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A CONTRAST IN ! CIVIC BEAUTY, Experience of Idaho Town With Two Railroads. ONE DEEMED AN EYESORE. The Other Considerate of the People's Rights and the Municipality's Wel fare and Appearance?Striking Dif ference Between Their Depots. . . From one end of Rathdrum, Ida., to the other, almost running parallel east and west two railroad lines are im portant adjuncts of the village. The physical character of one disfigures and mars the surroundings; the other has been constructed with a view to giving an additional beauty to coa tiguous points. The Northern Pacific at this point is a positive eyesore to ali the inhabit ants of the village, and no less so to the traveling public, says Bartlett Sin clair in the Spokane Spokesman-Re iriew. In the construction, subsequent "Improvements" and maintenance of Ithis great commercial highway (here tot least) nothing, seems to have been omitted to impress the eye with its repulsiveness. It enters the town from the east through a beautiful grove of native pines. Without apparent demand for the act the old right of way was sunk 6ome' ten feet through that lovely spot, destroying hundreds of the most state ly trees, and as if more distinctly to Indicate the ravage the stumps of the monarchs, the huge iimbs and trunks ?lie promiscuously on the banks of the depression. There may still be seen disgusting evidences of the old camps of the army of vandals. As the road gets into the heart of the town the grade increases in eleva tion until at several points it divides the town by an embankment of five to fifteen feet The sides of this embank ment, stretching like a huge, black serpent through the town, are covered with filthy cans, useless scraps of rail road iron, fragments of old cars, con demned and ragged ties, all set in a 4>ed of black and gray ashes. No description of offensive refuse tout may be seen or smelled on the right of way within the town limits. For twenty years a space covering' a margin of two blocks has been used as a dumping ground for the discarded ashes from the engines. This accumu lation at times reaches a height of ten or twelve feet and a width of twenty feet acd protrudes for a distance of BOO feet along the right of way within the town limits. Sometimes this un sightly pile Is higher and wider, but at all times it Is there. Tlie commercial club and the village trustees have ap pealed time and again for relief, but all to no purpose. The railroad authori ties are impervious. The horrible mass Is coextensive for several blocks with the south walk of the recently laid out village park. Its uncanny appearance is intensified by the natural% beauty across the street. The prospect from the park in the di rection of the road destroys all sense of the natural grandeur of the beauti ful brook, the shrubs, the lawns and magnificent old trees. The existence of that foul embankment Is submis-( elvely endured. The people think they have v.q recourse. But that is not all. The old depot buildings and platform are a positive disgrace, not say menace to safety. The railings are down, and orieof>?* depots is without sJeps^^-P*^5^"^"^' an acrobaticov^j^<^y feat to get -wil^I|v-*iSM<-*avai corporal Ion. with ^??rrfoasat its command, maintains the dirtiest yard and surroundings in the town. The poorest and most parsi monious person of the village supports nicer and more aesthetic surroundings. So long as this ulcer is maintained In its present condition our village, beautifully situated, must stand in bad repute. And so must many another. The?e un'Tomp* railroad rronnds nre the nisi and last shelli >-.[ pe. ?? ?! ? who visit us. The nauseating odors fill j the atmosphere, and the rough slopes of the roadbed, strewn with ashes and dirty debris from many and miscel laneous sources, shock one's sense of the beautiful. There are so many towns in the same suffering, helpless class with [Rathdrum between the coast and St. , Paul that the situation becomes one of general interest and concern. Some thing ought to be done. The other railroad which intersects the village is the Idaho and Washing ton Northern. As is well known, this road is a recent creation and passes [between Spokane and Newport and is the work of the Blackwells. A large .part of the road has been completed, and the extension into the Metaline section Is going forth at a rapid rate. The Blackwells in the construction of the road have given a valuable Illus tration of the truth that a railroad line