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ing Of the skin during life. The raa-
cites are distributed in more or less
regular alignment, apparently In rows,
with frequent intercalaLed rosetTes
Distinct folds in the skin are still pre-
served, running down the sides OF tine
body at right angles 10 the VertebraL
column. Probably the most important
part OF the epidermis preserved is that
covering the front legs. Tt is unbrOkeu
on the front and the back and shows
one foot 10 have been WebDcd more
completely than in any water bird.
The thumb is absent. SO that the
four toes present are H., H. ". and
Y. H. and III. terminated in small
hOOfs: the other toes in small round
Ossicles, but all were completely Gov
cred by membrane. NO pade are pres
ent, and the delicate texture or the
scales Is strong evidence that the foot
was used chiefly as a paddle, and not
for walking.
Part of an ornamental dorsaI friiI
is preserved, everything the neck, and
consists OF uniformly large tuberclez
that outline. and at least In some
places extend above the spines of the
eighth, ninth. tenth and eleventh Ger
Yical vertebrae.
The large tubercies were separated
by small ones between the spiues.
Doubtless this resembled in prominence
the frill of the living iguana.
In another speciment. representing
different genus, the scales that cover
the tail are uniformly large with flat
tops and fIuted sides, but not differ
entiated into patterns. in general the
epidermis appears 10 resem1l that or
the geckos more nearly than any liv-
ing lizard.
In resume fl would appear that the
ventral side OF the body OF belly was
covered by small rOsettes or clusters
in more or less regular lines, which In
creased in size over the sides and were
uniformly large on the back and tail
and on the other side OF the limbs
Small tubercles not differentiated into
clusters marked the inner sides or the
limbs and in the folds OF the skin.
where there was friction. A short erect
dorsaI frill Ornamented the neck ana
possibly a part Of the back. That the
skin was pigmented seems probable
but nature would not have made de-
fenseIess bulky creature Of this size
more conspicuous by brilliant colOrs.
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cal. This is indicated by the remains
OF plantaln, banana, sycamore and
palms and plants and trees which can
not grow in d cold climate. \
While the trachOdOn is referred to
as the duck-billed dinOsaur, its bill
was The only feature in which IL re-
sembled a bird. 1t had no wings and
no feathers, and though il swallowed
huge stones to help masticate food in
the same manner as birds do. there
seems to be no plausible reason for
this, as the reptile was equipped with
no less than one thousand teeth. Ac-
cOrding TO DIT. Barnum Brown, the
teeth, which were situated well back
in the jaws, were the most highly
specialized OF any known.
There were about ], 900 altOgeth-
err declares MIR. Barnum, ''massed in a
solid pavement; that is, about 500 in
each jaw, distributed in fOrty-five to
sixty vertical rows, according 10 age
and species, with from ten TO fourteen
in each row. The teeth have enamel
er and the outside OF the upper jaw,
so that the enamel edges OF the oppos-
ing jaws passed across each other OBJ
liquely, like the blades OF scissors, and
We're used apparently to cut the food
into sections"
JUST why this huge animal which
was so plentifully supplied with dental
accessories, found il necessary never
theless TO swallow stones to help grind
its food, is not at all clear This habit
is usually confined to animals, like
birds, which have no teeth or other
means of chewing their food; but in
the case of the trachOdOn that, of
course was not so. Nevertheless,
many specimens of gastrOliths Gas the
stones thus swallowed are called have
been recovered and may be seen in the
collection at the museum. They are
three or four inches in their greatest
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y ~ Laid Eggs as Big as
Barrels, Had 900 Teeth and
a Brain Like a Little Bug.

ing seas. fossil remains of the species
having been found among sea deposits
near what was once the sea shore.
Like other dinosaurs, the trachodon
was long on body and short on brains.
While, of course. its brain matter has
not been discovered, the brain box in
the skeleton gives a very fair idea OF
the exact shape and size of the brain,
and it is found that the trachOdOn could
not have had a brain as large as that
of a child of five. The brain cavity Is
but seven inches long and three inches
deep, the brain having been cylindrical
in shape. 1t is a significant fact that
the spine of these unwieldy reptiles was
in parts thicker than the brain. Ac-
cOTding to Dr.. w. ID. Matthew, assOci-
ate curator Of the American museum,
the small brain capacity of the dino
saurs was undoubtedly one Of the prin-
cipal factors which brought about the
extinction of their race.
