Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-28
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 .'The King of all publications issued for the young either side of the Atlantic SouthGn,pton (EnG- lGad) ObSerUer.
 The third volume of this incomparable Magazine is comp peted. With it's eight hundred royal octave pages and it's six hundred illustrations, its splendid serials it's shorter stories poems and sketches etc etc.. in it's beautiful binding red and gold it is the most splen gft-book for boys and girls ever issued from the press. Price s4; ln full gilt, $5.
 .'st. Nicholas is full of the choicest things The publication is in all respects the best of it's knd We have yet seen number that not surprising ly good."-T Churchnlan, HaTtfsrd, Conn. St. Nicholas for 1877, Which opens with November, 1876, begins short @ and very very entertaining serial from Che s sorbing interest to boys,
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 By J Trowbridge,
 author of the 'Jack Hazard Stories" begins in the Besides serial stories, Christmas stories,S lively sketches poems and pictures for the holidays, and
 by aese artists te chrstmas Number of St. Nicholas, superbly illustrated contains a very interesting paper
 ..The Boys of My BOyhood,'' By William Cullen Bryant;
 'The Horse Hotel" lively article by Charles A. Bar by Richard A. Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes or Sunday Schools" by Dr: Eegleston; "Ths Peter F.. and Carols of winter," by Lucy Larco, with pcture Do Not Fail to Buy St. Nicholas for the Christmas Holidays. | Price 9 Cents.
 During the year there will be interesting papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant, John G Whittier Thomas Hughes William Hewitt. Dr. Holland George dacDonsd. Sanford B. Hunt. Frank R. Stockton. and others.
 There will be stories sketches, and poems, of spe cial interest girls by Harriet Prescott SpofoTs Susan Coolidge, Sarab ~Winter~ Kellogg Elizabetb Stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia Hale Cslia Tnaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and many others. There l will be also
 ssTwelve Sky Pictures,1 1 By Prof. Proctor, the Astronomer, with maps, showing 'sThe Stars of Each Month s which will be likely surpass in interest any series I on popular science recently given to the public AMUSEMENT and INSTRUCTION, with FUN and FRoI If, l and WIT and WISDOM, will be mingled heretofore and St. Nicholas will continue to delight the young l and give pleasure to the old.
 THE LONDON LITER4Ri WORLD says:
 sThere is no magazine for the young that can be said to equal this choice production of Scribners press. All the articles. whether in prose or rhyme are throbblng with vitality The lit erature artistic illustratsons both spperbn
 The Lopdon Daily News says: ssWe wish ve could point out its equal in periodical hteraturen | GOOD NEWS for BOYS and GIRLs..
 ToJueet the demand for chsapsr St. Nicholas Gift Book. the price ofyoumess and H has been reduced to s each The thres volumes, in elegant Hbrav~ case, sold for SIC Gin full giit sl5) Shat all give their children compete set. These voiu,nes worth of the ordinary chiliren's booEs. 1 Subscription price. 8 year. The three bound vol. umes and subscription for this year. only Sla Sul, scribe with the nearest newsletter or send ;, check, or money order, in registered letter to l S sCRiBNER CO.,. 72S Broedway.