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10 TIIE OREGON DAILY JOTTIiNAL. PORTLAND, SATUIt DAT EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1903. GOSSIP ABOUT SOME CURRENT BOOKS J : ; i It is said""thU Christmas is to be a year of small expenditures.!' One would certainly not believe. that such was the case, to go Into the book stores or the book departments of our large establish ment. Crowded and piled tip items to be the condition of the shelves, which overflow onto the counters and even orfto the floors, where the choicest volumes stand In great stacks, while the buyers jolt, push and fume to get the rushing, hurrying, out of breath' clerks to wait on them, as though they were afraid of the stock being: exhausted before they bought their fill and emptied their vss..into - the . coffers of the book dealer All these people, . however, we are told, do not come to buy and carry away their treasures, as many . come only to leave a subscription to a maga zine, with the name of a friend whom they.;-, wish :to: remember In ; this , way. This mode of giving can almost be dig nified by the name of "fad,": bo popular has It ' become, and be Jt said to the credit of the "faddist" that no more pensible, acceptable or economical one was ever perpetrated. Sensible because a good magazine contains no element of perniclousness that .so many Christmas gifts embody. ; Acceptable; because there is always some parrof it that will suit tlie taste or desires of everyone, old or young, student, business man-or-lady of leisure. Economical because it can be indulged In Just to the' extent our purses and wiehes permit for the stand ard dollar .magazines enbrace Just ; the tame qualifications ' to " commend them that the three and four-dollar ones do.' ' But .even with these three essential there are other-elements that enter into a year's subscription to a magazine, as a. Christmas gift, which do not obtain in anything else and which perhaps may have more to do with its popularity than all the other reasons, for upon the whole the suitability of a present enters very little into the calculations of the "pro fessional gift-giver:" Christmas with its festivities, its over-abundance of offer ing, its excitements and pleasures is not the best time to feel appreciation, but as the magazine quietly finds its way to us each month, giving us hours of rest ful pleasure and instruction, after the glare and noise, ah! and handsome gifts as well, are forgotten, then will come to us the voice, the tender word, the kind thought of the one who has pro vided this treasure, and callous indeed are we if a better love, a holier feeling,' is not 'engendered within us, and after all is this not the true spirit of giving? The all pervading odor of frankincense and myrrh which has not ceased at the natal day, but reaches into infinity the Christ love which remalneth throughout our little year, co-operative; (!) that It be under tbe direction of an editor-in-chief; 8) that each volume be complete (n itself. " They have secured the" services of Prof. Guy Carleton Lee, Ph. D., of Johns Hopkins and Columbia universities, who accepted the responsibility of directing the work on the condition that he should have untrammelod choice in the selection of the persons he 'wished ' as i advisers, editors and authors and have absolute freedom In literary and historical mat ter. tt requires but a glance; at tbe array of brilliant students and scholars whose numes appear, havloggiven their best to this work to show the wisdom if the publishers in granting this carte blanche to professor Lee.. v .; i. ,,; , . A particular, and probably unique, feature is that, in , order that all de fect might be avoided, a complete syllabus of many pages was printed of the authors outline of eaon volume ana these syllabi submitted to all concerned In the production of ; the work, . v As an example of the thoroughness with which the work of the various boards is done, Mssrs. Bafrie have sent us facsimiles of some returned pages, showing that-ln this case at least the work of the board has not been nominal. y3 fc -'" v Its result is that we are promised a history on modern lines. The spirit of the tinres-irUo insist, that Restatement" be backed up by evidence; the; old plan of hearsay will not answer in' history today. In. this realistic age the reader wants the whole story and to hear both jldes of it In this history It is claimed this point:harnever been lost sight of. The publishing - house or ueorge Barrle & Sops have the enviable reputa tion of never having turned , out poor work. That their illustrations and pub- llcations are not excelled in excellence is evinced by the fact that they have se cured medals at every exposition from the Centennial, and that at Paris In 1900 they received