The mounted specimens in the
museum" declared DIT. Matthew, ARE
seventeen feet high, and they appear
10 have been fun size; il is entirely
possible, however, that larger specl-
mems existed which may have attained
height of no less than tWenty-fOur
or twenty-five feet and a length from
tip of nose 10 tip of tail of forty feet.
"The trachOdOn was the last OF the
dinosaurs and the most anomalous of
any OF the prehistoric. animals It's
set of a thousand teeth is astounding
in view of the fact that il followed the
habits of birds in swallowing stones.
1t was not a carniVOrous animal, but
fed on the vegetation which abOunded
in the region, the exact nature OF which
is not known, and yet it had more
teeth than any other animal known TO
science.
DIR. Osborn has not yet completed
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dimension by possibly two inches They
are rounded and highly polished, evil
IDENTIFY from contact with the food or
the action of acids in the stomach OF
the reptile. II is fair TO assume that
before these gastrOliths were polished
in this manner they were, perhaps,
half as large again, in which event
they must have been considerably lar
ger than baseball when swallowed.
Another very remarkable feature
about the trachodOn is the fact that,
despite its huge size, it must have
been OViparOus-that is to say, repro
duced from eggs-Which DR.. Brown
believes were probably Matched in the
shores OF seabound Montana. The con-
elusion that this dinOsaur laid eggs Is
derived s1rOm a comparative study OF
its anatomy. AS a matter of fact, most
OF the modern reptiles reproduce them
selves through the medium OF eggs,
and il was therefore not strange that
the prehistoric representatives of the
species should have done likewise.
The reptiles eggs are usually some
what different from the familiar bird S
egg, the shell being tough, though not
brittle. As TO the size Of the trachO-
don egg, the scientists are at present
unable TO give any accurate infOrma-
ton, although from q comparative
and their eggs, the trachOdOn egg has
been cOnservatively estimated al four
feet long by two and nalf feet
across, weighing at least a thousand
pounds.
The cave men of the period undoubt-
eddy found in the egg of the traehodOn
one OF their principal sources Of sus-
tenance.
The trachOdOn was an aquatic rep
tile and spent most Of its life in the
fresh water lagOOns which abOunded
in the west in prehistoric times. II
may also have existed in the border
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his pamphlet on the recent acquisition
of the epideTmis-encased specimen of
the trachOdOn, but when it is published
the scientific world will know pretty
nearly as much about this extinct
reptile of three million years agO as IL
does about animals now in existence.
The recent discovery has, figuratively
speaking, terminated the animal for
US. We can picture the huge creature
disporting itself in the deep lagOOns
midable of which was undoubtedly the
gigantic trannOSaurus, the king OF the
flesh-eating dinosaurs.
THE species became extinct because
il did not have brain enough TO sur
Vive"
Dr. Barnum Brown recently wrote a
description OF the newly discovered
trachOdOn, in which he said:
The new specimen is unique in many
ways, and adds much to our knowledge
of the group. 1t lay on its back as
found, with arms OutStretched anc
neck twisted TO the right side. with the
skull under the right arm. The tail is
missing. but otherwise IL Is complete
from the tip OF the nose back 10 the
hips, with the body almost completely
encased IN its skin. To be more exact,
IL is a cast of the skin, for when ex-
amined critically. there proves 10 be no
organic substance, simply an imprint
of the tubercies formed in fine- grained
sand. The tuDercleS or scales are
nOn-im bricating. that is. do not over
lap, like those of a snake, and are
roughly pentagOnal in form, with flat
tops. These grade into small irregular
tubeFcles in different parts OF the body,
forming patterns. It is probable that
genera of the same family were in life
readily distinguished by the different
skin markings, as among modern
lizards.
on its belly. chest and sides there
are rogettes or clusters of large tuber-
Giles separated BY small pointed tuber-
cles.
Near the mid -VentraI line they are
diameter, slightly elOngate. and con-
sist OF large scales near the centre,
which gradually decrease in size to the
periphery, where they are small ire
gular pointed tubereies These small
tubercles allowed Of creasing or fold
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"

MYTH The opening at Newport. r.
W. l., on August IS Of the National
Championship tournament, the
climax Will be reached IN one OF the
most remarkable years in the history
OF lawn tennis as paStime The
events 10 be decided under the auspices
OF the Newport Tennis club at the
famed courts al The ClsinJ-mecca OF
wealth and fashion include the ma
IlOnel championship In singles, the ma
tiOlal championship in doubles ond
the iuteFschOlstlc singles championship.
