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

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POPULAR LANTERN PHOTOGRAPHS, 213 Humorous Illustrations, By Cetiikshank. 1 Effects of Tight Lacing, Large Bonnets and a Cutting Wind 2 The Age of Intellect 3 Pursuit of Letters 4 A Man of Intelligence 5 A Gentleman intended for the Bar 6 The Gin Shop 7 Practicing at the Bar 8 Doctor and Windy Patient ^ 9 A Vane Man 10 An Easy Place 11 A Pleasure Boat! 12 A Dreadful Tail 13 Tale of a Tub ' 14 A Tail Bearer 15 A Traveller’s Tail 16 Curt ''';ig 17 A ail 18 A Cunilortable Couple 19 The Comforter 20 Comfoyt in Warm Weather 21 Comfort in Cold Weather 22 Comfortable Winter Quarter! 23 A Drop of Comfort 24 Ignorance is Bliss The Cat Battery. 1 The Battery out of action 2 The Battery excited 3 The method of exciting the Battery 5 The Battery applied to Patient in a Bath 6 Cat Battery applied for Lighting purposes 6 Compound Cat Battery The Little Woodman and his Dog Caesar. By Mrs. Sherwood. A Children's Story. Woodman talking to his son William William with his dying father William taken by his six brothers into the wood, and dog Cicsar tied up Little William lost—praying in the wood Little William sees a light His dog follows him, and is mistaken for a wolf His dog kills the wolf Arrives at an old woman’s cottage Finds the old woman is his grand- mother Grandmother putting him to bed Six poor men imploring William’s charity — they prove to bo his brothers William helping his brothers to build a cottage The complete Story is sent with each set of pictures ; or separate, price. M ., pu.'it free. 1 Sir Dilbury Diddle. 1 Says he to his lady, My lady I’ll go My company calls me ; you must not say no.” 2 “To fight for thy charms in the hottest of wars Will be joy 1 Thou art Venus,” Sayt she, “ Thou art Mars.” 3 Of all the fair ladies that came to the show. Sir Diddle’s fair lady stood first in the row. ” 4 “Oh, how charming,” says she, “he looks all in red, How he turns out his toes, how he holds up his head ! ” 6 The battle was over without any blows, The heroes unharness and strip off their clothes ; 6 And prudently cautious, in Venus’s lap, Beneath her short apron. Mars take! a long nap. From The English Illustrated Magazint. The Quaker and the Robber. 1 Quaker meets a lady on hor.seback, who asks protection, as she has £50P ; Quaker says he has £500 more in his saddle bow, and proposes a match. 2 The lady, who is a disguised highway- man, demands the money. 3 Quaker gives up cash, but asks to liave his coat and hat well riddled with pistol shots, till the robber declares ho has no more powder. 4 The Quaker then produces his pistols and demands the return of the cash. And when the story got into the papers. They said that the thieves were no match for the Quakers. Equestrian Courtship. 1 It was a young maiden went forth to ride. And there was a wooer to pace by her side ; His horse was so little, and hors so high, Ho thought his angel was up in the sky. And a verse to 2, 3, 4 , and 6. C Quoth ho, “If my nagwerebettertoride, I’d follow her over the woild -so wide. Oh, it is not my love that begins to fail, But I’ve lost the last glimjise of the grc> mare’s tail ! 1 2 3 4 6 6 h 7 8 9 ► 10 11 12 H