F1HPAY, FEBRUARY 12, jl
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SIMMS NEEDS
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Improvement Pointers on a Com
prehensive General Plan.
IDEAL LAYOUT FOR STREETS.
Diagonal Thoroughfare! 8hould Radi
ate From Railway Station Li'
Spoke From a Wheel's Hub Widths
I For Street and Roadways.
During tki jiunt two fr three years
number ofVlnboratc reports have been
publlKlxnl setting furtb proposed plans
for tbe Improvement of soma of tbo
larxetit cities of tbe country. While
tbewe are lnt'rcntlng to nil municipal
ofllclals, their very elaborateness may
servo to discourage the smaller com
munities whoso resources would not
permit any approximation to the ex
pendlture required for such Improve
ments. Fortunately their needs are
similarly much less than those of the
larger cities. A recent report for tbe
suburban town of IMdgewood, N. J.,
which has been submitted by Charles
Mulford Robinson, Is unusually com
plete, considering the size of the town,
and Is an Illustration of the fart that
Intelligent and expert study of condi
tions and recommendations for Im
provements are ns deslrnblu for the
small community as for the largo and
that the nd"pllon of the plans need not
entail Impossible expense, says the
Municipal Journal and Engineer.
In considering the general street plon
the report slarts with tho railroad sta
tion nn the chief focus of tralhV, It be
ing the effort of every commuter to
either reach It or get away from It In
the shortest possible time twice every
day. The natural tendency fur a sub
urb Is to grow around tbe station as u
center In corn etitrlc rings, and in tho
Ideal suburban street plan diagonal
thoroughfares would mdlatu from tho
station like tho (pokes from the hub of
a wheel. Between tls'se thoroughfares
nt brief Intervals would bo short nud
quiet streets. A secondary focus of tho
town should be furnished by the town
hall and jmatolllre.
Taking up the details of the streets,
Mr. Itoblnson flrwt considers tho side
walks and unhesitatingly condemns
most of those In Hldgewood because
the walk proper Is placed shout twelve
to eighteen Indies from the curb In
stead of being at least three feet, as It
should be In any residential district.
From live to ten feet would be better,
while for pork ways, boulevards, etc.,
the distance should be still greater.
Assuming n walk six feet w ide, which
Is generally ample on a street sixty
feet betwfn lot lines, thorn should be
three feet planted In turf between tho
property Hue and tho walk, then tun
feet In turf between the walk and the
curb, the latter f trip carrying the Ntrnet
trees and In most cases being further
ornamented with flowers and low
limbs. Then wmiM enme a twenty
two foot roadway, which Is sufficiently
wide for any residential street In a
mall suburb which Is not arterial or
floes not carry a henry plo:isur tratnV.
O) n street eighty feet wide, assuming
that there nre no enr tracks, thers Is
such ample rocm for beautifying the
Street that cither the width of the sldo
purklng between walk and curb could
bp made about fifteen feet or s central
Strip of grass llftccu feet wldo could
' divide the roadway Into two, each
eighteen feci wide, a Ilw foot strip of
turf still separating tho walk from tlis
curb. Few wngons exceed eight feet
tn width orer nil, and touring cars sel
dom rrnch sersn fret, so thnt nn eight
een foot roadway allows ample, room
for piualng. Where there Is n middle
trip of parking nil through trntlk ou
each side should be In the same direc
tion. Appearance Is not tho only argument
In favor of such proportioning of th
street space, but economy ulso argues
In Its fnvor k square foot of road
way Is more expcuslve to construct
ami to tuiitutalu than an ciiunl area of
turf; ulso, from n sanlury point of
view, the wljr the road the greatvr
the volume of dust, nud the closer the
nd conn to the curb tlte nearer this
dust Is to the houses nud to pedes
trians. Moreover, It Is assumed, of
con r, that shade trees will be planted
tu the strip betweeu sidewalk ami
curb, and the wider LLlu Is the
healthier the trees are apt t be and
the Wo the damaiiO (hey do to Ivth
curb nnd sidewalk paving. When
trees nrp planted lit n strip otily n few
Inches whir etthor they will U puny
and shkly nnd ultimately die for Inck
of nourishment, or If they do grow
Vigorously they will force up the walk
and throw the vnrh out of line. With
the w ldtr strip of turf there le t better
ymmetry to the street ns a whole, a
few lm bos width only of such being
too Insignificant a dimension In com
parison with the others and Irritating
by the lack if balance. Moreover,
V.hb parking seems to Increase the
depth of the adjacent lots and glees
the houses u belter setting.
