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Highland Park Press, 12 Dec 1929, p. 17

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: Highâ€" ommitâ€" to & 42, 1 ohn H. an for h has y obâ€" I orâ€" their s on nine â€" 8 of the “timbor-cniurl” who fli-m-r-dm the Mesabe, iron range .in ; lfiu es Esâ€"-m;du < The American Library association which is the publisher of these courses reports the following as the most popular â€"at theâ€"present ~time:~=Good English, Psychology, English Literaâ€" ture, â€" Philosophy, ~Mental Hygiene, Pleasure from Pictures, Ears to Hear, Young Child, Great American Books, offer a rare w to do a little systematic reading. _ The popularity of these courses and the need for the guidance they offer are evidenced by the fact that more than half a milâ€" lion copies are in use. Each course is prepared by someone who can write in a humanized style, and who has identified himself with the subject,. ___ _ ___ Each course is made up of two parts: the author, like the leader of a lecture course, introduces the subâ€" ject in a brief talk which gradually leads into part two. This is a diseusâ€" sion of half a dozen books which the author has selected for further read> ingâ€"andâ€"whichâ€"promiseâ€"aâ€"betterâ€"unâ€" derstanding of the subject and an apâ€" preciation and enjoyment of it. _ ~*~â€" Study at Home _ For the man or woman who wishes to combine reading with real >enjoyâ€" ment, mhmformm of interests, for sane interprétations: of the affairs of the day, for a more intiâ€" mate acquaintance with writers and with a wide range of subjectsâ€"in short, for the man or woman who wishes to make his reading count, the Public Library now has on display in the lobby about fortyâ€"five reading courses on as many subjects. _ Salesmanship and Advertising. Montaigne, the â€"sixteenth century essayist was evidently quite in symâ€" pathy with the youth of his time. He says, "I have ever been ready to imitate the negligent garb, which is yet observable among the young men of our time, to wear my cloak on one shoulder, my cap on one side, a stockâ€" ing in disorder, which seems to exâ€" press a kind of haughty disdain_of these exotic ornaments, and contempt Thursday of the artificial." Reviews f Priestly, J. B.â€"Good Companions. An engaging tale of "people who dared to be free from the cares of the world, from the routine of work, from the ties of family, who joined hands with fate and found on the open road the good companionship that makes C. P. Steinmetz. A readable biography of <the electrical wizard who "hurled ;ynthetic thunderbolts," like a modern ove. Anthony, Katherineâ€"Queen Eliza: beth. Thé life of this brilliant and impetuous leader of the Revolution is presented with delightful spirit and ~~Hall & Nordhoff â€" Faléons" df France. In the guise of fiction, two , Dec. 12, 1929 LIBRARY members of the Lafayette Flying corps relate some of the thrilling exâ€" Ks as a Ccorner ol Lne Lriangie fgured divorce suit which broke a tie that had held for a decade. We have never heard of such a case before, though antiquity may have its cause celebre, and it would not be â€"strange if marital bliss was sometimes endangered. by the delight â€"ofâ€" 17th century â€"ladies in sumptuous bindings. iIn the modern instance, the wife asked for coal and he bought books. Octavos were apâ€" parently more plentiful than eggs. She desired no reconciliation, and by her resignation revealed her underâ€" standing of the bibliomaniac, whose heart once set on something in morocco cares little for anything in taffeta.â€"The Month. _ _ per <a tardy but apt reminder that game without fear of beingâ€"sold out for lack of collateral. Your dividend of pleasure in fine things is suppleâ€" mented by the knowledge that you have made a sound investment, not subject~toâ€"theâ€"manipulationâ€" of â€"bulls and bears. Apropos of the stock market crashâ€"if so delicate â€"a subject may be broached in levityâ€"may we whisâ€" County Board Session â€" â€"â€"â€"This Week; Indication We cannot bear to roast a book Nor brutally attack it; We lay it gently on our lap And dust its little jacket. An un t session is in bwfl'%‘%a“ supervisors at their meeting when they meet in the County building this week, accordâ€" ing to the opjinions of several memâ€" bers of the board. _ _ _ The chief topic of discussion, Doadl Superintendent R. M. Lobdell‘s $1,â€" 250,000 road â€"bondâ€" plan, will in all likelihood be postponed until a numâ€" ber of impending injunctons against the gas tax are settled. The money required to carry out the 50â€"mile payâ€" ing project is ex f Fas "tax, but since> tas money in the state treasury, any action by the board of supervisors would be premature. f J tied up until the courts settle the inâ€" In all probability the project .of bringing the Grass Lake road under stateâ€"aid will "beâ€"takenâ€" up by the board.. Supervisor William Rosing‘s road comniittee will meet in the office of the county superintendent of highâ€" ways. torhorrow..to..discuss..the..project. with"a view "to ‘bringing"It "betore the board. Business Will Be Light The Triangle Again â€"â€"Preston. auce?" s m w mz reges " BeF C LOR N07 Adpnitndiiniigaiee Pâ€"Râ€"E ~~â€"<We have leased this store (at Central and Second _ _ Ntreets) and our entire stock of seasonable merchandise â€" & ~at once regardless of cost. __ _ _____. Every item hasâ€"been remarked to a new low price for quick disposal. Plan to be here early. 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