Army of the Potomac. by Joaquin
Miller. For G. A. R. meetings.
Aunt Melissy on Boys, by J. T.
Trowbridge. A story of intoxicated
turkeys.

Aunt Sylvia's first Lesson in Geo-
graphy. Amusing. Negro dialect.
Boat Race, The. A spirited descrip-
tion. The girls' crew wins.
Courting and Science. For teachers'
meetings. Humorous.

Dead on the Field of Honor. Lofty
description.

Easter Morning, by Henry Ward
Beecher. Eastertide selection.
First Thanksgiving, The. A ringing,
musical poem.

Garfield Statue, The, by Grover Cleve-
land. An eloquent tribute.
Heavenly Guest, The, by Celia Thax-
ter. A poem for church occasions,
How We Fought the Fire, by Will
Carleton. Amusing.

Inge, the Boy King. A dramatic
story of ancient Norway.
Jimmy Brown's Prompt Obedience.
Very funny.

John Burns, of Gettysburg, by Bret
Harte. Patriotic, yet amusing.
Land of Thus-and-So, The, by James
Whitcomb Riley. For little folks.
Legend of Rabbi Ben Levi, The, by
Longfellow. A beautiful legend.

Shoemaker's Best
Absolution, by E. Nesbit. An excep-
tionally strong and popular poem.
Abigail Fisher. Rustic dialect.
Appeal for Temperance, by Henry W.
Grady. An eloquent address.

At the Stage Door. Touching kind-
ness of an actress.

Auctioneer's Gift, The. A short, af-
fecting story.

Bad Boy's Diary, A. He would be a
prestidigitator.

Blind Man's Testimony, The. A short
Scripture story.

Charity Grinder and the Postmaster-
General. A humorous mistake.
Cowboy's Sermon, The. Some Scrip-
ture truths plainly stated.

Come and be Shone. Humorous ac-
count of a lively bootblack.
Daniel Periton's Ride, by Albion W.
Tourgee. A thrilling incident.
Defence of the Bride, The. A strong
dramatic story.

Death Bridge of the Tay, The, by
Will Carleton. A stirring story.
Famished Heart, A. A story worth
repeating.

Gets Dhere, by Charles Follen Adams.
Homely truths in German dialect.
How Ben Fargo's Claim was Jumped.
An interesting frontier incident.
Imph-m. A popular bit of Scotch dia-
lect.

Lexington, by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A stirring, lofty, and patriotic poem.
Little Match Girl, The. A touching
Christmas story for children.
Lord Dundreary's Riddles. Droll
humor. Dude imitation,
Lost. An intensely strong and
dramatic temperance selection.
Low-backed Car, The. By Samuel
Lover. Humorous and musical.
Minuet, The. Introducing the minuet
step. Very popular.

Miss Witchhazel and Mr. Thistlepad,
by R. J. Burdette. How a city girl
learned to farm.

Monk's Magnificat, The. Introducing
a chant. Lofty and spiritual.
Mother-in-Law, The, by Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. The bitterness of love.
Mr. Brown Has His Hair Cut. A very
amusing and popular piece.
Nurse Winnie Goes Shopping.
dialect. Humorous.

Irish

Thril

Ride of Collins Graves. The.
ing incident of a bursting data.
Rover in Church. A pleasing stor
for children.

Sent back by the Angels. Pathetic.
Usual Way, The. A good encore.
Walpole's Attack on Pitt. Oratorical
What is a Minority? by John R
Gough. Eloquent.

Wild Night at Sea, A. Dramatic.

Selections-No. 18

Little Charlie's Christmas. A pa
thetic Christmas story.
Nathan Hale, the Martyr Spy.
dramatic incident of the Revolutio
New Series of Census Question
Humorous.

Noses. A boy's composition. Amusing
O'Grady's Goat. Irish dialect. Hu

morous.

Packet of Letters, A. Clever humor
Pilgrims, The, by Chauncey M. Depew
A tribute to the New England fathers.
She Liked Him Rale Weel. Pleasing
Scotch dialect.

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Squarest Un Among 'Em, The.
touching newsboy's story.
St. Martin 'and the Beggar, by
Margaret E. Sangster. For Sunday
schools.

Tastes, by James Whitcomb Riley.
Rustic humor. Encore.

Timothy Horn. His unique courtship.
Tobe's Monument. One of the most
pathetic and popular stories ever
written.

Two Christmas Eves, by E. Nesbit.
A dramatic and pathetic poem.
Volunteer Organist, The, by S. W.
Foss. Rustic, pathetic, and popular.
Wanted to See His Old Home. Affect
ing story of an old negro.
Whistling Regiment, The. An in
cident of the Civil War. Popular.

Address to the Toothache, by Robert
Burns. Humorous Scotch dialect.
Ballad of the Wayfarer, by Robert
Buchanan. Pathetic and pleasing.
Beware, by Longfellow. Encore.
Bridget O'Flanagan. Irish humor.
Cold, Hard Cash. Encore.
Courting in Kentucky. Rustic, hu-
morous, taking.