As to iMirl In . It U recommended
that uniformity In construction be re
pi'r-1 ! enh civic unit, such unit It
Inif s whole street or nt h-ast n section
ot's(.VMiv lunger than one lot. Thi
rvvrt ti.'Lir'oiM'i's the s'lb-MMitlon of
(Hi'creto nutters f r obl le once, stat
ll'g t'nt l!n Intti-r are dl'llcu'.l to keep
(Icmi and nr s.M'i) detV 'fit li ontiMh
lies ef nsjsvt
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pen LnowUdge nnd w ho should be re
sponsible for their welfare In every
way. Tbe trees on any civic unit
should be uniform In variety, age nnd
sparing. If placed alternately on op
posite sides of the streets, large grow
ing trees, such as maples or elms,
should be planted forty feet apart.
Modern town fnd city conditions re
quire that street corners be rounded
for both utility and looks. The radius
should be not less than six feet, nnd
where the sidewalk width Is HUillclont
this may be Inm-awd to nine feet or
more to advantage. Angles In the
street lines ,ro objectionable, und
Where they exist curves should be sub
stituted for them. A break In the Hue
of a street Is frequently desirable, but
pngles give an objectionable stiffness
to the general appearance. Every op
portunity should be taken of space at
street Intersections available for the lo
cation at their centers of round or
oval flower beds. In these low conifers
may be massed, ns they are main
tained tn good appearance with little
trouble. Hueh beds should be pro
tected from teams by coping. Shrub
bery placed thus la the center of the
roadway Is far more effective than
sldo parking, as It Is visible far up nud
down tho Intersecting streets. Street
Jogs, the failure of streets ou the op
posite sides of an Intersecting street
to meet In alignment, should not be
left square, but the comers of each
should be rounded so as to obtain a
continuous reversed curve.
The report calls attention to the de
sirability of ordinances establishing
building liuug ou all streets. Unless
there Is such nn ordinance any prop
erty owner may Injure not only his
Immediate nclgblors, but the appear
ance of a long stretch of street, by
placing his building beyond the gen
eral lino of others In tho neighbor
hood. How far this building lino
should be back from the property line
must be decided separately for each
street.
Tho mutter of parks, purawaya and
recreative facilities Is treated of In
this report at smie length, but these
depend so almost entirely upon the
local topography nnd other condition
that thero are few geueral rules which
It seems advisable to eudearor to
state. One point, however, Is worthy
of emphasis the great need iu most
suburban towns of making the sur
roundings of the railroad station much
more attractive than so many of them
now are. These surroundings should
be such as to conceal ns far as possible
the cruder and more unsightly features
necessarily connected with some sta
tions, such as side tracks, turntables,
etc., by locntlng here nrtlstlc group
ings of shrublsTy nnd shade trees
which shall offer a pleasing prospect
to cither citizen or stranger on nllght
Ing from the train.
CLEANING UP A PROFIT.
An Advertising Man Says Cleanliness
Is Next to Prosperity.
"The other day," says an advertising
man of long experience, "I noticed In
a country paper one of the best display
arts. I've seen In a long time. Tho mer
chant wns ndrertlslng for trade, nnd
ho printed some of his specific bnr-gsltis-nctiinl
figures ami all that but
It wns the cnteh phrase of his ndver
tlsemcnt thnt caught mo. Of course a
cntch phrase ought to catch, yon know.
This particular advertiser's phrase was
The Clean Rtore,' nnd he enlarged
upon It hi this way:
THE
CLEAN
STORE
Clean Floors.
Clean 9h4ve.
Clesn Ooede.
Clean Price.
Clean Dealing.
Cln Consolsno.
"Now, that," continues the advertis
ing export, "ought to clean up a whole
lot of cash. Why, In this nge of mi
crobes and germs and bacteria and so
forth clean floors and clean shelves
should attract much patronage, and
clean dealing and clean conscience
ought to cntch the tnultltmle. The mer
chant who ndrertlses In thnt way can't
afford to lie. If he (Ws, somebody Is
sure to And It out snd peach on hltn.
Then nil his claims of cleanliness go to
smash. Tlsit advertiser Is the sort of
limn who catches the patrone of the
careful people, those who nre particu
lar atsuit where and what they buy.
