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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

years before the coming of man.
His genealogical tree is shown in
the National museum at Washing
ton, where a series of feet and
skulls depict some of his more i'm
portant ancestors.
The horse of the Eocene, or his
forebear, rather. was known as
Eohippus, or Dawn Horse. He
was about the size of a fox, stand
ing a little more than one foot
high. Eohippus lived in North
America, where he ran lightfoot-
edly over the Tertiary rocks on his
we'll l-developed -toed front feet
and three.toed hind feet. His
teeth were not like those of mod
ern horse either, but were short
crowned. While scientists are un-
able to tell US just how long his
name was, if he had any, or the
color of his hide, they do know the
facts mentioned above, for his fos-
sill remains have been found in the
rock strata known as the Lower
Eocene, which is supposed to date
back about three million years. 1t
is fortunate thing that little Eo-
hippus experienced the develop
ment that he did, or became
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

much larger than it's companions,
while the teeth are seen to be
longer and deeper crowned; in fact
this type begins to look more like
a regular horse. In the next step,
the Pliocene, are seen still more
specialized forms, Protohippus
and Pliohippus, the latter, and
some other species, having but a
single toe on each foot, which soon
developed a single hoof, their ada
cent or auxiliary toes having dis
appeared, and only the splints Or
stumps remain to be seen on the
fossil bones, vestiges of which may
also be seen in modern horses. He
seems to have grown little larger,
also, and more to the shape of the
horse we know. He was still able
to feed, in spite of his longer legs,
as his neck and jaws have grown in
proportion and he could travel at
a high rate of speed on hard ground.
True horses occurred in the
Pleistocene period, some forms
very closely resembling the horses
of to-day, the average of them a
little smaller in stature. Modern
horses average fourteen hands
high, or about four feet eight
inches, showing a wonderful growth
or development in height alone.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

specialized, as the scientists say,
for in his early form such an ami
NAL would have been of but little
service to US domestically. But such
was the case. He developed re-
markably, and it is claimed, while
he is not on the same plane with
man mentally, of course, he is
more highly specialized anatomic-
ally. His physique developed as
his needs required. He could not
fight much, so had to run away;
his speed developed until to-day
he is seen to be feet-footed, strong
both for bearing packs and pulling
loads, and to this end his size, feet,
teeth and other parts developed
with his advance down the ages.
At this early age, when he was
called Eohippus, the horse was a
most insignificant creature as COM
pared to his contemporaries, the
great hulking brutes called the
Uintatheres and Coryphodonts. But
strange as it may seem, his poster
ity has outlived them ala fine
example of the survival of the fit
test. The horse is one of the best
known examples of the survival of
prehistoric animals.
An exhibit illustrating the de-
velopmept of the horse is shown in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

the United States National Museum
in the halls of the division of ver-
tebrate paelontology, which in
cludes all the fossil animals having
backbones. Most of the specimens
are complete bones, partly turned
to stone and found imbedded in
rock in several localities in this
country. The earliest known
form, the Eohippus, comes first,
showing his four-toed front feet
and his three-toed hind feet, as
we'll as his teeth and skull of that
time. As the next advanced stage,
we find the bones of a somewhat
larger animal of the Oligocene
period, known as Mesohippus COM
paratively about the size of a sheep,
with three toes on all its feet--the
one on the front feet having
proved superHuous, nature saw to
it that it disappeared. Its teeth
have also advanced Il bit, to assist
it in feeding, as may be seen in the
Miocene, little later period, when
lived numerous large horses called
Meryohippus, Neompparion, Prot
ohippus, etc. The foot bones of
these animals show three toes on
each foot, but with the middle toe
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

gentle light filling
bound gadne
forth after their long sleep in winter cold embrace.
that sefpponted earthly
the thoughts
grinding toll to which bound
through woodland the wild
for him to and his uared with sensation called
wander and
wild things
they forth their hiding oc and
in the sunlight.
eTennysm
Republic
his order should the
with
defense rebellion
bodies lie buried almost city, village hamlet churchad
the land could not better time than wh falls when
Nature her veest when the the human
outdoors make
Not
the their comrades
fitting offerings graves
of their departed loved
Several Historical Events for May
Manila
May
On bill creating New
York, which has become the largest the world
Joan the the of Orleans Hundred
Years War between France England burned the stake witch
in France on
Johnown, the the
d's Nav
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
By "Bobbles''


so many original and laughable
quips. Joe, our tOnsOrial artist.
excels at this and we hope he will
carry on regular hereafter. He
had able assistance from twO-score
other dyed -the-woOl fans.
SCORE BY INNINGS
12345 ST 9 r H f
Crane -Ordway-O 4 "a Q 8 *l7 II 8
M. S. p 100000 O rs 7 10
Batteries: :-O'Leary, Shimon and Nc
Cough; Wells, Lee and East.
Umpire, Kolliner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
Pedigree 100000 Years Old

