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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Plump checks, flushed with the
soft glow Of health and a pure com
pleXion, makes ali beautiful.
Take a small dose of Hcrbine after
each meal II will prevent constipation
and help digest what you have psten,
soc. Mrs. VIM. NJ Stroud, Midlothian
Texas, writes, May 81, 1901. I'VE
have used Hagbine in our family fol
eight years, ami found 1t the besI
medicine We ever used for constipa
ton, bilious fever and malaria"
For sale by Q. G. Schaefer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Has Sold a pile Of chamberiain's
Couuh Remedy.

SVWHF FfVFTFtWJ'
have sold Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for more than twenty years
and II has given entire satisfaction.
have sold a pile Of it and can recon-
mend 1t highly-Joseph Mckinney,
Linton, Iowa. You will find this
remedy "A good friend when troubled
with n cough or cold. II always at
fords quick relief and Is pleasant to
take. For sale by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
NEGLECTED. Colds.

Every part OF the mucous mem.
brane, the nose, throat, ears, head and
lungs, etc. are subjected to disease
and blight from neglected colds. Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup is a pleasant
aud effective remedy. 25e, 60c, sl0o
W. A~kendrick.a valley Minis Texas.
writes: Il have used Billiards. Hore
hound Syrup for coughs and throat
troubles; It IS asp,essa1t ana mos,
effective remedys
For sale by o. G. Schaefen@
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

FRUIT PaiCES-The reports this
week. fram Tia, Fruit Growers asso-
ciataoa Is 10 tbs effect lAat Tor good
peaches, piams and pears, prices rule
from fair TO medium; first class APP
pies, good. with prices tending
stronger. There is still a demand for
Improvement In packing In certain
quarters. Remember that on market
ing frlit ir Is always a survival Of
the f%ttesi. therefore make your goods
count for as much as possible by prop
or paekiag-Farfningtcn Hustler.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Better Thar a plaster.

A piece OF flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on the affected parts, Is better than a
plaster for m lame back and for pains
in the side or chest. Pain Balm has
no superior as a liniment for the relief
of deep seated. muscular and rheu.
matte pains. For sale by all drug.
gists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

e b. G. Hedges. travelling for a shirt
manufacturing firm of San Francisco.
spent Yesterday IN Santa Fe on BUSH
ness He says That tho merchants
of tho Cl,H4ef the Golden Gate arc
reaching out for New Mexico trade
and win compete With Chicago ana
Kansas City merchants. He claims
.to have met with gratifying success
on his trip
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Mrs. M. J. Dubois and daughter, of
st, LOUSY Michigan have engaged
accommodations at Sunmount Tent
City for the winter and will leave
their home September 3Oth for Santa
Fe. ' ~ a,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

| For forty years DR.. Fowier's Extract
Of Wild Strawberry has been curing
summer complaint, dysintery, diar.
rhoea, bloody flux, pain in the stom-
ach, and it has never yet failed to
do everything yet claimed for IT, p
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Colonel w. T. Heman, of Tucum.
carr. Is stopping over In Santa Fe on
his way home from the Albuquerque
convent ION.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Bucklen's Arnica salue.

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t surpasses any other salye,
lotion, ointment or palm for Cuts,
Corns. Burns, Rolls, Sores, Felons,
Ulcers, letter, Salt Rheuua. Fever
Sores. Chapped Hands. Skin Erup-
tons; infallible for Piles. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25c at all drug,
gists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Only Did His Duty IS He saw i.
= deem y my duty q add a word
ol praise for Chamlcrlala's Cole.
Cholera and Dlgraooa Remedy"
says j. Wiley Park. mo we'll known
merchant ana post master ~ Wiley,
Ky 81 have been se0jas i Tor three
-four years, and It gives complete
abstraction Several Of my custom.
ors toll me they woul not he with
ont Il for %apythlng. Very often, 70
my knowledge one single dose has
cured a severe attacA Of diarrhoea,
and positively know that It viii
cure the flux (dyeutoryl. You are
at liberty TO use This testimonial as
you please" Sold by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

