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New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
ALL STEEL TUNNEL CARS.
Pennsylvania Railroad EUolucs Ne5o
Firepr00f Coaches.

''All future passenger equipment of the Penn
sylvania Railroad will be made of steel. The neces-
sity of providing nOn-COapsble, absolutely fire.
proof passenger cars for the New York tunnel has
simply FASTENED the day when this transformation
must take place. The of the future must be
safe as engineering scieifte can make IT.
This statement was authorized yesterday by a
high official in the motive power department of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. and it follows the expert
mental use of the all-steel Pennsylvania coach.
No 1861. This car was placed temporarily on
of the cOnpanys regular local runs.
The future passenger equipment is to be of steel.
not only steel frame and box. but steel and nom
combustble material in every particular. This will
involve large expenditure. but the management
feel that expense should be spared the
danger from fire and collision i'll future railTOading
one thousand of the new will be ready when
the New York tunnel is completed. There will also
be five hundred Pullman cars which will also
be of completely nOn-combustibe construction. At
the request of the Pennsylvania Railroad the Pull
Company is building the first all-steel
sleeper constructed So-called steel coaches
have been built for the New York subway, but they
have been only partly of steel The first all-steel
car to be built is said to be No. 1851.
The weighs 1OS55O pounds, against S4s00
for the standard woOden coach but it is found that
the added weight greatly reduces the vibration
adds TO the comfort of the passengers No incon-
siderable part of the additional weight is due to
the burden involved in carrying storage batteries
lighted by electricity, and the Pennsylvania viii
carry no gas illuminated cars of kind into the
New York tunnel. The electric wires in the new
cars are Insulated in heavy metal cOnduits thus
adding to the safety.
The is -collapsible. Its hidden frame
is like cantlever bridge. suspended the trucks
as piers This safety against teescOping is secured
by the use of enormous steel girders the principal
feature in the body Of the being a central box
girder "a inches wide by 10 inches deep. extending
throughout the length of the coach.
To show something of the effort made make
this absolutely freproof it is only necessary to
state that the flooring throughout the car and plat
form consists of an imitation of stone spread while
In plastic state over the steel plates of the car.
The framing above the windows is composed OF
steel plates. The doors composed of steel
plates pressed into shape initiating the wooden
doors used in other ears. and filled with cork 70
deaden the sound The roof is constructed of
composite boards covered with copper sheath
ing The inside lining consists of composite boards
covered with freproof paint.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
NEW H4VEN STRIKE ENDS.
SzCitchmen Not to Hare Old Jobs,
Union to Fill Them.

New Haven, Aug. 1.-THE strike of the
swtchmen in the local yart1S of the New York
New Haven G. Hartford Railroad is declared to
be at end by Second Grand Vice President
Val Fitzpatrick of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen who has not only ordered the strikers
TO return to work If they can get their old
places. but. further. orders all local unions to
assist the grand officers in filing the vacancies
here with competent men. The order to end the
strike was given tonight in the form of a notice
to the chairmen of local grievance committees
the New Haven system, and by the posting
of a duplicate copy here, so that it could be read
by the striking sWitchmcn.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick maintains that the sincerity
of purpose of the brotherhood in its dealings and
agreements with the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad must be upheld. and as he
finds that the strike both Illegal and un-
warranted, and the company will refuse to
take back the strikers the duty Of the brother
hood through the grand officers, is to fill every
strikers place with competent. trustworthy men,
even if men must he taken from other railroads
for the time being.
The strike of the SWitChmen. about G60 in
number began Tuesday morning.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
TRANSFERS
DECIDES FOR RYAN.
Vice-ChanceIIor SteUens DismiSseS
Suit Brought bu III. {. Hashins.

