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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
SLAUGHTERED BY PoT-HUNTERs

For this reason the Beers failed to pasture a
number of quagga with their herds of which
seldom molesed long these courageous
guard.
While the Dutch settlers did not like the the
quagga, they fed their Hottentot aborers with it.
So richly colored the animal, so great
saughtering hides. was the last of
the quagga Not a single specimen remains
Following close upon the heels of quagga is the
stately and beautiful giraffe, memory From
of his former haunts in Africa already
appeared although the whereabouts
far in the interior said to be known
So rare has the giraffe become that good specimen
readily brings $4,000 from a Snowman
Africa too. will before long the last of ele-
phans although his smaller brother India being
and willing to work, will doubtless long survive.
1t is within the of man when elephants might
be had in almost any section Africa. plentiful was
he and his appetite that frequently destroyed
almost entire forests in night Being useful however
only producer Of wonderful tusks, has already
been driven from his haunts in the SOUTH
taken refuge, all that remain of him, in the
continent Soon, too, he will be driven to join
his ancestor the mammoth become only creature of
the hazy past.
When England began the development of Australia
not long age that land abounded in kangaroos Now
is true that few wild that species exist
In the inaccessible districts but pow and the
mining advance, these being killed Off
Within the lifetime upon the last
wild kangaroo In Australia will no doubt be gone.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

IN the spring he appeared travelling steadily from the
South en- on TO Canada So plentiful and stupid
he that trains him windows.
Hunters killed him by the thousand hide
alone Whites Indians alike believed species
would last forever But already alasi he gone The
story is too well known to tell again.
The lesson learned from the determination OF the
bison is being repeated with his North
Once the musk roamed the world. He was found in
France, Germany, Russia, England, Siberia, Greenland
and far south in North America.
Now he survives only in Greenland and In Arctic
America. From all other lands is gone.
Until few ago northern Canada thronged with
musk oxen About two-thirds the size of bison, he
somewhat resembles that animal. His powerful body
covered by long, straight, coarse.
even covers the bottoms Of his hoos may
slip icy rocks.
AS the Western hunter coveted the bisons hide and
bones so the Hudson Bay Company to coveng the
hlde OF the musk In the winter 1t hunted him
trained dogs In the summer it surrounded
MIN into lakes and slaughtered him. unresisting
1871 the Hudson Bay Company's harvest of oxen
skins was reduced from thousands skins For
these 1t received $50 each.
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PASSING OF THE BISON

From twentyfour to thirty feet long, sometimes
eighteen feet In circumference the elephant
en- enormous SEAL with big and peculiar looking pro-
boscis, from which it derived its name.
Found in freshwater lakes and swamps, well as the
sea- this animal has been reentessly slaughtered an
adult male furnishing much seventy gallons clear
scentless OIL
Like seals. sea elephants are poygamous, each bull
ording 1t number of wives long the head of
the family remains unhurt, the females
him. For that hunters always
first and readily kill them by reserving
until the last
As late 1882 the great American bison roamed the
Western plains in countless throngs young grass
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A&zS h4llaS az

Its curiously shaped fiat feathers terminated at the
ends and edges in sort of hair, and the skins
demand by native chiefs
of inferior rank not permitted them Cats
and dogs largely responsible for the determination
of this bird.
Gone too, Is the Labrador duck This black and white
bird which about the size ordinary duck could
be in great numbers along the Labrador
to the early ffties Then suddenly disappeared and
to have fathomed the
The last specimen taken In 1878
Another bird that is nearing its end the California
vuure which disputes with the condor the distinction
being the largest and strongest winged inhabant of
America.
More plainly attired than the condor this brownish
black bird formerly ranged almost the entire Pacific
slope from British Columbia southern California. So
powerful is the California vulture
been known to lift and carry the body of small
bear. AS many hundred and fifty have
about the carcass of antelope
The scavenger propensity of this vulture led
undoing, 1t killed in large numbers by poison
which cattle ranch about destroy
coyotes Only few remain in southern California
And how long will it be before the grizzly bear,
mountain lion and the mountain sheep only memories?
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