unul further notice the public hack
will run continuously from Murplley's
corner to- llfeid's RosenwalFs and
Davis 81 sydeA,' IN the niaza. Fare.
10 cents zach way. Clay & Rogers.
Gas
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
QIomesteady Entry No. S038.lu
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NT7F- -S4fMfft
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Il
Department OF the Interior, Land OF.
flee at Santa Fe, IN. M, Aug. 81,
1904. ~ H'.t"14i N3 J,.Et#
Notice Is hereby given that the fol
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support Of his claim and that said
proof will be made before United
States Court Commission at Las We
gas, N. NJ, on October II, 1904, viz:
Abran Montoya, for the lot /, section
<; lot /, Section Is; lot I, section II;
township Is north, range Is east.
/. He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Jose e. Aragon, Of Sapello, N. NJ.
Cruz Roybal. of Sapello, N. M.
Manuel Sena, of Sapello, N. M.
Francisco Varela, Of Sapello, N. NJ.
MANUEL r. OTERO,
Register.
q-27
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Scrofula, salt rheum, erysipelas
other distreasingly eruptiye diseases
yield quickly and permanently TO the
cleansing, purifying power OF Bur.
dock Blood Bitters.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Better Than a Plaster

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on the affected parts, is better than
a plaster for a lame back and for
pains in the side or chest, Pain
Balm has no, superior as a liniment
for the relief of deep seated, moscu-
lar and rheumatic pains. For sale
by all druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Nicholas Gales, of the United
States land Office at Las Cruces spent
yesterday In Santa Fo on personal
1tpsiness.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
D. & R.O. System
Santa Fee Branch am j
Time Table No. ii. a''
Effective Wednesday April /, 1905

Trans r1n daily except sunday. @H
Connections with the main line and
branches rs follows 2sHIt@
AT EntonitO for Durango, SiiYertou aud all
points In the Sa: Juan country.
At Alamosa with standard gauge, for lie
| Veta, Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Denver
also with marrow gauge for Monte Vista, Del
Norte Creede and all point inthe San Luis
valley.
At SAltda with main line-(standard gaugel
for all points east and west including Lead
vile aud narrow gauge points between sal
ida and Grand Junction. ..u
At Florence and Capon City for the gold
camps " Cripple Greer aud Victor.
at Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Denver
With all Missouri river lines for all points
east. - --a
For further information address the under.
signed.
Through passengers from santa Re IN
standard gauge sleepers from Alsmoss can
have berths reserved on application.
!. z. paws, Agent.
Santa BE, y NJ.
X :. HOOPER q. p. A.
Denver, Colo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Map of City of Las VEGAS.

Every business house ought to have
a map of the city. Fine colored
map, enamel finish, canvas mounted,
for sale at Optic Office, each One Dol
lar. (s1.00),
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Jay Kitchener, of Albuquerque, has
recovered from his attack of typhoid
and is again able to be around after
a month in the hospital at Albuquer-
que.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
TucumcARi GETTING BIGGER

Speaking OF conditions generally in
and around TueumcarL Attorney F. s,
Matteson said Things are a bit
quiet around Tucumcari now, hut
this condition Of suairs lind Is not
peculiar to the pLss as H. appears
quiet in all quarters at this season
The Town, however. is undergoing a
goods steady growth and Is fast be-
coming a city. There has recently
been esta'lrhed 10 TueumcaFi r .
woolscouring plant which VII start
up this week and Which viii prove
quite an important enterprise to the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Major ". II. II. Llowellyn, Of Las
Cruces district attorney, arrived in
Santa Fe and attended 10 official bus
mess.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Two million Americans sufferer
the torturing pangs Of dyspepsia. No
need to. Burdock Blood Bitters
Cures. At any drug store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

General Manager Arthur G.. Wells
of the cast lines arrived in Albuquer-
que Thursday,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

e. c. Burke, Of Plttsburg, Penn.
sylTaias has arrived in Santa Fe and
VIII ne clerk and typewriter at the
republican, committee headquarters.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
a New &C. EdL,or.s r.stImnnial

a New Jersey Editors Testimonial.
NJ T. Lynch. Editor Of the Phillips.
burg. y. j. Daily Post, writes Il have
used many kinds Of medicines for
coughs and colds in my family tut
never anything so good as Foleys
Honey and Tar. | cannot say too much
IN praise Of r." For sale by Depot
Hr1s stprp.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Wanted to purchase, several ante
lope and two or three black tail deer.
Address, NJ. The Optic. tt
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Judge John Y. Hewitt, a well.known
White Oaks attorney, passed through
Santa Fe with Ills wife enroute from
a vacation az Oio Galiente to his
home
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Harvey b. Ferguson, of Albuquer,
que, went up to- Santa Fe yesterday
morning. UL F"ulat e.aH
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

