J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

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fOPtrLAR LANTEEN PH0T0GKAPH8. 195 fBy of the Publishers, S. W. Partridge and CoJ From “ Jaok the Conqueror; or, Difficulties Overcome.” 1 Jack has his portrait painted 2 Jack’s first friend S Jack’s help refused because of his dirty face 1 Jack, in bed, having his clothM mended 5 ,, at the shoemaker’s 6 ,, goes to learn to read 7 ,, as nurse in the gipsy cwnp 8 „ in disgrace 9 „ at work in the cave 10 „ speaks to the squire 11 ,, at the Hall 12 ,, tells his story to a young pupil The Gin Shop, by Gruikshank. After “ The House that Jack Built," 1 This is the gin shop all glittering and gay 2 These are the drinks that are sold night and day 8 This is the landlord who ooina his bright gold 4 This is the landlady all jewels and lace 6 These are the customers, youthful and old 6 This is the drunkard, in rage and disgrace 7 This is the woman with woe-begone face 8 This is the pastor, so noble and kind 9 This is the pledge the poor drunkard signed 10 There is the church, to which, one Sabbath day 11 This is the text which the good pastor ehose 12 This is the cottage, the home of delight Contrasts.— Fob Jvvbhilbb. 1 The cowardly boy 2 The kind little girl 8 The mischievous boy 4 The polite boy 6 The early scholar 6 The truant 7 The tidy girl 8 The slovenly giil 9 The greedy boy 10 The liberal boy ■ 11 The idle girl 12 The industrious girl 13 The industrious hof 14 The lazy boy 16 The proud girl 16 The meek girl 17 The noisy boy It The qnist boy The Dream of the Reveller; oi The Whiskey Demon. 1 The reveller dreams 5 He sees a demon : “Body and soul are mine,” said he, “I’ll have them both for liquor.” 8 But chiefly came the poor and sad. The suffering and the needy. 4 “ If we are happy for to-day. We care not for to-morrow I 8 The five drops 6 “Drink!” said the demon, “drink your fill,” They’ll fill your homes with care and mef, And clothe your backs with tatters. 7 “ For I have built three mansions high. Three strong and goodly houses.” 8 The first it is a spacious house. To all but sots appalling. 9 The second is a lazar-house, Bank, fetid and unholy. 10 The third and last is black and large, And full of dungeons deep and fast. Where death-doomed felons languish, 11 How vain was all his preaching, “ They cried with shouts of laughter. Out on the fool who mars to-day. With thoughts of an hereafter !” 12 Loud laughed the fiend to hear them speak. And lifting high his bicker ; “ Body and soul are mine,” said he, “ I’ll have them both for liquor.” The Children in the Wood. 1 The children’s father forgives the poacli er 2 The children do not love their false uncle 8 The uncle hires two ruffians to lose tlie children in the woods 4 One ruffian tries to kill the other, and get all the gold 6 The poacher that was forgiven pronii.ses to take them home, and goes to fetch food 0 The children lose themselves 7 The children fall asleep, and are covered up with leaves by the robin The Inverted World. From the Cterman. 1 The boot blacking the servant 2 The coat dusting the maid 8 The baby feeding mamma in the cradle 4 An ox driving a man and woman in the plough 8 A tree sawing the woodman in two