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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-21
EXTINCTION OF GREAT BIRDS.


1t is noteworthy fact that some of
the great birds most interesting to nat
uralists have become extinct, apparently,
within the memory Of man, and even
within two centuries. OF these birds,
perhaps the most famous was the dodo
(diclsss ssaeptus), which was an inhabit-
ant Of the Mauritius island, and at the
time of its discovery in 1898 it was ex-
tremely common but 80 etfectually has
it been eradicated that it is now only
represented by few pictures of the
seventeenth century, and two heads,
foot, a few feathers and some of it's bones
that are scattered about among the mu-
seums of Continental Europe. From
the pictures above mentioned and the
descriptions Of the early voyages, it ap-
pears that this giant among pigeons was
large, bulky bird, weighing seventy
five pounds. Its bill was long and
strong. and the upper part Of the man
dible was SO horny, arched, hooked and
ferocious in appearance that its discov-
erers for a long time considered it
ground vulture. Its body terminated in
a rounded extremity, being destitute of
true tail feathers, having tuft of plumes
to take the place. From Madagascar
we have the remains Of eggs that were
found among human Implements that
were good lift for two men, and that,
after being cut in two, were probably
used as vessels for holding water. their
capacity being several gallons. The hen
that laid these monster eggs is unknown
to science, but must have been a won
drous spectacle. Two other birds, the
solitaire and nazarene, have also become
extinct within the traditions of man.
The former attained weight of forty
five pounds, had feet and beak like
turkey, but in other respects resembled
the didus above mentioned. The plum
age was of a brownish-gray color, and
according to De Legnat they produced
a noise like q rattle by futtering their
wings, which he says were enlarged at
the extremity of the bone into round
knob, like musket ball. The nazarene
had only three toes, and from its bones
We judge that it was thrice as large as
the didus. Even as recently as fifty
years ago large bird, forty inches in
length, called the great aux, was occa-
sionally found as far south as Boston,
and was quite common in the Arctic re-
gions. To-day not single specimen is
known to exist in the world, having be-
come totally extinct, but by what means
will always remain an enigma. Very
few specimens of it are known, and only
one skin is on exhibition IN this country:
this was purchased by gentleman in
New York at cost of $3.50 in gold. The
eggs alone, at market value, will bring
5000 apiece York Herald.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-21
a rRoUB1EsoMn QUESTION.

How is that question of social ethics
ever to be settled as to the initiative in
the matter of recognition when q man
meets woman in the street? A Her
bert Spencer might solve the question
by going back to the origin OF ceremo-
NAL worship. Should the man bow first
to the woman or the woman to the man
Different people have different manners.
The Paris Figaro, who may bs rather
demi-naondane, says that in France the
rule is positive that the man shall first
bow to the woman, providing that their
social relations are the same. In En-
gland it is the opposite. The lady bows
first, the inference being that by her act
she grants permission to the gentleman
to return her salute. Both customs
have, however, the same advantage, and
that is that the woman remains mistress
of the situation. When in drawing
room man is presented to woman he
may converse with her by the hour, and
when she meets him next day in the
street she May be supposed to be near
sighted. and, though he may sue for rec
ognition in the most imploring manner,
she may give him the go-by. On the
other hand, the man might bow to the
ground and be snubbed by having no
return made to his respectful homage.
In the other case the weaker sex has the
advantage of the stronger one, and this
is exactly as it should be. Of course, a
man who does not return woman's rec
ognition, save under the most exceptional
circumstances, is both cad and snob.
It is, then, quite evident that woman
alone holds the right Of recognition, and
custom accords her the privilege to do
according to her good pleasure. Any
bother about this matter is hardly
worthy of consideration. It is rare that
a well-bred man or woman can not tell
inshnctiyely whether recognition is to
be mutually agreeable. A man is utter
ly deficient in observation who does not
appreciate by intuition whether his Sec
ond acquaintance with woman is to be
accepted by her. There was a very &C.
centric ducal lady in England, who,
when she rode through London parks,
because she was near-sighted, never
could recognize any one, though the
people took off their hats to her. The
newspapers took it up, and taxed her
with want Of courtesy. Then this lady,
having read the charges made against
her, determined to try and do better,
and her three footmen were instructed to
take off their hats whenever any one
bowed to their mistress. Very unfortu-
nateIy, this made matters worse, for peo-
pie would not accept return bows by
hired Intermediates. Still. if it were
possible to pay for the services of some
one who would stand in the place of
Kings, Emperors, or even Presidents, on
certain occasions, their services would be
in great demand.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-21

