Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-12
NJ BOOKS At
PUBLIC LIBRARY

to the library the past week:
Inner, E. s.. - "The' Country
Fh in the New World Order"
fiefly considers country church
activities, rural community or
alton, and the obligation of the
h to furnish inspired leadership
tiating the rural community into
|ew world order. The social ap-
ion of the gospel is seen to be
cart of the natter
|ft, T. W.-"Wiring for Light and
|e National Electric Code which
|ook explains and illustrates is
rules prepared by the National
of fire underwriters for the pur-
bf insuring safe electrical install
The aim of the author of the
bit book is to make plain just how
Prk should be performed to meet
|quirements of the Code"
bis, S. P.-"The First Piano in
lis story of the high cost of a
to small mining camp has a
Bret Hart flavor and has been
= published and translated into
/ important languages of Europe.
" slender volume; but is char
stic classic Of the "Sagebrush
;" and one of a vanishing school
|nerican writer's on a vanishing
of American life."
bs, G. F.-"Golden Bough."
romantic mystery story. Phillip
knd, an American who has be-
a prisoner of war in Germany,
Fs to Switzerland, and acciden-
stumbles onto the retreat Of a
BE secret society, the Order of
I Hihs first encounter is with
fincess Tatyana, a beautiful Rus
girl and a prominent member of
|ociety. A surprising series of
5 makes Rowland the head Of the
1t is Russian in origin, but is
|ational in scope, having for it's
the spread Of democracy. Row.
soon finds that German secret
IS are contriving to control it's
Is and out of this situation and
|valry for the hand of the young
Fss grow the events of the tale"
son, G. R.-"The romance of
Tn manufacture"
hose of us who have grown up
the results of modern manufac-
hround us are apt to miss the ro-
|e of the subject. Indeed, it is
|ult for us to realize how very
tent were the conditions in which
|great-grandfathers lived and
ed. In the present volume the
Pr has endeavored to trace the
|tion of the different Industries,
10 describe in everyday language
Methods of modern manufacture
r principal industries. In order
|ep' the book as readable as pos
he has omitted many names and
but sufficient detail is given to
|e the general reader to form a
conception of the different sub
gss..z4-4l.s.s~ .-s. e.Yezgf.- a. : -.,.. .
INNER. F.. A., and Christian. Mary.
Fggy-Elise."
Fggy-Elise got her hyphenated
from her American mother and
French father. The mother died
Peggy was a child; her fathers
on the battlefield left her alone
|ance. To earn money to get to
|hother's people in America she
as a moder for Venable, an
|ican artist in Paris. He fell in
with her and followed her to the
Id States to try to persuade her
|arry him. But their ideals of
age do not. agree, and Peggy re-
him. Her life in her relatives
proved unsatisfactory, but led
|r taking up music as a career,
|he eventually made a great sue
ks an opera singer. The war in
|eantime had been having it's re-
|ative effect upon Venable so that
he returned wounded, she sees
) eyes the something she had
b to find"
I'D, S. L.-"Mining and Msnufac
Pf Fertilizing Materials and Their
1 on to Soils"
the preface a hope is expressed
Fhis volume may appeal mot only
Rnure manufacturers, but to
Frs, as well as to agricultural STU
and all those who take an inter-
the subject of agricultural chem
We, C. M.-"Saul."
Jul is a story of the American of
helting-pot. Of our metropolitan
I in particular. Saul Furinski is
|in a sweat-shop. He sees his
+, shaving furiously that his
len may be free, die at the pitt
|hachine; and the boy swears to
master. The way to do this, he
discovers, is to use the shaving
hers. He becomes a designer,
b contractor. He marries partly
|e sake of the dowry that will give
start in business. He prefers
It methods, but when the pinch
does not let honesty stand in
fay of success. His wife is the
Ft type of Jewess, pure and as
/. She cares for no success that
bot be come by honestly. But
cannot forget the press of the
He tries to use her in his CHI
\, and failing, drifts away from
Another sort of love tempts him,
him for a time. Faith Severance,
|lsiness woman of modern type,
fitting companion of his hours
fcess. But then comes failure,
Faith herself sees that she can
no use to him. He turns to his
Channah, who has courage for
and by a quaint turn of "busi-
romance has skill to contrive
up which sets them on their feet
b,
enzie, J. S.-"Outlines of Social
kophy."