today's laugh
Friends may come and friends may go,
and very often sever, but the soup that mother makes from
a dime’s worth of bones. . .goes on forever and
ever.
How do you like your coffee?
Half and half.
What do you mean — half and half?
Half in my cup and half in my saucer.
Are you good at additions?
Am I good at addition? I added thiss
account up ten times — here are the the ten
different answers.
Do you read Poe?
Naw — I read pretty good.
1904
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Threw Coal at an
Engine Watchman.
Three men were arrested in the Missouri
Pacific yards by the night policemen last night, on
complaint of the watchman of the Carthage & Western
engine which lays over night here.
The watchman telephoned the police for
help and stated that the hoboes complained of were in a
box car throwing coal at him. The men were arrested and
put in the calaboose until morning. The watchman did not
appear against them this morning and, by direction of
Agent Buckwell, they were turned loose.
Mrs. Rosine Crocker and Mrs. W. J.
Pollard, who are spending the winter in California, have
left San Diego and are now in San Juan, in the western
part of old Mexico. They expect to be there for only a
short time as it is now exceedingly warm and
disagreeable. They will return to San Diego to complete
their western visit.
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Today's Feature
Councilman's Resignation.
The City
Council will hold its regular meeting tomorrow
evening in City Hall. There will be one less
member present due to Council member Mike
Harris’s resignation that he submitted last
Tuesday to Mayor Kenneth Johnson, Staff and
Council Members.
Former Council Member Bill
Putnam emailed an editorial to the Mornin’
Mail published on December 30th that raised
some question to the legalities of Harris’s
First Ward seat.
Harris spoke to the Mornin’
Mail Friday concerning his resignation.
"I have received alot of
calls," said Harris. "From people
wishing I hadn’t done it. I appreciate
everyone’s support."
This matter stems from the
April 2003 election in which Harris won the First
Ward seat but no longer lived in that ward due to
boundaries being moved after the census.
Harris stated that he was
unaware of the boundary change when he filed and
ran.
Initially it was believed
residence was not specified in the City Code, but
City Attorney David Mouton made a clarification
in December that living in the ward is required.
For more information, see the
Mornin’ Mail published copy
Friday, January 9th.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Played a little ball out in
the yard with one a the grandkids over the
weekend.
"My grammy is almost
as old as you," I was informed. I
suppose most four year old’s make
comparisons of different sets of
grandparents, I have learned to not take any
of their observations too personal.
"Yea," he
continued, "she’s really old."
Now I don’t exactly
know how old that makes myself, and I
didn’t force the issue.
I’d have ta guess that
in time the kid will come to appreciate
"mature" individuals and more
carefully craft his insights, or keep
‘em to himself.
I remember my grandparents
sayin’ they wished they had the energy
us kids had. I’m still learnin’ to
appreciate the wisdom of those "old
folks."
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
THIS IS A
HAMMER
By Sam Mazzotta
Sturdy Stair
Building Tips
Q. I plan to build some back
steps to our mobile home in January. Enclosed
please find a diagram of the stairs I intend to
build. Do you think this design is stable enough
for everyday use? — Mike P., Salem, Mo.
A. For folks at home without
access to this diagram, Mike is planning to build
a short wooden stair to the back entry door of a
standard mobile home. This is a really good
little carpentry project and, with care taken
throughout the process, such an outdoor stair can
be built within a day.
Measurement guidelines should
be followed closely; be patient and double-check
all your figures. Outdoor steps (for example,
steps leading onto a deck) are required by many
state building codes to be at least 36 inches
wide (for exact requirements, contact a building
inspector). This helps keep the stairs stable
under your weight. In addition, the vertical
distance between each step should be between six
and eight inches, and the width of the tread
should be 10 to 13 inches.
To get the exact height and
width of the steps, get out your calculator and
measuring tape. Then, measure the distance from
the bottom of the mobile-home door to the ground
(the rise), and the distance from the ground
where the back of the steps will be to the point
where you want the stairway to end (the run).
Looking at the height of the rise will tell you
how many steps you’ll need (for example, a
height of 35 inches can be divided into five
steps, each with a height of 7 inches). The
length of the run, divided by the number of
steps, will give you the width of each step
(i.e., a measurement of 55 inches divided by 5
steps equals a run width of 11 inches each). When
you cut the risers, using sturdy hardwood, of
course, use these measurements to cut accurately.
Stair treads should overhang
the stringers by an inch on both ends.
As to stability, the X-brace
across the back of your steps should be
sufficient to provide vertical stabilization.
Make sure they are securely attached to the post
boards on either side, but place only one nail
(or bolt and nut, preferably) through the center
where the boards cross so the wood can bend and
warp with weight and weather changes with minimal
damage. To increase overall stability, build a
square frame around the entire back of the
staircase.
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