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DARWINISM AS
APPLIED TO HOGS
T. A. Cooper Writes of Hogs
In General, Political Hogs
In Particular
Ed. Messenger:
I grew to manhood on a small
farm in the then dense forest of
Walker county, Georgia, on the
middle branch of the famous Chick
amauga stream. My father raised
hogs to supply meat for his large
family. Part of my duty was to
feed hogs. I did not notice the
peculiar characteristic of hogs until
£ was about eighteen years of age.
The hogs ranged and rooted at will,
where their inclination led, until
winter approached, when a certain
number of suitable age were penned
and fattened for meat. When corn
had measurably matured, before the
blades were pulled for fodder, my
daily chore, morning and evening,
was to cut the corn stalks near the
ground, cast stalk containing fodder
and ear over the fence to the hogs.
I noticed one hog that, when I
cast out a load of stalks, would
hurriedly search the pile, detach the
largest ear and depart on a trot to a
dense pine thicket three hundred
yards away, while all other hogs
scambled eating when I threw out
the corn. The wise hog would re-
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turn in time to ply his method to a
new cast out pile, and hk« «wa<
with a large ear. He carried no
small corn. This process continued
till I had finished, having thrown out
as many as tei large armfulls, >o
that the real bog had removed to the
brake ten choice ears of corn. When
he returned and found nothing new,
he nosed about among other hog
pretending hunger to divert sus-
Dicion, then suddenly headed for
the bush
I followed and beheld that hog
feasting on Ids pile of ten ears of
corn. I called father's attention to
the hog's method, had him go and
see the scheming process. He said
that was the causa of the animal
name “hog.”
That hog prospered, looked better,
larger, made more meat by many
pounds, than any one of his same
age. I presume Darwin would
claim that hog the fittest. I decided
he was the shrewdest.
That incident started me to think
ing and observing, as well as to
comparing hogs and the different
species of the animal. In course of
time 1 procured and read a book by
Darwin, the naturalist, on origin of
specie and the evolution thereof,
which enabled me to gain much
light ou the progress of the hog.
While all other animal specie may
have, doubtless has, kept pace
evoluting with the hog, the latter
having first attracted my attention,
have made hogs more my specialty
along the line of evolution, sticking
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to Darwin for a text, admitting hjs
claim that man originated from b
lower order of animal, making
progress on four feet and in course
of ages evoluted until he arose and
stalked about on two feet, later
dwelt in caves, still later constructed
rude huts, next adorned himself in
skins of lower animals, iater began
prowling on the weaker of his own
race, and posing as the survival of
the fittest.
I pause here, and in mind, take a
retrospective view of the evolution
of hogs, since my experience with
that hog in Walker, county which
started me thinking along the line
of evolution more than a half cent
ury ago.
lam astounded when I survey
the field and comprehend the rapid
progress of hog evolution. From a
common four-tooted animal, half
century ago, now stalking upright,
I mean walking on two feet, while
uot always upright, well to do, fat.
sleek, affable, educated, seeming
clothed in their right mind, I must
concede such to be true, as each is
looking for the largest ear of corn.
The hog with its predatory pro
clivity for the largest corn has so
increased in numbers, eaters of its
kind, till there is a shortage in the
four-footed porkers, causing meat to
soar out of reach of the average
human. The fittest, two-footed
hogs, have got the corn away from
the smaller hogs till the situation
has become desperate with many of
the latter.
The reader will keep in mind
that when I mention upright hogs,
I mean those who walk on two feet
and resemble humans, yet not al
ways right when walking upright.
We now observe hogs in all avo
catioas and business enterprises,
just like humans, and similiar to
my ancient Walker county hog, the
more prosperous of the lot. They
have evoluted in shrewdness and
tact far beyoiid the average human.
We have hogs directing all the
great enterprises of the world, all
the leading professions. Yea, we
have our religious and political
hogs.
The latter, has to me, been recent
ly i lustrated in an amusing way, at
the same time comparable to a case
in ancient times; a would-be boss,
called (Satan) discovered a very
model, progressive young man
(Christ). The former induced the
latter to walk with him to the top of
a mountain and said, “Behold the
fine country surrounding, the sceDic
beauty. Now, young man, you
just serve me and I will give you all
you now behold.” The old hog,
devil as he was, had nothing to
give. Recently there was other
hogging attempted, when there was
nothing in possession of the hog
that the people wanted.
However, the people have become
awakened to the rapid evolution and
encroaching power of hogs, and be
gin to take notice and say, devil the
odds as to republicans or democrats,
let us join forces, offensive and de
fensive to save ourselves from an
nihilation by the combination of
evoluted, refined hogs.
A political hog is the most irre
concilable of all the animal specie,
shrewd in vetting the largest num
ber of large ears of corn. In eastern
states he finds the larger number of
large interests, want continued, the
high tariff on acorns, chestnuts, etc.
He hastens to encourage them and
hikes away to the western prairie
regions, and roots around, finds the
masses denouncing the high tariff
heendors** u tie Atlanta.'. sea
board and wan' an bout st r> vision
downward cf the tariff, as had been
promised. As the coru crop is a
large product in prairie sta’es, tb<
boss-hog says, “You aie rigbt I am
for revision il< wnward. Those high
tariff pigs aie a iiuisiance; we will
fix them good and pleuty." O, the
shrewdness of the hog m getting
through a crack in the fence, to
Drowl among and devour the large
ears of cum. Amusing also to see
how small a hole a large political
hog can crawl through.
