The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-17
PERIODICALS.
SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO THE OLD
FOLKS, AND TO THE BOYS AND
HTDTC

cVANos AM Az AhH DUID ANW
GIRLS.
THE BOSTON JOURNAL, in a recent issue.
says: Picture to yourself what magazine
for children ought to be-how bright and vim
ming in contents, how pure and stimulating in
teaching, how resplendent with pictures, and
then turn over the pages OF ST. NICHOLAS, and
you will find your Ideal realized"
THE CHICAGO INTER OCEAN says: "Sr.
NICHOLAS is an institution Of which Young
and Old America are as proud as England il
of Punch. A house without ST. NIoHoLAs,m
continues the writer, "does not deserve to own
any boys or girls; no dog should wag its lirtle
tail while pressing its nose through the area
ratings; emphatcally, we would observe thai
should the sun condescend to shine upon thai
house, his solar majesty would make biz
mistake"
The FIRST VOLUME OF ST. NICHOLAS was
surprise even to the public that had heartily
| welcomed it, number by number. Newspaper
critics expressed enthusiastic approval; chill
dren and parents were alike delighted, and
congratulatory letters from distinguished men
and women poured in upon the publishers and
editor. Charles Dudley Warner wrote,
II do not see how it can be made any better,
and If children don't like it, it is time to change
the kind OF children in this country" Whit-
tier. our great poet, wrote: g. 1t is little to say
Of this magazine that it is the best child's pe-
riodical in the world;' and words of hearty
commentator came across the ocean from
such earnest workers and popular favorites of
the young as Geo. Macdonald, Chris-
tina ROssetti, and Canon Kingsley.
Beautifully bound, superbly illustrated, and
flied with good things from the best writer's
INCLUDING three long serial stories), the first
volume of ST. NICHOLAS, complete in itself, in
finer Christmas gift for girls and boys than
any single book in the market, excepting
St. Nicholas for 1876,
Which, with its magnificent pictures, its two
complete serial and its innumerable shorter
stories, sketches, poems, fairy tales, rhymes
and jingles, bits Of wisdom, its French, Ger
man ana Latin stories-its fun and its puzzles,
Jack -in-the- pulpit, the Letter-box, &C., &C..
is even more superbly attractive.
St. Nicholas for 1874 and
1875, q Vols.
For the convenience OF libraries, and be-
cause many children find the two large vok
| umes for '74 and VS. rather bulky to handle, va
have had these twenty -four numbers bound ia
four elegant volumes, and inclosed In mead
box. under the general title Of the
ST. NICHOLAS LIBRARY.
These four volumes are sold for IS. being only
two dollars Yolume-a beautiful and valuabls
Christmas present for an entire family Of young
folks.
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE says "In the ava
lanche Of immoral literature that threatens
the children, some strong vitality wholesome,
| and really attractive magazine is required for
| them, and ST. NICHOLAS has reached a higher
platform, and commands for this service wider
| resources in art and letters, than any Of its
predecessors or contemporaries"
| THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES says: ga clean
er, purer, more trustworthy periodical for
children can not be named. The magazine
does not claim to be religious, but it is on tho
side of all that is true and good, from begin-
ming to end"
The religious press all over the country
heartily commends ST. NICHOLAS, and vir-
tually echoes the opinion Of the New York
CHRISTIAN UNION, that it is AS A DEL iGHrFUL
MAGAZINE FOR ALL CHILDREN BETWEEN FIVE
| AND EIGHTY-sEvEN."
st. Nicholas for 1876
Promises even greater attractions than tina
previous volumes The strong feature of the
new volume is an American Serial Story,
1.-THE Boy Emigrants," by Noah Brooks,
Giving the adventures of a party of boys ON
their long journey across the plains, with q
vivid portraiture Of their Life in CalifOr-
mia during the days of the GOld-
Fever. Mr.. Brooks brings to this work, in
addition to his well known literary gifts, q
thorough familiarity with the features of that
wild country and tho people then focking to-
ward it. What he has to say OF them is per-
vaded with subtle and intense SAVIOR Of re-
ality that enables the reader to follow the
characters in their adventures with positive
sense of companionship. The contaglon of tha
" gold -fever;" the great difficulties and periia
which beleaguered their journey across the
plains and mountains, and finally the adven-
turous, half-civilzed, and yet, in a certain
rude way, POETIC life In the mines of Califor-
mia, are all described with wonderful truthful
ness and skill Add to this the elevated tone
pervadng the work, and the irresistible at
traction which such Darratiye possesses fol
boys, and the value Of this stirring, healthy
| serial becomes evident
There is to be another and shorter serial, be-
ginning in January and running through three
numbers:
"J0N OF ICELAND" by Bayard Taylor
A delightfully."- vivid story of an Icelandlt
boys career, full of incidents, which could
happen In no other country, aud graphically
touching upon the customs, life, and genera
} features Of that strange land.
The best general reading for boys and girl
is insured by list of present and premiset
contributors, among whom are:
William Cullen Bryant, George
Macdonald, Christina Rossetti
Louisa MI. AlcOtt, J. n. TrOw.
: bridge, II. I'd. Aldrich, Elizabeth
: stuart Phelps, Abby Morton Diaz
, Harriet Prescott SpOfford, Donald
@. Mitchell, HI. HI, Edmund O.
Stedman, Lucy Larcom, Charlie,
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