through a village or city need not be a disfigurement and may be so built sis to lend an artificial picturesqueness Ro the landscape and to municipalities. The wise and considerate course was pursued by these contractors and true ?artists of cleaning up behind them as the rails were laid. No unsightly ref iuse was left to mortify the sight along the right of way. Besides a beautiful ?roadbed, even and regular, the mag oulficent country through which the iroad passes Is not marred by moun tains of tangled treetops, stumps and No one is immune from kidney trouble, so just remember that Fo ley's Kidney Remedy will stop the irregularities and cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug Co. Stops itching instantly. Cures piles, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, itch, hives, herpes, scabies?Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. It is not enought to hold the key to the situation. You must be able to turn it to open the door. ?iscarded machinery, ties and the like. The original beauty of the country is preserved. - he same nice sense of public obliga tion is displayed even more emphatical ly by the Blackwells, father and son, when their road gets into town. One can re:i 1 in their engineering a.id con struction performances the very char acter of the men. The right of way in this valley is a veritable park. Said the elder Blackwell recently when thanked for the splendid depot at this point, "We build our road to stay and our depots for comfort and beauty." In striking contrast with the North ern Pacific's possessions in Rathdrum, the Blackwell depot is .indeed a beau tiful creation. It is built in the cen ter of an entire block bought and cleared of expensive dwellings in or der that a park might be made around it. It is modern in all its appoint ments and is a permanent and valua ble adjunct to the village of which ev ery citizen is justly proud. Its existence has stimulated an am bition on the part of the people to im prove and beautify their homes. It af fords daily intense satisfaction to the eye, and' instead of giving forth the idea of cold commercialism there is involved the sense of altruistic consid erations. The Blackwells fully understand the rights belonging to the public and hare a very much nobler form of worship than that of the dollar. All this you may see in the comforts, safety and embellishment of this road and Its equipment. The Blackwells have proved that the presence of a railroad is not neces sarily a pathological or scenic nui sance. Iu -taking into account the needs and ? wishes of the villages 'l through' which their road runs they have done" much to modify prevailing hostility?justifiable hostility?to accu mulated railroad wealth. They have given additional value to Rested inter ests and augmented immensely the comforts of all having dealings with) the road. TOWN COW" CIVIC PROBLEM. Women of a Tennessee Municipality Active For Improvement. What can be done in the way of civic improvement in the smaller mu nicipalities has been demonstrated by the Civic Improvement club of Hunt ington, Tenu. Organized in August, 1900, with thirty members, the club now numbers fifty. Inasmuch as the club's membership is limited to wom en, that part of the work for a more beautiful city which requires the serv ices of the men is left to the Hunting ton Commercial club, and in many things the two organizations co-oper ate to advantage. Interest in the work for which the improvement club was formed was great from the beginning. Some of the questions to be considered were lim iting the range of "the town cow," re-1 pairing the streets and sidewalks, the I suppression of weeds along the side walks and the removal of waste paper and sweepings from the streets. ) By the cattle quarantine the to*n cow soon was kept in proper bounds. Councils were moved by public senti ment to repair unsightly sidewalks and cut down tall weeds. The club, bought a dozen garbage cans and dis-1 trlbuted them in various parts of the town so that shopkeepers and house holders could put their waste paper and trash in them. Through the efforts of the club the barren square at the railroad station was transformed into a park. - The railroad company fenced the park, set out the trees and furnished the gravel for sidewalks. The Commercial club paid for the work of grading, graveling .the walks and a supply of grass seed. The women's organisation planned the walks and flower beds and superin jxuM*rtl tho planting. Much of that, work