Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1898 — The Comic Side OF The News [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Comic Side OF The News

Aguiualdo should join a Don’t Worry dub. One truth is clear; the “hero of Santligo” is plural. This year will be a record breaker in our exports of Spaniards. The civilian won’t cut much of a figure at the dances this winter. The yellow fever germ, however, is not a party to the peace protocol. Gov. Gen. Augusti now takes his place among those who “also ran.” Spain now has on her hands a large line of urmy mules—including Blanco. The Vesuvius has been pronounced a failure and will be sold, cough and all. It is apparent that Admiral Dewey hasn’t yet learned the art of back pedaling. Blanco should sue Spain for absolute divorce on the ground of desertion and failure to support. It Is now believed that the terrible Temerario has penetrated to the interior of Brazil and climbed a tree. Spanish soldiers in Cuba who return home with their arms should lose no time in learning how to use them. "Pence has her victories,” said the farmer, as he began to harvest the biggest wheat crop in the world’s history. It took only three months to lick Spain, but it probably will take a year or two to finish licking the revenue stamps. Mail com‘m l P f i cn ti° n having been opened again with Spain, Dc Lome might com* hack and write a few more letters.