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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
THE AN u QUEENS. ]
They ~ Live' lsnple 1.nsA HhA.VvOxaEexAs1
Of Their COmnaunitfes. Sss8 .y9l

Tier lave, lonIsessTAan
q Their Cpmmpaities. So
How long may an ant queen iivef III
their natural habitat some queens
doubtless elave short lives, buteby rem.
son Off the protection Afforded them
and the scclusion enforced by tile
workers they probably live much lon
scr than other members Of the com,
munity.g Within ARTIFICIAL surroundings
tl.cy attain u comparatively long life,
The oldest emmett queen known to sci
ence was one preserved. under the care
of Sir John Lubbock, later Lord Ave
bury. A number of years ago during
a visit to this distinguished naturalist
at his country seat High Elms, Kent,
the writer for tile first time saw this
venerable sovereign living in the in
tscnious artificial fOrmicary which had
been prepared for her. She was then
iii the prime of life. as it afterward ap-
peared. being seven years old.
In tie summer OF 1887 Sir John was
again visited, this time at his town
house in London. After greetings he
was asked about his royal pet.
II have sad news to tell you" he an
Swaicu.
what! Is the queen deadT'
:She died only yesterday. l have not
had the heart to tell the news as yet
even to MY WIFE"
Havin;. oilesrd my hearty condo
lence. asked to see tile dead queen.
Sir John led the way to the. room
where his artificial nests were kept.
The glass case which contained the
special formicary in which the old ant
had lived was oiened up. Lying in one
Of, the laryer open spaces or rooms was
the, dead queen. She was surrounded
by a crowd OF workers. who were ten
uefiy licking her, touching her with
their antc,.ne and making other DEM
constructions aa Ii soliciting her atten-
tfon or desiring. to wake her out Of
sleep. Poor. dumb. loving. faithful
creatures, There was no response.
Their queen mother lay motionless be-
nvath dlt.tr demonstrations. ri.
They do not appear to have discov-
er.M that she is really dead remarked
Sir John. Afterward he wrote me of
a;toihe queen which died at the age of
fourteen. The ants dragged her body
about with them. when they moved un-
til It fell III pieces.--,H. C. McCook in
Harp,r's magazine. i
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
THE EXPERT CASTER.
: xl9stng His ny II Not Mere chanss,
e5Ss5 bOt O Fine Art.

4 119sanG Hls ny u Not Mers chance,
* b0t Fine Art. 4
2{ The art OF casting Is In itself simple
and may be readily acquired by any
painstaking fisherman. The rod passes
only through quadrant; 1t starts par
allel with the water and. coming to
the perpendicular, stops, The motion
Is quick. rigid jerk as fast as it can
be made, and the rod does the rest.
The motion forward is at the beginning
q gradual feeling, for the tension Of the
line-that is, when it is about to
straighten. Once this is assured the
movement increases in rapidly from
butt to tip, the result being much the
same as driving at a peg with long
handled hammer-slow at the start
and quick at the finish, the bend Of the
rod being first at the butt and gradual
~ ascending to the tip.
In casting nothing is left to chance
by the expert caster He knows exact
" where he wants to put Ills fly, with
In foot or two, and puts i, '':". the
feathered barb travelling; i';,'t III, ut
from six inches to four feet abo"e the
water, as he may elect, although it mdy
60 above the shoulder If desired. In
some long casts one may see the fly
pass below the hip. Indeed the degree
Of command one can gradually acquire
Is really wonderful.
A single cast where fish are located
Is, as a rule, sufficient. They will rise
at once, and If the fisherman is an ex-
pert at dropping his fly he can bring
fish to the spot from some distance.
One may frequently see fish attracted
from point so far from the fly that
they break water two or three times
before taking the hook. On the other
band. a fly awkwardly dropped will be
taken with leisurely grab the fish
simply sucking 1t in, and the exhilara-
ton of spirited rise is lost. The more
expert fisherman is at fly casting the
more thoroughly he enjoys the sport
Golfers Weekly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
THE TYPHOON.


