The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-17
100 Doses One DOLLAR
How a Fig Caused tho War of 1912.

1t all happened in this wise. Two
citizens OF Providence. II, T., fell into a
most unseemly discussion on account of
the lawless 'rcsnassings of a pig owned
ny one Of them. The agyrieved
party possessed a very fine garden, in
Which 1t was custom to spend his hours
OF leisure, wedding, grating and trans
planting the flowers and vegetables in
which he delighted. But often, as he
entered his garden in the evening, his
cars would be salutcd with n grunt and a
rustic. and the fat form Of his nei ghtor's
pig might be seen making a hasy tight
from the garden in which ii had been
placidly roofing all dav.
IN high dungeon the gardener sowth.
nis ncighoor and complained II the pigs
ieeqnint visits, declaring that a little time
spen. in repairing shc pig sty would re-
s,raih the snshals rowing propensities.
3u. 70 tnis tae owner of the p~igrespordsd
ina II his neighbor woalL keel. his rickcty
fences in proper repair, he rie mirh,
take ls daily airing Without temptation.
and the garden would not be endangered
Repeated mtsdceds on the part Of the
pig famed the ~smoldcring fires OF dis.
sension into the flames of open hostility.
AT iast the crisis came. The owner of
the garden, rising unusually carly one
morning, discovered the pig contentediy
munching the last Of a fine bed of tulip
oulbs- Flesh and blood could stand il no
longer. Selling Il pitch fork which lay
near at hand, the outraged gardener
plunged its sharp tines into the haplcss
pig, and bore the body, thus fatally i'm.
paied, 10 the sly, where it met the gaze OF
IT'S owner an our or two later. There
after 1t was war to tho knife between the
two ncighbors,
Now, what had all this to do with tho
war of 1922 The answer is simple. The
W ~neighbors belonged to the political
party known rs the Fcderalists.
Through all the outrages that Gfeat
Britain inflicted upon the United Ststc..
while seamcn were being IMPRESSED.
American vessels stepped On the high
seas n while every possible indignity
was being committed against the flag of
the United States, the Fcderalists re-
manned friendly to Great Britain and con.
Ies.ea. every proposition for the declara-
top of war.
But the Democratic party was eagerf for
war, Il as British oppression became
"Aofc uRDeaFaole The strength OF the Dem
ocra's increased. 1t SO happened that
the election district in which tho two
neighbors lived had been about equally
divided between Democrats and Federal.
lists, but the latter party had always sue
c:eded in carrying the election. Bit in
1911 the swner of the garden was a can
didate for the legislature on the Federal.
it ticket. His neighbor had always
voted that ticket: but now, with lis
saind filled with the bitter recollection of
the death of his pig, he cast his ballot for
the Democrat. When the ballots were
counted the Democrat was found to hc
elected by a majority of one.
When the newly elected legislator took
his seat his first duty was t, vote for A
United States senator. He cast his vote
for the candidate of the Democrats, who
was also elected by a majority of one,
When this senator took his place in the
United States senate he found the uucs.
tor of war with Great Britain pending
ard after a. along and bitter discussion it
came to a vote. Tho Democrats voted
Tor war. and the Fcderalists against it.
AS a result of the voting war was declared
--again by a majority ofone vote.-Willis
u. Abbot, in st. Nicholas for July.