THIRTY years ago It cost Massachu-
sets S4.81 to educate each child now it
costs $3.50.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-21

AN Oswego editor went to Buffalo the
other day, and soon after teleraphed to
his dear readers "Your humble SER
want completed negotiations for a
mother-in-law this evening"" and the
telegram is published in his paper,
signed with his name.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-21

pOnS, he laid his hands on her in 8
shameless manner. This was signal for
the outbreak of long repressed anger
The girl fell senseless into the arms of
her betrothed, who wild with rage,
shouted; "Down, down with the Frenchl''
and at that instant a youth rushed out of
the crowd upon the Frenchman and
STABBED him. Energetic examples inflame
the courage more than spoken reasons;
the long enslaved woke at one blow out
of their stupor, and within few moments
the whole valley resounded with the cry:
eDeath to all the Frenchl'' Offerings
from both parties sank in heaps upon the
corpse of Drouet, and the battle ragged
widely among them. The Sicilians
struck desperately with daggers, stones
aud sticks, against the foreigners armed
from head to foot; wild butchery COW
cred the ground with lake of blood, but
this time the unclaimed strength of the
people carried off the victory,
and not one of the 200 Frenchmen pres
ent at the church escaped.
Painting, covered with blood and rag
ing with fury, the insure ents ran through
the city, which as yet had no knowledge
of what had occurred, swung the con-
cured weapons, told of the insult suffered
rs well as the vengence taken
"Down with the French!" resounded
everywhere, and every one taken must
''spring over the sword" In the midst
of the tumult they elected noble of
Palermo, Ruggiero Mastrangelo, as lead
er. The crowd of people increased more
and more; divided into large troops they
stermed through the streets; the doors of
houses were broken in; no place of con-
oealment, no hidden spot remained I'M
explored. Wherever they found French,
they cut them down, actually tore them
in pieces, and whoever could not kill one
himself clapped his hands and reioiced If
another did it. Giovanni di San Remigio,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08
A Fearrul VisiiOr.

The bane of the beautiful island of Martinique is a serpent called the "iron lance" This reptile, with venomous taste, chooses the coolest and most de- Eghtful places in the garden for his re- treat, and it is literally at the risk of ones life to lie down on the grass, or even to take 8 rest i'll an arbor. fine wounds inflicted by these serpents are very apt to he fatal unless immediately cared for. The whole island is infested with this dangerous reptile, and 1t is said that on an average nearly 800 per sons are bitten every year, of which number from sixty to seventy cases prove fatal, while many others result in nervous diseases which are almost as bad as death. A few years ago, when Prince Arthur of England visited this island, a grand fete was given in his honor in the Jardin des Plantes. In the evening the grounds were brilliantly illuminated, and thousands of people sauntered through its cool and shady avenues. A large number were bitten by the iron lance," and many of them never recovered from the effects of the poison. The fondness of this terrible reptile for cool and shady places is a se- rious drawback on the pleasure of ram
 bling through the charming groves of Martinique. A rest on the grass under the shadow of some spreading tree is al
 ways haunted by the dread of unseen dangers, and one cannot even cross a field without exercising extreme caution.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08
The Character of Hannibal.