Divided, by Jean Ingelow. A beautiful and pathetic descriptive poem. Doctor's Story, The. Amusing. Dream of Fair Women, A, by Tennyson. Fine description.

Drop of Water, The. Very dramatic. Dumb Savior, The. A powerful temperance story.

Getting On. An old man's reveries. Glacier Bed, The. A thrilling story of an Alpine guide.

Her Laugh-In Four Fits. Encore. How Uncle Podger Hung a Picture, by Jerome K. Jerome. Very laughable.

Jacqueminot-Rose Sunday. A pleasing hospital incident.

Joe Sieg. A story of an heroic railroad engineer.

Lady of Shalott, The, by Tennyson.
Popular with the best readers.
Lost Lesson, The. A touching school

scene.

Shoemaker's Best

All Things Shall Pass Away. An interesting Persian tale.

Aunt Phillis's Guest. Spiritual. Billy. Who wasn't good like his brother Daniel.

Boys Wanted. A good piece for boys. Bridget's Soliloquy. Dialect. Entertaining.

Casualty, A. Touching story of a bootblack.

Condensed Telegram, The. Humor. Coaching the Rising Star. A striking lesson in dramatic elocution. Doctor's Story, The, by Bret Harte. A touching incident of the Civil War. Early Start, An. A minister's programme not completely carried out. Elopement in '75. A stirring love story of the Revolution.

Fortunes of War, The. A sad story of the Civil War.

Following the Advice of a Physician. Very amusing.

Getting Acquainted. Encore.

He Worried About It, by S. W. Foss.
Droll humor.

Hullo. Cheering. Very popular.
I Will Not Leave You Comfortless.
A pathetic tale of mountain life.
Josiar. Country courtship. Encore.
Judy O'Shea Sees Hamlet. She de-
scribes the play in true Irish fashion.
Little Margery. Childhood's faith
and trust.

Lecture by the New Male Star. E forts of a female reporter. Humorous. Mary Alice Smith, by James Whitcomb Riley. A quaint story. Midnight in London. Vivid description of the great city by gas light. Mother's Mending Basket. A delightful home picture.

Oh, the Golden, Glowing Morning! For Easter day.

Queer Boy, A. Humorous.

Reuben James. A tribute to the courage of a sailor.

Patriotic.

Encore.

Siege of the Alamo. Summerset Folks, The. Swipesey's Christmas Dinner. How the newsboys "chipped in." Toboggan Slide, The. An embarrassing situation.

Tola of Mustard Seed, The, by Sir Edwin Arnold. A sad but beautiful lesson.

Tragedy in the Sunshine, A. Dra matic.

Tray. An interesting story of a dog's brave deed.

True Bostonian at Heaven's Gate, A. Encore.

Twilight at Nazareth. Fine descrip tion.

War-horn of the Elfings, by William Morris. Beautiful description.

Selections-No. 20 Little Busy Bees. How they gather honey at a church fair.

Me and Jim. Rustic characterization; pathetic, strong.

Millais's "Huguenots." A pathetic love story of the eve of St. Bartholo

Crossing the Bar, by Tennyson. One of his latest and most beautiful poems. Cry in the Darkness, The-The Sentinel's Alarm. A story of Indian treachery.

Deacon's Downfall, The. How he was converted by a sweet soprano. Dreamin' o' Home. Pathetic. Emergency, An. A kind heart often found under a coarse coat. Flag at Shenandoah, The, by Joaquin Miller. Faithful unto death. H'anthem, The. Encore. Herod. Highly dramatic. Her Perfect Lover. Encore. Italian's Views of the Labor Question. Dialect. Humorous. Lydia's Ride. An incident of the British occupation of Philadelphia. Men at Gloucester. Dramatic rescue of men at sea.

Shoemaker's Best

Ah Yet's Christmas. A pathetic story cf a little Chinese boy. Big Enough Family, A. A little boy's opinion of babies.

By the Alma. A story of Scotch hero

ism.

Deacon's Week, The. Good for missionary occasions.

Easter with Parepa, An. A powerfully pathetic Easter story. Fall In! For G. A. R. occasions. Fate of Sir John Franklin, The. A pathetic poem of Arctic adventure. Gowk's Errant and What Cam' O't, A. A very amusing story done in Scotch. Hagar. A dramatic picture of the departure of Hagar from Abraham'stent. Hilda. A strong story of the power of a woman's love.

Hilda's Little Hood, by Hjalmer Hjorth Boyeson. A pleasing poem.

His Sister. Encore.

Hunt, The. A spirited description.
Joan of Arc's Farewell.

pathetic.

Lofty and

Jock Johnston, the Tinkler. A story of love and chivalry. Leap-year Mishaps. As told by an old maid.

Little Black Phil. A touching incident of the Civil War.

Lost Puppy, The. A humorous poem.

Revenge, The, by Tennyson. An he roic sea fight.

Seaweed. A beautiful fanciful poem. Sir Hugo's Choice. A strong story of love and duty. Sisterly Scheme, A. How a young girl supplanted her older sister. Very popular.

