Bisbee daily review., 1910-04-15
CAPITOL IS AROUSED
OVER BIRD OUTRAGE

PHOENIX. April f4.-just one thing
kept the officials and Office attaches
In The Capitol building. male and fe-
male from organizing a mob yester-
DAY and synching somebody. and that
was the impossibinty Of identifying the
cuprit that aroused their ire. As
eyBts 90 in this world the offense com
mitted would not be called a high
crime. but il was such an outrageous
viola ion of cultured sentiments that
the Capitol force was madden than
though a hobo had kicked its pet dog.
The miscreant had destroyd the hap
by home of the humming bird.
Hamming birds are not much larger
than a mosquitoes nor half as common
IN any country and their habits are a
lot more decent The people at the
capitol would ra her have one hum
ming bird than a million mosquitoes,
and they had one Thursday but yes
terday Il was gone. together With its
nest and aeOuple of dainty little eggs
about the size of BIB shot. that gave
promise of NOR humming birds in he
near future. The nest Was fastened
to a chandelier that hangs in the
capitol entrance. just outside the door
some delicate little threads that looked
like cobwebs attaching il TO the fix
ture The nest was about the size
OF an assayer's cupel. or the finest
little cup from cild's tea set. Though
il hung Just over the heads OF all who
mass in and out OF the building, no
one saw it until Thursday and then
everybody climbed on a chair and took
a look al the eggs while the little
bird nuttered around as proud as an
ostrich. Yesterday morning the nest
and its contents were gone. For a lew
hours the bird haunted the place as
though expecting her human friends
10 bring back her property, and then
flew away. her confidence shatturcd
in all mankind.
Surveyor Genral Ingalls, was the
maddest man in the whole bunch and
would have led the mob had there
been anything TO lead it to Eeveryody
likes hgmming birds because they are
so utterly harmless. so rare and so
interesting. and abov all they have
so much confidence in humanity that
he hates to see Il abused The hun
ming bird has more sense than most
people give it credit for SAYS The
general. II you treat it right J.. viii
met you half way and It Is very easily
tanned though it IS a little suspicious
and has reason to b. not being ia the
heavyweight class Then be told a
story gof the one that belonged 70 the
Ingalls, family good many Yeas aEo
when he lived in Yuma
Tbe bird came daily 70 zip the
sweets from a honeysuckle flower
near tn front door. Observing its
frequent visits Mrs. ingalls, won its
confidence and favor 10y Kindness
Daily she melted a little sIga- in wa
into the honeysuv- eur 2scefieta
ter and poured the sweetenedn flaid
into the honeysuekle flowers a. a
particular spot The bird began 70
make regular and frequent calls, In
fact began boarding with t5e Ingalls,
family. Familiarity increased when
the bird saw how his food was being
daily supplied and who was providing
it, He was early christened ~Billy'
and always thus addressed. in short
time he learned his name and almost
any day all that was necessary was
to go To the door and call him and he
would fly down on Mrs. ingalls, hand
and sip the sweets there provided
Finally other members Of the family
gained the same confidence and il
was retained until one of III BOYS
eyerstepped the limit by trying tc
close his hand over Billy. Then il
was goodbye forever
Speaking of the constituencies act
Of vandalism at the capitol Mr.. In
gals refused TO be consold by the
thought that possibly some scientist
captured the nesst and eggs for his
collection. He contends that science
is no excuse for man being so crue
to SO small and harmless and pretty q
creature. If a man must steal birds
nests, the general kinks he should
tackle a blaolSipa which IS more
nearly such a mans size and value
spiritually. mentally and every Other
way.