Almost as wonderful as HannibaIs victories over nature or his enemies, were his victories over his own followers. Under the spell of his genius, the dis cordant members of motley Cartha- ginian army-disaffected Libyans and Numidians, barbarous and lethargic Spaniards, fierce and tickle Gauls-w6re welded into a homogeneous whole, which combined the utmost play of individual prowess with all the precision of ma- chine. No whisper of disaffection or of mutiny was ever heard in Hannibals camp Italians deserted by thousands to Hannibal but no Hannibalian vet eran, even when his star was on its wane, ever deserted to Rome. Polite as he was brave, and generous as he was far sighted, Hannibal could arouse alike the love and the fear, the calm confidence and the passionate enthusiasm of all the various races who served under his standard The best General, high au- thority has said, Is he who makes the fewest mistakes; but what single mistake can the keenest critic point out which marred the progress or checkered the success of these three first extraordinary years They are years, moreover, any one of which might have made ormarred the reputation of any lesser General. Unfortunately we know Hannibal only through his enemies. They have done their best to malign his character they have called him cruel, and happily every specific charge of cruelty supplies us, even with our imperfect knowledge with the materials for it's own refutation They talked of .Punic ill-faith" till they came themselves to believe in its exist ence, or to think that the name proved itself. We know Hannibal, let Us repeat it once more, only from his enemies but in what character, even as painted by his friends, can we discern such vivid and such unmistakable marks of greatness? The outline is command ing, imperial, heroic and there is nc detail with which cur materials enable us to fill it in at all, which is not in per feet harmony with the whole.-Ronat and Cartilage.
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THE moNoLoGuE OF DEATH,

[These lines spoken by the Spirit of Death, in the guise of White Pilgrim, altered from tragedy called "The White Pilgrim" and printed for the first time in their present form Miscar me not Men have miscalled me much; Have given harsh names and harsher thoughts to
 me,
 Reviled and evilly entreated me- Built strange temples to an unknown God; Then called me idol, devil, unciean thing, And to rude insult bowed my gcdhead down. Miecsl me notl for men have marrcd my form, And in the earth-born grossDess of their thought Have coldy modeed o1 their own clsy, Then fear to loo4 on that themselves have made. NIiscal me not ye know not what am, But ye shall see face to face, and know. take nll sorrows from tie sorrowful, And teach the joyful what il is t joy; I gather in my lsnd-locked harbor's clasp The shattered vessels Of vexed world; And even the tniest ripple upon fife Is, 10 my sublime calm, AS troric storm. When other leechcrsft fails tie breaking brain, I, oniy own the anodyne to still Its eddies into visionless epose; The face, distorted with life's latest pang, I smooth, in passing, win an angei-wihg; And from b, meath the qu ct eyelids steal A new and nobler beauty to the rest. lee me not the plagues that walk the earth, Tie wasting pain, the sudden agony, Famine and war, snd pestilence, and all The terrors that have darkeued round my name These are the p!agues of Life-they not mine; vex while tarry, vanish when come, Instantly melting into perfect peace, As at His word, whose Master-sl init am, Tue troubled wat rs sept on Galiiee. When withdraw the veil that hides my face, So melt with look tie iron bonds Of the souls jsi'eT, hard Mo-taity. Gently-so genty-ike tired enid, Win info,d thee; but thou duist hot look Upon my face, and stay In ihe b0-y baunts Of human hfe-in the te,i ? pe aud tue str ct, And when the blSod runs fullest ill the eins- Unseen, rndI canned of, l am often by, Divided from the giant ill his strength But by the thickness tf tins misty veil Tender am, not crue when I take The shape most ha; i to human eyes, and pluck The little baby blossom yet unhljWn, Iris but to graft 1t on kindier stem, And leaping OCT the peliloIs enrs of growth, Unswept of sorroF, and lsos;hed Of wrong, Clotle it at once with lieh maturity. 'Tis that give soul to Memory, For round the foies of the bad throw The mantle of kind forGetfuliess; While. caIo,ized in dear o, CT calendar, I sancify the good for everInore-
 Miscall me not my generous fu hess lends Home t. the homeless: to the friendess, friends; To the starved babe, the mothers tender breast; Wealth 10 the poor, and 10 the restlesS-Rest. London Spectator.
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Dumas Generosity.