The supreme interest, naturally, viii
concern itself with whether or not that
marvel OF the tennis world Ar. William
A. Iarned. VIII zoe able TO win the
coveted title OF national champion for
the sixth time or whether he viii have
TO give Wey before the Cnslaughts OF
some Of the younger players who have
lately been winning lhelr spurs IN the
game with energy and brilliancy.
The really exceptional interest which
IS eliminating in this great blue rib
bon event al The Rhode island resort
only serves 10 emphasize the constantly
and rapidly growing interest IN tennis
throughout the entire length and
breadth OF the United States. IL bids
fair 10 be a case OF history repeat ting
itself and more. There was period
some years agO when la avn tennis en-
1Oyed great vogue IN this country Tar
Surprising golf and all other outdoor
pastimes in the number or It's devotees,
but this heydaY OF popularity was sue
ceeded by an interval In which Inter
est waned- l.aVeriy there has been a
revival OF enthusiasm as remarkable as
Il is unusual. Lawn tennis has proven
us ability TO come back" in a manner
emphasized by contrast with bicycling
and certain other Once-taVOred pastimes
that have obviously had their day. Not
only did tennis have its day and is
now having another day. but the cur
rent revival bids fair 20 carry it far
Their than was the case in the earlier
era.
However, this permanent popularity
OF lawn tennis is founded on the best
OF reasons. There has always beer a
tendency on the part OF a portion Of
the public with no practical tennis eX-
perience TO regard the game with a
sneer or a smiling Indulgence that be-
tOkened the same opinion more politely
EXPRESSED. They have estimated its re-
quirements and the physical exercise
II entails rather lightly because II
"lOOks easy" 10 Is very much paral-
lei case 10 the many who regard hay
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CCIENCE has actually terminated
- the strangesJ prehistoric monster
that ever walked in America or. for
that matter in the whole world. Three
million years ago the west was the
feeding ground for a reptile twenty
Ieet high, forty feet long, with a duck
bill cOncealing one thousand teeth. and
which ate stones as large as baseballs
20 help digest lis food: il laid eggs four
Ieet long, and weighed one thousand
pounds and over. and had a brain only
"a little larger than the modern small
snake
Not only its bones-but a fragment Of
It's skin-the first real organic remains
of any OF the dinOsaurs-has been
found in central Montana. DR.. Henry
Fairchild Osborn, OF the American mu-
scum or Natural History in New York
and DIT Barnum Brown, one of the
SuratOrs OF the hospital. have been
q BE, through the uniquely complete
q scOVery 10 reconstruct the skeleton
OF this strange monster from end TO
end. 1t is possible 10. know what it
aid and what il ate, how IL lived,
what its foes We're. and through il the
whole prehistoric history of what is
now Montana has been reconstructed.
The animal is known as the trach-
odOn, or duck-billed dinosaur, and il
viii soon be put on public exhibition
Q the American Museum OF Natural
History, New York. DIT. Osborn is
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leading players as long ago as 1892,
but in the old days he was cratic
now proving lnVincible TO the most for
mldable players and perhaps the next
oay meeting defeat at the hands Of some
second -fater. 1t is in this respect that
Larned has perfected his game so mar
Velously. He is as brilliant as ever
IN MS work on the tennis courts. but
ne is almost unvaryingly brilliant and
mere is that sureness that bespeaks
self-cOnfidence
In many an athletic field it is a fore
gone conclusion that last years cham
pion Is 10 be ranked almost with last
year IlOWers as belonging TO the mast
Ihat no such state OF affairs obtains
IN the case OF tennis is attested BY
the records OF players other than the
redoubtable Larned. ConsDicuOuslv
may there be cited the history OF that
dashlnS and spectacular PLAYER Beals
wright. As long ago as 1891 Wright
had the national championship almost
IN MS grasp, and in 1905 he captured
the coveted title. Then he was eclipsed
Dy Larned, but he is not yet out of
the running by any means. Only a
Few months ago Wright went TO Eng
land IN an effort to defeat the entire
roster or British champions and he did
| beat all Of them save A F. Wflding
The skill of Wright. 'both in singles
and doubles notably with r. D. Lit
tie as his partner-seems to Increase
rather than diminish, and it will cause
no surprise If this premier player is
national champion for several more in
| tervals ere he retires from the game.