SCRATCH TABLETS-For ink, 10
cents a pound, for pencil, 5 cents a
pound at The Optic office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

VIII NedIer, Of the Washington
Life Insurance company has return
ed 70 Albuquerque from a trip to the
southern part of the territory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

SCRATCH TABLETS-For Ink, 10
cents a pound; for pencil, 5 cents a
pound at The Optic office. 'its '.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

General Agent w. A. Neal, for the
Union Central Life Insurance com.
pany. left Albuquerque last night for
New York City and will be gone a
week or more.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Has Sold a Pile At .chamberlain's
Couch Remedy.

have sold Chamheriain's Cough
y mcdy for more than twenty years
and II ha3 given entire satisfaction,
! have sold a pile Of it and a rec.
ommend it highly Joseph McEl.
hiney Linton, Iowa, You viii find
this remedy a good friend when trou.
.bled with q cough or cold. 1t always
affords quick relief and is pleasant
TO take, For sale by all druggists,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Misses Mildred Fox ana Erma 9Fer,..
gusson left Aibadueyahe Yesterday
morning for los Angeles, where they
viii enter D 'giris' school. They
We're accompanied West by Mrs. Fox,
who vii return TO Albuquerque in 4,
few days.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
Macbeth.

While the rains are oeming and the
Guy water is murky, drink Macbeth
water. fresh, clear en-. pure. For
sale at P. Roth's. C-37.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

"a Boy's Wild Ride for Life
WlRl. family around expecting him
ID di0 slul a son riding for life, Is
nilssl ID yet Or, Kings New plscoY'
efy for. Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, W. II. Brown, OF LcesyiIie, Ind
endured deaths agOpicG from asthma;
ldt this wonderful medicine gave ms
tant relief and soon cured him. He
writes: II now sleep soundly every
night Like marvellous cures Of Con.
sumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis,
Coughs, Colds ana Grip prove It's
maiehless merit for all throat and lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles soc AMI
ITO. Trial bottles Tree at All drug.
EIats.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

Mrs. -. sheridan returned to Al
haquerque yesterday morning from
lalMornia.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

q had a running, itching sore on
my leg. Suffered fortunes. Doan's
ointment took away the burning and
itching instantly and quickly effected
permanent cure G. w. Lenhart,
Bowling Green, Ohio. 1''
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

The Deep tunnel Is in Badly
mountain between 1900 and 1,400 feet,
and the vein Of ore struck-wlich rs
fully six feet In wldth-was cut at n
deptb frpp the surface Of abqt 500
feet nina is the deepest working
that has ever been made in the Eliza.
BEETHOVEN district. and the flow OF wa.
ter Is so great that TIE work Of getting
the ore out will be somewhat retard.
cd until the difficulty can be over
come.
Samples OF the ore from all parts Of
the vein VIII DO sent at once TO the
shelter, and the true value OF the
strike will soon be a%scertalned.
Messrs. Dick and Wilkinson say
that the people Of Elizabethtown
seen the ore and investigated the OK,
tent of It doubts the richness Of the
AtA--
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
w WHIel Ea Nrs r III & ~ ~ ]"
The Territory 25F +.
" tb.@N<, E1 se4&
I'm Paragraphs
81 49,. .r. AAA.EAA h- Le.L

Inc biR wool growing section Of the
territory and several thousand pounds
OF wool are now stored there for
ueatmcnt in The new plant.
'sThe country bias been blessed with.
In The past few weeks WIN an abun.
dance OF rain and the grass never look
"a better. Along die railroad tracks
heavy tracts Of prairio hay are now
hnlnn 1cut."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

2 J. A .stirrat, the photographer has
" 90 * tA5,23ia,' III, .A -iiL Y
gone east and will be absent from his
place Of business until Oct. Is. GAL.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17
FOR SALE.

