Shoemaker's Best Selections-No. 19

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.
Colu, Hard Cash. Encore.

Courting in Kentucky.

Shoemaker's Best Selections-120. 21

Babies, by Jerome K. Jerome. Humor

ous.

Because. Encore.

Benediction, The, by Francois Coppée.
A strong poem introducing a chant.
Betrothed, The, by Rudyard Kipling.
Difficulty of choosing. Humorous.
Bridal of Malahide, The. Heroic and
pathetic.

Clive, by Robert Browning. Very dra-
matic and exceedingly popular.
Contentment. Reflections of a lazy

man.

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 Ques-
tion. Dialect. Humorous.
Lydia's Ride. An incident of the Brit-
ish occupation of Philadelphia.
Men at Gloucester. Dramatic rescue
of men at sea.

Napoleon's Advice to an Actor. A hint to readers and actors.

Old Canteen, The. A mother's story
of her two sons who took opposite
sides in the war.

Old Vote for " Young Marster," An.
A good story. Negro dialect.
Overboard. Pathetic description of a
man washed overboard at sea.
Papa Was Stumped. He couldn't do
fractions.

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 negro
jockey's story of a mad race.

What Else Could He Do? Encore.
Winnie's Welcome. Ajolly Irish piece.
Woman's Career. Clever humor.
Worse than Marriage. Encore.

Shoemaker's Best Selections-No. 22

Ah Yet's Christmas. Apathetic story of 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 Mis-
sionary occasions.

Easter with Parepa, An. A power-
fully 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.
Havar. A dramatic picture of the de-
parture of Hagar from Abraham's tent.
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. Lofty and
pathetic.

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.

Marguerite. For Decoration Day.
Pathetic and tender.

Mr. Kris Kringle, by Dr. S. Weir Mit-
chell. A touching Christmas story.
Mr. Potts' Story, by Max Adeler. Mrs.
Potts curbs her husband's tendency to
exaggeration.

My Double and How He Undid Me, by
Edward Everett Hale. Humorous.
Mysterious Portrait, The. Amusing.
My Vesper Song. Parts to be sung.
Not Ashamed of Ridicule. An excel-
lent boy's story.
Old Wife, The.
On the Other Train. Very pathetic
and popular.

Pathetic.

Rural Infelicity. Amusing.
Scallywag. Teaches a good lesson.
Soul of the Violin. A strong, pathetic
story of an old musician.

Teacher's Diadem, The. Appropriate
for Sabbath-schools.

Teaching a Sunday-school Class. A
young lawyer's first experience. Hu-

morous.

Them Oxen. Great-grandmother's
story of how the oxen drew two hearts
together.

Wind and the Moon, The, by George
MacDonald. For Children.

Work, Work Away. Instructive and
stimulating.

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tion.
Execution of Sydney Carton, by
Charles Dickens. An intensely dra-
matic story of the French Revolution.
How We Kept the Day, by Will
Carleton. For 4th of July. Humor-
ous, rollicking.

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

Literary Nightmare, A, by Mark
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.

saved a train.

How a little girl

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.

Whole

some advice in pleasing doses. Whirling Wheel, The. Cheer to the heavy laden.

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

Shoemaker's Best Selections-No. 24

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 the last century.

Battle of Bannockburn, The. Vivid description..

Battle of Zaraila, by Ouida. A thrill-
ing picture.

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

Encore.
Negro dialect.

Change of Heart, A.
Colored Philosophy.
Humorous.
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, by
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 immigrants
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

Incident of the French Camp, An.
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. A
very pleasing story for children.
Murder of Nancy Sykes, The, by
Charles Dickens. Highly dramatic.
One-legged Goose, The. A plan-
tation story. Exceedingly funny.
Organ-tempest of Lucerne, The.
A beautiful description.

Point Sublime, Colorado Cañon.
Lofty and impressive description.
Rock-a-by Lady, The, 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. Rol
licking humor. Negro dialect.

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