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y o d e l a r r a n g e m e n t s , m a d e p o p u l a rb y G e n e A u try , t h e p o p u la r C o w b o yY o d e i er . C o n t a i n s 3 0 b ig ; h i t s s u c h

a s : T h a t S i l v e r H a i r e d D a d d y o f M i n e , T h e G a n g s t e r s W a m i n e , I llb e T h in k in g : o f Y ou L i t t l e G a l. M yO l d P a l o f Y e s t e r d a y . W h y D o n tY o u C o m e B a c k t o M e , R h e u m a t i s mB l u e s a n d 2 4 o t h e r s . A l l c o n t a i n e d

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PHOTOGRAPHYF or Beginners

N o o th e r hobby p re sen ts so m u chp e rm an e n t p le asure as pho to gra phy .Qui te apar t f rom the s t imulat ing pas-t ime in i t se l f th is many-s ided ar t o f fers undreamed of possibil i t ies of app li ca ti o n . W h a te v e r a im s o r ob je ctsyou bare in view, you will always beab le to ob ta in fu l l g ra t i fica t ion . Doyou want snapsho ts to remind you o f7our t ravels and excurs ions? I f so ,.e t the camera be your companion ,and your p ic tu res wi l l be a constan tsource o f p leasan t remin iscences to a much g reaterdegree than bough t p ic tu res ever cou ld be. Pho tography is no t a very d i f f icu l t ar t . I t i s a s implem atte r to produce good pictures, an d if you willadhere to the methods recommended in th is book ,you wi l l have no reason to fear that your pho to graphs will be spoiled by fai lures. Here iae briefsummary o f the book : How a pho tograph is made How a cam era w orks M akin g an exposure W o rk in th e d a rk roo m D ev e lo p in g th e negative Prin ting the posit ive Pho tography indoorsO u td o o r p h o to grap hy In s tan tan eo u s ac t io n p i c tu re

Hom e p o rtra itu re . N um erous ill ustr a tions,N o . 1 6 5 1 . P h o t o g r a p h y f o r B e g i n n e r s

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a n d love E le c-t r ica l psycho logy- How to perfo rm th e D avenpor tB ro th e r s S p i r i t My s te ry H o w to b e a sp i r i t m edium. S U P E R S T I T I O N S C o lo r su p e rs ti tio n sL u ck y an d u n lu ck y d ay s l i s t o f fo r tu n a te h o u rs-L ucky dream s, e tc . C H A R M S , S I G N S A N DO M E N S T alism an s, c h a rm s , spell s an d in c a n ta t ions to overcome ev i l in f luence The b lack c atMet rag ram m at i sm o r h o w to t e l l fo r tu n es b y th at r an sp o s i ti o n o f nam es T h e s i l en t 2an g u ag e- - -H o wto w r i te l ov e le t t e r s secre tly H o w to g e t n ch an a) ive happ i ly marr ied , and much add i t ional in fo rmat ion . ~

N o . 1 6 4 3 . F o r b i d d e n K n o w l e d g e . . A v V

GUIDE TO HORSE OWNERSTh is book cont a in s ju s t ab o u tevery th ing abou ta h o r s e w o rthknowing . W ri t ten by a no tedv e te r in a ry su r geon of g r e a texperience. Tellsthe kind of horsoto b u y ; h o w tomanage horses ;b re ak a n d tr a in

horses ; shoe a horse ; cu re a l l k inds o f horse d iseases. T he very bes t advice on buying, breeding,

rear ing , t ra in ing , shoeing , taming , feed ing , b reaking and doctoring horses. Tells how to make a horsel ie down; how to ca tch a wi ld horse ; teach a horseto pace; to make a horse s tand , s i t on i t s haunches ,come down to mount , fo l low you , make h im s tandst i l i wi thou t hitchir.g, t o p rev en t h im f ro m ru n n in gaway; how to tel l age of a horse, etc.N o . 1 3 5 5 G u i d e t o H o r s e O w n e r s f c w G

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T ) A / V C \ / V gLearn To Beat Out ATune With Your FeetitsEasy

Wh y en v y th e easy rh y th m an dfascinating grace of Stepn Fetch*i t and o thers . Now you caD learnto tap dance in ONLY 6 HOURSby a new , sim pli fi ed cours e of les

sons by Prof. Hawley Wilson. Nospecial abil i ty needed.B e s m a r t 1 L e a r n t a p d a nc in g .

