Mornin' Mail

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Tuesday, September 4, 2001 Volume X, Number 55

Did Ya Know?. . .The Carthage Humane Society has a very active 5-month-old, three-colored, tabby female who needs a loving home. If you have lost a cat or would like to adopt one call 358-6402. If your cat is not wearing a rabies tag it could be picked up by the City Nuisance Abatement Officer.

Did Ya Know?. . . "Vintage Arts ‘round the Square" will be held in Carthage to complement the 24th Annual Midwest Gathering of Artists show. It will be held around the Carthage Square from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 8th. There is no admission and everyone is welcome to watch the artists demonstrate their talents in the open.

today's laugh

Teacher- "Johnny, would you like to go to heaven?"

Johnny- "Yes, but mother told me to come right home after school."

Momma (singing)- "By low, my baby."

Poppa- "That’s right you tell him to buy low and I’ll teach him to sell high."

Teacher- "Tell me something about oysters, Johnny."

Johnny- "They are very lazy. They are always found in beds."

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

A McKINLEY REMINISCENCE.

Carthage Woman Attended His Church
in Canton Twelve Years Ago.

Mrs. A. F. Wise of this city recalls an intersting incident, in view of the recent death of the president. Her husband was a Canton, Ohio, man and twelve years ago she visited his people there. While in Canton she attended the First Methodist church, at which the president’s funeral was recently preached. McKinley, then a congressman serving his seventh term, was present that day, and Mrs. Wise recalls distinctly what the text was. She had just returned from Cleveland where she visited Garfield’s tomb, and for that reason she was impressed unusually with the sermon and text.

In leaving the church that day Mrs. Wise met Grandma Slutz, who later lived in Carthage while her son Rev. W. B. Slutz was pastor of the Methodist church in this city.

	Today's Feature Showcase 2001. Showcase 2001, The Ozarks Conference on Aging, will be held Friday, September 7th, at the Hammons Center in Joplin, Missouri. The theme is "Age Power in the 21st Century." The conference will address issues of interest to adults of all ages. The conference begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. and will run until 4:00 p.m. Showcase 2001 will feature Dr. Ken Dychtwalk, an internationally known lecturer and author. He will present the keynote address at 9:30 a.m. Other guests include Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, Dr. Mary Bourland, Dan Stanley, and Matt Proctor. Dr. Duncan MacLeod, professor at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, will conclude the day with a view of America through the eyes of a Scotsman. The Grand Finale session begins at 3:00 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Jellyroll Mamas, The Sisters, and Bagpiper Bill Scruggs. The Marketplace expo with more than 50 exhibitors and St. John’s Health Fair will also be features as part of the conference. Showcase 2001 is presented by the Area Agency on Aging and St. John’s Regional Medical Center.
	Just Jake Talkin' Mornin', Back when I was drivin’ the ‘48 Chevy pickup with the three speed manual tranny, I could always save a little gas with the trick I learned in an automobile magazine. The method was to accelerate from about twenty miles an hour to the speed limit which was 70 at the time, then put the tranny in neutral and shut off the engine. Ya coast until your speed drops to twenty-five and put the tranny in second, pop the clutch to start the engine and repeat the process. The guy that wrote the article claimed to get over fifty miles to the gallon using this technique. Course the folks followin’ ya down the highway weren’t impressed. I do credit this with savin’ me walkin’ several miles on a couple of occasions. Don’t know if it ever saved any money. This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
Sponsored by McCune Brooks Hospital	Weekly Column Health Notes FROM THE FAST FACTS FILE: Some 20 percent of American teenagers never had chickenpox and according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, are susceptible to it. Complications,including death, are more likely in patients over 15. Vaccination to prevent chickenpox is advisable. North Shore University Hospital in New York is close to developing a male contraceptive now that they’ve identified the mechanism in calcium channel blockers which blocks sperm from functioning. Fertilization takes place when the sperm binds to a sugar on the surface of the egg called mannose. Calcium channel blockers inhibit fertility by entering the sperm’s membranes and preventing it from binding to the mannose. Health officials in Florida are puzzled over the appearance of the first two cases of malaria in that state in 50 years. An assumption that the men developed the disease by sharing infected needles was not supported by the facts. This means they were infected by mosquitoes carrying the malaria. The rise in ultraviolet radiation over large areas of the earth in the last 15 years - caused largely by the depletion of the ozone layer - has alarmed scientists. High UV radiation causes skin cancer and cataracts in humans.