NyOTfCE-I will "eopen my dental office, in
room = Center Block, after Sept, %. n,
qni- +Al H8tt4t3@ DIR. =. g Brown, ;
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-17

GIG STRIKE on sBALDY- Afessrs.
wills nix and Frank Il. Wilkinson,
who were in attendance ut the rcppb
licu county convention hast Saturday.
as delegates from precincts Nos ] and.
. respectively, brought The news Of y
big strike Of ore n the Deer Tunnel
ut Ellzabcthtown one day last .week,
No assay at that'time had been made.
on the ore, but It Is highly minorallz-
cd and IL said to- resemble the petite
ore found. in tho Independence on.
Bitter creek, which carries Valnes
rangiDs from s1sml To- $4,000 10 The
ton.
The broad ax., 1904-03-05
Bulldog Scared Away Guests.

A writer tells how a bulldog scared
away the guests hidden to a Iady's recep-
ton. The hostess was waiting In her
parlor. She heard carriages arrive.
heard the front gate open, but no guests
appeared. The situation became puz-
ding. At last the lady Of the house went
put to see II perchanee the paving and
the steps had suddenly erumbled away
and left an aching void. Not at all. On
opening the front door she found herself
confronted with the cause Of the phan-
tom visitors-Rex. in his most amiable
and cOmplacent mood, sitting, peaceful
and majestic, on the top step, whittier
be had dragged his kennel, q feather
weight TO so powerful a creature, after
him. No pedestrian visitor, no card
laden delegate OF carriage folk, had
Fentured to affront that Iordly pres
ence."
The broad ax., 1904-03-05
SOME RAILROAD RUMsLEs,

During the month Of January the Ca
aadian Pacific railway sold 116,sl0.7S
acres at q total value o. 1886. 64s.SS.
In Europe there are companies which
rent pillows 10 railway passengers. The
skarge Is 20 cents a pillow for the trip.
The railroads Of the country IN three
gears have increased the amount Of their
outstanding bonds and have stick no less
than 81 Isl. OOO. 900.
A 10o-ton electric travelling crane lifts
an s0-ton locomotive IN the repair shops
II the Lake Shore railroad ct Collin
wood, D., said to be the largest locomo-
i've repair shops IN the world
me construction Of the great Transsi-
6erisE railway. comprising length q
5 ,sss miles. has cost 3lS4 .554. 415. OF 90
average o. sS1 .326Sl q mile. The Iosl
endured through the disorders IN China
6 estimated a. S. 15o. 600.
The broad ax., 1904-03-05
ron READER AND WRITER

A wise man win select his books, fer
be would not wish to class them all un-
Ter the sacred name Of friends.-Lang-
ord.
A $50 book has been published In
London that the author may convince
his readers that Columbus was born in
1851.
A monumental work Of reference, an
encyclopedia Of 16 large volumes, Is just
being published in New York city.
Whether by design or accident, not q
2age IL numbered.
New Books and new editions published
n this country in 1903, by the Publish
.ers' Weekly count, numbered 1855, as
against 1888 issued In 1902. OF the new
books. SIG ranked with fiction; Of the re-
prints. GA. In 1902 the figures were sSs
and s5s.
Miss Edith D. lawrence, now q
seaeher In q missionary school at
Eabriz, Persia. writing to friends IN
Oklahoma and telling Of . shipment
II books. etc, received from home
said: Last night I picked up an
American history and found 30 pages
shout the revolution torn out They
win not allow anything like that 70
pass through. The sultan viii not al
oW such Sunday school lessons as
Absolom's rebellion to be studied. In
stead Of publishing such lessons they
put in E lesson from q psalm"
The broad ax., 1904-03-05
SPREAD PLEASANT doors
Psrfumsd Lamps and Rings Nay b
Used for Distinction Of Rooms
and Cars.

