today's
laugh
Teacher: If I laid two eggs on
the chair and three eggs on the table, what do I get?
Pupil: Your picture in "Believe It
Or Not."
My mother is so passive-aggressive. She
says things to me like, "You just can’t seem to
do anything right, and that’s what I really love
about you."
Laura Silverman
I have to talk to my girlfriend every
day on the phone. My husband says, "Why do you have
to talk to her again today? You just talked to her
yesterday. What could you possibly have to tell
her?" "Well, for one thing, I have to tell her
you just said that."
Rita Rudner
1899
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
A
Fine Camera.
An unusually fine camera was on
exhibition at Frank Edel’s drug store yesterday. It
was one he had ordered for W.G. Reid, living five miles
southwest of town. It takes a large picture, 6 1/2 x 8
1/2 inches, and is a Promo, long focus, special camera.
It can be opened out to a length of thirty inches, but
closes up to a compact form in a case only six inches
thick. It cost $92, having an extra large fine lens.
The "Bonanza
King".
E. O’Keefe and son, John, went out
to Bellville this morning to see how Prof. Babboo is
getting along with his noted mine, the "Bonanza
King." This mine is on land leased from Mr.
O’Keefe, but he has never met the lessee, nor seen
the mine since it was fixed up in its present shape, and
while having an outing today will see both.
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Today's Feature
Leaf Smoke on
Front Burner.
A written request by a citizen
to ban all leaf burning in the City could spark a
debate on whether the practice should be
continued.
In the letter to the Council,
health issues were raised as well as typical fire
safety. The citizen says that a neighbor’s
smoke causes asthma symptoms to flair up in their
family.
According to City code, the
burning of leaves and yard waste is permitted
between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. However
under the BOCA National Fire Prevention
Code/1996, which has been adopted by the City,
open burning can be prohibited that "will be
offensive or objectionable due to smoke or odor
emissions when atmospheric conditions or local
circumstances make such fires hazardous."
Under a separate article of
City Code, it is "unlawful for any person to
cause or promote the burning of any material,
substance, or matter other than wood, paper or
leaves within the corporate limits of the
city."
The Fire Department recommends
the use of an approved container for burning.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
I see there
was a recent study that say folks aren’t
gettin’ enough sleep these days. I
suppose such a study would have interested
Tom Edison, who reportedly got through his
life sleepin’ ‘bout four hours a
night and a couple a cat naps durin’ the
day.
Some research indicates
that sleep is more of a mental rest that
allows the brain to shut down for a while.
This gives the gray matter time to sort
through all the junk that gets crammed into
it durin’ the day, sort out the stuff it
needs ta keep, and sluff off the trash.
‘Course cat’s
might have the right idea. They sleep about
ninety percent of their life. I suppose if
all humans had ta worry about was a portion
of MeowMix and a clean cat box, we’d get
a lot more sleep too.
This some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’
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Weekly Column
PRIME TIME WITH KIDS
by Donna Erickson
If you only have one afternoon
or evening for cooking baking this year, the time
will be memorable when you make beautiful
"stained-glass" cookies. The kids will
love pounding hard candies into bits for unique,
edible sun catchers!
Here’s how:
Step 1: Prepare a batch of
basic sugar cookie dough, or use refrigerated
sugar cookie dough from your grocery store.
Step 2: Let children unwrap and
sort colored fruit hard candies. Place each
sorted pile into a plastic bag and fasten shut.
An adult should set bags on a cutting board and
carefully crush candy with a hammer or mallet.
Empty bags into bowls, keeping colors separate.
Step 3: Preheat oven to 350
degrees.
Roll out chilled dough on a
floured surface, using a flour-covered rolling
pin. Roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out dough
with medium- or large-size holiday cookie cutters
that have been dipped in flour. Then use a
smaller cookie cutter such as a star, heart or
alphabet letter to cut out a shape in the middle
of each cookie. Carefully place each large cookie
on foil-lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle crushed
candy evenly into the empty, cutout portion of
each cookie. Make a hole at the top with a
drinking straw.
Step 4: Bake 6 to 8 minutes or
until cookies are lightly browned and candy is
melted. Let the cookies cool completely before
carefully removing from the foil. String ribbon
or yarn through the hole and the cookies are
ready to hang in your window, tree or as a
decoration on a gift bag or box.
Note: Bake the center
cutout dough shapes on a separate baking sheet
for bite-size snacks your elves will enjoy with a
big glass of milk!
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