The largest gasometer in the world is at East Greenwich. When full it contains 12,008,000 cubic feet of gas. It weighs 2220 tons, is 180 ft high, 350 ft in diameter, and reqnires 1200 tons of coal to fill it with gas. Wishing to convey a pig to a certain French town without paying the toll, a countryman put it into a cart and covered it with cabbages. On reaching the gate, he said to the collector, ' Look here — to-morrow I intend bringing a pig to town ; 1 shall put it in my cart and cover it up with cabbages. If you will just close one eye, you shall have a handsome tip. ' 'All right,' said the collector. Next day the " countryman drove up with his cart loaded with cabbages. The collector stepped up to him and whispered in his ear, 'So you've got the pig with you to-day. 1 ?' ' No— l brought it yesterday,' was the reply, ' , • -. . ..
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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1035, 25 May 1894, Page 3
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