three years-1ssO 1sss-he walrus tusk
from 81 to $3.50
Now the ones in California waters are protected by
law, and contented colony may just
within the Golden Gate
White hunters kill the warus principally for It's tusks,
which yield ivory that, although inferior elephant
ivory in ways. retains its whiteness considerably
longer To the Eskimo the animal is moving store
house Of treasure They sell the ivory the fesh
the blubber for lights and fuel and cothe themselves
with the skin But in the Arctic the warus being
hunted into oblivion
Time was. and not long ago at that when vessels
returning South Pacific created more than a
little curiosity by exhibiting the shell of the
Galapagos tortoise living specimen of that giant
reptile.
In fact, the Galapagos Islands, off the
dor would scarcely be known it not for their tor
oises So plentiful they numbering
2OO to 5000 apiece frequently seen, each member
weighing from 700 to 500 pounds. but when it found
that market could be had for the oil they contained they
were slaughtered right Captain Cookson
calling at the islands, found seven men there making
systematic business of killing tortoise They gathered
much 1900 gallons of oil year. average yield
is one gallon tortoise the the slaughter
be appreciated young reptiles
killed by dogs.
yet Galapagos tortoise has proved the saliva
ton of many mariner Upon long whalers
wont to refill their water casks upon the islands that dot
the cruising grounds.
Frequently Galapagos Islands were
purpose Upon one occasion some thirsty sailors could
find no water except in the stomach of tortoise Since
that time have frequently repenished their ships
supply of water from the stomachs of ortoses No
der the species is about extinct.
Four other species giant tortoise about
They lived in Marcarene group islands, IN
Maurus and in Rodriguez Islands in the Indian Ocean
But the beasts that live land and not alone
in going join the brontosaurus of the
past. Birds going Also
Within the past fifty has the great aux disap
peared. The last of their kind stately male and
female on of the Orkney Islands. They known
the king and queen the auks.
Even brevet royalty did these lonely
scendants of a OnceprOsperous line They
hunted repeatedly but like the others their species,
agile and swift in the they
fate for years.
Finally well-drected shot brought down the queen,
but the bereaved king lived longer.
time he chased the for hours, but
swan faster than six men could a boat. Now his
mounted body stands beside that of his queen in the
Britis MlselIr
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
MANY MISSING BIRDS

This in 1874 The of the great auks in America
had disappeared four years before.
Upon this side the Atlantic the habitat great
aux Labrador although is thought the birds
time lived south Florida Skeletons also
been found in Iceland and Scotland.
. Resembling penguin the great aux always stood
majesticaly erect and nearly three tall.
eggs popular food Only two eggs known
to be in America. One of these is in the Academy OF
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Among the strangest of all birds IN and
habits the apteryx of New Zealand. Called the
'wingless" bird because scarcely wings
depended heetness foot safety. During the
day 1t usually lay concealed.
In appearance the apteryx ike wingless wood
cock of giant size standing nearly foot high long
bill was used to fish worms from their ni.ing place.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

thousands of a strange and beautiful animal
grazing upon its plains
1t was not wild yet ZEBRA but partook of
the characteristics conformation of
thought it species of wild horse
From the peculiar braying noise it made they named
1t the quagga and it has been since,
until 1865 when the numerous family
appeared from the Orange River section and Cape Colony
The last specimen known to be alive died in the
geological Gardens in 1872.
Beautifully marked the quagga, although not
elaboratey the zebra Narrow black stripes chest
nut adorned its head forcquarters The
hindquarters devoid of stripes.
Although ractable and easily broken to harness when
tanned the was naturally the bodest and ercest
Of the whole horse tribe easily fearlessy beating off
attacks of wild dogs and hyenas and preyng
mails of size
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