was done by members. Two flower parks were placed in the towu square under the sole care of tho Civic Improvement club. These for merly were vacant lots, adorned only with hitching posts, weeds and a sun dry collection of tiu cans. All the plants, tlower seeds and shrubbery were supplied by friends of the club. In addition the club was active in getting seventy-five trees planted in the highways and now is urging the planting of 500 more. For the benefit <>f t'><> Imv-jj nnd gl"!s <>r the town the ; ? g Cor llio establish men I of a public library. What the Press Can Do. One of the most powerful influences in the upbuilding or improvement of city or town is the public press. Many instances are on record where highly effective work has been accomplished iu a very short time. It is but re cently that a Seattle editor, who had long and persistently advocated a mu nicipal cleanup, decided to take more drastic action. So be sent forth his photographer to take pictures of refuse dumps close(to residences of prominent people, of filthy corners and byplaces close in and of the deplorable condi- j tion of a tiny brook which runs through the city. These and scores of i other unkempt spots were photgraphed, and each day two or three were shown in the paper, with the result that a general rush was made to cleau up before the photographs showed too many residences of wealthy people close by filthy refuse dumps. Some in dignant remonstrances were made, but of what use is It to "scrap" when alto gether to blame? The controversy was too one sided, and a much cleaner Seat tle resulted in a very short; time. Doubtless much could be done; along this line by scores of periodicals iu southern California, especially in small centers where no systematic, collec tion is made of garbage or otjher ref use. / How to Avoid Appendicfjtis. Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipat ed. Foley's Orino Laxativje cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and 1 restores the natural action of the/ bowels. Foley's Orino Laxative does not nauseate or gripe and Is ,'mild and pleasant to take. Refuse; sbustitu tes. Dr. A. C. Dukes, LoWman Drug Co. [ To seek happiness as a iinal aim is like loving love as a business?the end Is desolation, death.{ A DRESS ALLOWANCE. It Develops a Girl's Individuality and Taste In Clothes. The uninitiated who read the sensa tional newspapers firmly believe that the daughter of the rich has a private income tha; would support a Uozcn orphan asylums and that she never wears a frock but once and -then only for half an hour, says Mrs. Osborn in the August Delineator. On the contrary, It Is quite a fad among the fashionable at present to put their daughters on a dress allow ance?and not a large one either?at a very early age. I have seen girls of fifteen and sixteen struggling with the problem of keeping within their in comes that promises well for the well planned wardrobe of the next genera tion of American women. They are very conscientious about it, too, these small business women in short skirts. The mother who institut ed the allowance is only too often the weaker member of the contracting par ties. It is an amusing reversal of old conditions to hear the daughter argu ing economy and common sense. The mother, weakly. "But really, darling, I think you ought to have it." The child, kindly, but firmly: "No. mother, I do not need.that pink pon gee. My white linen is good enough." It Is quite a hobby of mine that you cannot begin too early to give a girl a sense of proportion, to develop her feeling of fitness of things In dress, to educate her taste as carefully as you would train her voice or her mind. She ought to be taught the beauty of completion when she is dressing her dolls and discrimination of color when she is picking out her hair ribbons. The mother who keeps her child's clothes entirely in her own hands until she has reached young womanhood Is doing her i great Injustice: A well dressed womn isn't made in a day, and a fine d*' ernment and discrimina tion. In dre:-; only come with years of experience, during which the facul ty of selection can be developed to a very high degree of perfection. ? TO CUT BREAD EVEN. A Board the Mome Carpenter Will Fine' rzsy to Make. Elcre is one of the most useful de vices to whh'he handy man can give his attention. It is very rarely that a house! iv er can cut even and handsome slices nf bread, however A USEFUL BV.f.K 0 CUTTING BOABD. much she may de Ire to have the bread plate