Mornin' Mail

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Monday, October 22, 2001 Volume X, Number 89

Did Ya Know?. . .A Wheelchair Clinic will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2001 at the Carthage Medical Rehab Center, 1901 A. Buena Vista Ave. Minor repairs on wheelchairs, canes and walkers will be available. For more info call the Carthage Rehab Center at 358-3440.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Humane Society has a variety of friendly and cute kittens who need loving homes. If your cat is not wearing a rabies tag it could be picked up by the City Nuisance Abatement Officer. All types of volunteers are needed at the Carthage Humane Society. If you would like to adopt a pet call 358-6402.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Diabetes Support Group will meet from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24th in the McCune-Brooks Hospital dining room. This month’s topic is "The Insulin Pump—Fact or Fiction," will guest speaker Lori Mitchell.

today's laugh

"I hear Admiral Byrd took his dogs with him when he went to the South Pole."
"Yes, they say it was the dogs who first discovered the pole."

The magician’s wife knew he was up to his old tricks because she discovered a hare on his shoulder.

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

TWO CHOICE CHILD STORIES.

Girl Likes Teachers Who Smile —Boy a Hero Cause He Got Hit.

Two choice child stories emanate from the Carthage schools. A little Central girl was giving friends her estimate of various teachers in the building, since all instructors now go the rounds teaching a special branch in each room. "I like Miss Blanch the least," she said, "because she never smiles—why I went in her room a whole term and she only smiled once. Then there’s Miss Jolly, I like her the best of all because she has such pretty brown eyes and is always smiling."

A ward school teacher strove to impress on her little pupils the importance of the word heroism, and asked for the names of heroes. The names of Washington, Lincoln, and McKinley were readily forthcoming, and some one mentioned little Carl Johnson who lost his life trying to save Della Dreamer from drowing in Spring river. Then one little boy heretofore silent chirped: "Miss X—, I’m a hero. I saved a boy from gettin’ licked in a fight once. I just kept pushin’ him on home and got him out of the fight, but they hit me on the head with a rock, and—and," he concluded, spoiling it all, "and I don’t want to be a hero any more, either."

	Today's Feature THAT'S NOT ANTHRAX- IT'S BIRD POOP. The Atlantic Monthly's Web site (www.theatlantic.com) reports a rash of 911 calls nationwide about mysterious white stuff that turns out not to be bioterrorism, but bird droppings. A woman in Douglas County, Kans., summoned a hazmat team because she thought anthrax had been dropped on her car from an airplane, while white spatters on a car in Seminole County, Fla. and a "suspicious substance" in Clinton Township, Ill. were found to be bird poop, too. In Ottawa, Canada, a woman told police there was anthrax on her balcony and she'd inhaled it. Nope. And in Alberta, Canada, the Calgary Herald reported: "Police and fire officials spent all day at the residence of the Israeli ambassador after a white substance was reported on the outside surface of the building. While it has been sent away for testing, it is believed to be bird droppings."
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin', Although we are committed to the coverage of news that directly affects the citizens of Carthage, I couldn’t help bringin’ in the article featured on today’s front page. (Courtesy of morrocknews.com. You can find the link on the morninmail.com home page) With all the coverage given the scares across the country, which are in fact life threatening, there are after the fact, still a few humorous sidebars from time to time. We are fortunate to have trained fire and police personnel that are takin’ the situation seriously so we can take a break from worrin’ from time to time. We’ll get back to the serious business of City business tomorrow. Enjoy the break. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Sponsored by Workman's Loan	Weekly Column The Super Handyman by Al Carrell & Kelly Carrell Q: We put down a really nice wood parquet floor in the kitchen about four years ago. It is starting to show wear in several spots. These areas are much darker than the rest of the floor. How can I refinish these spots to the lighter finish that was the original look? - L.N.A. A: If the finish is still intact, the dark look might be just dirt on the surface that could be cleaned away. If the floor was ever waxed, the darkness could be just wax buildup. See if a wax remover solves the problem. Most refinished parquet floors have a top layer of polyurethane, which is a long-lasting finish. However, if the finish is gone, then the darkness might have to be bleached out - which then means you probably would need to restain the area and try to match the rest of the floor. Dear Al & Kelly: I’m an old-timer, and I love to make yard ornaments and decorations. I always use beeswax to dip wood screws into before using them. The wax makes them go in easier, and I’ve never had a rust problem on anything. The only thing I don’t like is the dust that collects on my cake of wax. I have learned to keep it in a covered butter tub now. That way the wax doesn’t get dusty, and it’s also easier to keep up with in my shop, which is also my garage. - B.Z. Dear Kelly: When I redid the master bedroom I wanted to add a border around the top of the walls to go with the fabric in the drapes and spread. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the matching border only a matching wallpaper. So, I cut my own border from the wallpaper. I was able to get two borders from each section of paper, so it wasn’t that much more expensive to use the paper. - C.T.