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Show THE AMERICAN HOG ABROAD. Minister Phelps says that the German government "is not afraid of American cooked pork, but only of the uncooked article." Mr. Phelps should inform the kaiser that the American hog was never intended to be eaten raw. He might also drop a hint to the effect that this country is prepared to till foroign orders or-ders for cooking utensils. Omaha Herald. Her-ald. "... The success of the beef inspection laws in openlug the way to the Koglish market for American beef inspires hope that a method may be found to let down the German bars for American pork. Tho German government will find it harder and harder to keep out cheap pork which has a guarantee of wholesome whole-some soundness St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In refusing to repeal the duty on American pork the German rcichstag offers another inducement to Germans to emigrate. By coming to America the Germans not only secure free pork, but are also allowed the liberty of anathematizing a republican adminis tration. Fort Worth Gazette. The American hog has encountered a backset in the German reichstag, but he will yet triumph over his detractors and vindicate his right to enter every foreign market. Like tho American eagle, he is sometimes delayed, but he always gets there before he quits. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The American hog is said to have won a victory in Germany. There is a probability of the roscinding of the discrimination dis-crimination against him by the reich- stag. That honorable body might as well take down the fence or he will root under it. Grand Rapids Herald. Many of the prominent German states men hanker alter the American hog. But they seem to be afraid to say so for fear their kaiser will consider them dislayal to the native saner kraut and beer of the Vaterlaud. Savaunah News. If it were possible to get the Ameri can hog to Geruiauy alive we would back him to root his way under the exclusion vote. His apmirable snout, was not made for ornament, but for invasion. San Francisco Alta. The American hog succeeded in pok ing its nose just insidn of tho doors o the Gorman reichstag, but il erubl go no farther. It is a plucky brute however, how-ever, and will succeed the next time. Petersburg Appeal. Germany isn't yet ready for the American bog. He will, therefore, continue con-tinue to occupy two scats in a railway coach and expectorate on the tloor of the, American street car. Kochcster Post- Ex press-E x press. We shall have to put a prohibitive duty on Wienerwurst and other Teutonic Teu-tonic delicatessen. Los Angels Times. The (Sermon consumption of Ameri-an Ameri-an pork has been inaoulated with a arifl lymph. St. Joseph News. |