Shoemaker's Best Selections-No. 26 After the Fourth of July. Young America's appreciation of Independence Day. Avalanche of Drugs, An. Very hu morous. Battle of Dundee, The. A humorous incident of the Boer War. Battle of Manila. A vivid poetic description. Billy, He's in Trouble. Droll humor. Cavalry Charge, The. A stirring martial poem. Corporal Dick's Promotion, by Conan Doyle. Intensely dramatic and pathetic. Dave Flint's Temptation. A strong temperance story. Scotch dialect. Emir's Game of Chess, The. A strong oriental tale. Every-day Case, An. A pathetic story of real life. Happy Farnier, The. Droll humor. How Christmas Came to Crappy Chute. Heroic and pathetic story of a newsboy. How the Captain Saved the Day. Patriotic and pathetic. How they Stopped the Run, by Anthony Hope. Exciting run on a bank. His Finish. A good golf story. Indian Attack, The. A thrilling rescue. I Vunder Vy? German humor. Lucky Jim. A convict's sad experi ence. Lullaby, by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Sleep song. Negro dialect. Mission of a Song, The. Descriptive, religious, tender. My Sweetheart. Pleasing. Ole Mistis. A pathetic and thrilling story of the race track. Organist, The. Impressive and touching. Reasonable Doubt, A. In which a juryman discovers that a long-lost son is being tried for his life. Ride by Nignt, The. A thrilling story of the Civil War. Rock and the Sea, The. Eloquent description. Story the Doctor Told, The. A strong tale of a mother's self-sacrifice. Sunset, by Shelley. A sublime description. Thanksgiving Guest, The. A strong, pathetic Thanksgiving story. That"Fellow" Who Came on Sundays. Humorous. Encore. When de Co'n Pone's Hot. and cheery. Dialect. Bright When Pa Begins to Shave. He morous. Dat Time Honey Got Los'. Negro Elusive Ten-Dollar Bill, The. Funny Gift He Got from Mose, by Will Carleton. Tells of the curing of a mean man. Going of the White Swan, The. A Canadian incident in Sir Gilbert Parker's strong style. Very popular. How Uncle Brewster Was Too Shifty for the Tempter. One of George Ade's inimitable fables. Sign of From WilsoL the Cross.' Powerful. Old Rooter, The. Base ball verse. One-Eye Pete Neaffie's Parrot. How Peach Pie. Humorous prose encore. Sary Emma's Photographs. The camera fiend" in humorous verse. Song for Bed-Time, A. Lullaby verses, full of sentiment. Stubby's Bouquet. Pathetic bit of slum life. Unprofitable Servant, An. The touching story of an everyday hero. Best Things from Best Authors Volumes I to 9 Now Issued Each volume is composed of three numbers of Shoemaker's issued. Each volume is composed of three numbers of Shoemaker's Best Selections, in the order of their issue. They are so arranged with indexes and classifications of selections, authors, etc., as to make this the best collection of choice readings ever published. These volumes are not only valuable for reading and recitation purposes, and for use as school readers, but containing as they do the best productions from the most prominent English and American authors, they are a veritable encyclopedia of literature. They are a small library in themselves, and as such will prove a most desirable addition to any collection. 600 pages, each, $1.50. SPECIAL.--For a limited time we are offering the full set of nine volumes, put up in a neat and durable box, at the special price of $9.00 the regular price would be $13.50. 17 |