an award higher than any other publisher in tiHs CCUntry. With this reputation back of them we,- can confidentially look forward to the com ing work as the finest illustrated his tory of any country that has been Issued at any time, and it will be with great interest and pleasure we win give our readers, at an early, date, a detailed re view of the volumes of this series. r"Je'a History of North America" Messrs. George Barrie & Sons of Phila delphia having taken heed of the" com plaint of many , professors and noted scholars, that there was no comprehen sive history of this country from its discovery to the present time, with the result that they now announce the first definite, authoritative. Inclusive narra tive history of North America.- The scope of the work in geography Includes, ;the country from Panama to the farthest explored north; in time, from the pre historic period to the present date. la plan they have followed the suggestion outlined by the American Historical as sociation, the greatest collective body of historians in America, and -have in preparation -a series of 20 volumes in corporating ' the three principles laid down by that society: (1) That- It be "Quest Book" By Ella Leass Stewart Is a rare book offered at this season. Not that it is an especially Christmas book, but it is pre-eminently -a gift book. A book which at any and all times .would be acceDtable. A uniaue book, too, fdr its charm is that our near est and dearest,, the guest in our home, wlit fill in and make the text of the book. Except for an apropos quotation at the head of each page the book is blank, but divided, off ? Into spaces - designated: Name, address, date, remarks. The book is beautlf ullly bound in tones of gray and black, and of an unusually heavy cream paper, just such as would be necessary to a book that, in the hos pitable borne,' would be almost in dally demand. Guest books have been offered-before, but they have ' usually been of such fragile nature they proved but a passing fancy, while Mrs. Stewart has given us one that will remain a pleasure through life. : We can hardly think of a greater delight than to be able to draw from a' safe retrea-a guest book filled with the names 'and dates of those who in years gone by,; honored our home with their presence, and then to find some word, some remark that would awake a chain of memories, that however sad, must be dear, because it was "our guest" who-wrote it. This Is just the purpose of Mrs. Stewart's book and no June where (true hospitality abideth, and a guest is a delight can af ford to be without it. ' . -r Mrs. Ella 8. Stewart, 1,518 Manhattan building, ChicagQ. Price, 41.60. "The- Story of Little David." What constitutes good reading for children T An ever recurring question, and one that the poor, weary shop girl answers over and over every, holiday season for the parent who is anxious to give the best, but willing to let somebody without the tenth part of tier own education do the thinking for her. We wonder if it ever occurs to her that tha advice she seeks In the store is often given by instruction of the manager,; who finds on his hands an - installment of literature, with noth ing to recommend It but its gaudy bind ing, with matter , so pernicious and de moralizing he knows it has lived lt Mr tie life, when after the" holidays the fond . mother settles down In the long winter evenings to read the Christmas books to her children. : , If parents, In buying children's books, would keep 'this one infallible rule ' in mlnd,jno mlstateesrwoulA" be"Mfnde. nvhat ; Is good for tfte adult is good for the child.' s A : fairy tale that : does riot hold enough of worth to teach a les son to the mother is hot fit nourish ment for, the child. A book that Is not clean . and . pure enough for the - child should find no favor with the mother. Children of course cannot grasp the full meaning of words that are enjoyed by parents on account of the vocabulary. but the topic, the. theme remains the same. -This Is- beginning to be appre ciated for many of the books that are offered i this year have caught the in spiration ? of Charles and Mary Lamb when they compiled their "Shakespeare Tales for Children." Many" a child has imbibed its-first love of good literature from this work. Indeed it is our opin ion that no child was ever given ..this book early in life or had it read to it that did not grow up & familiar lover of the ' great dramatist as well as of the gentle brother and. sister who made It possible for children to enjoy- classical literature. - In line with this we are now having tbe ; "Famous - Children in Literature" series, the two latest of which are, 'The Story of Little David."' and "The Story of Tom and Maggie," The fortune is the childhood of David Copperfield, introducing naturally