The use OF perfume as q dislntectant
is well known, and The scented dandy"
has perhaps more hygienie wisdom than
his detraetors give him credit for, says
the London Express. Il is he who IL
trying TO revive the use Of the perfumed
fountain ring, an article de luxe which
may either be used as an ornament or
Is q means Of q pleasant disinfectant
In stufIy underground trains or in In
salubriOus districts.
The ring Is an ordinary gold one fitted
with q ball ct the back. Il Is filed by
pressing the ball nearly nat, and dipping
the ring into a cup Of scent, when the
elasticity Of the ball draws the perfume
into the interior till quite full. By the
least pressure the WeaTer Of the ring
can cause a Jet Of scent to shed its re-
freshing aroma any moment he pleases,
and he may thus act as q benefactor o.
a nuisance to those In his vicinity.
The perfume lamp may also be used
as another pleasant method Of disin-
feeting q room. A ball Of spongy plat
mum is placed over the center Of the
wick, and is> fixed in its position BY q
thin glass rod, which is inserted into
the wick. The lamp is then filled with
any scented spirit, and when lighted Is
allowed to burn until the platinum gets
red hot The fame Is then blown out
and q pleasant 0dor Ellis the atmosphere
The broad ax., 1904-03-05
MERE MATTERS OF FACT

The majority Of the Swiss parlia-
ment are averse 70 Sunday hunting.
The average yield u wheat IN Russia
is less than half that Of the United
States.
The treasure hunting craze has In
vaded Vienna, and thousands Of Wen
nese are nov digging al over the place
OF the 4.0o0 white settlers scattered
among the total population Of 200 900 IN
German Southwest Africa, not much
more than. 1000 are ct present German
and these are very largely composed 81
the military and odicial element
Adult Suffrage was tried for the hrsi
time IN the commonwealth o. Australia
in the federal elections held upon Deem.
Der g. 1903. The total number Of voters
registered was LOO 900, o. whom 70
round numbers 7o0. 900 were women.
AT the recent banquet Of the Pilgrims
club in London cable communication
was arranged with Delmonico's. New
rcFk. where Sir Mortimer Durand. the
british ambassador. was dining viii
some frienas a telegraph instrument
vas placed in each dining-room. friene-
- sItetinss being exchanged at intervals
throughout the evening
Eve pensioners are on The ron On &C.
co1nt of the revolution. LIS 81 account
81 ne var of 1s12. t.7sl on account 81
the Indian Wara. and 1851 "a, acoouni
of ne Mexican var. The great bulk q
tie r1ll s. 6 follows: Civil war. inVd.
nta. 7o3. l5e. Widows. 2l1eeo, spanisl
E. inQn1l1s. $500. widows. 8. So. ree
usr eblishmeni, lntau1s. e17ot
The broad ax., 1904-03-05
TWIxT LIZARD AND Bird.
Ths Hoatzin . Curious Animal and en-
1mportant Link IN Evolu-
don az the Fowl

one Of the most interesting birds
known % science Is the hOatzin. say
Jerrard Grant Allen and Leonard But
tress, IN an article on Bird Babies. =
IN Pears0n'B Indigenous % South
Amsrica, this prscocious yOungster
has made itself famous By the arboreal
feas which Il performs While yet Al
q very tender age. on the thumb"
and eforsfngsr" Of the young hoat-
zn's wing appear tiny claws, and.
armed with these, the tiny creature
craWls out Of its nest and chambers
about the bOughs Of trees, using them
as hands, By means Of which II hooks
itself along. The progress, indeed, ex-
actly corresponds 10 the early pedes-
trian efforts Of the human baby, whose
first perambulations are made with the
assistance Of friendly chairs and Otner
furniture. These little claws Of the
hoatzin are used only In infancy, drop
ping on as soon as the power Of night
has been attained The chief interest
Of the species. however, attaches 10
the fact that Il IS one Of the most
primitive forms Of bird now In exist
ence, and affords an important link
with the ancestry Of the fowl Of to-day.
Originally. as Is generally known,
birds were evolved from the lizard
family, and the bUatzin forms q CON-
paratively early step in the progress
sion from reptile to bird. Even when
its wings are full grown, so Imperfect
are they that no upward soaring can
be negotiated, and their only use Is IN
making short flights from q higher 70
q lower branch. while the ease with
which the hoatzin climbs affords an
other indication Of It's proximity TO the
lizard tribe.