Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1908 — Celebrating Her Mother’s Birthday. [ARTICLE]

Celebrating Her Mother’s Birthday.

A woman 71 years old, accused at Feltham, England, intoxication and disorderly conduct, said she had been "keeping up” her mother’s birthday. Her mother was 98.

‘‘Gentlemen,’' recently said a German professor, who was showing to his students the patients In the asylum. "this man suffers from delirium tremens. He Is s musician. It is well known that blowing a brass instrument affects the lungs and throat In such a way as to create s great thirst, which has to be allayed by persistent Indulgence In strong drink. Hence, in the course of time, the dls. ease you have before you.” Turning to tbs patient, the professor asked: “What Instrument do you blow?** and the answer was: “The violoncello.’’ —Cleveland Lead, er.

"How did you make out with your French while In Paris?” "Well— w— not very well. Ton see. I only had occasion to use tue lan. guage In speaking to >hop people and they don't nnderriand elegant French, pen know.”—Philadelphia Ledger.