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Show An Electrlo PiR. In front of a butcher's shop in St. Paul, a half pig, nicely prepared and of appetizing appearance, was hanging on an iron hook a few days ago. A dog came running up the street, and happening happen-ing to eee tho little pig, went up to it and longingly snuffed around it. Hardly had ho put bis nose on tho pig when he ufc t-jrod a cry of pain and ran howling away. A second cur soon appeared and fared no better; he ran away howling as if a gbo3t had laid its hand on him. Gradually Gradu-ally as a third and a fourth dog had shared the same fate a crowd gathered and every ono looked with distrust at the porker. Ono of the owners of the shop, who wanted to find out the cause of the trouble, trou-ble, at iaBt went up to the pig, touched it, and also flew back as though a tarantula taran-tula had stung him; he had received an electrical shock. An investigation proved that an electric light wire had come in contact with the hook on which the meat hung, and thus the pig was completely filled with electricity. Philadelphia Times. |