look attractive. One slice will be thin, another t!iick, rwhlle another will be thick on o:ie edge and thin on the other. The \ illustration shows a simple arrangement by which all the slices of bread can be cut of an even thickness, without any "slant," since the knife must cot down at right an gles to the loaf every time. Cut a piece of pine board to about 9 by 13 inches. Near one end, on either side, insert firmly two pieces of very stout wire, bent double, as sug gested in the cut Thee<> wire supports should be at least seven inches high and should have another inch of length firmly Inserted in the wood. The wire should be as stout as No. 12, or larger still, and should stand exactly at right angles to the board. Tut them far enough apart so the largest l?af will readily go betjveen them and have the opening iu each wire standing Just wide enough so the knife will slide up and down without wabbling. The dotted lines 6ho\v the position of the knife when hi place. Screw a little strip of wood-iajront of the wire, just far enough ahead fo~mnke the'', slice of bread the right thickness. Press the loaf up against this guide and cut off a slice, then press the shortened loaf up again aud repeat the process. _ _ * As to Mi3s Ethel Roosevelt's Age. It seems unkind of certain newspa pers to add to the age of .'the presi dent's daughter. Miss EtheL she was born on Aug. 13, lS'Jl, in i;0iig island, and she will therefore n?ft he seven le ? . tmrlA this i?i?:: b ??<??, :.,\t de * ??!;?; n- . ? ;e> ?? tl., . - i it was io be iu celebration >v y lam ing of age. The girl is la*ge for her age, and, having sedate manners, she might pass for twenty. Sfe is of the Industrious turn aitd passes much of her time over her enibr<\jdery frame and her paint boxes. Slics cnn paint creditably in waler colors afpd has done excellent landscape studies lnjjjl. She Is an unusually graceful (lancer. Mrs. Longworth was never a good dancer and hast almost given up dancing en tirely. It. is hintwl the debut ball for Miss Ethel, scheduled for Christmas week of the coming season, is to sur pass all the other social efforts of the Itoosevelts. No Cold Bath For Her. A woman who suffers with any form of nervousness should never take a cold bath. A hot bath is soothing, but weakening, and should be taken at night just before retiring. Eyes may often be strengthened by several times each day lightly pressing t;.. eyeballs. Always rub from the nose ( ward the temple; also dash the eyes frequent ly with cold water?In fact, whenever } the face is washed. The woman who likes a perfumed bath should throw a j few drops of benzoin into tho waler. to which are added a teaspoonful of borax and enough Mowers of lavender to make the water fragrant. The bath should not l?e heavily scented. "Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil is the best remedy for that often fata? dis ease?croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years."?Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffa lo, n. y. Sometimes a woman cries over her inability to find something to laugh at. For a mild, easy action of the bowels, a single dose of Doan's Re gulets is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 25 cents a box. Ask your druggist for them. Shoes That Slip Up and Down on tha Heal. I THE BUTTERFLY PARASOL The Girl Who Owns a Sunshade Cov ered With Immense Butterflies Is Lucky?The Smart Fall Skirts Will Have Many Gores. Is there any woman who has not [suffered with new shoes that slip up land down on the heel? In summer i the streets seem to be crowded with 'people with pained expressions on their faces, treading as though terra flrina were a much more fragile substance than it is. A relief, however, has at fcXNGERIB HAT TRIMMED WITH DAISIES. last been discovered by some wise per son whom necessity transformed into an inventor. Paste a piece of velvet inside the heel of the shoe, of course with the side of the nap toward the foot, and this will effectually prevent any slip plug or rubbing. It is very easy to do. costs but a few cents, and any good liquid glue may be used, so that at last an effectual and easy preventive for slipping heels has been found. This answers another purpose also. The difference in stocking wear must be experienced to be understood. The French Heel and Its Foes. Every now and theu an iconoclast arises and says unto himself, "Lo, I will now go forth and accomplish the downfall of the Kreuch heel." And straightway he goes and tries It and as