Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1906 — The Comic Side of The News [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Comic Side of The News

They are shoveling snow in Alaska. Some of the Thaws are warm members. Weather forecast: Cooler in November. The President is going to dig out for the, canal. - Mrs. Iningworth is still dragging “Nick” around Europe. By all means a lock canal! But time or combination? Oldster Bay has entered upon its camera fiend solstice. Russia has troubles enough for herself and ail the rest of us. Trains that try to break records wind ap with breaking necks. It is always tbe fellow who don’t know how who tries to sail the boat;. The Russian Douma is so deep in thought it can’t see over its whiskers.

Csar Nicholas hasn’t much of a head, but he doesn’t want to lose what little “Sr mu. ■ '

The White family are now going to show that he was not as black as he was painted.

Tbe Zioaitea are urging Restorer Dowie to restore that $‘200,000 he got out of their bank.

Uncle Sam’s gunners are the record •hots of the world—and thlfliii not mere ahooting off. In Russia a massacre-manager is called a “pogromstdiiek.” It certainly sounds about correct.

Pretty soon they will have to appoint a commission to find something thsl hasn't been investigated.

Anyway, the Panama canal has progressed to the point where bonds Cart lie floated through it.

and Washington have Joined the procession of cities providing cold jail •forage for the iceman. The Sunday boating parties are once’ mote filling tbe obituary columns of the Monday morning papers. Of conrse, you wouldn't like to be the iceman if you had to go to jail, like some •f the icemen in Ohio.