The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-08
1T. Nicholas.


"The king Of all publications issued for the
young ON either side of the Atlantic. "-Soutt-
ampton England Observer.
The third volume of this incompatible mag
azine Is now completed With its eight hun
dred royal octave pages, and its six hundred
illustrations, it's splendid Serials its shorter
stories, poems and sketches, ETC., ETC.. in its
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that was not surprisingly good. The Church.
man, Hartford, Conn.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876 begins q
short and very entertaining serial from the
French 1.-THE Kingdom Of the Greedy" q
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season. An
other serial, of absorbing interest'to boys,
"HIs OWN MASTER"
By J. T. Trowbridge, author Of the "Jack
day number.
Beside serial stories, Christmas stories, lively
sketches, poems and pictures for the holidays,
and some astonishing illustrations Of Oriental
sports. with drawings by Siamese artists, The
Christmas holiday number Of 50. Nicholas,
superbly illustrated, contains very interest
ing paper
1.-THE BOYS OF MY BoYHooD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant 1.-The Horse Ho-
tel" lively article, by Charles A. Barnard,
splendidly illustrated "The Clock in the
Sky by Richard A. Proctor; "a Christmas
Play for Homes or Sunday-schools," by DIR. Egg
gleston The Peterk;ns Christmas Tree, by
Lucreta p. Hale Poetry and Carols Of Win
Ter, by Lucy Larcom, with pictures. Do not
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days.
During tho year there will be interesting pa
pers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant, John
G. Whittier Thomas Hughes, William Hewitt,
DR.. Holland, George Macdonald, Sanford Il
Hunt, Frank r. Stockton, and others.
There will be stories, sketches, and poems,
of special interest to girls by Harriet Prescott
Spofford, Susan Coolidge, Sarah Winter Kel-
logg, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott,
Lucretia P. Hale Celia Thaxter. Mary Mapes
Dodge, and many others. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
BY Prof. Proctor, the astronomer, with maps,
showing 'The Stars of Each Month, which
will be likely to surpass in interest any series
on popular science recently given to the public.
Amusement and instruction, with fun aud
froic, 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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The literature and artistic illustrations are both
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The London Daily Ne,os says: "we wish
we could point out its equal in our own period
ical literature"
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