straightway fails. Generally he is a prosy old family practitioner who has been so busy with applied anatomy that be has forgotten all about the sen timental uses of the cardiac region. Often he Is the sort of man with whom no woman, even In bis earliest youth, could have dreamed of falling in love. Naturally to him the French heel Is beyond comprehension. Ills atrophied sense of the beautiful cannot appreci ate the graceful in curve of that relic of old Eourbon days. Tho Butterfly Paratol. The girl who owns a Japanese para sol of psle pink covered with immense butterflies in natural' colors is lucky. The price Is not high, and the parasol is far prettier than one of silk. It has a long handle of bamboo, with a white silk cord and tassel. It cannot be carried in the city streets, but it is correct and charming anywhere else. Many Gores For New Skirts. When women again picked up the nine gored skirt this summer they thought the limit was reached. But CIlETONNE iUMl'EK IN DI'I.li Ii LUES. the new skirls for everyday wear without trimming are cut in nineteen gores. ., They present a scries of seams. They fit perfeclly over the bips and have little flare at the hem. There are fometlmes two folds above the hem. and many of them are open down the entire front, to be fastened with de tached pearl buttons. AMY VAHNUM. A Clever Mender. * A woman with three pairs of lace curtains the worse for several seasons' doings up looked them all over when they came from the cleaner the other day, nnd wherever she found a worn place she applied a piece of net of the same mesh as the curtains with some thick boiled starch und then ironed It down with a moderately hot iron. The pieces scarcely showed on close in spection and when they are in the folds of the window draping will not be seen, in some places on the edge where there was a pattern a few stitches were taken imitating the work and running the patch into the founda tion. Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond (he reach of medi cine. No mediu'iiF -an do more. Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug Co. Post Cards at Sims' Book Store. Heavy, impure blood makes a muddy, pimply complexion, head aches, nausea, indigestion. Thin blood makes you weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure?restores per fect health. All the Time?Torturing Eczema Covered Her Body-Could Not ? Sleep?Doctor Said Sores Would Last for Years?Skin Now Clear. CURED IN THREE MONTHS BY CUTICURA REMEDIES "I take great pleasure in telling you ?what a great help it was for me to use Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for my baby niece. She was suffering from that terrible torture, eczema. It was all over her body but the worst was on her face and hands. Her hands were so bad that she could not hold anything. She cried and scratched all the time and could not sleep night or day from the scratching. I had her under the doc tor's care for a year and a half and he seemed to do her no good. I took her to the best doctor in the city and he said that she would have the sores until she was six years old. But if I had de pended on the doctor my baby would nave lost her mind and died from the want of aid. "I used all the remedies that every body told me about and I tortured the child almost to death. Then I saw in the paper how Cuticura was the thing for irritating skin. I bathed her with warm water and Cuticura Soap and used the Cuticura Ointment. She was cured in three months. Now her skin is as clear and smooth as it could be. I shall recommend the use of Cuticura wherever I see the skin in bad condition. Alico L. Dowell, 470?) Easton Ave., St. Louis, Mo., May 2 and 20, 1007." GROWS HAIR Cuticura Removes Dandruff and Soothes Itching Scalps. "Warm shampoos with Cuticura Soap, .and light dressings with Cuticura, pre vent dry, thin, and falling hair, remove crusts, scales, and dandruff, destroy hair parasites, soothe irritated, itching surfaces, stimulate the hair follicles, loosen the scalp skin, supply the roots with encrgv and nourishment, and make the hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp when aU other treatment fails. Complete External nnd Internal Treatment for Every llumor of Infants, Children, and Adultscon sists, of Cuticura Ko.ip (2.1c.) to Cleanse the Shin. Cuti cura Ointment (.10c.) to Heal the Skin, anil Cuti cura Resolvent (60c.),(or In the form of Chocolate Coated lMlls. 