a Chinese Legend of the Origin Of
This Fierce Storm.
This very odd bit is by Chinaman:
"A little schoolboy while on his way
to school one day picked up what
seemed to him a small white pebble.
He put it into his pocket It proved to
be snake egg, and in time through
the heat Of his pocket it Matched ont q
young reptile.
1.-THE boy fell in love with 1t and car
ried it from day to day to school with
him and fed it with part Of his own
lunch until 1t became too big to be car
rted, when be made nest for it at
home
"But one day it suddenly grew to
enormous size, and upon the boys ar
rival home he was frightened to death.
when the monster saw what he had
done he was sorely afflicted and re-
fused to be fed. but Immediately put on
mourning by turning his color from
brown to pure black. He crawled be-
side the grave of his departed friend
and lay there for seven days and
nights.
AT the completion of the seventh
night he came back to his late home,
but the boys old mother was so en-
ragged at him for killing her only son
that she picked up an ak and chopped
his tail off.
with fearful scream and lash Of
his bleeding tail he felled the house
and made his way to the Moo Soon San
mountains. where he never shows him
self but once year, just about the
time when he lost his tail, to come out
and make trouble for the people by Gre
ating storms called the typhoon. This
he does to square himself for losing his
valuable tall"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
A SNAKE, STORY.

Men Who Coax the. yenomous Rep
tiles to Bite Them:
Men can become. accustomed to
snake bite Just as they can become &C
customed to anything else, said a man
who had spent much time in studying
the habits OF reptilian life, ..and in not
a few instances which have come UNI
der my observation the snake bite has
really become not only pleasurabie,:
but a kind of physical necessity. You
see, the poison is stimulating. It works
like an opiate Of the. kind admins
tered hy'persons who fall victims to
ths. pernicfos,s habit Of using the nee
die or Of taking the stun internally.
I have known number of men who
would make snakes bite them every
Guy, and they simply couldn't get along
without It. Their energies would begin
70 lag. They would feel drowsy and
'Kfefess BY allowing a snake to bite
them they could relieve this condition.
The poison would stimulate and buoy
up. Having the same effect as a dose of
morphine. OF cocaine OF. other kinds Of
dope has'o persons. addicted to Its
use. OF course they are careful not to
get an overdose OF. poison. always .ex-
tracting enough Of it to. keep down the
dangerous consequences Of the bite.
Often men addicted to this ugly prac-
tice are forced to tantalize and goad
the snake up to the point OF despera-
ton In order to make 1t bite: But
they will strike after awhile. 1t is an
awful thing to even think about, isn't
it7 But this world is filled with curl
GUS things and curious persons, and
among the wonders Of a coarser kind
is the man who takes the snake fang
''hypo!" New Orleans Times Demo.
crat " 80. ..'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
MISTAKES or BIRDS.
they Are ths Result 81 Contact vvitk
Civilization.

SAVAAA1SSAVAAs
Probably in state Of wild nature
birds never make mistakes. but where
they come in contact with our civiliZa.
ton and are confronted by new condi
tons they very naturally make mis-.
takes. For instance. their cunnin.: liz
nest building sometimes deserts TEEN,
The art Of the bird is to conceal its
nest both as to position and as to ma.
tcrIal, but now and then 1t is betrayed
into weaving into it's structure snowy
and bizarre bits of this or that, which,
give its secret away and which seem
to violate all the traditions of it's kim!
have the picture OF & robins nest be.
fore me upon the outside of which are
stuck q small muslin flower, leaf
from small calendar and photo
graph Of local celebrity. A more
incongruous use Of material in bird
architecture it would be hard to find.
| have been told of another robins nest
upon the outside of which the bird had
fastc!.2d wooden label from a near
by flower bed marked "Wake Robin"
Still another nest l hive seen built
upon large. snowy foundation of the
paperlike flowers Of antennaria. or ev-
erlasting. The wood thrush frequently
weaves fragment Of newspaper or a
white rag into the foundation of its
nest. EVIL communications corrupt
good manners" The newspaper and
the rag bag unsettle the wits of the
BIRDS
The phoebe bird is capable of this
kind Of mistake or indiscretion. All the
past generations Of her tribe have built
upon natural and therefore neutral
sites, usually under shelving and over
hanging rocks, and the art of adapting
the nest to Its surroundings, blending |
1t with them, has been highly devel
oped. But phoebe now frequently
builds under our sheds and porches,
where, SO far as concealment is con-
cerned, change Of material, say from
moss to dry grass or shreds of bark.
would be an advantage to her. But she |
departs not mite from the family ira
ditions; she uses the same woody
MOSES which in some cases, especially
when the nest is placed upon unevenly
sawed timber. makes her secret an
open one to all eyes.-John Burroughs |
in Century.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
Ginger Beer