UHNS ana TOTtI dHlfnaIS IS man!
For months scientists haze been busy at
the american Museum of Natural History in
Nee0 York, carefully fitting together and
mounting the bones of a a0onderful geological
link connecting the present aOith the prehis-
toric past.
He is kno1m as the brontosaurus, a giant
lizard that roansed the earth probably ages
before man put In appearance. Great rejoicing
in scientific circles folIoaUed the discovery of
this skeleton in Wyoming.
And yet, not many years 7ViU haze elapsed
before the bones of animals and birds no1O
familiar to men 9oiH be sought almost if not
quite as eagerly as criosities for museums. II
steady procession is on the 1vay to join the
brontosaurus in extinction. Already some of
them haze gone.
No longer is seen the beautiful quagga,
only q fea0 years ago so plentiful in Trans
Vaal. Gone, too, is the bison from AmericGs
sOestern plains; the romantic sea eosO from
sOhich the legend of the mermaid came, from
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

the sOaters of Alaska and Florida; the South
ern sea lion of Losvsr California; the great
aak of North America and Great Britain; the
apteryx, that curious 7uingless bird of NesO
Zealand; the once ssvarming Labrador duck.
Hnd all sOithin the memory of men eVen nosO
alive.
Rapidly disappearing, too, are the musk
OK of the North, the sea otter, sea elephant,
scalrns, California culture, the great Galapagos
tortoise, the graceful giraffe, fhe fur seal.
Within fe1O years there sUiH be no african
elephants or australian kangaroos roaming
their natiVe sOilds.
And some of these animals are scarcely
less curious in form and habits than the
giant brontosanus over 1Ohose skeleton scien-
fists nosU rejoice.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30

XYEN the sturdy Beers first trekked into the wilds
WI Transvaal less than century ago they found
thousands of strange and beautiful animal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
NoRTHFIELD, MASS.

The newly elected officers of Northheld
chapter will be installed on Friday even
ing. Jan. IL. a few guests will be in
vited by the first three officers.
Mrs. Helen G. Coburn of Boston, who
lately died, has left many public be-
quests, among them being $4,000 for the
Mount Hermon school for boys.
The requests from the Mrs. A. NJ.
d. Alexander will are being paid. the
Woman's Relief corps and Congregational
sewing society already having received
theirs, the first 500 and the latter 5000.
1t 10 reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Moody will spend the winter in New
Haven, where Mr.. Moody will pursue
his theological studies. He has been a
Bible teacher at Mount Hermon several
years.
The Unitarian society are arranging for
their annual fair on the evenings of Feb.
l and in the town hall Next Thursday
evening a supper will be served by the
sewing society, following a sewing meeting
in the afternoon.
Dorothy Quincy Hancock chapter, d.
A. r., of Quincy was addressed by Rev.
ID. NJ. Wilson of this place recently. He
spoke on the subject OF a book lately
published by him, Where American In
dependence Began
Mr.. Alderman and family were called
to South Framingham Monday to attend
the funeral of his mother, who had
reached the great age of 81 years. Her
husband of the same age survives her
also four daughters and two sons. They
had lived together GO years, which is an
unusual record Four grandsons were
the bearers.
The statement that the James Wall
place was sold to Paul d. Moody for the
Mount Hermon school was false as the
place has been bought by Dan Sutherland
as Mr.. Wall. Mr.. Sutherland has beer
in the employ of the Moody family several
| years, but previous to coming to North
| field was on a milk farm, so he under
stands the business and no doubt will
make success of this venture.
Next Sunday morning the Unitarian
society will have rally when all in any
way connected with the church are in.
vited to be present. Special music ant
| a Christmas sermon will be presented
| Following the service the Sunday schoo
will meet in the audience room and give
a short service appropriate to Christmas
| On Monday night the Christmas festiva
will be held at the church, a tree trim
med and exercises appropriate held, thu
| Sunday school being served a lunch by
| the older ones. At the Congregations
| church on Sunday evening a class from
| the primary department of the Sunda!
school will be graduated and promoted t
| the upper room with appropriate eX
ercises The Christmas festival will b.
held on Tuesday evening when the littl
folks will be served refreshments follow
ed by exercises and the distribution o
! presents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
WILMINGTON.
Alice Bowker is i'll.

