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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
WATER SUPPLY THREATENED.
lee Jam Above st. Joseph Lowers
Missouri River Five Feet.

St. Joaaph. Mo. Dec. 2s.-Owing TO an
inIneusn jam Of ice in the Missouri River
north Of this city water famine is
threatened.
The ice has diverted the water from the
intakes and lowered the level of the river
five feet Three hundred men are work
ing on trenches TO bring the water in
reach of tho pumps. The water is now
being drawn from the reservoir.
II ynS reported that water woul! he
shut off Tonight hut = Il late hour this
had not been done
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29

ture.
With Superintendent J. W. Graham of
the old Poor Farm near Houts Chapel
originated the idea of building the new
home for the poor. He circulated pet!-
tion a;Ei secured sufficient number OF
signers to submit the question of a special
tax to the people 1T the election.
The old county farm Of $50 acres was
sold for 5000. The inmates of the houses
at the farm were transferred TO the base
nlert of the Courthouse. where tney' spent
tho winter. In the spring the County
Court bought an elevated piece of Groun"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
MICHIGAN IN STORMS GRASP.
Fall of Snow Two Feet Deep Is
Piled i'll Huge Drifts.

Marquette. Mich. Dec .s-Not for years
has a more severe blizzard held Northern
Michigan in its grasp than the storm
which subsided this evening, after raging
since yesterday morning.
Streets were impassable. trolley lines
were out Of business. anU train and wire
service was demOT4liZ.d.
Nearly two feet of snow has fallen. and
a heavy gale has piled it in huge drifts
business was suspended to-day. and it
will he several days before the situation
hecnrneS normal
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
PITIsBUaG STORM STRICKEN.
Wind Blows Forty Miles an Hour
and Is Increasing.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. oS.-The severe
storm raging in the West struck this city
during the night.
In the early hours to-day the wind blew
forty miles an hour. tearing down signs
and breaking plate glass windows.
The mercury dropped fifty degrees since
Yesterday afternoon. Tine wind Is increas-
ing in velocity and 1t is growing colder.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29

about one mile east Of the city limits, a
part of the John y. Henry farm, on which
they. soon began the construction Of the
new building. From the Courthouse base
ment the paupers Were removed 10 tn" old
Henry homestead.
The County Home IS a twO-stnry StruC-
tur.. built with II view to both exterior
beauty and interior convenience. Hot and
cold water is supplied to every room in
the building. y chapel. which will seat
100 persons. has been arranged on the sec
ond floor. ana throughout the greatest
of care has been taken to provide the in
mates with every convenience which Will
bpuse them comfortably.
The farm of eighty acres. which sur
rounds the home. will be used for raising
YngatA bic
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
sNOWDRIFT STOPS A TRAIN.
Belatcd Express Finally Dug Out
by Section Hands.

RGFT RIIC sPErTAL.
Macon. Mo. Dee. 2s,-Southhound Wa
bash express train No g. due here at s:C3
p. m Tuesday. did not arrive until / p.
M. to-day. II encountered a heavy snow
drift south nr hToulton and stuck fast
Orders were sent for every section man
that could be spared along the line down
tn Noherly to 20 up and help dig the
train out The snow was frozen 50 solid
picks had to be used.
When the engine came in to-day the
front end as high the headlight
covered with snow and ice. and the whole
train was inCrusted with ice and snow.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
Fire Destroys Pnnn Property.

Pana. H.. Dec. 2s.-Fire completely de-
stroyed the business blocks OF c. e. Kirk
patrick and j. l.. Obrell and the home OF
c. F. Turner last night. Kirkpatrick 5
barn. with horse. feed and wagon. was
also consumed The loss is estimated at
fire originated In the barn and Is supposed
to have been started by sparks from pass
ing trains 4 defective fiue was the cause
of the fire which destroyed the Turner
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
Found Dead in Fed.

