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Highland Park Press, 26 Dec 1929, p. 6

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Je & . Why Dogs Hate Cats _ â€" S Mrs. Florence Botsford, an Ameriâ€" f can m for children, who has ‘spent * ~"~~___. Ttalian folklore, has found an ancient s commengernanness Peax cammenaonsenens oose hart‘s "Twenty Hours and Forty Minâ€" utes, Our Flight in the Friendship," Fraser‘s "Heroes of the Air," Green‘s "Dick Byrd," Jacob‘s "Knights of the Wing," Lm "We,"_â€"Rickenâ€" backer‘s " the ~Flying Cirâ€" cus," Thomas, "First World Flight," ~â€""West‘s "Lone Scout of the Sky," and ~*~Wilkins‘ "Flying in the Arctic." â€" Business Cycles" by Mitchell. © . "Getting the Most Out of Business" by Lewis. P l s "Sales Munager‘s Field Letters to His Men" by Larned. (National poll among high school students) Alcottâ€""Little Women," "Bible." Kellerâ€"*"Story of My Life." Porterâ€"*"Pollyanna." e Copusâ€""As Gold in the Furnace." Jocksonâ€""Ramona." * Wallaceâ€""Ben Hur." t Bartonâ€""Man Nobody Knows." *‘ Fisherâ€""Bent Twig." 5 Ferberâ€"*"So Big." . $ ~Garlandâ€""Trail Makers of the Midâ€" avaition is treated in "An Alphabet 01 Aviation" by Jones, "If You Want to Flying Model Aircraft" byâ€" Garber, by Page, and "Conquering the Air" by Williams. + ___ And stars its many candles be, _ Oh, sing a carol joyfully, The year‘s great feast in keepâ€" The Library Keeps Step While the world is learning to take wings ‘with such rapidity, the Public Library has not.failed to assemble records of this amazing activity. In our ~yearbooks, encyclopedias, and current magazines, the outstanding achievements of individuals and naâ€" tions are recorded. . ‘‘In many a history reading like roâ€" mance, the tale is spread before us of the exploits and personalities of our bird men from the earliest â€"balloonists and gliders down to the latest transâ€" oceanic fiyers. y s A long list of titles on aviation are offered for the younger generation. The best books on model building are "Model Airplanes" by Allen, "How to Make and Fly a Model Airplane" by Armstrong, "Boy‘s Book of Airplane Models" by Collins, "Building and Flying Model Aircraft‘ ‘by Garber, and "Beginning to Fly" by Hamburg. Thrillbieng :ldea of fiightt and fliqris. are to ound in Byrd‘s "Skyward, Crump‘s "Boy‘s Book of Airmen," "Business the Civilizer" by Calkins. nmerican â€" Pro perity"‘by ~Mazur. ing." LIBRARY desight ate given, of interest both to “1‘.1 petition . for â€" injunction.. WAS | .â€".;;/=:;2>;! i ommcz esn designs are given, of interest filed before Judgeâ€" Brothers of Cook Robes the collector and to the modern quilt| county, who dismissed it for want| ***R°US of maker, + ‘~â€"â€"â€"|]of equity. The high court reversed| _ Ancient Times Shown Mahoney and Whitney, "Realms of‘aid remanded this ruling and inâ€"| Some of the gorgeous robes, head: Gold in Children‘s Books"â€"A comâ€"| structed the lower court to grant the| dresses, beautifulâ€" belts with jade pendium :of high!y recommended chilâ€"| relief sought as to attempted repeal buckles,: andâ€"otherâ€"itemsâ€"of â€"clothing g.': books listed _with interesting | of Section 100 of the byâ€" ws. This| cnee worn by emperors, empresses, ."‘ r-.:qun-u.q-.f,;‘â€"-. M -.._,»1. . And 41 S= | SQCLION â€" O 1O â€"GOâ€" W iTR â€" N AOTi . ,_ ,._‘-, k _ ‘A 7 .. tations from the books making it an | of money pai 4 to older members, _ _ | dynasty in China, are on exhibition i" attractive â€" catalog covering a wide| â€" Approximately ©700,000 department of anthropology _ at Anthony, Katharine, "Queen Elizaâ€" beth"â€"In spite of the high and wellâ€" deserved degree of success of Strachâ€" ey‘s "Elizabeth and Essex," the readâ€" er will not find Miss Anthony‘s treatâ€" ment of Elizabeth to be an antiâ€" Pieees P Taaince . te n illâ€" Finley, â€" Ruth, â€" "Old â€"â€" Patchwork Quilts â€"and â€"theâ€"Womenâ€" Whoâ€" Made their homes and m handiwork and of the art of patchwork. > Numerous designs are given, of interest both to mth:k::lloctormd to the modern quilt Mahoney and Whitney, "Realms of Gold in Children‘s Books"â€"A comâ€" pendium of high!ly recommended chilâ€" dren‘s Wfiil .i W;EE E;‘"'i"li g,amm I enter the upctuary where they scends upon me.. Here they stand, the Immortals of the Ages, in a holy silence. They do not call; they do not even beckon meâ€"they stand wdhu‘ for me to come and get what they have to give. â€"Had I naught else but. this sanctuary, : filled as it is with riches would yet be inestimable. ‘ Some Recent Books= . . _ <Powys, J. C., â€" "Wolf Solent"â€"A "psychic map" of one character, Wolf Solerft. Only through his musings and meditations do we see the other characters of the novel, who form a background for the inward struggles of Wolf. Finely written poetical prose. c : Them"â€"Miss Finley writes engagingâ€" pens when a dog spies a cat in the your Fido chasing a ‘stray cat who never did him any harm, don‘t blame the dog, but read the story entitled Tales from the Italian" by Florence H. Botsford. It will explain the mysâ€" tery. Reading with a Purpose "The young man who is studying to become an engineer is not apt to become a criminal. It is the youth who is thwarted in his honest ambiâ€" tion who turns to doubtful pastimes," says one of our bestâ€"known criminal lawyers. ~Hundreds and thousands of the country are trying to achieve their ambitions through selfâ€"educaâ€" tion. ‘But