Let me hurl you a little hint-Just this
lots of folks are tempted to buy
through mall orders because they see
so much slovenliness lu some of the
local stores They like clean things,
and It Is hcoveH a I onie tncrehuut to
keep his pine looking attractive ana
hutting, nnd the dca'er who JvrtlfS
his wares to the home people In tsls
manner U prtily sure to ilinu up
uiarV the phrase--a clean profit from
year lo ur."
NEW KINO CF PLAYGROUND.
On Tht Cnhancr Reel Estate Value
anj Hut Double Efficiency.
nosedsle playground. In Washington,
Illustrates a in of ls itrv.isui
development, which 1;, tint, however,
lack a plea In Its trlmlf tit the reeeut
pbtj ground cof.ci:tlon IVm.Mt the
fact Is sik;niti, nut thr U , the 'hitest
I'biJUr. ui d !u W o,i;lt., u bl
'' b.qrovrd 1', who;,. ,m,.
al-Vw-,sr,Cv tVs p-.mui.ilo
arp'T" 'n li..! a ,, l: , ; t0
l",ro an.'.-'. ,, ,,uj
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, ' ; " " ' !' to ..rive the
" ' ' ' ' f VV.rcn
and the latter's needs none the less be
cause of the too unusual aesthetic ele
il. . fiiir
ment. It ertnanees me ''"
rounding real estate Instead posslb.y
of depreciating It. nnd Its work be
comes both social and pbyaleal-nel-ther
one nlone. for It Is not. on the one
hand, a place for loafing nor, on the
other, one idraply f"r active play. Tfie
space has a duuble efficiency.
INDIGESTION ENDS
IN FIYE MINUTES
Misery From an I'psct Stomach
Goes licfore Vou irtalize it.
vvprv famllv here ought to keep
some dyspepsia In the house as any
one of you may have an attack of In
digestion or stomacn trouoie ai
time, day or night.
This harmless preparation win ji
iroBt nnvthlne vou eat and overcmea
sour stomach five minutes after-
If your meals don't tempt you, or
what little you do eat seems to fill
you, or lays like a lump of lead In
your stomach, or if you have heart
burn, that Is a sign oi lnaigesuuu.
t. nhormnrlRt for a 50-
cent case of Pape's IMapepsin and
take one trlanguie atter supper io-
Thorn will ilA n(l SOUT flS
Ings, no belching of undigested food
mixed with acid, no stomacn gas oi
heartburn, fullness or heavy feeling
In the stomach, Nausea, Debilitating
headaches, Dizziness or Intestinal
griping. This will all go, besides
there will be no sour food left over
In the stomach to poison your breath
with nauseous odors.
Tape's Diapepsln Is a certain
cure for all stomach misery, because
it will take hold of your food and di
gest It Just the same as if youi
stomach wasn't there.
Actual.prompt relief for all your
stomach misery Is at your pharma
cist, waiting for you.
These large 50-cent caBes contain
more than sufficient to cure a case
of Dyspepsia or indigestion.
The Marble Heart.
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"Is he matrimonially Inclined?'
"Well, not so much as he was. I be
lieve." "How Is thntr
"He has been matrimonially declined
too often."
Ksnnsdy'Laxatlvs Cough syras
tastes nearly as good as mapls sugar.
It cures the cold by gently moving
the bowels and at the same time II Is
soothing for throat Irrltatloa, there
by stopping th eoagh. Sold by Ser
bia's drug stors.
Now is the time
to visit
California
When snnmier list patted
in there northern stairs,
the fun is only mild under
the krlght blue sklsa of
Soaihern t'lifoMiis, This
is one of nature's hsppy
provisions en nal sniu
merlor those who esnnot
end re a mors severe rli
tnste.J '., fj.;
Cnltfornia ha been sailed
the "Msccsef the wialr
lourirt.'' Its hotels snd
stopping plsOt'S rn ns
TsiicJ as thnne ol a 1 well
rrnulasod ciiins. Visitors
csn sIwsti lni miimhle
nocoind.itlons, rontienisl
oinpiiloii, and Varied,
pleasing recneatluns.
Sonthern Pacific Go.
Will U uUd lo siifplr some
verv sllrsctive lilerslio,
cribiiw in dcUil the man !
bhts nf witHer in lihirnis.
