# I* MMA Thick Skis.—During an exhibition of Dan Hico'a circus, at Memphis, Tenn., on the night of the 13th inst., it was proponed to show that the hide of the rhinoceros was ball-proof. Captain Travis, the celebrated pistol shot, then tired a bullet at the animal, which fell flattened to the floor, not breaking the skin, nor even causing the animal to wince when struck.