Trenton. n. j.. Aug. u.-Vice-Chanceilor stevens
has filed an opinion dtsmissing the suit nSutu'eu
bv Harry c. Haskins TO compel Thomas F. Ryan
20 account for alleged enormous profits from the
oreanization Of the United Lead Company and COM
bining the lead interests not already included in the
National Lead Company Haskins himself claimed
to nave originated the combination of the lead in
terests in the country after many years OF study,
and his plans were carried out by Ryan. The Vice
Chancellor holds that if Mr.. Haskins has any
claim It would be by an action at law for damages.
saying:
The charge of the bill is that Ryan should
account for complainants share Of any prohts
motion or exploitation OF the United states Lead
GO N0T What h e0u9 M a ne hd msh
reap the profits of promoter 4 promoter may
property purchased Such shares, viewed from the
legal standpoint, not of much value. But he may
sumabiy Of such shares that the Complainant de
be an equitable division of such shares?
The complainant charges that II was part Of
necessary nee He has in fact contributed nothing
The plan contemplated the raising of Sl5000,00e
part. upon the extent to which ne had himself
contributed and in part upon other considTra- EZRA
being so. 1t would seem to he utterly Impossible
from Ryan a part of his shares and give them
to the complainant
partly I'm return for the money 10 be put in by him
smd for & 10 & ne Ty 9m % ana partly
How much his colaboratoTs in the undertaking
had they taken him in. would have allowed him
for what he had done, would do is altogether
conjectural II would naturally have been n matter
of express contract am quite unable see how
a court of equity could make him allowance by
way Of account of profits. based upon condition
OF affairs wholly unanticipated and wholly un-
provided for Manifestly. the only way of com
pensating him on any rational basis would be to
ascertain what his plan was reasona bly, worth and
then give him damages. This. of course would
presuppose a property right In the plan. Conced-
Ing such right. the damages. II recoverable at all
would be recoverable in court of law in an action
the and not in equity.
I think the Complainant's bill should he dis
missed
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

ftttEltiN PORTS .-..
Liverpool Aug II-Arrved steamer L-cana tbI' lr'- ~
New York via Queenstown. sailed. sie'is
ttrj. Potter, New NJrk tl-~trsi'N IN ,s~ ty'ic
Queenstown. Aug H. 1r19 q M -Saile'l s-'
tBri, Haddctk fTop Liverpool New ivi prI--
London Aug 1Arrfstd. steamer tv'l. .ssi.s-tr t-fA
ftnon New York, sailed steamer s-''
- Robinson. New Nork ..,~ce- 81 Ls ;
Plymouth. Aug II. 92S ntrItvei. sietis >
Janlison. New York for Chsrh2i'rs anu
tand proceeded. --,ts- Il 4rA
CCpenh2ReH. Aug 0-Sailed steamer nitF-
Wolf. New York ~or NssA
Cherbourg. Aug H. G:40 p ul-Sailef steamer
Roberts urCnl Southampton. Ne" hg--,.- F1-s,a ,
BouloBne. Aug 10 10 m--Arri.ea; p--rferfrrr fH'
tDutch1 Rcggeveen. NeT NorS iI
pruceededl. T,,,r-ra .FTh1
Havre. Aug IL m-saiIed. steamer Ia l'-
HueIys Aus 7-ssilel. steamer Bea-1icS tB''
New York ,,.,.4 frrIsf. p !
Antwerp. Aug IL sailed. steamer Na@''-
New YcTk Via Dover. ,s,nrlol Cs -
Mentevideo Aug IO-Arrived steamer As,ss ay-sS
rinaga tBrl KRAMER, New YORK toF
Rotterdam Aug 9-Arrived steamers NeS M t1ssea
t1nki. Julfs New York lit. -. n 4 \. -as
RogEeveeu. New York Via holi rrSS,,,,vpi NCE
steamer Ryudau tputchl. an Der 45'is tTlli AK
Movtle. Aug il-Saied steamer eai''''
0rom Gla>.oVt New Norh .- oscar ii
Dunnet Head. Aug ii-Pa-set, slean-- .,-5 Carr1'-.
HemPei New YORK for Christians ' '1te-nls t-s
Brow Head. Aus lt-tassed. stet.tr'
Euson New YORK for Manchestsr ,,, frI7l ~
Scilly. Aug li-Passed steamer Noi' ~
New York Tor Hull .-.,sr FTrTfss =
tC;erl Wittsten. New York via ,,sa'e s ,rrr LfO'
Trieste Aug T-Sailed. steamer Gin'A
PUNE ne" aug io-saiied steamer Panno"ia ''''
Port said Aus ii-Asrived steamer vssens. s.s
York for Alden. Hong kong. AeN,-l sfT'-sn -
Port Natal Aug 1O-AFrieed. ste-.- ,Tss,-. sc
C--si. Anderson. NeW XorS VIA Ssso
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
MORE CITY FRICTION.
Number of Passengers Carried in
Il pr1I, May and June 332, ,SS4, $50.

