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•“Where the Wild Things Are” began with something else in the place of “Things.” Maurice Sendak, a young storybook artist, originally wrote a children’s story called “Where the Wild Horses Are.” The only problem with this title was he couldn’t draw horses. In 1963, Sendak changed “Horses” to “Things” in favor of monsters. He based these monsters on his scary Brooklyn relatives that he didn’t like as a child.

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A STORY IS BORN (continued):• In 1940, Rey and his wife fled from the Nazi invasion of Paris. They were caught escaping on their bicycles and arrested as spies. An of-ficer searching their belongings found the un-published manuscript of “Curious George,” and after reading it, he let the Rey’s go, say-ing no spy could write such a wonderful story. • A.A. Milne gave his son Christopher Robin a stuffed bear for his first birthday in 1921. He named the bear Winnie the Pooh after Winnie, a real bear at the London Zoo. As his son grew up, Milne made up bedtime stories about adventures his son had with his Teddy Bear. A friend and ed-itor of a children’s magazine thought they were so charming, he suggested publishing them. “Winnie-the-Pooh” was published in 1926.• E.B. White based “Charlotte’s Web” on his

own experiences at his farm in Maine. White said, “One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the animal be-cause, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig’s life. In the barn I had been watch-ing a big, gray spider at her work and was im-pressed by how clever she was weaving her web. Gradually I worked the spider into the story, a story of friendship and salvation on the farm.”• In 1939, Ludwig Bemelman wrote the first “Madeline” book in Pete’s Tavern in New York City using the backs of the tavern’s menus as writing paper. The story was based on his moth-er’s life as a young girl in Bavaria and his mem-ories as the smallest boy in boarding school. He named the main character after his wife Madeline.• In 1941, during lunch with a publisher

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A STORY IS BORN (continued):name “Seuss.” He got the idea for his first pub-lished book, “And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street” while on a ship. He began putting words to the cadence of the boat’s engines. The phrase he kept repeating was, “And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street,” which became the founda-tion of a tale about a young boy who imagines a parade that grows more and more outrageous.• While on a boat trip up the River Thames in London, Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodg-son was accompanied by three young daugh-ters of his friend Henry Liddell. He entertained the girls with a story about a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure. • The girls loved the story and one of them, Alice Liddell, asked Dodgson to write it down for her. For Christmas in 1864 he gave Alice a handwritten copy of the manuscript entitled “Al-ice’s Adventures Under Ground,” dedicating it as “a Christmas gift to a dear child in memory of a summer’s day.” The book was published in 1865.• In 1990, while on a crowded train from Manchester to London, the idea for Harry Pot-ter suddenly “fell into her head,” says author Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Rowling sent her manuscript “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” to several prospective agents in 1995. After eight rejections by publishers, an offer came in but with one suggestion — that she change her pen name to a more gender-neutral name to address the fear that males in the tar-geted age group wouldn’t be interested in read-ing a novel written by a woman. She agreed and decided to use J. K. Rowling instead.• No one author is known to have written the story of Cinderella. Many versions of the folk tale have been shared for thousands of years throughout the world. The oldest recorded Cin-derella story dates back to first century B.C. in ancient Greece. The tale is of a “rosy-cheeked”

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Laxatives Have Gotten an Unfair ReputationDEAR DR. DONOHUE: For the past two years, my husband has been trying to deal with constipation. We have tried everything -- lots of fruits and vegetables, prunes and fi ber. He takes a spoonful of mineral oil daily. He is active and plays golf twice a week and walks 2 miles on the other mornings. A lifelong fear of becoming dependent on laxatives prevents him from taking any. We are at a loss about what to do. Any suggestions you make are appreciated. -- J.H.

ANSWER: A lack of fl uids, too little fi ber and inactivity are the major causes of constipation. Laxatives used to be thought of as dangerous remedies, to be used sparingly if at all. People do not develop a “laxative habit,” and their colons are not harmed by them. Your husband has done all he can without any results.It is much unhealthier for him to strain to eliminate than it is to take a laxative. He can use whichever one he wants. MiraLAX is a reliable one. Mineral oil is not great idea. If the oil goes down the wrong way and enters the lungs, it can cause big trouble. Once the laxative has restored normal movements,

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POST YOUR LOCAL EVENTS HERE FOR FREE!Tidbits’ Local Events Directory is here to help promote local events. If you have a local event in the near future and would

like to post it please email your event’s name, location, time & date to [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday at 12pm.