N'crt Uiw round tup eciirnn
tn loin si.' en flo Int'aliltfinis,
The v.tc from tlrsntl Wm to
l.ne ,i'k;-liii and reluni i
$5MH).
I.imil sn month, i.iii)r
step over in either il.rvetirn.
S.miUr ti-ur'o mtea are in
eif.ci 'o !' t'u'.f. m'.a point.
Kor fall liilnnus'ios. siep,uk. mr rer.
ami f.i-Kj-u. call on. tro'rsph iir
write
It. K. Mciiidimt'ij, A$Hiit f. I". ti
eu
Wtn McMintay. i,,n p a cent
fori snd, IHtr,
Humor a& Philosophy
By DUNCAN M. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
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There may be
g o id e sorrows
that money can
not buy. b u t
they are as
scarce as those
that money can
not cure.
A woumn who
has money to
buy everything
Blie wants Inva
riably begins to
want to find
something that
she wants that
she can't get.
The difference between a man's ln--ome
and the outgo sometimes worries
a man-ami. atln. sometimes it woi
l ies only his creditors.
A great many people have dollars.
nd now and then we run across a
man or woman who has sense.
Some people can Imagine nothing
but facts, nnd very cold, hard, common
and everyday facts at that.
A man may have a heart of gold and
yet not be able to coin enough to buy
a meal tk ket.
A Back Number.
Lookins- nt the Indian chief
In a greasy blanket rolled.
That he once was had and bold.
That ho terrorized the land
With his warwhoops loud and free
And could always turn a hand
In a bloody scalping bee.
Now he looks a vury Jay
Any woman small could chase.
If he got the least bit gay.
With a broomstick off the place.
Burled Is his tomahawk,
And his ri-lde ,as had a fall,
Bo the haughty chief muet walk
Softly If he walks at all.
Nothing doing any more
For the man of copper hue.
To be frank, his day I o'er,
And the red may well be blue.
Once he ruled this favored land;
Now he would be more or less
Thankful for a place to stand
Or a ermanent address.
Gone his glory and his reign,
Gone the chance for him to scrap.
Should he venture to complain
We would wipe him off the map.
Rlirht or wrong, we hold the soli
Over whlrh he once had sway.
Quietly his blood may boll,
Hut we own the U. 8. A.
Valentine Post Cards
Lincoln Post Cards
Washington Post Cards
CLEMEN
Sells Drugs
BUY YOUR TKfiES FROM
"Old Reliable Albany Nurseries'
and you are sure of getting just what you order.
ana y r trees for duality not chr-ap prices.
GEO. H. PARKER,
Office with J.E. PETERSON
We
Cro
Agent
Figured on a Trade.
"Are vou the dentist?" asked a Inrge,
florid man, rushing Into a shop where
a small, dapper youth was working at
a chair. .
'I am." confessed the youth.
..i ... n tn eome richt down to
the circus. I have o Hon there with a
bad tooth, and 1 want to have It
pulled."
"All right. I will come."
"Wheu?"
"When I feel that 1 want to have my
arm amputated."
Thought There Was a Psnalty.
'I cannot understand all of your
Inws and customs." said the foreigner
who had Rot his education by reauiug
the comic papers.
"What is puzzling you now?" asked
the obliging native.
"1 would like to know how much a
man is lined In your country for being
kind to his mother-in-law."
Kodol for dyspepsia and Indiges
tion will digest any and all food at
any and all times. Kodol Is guaran
teed to give, prompt relief. Sold by
Sabln's drug store.
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A STAR SERIAL BEGINS
NOW
There is an article in this number with
a big jolt in it. DON'T MISS IT.
You know some of the things
EvERTBonr's has done. THIS IS
ANOTHER.
There is a story by the Pin L
Pips " man that is one loneichfrf
K laughter, and back of these spedt!
icaiurcs a Dig, imv jnmauui
Magazine.
For Sulo by ,
Sabln Clemens
National Demaray
Drug Stores
Silence Protected Them.
"They met as Immigrants from two
different countries, and. though neither
could speak a word of the other's lan
guage, they fell In love nnd were mar
ried." "Mow did they get along?"
"Very line until Ihey both learned to
talk Kngllsh."
No Cu.
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day."
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- 22-24 - 4- - Roadeter 1350.00
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Chain Drtoo Desert Car 1550.00
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M 45-50 " 9-,niioo
" "L 35-10 Limoniine 3800.00
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Grants Pass,
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