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Show On Owning Good Books lly Harry Tluimlon Peek mi k Ml of the greatest lnuWs In aestbeti tlmrii nmnt.'j r"?!'"ti J ffS b- ks, g.cng so far a! ' y that eh,..,. I ... l.s had s p. ru-X.nl i V' r) cTct on Ihe render. Hi"-.. I i, doubt t ",t th.it this Is the day ' VW' of cheap bonks, and tint w lib the it , mi ,.'a I am f ,ai y cheap books one ors the re'tl.ie value of the n .;, r .'. e, s of liter- i T?iT,T n'nre. The most populir form the , la ! k takes Is the n.ivel. TiT1 71 nr'1 "' of "" for the m.M'i r. ii i ! .'t Is the summer I MI ' ! ti''". 'ill- rending of ti. lion , to, r. , re.ilt,.,,. ,t a very p..nr occupation: as a r.'-r- aiion it taki s .me out of one s self nn.l nwiiv from the inniMitnny and our of ei.n.l iy hi" Inn n nn occipailon It Is tmw holesonie, giving false ldcns or lif.. and itet.ng the taste for more s.illd re.i.lini; There Is ienly of brirlil. m,,,. limine, hen'tliy tletmn which Is most In in ll, ml ns a relaxation for a hoMdny season, i,ut , nr,, KIi,.uKI he taken Unit tins ephemeral diet bo not rontlini-d ton long. Own a few cood editions of the slni.tunl nuihms. nml take plennire In the possession of tin in. lie-in a library w b. n tonih in vim w itii jou. .m h,.-in one anyhow, even If ou nro old. nml snriomal j. -.rself win, sn."h fnen.ls ns ito.,,1 bisiks nlwnys lire. Ilend and ro ren.l i i;Mskln ami i,,r 1'arlMe: your t-'hnkespenre nml your llornce: your T.'iiiison nml jour Titmoil; t !..-- will'g'.ve you thought which will rest jour ml ml by the sea. I. ore or In the inoin.ta ns; irn Hie lonely country hl'.-hwny, or In Uu er,.w,e,i ,.ty streets, .,. your Is.oks bo seleeled as your frierils are for time. iin,li'ies w 1,1,1, at and 'not merely for iiniiisenieut, nnd jour youth and j.iur old age will be ci,.nvd with lii.nd-sh.ps lii.nd-sh.ps whkh bkss and lows which last. JZ? & |