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Elephant vs. Locomotive. 



It is not often that a wild animal 

 deliberately locks horns with an active 

 locomotive on its own rail. Jumbo 

 was killed by a locomotive, but the en- 

 counter was not of his seeking.. It 

 was an accident. 



Once, however, a vicious bull ele- 



up, and, worst of all, two persons were 

 killed. 



Judging" from the complete openness 

 of the country ; there was no excuse 

 for an elephant on the track, and there- 

 fore the charge of the Siamese "Gun- 

 da" was wholly gratuitous. "N. Y. 



Zoological Society Bulletin." 



BAD FOR KLEPHANi .VM> IJJL 0.\lO 11 \ E. 



phant elected to try conclusions with 

 a whole railway train. In one respect 

 the bad elephant took second money, 

 "but the punishment inflicted upon the 

 locomotive and several cars was so 

 ^reat as almost to jvistify calling the 

 contest a draw. 



It was in 1906, on the Korat branch 

 of the Siamese State Railway, that a 

 bull elephant disputed the right of way 

 with a freight train running at full 

 speed. He charged the charging loco- 

 motive, and the result to the train is 

 shown in the accompanying reproduc- 

 tion of a photograph kindly furnished 

 by Dr. E. B. jMcDaniel, for twelve 

 years fhe liead of the mission Hospital 

 at Petchaburi, Siam. 



The elephant was killed outright, 

 and buried under the wreckage of the 

 train. The locomotive was derailed 

 and sent down the side of the grade ; 

 several cars were derailed and piled 



Another Aquarium Society. 



There is no other object of nature study 

 more availabe, in city as well as in coun- 

 try, or more interesting if managed in- 

 telligently, than an aquarium. In view 

 of these facts it is surprising that aqua- 

 riists are so few, but it is encouraging 

 to note that a society that bids fair 

 to be enterprising and active has just 

 been formed in Newark, New Jersey. 



The following officers were elected : 

 Mr. L. Smith of East Orange, President ; 

 Doctor Bachmanm of Newark, Vice-Pres- 

 ident; Mr. George Hoernig of Newark, 

 Secretary ; Mr. Max Hammerschleg of 

 Newark, Treasurer. 



We extend our heartiest congratula- 

 tions to this new association. 



Alake the opening course of your morning- 

 meal 

 A cup of the morning air; 

 It will add a zest to all the rest, 

 Is easy to prepare. 



— Emma Peirce. 