An excellent ginger beer may be pre-.
pared in the following manner. Take
two ounces of bruised ginger, two
ounces Of cream Of tartar, two pounds
of lump sugar. two lemons cut in slices
with the rind left on; put all these into
large pan or pitcher and pour two
gallons Of boiling water on them. Let
this stand for several hours. strain it.
and when quite cold add a tablespoon
full of brewers yeast and let it remain
in the ginger beer for twelve, hours.
Then skim of the yeast and bottle the
beer. Press the corks very firmly down
and tie them. twill be ready for use
! in q week.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
The Easy Rout..

The old squire lay a-dying. and his
faithful coachman was summoned to
the bedside. "Well, john" said the old
gallant. I'm going now on a longer
journey than ever you could drive me. .
Never mind. squire; never mind. e
cried the servant in a broken voice.
It'll be downhill all the way."-Lon-
don Globe,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
She Was Ashamed.

Mistress (angrily)eBridget, find
that you wore one Of my evening
gowns at the bus drivers ball last
evening. It's the worst piece of i'm
pudence ever heard Of! You ought
to be ashamed of yourself!
Bridget (meekly)-Oi wuz. mum, OF
wuz. An me young man said as if OF
ivir wore SIGH frock in public agin
he'd break our engagemint-London
Telegraph.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
Would Look II.

Photographers Beg pardon, sir, but
can't you look a little less stern and
severe?
sitter-Never mind how stern I look.
This photograph is for campaign use. I
am candidate for Judge. Go ahead
Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02

Rain during burial is considered an
excellent ''sign" throughout the West
India islands. II one measures his own
height with a rod which has been
used in measuring corpse for the
coffin he himself will die within the
year. A stroke with the hand Of a
corpse is believed by the West Indian
to be q sure cure for all pains and
esweilings.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
The Phy.ic,.,,. A1ro.%.

The Physician's ARrOnt.
80 you have decided to get another
physician.
Il have answered Mrs. Cumrox.
ssrhe idea Of his prescribing flaxseed
tea and mustard plasters for people 40
Iich a. We ares' Washington star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
Her 1filitarv T..te

Is she fond Of the military"
y shou' say she was. Why, she has
all her books bound in one color, SC
they will be uniform" Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
Il Made : Dineren,

IL Ao0e U10ef6n Oee jS n 40 /
Mother Goodness me! q that Irene
at the piano? & V
Little Son Yes, ma.
Mother Well. 90 and ask her what
she ID doing. II she u practicing she
can keep on until the hour Il up, but II
she ID playing tell her to stop.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
very Pl.yf.l..

Very Playful.
your little brother seems like play
full boy"
Eyes. he Is. He's very playful. When
sister was married he stopped up the
chimney. threw pepper in the fire, put
brandy in the lemonade and turned the
garden hose on the minister. Oh. he's
playful all right" Is 81.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02
,Unreco,eni.eA

fortune knocks once at the door q.
every man"
Yes. but she's generally very clever.
u disguised Z Chicago Post
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-02

81 Never suffer ths prejudice Of the eye
~ dstsfmins ths hear. -Zimmsgma.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
The Russian Withdrawal.

International history is strewn with
broken promises. Accusations OF dou-
BILE dealing have passed from one country
against another as fierce as between man
and man. But the world is bigger than
it used to be, and manners have softened.
When the only business possible to a
gentleman was that of arms, plumber
was the life of trade, and the voice OF
commonplace business was very weak.
Trade is to-day engaged in by all classes
Of society and is generally moro master
than servant Of the warrior.
Toward the attainment Of this happy
condition the Russian Car has been
beyond comparison the most potent
single influence; for The Hague Court Of
International Arbitration is the result of
his enlightened labors. Peace is the hope
of all countries, and Peace with Honor
their highest ambition. The last. appar-
emily, the Car desires to preserve for
himself, his descendants and his people,
and so he reverses Russia's policy Of Sc
curing to herself, against all pledges, the
Chinese province offManchuria.
Again our State Department has
exemplified the possibility Of conduct
above diplomatic. criticism being also
effective.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
HAWAIIAN LEOTSLATURE SLOW.
Extra session Required 10 Pass the Appso-
priAtteu HIN.