The son, then lad of IS or so, met friend on the boulevards. They had moi seen each other for some time, and Du mas suggested that they should dine to- gether. "Ib's far from home," he ob- served, "but I've just 15 francs in my pocket, and I dare say we can man age pretty well on that" As matter of fact, there are restaurants in Paris where you may get pretty little dinner for two, and a sound bottle of wine into the bargain, for that sum. Still it i rather tight fit, and great was the joy of Dumas when they had proceeded g few paces to behold his father on the other side of the street "Wait moment, he exclaimed to his companion. "I'll run across and get some money from him." The friend be- held him in earnest conversation for three minutes, then Dumas the younger returned, looking rather crestfallen. "Well, has he paid up?'' "No; and, what's worse, he's gone and borrowed nay 15 francs. I'm afraid there's nothing left for it but to go home." To do the papa justice, he was extremely generous with his money when he had any. He loved to change his notes into gold and pour the coins into wooden bowl which lay on his writing-desk. Everybody who came to ask for coin was then bidden to help himself. Lon don Truth,
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C Aht Thenc

He rapped at the chief clerks window and put on brow of sixteen years in State prison as he began ::
 ''Sir, several days ago I dropped a letter into this office directed to Pontiac to John Smith, of Pontiac
 "Yes, sir, presume SO"
 "That letter contained ten-dollar bill
 "Yes, sir.
 "And 1t never reached Pontiac"
 "Ah it didn't D
 "No, sir That letter, sir, was doubt less sto-"
 "Wait minute," replied tha clerk, as he stepped away. When he returned he exhibited tlfe letter, which was not only unstamped, but simply addressed: ''Jolin Smith, Michigan ?
 ''Is that it ?" he asked
 "Yes. sir-that is-ahem, sir-yes, sir, that's the letter, and I'm an ass, sir, and good-day, sir Free Press.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08

''And you smart for it now, don't you?" said the Major, laughing grimly as he strode away.
 He did not laugh long, however. On sending to get the titles, etc., to the property which had been made over to the attorney, the latter returned word that he knewnothing about Maj. Palmer's affairs, and cared less than he knew. The property had been assigned in due form, with all the necessary precautions, and Amos Maxwell could keep it as well as not, if he chose. The fact dawned upon. the Majors mind, gradually, that he had been dupe and was now beggar. In. trying to overreach his sister he had been overreached himself, just as she had nearly fallen victim to her own covet- ous desire for his share of the parental lcracV
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North and South.

And this reminds me of another fact 1t takes five times as much transporta- tion to supply grain country as cot ton country, as 1t takes from six to twelve times the area to produce ton of cotton as ton of grain. And this is the main reason why the South was and is so far behind the North in building railroads-she really did not need them. Another reason is that the South has so many navigable streams. Alabama alone has 1,200 miles of navigation for five months in the year, and about 600 all the year. Thus 1t was that she did not need railroads and telegraphs, and so did not build them: thus her develop ment was along different line, so her civilization and society were different, and, in conclusion, her ideas were differ ent. The people are more sentimental and less practical than at the North; rather more polite and less acute, some what more stately and ceremonious, con- siderably more reserved as to their in- ward natures, though very communi- cative in common things, and far slower to adopt new ideas. In other respect 1t resulted that the Southerner was somewhat more stately and punctilious, and much more sensitive on personal matters-as each man here was some thing of little lord on his own domain. These characteristics show plainly in the criminal statistics in the South the proportion of personal encounters and killings in sudden heat is vastly greater than in the North in the North the embezzlements, druggings. abortions, seductfons, frauds and speculations are ten to one in the South. The crimes of the South have their origin in prejudice, rashness and hot blood those Of the North are most frequent in the cases where calculation, cool malice and petty meanness come in. If the Southerner is generous, he is too apt to be profuse with his liquor and provisions; the Northerner stints himself and his guests in order to give iberally to church. school, railroad and public works. The Southerner loses day and spends some money to entertain you; the Yankee dimes you in brief time on baked beans, and gives $2 to the preacher. The Tan kee's way is the wiser, but the other way is not altogether unpleasant. The Vest ern man is a happy compound of the two, and of Western men the Hoosiel is at the top.-Rockuille (Iiad. Tribune.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08
No Tact.

People without tact do great deal of mischief. They seem actually merciless at times. They never know what is best to say or do. They tread upon peoples tees, and open the closets where family skeletons are kept so often that they earn the reputation of being spiteful. They ask over and over again questions which are obviously unpleasant to an S syer, and make remarks that are seen at olce by all save themselves to be offensive,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08
Snidcrs on Telegraph Wires.