Eve rybod ys tappin g. The wholetown is tapp ing . Learn to beatout a tune with your feet . Hos-tesses love i t . Frie nd s adore i t .

1 I t s fun and youl l thorough ly enjo y th e le sso ns. B esides , ta p dan cing is not only an invigoratingand en ter ta in ing accompl ishment ,b u t i t is als o an inv igo ra ti n g an dhealth-giving exercise for making

i the l imbs supple and giving aspr ingy fee l ing o f f i tness to thewhle body. I t prom otes sl imness

n a tu re s way , w ith o u t pil ls ,d rugs o r d ie t ing ./Air a H ere is w ha t some of ou r custo

mers say : . wonderful benefi t .T h an k y o u fo r ad d in g t ap d an c in g

to m y acco m p l i sh m en t s . A n d an o th e r : My f r i en d swere amused . I dare no t recommend your coursefo r f ea r o f co m p e t i t i o n . N o . 1 3 0 4 . T a p D a n c i n g . P r i c e . . .

Art O f DancingLEARN T H E CARLO, CONTINENTAL,

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I welcome them eagerly. W ith theaid of th is book you can learnthe newest , smartest atepsw i th o u t a t each e r an d beco m e

a dancer who is sough t af ter .Af ter fo l lowing the ins t ruct ionsin th is new book you wont need

[ to make excuses when the danceI m usic sta rts. Besides, youll getJ lo ts o f fu n ou t o f pa r t ies andI dances. If you w an t to becomeI a perfect d ancer , learn to dance3 a t home this new, easy way.I W H A T T H E B OO K T E L L S :

I How to develop poise and con-trol , how to improve your dancesteps, th e a rt of holding, how toWalk to music, how to lead, howto do tho la tes t Fox Tro t S teps ,N a tu ra l an d R evers e T urn s, th e

| Reverse W ave and Change o f D irection Steps, the Quickstep,

swaying to music, how to W altz,_______________ Bac kw ard Changes, how to do

tk e C o n t in en ta l , tht famous Kiss dance, the Manhat tan Dance, the Col lege Rhumba, the Car lo , theCh ar les ton , e tc . . e tc . 18 chap ters , near ly 10 0 i l lus t ra t ions are g iven ; every th ing i s made so p la int h a t y o u'll b e da nc in g b efo re y o u kn ow i t. 4 % _

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HOW TO DANCE

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This book is intended to teach thear t o f dancing tothose unab le t oavail themselves ofthe services of apro fe ss io nal teache r.T he a u t h o r hasmade th is book bo

simple and plainthat any person o fordinary intel l igencecan u n d er s t an d i tand learn how tobecom e a firs t- ra ted an ce r w i th o u t t h eaid o f a teacher . The Pr imaryPosit ions of thefeet are careful-1 y illus trate d Kand exp la ined j fth is i s abso lu te- fly essential in Qorder to learn I

correctly as i t[gives th e key, Iand is the start-1ing point for ai lFthe res t . Ex -[

p la n at ions a n d rdiagrams of al l a m o v em en ts i n j R O U N D s n d f" S Q O A R E d a n c e s a n d HMARCHES, a lsot h e M OD ER NDA NCE S, i n -c lu d in g F O X T R O T S , T A N G O S , O N E S T E P ,C O L L E G IA T E S T E P , e t c ., e t c .. T h e bo ok co n tains a few words on the et iquette of the ballroom,

which should be read by all , as i t tel ls how to holdyou r pa rtne r, how to ask a lady to dance, conversa tio ns , ca ll s, e t c. S Q U A R E D A N C E S T h sMarch, Quadril le, Movements, The Plain Quadril le,Fancy Quadril les, The Jig . Gavotte. Minuet, TheSociable, The Star, The Basket, The SurpriseQuadril le, The Lancers. The Royal Lancers. TheCaledonians, The Prince Imperial . Waltz Quadril les^The Glide Lancers, The Virginia Reel, Pop Goesthe Weasel. The Gl ide Caledon ians; RO UN DDANCES. Old and Modern Waltzes. The New Socie ty W ai tz , The Redowa, The R aqu et o rKnickerbocker , The Po lka . Po lka Mazurka. Po lkaRedowa, Bohemian Polka, The Schott ische, TheGallop, The German, The Maze, Two Step, ThreeStep ; MODERN DANCES, Tango , Fox-Tro t . e to .

