The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-23
BY. ALICE LINDSEY WEBB.
F(Questions gladly answered. Write
e in care of the editor.)

1.-THE images of mems wits and
howledges remain in books, exempted
om the wrong of time, and capable
perpetual renovation" says Bacon
his Advancement Of Learning"
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Would you like to have a glimpse Of
" book shelf, and see the new books
e will be reading and talking about
n the next couple of months? There
Re nearly enough to fill the famous
live foot shelf" that is supposed to be
Efficient for the liberal education.
To begin with, there is one by X. X.
awakami Sounds like the Ku Klux
Han, eh?,) "Japan's Pacific Policy"
Button, $50. 1t discusses especially
apan's relation to China, the Far
last, and the Washington Disarm-
ment- Conferences. This Is not the
inthor's first book. He published.
lot long ago, THE Real Japanese
Question:" and Japan and World
Peace"
Thomas James Norton's book on
THE Constitution Of the United
Rates" Oittle, Brown, $2,) has as Its
vowed purpose ito make accessible
the citizen and his son, to his
ewly enfranchised wife and daughter
nd especially to his children in
chool, such a knowledge of the con-
Witution of the United States as will
erve in emergency as first line OF
efence'"
IA DR.. John Rothwell Slater, professor
= rhetoric and English literature at
: he University. Of Rochester, has re-
Used edition of his Freshman Rhet-
%ric" Cd. C. Health which Is, In effect,
e new book. One in any field OF en-
eavor who feels the need OF brush.
ng up on his grammar, and his use OF
nglish in general, would be sure to
Ind DR.. Slater's text helpful, espec-
4 3lly the Glossary of Common Errors
the end of the book.
I've already dipped into Carl Van
koren's Contemporary Novelists. 1SOO.
&o2O" (Macmillan) and am finding II
Interesting. 1t Is in way, a follows
% volume to "The American Novel,
|5hich, published last year, traced the
E&rogress of the novel in the United
Rates from Its beginnings to the END
4 the 10Th century. But, whereas the
Brst volume was mainly history, this
ew one Is more a matter OF criti'
Ism.
~ Allen L. Churchill and Leonard
rickenden have produced something
rhich is, to me, quite a new idea, II
THE House Owners Book" Dunk q
Eagnalls. so 1t Is "a manual foI
Me helpful guidance of those interest
Id in the building or conduct OF homes
md tells about heating and ventilla'
Ion plumbing, electricity, paints ane
bainting, floor treatment, drainage
&ater supply, and gives all sorts o.
Information that will help house
owner.
81 What would you give to know "Hov
% Get What You Want?" Orison SWEET
Marden has a book about 1t. IT. Y
BrowelD which has been translated
INTO rs languages, and two mliiloi
&opies sold. 1t is one of his series o
nspirational books.
n Here's a book for boys, a dandy,
i can Judge by the pictures. 1t Is DO
Scouts on Special Service" by Charlie
Henry Lerrigo, (Little, BROWN Tn
3tory is Of Billy Ransom. pretty neari
Fifteen, and his buddy, in the Worl
WAR.
Jack London's widow (his secon
wife, CHAIRMAN Kittridge London) ma
dust published a new revised edl
tion Of "Our Hawaii (Macmillan) ful
of fine photographs OF interestin
places and people on the eight island!
There's lovely colored JACKIE,
painting around Harriet v. c. Ogden
novel, "Then Came Molly" (Penl
$1.75) which indicates that the hero
81 inc is a delectable ruddy-blonde pei
al son. slim and dainty, with a bach
81 ground of "down-south" garde
81 bloom.
1.-THE romantic adventures Of hi!
81 torys favorite heroines, whose To-
81 tunes and beauty remain traditio
a to this day'-that is how E. Barring
q ton characterizes THE ladies' "a
lantic. $3.50) 1t does not pretend
e be exact as to date and historical Ia
81 but is a recreation Of charming pc
sonality.
All here's breath of the wide. IRE
Il out of doors life. Emile Lorine
& THE Trail of Conflict lPenn) e. n
8 frontice piece by w. v. Chambe
& showing a young man shooting woiv
81 from an auto while lovely girl
evening gown covers beside him. II
GIL colored picture on the wrapper
81 more attractive-the same two YOU