No king of the realm, no matter
how purple be his royal raiment,
nor in fact any other human being,
can trace his ancestry as far back
as the horse. This animal has the
longest pedigree on record; one
probably over three million years
old, dating back to what is known
as the Eocene age, thousands of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
Baseball Notes

Baseball Notes
One year ago the local season
didn't open until April Is. The
first game with an outside team
came on May 6 when the Starkels
won IA, to 2. Thereafter there
was nothing doing on account of
rain until May 20 when the locals
won from the All-Stars Z to 6.
So it is something to be happy
about that we've had three games
with outside teams in April and
no postponements, even if the
weather is not all that could be de-
sired. Hope the weather man will
continue to hold his showers in
leash until the Saturday pastime is
over; and perhaps he will as long
as they display that weather bulle-
tin in The Mirror Office every Fri
day, which reads Rain Saturday."
Saturdays contest was called at
the end of the eighth, everybody
having had enough. We suspect
the visitors were all tired out from
running the bases, and the M. S.
P.s from chasing the visitors hits.
Some interesting statistics have
been gathered by Ernest j. Lani-
gan, who conducts a column of
Casual Comment in The Sport
ing News. He says:
April II: Walter johnson pitch
ed the first shut-out game. Lee
Meadows pitched the first game
issuing no passes. Clarence Walker
made double and two triples off
Ray Caldwell. Gavvy Cravath
was first man to win a game with
a home-run. Ray Chapman was
first man to get three assists.
April IL: Ivey Wingo was first
catcher to nip four base-runners.
Fred Anderson was first pitcher to
strike out three in one inning. Lew
McCarty was first pinch-hitter
who really pinched. Jim Bagby
was first pitcher to heave a wild
pitch.
April 13: Max Flack was first
player to get on bases twice in one
inning.
April IA: Eddie Cicotte was
first pitcher to pitch a no-hit game.
The Athletics were first team to
score double number of runs in
one inning. Amos Strunk and
Frank Thrasher were first players
to make two hits and two runs in
one inning. Ray Bates was first
man to score three men with long
hit. Eppa Rixey and Mule Wat
son were first pitchers to win
games by good batting. Dode
Paskert was the first player to win
$50 by hitting the bull sign. Tom
my Long was the first player to be
thrown out three times trying to
steal.
April Is: Bill James was first
pitcher to let in winning run by
wild pitch. Tyrus Cobb was first
player to throw man out at first
from right field.
April l6: Urban Faber was first
pitcher to fan Cobb twice.
April II: Boston Braves were
first team to win extra inning
game in National League. Cincin-
natl was first team to win game in
ninth. Allan Sothoron was first
pitcher to toss a one-hit game.
To which we add: April 21: Ed
die Fitzgerald was first National
League player to draw fine and
suspension. Fine, $50. Suspen-
sion, five days.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
NEW AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC BUOY
A Warning Device for Vessels at Sea That Never
Fails, Either Day or Night
The Eectrica

