Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1901 — The comic side of the News [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The comic side of the News

It looks its if Emperor William might have an opportunity to try out his new navy on Colombia. New York does not thiuk the day has passed off properly unless it hue a boat collision of Homo kind. The British should lie careful that they do not take more primmer* than there arc Boer* in South Africa. The HoMey-Hampson controversy is about the only real l>a<l taste the Spanish tvar left in the monttn* of the American people. The i>o*till department should at omo got after the government for runniug a land lottery contrary to the rules and refutation*. It ta just possible that no term* of settlement with China will be permanent that are not signed and agreed to by the Boxer chiefs. If Explorer Baldwin starts many more time* for the north pole the most skeptical will Ik* forced to believe that he intend* to go some time. I)r. Nietiwenhul* has exploded ono more tradition. He ha* explored the island and ha* discovered that the wild man of Borneo really* is tame. Judging from th*nutnerons a I tempi* at kidnaping, Pat Crowe must have returned from Mouth Africa. Fruit and vegetables are now said to I e preserved with injurious chunilcal*. It la getting so that It I* not safe to eat anything hht excelsior and hated hay. It will be necessary for a foreigner to Hre In Culm eight years before becoming naturalised. Htill there are way* of controlling elections other than by voting. ItusMin wants Turkey to give up a couple of coaling station*, but Rush!* will probably hare to make the request from behind a fus If tug ottentlon is [«ld to it.