Mornin' Mail

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Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Volume VII, Number 64

did ya know?
Did Ya Know?. . The Carthage Soccer League will hold registrations for the 98/99 seasons for boys & girls ages 4-under 15, Thurs. Sept. 17 at the Southwest Missouri Bank Community Room. Cost is $20 for both seasons. For more info call Stanley Walker 358-8302, Roy Mason 358-6786, or Diana Nordstrom 237-7035.

today's laugh

A man dashed into the fire station. He was tremendously excited, and burst out with: "I'm sorry to interrupt you all, but my wife has disappeared again."

One of the firemen looked up.

"That's too bad," he sympathized, "but why tell us firemen? Why not notify the police?"

The intruder shook his head.

"I don't dare tell the police," he exclaimed. "I told them the last time she disappeared-and they went out and found her!"

"Times certainly have changed," signed Smith.

"How so?" asked Robinson.

"Why, at a little family party last night, the women talked politics while the men got off in a corner and exchanged recipes."

He (not a bright conversationalist)- "Something came into my mind just now and went away again."

She (bored)-"Perhaps it was lonely."

1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Drilling for Water.

Frank Galentine bought a Keystone drill last week and took it immediately tot he Tuck farm twelve miles southeast of Carthage, and a mile and a half north of Pershley. It was placed in charge of Wm. Journey who began drilling for water, and when everything was gotten into running order, Chas. and Ben Newbert took charge of the drilling. In running four shifts the drill went down 78 feet in solid lime stone and flint rock. No water has been struck, but a good vein is expected at less than 100 feet.

Killed By a Powder Explosion.

Sam Kent, of Galena, was killed by an explosion of a box of powder at the McCullogh mine on the Jackson lease yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. Three other men were badly hurt by the explosion.

Today's Feature

Applications for U.S. Academies Being Accepted.

Seventh district Congressman Roy Blunt announced yesterday that he is accepting applications for the 1999 fall enrollments to the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Five Southwest Missouri students nominated by Blunt won spots in military academies this fall.

This year's high school seniors are urged to begin the appointment process immediately by submitting an application to Congressman Blunt. Nominees are interviewed by a citizen board in December and their recommendations are submitted to Congressman Blunt for nomination.

Nominees are chosen based on personal merit. Applicants must be 17 to 23 years of age by July 1 in the year of admission, unmarried with no dependents, a U. S. Citizen and resident of the 7th District.

Applications for admission to the U.S. Service Academies should be addressed to Congressman roy Blunt at 2740 East Sunshine, Springfield, Missouri 65804. The deadline for completing an application for 1999 fall admissions is November 16, 1998.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I have always been taught to respect the nations flag. Not because the cloth was somethin' special, or the design was all that outstandin', but because of what it represented. It doesn't represent a particular person or group but ideals that are worthy of allegiance. Ideals including one "indivisible" nation with "liberty and justice for all."

These basic ideals are the fabric of the people, not the woven thread of the flag itself. The preservation of the principles represented by the Union flag was the result of the Civil War. The fight ultimately confirmed that states do not have the right to secede.

I have no objection to the erection of a monument in honor of the bravery and commitment shown by soldiers who fought and died in the County of Jasper. But the argument that any flag can be flown on the Courthouse lawn without it representing the ideals of those who fought for it is bunk.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

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Weekly Column

Intro to the Internet.

The World Wide Web is the most talked about component of the Internet today. It is also the one component of the Internet that is advancing ( in terms of technology) the fastest. As you travel from place to place, information is constantly being transferred back and forth between client and server computers.

While you’re "surfing" the World Wide Web, you use Hypertext Links (Some time called Hot Links) to quickly travel from one location to another.

These links change colors after you click on them. This makes it easier for you to keep track of where you’ve been. In addition, these links could take you anywhere. Clicking on a hypertext link could connect you to another town, state, or even country.

Of course, links aren’t the only way to connect to another location. Each World Wide Web site has its own individual address. You’ve probably seen commercials on television where they show an address that; looks something like ‘htt://www.company.com/’. This is the World Wide Web Address of that company. The real name for this address in Uniform Resource Locator (or URL) and you can easily access that particular company by typing the address directly in the location field on your browser.

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