From The Electrical Erperimenter

this induction coil is grounded to
the steel body of the buoy, while
the second pole is connected by
means of heavily rubber insulated
wire through the hollow tube of
the superstructure of the buoy,
with special lamp which is con-
structed on the principal of the
well-known Geissler tubes, becom-
ing highly luminous as soon as a
current of high potential passes
through them.
The particular construction of
this lamp is kept secret to GER
tain extent, but this much is known:
that it consists of long tube of
about 4-inch in diameter, made of
glass which contains certain metal
lie salts and which is wound into
a spiral of 1-inch in diameter, by
approximately 6 inches in length.
Thus the luminous element is
highly concentrated and to increase
the light second glass tube, sealed
at both ends and covered inside
with rejecting, non-conductive
material, is arranged within said
spiral, acting as a reflector in all
directions. This spiral lamp hangs
vertically with both ends on elastic
springs, which are at the same
time acting as conductors and
shock -absorbers, within an outer
large lamp casing. consisting
mainly of the generally known and
used prismatic glass cylinder,
sealed water-tight at both ends by
bronze bushings, as used on ships,
boats, gas-light buoys, etc.
This electric lamp gives from 5
to Is G. p, according to size and
current, and tests have proven that
it can be seen at night for several
miles. The lamp can be made to
give white, red or green light and
is about 5 to Z feet above the wa
ter-line. At the bottom of the
buoy a hollow, tubular shaft ex-
tends into the water, which keeps
it in a vertical position when
there is no motion of the water.
A recent illustration published
shows one of these automatic elec-
trio light buoys in operation, the
front of the float being partly re-
moved to show the mechanism.
For better explanation it is shown
here with open gears, while the
same would actually be incased and
running in oil or grease similar to
the generally known bench grind
ers, in which one turn of the
handle causes 16 to 20 revolutions
of the emery wheel,
A gas-buoy requires to be re.
filled with fuel every few weeks
or months, with frequent replacing
of broken mantles and burners and
the lamp cannot be closed air or
water tight as it must have air cir
culation. Furthermore they re-
quire a special sensitive flasher to
save fuel and often also a special
clockwork which prevents the
burning of the light during day
time, etc.
| This automatic electric light
buoy is so simple that it can be
made for a fraction of the cost of
a gas-buoy, and after it has once
been anchored in water it does not
require any attention for years it's
inventor claims. The water will
develope the electric current, the
few gears run in oil or grease, and
the life af the lamp is practically
unlimited.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

one of the most
the year; it is, in
month of the spring.
and the trees are
bright coat of deli
full flowers indi-
of May peep shyly
anxious and yet
in the gay life a.
of brilliant plumage
from tree to tree
their silvery notes,
building their nests
their young; and
sends down his
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
May is really

May is really
glorious months of
deed, the finest
time. The fields
bursting forth in a
cate green; beauti-
genous to the month
forth, as though
afraid to take part
round them; birds
flash in the sunlight
filling the air with
or else are busy
and bringing forth
over all the SIN
Evening journal., 1917-05-25
RY MLTON RRONNER.

r"NNAfA NNNNNNMNa
NEW YORK. May 25.-"W When !
read that the Prussians have made a
desert of northern France. pillaged
the houses of even the humblest citi-
zens. doported mon and women 10
work for the kaiser. violated women
and crippled children. ! always say 10
myself the brutcs are acting up 20
their usual form"
This was said 10 me by Madame
Laura d. Turczynowicz. American
wife Of a Polish nobleman. who lived
through the first two invasions of
Poland by Germans.
After many narrowing experiences
she came to America with her child
rem. Her husband Is somewhere In
Russia, inspector general OF sanitary
engineers
I'VE lived in the Polish town of SUI
walki. one OF the FIRST occupied by the
Germans" she said. "They took many
Russian and Polish soldiers prisoners
and the poor creatures were half
starved
"One day ! cut mp some bread and
my children tossed pieces to the sol
dicrs.
Just as my little girl. Wanda. was
throwing the last piece. a German or
dorly smashed it into the mire Of the
street
when the Russian prisoner
stopped 20 pick the bread out of the
mud. the German kicked him in the
mouth.
"My own experience with German
nNHAnWn nj af.NINmrH no HnHHrrtH q
they care nothing for anyone but
themselves When Suwalki was invad-
ed my twin boys we're sick with ty-
plus. We had little or no medicine
and food was scarce
Even Hindenburg. when he occu-
pied the house q few days. thought
only of himself
zone Of my little sons had tho ty-
phus so badly u became necessary, 10
lance his finger. J succeeded In getting
German military doctor. Before he
would look at the child he demanded
80 marks in gold.
after he got the money he flour
ished a pair Of surgical scissors and,
without disinfecting the instrument or
using an anesthetic. shipped the
child's finger as II Il had been cotton
instead of flesh and blood. Wladek
gave one wild cry and fell uncon-
scious. The German brute coolly told
me my experience as a Red Cross
nurse would tell me how to bandage
my little fellow.
shortly afterward my butler came
in. his face dripping blood. The doctor
had beaten him and taken away his
pretty daughter Manya, not yet II
Four days later found she had been
Evening journal., 1917-05-25
Sees Germans Torture Sick
Child; Leave Poland Waste

