=THE LATEST MINSTREL SHOW.= A book full of fun. Contains Comic Songs, End Men's Jokes, Stories, Conundrums, Darkey Dialogues, Stump Speeches, Burlesque Lectures, Plantation Sketches, Farces, Afterpieces, Negro Songs, Dances, Banjo Solos, and Marches. Largest and best collection Minstrel wit published; all who enjoy a good laugh will find it just the book. This =Great Book Free= to any one sending =10= cents to pay postage. =Also= Catalogue Guns, Revolvers, Musical Instruments, Magic Tricks. =All for 10c. Order quick.= BATES & CO., 100 High St., Boston, Mass. FREE. Comic return envelopes. Sleight of Hand exposed. List of 500 gifts. Album of cards. Send 2c stamp for postage. Address Banner Card Co., Cadiz, Ohio. BAKER sells recitations and PLAYS 23 Winter St., Boston CATALOGUES FREE. HARPER'S PERIODICALS. Per Year: HARPER'S MAGAZINE _Postage Free_, $4.00 HARPER'S WEEKLY " 4.00 HARPER'S BAZAR " 4.00 HARPER'S ROUND TABLE " 2.00 * * * * * _Booksellers and Postmasters usually receive subscriptions. Subscriptions sent direct to the publishers should be accompanied by Post-office Money Order or Draft._ * * * * * HARPER & BROTHERS, New York, N.Y. [Illustration: WHAT KIND OF A MONKEY IS THIS?] THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. BOBBY. "We should always be thankful for blessings, shouldn't we, mamma?" MAMMA. "Yes, Bobby." BOBBY. "But blessings are not like arithmetic, are they?" MAMMA. "Of course not. Why should you be thankful for arithmetic?" BOBBY. "Because I knew my arithmetic to-day, and wasn't kept in." * * * * * TOMMY'S THANKS. I'm thankful for the nice red drum Aunt Mary gave to me; I'm thankful for the glossy pug That frisks about my knee. I'm thankful that our orchard old Is full of rosy fruit; I'm very thankful that I have A canvas football suit. I'm thankful for the fading tree That shakes the chestnuts down; But most of all I'm thankful for The turkey crisp and brown. R. K. M. * * * * * "Oh!" groaned Tommy, the day after Thanksgiving, as he took a bitter dose of medicine, "I wish I hadn't been so thankful yesterday." * * * * * HALF-PRICE. It is very difficult even for a dealer in cheap clothing to get the better of Pat, as the following story, told by a London journal, well illustrates. Pat was a witty Irishman, who had just arrived in London from the Emerald Isle. He was aimlessly wandering about the town, when he perceived a suit of clothes at a shop door inscribed: "This superior suit for half-price." So in Pat walked and inquired the price. "Just sixteen shillings, sir," replied the shopman. "Begorra, that's chape enough!" said Pat. "I'll take it."