HONOLULU, May THE second Iegis-
lature Of the Territory adjourned Wednes-
day after a session Of sixty days. The
greater part OF the time was spent In the
House In useless discussions, and as a con
sequence an extra session 10 consider the
appropriation bills was Immediately called
ny Gov. Dole. The extra session began
yesterday with an intermission Of but one
day. much to the diegust Of the legislators
from the other islands, who were thus de-
prived Of mileage. The extra session Is
expected TO last but eight or nine days,
as the Legislators receive the 5000 pro-
vided for the extra session no matter how
long II lasts. The regular session was paid
for at the rate Of 400. and It's principal
object was 10 arrange matters so that the
appropriation bills could not be passed
and Gov. Dole would thus be compelled TO
call the extra session. The appropriation,
could easily have been disposed OF IN the
House had there been any such desire
on the part Of it's members
Altogether the Legislature passed nearly
one hundred bills. OF which eighty-eight
Of hs dev.lno "vn o.t ns Of
these were the county bill. the Torrene
system Of land registration, law to provide
for drawing jurors, a pure food law ana
laws to control dentists, pharmacists and
physcans.
The Legislature on the last night OF it's
session sat long after midnight continuing
to pass bills, and setting back the hands
OF the clock Gov Dole however. refused
to accept the legislators time, and exactly
at midnight announced that he would sign
no more bills, and would count time by his
own watch and not according to the clocks
In tho legislative hall.
In the closing days Of the Legislature
charges OF bribery were made, but were
not srbsantiated in the investigation
ordered by the House The Honolulu Star
charged that certain of the legislators had
received money for their votes on a general
beer law. and on a bill granting $4,000
to the owners OF the Paua Springs. which
are situated near Honolulu. The property
is assessed at $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13

course, 10 107 fat. Last Saturday Dur
axzo eoualled the Morris Park track rec
ord Of 1a3 for six furlongs, made In Octo-
Der Of 1901 BY Musette; and In the Spe-
cial Renewal OF the Metropolitan Handi-
can on the same day. Articulate, with ll2
pounds, in defeating Old England ran the
Withers mile in 1 30 fiat.
or the champions named, two are
three-year-olds, namely, Sovereign and
Durazzo; three are four-year-olds, one
il five wears old and one six years old. IL
should not be inferred from this that there
are not other three-year-olds "a good
as, or better than, Sovereign and Dur
azzo. Injunction, Mr.. F0HxALL KEENE's
st. Leonards colt. who finished close BE-
hind Yellow Tail in the latter's great race
of a mile and n sixteenth. is regarded
bv manv az the best Of his age seen this
season; and Africander. who was barely
beaten by Injunction In that race, Is not
left out OF account Rightful, Mr. j. W.
ScHoRR's Pirate Of Penzance colt and
winner OF the Fulton Stakes at Jamaica,
is another promising three-year-old; and
so are Royal Summons. DR.. saylor and
several others Of his age,
Two thoroughbreds whose appearance
this year is impatiently awaited are
Leonora Lorng and Goldsmith. Both
Of these, it is rumored, are able to give
Gunfire hot race, and with Goldsmith
Mr.. WHITNEY hopes to win the Brooklyn
and Suburban handicaps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13

In the Fifth Congress district OF New
Jersey Mr. FREDERICK TARER AUKRN and
Mr.. NATHANIEL PESDLEToN ROGERS. Jr.,
took a competitive examination for West
Point last year, a. which Mr.. ROGERS stood
first and Mr., AIKEN second. A few days
ago they took competitive examination
for appointment to Annapolis, and the
positions were reversed. Mr. AUKEN COM
ing out first, Mr.. ROGERS second. One OF
them will go to West Point AZ candida,e
and to Annapolis us alternate, the other
to West Point as alternate and to Annapolis
az candidate. The two young men appear
to be survivors Of the fittest 40 far IA the
Fifth district of New Jersey is concerned
We wish them success in the two services.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
The Bible a. q schoo, Text hook

