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

209 POPULAR LANTERN SLIDES. Twelve Scenes from the Life of St. Paul. ,1 Paul at the stoning of Stephen— Acts wii. 54—60 2 The Conversion of Paul on the way to Damascus— Acts ix. 1—22 ■8 Paul in the Synagogue at Antioch in Pesidia— Acts xiii. 14—43 4 Paul stoned in the Heathen City of Lystra— Acts xiv. 8—20 B Paul and the demoniac slave girl at Philippi— Acts xvi. 16—34 <! Paul at Athens— Acts xvii. 16—34 7 Paul with Aquila and Priscilla as a tent maker— Acts xviii. 3— 5 8 Paul in danger from an Ephesian mob Acts xix. 2i—40 9 Paul in danger from a Jewish mob at Jerusalem— Actsxxii. 22-30, & xxiii. 10 Paul before the Roman governors, Agrippa andFestus, Actsxxyi. 1—30 11 Paul shipwrecked— Acts xxvii. 27 — 44 12 Paul at Rome— Acts xxviii. 16—31 For full particulars of what may he made of these pictures, see ‘ ‘ Scenes from Life of St.^ Paul," by J. S. Howson, published by the Feliyious Tract Society, price 61- Men and Dogs. Eight Designs after Harrison Weir. 1 The Artistic Dog. 2 The Low Dog. 3 The Fast Dog. 4 The Literary Dog. 5 The Good Natured Dog. 6 Travelling Dog. 7 The Knowing Dog. 8 The Old- Fashioned Dog. For Reading see Vol. I. “Illustrated Lan- tern Eeadmgs." "Give me a Penny, Sir.” Illustrated from Life. I “ Please give me a penny, sir, My mother dear is dead; And, oh, I am so hungry, sir, A penny, please, for bread. All day I have been asking, But no one hears my cry ; Will you not give me something, Or surely I must die. S “Please give me a penny, sir. You won’t say ‘ No' to me, Because I’m poor ami ragged, sir. And oh 1 so cold you see I A “ We were not always begging, We once were rich like you; But Father died a drunkard, And Mother—she died too.” 4 ** Please give me a penny, sir,” Is lieard on every side, Ijisped by little trembling lips, Sighing on life's tide. Oil, listen to their pleading, And pity then the poor, Trieu biea.siugs sent from heaven Will Hliiuo on thee the more. The Horse and the Oysters. Three Original Illustrations. 1 Traveller arrives at an inn, and finds th« fire so surrounded that he cannot get near 2 Sends for the waiter and hostler, and orders oysters to be given to the horse ; all the people leave the fire to go to see the horse fed with them 3 Traveller gets seat at fire, and in reply to hostler says, as the horse will not eat them he will See Story in Verse, Vol. J. “ Illustrated Lantern Readings." The Philosopher and the Boy. 1 A King who has a contempt for philoso- phers, orders one to be put in barred door till he can get out 2 Philosopher in despair, having neither tools nor friends 3 A ploughboy looks in and asks what ii the matter, and says if the door is fastened he can get out of the win- dow, as it is large and wide. The philosopher replies he has not thought of so simple a thing, and gets out that way See “ Illustrated Lantern Readings," Vol, I, Jungle to Let. 1 A pair of Elephants hear men have mads a weh of a railway through the jungle 2 When the train comes the Elephant stands in the way 3 The train lifts the Elephant on to ths cow catcher, and carries him ever so far 4 The Elephants put up a notice that tbs Jungle is to let Reading, in verse, see Vol. I. “ Illustrated Lantern Readings. ” The Fairy’s Gift. 1 A maiden sits crying, with her work undone, thinking there is too much to do 2 A Fairy appears. Ske asks for a inagie wand to get her work done 3 The Fairy replies, that better than ths wand, she brings ten little workmen to help her 4 The ten little workmen soon get all dons that is required 5 The B’airy says she will leave the ten little workmen, but she must let them be idle, never (the ten workmen are her own fingers and thumbs) Reading, in verse, see Vol. I. “ lUustrated Lantern Readings."