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laugh "Well," snarled the tough old sergeant
to the bewildered private. "I suppose after you get
discharged from the Army, you’ll just be waiting for
me to die so you can come and spit on my grave."
"Not me, Sarge!" the private
replied. "Once I get out of the Army, I’m never
going to stand in line again!"
A college student at a recent football
game challenged a senior citizen sitting next to him,
saying it was impossible for their generation to
understand his.
"You grew up in a different
world," the student said loud enough for the whole
crowd to hear. "Today we have television, jet
planes, space travel, man has walked on the moon, our
spaceships have visited Mars, we even have nuclear
energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with
light-speed processing ... and uh...."
Taking advantage of a pause in the
student’s litany, the old geezer said,
"You’re right. We didn’t have those things
when we were young; so we invented them, you little twit!
What are YOU doing for the next generation?"
I had amnesia once - maybe twice
1910
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Cured
and Returned to Jail.
Mitch Hutton, one of the prisoners in
the county jail who was sent to the city quarantine
hospital with smallpox, was taken back to jail yesterday
to serve the remainder of his sentence, he having fully
recovered. He has forty-one days yet to serve, for
assault. He has been at the hospital since March 6, and
his time spent there counts on his sentence the same as
if he had spent it in jail.
The other man sent to the hospital,
Herman Emmett, was turned loose as soon as he was well,
as his jail sentence had expired.
Two more peace disturbers were brought
in from Joplin yesterday for commitment at the county
jail. They were Wm. Underhill and F.R. Ropp.
Mrs. Dora Imhoff, of Kenomo, Mo., is
spending a few weeks with the family of R.A. Herdman, the
Chestnut street grocer.
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Today's Feature Demolition on the Agenda.
The regular City Council
meeting has been moved to this Thursday rather
than the regular Tuesday date because some
members are scheduled to attend the state
Missouri Municipal League meeting. Include on the
agenda are the following resolutions which only
require a single reading. The meeting is
scheduled to take place at 7:30 in City Hall.
Resolution No. 1607 a
Resolution of the City of Carthage, Missouri,
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract
with B & D Yard Builders for demolition of
615 Morningside Dnve, Carthage, Missouri (Public
Works Committee).
Resolution No. 1608 a
Resolution of the City of Carthage, Missouri,
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract
with B & D Yard Builders for demolition of
831 Rombauer Street, Carthage, Missouri (Public
Works Committee).
Resolution No. 1609 a
Resolution of the City of Carthage, Missouri,
authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract
with B & D Yard Builders for demolition of
817 South McGregor, Carthage, Missouri (Public
Works Committee).
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
There’s nothin’
much more aggravatin’’ than a
machine that isn’t workin’. The old
sayin’ that a car that isn’t
runnin’ is nothin’ but a two
thousand pound radio pretty much sums it up.
Another machine of
questionable justification is those little
boxes they call ice makers. On occasion. Even
the folks that sell refrigerators tell ya
they only expect ice makers ta work a couple
three years. That’s why they’re so
easy to replace.
Cordless phones are
beginnin’ to edge up on my list of
disposable conveniences also. For twenty or
thirty bucks, ya toss out the two year old
when the battery gets weak. At least it keeps
ya "in style" while you’re
yakin’ out in the garden. There’s
still comfort in the fact that if ya break a
hoe handle, you can still get down and use
the blade
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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By Samantha Mazzotta
Cleaning
Up Tools After Painting
Q: Do you have any suggestions
for faster, easier cleaning of brushes and tools
after painting? -- Tim H., Austin, Texas
A: There are quite a few ways
to clean painting tools more efficiently and well
enough to keep them in shape between paint jobs.
It will always be somewhat of a chore, though.
When you’re just stopping
for a few hours or overnight on a paint job, some
maintenance of the tools is necessary, although a
complete cleanup isn’t. If you’re going
out to lunch, for example, just immerse the tips
of the paintbrush bristles in cleaning solution
(plain water when using latex paints; solvent
when using oil-based paints). And if you’re
breaking overnight, wrap paint rollers in
something that will keep them from drying out --
like plastic wrap or aluminum foil -- and store
in the refrigerator (away from food items or out
of children’s reach, please).
To fully clean brushes after a
job, squeeze as much paint as you can out of the
bristles (wear a plastic glove or use a sheet of
paper as a barrier). Then stroke the brush back
and forth across spare newspaper sheets until no
more paint transfers onto the surface.
Next, start deeper cleaning. If
the paints used were latex, wash the brush in
warm, soapy water and rinse with clear water
until the water stays clear. For oil-based
paints, pour solvent into a paint tray and stroke
the brush through the solvent until the solvent
dripping off of the bristles remains clear. Shake
the brushes well to clear them. You also can try
using something called a "spinner
tool," which centrifuges liquid off of
brushes and rollers, available at paint stores.
Finally, comb through the clean bristles with
your fingers or with the spiky side of a cleaner
tool (also available at paint stores) to
straighten them.
Paint rollers should be cleaned
by first rolling them across spare newspaper
sheets until the excess paint no longer transfers
to the paper. Next, use the curved side of a
cleaner tool to squeegee remaining paint out of
the roller. Wash in soapy water (or in solvent if
you used oil-based paint) and rinse until the
water runs clear. Shake or spin to remove excess
water and open up the roller bristles. Store
standing upright so the roller keeps its shape.
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