Bet sey Trotwood, Little Em'ly, Peggotty, Traddles, Ham and Mr. Dick. The lat ter is from 'The Mill on the Floss" and even' for the reader, who has attained the older growth has. the advantage of telling the story without having to read through depths of unintelligible matter. The language of- the authors in both books is very closely adhered to. The beautiful illustrations by Frank T. Merrill and, Ethlldred B. Barry add much to the Interest and value of the books. ' Dana, Estes & Co., Boston, publishers. Price 75c. "Cherry" By .Booth . Tarkington, while not strictly speaking one of the newest books, is one of the best sellers at the Ideal book dealers. The great piles which are' dally seen disappearing tells the . tale of Its popularity. ' Its bright attractive binding first catches the eye and a glance through proves It full enough of sparkle, beauty and humor to appeal to the gtft-seeker who does not want to Indulge in the high priced gift books which as . never . be fore have gone to the extremes of ele gance, and price as well. ' "Cherry" la a New Tork, up to date story, with many good and familiar characters., Harper Brothers, publishers. J. K. Gill Co, Price, 1.60. "The Compromises of Llfqf By Col!' Henry Watterson, is not only holding its 1 r i ' ' v i v. AM' it. i H "M O 5 v ' I "' I Ml S -..' 'V. , fee U 1 NEW STORE OP THE OLD BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN HILLS. : The above cue shows a fine likeness of the new location of the popular Brownsville Woolen Mills Store at Cor ner of Third and Stark. This building was recently remodeled and fitted strictly up to the hour for this live, pro presslve firm. Every medern convenience for displaying and showing the large stock carried by Ibis firm has been equipped In this station. ,, ' -. .: i.. -'-;. :v. . The proprietor, Mr. J. L. Bowman,1 who is a prince of -good fellows, Is highly elated over Us being so. fortu nate as to secure this location, which is considered one of the best in the city; - ; i , ' Go where you will in the city of Portland and you will find no larger stock and assortment of high-grade clothing than Is displayed here. ',.... , i Just now the Brownsville Woolen Mills Store Is celebrating the advent of their moving Into the new store by a great 112.60 suit sale, which includes every suit in the house without regard "to price. own, but far exceeding, all expectations In the sales. The lecture from which the book takes Its title might be good read ing for New Year's eve, when resolutions are In order. Fox, Duf field and Co., 38 East "Twenty-first street New Tork, are the publishers. Price, " J1.50.- . Teachers' of small children should not fall to procure "Bright Little Poems for Bright Little People,'! by ; Catherine Wheeler, as they cannot fall to find many little thing of value and interest In their work. Whlttaker & Ray, San Francisco, Price, $1.25. ' OXiaOB BAB COMMITTEES. . President George H. Burnett has an nounced the following,' committees for the Oregon Bar association for the en suing year:' Executive committee, J. B. Cleland. W. M. Cake. B." L. Eddy, R. T. Piatt. F. D. Chamberlain and . William Smith;- grievance committee,' II. H. Northrup, Wirt Minor, C. A Johns, Oscar Hayter and M. G. Munly; commit tee on legal education and admission to the bar, Stephen A. Lowell, C. M. Gan tenbein,.M. L. Pipes, L. A. McNary and S. C Spencer; committee on legislation. M. C". George. George C. Bingham, Sanderson Reed, ; J. W. Hamilton and Thomas-O'Day; committee on uniform legislation, Otto J. - Kraemer. Earl C Bronaugh and S. H. Gruber. - -- CLOSES BT COHSTABtB. A D." Keenan, - constable of the east side justice court yesterday ' placed an attachment on the saloon of Gus , Hog bloom In Alblna, on -account of three suits filed by Frank tt Lewis for 1125. Henry Fleckensteln for $56 and Henry Hansen zor 179.80. STE-WART'S PERFECTED , , Gasoline' Gas Lamp Gives universal' satisfac tion wherever introduced, and burns the lowest tests . , of gasoline, perfectly. To ' prove this. T will ; ship to . v ny merchant, commerci ally rated or giving good : Portland reference, located '.in any town In Oregon or Washington in which I have no agent one or more ' of my Perfected Lamps on SO Says' Trial, billing sam at regular wholesale price.' -j . - . y ... T.L Inventor and Manufacturer'' Office 243 Ash St., Portland Or. Telephone Clay 1593 - 1 Standard Typevrlter Rented "and sold. - Largest, house on coast. Rubber Stamps. Seals, etc Coast Agency . Co.. 231 Stark Street. miis.ii MM.ir" o "y" s.tt T'"...:: tjlllll3 Xeadlng Double . Xtyboard. Wood Saws D rag Saws RUN BY STEAM OR GASOLINE : ' ; - ENGINES. N Also the latest in Saw Mill Machinery, Stamp Pullers, Well Drilling Machinery, Etc., Etc. WRITE FOR YOUR NEEDS REIERS0N MACHINERY CO., Foot of Morrison St. 1 1 wgMii 1 5 I.VHittSH 1 m wi m i 4 a lj m 5 V lot Kidney, t uiaaaer troubles. - Curos in 48 Hours . URINARY DISCHARGES SachCspwle- bears the nameM tmn sf count trftltt mi 1 1 1 1 1 1 S Mpry fwwr "?y-v- ejw , ef .MfmW-;..jegi;iy?iitl w itmmmm'&ftmm'-' ffyftjlW-fe.'Pw. .eweffwsBjssjs, "':" ' . i " ..." ': :. .r . .