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Show Masterpiece of Post-Mortem Post-Mortem Lilerate Pigs Die cf Pneumonia, but Twin Calves Make Up Loss of Porkers, CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Providence has compensated tho Parental school for the death of sovon pigs of pneumonia by dls-pcnsatlng dls-pcnsatlng in favor of tho birth of twin calves. Besides all this the superintendent, superintend-ent, who reported tho death of tho pigs to the Board of Education yesterday, says "tho chickens aro doing well and eggs aro high." One Pig Went to Market. One little pig wont to tho market from which no little pig returns early In the week. Then six other lltlo pigs followed, and the pig pons at tho Parental school wero desolate, though still luxurious. "For," savs Superintendent MacQueary again, "perhaps wo shoud have a better pig pen, though the ono wo havo Is Inclosed In-closed and tho pigs aro well bedded and fed. being given moro attention that tho superintendent himself gets, but to no effect." ef-fect." Tho letter received by Business Manager Mana-ger Guilford of the Board ot Education, breaking tho news of tho loss of pig Ufa nt tho Parental school, was a masterpiece master-piece of post-mortem literature. It read In part: Loss of Pig Life. "I regret to have to report the death from pneumonia of six additional pigs. Pneumonia Is a contagious disease, and therefore wo havo separated the two or throe remaining pigs whlcll have It from the others, and have called In a pig doctor doc-tor to check the spread of the deadly disease. dis-ease. "Our regular physician. Dr. Rycrson. Is an expert In orthopaedic surgery, but is not 'up' in plgology. By way of compensation, compen-sation, I desire to report the birth of twin calves, and also the chickens aro doing wHI. but unfortunately thoy aro not laying any (golden) eggs at present." |