The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-09-29

tQuestions gladly answered. Write
me In care of the editor.)
OF all the needs book has. the
chief need Is, that it be readable" says
Anthony Trollope in his autobio-
graphy.
Blood and thunder, gold, love, fair
winds and foul are intermingled in
Robert Gordon Andersons newest
novel, THE Isle of Seven Moons"
(Putnam) 1t is a "corker'. No
proper English word SO well expresses
the readers enthusiasm, for 1t Is a
book that boys Of the slangiest age
would enjoy-as well as their elders
The action is swift and varied. the in
terest kept up from page 10 page in
astonishingly brisk fashion. The hero
inc draws your heart most compell-
ingly, as do also the captain who is
her guardian and the sad and gallant
Frenchman. Likewise you hate the
slick and sinister MacAllister ard bis
wicked mates, and dispise Phil Hunt
ington for his weakness and readiness
to be drawn into their evil schemes
The finding Of the map of the myster-
ious treasure island, coincideut with
the arrival Of the news of the ship
wreck Of the little Sally's boy lover
Ben, starts two different ships in
search Of that Elusive bit of the Lee
ward Islands. The gold is found. but
it cost several lives, and in the end
the sea gets every single doubloon. /
have promised myself now to read the
authors other books: "The Little
Chap" mot Taps but Reveille", a
Roosevelt book called Leader of
Men,, and his Seven O'Clock Stories"
for the little folks at bedtime.
Il never knew a man l felt so sure
God approved of as Abraham Lincoln"
says Billy Brown, Of Springfield, Ills,
in Ida Tarbell's new book, He Knew
Lincoln, and Other Billy Brown Sto-
ries" (Macmillan) 1t is an especially
appealing collection of new reminis-
cences of the Great Emancipator. The
view 1t gives of him is intimate, warm
y human, affectionate, yet always re-
spectful.sI have made 1t the foundation
of the library Of boy in an orphan
age, and should like to see it replace
"The Perfect Tribute" which has been
| adopted in the public schools quite
| generally 1t is small book in large
print, but it finds room for some in
teresting discussion Of the Lincoln
Douglass debates by man VINO loved
Little Dug" and considered him the
greatest man his state had produced
vet voted for Linciln because che had
the right of it" "The story of Lincoln's
change from Wing to Republican,; of
his refeat in his campaign for the sem
atorship; his election to the presi-
dency; his care of tne soldiers during
the war; and his assassination, all
are told from the viewpoint of his
home town folks" Billy Brown kept
the drug store where Lincoln was
the greatest hand to buy quinine you
ever see Give it to his constituents
Oh, he knew how to be popular, Mr..
Lincoln did. He was always here. Come
in and set by the stove by the hour
and tell stories and talk and argue"
What he said. how he looked, his
sense of humor, his insistance on
clear-eyed truth. tenderness for all
children and old folks, and above all
his limitless capacity for companion
ship, are all here in this small book,
beautifully told.
-
have found new book about chill
I dren for grown folks. 1t is not treat
les on feeding or training, or anything
Of that solemn sort 1t is a most
charming collection of "reminiscences
ourselves When Young" (Putnam)
by H. T. Sheringham. British babies,
it would appear, are very like Ameri-
can small folk in their earnest amuse-
ments. They collect shells, birds eggs,
empty boxes, and endless other
things; break, lose or utterly destroy
almost anything left long within
reach; lave their first hard lessons
in finance; Investigate the wonders
Of seaside beaches, gardens, and nur-
sery cupboards; have their seasons of
endeavor in such lines of high art as
drawing and painting, mural decora-
ton and sculpture, wood carving and
beaten metals.
AS another reviewer has said, 1t is
hard to describe the book adequately
sketches of child life done with the
utmost artistry, delicate traceries
gathered together with loving skill"
| subscribe most heartily to that char
acterization. The book made me love
little Poggin with the wide grin, Guy
who was all boy, and Penelope who
trotted after her brother adoring and
resenting his masterful ways. They
are very real little dears.
ITO see life steadily and wholly
may be the ambintion of WISDOM but
for happiness it is enough that the
eyes should note some of the changing
lights, the ears catch some Of the
sweet sounds, even though broken
like evening bells against a sunset
breeze" says the author in conclusion.
"As it is for little boys and girls, so
may it be for the grown men and wo-
men. Johnny's writing case and Alad-
dins jewels may perhaps lose some of
their power to thrill, even chocolate
and dripping cakes may in time seem
less important than they were But
other things will come to take their
places and sweeten life. To every age
belong little joys which remain in
memory after many Of the greater ex-
periences have gone over into the
mists of oblivion"
SO
1.-The Story of Stuffed Elephant"
is the latest Of Laura Lee Hopes list
of nearly dozen Make Believe Sto-
ries" for little folks 8 to 8 years old,