I t g ives the F igures o f the GERMAN, The Maze,Tho Cheated Gentleman, The Mysterious Hands,The Auction, The Rope, Blind Mans Bluff, TheHandkerchief Chase, The Apples, The Two Lines,Puss in the Corner , Knot , Serpen t , Baskets ' GrandChain , Jerusalem, e tc .

N o . 1 3 0 2 . H o w t o D a n c e . P r i c e . . . & 9 C

CLOG-DANCINGThe e lements and p rac

t ice o f th is ar t , so popu laron the minst re l and vaudeville stage, are simplifiedand fully explained in fchia

bo ok , sh ow in g th e ste ps an dfigures, giving examples,exp lanat ions o f the termsused , and a l l in fo rmat ionnecessary for becoming athorough and g racefu l dancer. The book also containsappropr ia te music fo r d i f ferent styles of danees, alsosong - and - dan ce sketcheswi th music . I t i s wel l p r in t ed and bound in a co lo redcover.

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__ _ p le te an d cont in u o u s c i rc l e. H o ld i t o v e r a m an s h an d an dw a t c h i t m o v e b a c k a n d f o r t h l i k e a p e n d u l u m . W eh av e m ad e in n u m erab le t e s t s , an d w h i l e w e h av enever been ab le to f igure ou t how i t s done, wehave never seen i t fa i l . Many novel and in teres t ingex p er im en t s m ay b e p e r fo rm ed w i th i t . T ry i t fo r

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IT T E L L S h o w to Mesm eri ze . K n o w in g th i s y o u can p l ace an yp e rson in a m esm eric sle ep , a n d th e n be able to do w ith h im as youwilL Th is secre t has been so ld over and over again fo r $ 10 .

IT T E L L 8 h ow to m ak e a p e r so n a t a d i s tan ce th in k o f y o u so m eth ing that a l l lovers shou ld know.

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IT T E L L S h o w sp i r i t u a l i s t s an d o th e r s can m ak e w r i t i n g ap p ea r o nt h e a m i n b lo od c h a ra c t er s , a s p e r fo r m e d b y F o s t e r a n d a l l t h eDofced magiciana

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b it in g ; how to m ak e colo gne w a te r ; artif ic ia l h on ey ; ho w to m ak ela rg e n o ses sm a l l ; t o cu re d ru n k en n ess ; t o co p y l e t t e r s w i th o u t ap ress ; to o b ta in fr esh-blo w n flow er s in W in te r ; ho w to m ak e a q u a r to f i n k fo r a d im e ; h o w to m ak e d i f f e ren t k in d s o f so ap , i n k , cem en t s ,

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y o u r f r i e n d s . T h e y w i l l b e s o a s t o n i s h e d a t y o u r c l e v e r n e s s t h a t t h e y w i l lt h i n k y o u a r e i n l e a g u e w i t h s o m e s e c r e t p o w e r . F o r t u n e t e l l i n g i n s o m ef o r m o r a n o t h e r h a s e x i s t e d f r o m t i m ei m m e m o r ia l . M m e . L e N o r m a n d , t h ec e l e b r a t e d S y b i l , h a s l e f t u s w i t h av e r y f a v o r a b l e o p i n i o n o f h e r r a r e t a l e n t , a n d w e b e l i e v e w e r e n d e r a s e r v i c e t o t h e a d m i r e r s o f h e r s y s t e m by

p u b l i s h i n g t h e c a r d s w h i c h w e r e f o u n da m o n g h e r e f f e c t s a f t e r h e r d e a t h . W i t ht h e s e c a r d s s h e p r o p h e s i e d t o E m p e r o rN a p o l e o n i h i s f u t u r e g r e a t n e s s , a n df o r e t o l d t h e m i s f o r t u n e s a n d d o w n f a l lo f m a n y p r i n c e s a n d g r e a t m e n o fF r a n c e .No. 36 2 1 . Fortune Telling; Cards . . .

Tell Your Own FortuneWith tho aid of t h i s dream book a n d fortune

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of coffee or tea, by dominoes, by marks,scars or moles, miscellaneous gameswith cards, lu cky days, weeks, months,years: how to receive oracles by dreams,f i n g e r nail observations, etc. fS /*Ne. 17 69 . Gypsy F o rtu n e T e l l e r . . .