Let us give more care and at
tention to improving the breeding
of hogs, specially stop all cracks so
to keep out political nogs from the
field and corn crib.
T. A. COOPER.
0 kJand, Cal.
BALDWIN PARK, CAL
First Rain Since April —Mr. Horton
Claims Fine Oarden
Ed. Messenger:
As it has been some time since 1
have diopped you a line, thought I
would write you again.
1 see a great deal in the paper about
Lee and what he has done and what
he has not done. I just want to say
Gordon Lee is not running, the
people are running bin and if I were
back there I would do all I could
for him, for he is a worthy man and
a man that will stand by the people
Hurrah for Lee!
Well, we had our first rain this
morning sinco April and I tell yon
it looks good to me. Everything is
looking up here; real estate is in
demand now and selling at fair
prices, or you would think so.
Bro. Coley, I have read all your
letters with great pleasure and as
you said you wanted to hear from
Cooper, Aiken and Bill Horton, here
he comes. This is a fine country
to live in. lam eating vegetables
every day from my own garden. 1
have peas, radishes, onions, lettnce,
beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, grapes,
strawberries and blackberries ripe
now to eat. It is the greatest place
to grow vegetables I ever saw. Come
over, Bro. Coley, and we will cut a
watermelon.
A prosperous year for you all and
the Messenger,
W. A. HORTON.
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Petition lor Fence Election
Georgia—Walker Gouuty.
To the Ordinary of said county: We,
the undersigned freeholders and peti
tioners of the 953rd District. G. M., of
said county, respectfully petition you
to order an election on the <iuestion of
Stock law, or "Fence or No Fence” in ,
said district as provided by law, in or
der that said district may secure the!
benefit of sections 1773, 1773, 1774, 1778,
l77KofVol. 1, Code of Georgia, 18915,
and all subsequent or amendatory laws
relative thereto, and your petitioners,
citizens, and freeholders of said district
wilt ever pray This October Ist, ISHO.
,T J. Farmer, David Shahau, J II Ward,
,J H Houston, J M Shahau, Jake Good
sou, Glover White, VV E Jackson, J W
Hcgwood II 8 Henderson, O II Phillips
W P Henderson, Wm Hammoutree, P
F White, J W Oavender. II O Pnryear,
W E Griffith, K E Cantrell, M F Strick
land, W W Kinsey, J II White, John
B Tredway. F A Stansell, J H Griffith,
J A J llmnes, Chas J Love, B A Story,
Lewis Watkins, J L Jones, T L Can
trell, J W Stuart,. J A Shahau, F M B
Warnock, Res Widuer, S L Moseley,
W M Puryear, G W Wyatt, M F Pope,
E F Bowman, R A Keith, L P Keith,
l'homas Griffith, F E Bowman, L II
Price, W F Price, W A Price, W (I
A Iverson, John D Pope, W M Morgan.
Walker Conrt of Ordiuary,
At Chambers, October lltli, 1910.
Upon examination of the above and
Foregoing petition of fiee holders and
ledtioners of 9f>B Dist., G. M.. of said
i omity, and having received a sufficient
% uouut of money to pay the expenses
of advertising and posting notices as
equired by law, it is ordered that
jot'oe be published in the Walker Conn
y Messenger, and that notices be posted
at all public places in said district as re
quired by law.
E. FOSTER, Ordinary.
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Oct. Nov. Nov.
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Flintstone 11 2 23
Dec.
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Rock Spring 14 5 15
Nov.
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Cedar Grove 18 9 29
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Small Farm For Sale
' Contains 20 seres; 7-room bouse
and good barn; all new. In 2
miles of LaFayette and 1 mile of
good school and R It. station. For
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J. A PETTIGREW,
octx K. F. D. 1.
For Sale—Bo acre farm with resi
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Letters of Administration
Georgia—Walker County.
Application having been made in dne
form to have W. G. Catlett appointed
administrator upon the estate of Thursa
U. Catlett, late of said county, decensed,
notice is hereby given that said applica
tion will be passed npon at my office at
Lafayette, said county, on the first
Monday in November, next. Given un
der my hand and official signatnre, this
Oct. 8, 1910. E. FOSTER, Ordinary.
Letters of Administration
Georgia—Walker County.
Application having boon made in dne
form to have J. W. Caveuder anpointed
administrator upon the estate of F. M.
Ward, late of said county, deceased,
notice is hereby given that I will pass
upon said application at my office in
LaFayettc, said comity, on the first
Monday in November, next. Given un
der mv band and official signature, this
Oct. B', 1910.
E, FO3TER, Ordinary.
Guardian’s Sale
Pursuant to the order of the Court of
Ordinary, heretofore granted, I will sell
on the first, Tuesday, being the first day
of November 1910, within the legal
hours of sale, before court lionse door,
in l.aFayette, Georgia, to the highest
and best bidder, on terms of one-third
cash, balance in six and twelve months,
deferred payments to be secured by
{iropertv hereinafter described; The fol
owing described property to-wit: The
| farm formerly owned by O. P. Fonts
and by him conveyed to W. 8. Fonts by
deed of record in clerk’s office, superior
court of Walker county, Georgia, ref
erence to whioli is made for description
by lots Nos. 28 and 24 in the Bth district
and 4th section of Walker connty.
Georgia, containing 820 acres more or
less. The right to Reject any and all
bids is reserved by me. This the 4th
day of October. 1910.
LILLIE 8. FRENCH Guardian.