The Coroner will investigate the death
of William Gray. 6s years old. who was
found dead in his home. No. 314i Laclede
avenue, early yesterday morning. Accord
ing to his relatives he had been Ill for
several days. They believe that his death
was caused by heart disease.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
Trains From st. Louis to st. Paul
and From the Northwest to
Chicago Are Stuck in Snow.
MAIL SCHEDULES AFFECTED.
Rural Service in Illinois Is Also
in Bad ConditiOn-tireat Dam
age Reported to Texas Fruit
and Vegetables.

st. Paul. Dec. 2s.-Alth"ueh causing but
little trouble in St. Paul. last nights
storm brought serious trouble to railway
traffic in many districts Of the West and
Northwest
Between st. Paul and Chicago hardly
one Of the seven different railways was
able to get its fast trains through last
night
Trains were stuck in the snow through
out Wisconsin. ard viii not move with
any regularity until late tonight or to-
morrow.
Five through trains from Chicago. 81.
Louis and Kansas City were caught i'll
snowdritt-, and did not arrive in ST. Paul
this morning.
\ dozen soutlibound trains were like
wise showed in. and since nishtfaIl last
night hardly n through train from the
Northwest has reached Chicago.
The Ornahas Northwestern Iimitet
trains. both northbouud and southbound.
were stalled by the tremendous drifts.
Tho Great Western managed to get Its
Kansas City through northhOund train in
this morning, hut it arrived many hours
la;H.
these. only one of them the Rock Island.
bringing in trains on time.
MAIL SCHEDULES DISTURBED.
Chicago. Dec. gs.-The mail service OF
the entire Middle West IS in bad condition.
Transfer conditions with Il number of
outbound trains were missed here to-day.
Railway mail officials are hopeful. how
ever. thai schedules will be resumed
shortly. There are no reports of heavy
snow except in the Northwest.
EIGHT AROEE AT INDIANAPO1-IS.
indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 2s.-To-day the
mercury registered above zero. Il drop
of fifty degrees in twenty-foUr hours.
RURAL. MAIL SERVICE CRIPPLED.
REPt RI.Ic SPECIAL
Duquoin. Ill. Dec 2s.-This section Of
southern Illinois Is experiencing the most
severe winter in years past.
For the past tw.nty-fOur hours the
thermometers have been lowering about
the zero mark. with but slight Indications
for rising temperature.
The roads leading into this city have
hecone almost unfit for travel and the
rural mail service has been badly crippled.
TE;XAS FRUIT DAMAGED.
EEPURLIC SPECIAL
Corpus Christi. Tex. Dec. @.-All the
coast fruit and vegetable section was IN
the grip Of the ice king this morning. and
the damage has been great.
IOWA TRAFFIC. RLOCKED-
Dies Mones. Ia. Dec 27.-The worst biz
zari in twenty years is raging and traffic
Is completely blocked.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
Temple Has 100000 Fire.

Temple, Tex. Dec. S.-Fire to-day in
hicted $4,000 damages to the stocks of the
Crawford Jewelry Company Harvey book
store and J. J. Booker. drugs. All losses
are fully protected by insurance. The
origin OF the fire has not been determined.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
TWO DIE IN BLIZZARD.
unidentified Man Found Near
Jrr's Summit-SoIdicr pcriShes.

Lees Summit-Soldicr Pcrishes.
Kansas city. Mo. Dec. 2s.-The lowest
temperature registered here during tn"
last twenty-four hours wa.' degree above
zero. The weather was clear to-day and
tonight it .s m"deratirC
TWO death. arc known to have resulted
from the recent blizzard. Near H:awatha.
kas.. Constituting Miller. an oh soldier.
lnS- mis- way in tine storm and was frozen
To- death.
Th. dead body Of an Unidentified man
was found near Lees Summit. Mo. to-day
The body bore no marks by which II could
be identified.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
.souvenlr. With Receipted Gn. BILL

Pay your gas bills at the Backus Store
1O1i Olive streeI. and get one of those
handsome pin trays given for the rest Of
this year with every receipted gas bill.
No extra charge-no standing in line-no
tedious wait. Open Until 2. IN.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29

Nor;hwestern is unable TO get farther
east thar Ames.
On the Great Western there is drift
at Farhank. half Il mile long twelve feet
deep and thousand feet wide
The Chicago Great Western freight train
was wrecked because OF the SNOW two
miles south nf Melbourne. causing injuries
to six train and section men
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29

Go 10 LaughIin's. Seventh and Locust
for good things 10 eat. Table d'hOte din
ner every Sunday evening. S to o'clock
Price 81
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29

MI 7 INIII' T T.'II-tII
Corpus Christi. Tex. Dec. @.-Ali the
coast fruit and vegetable section was In
the grip Of the fc. king this morning and
the damage has h".n great
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-29
lWA rRArrfc RIockEn.

