Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-05-08

A%2 1M44&AAY III btt2 fMMYGt
kltAs written upon 4 card aud tied
61ll1 tsiIsufeAch h0gs Thence they
NJ the Fen Of Curtaii-
mSn3s mud differentiation, where their
'06Udkl Drtaai,senls Are lieasiy snip
ND DA md rst,ilsled "a the farmer,
.tl1ese tRiassto be Ills receipts. Hogs
having no tails when offered for de-
pDsit are tO III thrown out as mutt
lated coin. Alter passing through
Itkie pen, they are next taken 10 the
ren i'll Final Deposit, OF Swine
vanlt, Oh II is called, there TO be
HID f0f redemption. II is proyi-
;aed that each pig tail shall represent
10 many dollars per inch, and shall
hc cut Tho proper length to repre-
sent the full value Of tile hog with
10 per cent added. These tails, ac-
cording 10 the plan Of our worthy
President and Oil Inspector, are to
be legal tender Tor all debts, includ-
ing custom house dues; though
Brother Pierce is inclined to think
that IL would be sufficient 10 make
them receivable for State and Conn-
u taxes. Whichever view prevails
there will be provided ali album
dance Of cheap and convenient cur
rency, and the log raiser will be
supplied with a means for meeting
his most pressing necessities while
holding tho bulk Of his hogs Tor a
better price, they being cared for
and fattened in the mean time with
ont trouble or expense to him,
Whenever hc thinks the price justi-
fics IL be may redeem his hogs and
throw them on the market. 70 do
this he simply appears aud presents
his tails 70 the proper officer, who
Identities the hogs by fitting the
tails to the proper stnmps. The of
fcer assigned 10 this work is called
the Department Of Tail Fittings and
Adjustment. The hogs are then re.
deemed aud the tails taken up and
Cancelled by means Of q bell punch
the punching TO be done with care
and in the presence of the passen.
ger. The tails are then taken tc
the Bureau of Leaf Lard and Soar
Grease, where they undergo tie
proper process Of manufacture, and
| from this is created a fund to b.
called the Tail Grease Fund, for tht
m ynlant OF salaries.
|. This is q very good scheme, bu'
it seems to he rather restricted in it!
application. Besides hogs they en-,
also raise quite a variety OF othe
kind Of stock up in Tennessee, in
Guiding jackasses. Probably tt,
reason for not carrying the applica
Non ot the bill to this extent is TIN
| Messrs. Mcdowell and Rice fen
that it might cndanger their person
al liberty.
Though the above is written in
somewhat ridiculous style yet Their
nre enough suggestive thoughts il
the s,ib.strntum to merit more Sc,
ious consideration. For instance
il by "nonperishable" farm pre-
ducts is meant live stock. the GOV
eminent must fatten the farmer
hogs during the year while the fal
mer uses the money, or in otle
words, the Government becomes til
Turner and the farmer the breede
and capitalist. II the Sub Trcasur
Bill excludes live stock then thci
arises at once unjust discriminate
against the stockman's products
compared with those of the graf
raiser. Hog and corn raising SCI
tions such as Union county woul
be compelled to sell their corn wit
ont feeding it in order to make an
uso Of the provisions OF the Bill.