Statistics of passenger travel the traction lines
in New York City. compiled by the State Railroad
Commission give the number of cash fares received
by the lines in all five boroughs for the months of
April May and June 3S2. So. $50 increase of
29,S25l63 compared with the corresponding quar-
ter OF 1906 and representing of 3,6525SO
cash passengers a day or 32Ss4s more day than
the average for the June 80 quarter of last year.
The subway S716 6O7 cash passengers in the
three months against 295 in the corresponding
period last year; and the elevated lines 69l6i266.
against 64551 OS April. May and June. 1906 while
Metropolitan system carried 1Ol,97SS3. cOmpar-
ing with s9O5s 455 year ago. The total number of
cash passengers carried by the elevated subway and
surface lines of the Borough of Manhattan was
POS 2s 26 an increase Of 17.743sOs. 9S cent.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company carried in
the quarter s527536l passengers against SS,57i7SS a
year ago
The showing by boroughs follows:
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
TRACKS ON DEFENCE
Jockey CEub lStescards to Take dc
ton to Protect Betting.

Stirred by the campaign which has been start
ed against all forms Of gambling in this state.
and which is trying to put an end 10 racetrack
betting. the stewards of the Jockey Club. 1t was
reported yesterday viii hold a conference at
Saratoga to make out plan OF defence. The
racetrack. say the enemies of gambling. is the
source OF the evil. and until betting there is
stopped It viii be difficult to check the tendency
in other directions The agreement made be-
tween the Jockey Club and the Rev. Thomas
r. sllcer. under the terms of which the Jockey
Club was TO do its best TO prevent racing in
formation from reaching the poolrooms. has
failed 10 put the poolrooms out Of business.
When the metropolitan racing season opened
az the AQueduct track, and later at Jamaica, the
plan caused the pOolroom men much incon-
venience- Since then, however. they have had
little trouble, and flourishing ever
before Probably the greatest amount Of gam
bling being done in New York at present is
on the horse races. But the poolroom men, not
content with making books on the races, have
introduced into their establishments still other
forms Of gambling, which are all literally
patronized. They now conduct roulette games.
faro, keno. craps and almost every game of
chance in the curriculum of gambling. All Of
this, IL is alleged, is more or less traceabe TO
the racetracks.
The Rev. A. s. Gregg, field secretary of the
international reform bureau, has announced his
intention OF placing before the Governor the
evidence OF gambling which he has acquired at
the racetracks. and declares also that he will
institute an active campaign in the fall.
The defeat OF the Cassidy-Lansing bill in the
last session of the Legislature which was aimed
against betting at racetracls, was a sore dis
appointment TO the Rev. DIR. Gregg and others,
who recommended and fought for it. DR.. Gregg.
however. has not given UP the battle, and hopes
TO resurrect the measure in the next session CT
fhe Legislature. Governor Higgins, at the time
that the Cassidy-Lansing bill was awaiting final
action. expressed himself in favor of it, The
agreement entered into between the Jockey Club
and, the Rev. Mr. Slicer was responsible IN a
degree 10 bringing about the defeat Of the bill
IL gambling should be injected into the cam
paign as an issue II would look rather badly
Tor the racetrack interests The Jockey Club
has always maintained that no gambling is done
under its auspices, and that the betting at the
racetracks is not under its supervision.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
TO STUDY SOUTHERN FARMING.
Young Filipinos Will Learn How to Grow
Sugar, Tobacco, Rice, etc.

