today's
laugh
"Are you an
actress, auntie?"
"No, darling, why do you
ask?"
"Because Daddy said when you came
we’d have a scene."
A teacher asked the class to name that
States of the United States.
One child responded so promptly and
accurately as to bring forth this comment from the
teacher:
"You did very well—much
better than I could have done at your age."
"Yes you could," said the
child consolingly, "there were only thirteen
then."
"Does your son play on the
piano?"
"No; he can’t climb that high
yet."
Auntie- "What did little Margaret
get at the birthday party?"
Mother- "Three books, four
handkerchiefs, and the measles."
1902
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of
Events as they have Transpired in the City and County
since our last Issue.
THE
FIGHT ON ROACH.
Globe Editor Opposing
Him Personally at Jefferson City.
The fate of C. Roach’s aspiration
for the senate secretaryship was to have been determined
in caucus at Jefferson City last night, but the matter
was not settled as expected. The following clipped from
this morning’s Joplin Globe shows how earnestly that
paper is fighting Roach: "L. C. McCarn of the Joplin
Globe arrived there today and is lending his earnest
efforts to the work of the anti-Roach delegation, which
is leaving no stone unturned to accomplish its end."
An anti-Roach dispatch from Jefferson
City last night said:
"The Roach-Combs fight for
secretary of the senate is acknowledged to be very close,
Roach claiming 17 votes in the caucus. Combs is not able
to hold all his St. Louis senators. The opposition to
Roach is swelling every hour."
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Today's Feature
CW&EP Audit Approved.
The Carthage Water and Electric
Plant Board met Thursday afternoon for their
monthly meeting in the Council Chambers.
The Agenda included
consideration of fiscal year 2001-2002 audit by
Chris Churchwell, "basically a standard
report" noted Churchwell. It was Approved.
There was the consideration of
bids for relocating the utilities for the
improvements at the intersection of Airport and
Highway 571 for the new roundabout. A $52,318 bid
was approved from Earth Works of Neosho. An
August 1st completion date is expected. Half of
the cost of this project will be reimbursed to
CW&EP by the state.
The power sales agrement with
the board of Municipal Utilities of the city of
Sikeston, MO was approved.
The city has a two year
contract which allows 6 megawatts of capacity
through the 4 peak months and 4 megawatts during
the other 8 months. At the end of the two years
they can renew the contract on an annual basis.
CW&EP is scheduled to begin
installing new lights at Myers Park next week.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
It was bad
enough when ya saw those disclaimers printed
in magazines for prescription medication. Now
I’m seein’ thirty second
commercials on tv that are mainly sayin’
who shouldn’t use this new wonder drug.
I’ve gotta figure it’s some sort of
legal thing.
I’ve gotta wonder how
they figured out what ailments ta warn
against. Whatever this stuff cures it just
has ta be worse than any of those things
listed that keep ya from usin’ it. I
suppose these things are on a "need ta
know" basis. Myself, I’m just
hopin’ I don’t ever get that
curious.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
THIS IS A HAMMER
By Samantha Mazzotta
The Ins and
Outs of Outlets
Q: I want to install GFCI
(ground-fault circuit interrupter) outlets in
place of the older outlets in my bathrooms. Is it
possible to do this myself, or should I hire a
professional? — Taylor K., Kansas City, Mo.
A: Whether to do it yourself or
not depends on your level of comfort working with
electrical items. If you’ve ever installed
an electrical appliance, such as a ceiling fan or
light fixture, then replacing your older outlets
with the safer GFCI type should be no problem.
However, if you approach even the switches in
your circuit box with trepidation, I recommend
calling a professional electrician to do the work
safely and quickly.
As a side note, the GFCI outlet
is an excellent safety item. When a change in
current flow is detected (for example, if you
attempt to put a wet plug into the outlet), the
GFCI device quickly shuts off power from the
circuit, preventing electrical shock. A reset
button on the outlet allows the user to restore
power. Newly built homes are required to have
GFCI devices. Owners of older homes should have
them installed, especially in bathrooms and
outdoors, where the risk of electrical shock is
great.
Describing installation of an
outlet takes a few more words than are allotted
for this column, so I’ll give you an
overview.
Two options for the GFCI outlet
are available. You can install the interrupter so
that it protects only a single location (its
outlet), or so it protects multiple locations
(all outlets, switches and light fixtures on the
circuit beyond it). The difference is in the
connections: to install to a single location,
connect the hot and neutral wires only to the
terminals marked LINE; to install to a multiple
location, wires are connected to both the LINE
and LOAD terminals. Both terminals will be marked
on the GFCI receptacle.
As with all electrical work,
turn off power to the circuit and put a circuit
tester on the receptacle wiring to ensure that no
juice is reaching it. After pulling out the old
receptacle, but before disconnecting the wires,
sketch a quick diagram of the wiring setup and
mark hot, neutral and ground wires (place a piece
of masking tape, labeled, on each wire, or write
down the color codes for reference).
The GFCI outlet’s
manufacturer should include instructions for its
installation as either single- or multi-location.
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