Including a complete programme of effective Living Portraits and Tableaux, with full directions for exhibiting them successfully.

Dick's Comic and Dialect Recitations. A capital collection of Comic Recitations, Ludicrous Dialogues, Funny Stories, and Inimitable Dialect Pieces, containing:

• An Æsthetic Housekeeper
• At the Rug Auction
• Aunt Sophronia Tabor at the Opera—Yankee Dialect
• Awfully Lovely Philosophy
• Bad Boy and the Limburger Cheese, The
• Barbara Frietchie—Dutch
• Boy in the Dime Museum
• Bric-a-Brac
• Brudder Johnson on 'Lectricity—Negro Dialect
• Butterwick's Weakness
• By Special Request
• Can this be True?
• Champion Liar, The
• Conversion of Colonel Quagg
• Cut, Cut Behind—Dutch
• Debit and Credit in the Next World
• Der Oak und der Vine
• Der 'Sperience of Reb'rend Quacko Strong—Negro
• Der Vater Mill
• Doctor's Story.
• Dutch Advertisement.
• Dutchman and the Raven
• Dutch Security—Dutch
• Early Bird, The
• Gentle Mule, The
• Granny Whar You Gwine?
• Girl of Culture.
• Goin' Somewhere—Yankee
• Go-Morrow, or Lot's Wife
• Hard Witness, A
• Horse that Wins the Race
• How a Woman Does It
• How Buck was Brought to Time—Yankee Dialect
• How Uncle Fin had the Laugh on the Boys
• Humming Top, The
• In der Shweed Long Ago
• Inquisitive Boy, The
• Irishman's Perplexity, An
• Jim Onderdonk's Sunday-School Oration
• John Chinaman's Protest
• Juvenile Inquisitor, A
• Malony's Will—Irish Dialect
• Mark Twain on the 19th Century
• Mickey Feeny and the Priest
• Mine Moder-in-Law
• Mother's Doughnuts
• Mr. and Mrs. Potterman
• Mr. Schmidt's Mistake
• Mr. Spoopendyke Hears Burglars
• O'Branigan's Drill
• Old Bill Stevens
• Old Erasmus' Temperance Pledge—Negro Dialect
• Ole Settlers' Meetun
• Original Love Story, An
• Our Debating Club
• Parson Jinglejaw's Surprise
• Pat's Correspondence
• Pleasures of the Telephone
• Positively the Last Performance—Cockney Dialect
• Raven, The—Dutch Dialect
• Sad Fate of a Policeman
• Scripture Questions
• Sermon for the Sisters, A
• Solemn Book-Agent, The
• That Fire at Nolan's
• That Freckle-Faced Girl
• The Latest Barbara Frietchie—Dutch Dialect
• The Paper Don't Say
• Thikhead's New Year's Call
• Tickled all Oafer
• 'Twas at Manhattan Beach
• Uncle Billy's Disaster
• Uncle Mellick Dines with his Master—Negro Dialect
• Uncle Remus' Tar Baby
• Uncle Reuben's Baptism
• United Order of Half-Shells
• Waiter's Trials, A
• Warning to Woman, A
• Ways of Girls at the Play
• Western Artist's Accomplishments, A
• Wily Bee, The
• Woman's Description of a Play, A
• Yaller Dog, The

Barton's Comic Recitations and Humorous Dialogues. Containing a variety of Comic Recitations in Prose and Poetry, Amusing Dialogues, Burlesque Scenes, Eccentric Orations, Humorous Interludes and Laughable Farces.

• A Prologue to Open an Entertainment
• The Stage-Struck Hero
• Here She Goes—and There She Goes
• Pastor M'Knock's Address
• Old Sugar's Courtship
• The Bachelor's Reasons for Taking a Wife
• The Spanish Valet and the Maid—Dialogue for 1 male and 1 Female.
• The Jackdaw of Rheims
• Jonathan and the Englishman
• Artemus Ward's Trip
• Auctioneer and the Lawyer
• Mr. and Mrs. Skinner
• The Bachelor and the Bride
• Drunkard and his Wife
• A Western Lawyer's Plea against the Fact
• Reading a Tragedy
• Cast-off Garments
• How to Cure a Cough
• The Soldier's Return
• Countrymen and the Ass
• Come and Go
• How they Pop the Question
• The Clever Idiot
• The Knights
• How the Lawyer got a Patron Saint
• Josh Billings on Laughing
• Night after Christmas
• A Change of System—for 2 males and 1 female
• Citizen and the Thieves
• Bogg's Dogs
• The Smack in School
• The Tinker and the Miller's Daughter
• An Original Parody
• The Parsons and the Corkscrew
• The Old Gentleman who Married a Young Wife
• Stage-Struck Darkey—Interlude for males
• Goody Grim versus Lapstone—Dialogue for 4 males
• The Woman of Mind
• Wanted, a Confederate—Farce for 4 males
• Lodgings for Single Gentlemen
• Nursery Reminiscences
• The Farmer and the Councellor
• The Pugilists
• How Pat Saved his Bacon
• The Irish Drummer
• Mike Hooter's Bear Story
• The Critic
• Mr. Caudle Wants a Latch Key
• Humbugging a Tourist
• The Widow's Victim—for 2 males and 1 female
• Josh Rillings on the Mule
• Tinker and the Glazier
• Wonderful Dream—Negro Dialogue for 2 males
• An Occasional Address—For a Lady's First Appearance
• An Occasional Prologue—For Opening a Performance
• Address on Closing a Performance
• A Prologue for a Performance by Boys
• An Epilogue for a School Performance

