The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-01-28

cisos. chat demand is too limited to| warrant starting a hog farm for chat purpose. only. and Of thIa fact Che lowan has been duly acquainted asI we'll as advised Co romain in thoI prairie state where corn and hog are legal tender. where Che zophyrs arc laden with Che odor Of Che latter and where Che sh.no-om-up artists turn their faces to iooward when polishing pair of shoes.
 But tho letter from tho dImat.s- fed hog farmer i'm Iowa wos worth considerable to Che Stroller in th0tI it gave him an idea and he .s sur- pr.sed chat he never thought of it| before. It is thiss
 A movement Co stimulate Che al- ready remarkable growth of Che cir- culaton of this paper has long been
 under consideration, but mo steps had been taken along Chat line until after Che receipt of Che letter above mentioned when. as before stated. an idea was born which has been al- ready acted upon. Che Stroller huv- ! inr written Go am old, tried and trusted friend iu Florida Co forward
 to him crate Of from six Go ton of Che longest lomct and 'aukcst rzorhack hogs to bo obtained n | chat land where colonols and razor backs are to Che "manor born. sah."
 AS all Alaskans have celebrations on Che Fourth oi July Che plan Of ! Che Stroller i8 to o1or Co supply one number on che celebration program of oach town by supplying % pig for Che rrooscd portion of Che exercises o1 Che following condition. That ! .ho town desiring Co profit by Che oGcr must send to this paper a list 1f not less than 200 paId-up sub-
 8crlbcrf by Che middle Of June or i'm ample time Co have their pig for wardod SO it can arrive in time for Che celebration. ln Che event 0i
 double tho stipulated number Of sub-
 scrIhcrs being sent in, any town SO doing win be entitled CO pair ol ! razorbacbs. which win enable it to ra.se its Fourth of July stock for an ! time Co come.
 | The foregoing is business. What ! follows is patho5.
 | It was ot a Fourth of July colohra- ! uon In Florida and when Che Stroll ] Ter. then In Che np-risins period oi | young manhooI had been chosen Co
 road Che Declaration Of ludopend. . ouco which was Co immediately iol | low Che Tolsod pig number which | anne second. tho first being prayer | The celebration was held on Che ! banks Of that song famed suwanc, | lrivcr and Che pig whose services had l been enlisted for Che occasion wa. l brought from Che opposite side of l fhc rivcr-a great mistake as wa l 8fterword proven.
 The pix was turned loose as sched lulcd and from eight to a dozen | young mcn Che flower of Che neigh.
 borhood for ten miles around. im . modiatcly started In pursuit Bu' instead of heading into tbo surround. . ling virgin forest Che elusive razor. Iback suddenly conceived a yoarn.na for It8 home across Che river. into . which it plunged. Doubtless is was . Che commouon made by Che pil |punr.nr Into Che river chat dIs 'urbcd a school of alligators. It wa. . evidently a Sunday school Of aIlia . tors and nearing alligator Christina. . time to judge from Che number oI , huge shouts chat wcro thrust up ward through thc placid surface o0
 Che river But Che warning cam. . too late and twenty feet behind On, . fleeing pig Che pursucr divel into 5 .the slurm-iufcstci Suwunoo.
 One yell In chorus. a splash and ii , was all over. Each of Che younI linen landed squarely between Che ez . tended and pcorly icoth-linod iaw'