today's
laugh
A London doctor touring in the prvinces
had difficulty in obtaining suitable lodgings in a small
town.
One lady, showing him a dingy bedroom,
remarked persuasively, "As a whole, this is quite a
nice room, isn’t it?"
"Yes, madam," he agreed,
"but as a bedroom it’s no good."
The vicar, awarding prizes at the local
dog show, was scandalized at the costumes worn by some
members of the younger fair sex.
"Look at that youngster,"
said he; "the one with cropped hair, the cigareete
and breeches, holding two pups. Is it a boy or a
girl?"
"A girl," said his companion.
"She’s my daughter."
"My dear sir!" The vicar was
flustered. "Do forgive me. I would never have been
so outspoken had I known you were her father."
"I’m not," said the
other, "I’m her mother."
1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Captain Whitsett Arrives
Also Sergt. Elliot and two
Others- Recruiting at Once
Captain George P. Whitsett, of Company
C, Fifth Missouri Infantry, arrived in Carthage this
morning from Chickamauga, accompanied by Sergt. Robert
Elliot, of Carthage and Sergt. R.A. Moore and Corporal
O.E. Mertz of Kansas City. Sergeant Deacon left
Chickamauga with Capt. Whitsett but dropped off at his
home in Harrisonville.
Moore and Mertz were about the streets
all day, while Sergt. Elliot went at once to his home on
Fulton street. Before Capt. Whitsett could get off the
square he was besieged by crowds of friends and
acquaintances. Many fathers and brothers eagerly grasped
the captain's hand and asked for news of the boys in
camp. Judge Brown and J.M. Whitsett got out a lot of
flags and decorated the office windows of the former in
the First National bank building in honor of their
arrival.
Captain Whitsett looks thin and brown,
but healthy and every inch a soldier. A short black
mustache has adorned his lip since his departure from
Carthage. He said: "I am in charge of the recruiting
for the second battalion of the Fifth, with three
sergeants and three corporals to assist. We will have 113
men to raise for the battalion and may raise as many of
them as we like or can right here in Carthage, but we may
go elsewhere to raise the greater part of them."
The work of recruiting will begin at
once, probably tomorrow morning. The recently organized
reserve companies will be investigated and given a chance
to go. Among these is J.J. Nelson's at Webb City and
Norton, Tindale and Purcell's company.
Americans Not Allowed Ashore
In a recent very interesting letter
home, Miss Bessie Rose, now traveling abroad, states that
about April 1 their party of eighteen, mostly Americans,
was not allowed to go ashore in Suda Bay on the island of
Crete.
The reasons were purely political and
for six hours while the boat was unloading freight no one
was allowed to go ashore.
The bay was at the time full of
warships from various nations. The party was composed of
members of the "American school of classical
studies" of which she is a member. She is now in
Sicily and their next point will be Pompeii and Naples,
thence back to Rome.
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Today's Feature Fireworks at Muni Park.
Preparations for the annual
City fireworks display at Municipal Park are on
schedule according to Parks Superintendent Alan
Bull. Parks personnel spent a good portion of
yesterday mowing and getting the area ready for
the expected crowd on Saturday night.
The City spends approximately
$10,000 on the celebration and it will be the
only local July Fourth fireworks display this
year. Precious Moments, which has also had
displays in the past, has opted to not put on a
fireworks display this summer.
Bull says that the Municipal
Golf Course will be accepting tee times until
noon on Saturday and allowing golfers to begin
play for nine holes up until two o’clock.
A first aid station will be set
up for the event and the area will be policed to
keep illegal fireworks from being set off.
The City Council voted to keep
the celebration at Municipal Park and denied a
request by the Parks Board to move the display to
the Myers Park property. Past attempts make the
event more "regional" were not well
received by the Council.
Numbers In the Art Garden.
release
artCentral
Great news, the Art in the
Garden tour numbers have been crunched and it
looks like everyone was a winner. We are so
pleased to tell you that two-hundred and ten
dollars was donated to artCentral's art library.
Thanks a million to everyone who took the tour
and donated. Also a big thank you to Jane and
Carla for all their hard work. Thanks to Jane and
the Art Forum for arranging artCentral to be on
the tour and on the receiving end.
The Art Forum is really a great
bunch of people. They are so supportive of
artCentral, we can't thank them enough or say
enough good things about them.
As far as numbers went for this
tour, Joplin's library came out on top with
donations totaling nine-hundred and eighty five
dollars, Phelp's House was next with four-hundred
dollars, Webb City's library received two-hundred
and ninety dollars and write-ins of the Lamar
library fifteen dollars, Pittsburg library five
dollars, and Imagine Art Gallery five dollars.
Way to spread it around! Isn't it great what we
can accomplish when we all work together.
