The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-04-13
BY ALICE LINDSEY WEBB.
Questions gladly answered. Write
me In care of the editor.)

Said VIM. Goodwin: He that loves
reading has everything within his
reach. He has to but desire and he
may possess himself of every species
OF wisdom to judge and power to per-
form.
If you are building or buying new
home. or even if you merely wish you
could (the wish is the first step to-
ward accomplishment, you know you
will be interested in the new book
Reginald Townsend. editor of Country
Life, has just given us on Building
and interior Decorating" doubleday,
$3.50. 1t will give the animated
some fundamental knowledge of both
building and decorating, and at the
same time its pictures will show the
latest developments in domestic archi-
lecture, interesting details that one
might want to include in the new
home. The articles which make up
the book have been carefully selected
from recent issues of Country Life
Anyone at all acquainted with the
magazine knows the technical eycell-
ence and artistic quality of the illus
trations. with which the new book is
filled. First Carl A. Ziegler has an
article on "The Country House of
Moderate Cost" showing nine differ
ent houses. One comment he makes is
that "the high cost of present day
building may not be an unmitigated
evil if it leads the home builder back
to simple, economical architectural
FORMS" The foundation, cellar, the
guest room, the roof and the little
things that save big repair bills, all
are given attention. The planning of
the rooms and furniture arrangement
other details are taken up with gen.
erous illustration.
There are no dark and secret mys-
teries about gardening under glass"
says F. F. Rockwell in his new book
on the subject Gardening Under
Glass, Doubleday-Page $500 "If
plants will grow for you outside, they
will inside-12 months in the year.
"The sole purpose of this book is to
nelp people to grow the things they
want to grow in their glass gardens.
For those who have not had much ex-
perience in glass gardening. l want to
dispell some of the doubts which oft
times prevails, and then to make as
plain as possible the general princi-
pie that lead to success"
This the author has surely done.
writing in delightfully."- easy. CONVEX
sational style, and illustrating with
excellent photographs and clear, help
full working drawings. What you need
to know about building a green house,
codframes and hotbeds; about tools
for this sort of gardening; and about
the care of the plants, as well as the
choice kinds and varieties to grow,
all may be found in this most helpful
and interesting book. 1t is practic-
al common sense presentation of a
fascinating and profitable form Of
gardening.
John Doe and Rachel Roe are en-
gagged to be married, They are dis
mayed at the inconvenience and gen
orally unattractive character of many
of the houses and apartments for rent,
and mortified by the rents demanded
for the ones they would care to live
in. One day in the library they found
new "seven-dav" book (limited be-
cause much in demand) called "The
House owners Book" by Allen l..
Churchill and Leonard Wickenden
Dunk & Wagnalls, $2). Out Of curl
ositv they take it home. and at once
find themselves deep in the considera-
ton Of the advantages OF owning a
home, the choice Of site, the meth
DDS OF obtaining the necessary money
for building. ooh. John, let's" says
Mary. John talks 1t over with the local
Building and Loan association. and
decides he can swing it. They buy a
copy of the book (the library's seven
days are up) and nights and Sundays
they study materials, costs. carpen-
try. The appropriate heating plant