Washington Aug philippine students
sent to this country by the insular government
20 study agriculture will hereafter devote their
attention chiefly to the Southern states. where
sugar tobacco, rice and other crops well suited
to the islands are grown extensively At pres
ent there thirty young Filipinos in the
United States studying farming in various agri-
cultural schools in the Northern states.
Because of prejudice in the South, the
young FilipinOs have not taken kindly to the
idea of attending Southern institutions. but as
is grown in their home country. many Of the
young students realize that they should go into
states where the tropical crops flourish, and
this fall number of the boys will take up work
in Louisiana and other states in the Far South.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
BUSY CHANNEL BLOCKED
Bridge Dra1o Wrecked at Duluth
Thirty-fUe Steamers Held I'm

Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 1.-THE wrecking of ;hA
Interstate Bridge this morning by a steamer has
completely blocked navigation to the upper harbor
and tonight thrty-1ve big steamers are tied m
and streetcar and team traffic between Superior
and Duluth is impossible. except by ferries It is
hoped, however that navigation will be opened
within few hours, contract was signed late
this afternoon under which the channel was to he
clear for navigation by midnight A large force of
men are now at work. and the contractor is san
guine that the passage will he ready at the time
set.
The accident was caused by the 6.O0D-ton steel
freigher Troy. which hit the draw span Of the
wolves and blocking the channel both s.d>s Of
the pier.
Edward Williams. the night engineer in charge
of the bridge, declares that the Troy approached
the bridge and blew for It 20 open in the way
"She seemed 10 be about 500 to 600 feet distant
draw. and when ! had IT one-third open the
steamer struck it about twenty feet from the CEN
tre pier in the channel on the Superior side The
span gave way"
The bridge is owned by the Great Northern Rail-
road The draw span 800 feet in length one
Of the longest in the world.
Thirty-nve steamers In the upper harbor are
cut of from returning TO the lake or 10 the Du-
luth side OF the harbor. Most OF the coal pockets
the upper harhOT. also many of the grain
the Superior side. Water communication with
all this is cut OF. The great part OF the tonnage
Of the Duluth Superior harbor originates In st.
Louis Bay. where are the piers of the Duluth.
Missabe & Northern road
stove in. Tho bridge cannot be put in commission
again this season. Estimates OF the financial loss
Tho bridge. when built was bonded for 10000 and
cost, approximately. 100000 The pier which
and it Is believed that with salvage subtracted
the actGa! loss viii not exceed slooseA
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
GET NEWS FROM Il POLE.
PooErooms Win, Temporarily at
Least, Ouer Saratoga Track.
lBy relegraph 70 The Iribune. J

Saratoga Springs, " Y. Aug. 1.-THE of the
New York poorooms against the raeetrack gam
blers is evidently on. This afternoon a seventy
five foot pole was erected by the Hudson River
Telephone Company. the Bradley property. just
outside the racetrack grounds the Nelson ave-
side. A platform wires and instruments
were placed upon it. and for to-day at least the
poolrooms had as exact and prompt service as
could he desired.
The other devices Of these resourceful people have
been nterfered with thus far. On Thursday OF
this week wires were discovered in the Morrissey
House Just outside the track. This cottage had
been rented by woman. who it appears was
blind for the pOolrOOm Mr.. Morrissev oh
5ected 10 this use of his house, and. assisted by
Smith Beusie local Western Union lneman cut
the wires. Telegraph instruments asl telephones
were found inside The Pinkertons tSen stretched
canvas inside the fence 10 obstruct the view from
the windows.
Wires We're also strung to tree on Spencer
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
close in y. Y.
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Saturday, Aug. ii, 1905
ARRIVED