taken TO house In the town. My but
Ter and ! went there. pushed our way
upstairs and found the terrible relies
of what had been Manga. The poor
creature was half crazy. Her story
was beyond belief.
And deportationsl They started I'm
Poland long before any such thing was
dreamed OF In Belgium and France.
Men and women. boys and girls big
enough to be put at some task an
were carried away. The poor Polish
homes were burned down over the
heads OF their little ones and the
helpless children left without guar.
dams. shelter and food
when the Germans we're driven
back the first time / found many tots
half dead from hunger and cold. One
four-yearold child was trying TO take
care of baby brother of six months
The little tots were so hungry they
had actually tried to eat the mud of
the roads"
Evening journal., 1917-05-25
All Noses Will be Highly
Polished This Summer

way. Nine and ten dollars for good
low shoes. twelve and fifteen for high
are the average prices up-to-date.
There won't be any other figure for
us. either, II the high cost OF corsets
keeps on ascending. A corset that
was originally $3.50 has leaped from
$3.50 10 S11.5O since the first Of May.
Other price corsets from the cheapest
batiste ready-wear ones up to the
most exquisite brOche made-to-order
models, have all gone up proportion
ately. II, indeed, seems quite time
that we steel ourselves against these
costly corsets before they bust" US.
On the other hand, there are the
gloves. II you want TO handle any
thing with kid gloves these days you
must be prepared first to hand out at
least 50 per pair for short white
ones. And they are going up So are
our hands in CONSERVATION. The
worst OF it is we can't challenge the
point. We don't dare throw down the
gauntlet-they're much too expensive.
The bad phase Of It is that you don't
get as good goods for the more money
At a reputable shop I tried on FIVE
pairs OF $3.50 white gloves the Other
day before found a perfect pair with
unripped stitching. Shoes may be on
= good last, but they don't last good
and corset material can't stand the
strain OF deep sigh from lady OF size
no matter how great the size Of her
check.
Alas! Shoeless. onionless, powerless,
potatoless, corsetless and gloveless
the brightest thing about the women
Of Fashions imminent future will be
her face. As they say in the hectic
problem PLAYS. Its the woman who
pays" and, believe me. that seems 70
go Just as well for war as for morals.
Evening journal., 1917-05-25

NEW YORK. May 25.-"Noses will
be worn highly polished this sea-
SON"
Can't You just see this modish note
in the Fall Fashion Journals. Ma
turatly since they have TO taboo pow
der in Paris, we. who make a practice
OF letting the Parisians lead us BY
he noses I'm matters a la mode. will
see 10 Il that our noses shine with
the best Of them.
Even II we don't feel like apeishly
following latest war necessity we may
have TO come to II perforce. Since
most OF our best face powder is i'm
prted from France this cutting on
Of the rice supply as a first aid 10
beauty is bound TO make us face a
near powderless future willy nilly.
Noses aren't the only feature in the
case TO suffer from the powder perm
either. There is the whole face TO
face the deprivation. It's one thing
to go around with your face shining
with happiness but quite another
proposition to go around with It shin
ing with perspiratiOn
The cleaning countenance offers
one tiny advantage to offset it's many
drawbacks. however. Henceforth
when you pause 10 reflect you won't
have TO paw madly through your
handbag for your pocket mirror.
Just turn TO any handy face and see
yourself "as in a looking glass;
1t really is the feminine nose, how
ever thar is due for the most awful
blow from this anti-powder problem
So powder We noses whole We may
and ponder the paradox that war
should mean more powder for the
man and less for the ladies.
n Wilhelm isn't made 10 abdicate
real soon and give us little peace. Il
looks as n the Queen Of Fashion would
have 10 do a little abdicating on her
own account in favor OF Madame Ma
ture.
Let the high cost OF clothing keen
on az its present rate OF crescendo
and it will soon be a scream. We
will be following in the barefoot steps
of Isadora Duncan, Ruth ST. Denis
Maud Allen and all those other advo-
Gates of ION with the dance. let limbs
be uncOnfined" Back 10 Nature styles
of dressing. or rather lack Of il. that
have heretofore been characteristic OF
the dance will now be de rigeur for all
walks of life. With shoes going up
in price proportionately as our old
ones go down at the heel. it's going TO
be lots easier 20 acquire nude tootsies
than new shoes. II certainly looks
as II we had better figure on 'em, any
Evening journal., 1917-05-25
LAUNCH TWO NEW CRAFT.