SEPT 17...Fish Days at New Haven Farm & Feed, 9am-11am, Call By Sept 13th To Order.SEPT 17... Franklin County Farm Toy Show, 9am - 5pm, at St. John’s Lutheran Church 2149 Lutheran Church Rd, Beaufort.SEPT 19....Heartland Quilt Guild meeting, 7 PM @ First State Community Bank, use rear entrance--all invited to attend.OCT 1...... CANCELLED Pumpkin Fest, Second Creek Farm, HWY 19N and Brake Meyer Rd, Owensville, MO.OCT 1,2 ..The 15th Annual Mid-Missouri Horse, Mule, & Ox Farming and Historical Crafts Days, Gerald, MO, Call 573-764-2629 or tenacity@fi dnet.com for info.OCT 2......St. John’s Lutheran Church 33rd Annual Sausage Dinner, 12-5pm, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Beaufort, MoOCT 8...Owensville Chamber “Falling Leaf Poker Run” Registration 10 am to 1 pm Starting @ The Cafe’ Co. Owensville.OCT 9.... A Lord’s Acre Auction at St. Peter United Church of Christ in Owensville, at 1 PM, Food Served. NOV 6...Franklin County History Fair, 785 Butterfi eld Dr. and Hwy 47 South @ Franklin Co Baptist Association, 1-5pm.

A STORY IS BORN (continued):girl, who lived in the Greek colony of Naucra-tis in ancient Egypt. No matter how the story is told, the main character is always a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The theme remains constant — overcoming unjust oppression to fi nd triumph and reward.

OVERCOMING THE ODDS:CHILDREN OF WAR

• The United Nations was established after World War II in hopes of creating peace-ful resolutions to confl icts between nations. In spite of this effort, between 1945 and 1992 alone, there were 149 major wars around the world, killing more than 23 million people. • Some of the greatest casualties of all wars are children. They are innocent vic-tims who have little choice but to expe-rience the same horrors as their parents. • Children of war are often separated from their families, driven from their homes, left orphaned, killed, maimed, sexually abused or exploited into becoming child soldiers. • In times of war, more children die from starvation and sickness than from bullets and bombs. Those who do survive are often trau-matized from the violence and brutality they witness. Many generations of young people are emotionally affected for the rest of their lives. • According to Unicef, during the last de-cade, it is estimated that child victims have in-cluded: two million killed; four to fi ve million disabled; 12 million left homeless; more than one million orphaned or separated from their parents; and some 10 million psychologically traumatized. • One increasing tragedy of war is the use of young children as soldiers. Chil-dren are used because they are more expend

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¥ ÒI recently did a litt le work on my car, and aft erward I washed and waxed it. My tools got prett y grimy, so I cleaned them too. Since I had the wax out, I used it on several of them to keep them from rusti ng in storage.Ó -- A Reader, via email

¥ Add a fabric-soft ener sheet to your vacuum bag when you change it. While you clean, you will distribute the good smell throughout your home. You also can use a cot-ton ball scented with your favorite essenti al oil or even perfume.

¥ If you have trouble threading needles, try spritzing some hairspray on your fi nger, and twist the end of the thread. It will keep the fi bers together and sti ff en it enough to be easily threaded.

¥ It’s sti ll possible to save a bit of money on car mainte-nance if you canÕt change your own oil. Learn common add-ons that you will be off ered at oil-and-lube places. Air fi lters are surprisingly easy to replace on your own, and so are windshield wipers. Very oft en, the staff of auto-supply chains will lend you tools or even assist you right in the parking lot.

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A sign posted on a telephone pole in the middle of a summer heat wave read:

“Garage Sale this Sunday: 7 A.M. until 100 degrees.”

1. Sun Protection Factor2. 1978’s “Grease”

1. Five years2. “Summer Breeze”3. 1935’s “Porgy and Bess”4. Lake Havasu City, Arizona5. “Soak up the Sun”

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This word means: Days are longest and nights are shortest.


More than 3.5 billion wire coat hangers make their way to U.S. landfills every year. That’s about 200 million tons of steel that could be recycled. You can make a difference just by returning your wire coat hangers to the dry cleaners.

7/24 Amelia Earhart Day7/25 Merry-Go-Round Day7/26 Disability Independence Day7/27 Korean War Veterans’ Armistice Day7/28 National Milk Chocolate Day7/29 Rain Day7/30 Father-in-Law Day

1. What does the sunscreen acronym SPF stand for?

2. What movie featured John Travolta crooning “Summer Nights”?

1. How long do dermatologists say it takes for your skin to totally recover from a bad sunburn?2. Name Seals & Crofts’ No. 1 hit of 1971.3. What musical featured the Gershwin song “Summertime”?4. Which U.S. city has the highest average summer temperature?5. According to Sheryl Crow’s hit song, what does she “wanna do”?

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” ~Sam Keen

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The non-sibling with whom you share a grandparent is your first cousin, If you share a great-grandparent, but not a grandparent or parent, it’s your second cousin. The child of your first cousin is your first cousin “once removed,” indicating the number of generations separating you from each other. “First cousin once removed” and “second cousin” are not the same thing!