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T h e H a r m o n i c a , w h e n w e l l p l a y e d u p o n , !s a n i n s t r u m e n t t h a t f u r n i s h e s s p l e n d i d e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d a m u s e m e n t a t p a r t i e s , s c h o o l , c o l l e g e , e t c . , a n d i s p o p u l a r w i t h e v e r y o n e . P u b l i c S c h o o l s , B o y S c o u t O r g a n i s a t i o n s , T . St. G. A..C l u b s , S u n d a y S c h o o l a n d o t h e r c h u r c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s ar e n o w o r g a n i z i n g H a r m o n i c a O r c h e s t r a s . I f y o u w a n t to l e a r n t o p l a y t h e H a r m o n i c a q u i c k l y , e a s i l y a n d c o r r e c t l y ,h e r e i s a s i m p l i f ie d S e l f - T e a c h e r t h a t y o u h a v e b e e n w a i t i n g f o r . E x p l a i n s h o w t o h o ld t h e H a r m o n i c a H o w to s t a n d w h e n p l a y i n g - M a n n e r o f p l a y i n g w h e n sea tedH o w t o p l a c e t h e H a r m o n i c a i n t h e M o u t h H o w t o play t h e n o t e s o f t h e s c a l e H o w t o u s e t h e t o n g u e H o w to p r o d u c e t h e T r e m o l o H o w t o o b t a i n a r i c h , m e l l o w tone ,e t c . I n a d d i t i o n a n u m b e r o f w e l l k n o w n p o p u l a r t u n e s a r g i v e n w i t h n o t e s c o r r e c t l y n u m b e r e d s o t h a t a n y o n e c a n p l a y t h e m . E v e r y t h i n g i s e x p l a i n e d and i l lustrated i n t h e m o s t s im p l e m a n n e r , s o t h a t t h e H a r m o n i c a can be m a s t e r e d i n 6 m i n u t e s i f t h e d i r e c t i o n s are fo l lowed .

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b o o k t h a t w il l p u tt h e m in t o u c h w i th a l lt h a t t h e w o r l d s g T e a tm e n n a v e s u n g , s a id a n d w r i tt e n . I t i a t os o o t h e t h o s o u l s o l t h e l o v e - lo r n t h a t t h i sw o r k h a s b e e n c o m p i le d . T h i s b r i e l su m m a r yo f a f e w o f t h e c h a p t e r s w i l l g iv e y o u so m ei de a o f th e c o m p r e h e n s iv e n a t u r e o f t h b o o k : H o w to k n o w t h a t y o u a r e r e a l ly ?nl ov e F i r s t lo v e H o w 'uo b e g in a c o u r t s h i p H o w t o c ho o s e a h u s b a n d o r w if e D i sq u a lif ic a tio n s W o rd s o f w is do m W a ys a n d m e a n s S u i t a b le aere t o r m a r r i a g e H o w to w o oa n d h ow t o w in F i r s t a d va n c es C o u r tin g af iv e ly g ir l A d o m e s t ic a t e d g ir l A p r u d i s hg ir l A p r o u d g ir l T h e f a s c in a t in g w i do w H o w to m a k e a m a n p ro p o s e H o w t o c a tc ha ri ch b a c h e lo r P o p p i n g th e q u e s t io n " T h e e n g ag e m e n t R e j ec tio n T h e g ir l m e nl ik e B a s h fu ln e ss L o v e a s a d i se a se S e cr etlo ve L o v e s a w a k e n in g H o w t o k is s L o v eIn f ic ti on M a t ri m o n i a l s u g g e s t io n s T h e m a nf l ir t A m a i d e n s i n c a n t a t i o n A fe w d o n t#

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25c/ 50 SIMPLE TRICKSOf Self Defense

You Need Fear No One

If You Know These Tricks!Every physically f i t man should be capable of defending

himself ag ainst ruffian? should the necessity arise. This bookcontains more than BO effective tr icks of self-defense andsimple means of discomfit ing a chance assailant ei ther withthe bare hands o r wi th implem ents o f wood and meta l . Awalking-st ick, or an umbrella. Tor example, is familiar enoughto everyone, but their effective uses offensively or defensivelyare comparat ively unknown. Th is book con ta ins 50 s impletricks, most of which you probably have never even heard of.any one of which will prove extremely effective in physicalcombat , even agains t a more powerfu l o r an armed assa i lan t .Ladies, especially , are advised to learn these methods as ameans o f p ro tect ion when t ravel ing a lone. Thei r p ract ice requires very l i t t le space, and as practically every tnck is i l lust ra ted , the m eres t nov ice in an ta^on is ties can m aster them in avery short time. 0%pN o . 1 2 6 5 . 5 0 S i m p l e T r i c k s o f S e l f D e f e n c e