Dies Moines. Ia. Dec 2T.-The worst biz
zard in twenty years is raging and traffic
Is completely blocked
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to spare" she would be worth studying.
But the Partisan shops take care that sucn
a rara avis shall not exist. Men must
work and women must spend is the order
OF the day. and If things were not the
vogue" prevailing or smart" possibly
they would not be thought of. Then the
existence of things would be changed, the
streets would present a row of blank WIN
dows and the women would stay at home.
But Providence. in the shape of the cou-
turieres. and particularly the Partisan ar
lists In this line has seen mt TO provide
allurements and pitfalls 1nnumeraDle as
guised as garments and garnitures which
to feminine eyes leave the proverbial lily
OF the field far behind. The lily is lovely
but she is not chic, la mode or the dernler
crl. She reappears every year in the same
spotless garments. But not so madame,
who dares not be a splendid repetition IN
her finery of even last summer.
Look. for instance, al a last seasons hat,
and II will prove an insolent. hooking mon
strosity too small or too large, too high or
too low. One shudders to behold 1t, so i'm
possible has II become We may go back
to the early thrties, to the empire, to the
TUdors. the Puritans or the flood for sar-
tcrial inspiration, but unfortunate is the
woman who has to go back to her last
years wardrobe without rendering ii new
made Ger again" Still this making DER
is discouraging business and tax on the
dress allowance well. and many a wo-
man will run into debt rather than do with
out new things that are at the time dearer
to her than life itself. The woman who
does this is worse than silly and is laying
up for herself burden to be borne through
all time for the habit of running into debt
once acquired. nothing short of a miracle
can stop it.
How to Manage.
Strong mindedness is reckoned a quality
hostile to feminine charms, yet In the mat
ter OF managing a dress allowance this
characteristic is absolutely necessary. II
a daughter of Eve be weak minded in this
matter she will have a bad time sooner or
later. II she be strong she will manage
to get along uncomfortably. but she will
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and around the back but kept plain in
front, finished with three plain tucks or
deep hem at the feet is an ideal model for
the cotton wash skirt The gathered or
tucked full bodice might have neat turn
over collar and cuffs of embroidery and
pretty. bright belt and tie matching In
color. ~
Checks and Plaids.
Here in Paris there is a great fancy for
tiny checks and the old shepherd plaids in.
black and white and other color combina-
lions. These checked cottons wash well
and are becoming to slight figures. Doucet
is making a fad of these daintily trimmed
with hand embroidery. The new linen can
vases make up better into the skirt and
blouse costume than the coat development,
for which the firm old linens are better.
Duck egg blue is a color in linen very
smart this year, and with frock of this
the hat. parasol, low shoes and stockings
must be of the same shade. The shoes are
particularly dainty with their white rib
bon lacings. Scarlet and a bright shade
of electric blue. a new fawn, deep purple
and a pale green are linens upon which the
Parisians have set the seal of approval.
Brown holland is once more popular trim
med with wash braid, and a very attractive
little gown of this material is trimmed
with graduated rows of white wash SOU
tache and worn with white suede belt,
white tie and white shoes.
Now we come to the question of the mus
lin gown. which offers splendid opportu-
mites for using up remnants of laces. Some
of the prettiest muslins are made with a
fichu and jabot of point d'esprit, chiffon.
French lawn or Indian muslin edged with
frills of spotted muslin. These have elbow
sleeves adorned In the same manner. The
skirts are made with graduated frills, puff
ings or tucks. but. above all, remember
that on day frocks the high collar is the
thing. though this collar may be transpar-
ent and as elaborate as possible.
Mounted on Taffeta.
A dainty white null gown mounted over
soft white taffeta has it's skirt at the waist
in groups of tucks and the hem finished
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LATEST TRINKETS
PRETTY FILINGS FOR THE
TOILET TABLE.
Bran Bags Are Scented With orris
Root and Perfum-
cry.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Powder puffs for the bath have leaped
from an ordinary sized puff that child
could manipulate to puff the size of a
mans. head With one dab of this pun
one can powder half the body and another
dap will complete the task of powdering
the whole.
These puffs are of soft, white eiderdown,
like their little predecessors, and are fin
ished at the bottom with shirred silk or
satin and ivory handles. AS time-sayers
they are worth their price. =.
Another fad for the bather Is small
tub of clay, decorated on the outer side
and looking like a homely cousin to the
Mexican earthern bowls used as decora-
lions. In this tub is a big fiat cake of
soap that fits in the bottom of the tub, is
rink or grayish white in color and appar-
entity a sort of scented CASTLE.
With the tub comes a sort of broom, like
a small scrubbing broom. 1t is made of
long fiber from East India, and the fiber Is
doubled so that the ends meet and are
trimmed smoothly Off. The place where
they double is wrapped with more fiber and
forms handle. In completed form this
stiff but not harsh, brush is twelve or more
inches long, and its appearance is sufficient
guarantee of it's ability to cleanse.
This tub and brush arrangement Is Eng
fish, but sort of general bath article Is
d
in its holder of barrel metaLsilver pre-
ferred-which hangs on the edge of the
bath tub.
The Perfume Bags.
For the bath comes bran bags Of cheese
cloth filed with bran scented with orris
and some other perfume that the bather
fancies. Bags made of cheesecloth and fill
ed with oatmeal are perfumed In the same
manner, and are particularly fine for the
skin and complexion. Corn meal too, is
highly recommended by physicians for
whitening and softening the skin so many
women have little bags of perfumed corn
meal made for face, neck and hands.
Paris sends over all manner of bath bags
guaranteed to do all manner of wonderful
things to the complexion and skin These
all have their devotees, but to the average
woman unable to pay big prices for these
dainty. imported bath bags bottles of
waters come with all the leading perfumes.
and wafer Or two is dissolved In the tub
while the water runs
This is the day of fads for the bath.
ana the woman who cannot buy the latest
rads has the satisfaction of making them
cneaply from a few cents worth of oat-
neal and her favorfte perfume. with a
little orris powder mixed in the whole.
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Evening Gowns.