2.1c. per vial ot CO) to Purify the Blood. Sold throiiehout the world. Potter Drug & Chcm. Corp.. Sole Props., Boston, Mass. as-Moiled Free, Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases. chool Days Are Nearly On Hand Have you given a ;hought to getting [your boy and girl ?eady. We have been looking after ;his for you : : : : Sheeting or sheets either for single or double beds. White spreadds the kind for school wear $1.00 and $1.25. Towels at ail prices. Itimona Cloth ior the girls, these are all new just received, every color Fancy and with side bauds. * Madras for waists, ^flite ground and small black lifSS'S and stripes, the kind that wears well, and what you must have for school wear at 12*2 cents. Elegent line of Tercals in light and dark colors at 10c full :>(? inch wide. Come'for what you need we can supply your wants, good :}(> Inch blench at X 1-5 cents. ITevj inch IJerkh; ''atnbrie :><? iv.i'i Tiger cldili lor fancy work 10 cents. I will leave for New York on August 10th to till in my stock lor Fall and Winter. The store will l>e getting in new goods every day, come right on. We are waiting witii mnay .surprises, beter values than ever this fall. Moseley's. You can't, keep success away from the man who works and Is on the level. Pain anywnerestopped in 2D minu tes sure with one of Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets. The formula is on th.e 2".-cent box. Ask your Doc tor or Druggist about this formula! Stops womanly pains, headache, pains anywhere. Write Dr. Shooj). Racine. Wis., for free trial, to prove value of his Headache, or Pink Pain Tablets. Sold by Dr. J. G. Wanna maker, Mfg. Co. Will cure any case beyood the reach of c Get the Best The new peering Vertical Lift Mower is all that can be clesirired in mowing ma chines, having all the good .features of the other makes and none of the bad fea tures. The vertical lift is simple and not so much machinery about it to get out of order, it will cost you less for re pairs and even lighter than any other mower. For Sale By ; There is nothing more disastrous than the rear view o a man who is putting up a front. The mule has a reputation because it knows which end of its ability to use while your reputation at times may de pend upon your ability to appreciate this fact. In selecting a vehicle don't turn your back on us as the I mule but exercise your real ability andlmake a wise selec [tion. We carry over one hundred vehicles in stock and want everyone within reach of Orcngeburg to see them before buying as we can better any offer you have had and make the terms to suit everybody. "Tyson and Jones," ".Rock Hill" and "Anchor" bug gies; ' Studabaker's Big Four harness and "White Hickory'5' wagons are our leaders. Sewing Machines. NEW DROP-HEAD MACHINES *old on a?v payments. Good prices allowed for old Machines in !?tr!s,..j c,,;..M, i ?...,... J \f., hittAw 'row $5 Of? u .m \.;sr> . I ?? ?v.r'-i...??:??? ;ifriu-^h". !l -.inriiijini 'oHt.es. Krumpf dttei'Uuu tu uia? ordern. New Bicycles Sold . n Easy Payments. Also Bicycle parts and ariufcie furnished for ail standard makes. General Repair Shop for dewing Machines, Bicycles, Guns, Clocks d Watches. anl?ve me your work. Satisfaction guaranteed. J. H. SMITH. Market Street - ? Opposite New Postofficc CHICORA COLLEGE GREEN VI LLE, S. C. Owned and controlled by the Pre sbyterics of the Synod of South Carolina. A high grade college for women. A Christian home school. Graduate courses in the Arts and Sciences. Music, Art, Expression, Gymnastics and Business. Large aand able faculty. Beautiful grounds. Elegent buildings. Mo dern conveniences. Healthful climat e. Location in Piedmont section, and in city of 25.000. EXPENSES FOR T HE EXTTRE YEAR. A. Tuition, Board, Room and Fees.$183.00 1$. All included in proposition (A) and Tuition in Music, Art or Expression.$203.00 to $213.00 The next session opens Sept. 17.. For catalogue and information ad (lr,.ss> S. C. BIRD, 1). I). President. Weak women shou.d read myj J,an(J Sale. '?Book No. 1 for Women." It tells of Dr. Snoops Night Cure. Tellsl * *>r sa,e slxt>-five (65> how these soothing, healing, antisep- acres of improved farming land near tic suppositories, bring Quick and the town of Neeces. S. C, with dwcll certain help The Book is free. Ad- ing and outbuildings thereon, dress Dr. Shoo,). Racine. Wis. Dr. I 1- P. Zeigler, j. G. Wanamaker. Mfg Co. 7-31-tf. Neeces, S. C. Cures Backachq Corrects Irregularities Do not risk having Bright's Disease of Kidney or Bladder Disease not ' ^ icdicine. No medicine can do more. or Diabetes, Dr. ?_ C. DUKES. LOWMAX DRUG CO.