Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1898 — CURRENT COMMENT [ARTICLE]

CURRENT COMMENT

“How does that strike you?” said Sampson to Cervera, as he fired another shell. —Boston Glober ■*■*■

Cervera would like to get some kind of medicine to stop that Vesuvius cough.— Salt Lake Herald.

Uncle Ram’s braves not only deserve the fare but the very best he has in stock. —Pittsburg Tost The Spanish now have fair idea of what our marines can do when they bunch their hits.—Washington Post. When we take Havana there will always be a hammock struck for your Uncle Gomez.—Memphis 'Commercial-Ap-peal.

The fleet has at last sailed, its destination being Wherethedeuce, on the east coast of Itsallabluff.—Kansas City Journal.

Spain reiterates that it’s so full of hope that even if its ship of state goes down it will swim nore on the anchor.—Philadelphia Times. •

If Aguinaldo proceeds at his present gait he will be able to bag the Manila postofflee, or something equally as good.— Washington Post. It is very much easier to revive the grade of lieuterianJ general than it is to find a man fit to be lieutennnt general.— Salt Lake Herald.

Being deprived of his freedom .must be extremely irksome to Lieutenant Mobson. He has never been married.—Kansas City Journal. Besides the shady side of the street, other popular summer resorts are ths thermometer and the bulletin boards.— Philadelphia Times. With 6nch a rush of bona fide offers for the new bonds, the dummy-bid brethren should be put out of the line with scant ceremony.—Boston Globe.

W'hatever rash things have fallen to the lot of some in this trouble, Mr. Aguinaldo, in the Philippines, is trying not to loec his head.—Philadelphia Times. .

And yet it is not all plain sailing to Hawaii. The annexationists have yet got to ebcountef vast and billowy waves of senatorial eloquence.—Boston Herald.

Later on vfe may be disposed to sell Germany a coaling station in the Philippines, but at the present time we ave too busy to talk shop.—Washington Post. The war poets should be happy now. Victor Blue’s name rhymes to lots of things and there’s his highly appropriate first name, besides.—Philadelphia Ledger, u' The Spanish having threatened so flippantly to destroy our Cities, we will now fee how they like the bombardment business themselves in Cadis and Barcelona. —Boston Globe, An appropriate subject for n commencement pert would be some considerations as to why the fresh water colleges develop better oarsmen than the salt water instF tutions.—Bpston Herald. The day is coming with a hum, When high In air, we hope, « Oor flag will catch the breezes from A stout Manila rope. V , -CIeTCIWUI Plf Indealer, ifc