steamer ,ampania tBrl War Liverpool august 4 and
Queenstown . 0 Line cabin ana 65s
seerage passengers mails and mdse Arrived the Bar
steamer Kaserin Auguste Victoria Ger Ruse- Ham
burg August , Southampton ana Cherbcurg 3. the
Hamburg-Amercan Line. 7S7 and l. 0sS steer
passengers mails and mdsc Arrived at the Bar
steamer Bulgaria ,Cer Froehiieh Hamburg July Is 70
American with steeraee PASSENGERS
mdse. Arrived the Bar "A = a
Steam yacht NaFuna. Trailer, southampton July 81. to
Steamer ST Paul PassoW Southampton ans Cherbour-
August a To the American Line with 80 cabin
2:33 p m.
steamer Panama. Corning colon August >. to the
passengers mails and mdse Arrived Bar 9:4O
M
30 to Philip Rupreoh in ballast Arrived BAR az
- FatTas - and Palermo -. 90 Phelps Bros 20, with
a. Satin and 3 steerage and mdse
Steamer Maverick, Reed with barge o 60 No Oh from
Sabine Pass August . 10 the STANDARD Oil Go. with oil
Left Quarantine at 1.17 m.
steamer Fl Vale Grant Galveston August 5 TO the
southern Pacific Co. with pGse Left Quarantine az $50
Steamer Marcos Mcintosh Galveston August & so
z Mallory q co. with passengers and mdse Left
steamer Kansas City Lewis Savannah August o to
the Ocean So Co with passengers ard mde. Left Quar-
steamer jamestown, Hitler N,rfolk 20 the ola Do
minion Ss 60. IN ballast Left Quarantine az 415 a m.
charleston 20 the clyde Sc Go. with passengers and
mdse Left Quarantine at t3G m
the Old Dominion SIS Co. with passengers and Left
Sandy Hook. y J. Aug H. $50 m-Wind southeast
moderate breeze; partly cloudy
SAILED
Steamers MaFacabo. for La Ciuayra Curacoa s.c.
Mexico Havana SaFna Ger. kingston savanilla ETC
Key West and Galveston Advance oion. sIeavt, ~,
NAaes. Marsei-e4 Monroe. Norfolk ana Newoo.s N-1..
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
SAY HE is CONCERNED in GEM THEFT

Seattle, Aug. u.-R. O. Blair, said to be wanted
for taking part in a diamoad theft in New York
City was arrested last night by detectives at a
racetrack One of the men connected with the
theft was arrested at Denver few days ago and
confessed This man said that he gave some Of
the diamonds TO Blair Blair admits tho, h.
KNOWS the man arrested in Denver but refuses to
taIk OF the theft He says he is a grocer
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

Trasks grounds. which adjoin the racetrack on
the southeast. The dense foliage hid the operators
and Instruments from view. When the officials
arrived at the eafy station the workers had fed.
u Is likely that the matter will up before
Police Justice Delaney tonight.
The clubhouses are quiet tonight and Police
Inspector James H. King says there is no gam
bling I'm Canlelds. 70 his knowledge.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

s. ~ 'eiumhus. savannah Nes8ba ,Brl London -
Ile,Ii.a southampton Plymouth and theIl.-s
llV,.a t6fi Liverpool. Wairrs-s tteTl hll
Ma M mouth and Cherbours. iceland tBfL AntWel
~, TSlllSgl lllse ltieIl. Naples and tienoa
- ''ids6o"; Sir Richard GreHvile tbTi- Baum
hfupslyn sCity tBr Esisrcl> toara-o BTunsWicl -
t Ioo'ie carolina, BrunsWick and Mobile. treciaa u n
e"I' Macvlu and Santos, pephT titan PensacQ-., -
sii4u'n harleston and ia, Jacksonville. ChesaQsaAe -
more. Winyah Philadeiphis
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
TRANsPACIFIc MAILS

Destination and steamer,
Australia teNcept West, FIJI Islands and
New caledonia MahenO tvia Van
Couver and Victoria. -
ands-Tosa Naru tvia Seattlel- .-----.
New Zealand. Australia teNcept WeSp.
New caledonia. Samoa. Hawaii and
Fiji Islands-Nentura tvia san iran
CiScOt
Hawai- Japan, CorSa, china and Philip
pine IsIands-Hong Kong NaUu via
san F1anciscol ..-..... 1900 ..--.-.-
Hawaii-AIameia tvia san Franciscol- -
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
Proposals.

EoRF WOOD. y. Y, H. AUG. II. 196-
ont Sled proposals, in trpiicafe for remodelins pre-
ADMINISTRATION building and for CONSTRUCTION o
te-rtecrN, vii oe received here until n so n. -
or on lS"o e. = reserves the rEht 70 releil
- a. plds- Information furnished applcau'a
,etsprS containing proposals. should be eulo-
,',L'o9di7 Tor T-mOdalfnE present adnninislIa-
~ y ana Tor construction % harrack Fort N'N-
y L a. O. e.. BTRNEI.I4 Constg . NJ
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
NEW RAILWAY TO DEVELOP ALASKA

Inc Naldez-Yukon Railroad Company incor-
porated in Virginia with $4,000 OOO capital stoc bo
pegun .constructi0n of road from Valdez. on the
River. distance of 4l2 miles. reaching the co11er
and gold deposits of the Copper, Chitina and Fan
rivers. iN dI-
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
,r1N1ArIREs ALMANAc.