-.-' . '. 'U :""::' v rJ .":" ft. ; " . ' : . u::di 'i wmvmm psii: ; . $uwmvr:r' t - -" 'Jj" .. ' ! "' ' .--r-:'"...; -.:r--:--'M-:x.sM v":!-"i"-, "i.-- L.- - -tZ-2'Z-: ; Ciwrr ' -nifS :; Pm .- ' ,'1 . i " '' -jj ' ! .-." ,.s- '" Be Your. Own Renter We. build you a house and allow you to pay for It In monthly pay ments., peats , paying rent, don't It? Well, Ithlnk'so. : , '- 'r ' V - " f ' ' ' ""T" "k". ' '- 3JA- . - . TOV CAJT OWJ A HOMB ZJKX THIS AWB PAT PO XT XIOVTBXT. aUBSXBSVOE BTTIIiT BT OATS POWXX.Z1 OH IKSTAtLllElTT PLAIT. ZA8T TVELTTB OH TXB WXST. east side Ladd's Ladd's Addition. u Nowhere in this city or the state of Oregon can th,ere be found a prettier residence district than Is offered in these two additions. Natural rolling ground, , adapted to this rainy climate, rolling sufficient for self drainage, offering evefy convenience that heart; could desire for a pleasant and desirable home; Water, gas, sewers, jplectrlc light, telephone, stone sidewalks, graded and," Improved streets; parksTchurches and the best school In that city. No cheap house al lowed to be ereoted; no two houses on a lot; the best street car service in the city; three electric lines, giving practically a Ave minute .service, which will land you In the city from any part of this addition" in from 7 to 10 minutes, while the ' walk Is less than 80. What mo could heart desire, for the merchant, the doc 1 tor,-the newspaper man or any man who wants a home. Property here Is In creasing in value faster than any resident portion of the city. The many homes , now occupied ere self-speaking evidence of what we can do and have done for those who want homes In the most beautiful end healthful residence district In Portland. ' . ' A Generous Offer. ; ' Tu want a homo you are a renter paying from $20 to $50 a month the house doesn't suit you, but why continue? if you do it'sour own fault "We are extending to you our helpful hand. Others have grasped It with Joy, and re now happily and comfortably housed in a, beautiful home all their own, and paying rent to themselves the home l theirs. 1 " The plan Is simple. Let us explain. You select any lot, and then "select your plans suit yourself make your own contract for building. 1 When the house Is completed you' move in and -only pay, us a rental each month agreed upon, until the houie is paid for. Thus you become your own renter and pay rent to yourself, for when you have paid off the cost of the lot and house It's yours. Make your wife happy by buying a lot and starting the construction of the house at once. A joyous Christmas for your family. f :. Addition EAST SIDE t 3 a M O ZA8T TWSHTZXTS OH TXB EAST. We Take Pleasure In t'klng over this proposition and explain every detall--to go farther to show , you about and let you see the Improvements that are being made on the street and parks. See the elegant homes that we are building and the hearts we ere gladdening. ' No better neighborhood can be found iii the city of Portland for It is here some of the best people of the city reside, people who pride themselves upon their homes and surroundings. - ' .. A Safe Investment ' Buying and building on either of these additions is an Investment capitalists would Jump at7 But Ladd's addition is to be one of homes homes to be owned "and lived In. Tbe estate Is able to say this, hence capitalists are not enoouraged In fact not, sold property In either of these beautiful additions. If we were to do this not a lot would be in the market 2i hours. ' No house can be erected that ' costs less than $2,000. Buy your lot now and build later. ' To Make it Plain . Let us go further into details. Let vu take you and show you the lots' ' how beautifully they llo; how convenient to the city; the "many advantages they ' contain.. We are sure you'll be pleased. It will cost you nothing but a little of your time, even If you don't buy. - Our efforts are Jegitlmate and honest helpful to' those who want to stop -the rent bill and you will never stop It until you own your own home. Think this over, If there Is anything about It .you rail to understand we will ' ; be pleased to go Into every detail and particular, for If you; understand it you appreciate it all the more It moans a chance to., stop paying rent to landlords and put it inti your own pockets. . .:-;... ,- ..-.- Just a Few More Choice Lots Left in Hawthorn t. East Side Officer J 2th dc Hawthorne Man in Charge to Explain CA TE r & PO WELL 701 Chamber, of Commerce phfn J80