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Show WHEN HOGS WENT DOWN. Error That Made a Surprising Difference Differ-ence In the Load. On "circus day," In a small Oklahoma Okla-homa city, b local hog buyer trk ad-vnntago ad-vnntago of .uo largo crowi's t .nanlp-ulato .nanlp-ulato the hog market by rioans of his scales and n largo supply of "red oye," It wp tho custom for a fnrmer with a load of hogs to drlvo on tho scales, bo welghod, unload and retun. to be weighed again with tho wagon. Tho first to como was a farmer with a largo load of hogs. The next wagon bad only ono smull hog. Whon It had passed on to unload, tho buyer "ad-Justed" "ad-Justed" thu scales for farmer No. 1, but No. 2, having tho smaller load, fit back first, and, on being weighed ompty, his wagon welghod 26 pounds mora than with tho hog. Tho farmer was somewhat perploxod and said; "Mr. Duyor, 11 seoms that I owo you 25 pounds of hog. I am sorry that I haven't another ono wttli mo, but It you can wait until next week I v. HI bring ono In." Tho dealer settled the "dlfforoDco" wlth duo colorlty. Judge. wBiisMMHiaiiillilsa |