Connecticut western news., 1876-12-15
ST, NICHOLAS.

"THE KING OF ALL PUBLICATIONS ISSUED FOE THE YoUNG ON EITHER SIDE OF THE Arr LANTIo. Io."-Southdmpton (Enqtarsd) Obseruer. The third volume of this incompatible Magazine is now completed. With it's eight hundred royal octave pages, and it's six hun dred illustrations, it's splendid serials, it, shorter stories, poems, and sketches, etc., etc, in it's beautiful binding of red and gold, it is the most splendid gift-book for boys and girls ever issued from the press. Price, $4; in full gilt, $5.
 "ST. NICHOLAS $ Jul of the choicest things 1Re publication is 5n 1u respects, the best of us kind. We haue neuer yet seen q run.ber that 'ods not surprisingly good. The Church. man, Hartford, Conn.
 ST. NICHOLAS for 1877, which opens with November, 1876 begins
 A SHORT AND VERY ENTERTAINING SERIAL FROM THE FRENCH, 1.-THE KINGDOM OF T17n GREEDY" STORY ADAPTED TO THE HANKS GIVING SEASON. Another aerial of absorb h, interest to boys,
 "HIs OWN MASTER"
 ByJ T. TRowBR1DaE, author of the "Jack Hazard Stories," begins n the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER.
 Besides serial stories, Christmas stories lively sketches, poems and pictures for tho holidays, and some astonishing illustrations of Oriental sports, with drawings by siamese artists, THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER OF ST. NICHOLAS, superbly illustrated, contains a very interesting paper,
 "THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
 By WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT: "rhe Horse Hotel" 8 lively article, by Charles A. Barnard, splendidly illustrated; "The Clock in the Sky," by Richard A. Proctor; "A Chris mas Play for Homes or Sunday schools" <" by Dr. Eggleston; "The Peterkins' Christmas Tree," by Lucretia P. Hale; Poetry and Carols of Winter," by Lucy Larcom, with pic tutes.
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 During the year there will be interesting papers for boys, by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, JOHN G. WHITTIER, THOMAS HUGHES, WILLIAM IowITT, DR. HOLLAND, GEORGE MACDONALD +ANFoRD B. HUNT, FRANK R. STOCKTON, ard o,hers.
 There will be stories, sketches, and poems, of special interest to girls, by HARRIET PRES corr SPoFFoRD, SUSAN COOLIDGE, SARAH WIN TER ,KELLoaa ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS LOUISA ALCoTT, LUcRET1A P. HALE, CELIA THAxTER, MARY MATES DODGE, and many others. There will be also
 "TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
 By PROFESSOR PROCTOR, the Astronomer, with maps, showing "The Stars of Each Month" which will be likely to surpass in in- terest any series on popular science recently given to the public.
 AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION, with FUN AND FRoL1o, and WIT AND WISDOM, will be mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHOLAS will continue to delight the young and give pleasure to the old.
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 GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
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