Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-07
Pig Raising and High Taxes.

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tors Of this State by Mr.. B. H. Warner, Of
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James 7 Duoois, Of that city when called on
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TN State. Here is what be said
'q own about 700 acres on the Patuxent,
IN Anne Arundel countr. !" he COZ tinued
"Tba unfortunate parties who bought this
propertg With me voted the democratic ticket
in 1892 and went bankrupt in 1898. as that
seems to be the normal rendition during
democratic supremacy. The result was this
property. with ali Of its re responsibilities, fell
into nv charge with one Of those indescriba-
bly, dun thuds " Inch some Of YOU have proba-
bly, exaerieneed during the late but not la
meniai administration.
Now have been experimenting with that
property. started a pig ranch on II about
two yoars ago, ana did this in spite Of my
knowledge Of the fact that one Of Joha Ran.
d0lph's freHds started a pig ranch down in
Charles county, and after two years expert
ence be summed the result u2 IS follows !.
The negroes raised the corn and fed the corn
to tae pigs. the pigs ate the corn and the ne
groes st the pigs, and thus was able 10
make boil enas meet, and even things uB ali
around
"But I went into the business notwith-
standing this experience Of John Rapdoph's
friends, and bought M gli the pigs for 1--WE
miles around, sometimes insight ana unseen
AS snon as any Que heard that wanted his
pig he promptly put fancy price on him and
kindly delivered him at my ranch. One day
wagon s5aded with foar negroes and one Of
my insight and unseen purchases hound up
in about two rods Of rope arrived on the scene.
After the brute had been safely landed in the
lot nv aartne, and took a look at him
"He had an tie prominent points of an
African hyena, but il turned out that he was
only half hYens. and the other half vas lust
razor-back pig for be had been captured
Wild N the bottom lands of the Patuxent.
TIe was thinner than free-trads theory, and
be was uglier than the deades. monkey you
ever saw. Ny partner quietly climbed over
the fence. into the lot where he was, and said
IN a soft and gentle voice: Come pigrie,
mig. Mig. pig and the brute stood not up-
on tie order of his coming, but came with
nose down ard back up and mouth wide open
Nv partner made Standardization hand
spring. and landed on the other side Of the
fence. aad / said 10 him, Why. CAPTAIN, why
in the world did you Jump and he reoiied
with considerable agitation, MY dear sir.
simply because hadn't any wings to soar
We soon turned the brute into our general
lot, with fifty fine, sleek, fat pigs At feed
lag time he took his place at the bead of the
trough. and marched np and down it, a veri-
table hog Of al be surveyed. The fifty fine
pigs grew to shadows in less than fortnight
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ele pound except at real times.
zone daY my partner said 10 me NV dear
sir. this viii never DO We mast bring down
Il prize pig from New York State that will
lick the bacon out Of that thing and build M
,our herd The prize pig was ordered and ar
rived in the spring he was geatemany
brute, with an arisiocratic carriage. and a
lpedigree as long as the line Of Ohio office
seekers at the White House He had a re-
t5ousse nose. and a real hair spring curl 10 his
tail. He was as PLUMP as a peach. and was
0itoqeiher lovely for pig.
owe finally turned him in to mix up in a
General way with tee herd. and soon there
After my partner left to spend the summer in
the north. on Lake Cayupa. and uuietIr re-
tired to ms farm Of rocks and mathematics in
Pennsylvania
ain the fall we went down to the ranch to-
eeiher, fairly wrigEling with anticipation 10
see the result. Tie keeper called in the herd
from the bottom land. Tire first thing that
appeared WAS the hyena of the Patuxent. He
Atfo,ted into the Enclosure as proud and MS thin
And hungry and as ugly as ever, and he
bromptlg took his plaee at the head Of the big
Feeding trough. Ten other Shadows of pigs
an there were left of the fne herd of ffty.
came staggering slowly toward the feeding
place like case Of tuberculosis on its last
legs
Nv partner, with a spasm Of pain twisting
about his mouth, turned to the keeper and
said 'Wbera in the world is our New York
prize pigY The keeper WINGED little and
said neryously. Taere he is, over there
Gentlemen il was a sight to stop clock or
scare trolley. There he stood, that once
pride ana glory Of the New York s'ate agri-
Gu tural fairs his aestocratic carriage was