today's
laugh
"Mummy, why does it rain?"
"To make things grow. To give us
apples, pears, corn, flowers---"
"Then why does it rain on
pavement?"
"Is the doctor in?" inquired
the caller.
"No, sir," answered his
five-year-old boy.
"Have you any idea when he will be
back?"
"I don't know, sir--he went out on
an eternity case."
Mother (teaching alphabet)-"Now,
dear, what comes after O?"
Child-"Yeah!"
1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Common Slang and Phrases.
New Additions to the English
Laguage.
"Cinch" is a word that has
recently come to us, a very expressive metaphor taken
from the Mexican "cincha," meaning the
tightening of a saddlegirth. Hence to get a cinch on one
is to have one in a grip as tight as a saddle of a
mustang. The true significance of this metaphor appears
in that amusing Western poem "One of the
Palls," written by Jonah Le Roy Robinson, of
Watertown, S. Dak.:
Joe had no sense o' time to quit;
Stunted discreetion and stall-fed grit
Helped him unbuckle on many a cinch,
Whar sensible men 'ud have died in the
pinch
Among the slang phrases, some of which
have really been assimilated into the language and are
frequently used by editorial writers, a great many have
come from the race track in recent years, showing that,
in this country slang is everyday language.
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Today's Feature Write In Candidate Files.
Will Run Against Holt.
The speculation about a
possible write-in candidate to run against Steve
Holt for County Collector in November is now a
reality. Jim Christiansen filed in the Carthage
Jasper County Courthouse yesterday afternoon at
2:30 to be a candidate for the position.
Christiansen lives on Belle Terrace Lane on the
west side of Joplin. Write -in candidates are not
required to declare a party affiliation.
Holt is the lone candidate on
the official ballot for the November 3 election.
According to County officials, the ouster last
Friday from his current term does not affect his
bid for reelection.
Write-in candidates seldom
receive a large number of votes partially because
voters have to accurately write the candidate's
name and mark a box next to it. Information about
the candidate will be posted at polling places,
but individuals can not be made aware of the
posting by those working at the poll unless it is
requested by the voter.
If Holt is reelected, he will
resume his duties as of next March.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
There are some days, as I'm
sure most can tell, where ya know there's
some tidbit of news out their that ever'one
would like ta hear about, but ya just can't
quite get it pinned down. Sometimes it's not
bein' able to get a hold of the right person,
sometimes they just don't want ta talk about
it. Usually there are alternative sources or
different angles ta approach and get at least
a portion of the story. Yesterday there
wasn't much ta do but wait for some word from
the governor's office concernin' the County
Collector's Office.
This is not ta take a shot
at the Governor, I'm sure there are other
demands he was lookin' after. It's just that
the word was there would be some info comin'
to the Courthouse around noon. Then it was
sometime after one. A little after three
there was still no word. How do ya keep a
reader curious for 24 hours? I'll tell ya
tomorrow.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin'.
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Weekly Column
Intro To The Internet
Who made the Internet?
One of the biggest
misconceptions about the Internet is that it was
planned. The Internet was indirectly created back
in the ‘60’s by the U.S. government
during the Cold War. The government was tired of
mailing magnetic tapes back and forth between
computers. So they decided to devise a way to
link computers together using cables.
The first concern the
government had in doing this was that the system
had to be very robust. Meaning if one computer
crashes or was disconnected the other computers
needed to be able to stay working. They wanted a
design whereby they could connect and disconnect
computers all day without disturbing any of the
other computers on the network. Any of you who
have looked through Christmas tree lights for
that one burned out bulb can appreciate the
design they were looking for.
In order to manage this huge
project the government created an organization
called Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA).
Later this new network was called the ARPANET. I
personally like Internet better.
At the end of the
‘70’s and the seeming ease of the Cold
War, this incredible network was losing it
financial backing. At this time the government
began to invite science organizations and
universities to use the network for their
purposes.
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