Sunrise 500 Sunset Moon II 10 age %
HIGH WATER
= M-sandy Hook 12;4s Gov Island 1918 Hell Gate sos
p M-Sandy Hook 1;2S Gov Island l:54 Gaze 3.4T
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
WIRELEss REPoRrs

The Minneapolis reported Sable Island yesterday
G.15 a. m. when 10 miles southeast that 81
s expected 10 dock about a m to-inor
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
MONDAY, AUGUST 13.

AINy-NDFtL
Vessel
Vessel For. Line. Mail closes sails
Jefferson Norfolk oid dominion SEQ
TUESDAY AUGUST
Mercedes de lATrinaga ATgen Barber 800 am 5;2O m
Aeneta, Colon ttanh Am 80 m geo
Carcnin, Liverpool Sunard ..-.-. 1900
Grosser kurfuTst sIshaea;; y y Lloyd -- 1000 m
tIlfeesA anne, Noiioh' 1ll DoHhnoh 1900
Arapahoe. Jacksonville Clyde. ......... 3:O0 n m
Kansas City Savannah. Savannah--- 400 m
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST l5.
oceanic Liverpool White SiaS. ,lO:30 eco m
a M $50 a
t5erUudlan heTinuda gneoec. 300 m ll:OO a
Grenada. Grenada, Trinidad 1880 IN
1iehe, ttayti 1d9ho ~ 100 200
Benedict. Para Booth IN m
Nord America. Naples La Vsloce.
NieUw Amsterdam Rot Tdam. HO- Am IOOo a n,
COnus New orleans, Morgan
san Marcos Galveston Mallory. n n,
Monroe Norfolk Old Dominion. ....... 9O0 = M
tN~s4"ors JacAA9A'Asrs Ns9ts'sssssssss 800
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

A PASSENGER COACH
which VIII be n Penns
hranro and Irseys sound
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12
Stern Brothers

Tomorrow, Final Reductions in Womens
Tailor-rmade Walking Suits
Serges. Panamas and Taffeta Silks at yo0U and 1850
Reduced from $500 TO $3.50
of Fancy Checks Mohairs, son I'm - - ON
Raah and Tafeta Silks at Nh'%O dlu OSsUU
Reduced from $500 10 1880
Closing Out WOmenS and Misses
LINEN AND CRASH RIDING HABITS
at $3.50 and 1880
reduced from sI45O to $3.50
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

Exceptional Values in
Women's and Misses Waists
of Lawn Linen Batiste Null China Taeta Silk Scotch
and French FannelS.
of Lawn, at SIPS, l.5O, 1.o8
=" Linen &c 1893. 2.08. 3.75
g China Silk, s2.05 Tatfcta Silk, sos
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

sBrings mail,
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

Steamers Maracabo for La tiuayra Curacao etc.
Mexico. Havana SaTna ttier kingston Savanilla etc
ltordeauN HFl Have: Gaia tFFl MarseiIles: C0ncno
hey We, ana Galveston Advance Colon. Algeria 1Trl
NA3-o7s NaissA-e- NeAsoe Norfolk aRd Nowoo.s N-4..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-15
The Rhinooeros Birl.

Among the birds not commonly found
Is the rhlnoceros bird, from the Trans
vaal. Bufrel picker is It's Dutch name.
Its habits are remarkable and its plum
age unusual. Small hocks accompany
most Of the large antelopes, the buffa-
loes and the rhinoceroses In South AZ.
RIGA and run all over the creatures
bodies, picking on files and insects.
When an enemy approaches the buffet
pikkers sit In a line with heads raised
on the back OF the animal they are at
tending, like sparrows on a roof ridge.
and signal ''the enemy in sight" The
plumage is curiously close, uniform and
compact. so much SO that the bird has
an artificial look. as II covered with
painted satin and not with feathers
The general tint Of the body is CHINA
mon brown, with yellow beak and legs
giving the color effect OF a brown and
yellow iris.