For all that, the old-timers. such as
Larned and Wright. are holding their
own so magnificently IL must not be
supposed that formidable youngsters
/ have not appeared on the horizon 10
threaten their prestige. Foremost OF
/ these newcomers is Maurice E. Nc
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fever as a huge joke because they have
never been doomed TO suffer from it,
Every man who has ever seriously
tackled tennis knows that il is a very
strenuous sort of play. Probably there
could be no better illustration of how
opinion changes as the result of closer
acquaintance than is afforded by the
experience Of eX-PresidenI Roosevelt.
The sage OF Oyster Bay was wont to
pronounce tennis too tame" ere he was
initiated into its subtle mysteries. Now
IL Is his favOrite pastime and his clos
est 1ntimates are almost all good play
ers, as witness the tennis cabinet" OF
his White House days.
Tennis is in literal truth an all
around game. Not only does il call into
play every muscle OF the body to an
extent unequaled by any other eXer-
MIN blest brain work. To be a success
ful racketer a player must think
quickly as well as act quickly. Con-
tinual vigilance is the price OF victory,
and. IS though il were not enough 10
exact strategy worthy a military COM
mander the tennis player who aspires
10 be really great must develop an al
most supernatural ability to anticipate
the neNt play OF his opponent. Even
II II be granted for the sake of argu-
ment that teDnis contest does not af-
ford e n OnioOker the satisfaction that
Is derived from baseball game or a
polo match, there is the cOunterbalanc-
lns Nir -ue that ii offers far more zest
Tor the Individual participant. In all
tennis "sIgnles" there is. of course,
none OF the team work" when mas
reduced n odern baseball and football
almost 10 the science OF military
iaaaeuYers. The tennis player is in ef-
feet. master Of his own destiny. He
must bear all the responsibility fer
mistakes. but on the other hand, be
has monopoly OF the fruits of victory.
In strenuosity. lawn tennis Outranks
golf, cricket and all such sports. In
deed there Is no sport except those OF
actual bodily contact such as box
inc ffraca he rr~hf in
wolves such severe muscular work.
whereas IL absolutely demands steadi-
ness OF nerve. being in this respect
the direct opposite Of golf. which the
average physician delights to prescribe
for the man who must get away from
nerves" Yet. by an odd contradic
ti0n. tennis is almost wholly free from
the element Of personal danger which
is ever present in hockey. football and
other outdoor pastlmes with which it
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DENVER & RIO 6RAAOE TIME TABLE
lEffective June lsth. lsl0.J

tEIfecLlFs J Gns 4SLns lS4O.l
DepaFt-DHiiys
Provo, Mani and Marysvals. 1850 am.
Bingham and Bingham June. $500 an.
Denver, Chicago and east. $40 an.
PARK City ................ SEQ am.
ogden ana intermediate
points .sss .-ssss 4u.E9 an
ogden and San Francisco .. 1:46 pm.
ogden. san Fran. and west Z:S5 pm.
ogden, san Fran, Portland. ESQ pm.
Nidvals and Bingham ...... ESQ pm.
Denver, Chicago and east.... 4s05 pm.
Provo, Tinuc ana int points 5.05 pm.
ogden and int. points ...... 6:lO pm.
Denver, Chicago ana east.... I.l9 pm.
Grand juno. and int. points. 1870 pm.
ogden, san Fran. Portland. 1850 pm
ArEiVe-DHlly.
Ogden. San Fran Portland. $50 an.
Ogden and int. points -l0:00 am.
Provo, Tintic and int. points. 1920 am.
bingham and MidVale $500. 10 80 3. IN.
Denver Chicago and east 1880 pm.
ogden and int. points ...ss. 1s45 pm.
Denver. Chicago and east. 2:l5 pa.
Grand juno. and int. points. ESQ pm.
Ogden and San Francisco O.. $500 Pm.
Park city eco. ..-.. .-.s.ssss 1-vg p IN
Bingham ana Midvale .-.... 5:45 pm
Provo, Manti MarysVales
Hebe- 49,. ........ 6;05 pm
Ogden San Fran. Portland. 7:e9 pm
Denver, Chicago and east. ll;l5 pm
ogden. San Fran Portland 40 pm.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
WAITS ALONE FOR HUSBAND
Mother Left Childless After I'm.
migrants Are Parted.

