
plies one of the ways of detecting their
product. Nature is not so uniform in
her work. The material Of the imita-
ton stone is dryer than that of the
natural gem. This can be noticed by
the sense of touch. The dry quality
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
Vernon Castle Tells How to Dance the
Amusing and Simple Modern
Dance He Originated

| right foot going back. We take two
slow steps with the music and then
four fast steps double time to the
music. This completes the step and
one bar.
We repeat the thing. two slow and
| four fast steps, and so on around the
room. This is very easy, and as it is
the main step 1t should be done in be-
! tween other more difficult steps. In
this way 1t makes the changing from
one step to another more simple. In
| taking the slow steps in this dance
| the stride should be as long as possible,
as it adds a great deal of grace.
The next step is not quite so easy
to explain as II is to do The first two
Slow steps are the same, except that
walk forward a little to one side in
stead Of directly facing you. After the
second SLOW step We spin round fVf
three fast steps, reserving the fourth
and last fast step to stop with. because
when one begins spinning very fast it
is difficult to stop right on the beat,
and so we save our last step upon
which we stop, and I prepare to go
forward again. by stopping suddenly
like this you will find you unconsciously
fall into half grapevine step, which
gives the finish a very pretty effect.
/ feel sure it is unnecessary for me
to explain what a grapevine step is, as
it is far too well known. In the begin
ming Of the dance Juror, when all the
new steps OF the turkey trot first came
out, the grapevine was the standby OF
all the beginners and i was about as
far as most of them got for which they
should now be thankful.
The counting for the second step is
l"o-n-e, two, one two. three, stop" the
first two steps slow and the last three
| spinning fat.
The third step is much like the first,
with the addition OF a very pretty little
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

artificial rubies are being sent each
| year from Paris to India, the home OF
| natural rubies.
From this fact he drew the conclusion
that extensive frauds are practised. He
said that large part of the stones are
shipped back from India and sold in
Europe and the United States with
certificates declaring them to be real
pigeon blood rubies from Burma. AS
the price of the scientific rubies is only
few cents a carat and the resale price
is close to 800 a carat he figures that
there is profit of 10000 per cent
This is the reason, the French chemist
said. why the Government pawnshops
in Paris will no longer make loans on
any precious stones except diamonds.
He further said that Partisan dealers.
from whom Americans get a large part
of their supplies, buy no rubies except
with certificates to guarantee that they
are real and not limitations. but, he
added, the certificates may be fraudu-
lent.
These statements have awakened a
storm of protest from dealers in
precious stones and jewellers in Paris
and New York. One OF New Yor,;s
leading authorities said:
The chemist who made these charges
is a prominent man in his line, but he
offered no evidence to back up his
claims about supposed frauds in the
trade in India rubies. There may have
been an occasional fraud, just as some
times counterfeit bank notes and false
money orders and fraudulent paintings
appear; but it is ridiculous to say that
such frauds in the sale of rubies are at
all frequent.
1T is entirely wrong to say that eX-
perts cannot distinguish the finest of
artificial stones, including rubies from
natural products The experienced
lapidary or jeweller can tell one from
the other quite readily. In fact, there
are simple tests by which the public
which buys the stones may determine
If they are genuine.
THE high standards of the jewelry
trade and the French laws, much
stricter than those of our own country
in such matters, are sufficient protec-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
This position shows the lady about to
drag the left foot up to the right.

back kick. The first two steps are the
same-slow ones, you going back on
your right and / forward on my left
We then give a tiny hop and both kick
up at the back, you with your right
foot and l with my left.
This takes up two fast beats. and for
the other two remaining beats we take
two fast steps in the same direction we
started. This completes that step,
which takes the same number of beats
as the others. The counting is "o-n-e,
two, hop, kick. three, four"
For the next step, instead of taking
two slow steps forward we take two
drags to the side. This drag is very
old negro step. often called Get over.
Sal" IL is done this way:
You take small hop on your left foot,
then quickly throw the weight of the
body on the right. dragging the left up
to the right. This should take up one
long beat. l realize how difficult IL Is
to understand this. but can think of
no simpler way OF explaining II.
After this you do exactly the same
step on the other side. This takes up
the other long beat; then you finish
With four fast steps % IL thc beginning
of the dance. For you the counting Is:
Drag TO left, drag to right. one, two,
three, four" As / am opposite you |
have naturally to drag to the right
while you drag to the left
Now here is step which is, I think,
by far the prettiest of all. In order to
get into it easily it is necessary to begin
in exactly the same way as the first
and main step, except that | am at the
side instead Of directly facing you.
We commence "O-n-e, two, one, two,
three four" Now we take one more
slow step, as though we were COM
mencing again, and instead of taking
the second step we face quickly around
in the other direction without changing
the position of our feet This takes up
the second long beat.
The rest is fairly simple. We take
four fast steps back in the direction
from which we came, and repeat the
step, "O-n-e. turn, one, two, three,
four" and so on. There is one difficulty
in this step, and that is no keep the feet