Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-12-30
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h, aun, fsssa,s . ypqfblf what msgasns Tor chill
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reep,sudsat with pictures, and then turn over me
paess Of 81. NICHOLAS, and yoo will nnd yoof Asea
reaaf8ed.'
rss Cnscsxs unssr.oesan, says: 81.
NbeuoAals q naeitaAon Il which Young and Old
Amss,ca ays q proud u England II Of PuarA.
hoes without sF NIUsoLAs." continues the wriss1,
does nj d<sefvs to own any boys and Er's: no
dos asaM WaG ~ hsN ~ while pressing IL moss
through the assa railngs emphatically we would
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prise sssa 10 the public that had heartily welcomed
It, number BY number. Newspaper critics express
Cd enthusiastic approval; children and parents
were alike delighted, and consrAtulesory letter.
sron dipinguahed men and women poured in
upon the publishers and editor. CharIes Dad
~ ley warner wrote ~ do not Sc how II can
he made any better, and children don't like 1t. 1t
"a time 70 change the kind Of children In this coun-
try;" Whltsler, our great poet, wrote: "lt 70
little to say Of this magazine that 1t 10 the best
chllds periodical In the world =" and words OF
hearty commentaries came acruss The ocean from
such earnest WORKERS ana popular Avortss Of sas
young as Gqy.u MaoAenald, Chrissiaa
nesse,s,, add Cane. KinGsiey.
Beautifully bound, auperbly illustrated, and nlled
with good things from the best writer's Nncludtpg
tsrse ioas serial sesrtes,, the nrst volume Of ST
NIcnoLAs, complete In itself, Ia finer Chrtstmaa
gift for girls and boys to-day than any single boob
the market, excepting
81, Nicholas for 1875,
which, with ito magnificent pictures, is two com
plsss ssrials and It's innumerable shorter stories
sketches, poems, fairy tales, rhymes and 1inses
bits Of wisdom, its French, German and Latil
stosiss-iu fun and it, pushes, Jack-in-the-pulpis
Lettsf-box, &C., Sc,sSis even more superbly at
tractve.
~. Nicholas for 1874 and ls75, Vols
For the convenience Of libraries, and becaus
many children ind the two large volumes for 7
and Is rather bulky to HANDLE We have had thes
twenty-four numbers bound In four cIe8an
volumes, and nclosed In . neat box under tn
general title Of
The 81. Nicholas Library.
These four volumes are sold for Is, being onl
two dollars . volume-a beautiful and va!uab
Christmas present for an entire family of your
folks. - It
The NeW.Ysrk Tribune says: In Il
avalanche Of immoral literature that threatens Il
children, some strong, vitality wholesome, and res
" attractive magazine 10 required for them, Al
IT. NICHOLAS has reached higher platform. n
commands for this service wider resources in q
and letters, tran any Of its predecessors or col
temporaries."
The SundAy-School Times says:
cleaner. purer, more trustworthy periodical I
children cannot DO named. The magazine do
not claim to be Religions but 1t 10 on the side Of
that Ia true and good. from beginning to end"
The religious press ali over the country heart
comnends 81. NICHOLAS, and virtually echoes Il
opinion Of the New York Christian Union, that it