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Show Au Electrlo I'Ir. In front of a butcher's shop in Si Paul, a half pig, nicely prepared and o appetizing appearance, was hanging 0, au iron hook a few days ago. A do; came running up the street, and happen ing to see the little pig, went up-to it'aai longingly snuiled around it. Hardly ha he put lib nose on the pig when hu U; tered a cry of pain and ran bowlinj away. ' f . A second cur soon appeared and fara 'no better; he ran away howling as if j ghost had laid its hand on him. Gradu ally as a third and a fourth dog Iia shared the same fate a crowd gnthem and every ono looked with distrust at thi porker. . ,. . . One of tho owners of the shop, win wanted to find out the cause of the troa ble, at last went up to the pig, touchtj it, and also flew back as though a tarac, tula had stung him; he had received an electrical shock. An investigation prove that an electric light wire had como in contact with the hook ou which the mea h,ung, and thus tho pig was completely filled with electricity, Philadelphia Times. ' |