For evening wear, after the regal ana
beautiful brocades and taffetas (the favor
lite shade being rose Du Barry, are the
simple muslins and painted gauzes made
UP in quaint old world styles with fichus
and high sashes.
All the skirts for toilets de visite are
long and very full. arranged with big. fat
tucks. gaugfngs and gathers.
The real trotteuse quite clears the
ground and In shorter at the back than in
the front.
Evening dresses are getting longer and
fuller and will be most elaborate, except
for La jeune file, when they are strikingiy
simple. The empire frock viii be in evi-
dence, and little Josephine coats. consist
ing entirely of embroidery. win be worn
over plafn brocades. For debutantss these
coats are made of mousseline plisse.
The deep. pointed Marie Antofnette band
will be feature of summer modes, and
the high, folded SASH shaped and boned,
will also be worn.
Quaint puffed sleeves to the elbow win BE-
noticeable on the light afternoon toilets az
well as On the majority of those for even
ing wear.
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The Portrait Of a Lady.


She Is beautiful with that beauty which
the years most slowly change. They trans
form 1t without diminishing it, and in order
to replace too fragile graces by charms
that appear a little more grave and a little
less touching only because they are felt to
be more lasting Her body promises to re-
tain for long time. until the first shock
OF old age. the pure and supple lines that
dignity longing: and, without knowing
why, one Is sure that 1t will keep its prom
Use. Her mesh. intelligent as a glance, is in
cessantly renewed by the mind that quick
ems 1t and dares not assume wrinkle. dis
place flower, nor disturb curve admired
by love.
1t was not enough that she should be the
one virile friend. the equal comrade. the
nearest and deepest companion, of the life
which she had linked to her own. The star
which would have her perfect and which
she had learned not to resist would also
have her remain the lover of whom one
wearies not Friendship without love. like
love without friendship. is but a half happi-
ness that makes men sad. They enjoy the
one only to regret the other; and. finding
but a mutilated JOY on life's fairest two hiII-
tops, they persuade themselves that the
human soul can never be perfectly happy
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worn: also a revival Of the white canvas
belt with deep buckle, which was always
a smart adjunct to linen skirt There
are the thrf fold silk belts with three
gold BUTTON, the size of a quarter in the
center of the back, then a single button
on either side which catches the pIaits
closer together and narrows the width,
while it fastens in front with dull gold
harness buckle. Fancy buckles galore are
sold. and quite new idea, and one which
deals blow to an old superstition, is to
Introduce the peacock's eye in the form
of enamel while others made Of the real
feathers are mounted under glass and sur
rounded with a fancy gold or oxidized
rim to form buckle. Girdles made of
chains In a very dull gold with military
ornaments at the back and in front fin
ished with chased balls are novelties for
tea gowns. Then there are girdles ma de
OF ruby and emerald beads, plated and
ornamented with bead buckles and gold
balls and fringes at the ends
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THEIR Q0ANT WAYS
How the Japanese Ladies
Keep House.
EVERYDAY CUSTOMS
GETTING UP WITH THE SUN Is
IMPORTANT.
School Opens at Seven Every Day-It
is Always Tea
Time.