DEBATES AND READY MADE SPEECHES.

Barber's American Book of Ready-Made Speeches. Containing 159 original examples of Humorous and Serious Speeches, suitable for every possible occasion where a speech may be called for, together with appropriate replies to each. Including:

• Presentation Speeches.
• Convivial Speeches.
• Festival Speeches.
• Addresses of Congratulation.
• Addresses of Welcome.
• Addresses of Compliment.
• Political Speeches.
• Dinner and Supper Speeches for Clubs.
• Off-Hand Speeches on a Variety of Subjects.
• Miscellaneous Speeches.
• Toasts and Sentiments for Public and Private Entertainments.
• Preambles and Resolutions of Congratulation, Compliment and Condolence.

With this book any person may prepare himself to make a neat little speech, or reply to one when called upon to do so. They are all short, appropriate and witty, and even ready speakers may profit by them.

How to Conduct a Debate. A Series of Complete Debates, Outlines of Debates and Questions for Discussion. In the complete debates, the questions for discussion are defined, the debate formally opened, an array of brilliant arguments adduced on either side, and the debate closed according to parliamentary usages. The second part consists of questions for debate, with heads of arguments, for and against, given in a condensed form, for the speakers to enlarge upon to suit their own fancy. In addition to these is a large collection of debatable questions. The authorities to be referred to for information are given at the close of every debate throughout the work. By F. Rowton. 232 pages.

The Debater, Chairman's Assistant, and Rules of Order. A manual for Instruction and Reference in all matters pertaining to the Management of Public Meetings according to Parliamentary usages. It gives all necessary details connected with the following topics:—

• How to Form and Conduct all kinds of Associations and Clubs;
• How to Organize and arrange Public Meetings, Celebrations, Dinners, Picnics and Conventions;
• Forms for Constitutions of Lyceums or Institutes, Literary and other Societies;
• The Powers and Duties of Officers, with Forms for Treasurers', Secretaries', and other regular or occasional Official Reports;
• The Formation and Duties of Committees;
• Rules of Order, and Order of Business, with Mode of Procedure in all cases. Also the Rules of Order in Tabular Form for instant reference in all Cases of Doubt that may arise, enabling a Chairman to decide on all points at a glance;
• How to draft Resolutions, Reports and Petitions on various subjects and for various occasions, with numerous model examples;
• A Model Debate, introducing the greatest possible variety of points of order, with correct Decisions by the Chairman;

This work includes all Decisions and Rulings up to the present day.

How to Learn the Sense of 3,000 French Words in one Hour. It is a fact that there are at least three thousand words in the French language, forming a large proportion of those used in ordinary conversation, which are spelled the same as in English.

500 French Phrases, with their English Translations. The phrases here given are all selected for their general usefulness for occasional quotation.

MODEL SPEECHES AND SKELETON ESSAYS.

Ogden's Model Speeches for all School Occasions. Containing Original Addresses and Orations on everything appertaining to School Life; comprising Set Speeches on all occasions connected with Schools, Academies and Colleges, for School Officers, as well as for Teachers and Students of both sexes, with appropriate replies. By Christol Ogden.

This original work contains over one-hundred telling speeches and replies in well-chosen words, and every variety of style, for

• All Kinds of School Ceremonials.
• Speeches on Opening and Dedicating New Schools and Academies.
• Salutatory and Valedictory Addresses.
• Presentations and Conferring Honors.
• Burlesque Speeches.
• Addresses to Teachers.
• Prologues and Epilogues for School Exhibitions.
• Anniversary Congratulations.

Including practical hints on Extempore speaking with a dissertation on the selection of appropriate topics, suitable style, and effective delivery, and also valuable advice to those who lack confidence when addressing the Public.

Ogden's Skeleton Essays; or Authorship in Outline. Consisting of Condensed Treatises on popular subjects, with references to sources of information, and directions how to enlarge them into Essays, or expand them into Lectures. Fully elucidated by example as well as precept. By Christol Ogden.

