National Affairs: Snake, Hog, Cow, Eggs

Unauthorized by the Republican National Committee but undeterred, civil service employes of the U. S. handed out campaign cards in the Capital. A sample:

When the bullfrog learns to sing tenor,

When the rattlesnake walks on legs,

When the razorback hog grows feathers,

And the old mnley cow lays eggs;

When the fountain is both sweet and bitter,

When figs on the thistle shall grow,

Then Al Smith will be President;

And we'll all kiss the Pope's big toe.

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