You know it’s a hot summer when farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read a recent column of yours where an owner said her cat tended to scratch and nip at her without warning. You said that the cat might have some socialization problems due to being a shelter pet, or might be experiencing some stress. Could I add that cats that are per-fectly “normal” and loving also will scratch or nip if they are surprised or feel otherwise threatened. It’s natural. -- Cat Fan in Chi-cago

DEAR CAT FAN: You’re right; many cats will turn and scratch or nip when surprised. Others will bat or scratch at strangers or even family members who reach out to them. Why? Well, like humans, cats have varying levels of “personal space,” so to speak. And because they’re fi ercely inde-

pendent, many have specifi c likes and dislikes -- opinions that can vary from family member to family member.It’s important to approach a cat, or any animal, with respect. Never sneak up behind or grab at a cat, and don’t yell or make loud noises. Approach from an angle where it can see you clearly, and speak in a calm, reassuring voice. Hold out your hand for inspection, and let the cat come to you.It’s possible to fi gure out the most important signals just from this move. If it sniffs at your hand, rubs its whiskers against it and backs away, the cat’s not interested in being picked up or petted at the moment. If it approaches you after rubbing its whiskers against your hand, you’re welcome to pet it. If it allows you to gently pick it up and doesn’t struggle, great. If it jumps into your lap, you belong to it (just kidding -- sort of!). BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS:

1) Neither 2) Two 3) 30 4) Six 5) Adoniram 6) Profi

1. Is the book of Labour in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From Ecclesiastes 4:9, how many are better than one because they have a good reward for their labour? Two, Three, Five, Seven 3. In 1 Kings 5:13-14, how many thousand men comprised the labor force that King Solomon raised? 1, 5, 10, 304. From Exodus 20:9, how many days shalt thou labour and do all thy work? Two, Four, Six, Seven5. What son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor in David’s kingdom? Baal, Adoniram, Cyrenius, Phaneul6. From Proverbs 14:23, “In all labour there is ...”? Love, Hope, Light, Profi t

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CHILDREN OF WAR (continued):able and easier to intimidate into doing what they are told. Some children are forced to join military groups as a means of survival be-cause they are provided needed food, cloth-ing and protection, or they are recruited using threats of harm to their person or their family. • There are children who will fi ght willingly and do so for varied reasons. They may fi ght to avenge the death of parents and families or like adults, they too may see themselves fi ghting for social justice or religious beliefs. Whole generations of children have grown up surrounded by violence as an everyday oc-currence. This becomes their way of life.



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A sign posted on a telephone pole in the middle of a summer heat wave read:

“Garage Sale this Sunday: 7 A.M. until 100 degrees.”

1. Sun Protection Factor2. 1978’s “Grease”

1. Five years2. “Summer Breeze”3. 1935’s “Porgy and Bess”4. Lake Havasu City, Arizona5. “Soak up the Sun”

Barry Bonds 7/24/64Matt LeBlanc 7/25/67Kevin Spacey 7/26/59Alex Rodriguez 7/27/75Sally Struthers 7/28/48Martina McBride 7/29/68Hilary Swank 7/30/74

This word means: Days are longest and nights are shortest.


More than 3.5 billion wire coat hangers make their way to U.S. landfills every year. That’s about 200 million tons of steel that could be recycled. You can make a difference just by returning your wire coat hangers to the dry cleaners.

7/24 Amelia Earhart Day7/25 Merry-Go-Round Day7/26 Disability Independence Day7/27 Korean War Veterans’ Armistice Day7/28 National Milk Chocolate Day7/29 Rain Day7/30 Father-in-Law Day

1. What does the sunscreen acronym SPF stand for?

2. What movie featured John Travolta crooning “Summer Nights”?

1. How long do dermatologists say it takes for your skin to totally recover from a bad sunburn?2. Name Seals & Crofts’ No. 1 hit of 1971.3. What musical featured the Gershwin song “Summertime”?4. Which U.S. city has the highest average summer temperature?5. According to Sheryl Crow’s hit song, what does she “wanna do”?

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” ~Sam Keen

S O L S T I C E

E O L S C T S I

The non-sibling with whom you share a grandparent is your first cousin, If you share a great-grandparent, but not a grandparent or parent, it’s your second cousin. The child of your first cousin is your first cousin “once removed,” indicating the number of generations separating you from each other. “First cousin once removed” and “second cousin” are not the same thing!

You know it’s a hot summer when farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

There are three components of UV light — UVA, UVB and UVC. A sunburn is caused by UVB light, which causes immediate damage. The UVA light used by a tanning bed may be more dangerous because the light penetrates more deeply into the layers of the skin.

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