In this work is a thorough analysis of some SEVENTY prominent and popular subjects, with extended specimens of the method of enlarging them into Essays and Lectures.

The following interesting topics are separately and ably argued on both sides of the question, thus presenting also well digested matter for Debate, being on subjects of absorbing interest everywhere:—

• Bi-Metalism.
• Civil Service Reform.
• Prohibition.
• Is Marriage a Failure?
• City and Country.
• The Credit System.
• Free Trade and Protection.
• Capital Punishment.
• Shall More or Less be Taught in Public Schools.

All the remaining subjects are equally thoroughly discussed, and form a valuable aid to the student in preparing compositions, essays, etc.

Dick's Book of Toasts, Speeches and Responses. Containing Toasts and Sentiments for Public and Social Occasions, and specimen Speeches with appropriate replies suitable for the following occasions:

• Public Dinners.
• Social Dinners.
• Convivial Gatherings.
• Art and Professional Banquets.
• Agricultural and Commercial Festivals.
• Special Toasts for Ladies.
• Christmas, Thanksgiving and other Festivals.
• Friendly Meetings.
• Weddings and their Anniversaries.
• Army and Navy Banquets.
• Patriotic and Political Occasions.
• Trades' Unions and Dinners.
• Benedicts' and Bachelors' Banquets.
• Masonic Celebrations.
• All Kinds of Occasions.

This work includes an instructive dissertation on the Art of making amusing After-dinner Speeches, giving hints and directions by the aid of which persons with only ordinary intelligence can make an entertaining and telling speech. Also, Correct Rules and Advice for Presiding at Table.

The use of this work will render a poor and diffident speaker fluent and witty—and a good speaker better and wittier, besides affording an immense fund of anecdotes, wit and wisdom, and other serviceable matter to draw upon at will.

LETTER WRITERS.

Dick's Common Sense Letter Writer. Containing Three Hundred and Sixty Sensible Social and Business Letters with appropriate Answers on the following subjects:

• Letters of Introduction.
• Soliciting and Granting Favors.
• Accompanying Gifts.
• Acknowledging Gifts and Favors.
• Letters of Congratulation.
• Letters of Sympathy and Condolence.
• Answers to Advertisements for Help Wanted.
• Inquiries about and Recommendations of Character and Ability.
• Letters between Employers and Employed.
• Accepting and Resigning Positions.
• Letters of Apology.
• Letters of Remonstrance and Complaint.
• Letters of Love and Courtship.
• Letters of Invitation and Acceptance.
• Forms of Cards of Invitation.
• Notes of Postponement.
• Notes Offering Escort.
• Letters to Landlords and about Board and Apartments.
• Family Letters on Various Subjects.
• Business Correspondence.
• Letters on Miscellaneous Subjects.

Including Instructions for the arrangement of the different parts of a Letter, the Address, &c. By William B. Dick. The Letters are all original, and serve as eminent models of matter, expression and style, in plain but well-chosen language and clearness of diction; the great variety of letters on each subject offers a wide field for choice, and with, perhaps, a little modification could be made available for every possible contingency.

Dick's Commercial Letter Writer, and Book of Business Forms. Containing entirely original Models of Letters on all business subjects, with appropriate replies; also, several specimens of continuous Correspondence, exhibiting by a series of Letters, the commencement, progress, and completion of Mercantile Transactions. By William B. Dick.

This work includes correct forms for Business Notices and Cards, and Partnership Announcements; for Applications for Employment and neatly-worded Answers to Inquiries and Advertisements; for occasional Circulars, properly displayed, and for drawing up Business Documents, Notes, Checks, Receipts, Mortgages, Assignments, Wills, Power of Attorney, Letters of Credit, Account-Sales, Accounts Current, Invoices, Bills of Lading, &c., and the correct method of adjusting General and Particular Averages.

It contains, in addition, a Glossary of Technical Terms used in Commerce; a rapid and simple method of computing Interest; a Table showing the value of Foreign Coins in United States' Currency; and other useful, practical and interesting information, in all the details necessary for conducting commercial correspondence.

Dick's Letter Writer for Ladies. Consisting of over Five Hundred entirely original Letters and Notes, with various replies, on every subject and occasion that a Lady in good society could possibly require. They are all new and written expressly for this work.

These letters, &c., are excellent models of ease and elegant style, facility in method of expression, and correct form; they furnish, therefore, valuable aid to Ladies, who, however otherwise accomplished, are deficient in the necessary acquirement of the graceful and properly-worded correspondence which their social position demands.

Chesterfield's Letter-Writer and Complete Book of Etiquette. Containing the Art of Letter-Writing simplified, a guide to friendly, affectionate, polite and business correspondence, and rules for punctuation and spelling, with complete rules of Etiquette and the usages of Society. An excellent hand-book for reference.

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