The Republican journal., 1911-01-19
:sT7ER FROM MISSOURI

'l''' .,ondence of The Journal.]
,er1p, Mo-, January 5, 1911.
sPSlSos and New Years festivities
drls''l''o rd the ground is still bare in
ss OFsl western portion of the grand
BIZ ''u'1 of Missouri. Until the present
d s'' 'Ss thermometer has not often
geek .u> "a many degrees below the freez-
-sgis'sl y. the present winter. Further
BIZ P0lp have had but little rain during
gore "A winter months; not as much
be l'D ;ntsr crops have needed for their
i'' '.slopment; but conditions have
bel favorable for all kinds of win
ZEE. vs.. We have had but little
sT WV t,os4 of US who have teams for
nda' ' '...rc If -four, feed and fuel or
lie ''.' ,sssjtlss Of life have congratu-
t''' ..slves upon our good fortune
't'o '' .,rtorr of our teams and team
idl u. Generally speaking we have but
ltiH sr5 aftentimes but little skat-
f' ,i. SECTION. Occasionally how
DE- !. o.,. taste of a northern
''' .0.e such was experienced
W.. raay was fairly pleas
p' 81. we're warned, however,
Y er. WIS coming on, and by
10 it truck US with terrific
-..-- Sir hat the thermometer
"S a. building ran down to
Ida. how the monster did
'" III faces, hands and feet;
yt with this attack upon US
l.s .-.a sir he forced his way
'.'.,. ..a,.- Er.pped our water pipes,
l@ ..,~ nmfort and commotion in
,.,s noa 1t was a harvest
~ -a rmrbers, and sundry other
s-.. loa numerous to mention
1.- No, Mo- fortunately |
|. r Ultimate an acquaintance
"A ~. t.s ia grand old Maine to
Ls.n he mastery of me in
,ss- t- sunny south. Grip my
=, ,pes ~. may and did to some ex-
:. a- found them empty, and the
D,r.o. h. 55u,.. Do was nil. Some peo-
|, }se--. we're taken by surprise
4 5-+us they we're ready for the fray
II Aurs we're deluged with water
En- busting pipes. One of my friends,
FaA. tat recently installed the water
,i,- ms aouse. shut off the water
sef confessed ignorance omit
5rsa -h- waves to allow the pipes
sro, themselves, and was in as bad a
q, t7- rest Of the innocent ones. l
l. un5sl T4esday morning with a
b Yos III eis hands. | facetiously in
a.y water pipes had burst. He
Egtoa. replied "a few" so it comes
pss. sr .ge misfortune of one is
|rh5l,ur lbe fortune of another.
| Me fa. dealers, myself among the
/. get ne benefit from the attacks
Ens munster nut how it hurts us to
Em- v.-t au IN his fierce attacks.
tir@-s that his coming is so I'M
! rsn sd I. IS visit SO brief that in the
BITE otnlng and shelter we are
! my prepared for his visits and his
r anil rites are terribly severe to us.
! sH of 0.r frame homes are mere
! Hls. 1aarae- boards on the outside of
I aalrg and plaster on the inside.
tl--r taaz If banking our houses,
tarl few persons, and only few,
b Up storm !5ors, no one thinks of
Ese Va.oas.
NJ, nw- pay as much attention to
fs.a., -iv'ties as in the north and
H. yios ae churches have their
nGnss ercJses and Christmas tree;
a families have some Christmas
III sli gifts pass from one to an
h1 but '07 zest of the occasion is
PHI .f.t Is IN the east. | know one
Eao IS very pleasantly related to
Who j seems to me year by year
saS much lis POSSIBLE out of the JOY
event There seems to be on her
r9AI1- II PREPARATION, months of
@1y lImmating at last in several
delightful estacy in the thought
iff children and friends and every
Else IS being made the happier for
enlng Of the Christmas tide. 1t
hot only pleasure but positive
9her to SIT At the window and watch
al''7s "a Bly, some of them with
Ee1l S9ae of them with small par
Val large or small all intended to
'@ne OTHER person happier than he
U would Otherwise have been. How
u Inc sentiment of the poet:
s4stnas comes but once year
'Aeo u comes it brings good cheer"
Gl al east in the case of two
lots aged respectively one and a
'- TWO al5 a half years. Several
'0a'at1red in small degree to
.'''o'a Of their joy, and joy it was
<'ls Their JOY as they Rugged and
Ae'' dolls, played with their toys,
~,n randy and revelled in their joy
,atude until
'ee2' tired natures sweet restorer"
wv ler supremacy, and for some
al vas still.
Vt true that the nature Of the
Al, "s laol' drives nails into the cof-
'' "ao practices the habit, is it
@'srsely true that the lows which