The Progress., 1892-03-12
Ar Arkansas UeP uere.

~ Tot OpTinga. The spUng nov
city. ~ II may loo called. seems to-
have hoen evolved FROM the brain
Of Garland county rustic who
lives amidst luxurious profusion
Of stumps about two milns from
here. eking out ~ precarious OF
IstanCe raising hogs of the razor
hack variety. Viewing with dea
par the lnurdlnate appetltea Of his
stock aud perceiving that az far
from becoming lat thoy never even
got blunt, aud further noticing
that iu thor wide researches after
trulIloa they had developed most
remarkable speed, hp decided. with
au utllltarlan spirit worthy of the
age to- make race hogs out Of them.
The farmer had four sons whose
service no at once enlisted. and
| forthwith four Of the swiftest
porbera were captured and put
into training The owner began
by standing some twenty feet
away from the promising young
aters. holding a bucket Of most
savory swill m one hand and call
ing piggy" lhen the sons. Of
whom each one held q pig in leash,
lot 20. and they. the pigs, mado for
the potage An voyagour dArbln
saw with great precipitation
Could anything be moro simple
than that7
| Day 10y day tho distance was II
creased until two furlungs was
reached aud definitely settled upon
IA the limit Tho speed thus re
Caived was phenomenal The old
man was hoard to remark that one
Of these race hogs coming dow
the home stretch reminded him Oi
a banshee's ghost eluding n st
Louis policeman, and so of course,
great things were looked for by the
large crowd,who assembled at the
park Saturday. One OF the most
amusing features of the affair was
the mock earnestness with which
some prominent sporting men be
gan making books on the race
Pearl, even money; Ruby, 2 to !
Mike, 3 to 3: Epaminondas, 40 to | ::
were led on to tho track amidst
tears and laughter, each with ;
piece of ribbon Of a different hue
tied carefully to his tail
Excitement ran high when the
owner, with his little bucket. walk
ed gravely down the track towarC
the goal, On catching sight o
, the bucket that contained all theii
earthly hopes and joys. the hog'
? became fractions and behaved
very badly at the post There
, we're several breakaways At las
the talismaniac cry of piggy
l came floating down the breeze
, or they went with grunts anC
fquoak5 aud a flourish Of ribbons
J The hungry racers dew over th'
| ground. urged on bya tumultuouI
roar Of encouragement The.
, ran we'll punched TO the three
, quarter mark, when Pearl, wb'
e. had been running casy. moved on
( Of the rucl aud assumed the lend
Fifty yards from home Mike chal
lrngoG Pearl. aud a desperate rae
p en-ucd
, Noel, mud neck, snout and suout
on they came amid scene O
n widest enthusiasm. Pearl mad
n a final effort, and by magnificent
/ rush got his head first into TIN
swill bucket. Many thought it
o dead heat, but the judges followe'
O Biblical precedent and place
o Pearl before the other swine
r Epaminondas. the long shot, wa
" presented to Berry's hospita
a where he will doubtless prove
q dainty mOrsal for the more robu'
of the patients. Altogether, th
n hog race caused so much amus'
\ ment, and was such success as
D hilarious affair, that it is likely
,t become q weekly event of the mo-
\ fashionable kind-Hot Spring
Cor. to Republic.
/" Is there any moral differen'
" between selling liquor and sellir
| A.