Written for The Evening star
1t is difficult for the occidental mind to
appreciate to the full the simplicity and
picturesqueness OF Japanese home life. In
spite of the progressiveness of the Japs.
they still cling in the domestic circle to
all their old customs and traditions. And
pretty Mme. .Ghrysanthemum. teddltng
around with tiny. short steps like butter
fly on shaking bough, is fascinating lit
tie body who can give points to her western
sisters in the management of household.
She is truly the, mistress Of her husbands
home responsible, for and controlling
everything. She anticipates the smallest
wish of her august and honorable lord while
it is just coming into his mind and is con-
tent to work simply for his sake. Indeed,
the life of all women In Japan, except the
successful geishas who live like princesses.
is not one that would be envied by the
butterflies who rule things in the west.
Japanese ladies of the highest caste busy
themselves with the affairs of their house.
hold and always superintend the work OF
the servants. These servants are ideal ana
take the most tremendous interest in what
ever they have to do. Even in the washing
of dishes the little maid will put all she
knows into the work and seems to reyel In
the most arduous duties.
But what a queer place the Japanese
housewife has to manage! Put up in day
or so on few supporting poles, with fiimsy
walls, without a cellar and generally only
one story high, with narrow balconies run
ming along the sides and fitted with paper
windows and panels for doors, it Is indeed
the least permanent thing in the world.
But its very lightness is its strength. for
earthquakes in the mikado's country are
not infrequent, and 1t is less uncomfortable
to be squashed under pack of cards than
beneath load Of brick
Simple Furnishings.
The furnishings of the home are very
simple, consisting largely of mats. In
deed, the size of a room is judged by the
number of mats it will hold. The largest
room would be described in the Jap's pic
turesque style as 1.-THE hall with a thousand
mats" When luxuriously fitted up room
possibly boasts a chest of drawers. small
desk and box to hold the charcoal used
for heating purposes.
In spite of the fragile and unstable nature
of the houses the Japanese feel the same
affection for them as we do for ours and
devote a great deal of loving thought to
the decorations of the walls IL not to actual
furniture. They never overload their walls,
however. with pictures in the inartistic
fashion thatIs unfortunately prevails In
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Food Values.
From Harpers Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Many articles that are eaten have no
value as true foods. because they do not
build up the body or supply force. These
are known as food accessories. Among the
chief food accessories are tea. coffee. cocoa,
beef tea and broth of various kinds. to-
gether with spirits and spices, and all the
establishments of the table that have to do
with the esfhetics of eating. Food acce5-
series may spare the tissues. That is all
they can do. though 1t Is much. No single
one of them can repair waste, build I'D or
renew the broken-down cells of the body
nor aid directly in the maintenance of its
structure. Neither can any of these fui-
nish heat and energy. Yet they are I'M
portant elements in food. even essential
articles of diet, that belong TO the valuable
class of non-nutritious food materials
They are all stimulants not foods. Tea,
coffee and cocoa furnish agreeable hot
drinks that have the power to diminish the
sense of fatigue. The irritating effects OF
tea when they do exist, are least when the
stomach Is neither quite empty nor too full.
conditions happily present at the time OF
afternoon tea
The true nature and value of stimulants
are every day becoming better known
They are neither as good nor as bad as is
sometimes supposed. When sufficiently en-
ergetic, like some form of alcohol or spirits.
a stimuiant may temporarily excite the
brain, cause an acceleration OF the hearts
action. bring about definite sensation Of
muscular Ngor or some general sense OF ex-
pansion and power. Such action may per-
nit the evolution Of energy. but never fur
nishes il.