Mrs Alice Bowker is ill.,
Rev. Mr.. Blackboard is gaining in health.
w. A. Choate of Albany has been in
town this week.
Christmas gatherings will be held at the
several churches.
Paul and Beth Butterfeld are spending
the holidays in town
j. Albert Buell. is working for the Deer
field River company at Somerset
A large number of men are constantly
arriving for the camps in Somerset.
Mrs. M e. Lyman, who went to the
North Adams hospital, is gaining rapidly.
Mrs. George E. Jacobs and little daugh-
ter have returned from visit to Windsor.
Mrs. Floyd S. Crafts and little daughter
are recovering from a severe attack of
grip.
The trustees of the village have been
obliged to prohibit sliding in the village
streets.
All of the stores are displaying an I'M
usually fine line of Christmas goods and
are enjoying large sales.
The mail facilities have been improved
this week so that we get a mail from
North Adams on the o'clock train.
The dancing school under the direction
of Bert Streeter seems to be very
successful, over rs being in attendance
Mrs. George F. Roberts was in North
Adams on Tuesday. Her aunt, Mrs.
Baker, returned home with her and will
remain several weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Woodman returned from Maine
last Saturday and preached at the Con-
gregational church on Sunday as usual
Members of his family are i'll and will
not be able to return just at present.
Bernard p. Wilder was summoned to
Bennington in the case of Sumner against
the Readsboro Chair company. This was
an action to recover for tools sold to the
| company by Mr.. Sumner. The tools were
destroyed by fire when the factory burned
| in August, 1904. The company refused
to pay for the property on the ground
that no delivery had been made. A check
had been drawn for payment but had not
been delivered to Sumner and the check
was destroyed after the fire. The jury
rendered judgment for the plaintiff tC
recover with costs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
Mr.. Root and the President.

The following incident is told by Henry
Beach Needham in Mr.. Root and the
State Department" in the November
Worlds Work:
The secret Of Mr.. Roots success as a
creative statesman, aside from his I'M
usual intellect, has been persistent and
thorough work. He would reach the de-
partment OF war about ten o'clock, go i'm
mediately to his private Office and remain
there until late in the day, often until Z
p. m. He would take no time for lunch,
but would send out for a bite and keep
hard at work. When thus engaged he
was not the man to be diverted-as Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself has learned. A
request" of the President for cabinet
officer to call at the White House is re-
garded In the nature of a command. Not
so by Mr.. Root. On one memorial occa-
sion. when buried deep in some fascinat-
ing and absorbing matter Of Importance
to the government, a telephone message
was received from Mr.. Loeb, secretary to
the President:
THE President desires to see you at
four o'clock
Mr.. Root told his secretary to ask the
President, through Mr.. Loeb, to excuse
him, he could not leave his work. Then
came this second message:
The President will see you at four
thirty"
To this the secretary OF war sent the
same polite reply. Then came a third
MESSAGE
THE President desires to see you at five
O'clock"
Again there was a request on the part
of Mr.. Root to be excused. Finally came
this message:
THE President will call at your office
at five-thirty"
Sure enough. at half-past five in strobe
Drag
airy Roots private office, and there the
President and his cabinet adviser held
close communion for an hour. Then they
went out together for a walk
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
SOUTH VERNON.

Walter Wilson is repairing Mrs. c. Mer-
rill's house.
Mansel Peeier of Stratton is spending
a few days here.
Charles Allen of Jamaica is visiting at
w. Aliens. Mrs. Allen is on the sick list
e. Robinson has moved his family to
Cavendish, VT, where he is employed on
the railroad.
Wallace Stoddard of Williamstown,
Mass, visited his father, F. W. Stoddard'
over Sunday.
F. @. Scott has sold his tobacco to
George Billings of Hatfield, Mass. 1t was
delivered last week.
Prof w. r. Shipman and his son Bert
and the latters wife are guests at d. o.
Lees during the holidays,
Rev. l. M. Blanchard will preach In
the chapel next Sunday at IL a. m. ana
in Johnsons hall at 7S0 p. m.
George Alderman and family went Tues
day to South birmingham Mass, TO at
tend the funeral of Mr. Alderman
mother.
Mrs. ]. NJ Blanchard, during choir
rehearsal, called up by telephone her SIS
ter Mrs. Brown, in North Adams, VINO
heard the music distinctly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22

Robert Dec. Ward, the well known
authority upon problems Of immigration,
contributes to the Atlantic Monthly a
very important paper upon immigration
and the South. Mr.. Ward has made a
searching first-hand investigation into the
conditions of Southern labor problems, and
particularly of the relative Importance of
the negro and the immigrant in both man
ufacturing industries and agriculture in
Southern states. He comes to the con-
clusion that one of the greatest needs of
the South today is for an increase in the
number of carefully selected immigrants.
He believes that the South needs honest,
Industrious, intelligent, thrifty, and ply
sically fit aliens. but unless prohibitive
and selective measures are vigorously
enforced the economic results will be
disastrous. 1t is a notable paper on a
pressing theme.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. II.