One of the chief hindrances to tele- graphing in Japan is the grouding of the current by spider lines. The trees bor- dering the highways swarm with spiders, which spin their webs everywhere be- tween the earth, wires, posts, insulators and trees. When the spider-webs are covered with heavy dews they become good conductors, and run the messages to the earth. The only way to remove the difficulty is by employing men to sweep the wires with brushes of bam- boo but as the spiders are more nu- merous and persistent than the brush users, the difficulty always remains Q serious sone.-.Scicntifc American.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08

MosT of the advocates of cremation are people over whom 1t would be use less to erect monument, and their ashes may possibly do'some little good in the arden.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, ROOMS 2 and 4, Epitaph Building, Fremont street, Tombstone, A. T. Will practice in all the courts of the Territory, and attend to business before tho Department at Washington, D. C. Special attention given to U s. patent and pension business.
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pr. Dillingham;,

DR. GILLENGHAM (LATE OF VIRGINIA c1rY) IS now associated, in the practice of Medicine and Surgery, with Dr. Gildersleeve. Office, Bpitaph building, Tombstone, A. T.
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IN 100 years no three consecutive Tanuaries in England were so cold as he three last.
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Dr. F. Heller.

SURGEoSASD gHYsTcIAS. OFFICE ON EFT street, below Allen, Tombstone, A. T.
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4. o. WALLACE,

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. FOURTH STREET, three doors below Fremont, Tombstone, A. T.
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Jas. G. Howard.
W. A. Harwood,
T. J. Drum.

NorARY PUBLIC, CORNER FOURTH AND ERE mont streets, Tombstone, A. T.
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E. P. Voisard,
Charles Ackley,

CIVIL EsGINEER AND DEPUTY U. 8. MINERAL Surveyor, Tombstone, A. T. Office Ere mont street, between Sixth and Seventh.
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ER. R. H. MATTHEWS,
-KY. o. o. TRANTUM.
s. A. ASHENFELTER. A

ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLIFTON, A. T. PROMPT attention given to any business entrusted to my
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John Roman,
Webb Street,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, TUCSON, ARIZONA,
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J. ". Stump.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, 11S FOURTH STREET, TOM stone, Arizona
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G. T. HENDERSON,

PHYSICIAN AND sgReRoS. OFFICE, 60 ERE mont street. Tombstone. Arizona
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IOHN M. MURPHY
|. F. BLACKBURN,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, ROOM 2s, BROWNS HorE Tombstone, Arizona.
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]. F. HUTTON,
@. E. eooDFsLLow, N. D.
?. [. COLBY

OFFICE IN vIcKERs' BUILDING, FREMONT street, Tombstone, A. T.
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MILTON B. cLAPP,
Thomas Wallace,

MfEINa BROKER, REAL ESTATE AGENT AND Conveyancer. Allen street, Tombstone.
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PROFESSIONAL.
A. x. PARKER,

MINING ENGINEER AND U. S. DEPUTY MINERAL Surveyor. Office in San Francisco Jewelry Store, No. 4S0 Allen street, south side, between Fourth and Fifth stree Tombstone, A. T.
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A. ]. FELTER,

JUSTICE OF THE PEAcE, NOTARY PyBLIo AND Real Estate Agent. Office on Fremont street, between Fourth and Fifth, Tombstone, A. T.
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WELLS sPlcER,
]. 6. pAakE,

CIVIL RSGISEEn AND U. s. MINERAL SURVEYOR Surveying done in all it's branches. Office, o2e Fremont street, Tombstone, Arizona
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\ N. MILLER.
 LUCAS & MILLER,

ATTORNEYS AND couNsELoRs AT LAW, oFFIcE, rooms , and Gird building, corner of Fremont and Fourth Tombstone A. T.
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A. G. Lowery,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, FREMONT STREET, BETWEEN Fourth andi Fifth, Tombstone, A. T. Will practice in all courts Agent for mining prop erty Conveyancing and collecting promptly attended to. References given.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-08
J. V. ViclEers,

REAL ESTATE AGENT AUcrIoNEER, CONVEY anoer and Mining Operator. Fremont street, near Fifth, Tombstone, A. r.
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CThese lines, spoken by the Spirit of Death in the guise of White Pilgrim, altered from tragedy called "The White P1grim," and printed for the first time in their present form