The Science Of Ju Jitsu T H E S C I E N C E O F JU J I T S U * is t h e t i t l e

1 of a new book , deal ing wi th the Japanese ar tof self-defense from entirelydifferent angles. Many newmethods o f a t tack and defense, etc. , are given, i l lust ra ted wi th specia l ly d rawn

diagrams so that you canno tfa i l to unders tand them.The book deals fully withb reak fa ils , t r ip a an d th row s,ground locks, wrist locks, shake-ha nd t r ick , bodyhold under arms, arm preae,defense against revolvers, defense for strangling, kneeand ank le th row, s t ra igh t

. f tnd reveree arm locks, the' scissors, the spli ts , head

lock and kidney squeeze, holding a man down,the kick at stomach, the body lever, doubleknee th row, defense agains t s t ick , s t ick a t

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fense agains t two assa i lan ts , the co l ique ro l l ingb re ak fall, th e s to m ac h th row , sec re t th u m b knockout, producing unconsciousness, various nervepin ch es , defenses fo r w om en, e tc ., e tc . W ith th eaid o f th is book you can learn to p ro tect yoursel fun de r a l l c i rcum stances w i th n atu re ' s weapons.

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self-defense ever invented.J iu -J i t su , mean ing mus-cle-b reak ing , i s the Japanese method of physicaltraining, and has beenpracti sed fo r th ree th o u san d years. It has longbeen ackno w le dged as th emost wonderful of al l sys

tems, g iv ing power over an adversary that coun tsfo r more than s t reng th . Anyone wel l t ra ined in J iu -J i t su can meet and defeat the f i s t ic exper t a t a l lp o in ts . T h is bo ok giv es th e fu lle s t in s tru ctio n s en ab l ing you to learn J iu -J i t su in the p r ivacy o f your o w n home. _N o . 1 2 6 6 . B O O K O N J I U J I T S U . . .

HOW TO BOXAnd Gymnastics Without A Teacher

Tells how to bor, howto hit and hit hard, how Jto stop quickly and easi ly , how to get away^withou t even s topp ing a lblow . E very th in g e x - tp la in ed so you can ea si lylearn to be a prize boxer wi thou t tak ing lessons. Num erous i l lustrat ions show every possible at t i tude for blow,feint, stop, dodge,get away , e tc .Learn the ar t o fsp arrin g an d box- __ing, defend yourself , punish your at tacker, etc. Alsoexplains different branches of G Y M N A S T I C S , Buchas Balancing, ExerciseB with Furniture, Free Movements , C l imbing , Leap ing . Para l le l Bars , the Gian tS t r ides , Hor izon ta l Bar , Wooden Horse , Vau l t ing ,

a n d m a n y o th e rs . - N o . 1 2 7 1 . H O W T O B O X . P r i c e . . . 3 U C

Art o f SPARRING and BOXINGA 64 page booklet dealing

with the manly ar t o f se l fdefense that is surely wellworth reading, especially asth e p r i ce i s b u t o n e d im eten cents. I t deals with Sparring and Boxing in as exhaust ive a manner as the s izeof the book will allow. Hereis a synopsis of some of thechapters: Definit ion of terms B rie f view of S p arrin gP o s it io n o f G u ard B lo wsT h e F i st s T h e L e ft H i t

T h e E ig h t H i t T h o l e f t an d r ig h t H i t T h e tw oopponen ts and p roper Distance To parry the lef th igh H i t A lternate p ract ice o f the lef t high Hi tan d P a r ry T o pa r ry th e l e f t an d r ig h t h ig h H i t

L eft an d r ig h t h ig h H its w ith le ft s t e p Advances tep R et rea t S tep T o p a r ry w h il e r e t rea t in g T h e leap F ree P rac t ice A rm m o t io n s an d f ee tmovements To s t r ike a hard b low How to

blow s R e tu rn blow sF e in ts M aneuverin g Adv ic e o n t h e S et -to D od gin g T h e C h o p p e r -Round b lows Train ing Prize Ring Rules , etc.

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