Rev. T. Roscoe held services at the
church last Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Stowell, who is still in the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital, is improving
slowly
There was a good attendance at the
second in the series of assemblies, held
last Friday evening.
The annual parish meeting will be held
at the church Monday evening, Jan. l,
desired.
II. @. Smith has been In Manchester
this week attending the 32d annual con-
vention of the New Hampshire state
Grange.
The next regular meeting OF the Grange
will be herd on Saturday evening Dec. %.
1t is hoped that all members will be pres
ent as there is business of Importance to
come before the meeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
ASHUELOT, NJ. n,

Fred Varno and nephew spent last week
in Springfield, Mass
Hugh Sheridan has fully recovered from
his recent operation for appendicitis.
A successful dance was given by the
athletic club at the lower hall Friday
evening.
Misses Gladys and Marjorie Maxfeld
are spending the week with relatives in
Orange, Mass
Mrs. ]. ]. Mulhall Of Great harrington,
Mass, is guest at her fathers, N. o.
Phelps's.
About 40 new books have been recently
added to the Thayer public library, in
Guiding history, biography and fiction.
All the village schools have closed for
the holiday vacation. The teachers gave
the scholars pleasant parties the last
days
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
VIZ INDIAN COUNTY COURT OF
GRHhA4AGERT; APri dv yfIR 1900 COM
Dec. 10, 1906


WHEREAS, the Brattleboro Overall Com
pany, a corporation under the laws of the
state of Vermont and all of its stockholders
have presented to the Court of Chancery, with.
in and for the county of Windham, their pc
tition setting forth in substance that said cor
poration heretofore had its principal place Of
business in Brattleboro in said county, that
new corporation has been incorporated under
the laws of the state of New Hampshire
which has purchased all the assets and as
sumed all the liabilities of said Vermont cor
poration, so that said Vermont corporation now
has no debts or liabilities whatever, and pray
ing that said Vermont corporation be dis
solved.
WHEREFORE, it is hereby ordered that
the creditors of said corporation, If any there
be- file specifications OF their claims with the
clerk of the court of chancery or before
the LIST day OF February, A. ID. 1906, and
that all persons interested appear before the
said court the second Wednesday OF April,
A. D. 1906 TO be convened at Newfane, with
in and for the county Of Windham, and then
and there show cause, il any they may have,
why the prayer of the said petitioners should
not be granted; that copy Of this order be
published in The Vermont Phoenix, news
paper published at Brattleboro, in said county,
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY, the last publication
to be at least three weeks before the CON
vening of said term of court.
Dated at Brattleboro, Vermont, this 4th day
| Of December, A. d. 1906. 50-S2
| JAMES M. TYLER, Chancellor.
CAIN & BENTON, Solicitors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-22
Mexico Learning from the United states.


The study of English is compulsory in
the Mexican public schools. Every year
Mexico sends to the United States num-
Der of school teachers to study American
pedagogic methods. A great many Next
can children are being educated in the
schools and colleges of this country, where
formerly they were sent to Europe The
number of Mexican visitors to the United
States and the number of American
visitors to Mexico is increasing every
year. 1t is said that Yucatecans know
New York better than the city Of Mexico,
and that west-coast Mexicans are more
at home in San Francisco than in their
own capital city. Thus, each year the
American way OF living is taking deeper
hold on the Mexican people. The vice.
president Of Mexico and announced sue
cessor of President Diaz is very much
Americanized in his ideas. In fact, he
might easily be mistaken for a plain,
shrewd American business man from his
appearance, manner, and methods. He
has always been exceedingly friendly to-
ward Americans AS governor of the
state of Sonora, he encouraged them to
invest in enterprises in his state and to
settle therein. He spared no effort in
seeing that their lives, property, and civil
rights were protected. He Is well
informed about the United States, and Is
a student OF English. He has three
daughters in school at San Francisco, and
! is educating all OF his children in the
United States.-[Review Of Reviews fol
! December.