The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-04


at Ienss satie, he al y s&ursn III Shiss
i hid and kSepe looking &C xil ON ewlS1s
issspea ktna. sas though IT, VIM tEe MI
Slsaat AtteN NJ ( ss$ss, HIM
s' Atany other yperle 6fn. andes of interest
could he related. hut 4 think that i
have sald sufficient to prove that Spot
40 an intelligent dog. rank g. Ellis, IL
Chicago Record.
rAs yait sef thes coslsrss.sh Il ~, q.
{. No one who has ever chased d cock
roach, has tried III vain u XIII him. has
seen him poke his head out of his reesg
treat and vanish luxe q Hash at the frst
threatening move Of Ills ID pursuer,3
would expect he could learn much from
scientists about the intelli gence Of the
Insect Yet there ID much to learn. a
writer In French scientific journal as-
eerts that not only does the cOckroachl
come into the world with ample abil.
/ ity to take care Of his small self, grove
Ing daily wiser az he grows older and,
fattcr. but the ins sets show unlnistnk-
au1y tnas they are Possessed OF ne sem
! timentS OF pity, devotion and courage.
The scientist was experimenting
with q lizard, and had collected q num-
Der of reaches for the saurian's dim:
Sner. He saws: IL s'ssi Ts 5-T q
W. I'VE had placed In the reptiles glass
R.,son 9 porcelain cuplul of water; We
thirst Nnw IN t +hs ass. - Ss ,U
ments. Il happenetl several times that
one Of the cockroaches rested on the.
eage OF tle cup. ana. ~ MS haste, lost
the watar :,r,os+ saM @ .s h,s saso
The nnor ,nsact tham ,,ros =, ~. "a.
mentnble, snectacIa: atratchaI o,,t IN n
the water on his hack ferrifsad l,v tho &,
Thought that tho Iiao,f; ,pas, on !. naa oar
him. he wayetl mia Dir ieos Il tho MIR
gilesnairinriv This occ,Iant =. n,,or Nd
AZ ieost fnnr nr Ava Times Ang aacs,
fine without arcan4son. some no. ~ +s,a
other cockrnachos ssntarr,,ntaa +hai,.
flight. went "a tl,a ed iII - tha cSm 70
mid their comnanion S fnrraftinc thoir
own iianoer. tl,av oc+nal iv s,,ccoada.i
IN SAVING him sidino oact, othor q,
sreach,no +hai,. mnsns+unota ,,rntha,
ma alwavs ahoruinr tho 90 mo q s,;ta
tIon - = =. - $500 Z -
a III u
Tho ,,s,,., 49,, 4, ~. 1919 -. -.
wy -. sssus - " go
l' pe - " tne Wind. S 50 they
are so small and light as to be easily
waited by the breezes. This ia the
cose With tho GOOD. - .,o n,oooo s,r
a.. -, ~ ' -
uv"s's anu 'headoW p'nKs. ana the
other beautiful flowers Of our woods
ard hogs called orchids. And tile tiny
bodies. Ike atone of dist oo,iaa
..,r.,.. J, =.
sS, .nae answer y seeu III Terms
anu blossoms ana toadstools, are borne
away ny the lightest breath OF air.
nut s. most seeds are TOO neavy Tor this.
80 tacy are oft-times provided with
tnin,' broad wings That carry them be-
fore the WIND as sail carries q boat.
Tue palrs OF keys that nang IN clus-
ters from rhe maple trees III spring are
sucn winged FRUITS. When ripe, they
hcat slowly TO the ground, or. Il high
Wind Is blowing, they are carried far-
.ner from the tree. The ash has thi:k
nuncnes OF winged fruits much IKE
tnese. put single. The elm has O thin,
papery border al around its small
seeds, which makes them quite con-
splcuous as they hang upon the
Drancnlets before the leaves have
come out.
Numbers OF plants have about the
seeds delicate hairs or bristles that
CLOCK, or q bead of thistle.dOWn Is O
Duncn OF seeds, each with Q circle OF
seeds ara ,, M , aien~ nn,s,es .ne
and, pun! away 20 the seeds. hanging
from their tufts Of bristles, as the has
ket hangs from balloon. The punches
OF long, SILKY hairs that come from the
bursting POD OF milkweed, and I'LL the
air around nave each their precious
cargo. IN the shape, OF small brown
seed. the seeds that ripen In heads on
tine ciematis. after the handsome pur-
pie hOwer-leaves have fallen. have
long, feathered tails, like slender bird
piumes, that 90 the same work that 10
given to the SILK of the milkWeed. The