how, in all the maze of print extant, are they to know the simple authoritative sources of the knowledge which they seek?" â€" Look over the reading courses on exhibit at the Public Library. ~â€"The children‘s room at the library is open all day during the holidays. At two o‘clock each afternoon a wellâ€" known children‘s story will be shown with slides. T \ The Children‘s Room A Recent Speaker â€"â€"O. E. <Rolvaag. Modern Woodmen Get Injunction on Rates _ â€" Members ~of the Modern Woodmen of America opposing an increase in insurance rates of the order, hailed withâ€"delight Saturday a ruling of the State Supreme court directing a lower court to grant an injunction restrainâ€" ing the officers of the organization LEND OVER BILLION ’ TO PURCHASE AUTOS effect. Finance Companies A d v ance Huge Sum During Current Year for Purpose ~Sums totaling approximately $1, companiesâ€" of the United States durâ€" ing <the current <calendar year for automobile: purchases, it was estiâ€" this week by the American Motorists association as reviewed by the Autoâ€" mobile Club of Illinois. > The estimate is based upon the volume of business transacted by 388 finance companies during the first half of the year and upon the assumption that business ~during the latter months has followed the same genâ€" eral trend as in the last three preâ€" vious years. Huge Total of Sales 000 cars, new, used and unclassified, have been handled through these fiâ€" nance companies during the year. About 59 per cent of this number was new cars; used cars and those in the unclassified group making up the remainder. Of all the money adâ€" vanced for car purchases by the fâ€" nance companies, 70 per cent was to finance new cars. = .. Popular Methodâ€" : _ "The installment plan has become a popular method of purchasing variâ€" ous commodities in this country durâ€" president of the Automobile Club of Illinois and vice president of the A. M. A., "and{jitâ€"cannot be denied that sales of automobiles, both new and used, have been stimulated through the activities of the various finance companies,‘" possessed car, :ll:t is, the iinw:; owi minus. ie amount receiv from sale, hovers" between "§40 and $65 when cars are purchased through financeâ€"companies on the basis of 12 or less payments, and between $60 and $95 when paymentsâ€"are stretched over a period of more than 12 monthâ€" ly payments. > > cars have fallen off 10 per cent. This decrease is partially explained by the more careful investigation of credit tisks, stricter financial terms and, perhaps, the lower prices of cars. Since 1925 time payments and Bome of the gorgeous robes, head: dresses, beautifulâ€" belts with jade buckles,: andâ€"otherâ€"itemsâ€"of â€"clothing cnee worn byâ€" emperors, empresses, iess "*i â€"I i- cz -_,;'i'l -i-f rivfi'i:;:!-zfiâ€": o Be Careful When You Advice of Minister The things that men, women anq children â€"say to ~themselves when alone, make or unmake their lives, according to Dr. Harry Emerson Fos. dick, noted New York minister, in a plan forâ€"self examination outlineg in The American Magazine. â€">â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" ~‘*Most people do scant justice to the immense importance of ~inward \ con. versation which never stops," says Dy. awske when in .company of others, to the influence of conversation, whe. ther it be pleasant or displeasing, They are wary of propaganda and see the disastrous effects of conversation, Everybody has seen, he continues, a young girl wilt before a scornful re.â€" mark, or watched the baneful effects both . physical â€" and â€" psychological, which sarcasm and scoffing can proâ€" duce on a growing boy. ‘"YÂ¥et one of the commonest keys of inword conversation is quarrelsome. ness. Forever to be engaged in an inward conflict, writing imaginary letâ€" ters attacking somebody, constructing imaginary conversation berating somebody, or pummieling our own selves with wordy bludgeons, is ut terly disruptive to personality," says Dr.â€" Fosdick.â€" "Anxious selfâ€"comâ€" munion is bad enough; probably angry selfâ€"communion is worse. Of course sometimes the reasons run back to ~Art Institute Grows _ Shels of the ocean, quills and feathâ€" ers of birds, scales of fish, bark of trees, skins of animals, grass, striaw, seaâ€"weed, gems, human hair, have all supplied materials at one time or anâ€" other. Every nation supplies some or all of these materials and we must call on one another for them. chiatrist can get at the hidden causes of the disorder, Some pugnacious and malevolent selfâ€"communion, however, is quite preventable, and only our failâ€" ure to recognize how ruinous it is ©‘The Needlework and Textile guild of the Art Institute of Chicago was organized a little cver two years ago by a group of cutstanding Chicago women, to stimulate and encourage interest in needlework. The animal, v;get_sble and mineral kingdoms are all called into requisition for the needleworker, _ The wool and sitk of the animal,â€"the cotton and flax of the vegetableâ€"the gold and silver of the mineral kingdom. â€" _ The Needlework guild of:the. Art Institute meets every Monday, Thurs lay _ and â€"Friday in the All z t f of the Art Institute, where its memâ€" bers â€"receiveâ€"instruction â€"from â€"Miss Winifred Mynors, graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, London. invited to join. 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