Two new craft left the ways Of local
shipyards yesterday. The 4OOo-ton
schooner. Puseyjones No. 2, one OF a
series OF vessels OF that type under
construction at the yards ~ the Pussy
& Jones Company was launched yes
terdav after noon. The Orlean, 34O-
foot vessel. CONSTRUCTED by the Har-
Ian & Holling sworth Corporation. was
the other vessel launched. The Orlean
was built for the Vacuum Oil Com
many as an oil carrier, and was con-
etructed in a drydock instead OF on
a railway. as is customary with this
csass OF work.
Evening journal., 1917-05-25
LUNCHEON IN HONOR
OF MRS. r. L. HOLIDAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER Del May ga luncheon
was given yesterday in honor OF Mrs.
K. l.. Holiday OF Dover. ON the pri.
Vate cars OF Gamble Latrobe. general
superintendent of the r.. b & W. rail-
road and Of r. b. John. superintendent
or The Delaware railroad Those pres.
ent were women interested In the
Pennsvlvauia Railroad Women's Diyi-
sion OF War Relief
The special train left Wilmington at
ll.30 o'clock yesterday morning max.
ing stops at Clayton, Dover and Eel.
ton. where the guests were taken on.
Those In the party we're Mrs j y.
Hutchinson and Miss COOPER OF Phia.
delphia, Mrs. Gamble Latrobe Mrs
James Milliken. Mrs J. c. Auten.
Mrs c. I. Evans OF Wilmington. Mrs
r. l.. Holiday and Mrs. J. Howard
West, Dover; Mrs Bentley. Mrs.
Barley. Mrs. Fred Ross. CLAYTON:
Mrs. NJ +. Clifton. FELTON,: Mrs.
Vernon. Mrs. Harrington. Harrington:
Mrs Swenson. Georgetown; Mrs. II.
Freeny, Miss Slemons, Mrs. Reninger
and Mrs. II T Hickey OF Delmar.
A delightful time was spent on the
cars during which time there was a
discussion Of the work OF the war re-
lief column
Evening journal., 1917-05-25
SQUIRE DENIES HOT
RETORT TO Lawyer
Carter Denies Handy'S
Charge That He Said "to
He'll With Statutes"
ALL OVER REFUSAL
TO FILE COURT PAPER

Did or did not John d. Carter Of
Townsend, Justice Of the Peace. make
the remark, ITO hell with the stat
utes!" in a disagreement he and At
torney L. Irving Handy had in the
magistrates office over the inclusion
Of certain papeT in his docket?
Mr.. Handy testiI before the Su-
perior Court today that Carter used
those words while the justice was posi-
tive that no such remark in reference
TO the Delaware statutes escaped his
lips The question was left undecided
oy Judses Rice and Eieisel, who grant
cd Mr.. Handy's petition for a rule
show cause why Magistrate Carter
siuld not be attached for contempt
mAbe required TO enter the paper
on s docket. and after the hearing
orde'd Carter 20 prepare a new record
and irnish Mr.. Handy transcript
9qulre'arter was also compelled to pay
the cos Of the rule amounting to
1000. he alleged remark was male
al the ceclusion Of an action by as.
sumpsit lard by referees in Magis-
Nate Cartr's court on May IL, in
which Will1m G. Blendt was plain
tn and JohlHeldmyer defendant the
petition recied. The decision was
against Helduyer. Mr.. Handy's client
The paper ovr which the argument
occurred was ! set-off which Mr..
Hsndy hled, bt dated May 16, in
stead OF May IA This, Mr. Handy
explained, was a oversight on his
part and would hive been corrected
had Magistrate CarAr called his atten-
ton to the mistake al the time he filed
Il. Squire Carter teAtined that Mr.
Handy refused to rectify Il, saying
the fact Of les being dated Q day previ-
ous TO the trial was no bar to its be-
ing spread on the docket.
Mr.. Handy alleged that ne told the
magistrate that the statutes required
him to include the paper in his
docket whereupon Mr. Handy says
Carter made the remark concerning
the statutes as charged and that
when he further informed Carter that
there would be a new magistrate for
AppOquinimink hundred" II he still
refused. that Carter replied. My wife
will Ike that better I'll have more
time TO work in the garden"
Squire Carter was represented by
Attorney Richard $. Rodney. His
statement agreed with Mr. Handy's
IN practically everything except the
alleged remark about the statutes.
His testimony was corroborated by
John Townsend. one OF the referees
at the trial. Mr.. Handy asked to be
sworn and under oath repeated what
he had told the court previously.
The court told Carter that he had
probably insisted in his refusal TO in
clude the paper in his docket because
he thought he was right in not doing
80. but that hereafter when instructed
by lawyer to do a certain thing like
that. ne had better comply explain
ing to Carter that he could protect
himself by writing in the record that
the paper was filed at the request OF
the lawyer, giving his name.