St. Patrick's Day._Irish dialect. Stranded Bugle, The. A pleasing, fanciful poem.

Thar Was Jim. Pathetic.

That Sugar-Plum Tree. For children,
Two Gentlemen of Kentucky. Fine
negro characterization.
Uncertain Pledge, An. Encore.
Unregistered Record, An.
A negrc

jockey's story of a mad race,
What Else Could He Do? Encore.
Winnie's Welcome. A jolly Irish piece.
Woman's Career. Clever humor.
Worse Than Marriage. Encore.

Selections-No. 22

Bells of Brookline, The. How they announced the end of the Civil War. Benefits of the Constitution, by Daniel Webster. Oratorical and patriotic.

Busy. A bad spell and its results. Chickadee, The. For children. Oppor tunity for bird notes.

Close of the Battle of Waterloo, by Victor Hugo. Full of dramatic power.

Count Gismond, by Robert Browning. Dramatic and chivalric.

Dance of Death, The, by Sir Walter Scott. A weird battle description. Dead Pussy Cat, The. Child charac terization.

Earl Sigurd's Christmas Eve. A spirited Norse Christmas story, Easter Eve at Kerak-Moab. A thrilling and dramatic Easter tale. Execution of Andre. Vivid descrip tion.

Execution of Sydney Carton, by

Charles Dickens. An intensely dramatic story of the French Revolution. How We Kept the Day, by Will Carleton. For Fourth of July. Humorous, rollicking.

Influence of Great Actions, The, by Daniel Webster. Instructive,eloquent. Jimmy Brown's Attempt to Produce Freckles. Very amusing.

Shoemaker's Best Art of Bookkeeping, The, by Thomas Hood. A humorous and exceedingly ingenious play upon words. Ballad of Beau Brocade, The. Ancient tale of highwaymen of a past century. Battle of Bannockburn, The. Vivid description.

Battle of Zaraila, by Ouida. A thrilling picture.

Black Zeph's Pard. A miner's tale. Pathetic.

Change of Heart, A. Encore. Colored Philosophy. Negro dialect. Humorous.

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Constantius and the Lion, by George
Croly. Dramatic and thrilling.
Courting of T'nowhead's Bell, The.
An amusing Scotch prose piece.
Crime Revealed by Conscience,
Daniel Webster. Oratorical.
Death of Carver Doon, The, by R. D.
Blackmore. Very dramatic.
Execution of Lady De Winter, by
Alexander Dumas. A gruesome tale.
Foreign Views of the Statue.
Thoughts suggested to the immi-
grants on first seeing Bartholdi's
statue. Amusing and very popular.
Getting the Right Start, by J. G. Hol-
land. Excellent advice to young men.
How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost.

A touching and thrilling story of the rescue of a child from under the horses' feet

Literary Nightmare, A, by Mar Twain. Very funny and very popular. My Fountain Pen, by Robert J. Burdette. Most amusing.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. A beautiful paraphrase.

Owyhee Joe's Story. A tale of the Wild West.

Phoebe's Exploit. How a little girl saved a train.

Saunders McGlashan's Courtship.
A very popular piece of Scotch humor.
Saved by a Boy. Teaches a lesson of
honesty. For little folks.
Tommy's Dead. Pathetic.

True Eloquence. A fine definition.
Used-to-be, The, by James Whitcomb

Riley. A quaint and fanciful poem. Warwick, the King Maker, by Lord Lytton. Historic and dramatic. When de Darkey am a-Whistlin' in de Co'n. A plantation song. What Miss Edith Saw from Her Window. Humorous.

When I Was a Boy, by Eugene Field Pleasing memories of boyhood. When the Light Goes Out. Wholesome advice in pleasing doses. Whirling Wheel, The. Cheer to the heavy laden.

Wreck of "The Northern Belle," by Edwin Arnold. A tale of th treacherous sea. Dramatic.

Selections-No. 24
Incident of the French Camp, A
Pathetic and dramatic.

John Brown's Body. An incident of the Civil War.

Mammy Gets the Boy to Sleep. Negro dialect. Amusing.

Miss Eva's Visit to the Ogre. very pleasing story for children. Murder of Nancy Sykes, The, by Charles Dickens. Highly dramatic. One-legged Goose, The. A planta tion story. Exceedingly funny. Organ-tempest of Luzerne, The A beautiful description.

Point Sublime, Colorado Cañon. Lofty and impressive description. Rock-a-by Lady, The, by Eugene Field. A pleasing song for little folks. School-boys' Strike, by R. J. Bur dette. Very amusing.

Seein' Things, by Eugene Field. Bed time experiences.

Spelling Bee at Angel's, by Bret Harte. Incidents attending a frontier spelling bee.

Strike at Colchester, The. How the women went on a strike-and how they returned. Amusing. Tribute to Our Honored Dead, A, by H. W. Beecher. Oratorical. Washington's Address to His Troops. Patriotic and inspiring. When Summer Says Good-by. Rob licking humor Negro dialect.