To THE EDITOR or THr SrH-- Sir: II seems
almost incredible that a person with
III. c. Els" intelligence. seeing that he is a
reader of THE SrN, should have to write to YOU
as in Yesterdays paper to ask the origin
the word 'Sisera." Tho average English speak
ing boy does not have to depend upon Sunday
school for his knowledge of Bible history and
story. He gets it in day school or course
there 10 Ia a part OF his religious instruction
nevertheless. he gains n knowledge of that
great classic which is Just IA necessary "a Is
that OF Shakespeare TO the reading Of modern
or Greek history and mythology to the read
ing OF early ENGLISH literature.
ngrec with those who hold that religion as
such should be kept ont Of the public schools;
but. feel that the pupil is losing great deal
In learning pothing about that great epic
true or mythical, nccordins q. You look on it.
Why can I not be read at least in the same
lieht as Church's STORY Of tho Had" and
Story Of tho Odyssey" or Pope's "Homer's
Iliad." which, by the way. has long been a
text required for college entrance examina-
Vi ons' Prof. Moulton. the editor Of The
Modern Readers, Bible" has provided lust
the kind Of book necessary in his "Stories
stories only, told in the beautiful Elizabethnn
English. Of the Bible. but free from all disa-
0reeable context. f.W.
RAILWAY. May IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
CODE CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
Gen. Greeiy 10 Try TO Have American
Code MesssRea Accented.

WARRINGTON, May IA special efYor,
Ia to be made at the international CON
ference which begins in London May "a
to secure more favorable consideration
for American code messages.
Al the conference number OF years
ago an official vocabulary was agreed
upon, and II was decided by the participa.
Ing cable and telegraph companies tina,
cipher messages containing words not in
the vocabulary would not be transmitted
over their lines.
Tho United States was not a party TO
this conference and declined to adhere 10
the vocabulary adopted. The cipher codes
OF the United States Government and
many commercial houses contain words
not in the vocabulary, and for this reason
this country has been very much discrimi-
mated against and American code messa ges
have been permitted to 60 through largely
by courtesy.
During the Chinese troubles difficulty
was experienced which was due almos,
entirely to the discrimination by cable
and telegraph lines. American messages
were laid aside to make way for those com
ing from countries recognizing the vo-
cabulary.
This year the United States was asked
to send a delegate to the conference. and
Gen A. w. Greedy. Chief Signal Officer Of
tne army, was seiected ny the secretary
Of War to represent this Government. He
has had large experience in telegraph
matters, and il was through his personal
influence that the United States was finally
enabled to secure fair treatment by foreign
cable companies.
He will leave Washington tonight for
New York and sail from there for London
Tomorrow. He has no vote in the con
ference but to a Sun reporter he said this
afternoon that he intend to do all he can to
persuade the members OF the conference 10
accept American code messa ges. notwith-
standing their nonconformity to the estab-
lished Vocabulary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-13
COIOMBI4'S PRESIDENCY.
No Omcial News Of the Resignation q
MarroQuin.

Senior Arturode Brigard, Colombian Con-
sul-General in this city. who Is a nephew
OF President jose Manuel Marroquin OF
Colombia. has received no confirmation OF
the report OF the latter's resignation, which
came from Panama. Senior de Brgard
however, expressed no surprise at the re-
ported action Of his uncle, who ia 10 years
old and not in very rob ust health.
Among some other local Colombians,
though, the absence OF news from Bogota
is regarded AZ an indication that Gen
Rafael Reyes has become President by the
execution of a coup d'dtat such as made
Marroquin himself dictator nearly three
years ago. In Colombia there are three
men chosen by Congress- who are known
as Presidentes designados. There Is a
first, a second and a third. who, after the
Vice President. are selected in order in the
event OF vacancies in the Presidency by
death or other causes.
Gen. Reyes was made first Presidents
designado over three years ago, and there
being no Vice President in Colombia at thu
present time he would he the natural sue
cessor OF President Marroquin.
WASHING TON, May l2.-The State Depar'
ment has received no information in re-
gard to the reported resignation Of Presi-
dent Marroquin of Colombia.