The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-04-13

for tnis sort of house is matter set
tied for them in Chapter w, where
they learn much about flues and ven
| tilatiOn. Then there is the bother
some question of paint, inside and out
and the finishing of the floors Is
another source Of long consultation
over the book. The lighting problem,
both as to windows and electricity
they find is quickly settled by the
same quiet little friend. the book.
Then there are the water supply, the
plumbing, the ice box to be built in,
and other special appliances. John
begins to think of the necessity for
an increase in his income, somehow to
be accomplished. But Mary is so hap
py in her plans, bless her heart" The
book makes it all quite simple any
way; so why worry? Let's build.
"The climax of every party comes at
the table Here the perfect hostess
puts forth her best effort, for she
knows that upon her table decora-
tiions and the uniqueness of her ia
vors greatly depends the success of
her entertainment. 1t is to help her in
the endeavor to make each party an
unfOrgetable pleasure complete in
detail and appropriate to the occasion
that this book has been written:
Dennison's Tables and Favors," 10c.
;-s 81
to two children Ernest Thompson
Seton's squirrel story Of "Bahnertail'
(Scribners) and we nave had such a
delightful time with 1t on the big d.
van by the fire before bedtime at
night. 1t is an ideal book for that sort
plenty of good stopping places when
mother says bed time All through
are the authors clever. spirited draw
ings Of the wood folk, in the margins
and in full-size illustrations. Mr. Sc
tons avowed purpose in writing this
woodland novel" is to snow not only
the help the mother gives her young.
and the greater nelp gained from ra
cial instinct, but also the way nature
deals with immortality C'any habit or
practice that would in its final work
ing, tend to destroy the raceO. He
shows too. the ceaseless war Of ami
mails on insect parasites. And at the
end that destruction Of the gray
squirrel and it's kin will mean, even
tually, no nut trees, as practically
every tree in American nut forests
was planted by them.
4 y -
Edison Marshall Is a master of the
art of creating tense moments OF sus-
pense in his novels. He will race you
through pages Of swift action leading
up to a climax and hold you there
fascinated while he paints the picture
for you, in bold. sure strokes. Take
as an example the fight between the
hero and the arctic wolf in his last
tale of THE Isle Of Retribution"
little, Brown, $1.75).
There was no sense of motion.
Rather they were like figures In metal
a great artists theme Of incredible
stress Ned's face was drawn and
were drawn back, the tendons Of his
hand seemed about to break through
the skin. For that long moment Ned
called on every ounce Of strength of
his body and soul. Only his body's
purely physical might could force
back the fierce head the gastly inch
| that was needed only the high born
spirit of strength. the mighty urge
! by which man holds dominion over
earth and sea could give him resOlu-
ton to stand the incredible strain"
1t is the tale Of son of wealth and
ease in Seattle whom circumstances
left on an island in Behring sea at the
mercy Of nalf crazed giant escaped
from a Siberian prison. How the boy
grows in strength, physical and spir-
itual, and wins his own release and
safety for the two girls wrecked with
him there, makes an absorbing and
exciting tale.
Some New Books.
The Law Of Sales, by James Bur-
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Furniture Repairing. by B. e. Jones
(Funk & Wagnalls. 81
| Domestic Jobbing. by Paul N. Has
luck Funk, 81
Wood Finishing, by Hasluck Funk
81
| Electric Bells: How to Make and
Fit Them. by Hasluck (Funk, 81
The Book Of Hardy Flowers, with
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$5.)
| The Rose Book (Funk, So
| Garden Planning and Planting
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| Bulb Growing for Amateurs (Funk
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