We are planning to use the
funds we received to add another art video to our
video section and fill in some gaps in our book
selection. We are a little thin in some areas,
such as sculpture and pottery.
Helen is working on this years
membership drive. She has revamped our membership
forms ( with some more of her cool artwork and
they are back from the printer. If you would like
to receive one just give us a call, or drop us a
line and we'll get you signed up. A big thanks to
Helen for her hard work. Under her guidance our
numbers have grown to 107 members.
Our luncheon tickets are on
sale now. You can get them on the Carthage square
at Imagine Art Gallery or at artCentral. We hope
this event will be a good time for everyone. If
so we will do it again. Thanks to those who have
already purchased tickets. The cost is $15 (it's
a fund-raiser) and Andy Thomas will be the
program. The epicurean meal will be prepared by
Shellie Markham. Guess that leaves Helen and
Robin as the ones serving the meal. This could
really be interesting.
We have some artCentral
information sheets available here along with our
membership forms. There is the little brochure
complete with photos of our lovely little
gallery, Helen will soon have some copies of our
latest newsletter and the Planning Committee has
a schedule of events now through the end of the
year. We even have a how booked for 1999.
More next week. . .
VantAge Point to Hold Free
Diabetes Seminar.
News Release
The VantAge Point
More than 16 million Americans
have diabetes and every minute another person is
diagnosed with the disease. In 1996, over 162,000
Americans died from this disease. It is the
fourth-leading cause of death by disease in the
U.S. Diabetes costs our nation $138 billion a
year.
Because this is such a
widespread disease affecting people who either
have diabetes themselves or have a family member
or friend with diabetes, the VantAge Point's July
10 Friday Fair will be of special interest.
Yvonne Thomas, diabetes nurse
specialist, will present an information seminar
covering many aspects of the subject. Ms. Thomas
is well known and highly respected in the
southwest Missouri for her knowledge and
expertise in effectively communicating her
message. The VantAge Point is pleased to be able
to offer to the people of this area the
opportunity to attend her seminar. Friday Fair at
the VantAge Point will begin at 10:00 am with an
open house. The seminar begins at 10:30 am.
Friday Fairs are presented the
second Friday of each month at the VantAge Point
which is located in the main, west entrance to
Northpark Mall, Joplin. Adults of all ages are
welcome. There is no charge and refreshments are
served. For more information call (417) 627-0600
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Used ta have a dog that
would start shakin' all over and hide behind
the couch whenever it started to thunder. No
talkin' to that dog. Just wouldn't listen.
No matter how calm we
spoke, or how much we petted that dog, it
wouldn't move from it's security furniture.
I don't suppose it really
hurt anything that the dog was so fearful of
a rumble or two. There was somethin' that
made us kids want to get the dog to face the
thunder.
'Course we were prob'ly
lucky not to be struck down by lightnin'
durin' some of our adventures durin' rain
storms.
I suppose now there would
be some dog shrink tellin' us that we could
somehow work the animal through its fears and
make it a more functional pet. The dog lived
a normal and healthy life. Sometimes you just
have to let shakin' dogs lay.
This is some fact, but
mostly
Just Jake Talkin'
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Weekly Column
Natural Nutrition
by Mari An Willis
Trust you will have a happy and
safe 4th weekend. I am looking forward to a
couple of days in a row of rest time. I want to
putz around in my yard and cook for my kids and
friends.
I was looking up something in
THE VITIMAN BIBLE by Earl Mindell and got
distracted and wound up reading many of the
benefits of vitamin B6. According to the text, if
one is deficient in this nutrient, some of the
following symptoms may occur: weakness,
irritability, nervousness, insomnia, anemia, a
decrease in antibody formation and possible
kidney, liver and skin conditions.
Some of the latest research
indicates that a B6 deficiency may cause
behavioral problems or even carpal tunnel
syndrome. Many workers in this area take B6 as a
preventative to carpal tunnel as their jobs
require repetative motion with the same muscle.
Peopl who use computers are beginning to complain
of this syndrome and may be wise to add B6 to
their nutritional programs.
Vitamin B6 also reduces and
helps regulate fluid buildup, thereby reducing
inflammation. I have found if I am retaining
fluid so that my rings are tight or my shoes are
much tighter by the end of the afternoon, if I
increase my B6 swelling begins to go down. That
is my personal experience and may not be yours,
but it may be worth a try if you are aggrivated
by swelling in the warm (HOT!) months. I have
also found through experience that this vitamin
may increase ones dreaming and make for a
restless night. I take it around 3:00 and do not
have to deal with overly vivid dreaming.
Do remember to wear your
sunscreen and cover from the sun this weekend.
Aloe Vera soothes a sunburn as does vinegar.
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