Philadelphia, Dec. 17-An unusually na
thehc story, In which death and disease
laid heavy hand upon an alien family.
was made public to-day by the immigra
ton authorities in this city John Pike. a
ago from Russia on the North Germa n
Lloyd steamer Cassel. with his wife and six
young children. to seek their fortune in the
New World. But at the gateway of the
promised land they were stopped by the
immigration officials, who found that three
of the children, all boys, were suffering
from trachoma, and the other three all
girls, were i'll with measles.
There was nothing for the Immigration
officers to do but to send the bows back
across the ocean. family council was
should take the boys back to their grand
mother in Russia, while the mother waited
the return of the husband.
There was an affecting parting between
the mother and her boys, and as the ship
sailed away she and the little girls were
sent to the Municipal Hospital The heart
broken mother was assisted by the kindly
nurses in the care Of the stricken children.
but despite the efforts OF doctors two of
the little ones died the same day, followed
the next day by the third little girl
The children were buried side by side in
local cemetery and the grief stricken
mother was sent back to the immigration
detention station to spend a cherries yule-
tide alone, waiting for the return of her
husband from across the sea.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
TO STOP HOSPITAL THEFTS
Legislative Committee Likely to
ADVISE Radical Changes.

The special committee of the Legislature.
made UP of sub committee OF the fanance
Committee of the Senate and a sub-comnlt-
tee of the WAYS and Means Committee OF
the Assembly. met at the Murray Hill Hotel
yesterday to discuss its annual report, which
must be presented to the Legislature by
January IS It is the function OF this COM
mittee to investigate the way in which the
money of the state is spent and to make
or suggestions as 10
changes in financial methods or policy
Ordinarily this committee has taken UP
a study Of the budget for the coming year.
but as the legislative committees are to be
much changed under a Democratic organi-
zation of the Legislature 1t was thought to
be only waste of time.
Michael P Wheeler, chief steward OF the
Manhattan State Hospital, where thefts OF
meat had been going on for some time. was
before the committee yesterday He told
a t.out the financial management OF the IN
stitution and the system of handling sup
plies.
II is thought likely that the committee
will recommend somewhat radical change
in the handling of supplies not only at the
Manhattan State Hospital. but also at
otter state institutions.
Those at the meeting were Senators Hill.
Of buffalo. and Cobb, of Watertown: AS
semblymen E. A. Merritt. Daniel D. FT1s-
bic, G. H. Whitney and Fred Boshart.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
PARIS REWARD 100000
House Votes Him $4,000
Treasury Gave Him $4,000.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Dec. 17-Rtchard Parr, the
Customs officer who discovered the frauds
at New York which resulted in the col
lection of more than S, 100000 from the So
called Sugar Trust, received an additional
award of s80,000 in the urgent deficiency
bill, which passed the House to-day. Mr..
Parr has received $4,000 from the Treasury
Department, making his total reward
100000. AT the time OF the original pay
nlent there was fund in the Treasury
which could be applied for this purpose,
and he was forced TO await action by
Congress.
The payment. in lieu of moieties, was
recommended by the Appropriations Com
nittee the statement OF Assistant Sec
retary Curtis. PARIS reward was not
made on the usual percentage basis" testi-
fed Mr.. Curtis, according TO a report Of
the hearings made public to-day, because
a percentage basis on the large sum in
yoived would have been all out of propor-
ton and he might have received over
sl,oOOoOo.'
Assistant Secretary Curtis also declared
that the department was In need of $4,000
additional to the Parr award in order TO
take care of informers in relatively small
cas- ses.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
NO GRAFT, SAYS M'ANENY
Declares No Inspectors Are Up
for Accepting Money.

Borough President McAneny said yester-
day that there was no general overhaulins
of the Bureau of Buildings under way and
that no inspectors were at present up on
charges for taking presents from archi-
tects or builders He said that 1t had been
we'll understood in former administrations
that little money worked wonders in get
ting plans through the bureau. He gave
instructions that all that sort of thing be
rooted out.
Il should like to say to builders and
architects" said Mr.. McAneny, that they
need pay for nothing to which thew are
properly entitled in the working routine of
the Bureau Of Buildings, and that if any
attempt on the part of any employe of the
bureau to eXtort money, or any hint that
money will be acceptable, is brought to
the attention Of the Superintendent of
Buildings prompt action will be taken