Smyrna times., 1876-12-27
ST. NICHOLAS.

The king Of all publications issued for the young
On either side Of the Atlantic (ERgldnd
O6seTya.
The third volume Of this Incompatible Magazine is
now completed. With its eight hundred royal octave
pages and It's six hundred illustrations, its splendid
serals is shorter stories, poems. and sketches etc.
etc. in is beautiful binding of red and gold, it is the
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ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1877.
Which opens with November 1876, begins Short and
Very Eentertaining Serial from the French, The
Ihanksgivng Season. Another serial, Of absorbing
Interest to boys,
"HIS OWN MASTER"
~ J. 7. TrOwbrdge. author Of the :" Jack Hazard
stories" begins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories, lively
sketches, poems and pictures for the holidays and
e astonishing illustrations OF OTlentaI Sports Witl
cravings BY Siamese artists, the Christmas HOIday
number Of st. Nicholas superbly illustrated, contains
avery interesting paper,
"THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
y William Cullen Bryant: "The Horse Hotel q
sted; " The Clock in the sky" by Richard a. Proc,
~ ti Christmas Play for Homes or Sunday Schools
q Lucretia P. Hale: Poetry and Carols Of Winter,
Lucy larcOm, with pictures.
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99sA By William Cullen Bryant, John q. Whittier
ioinas Hughes William Hewitt, DR.. Holland, GeOrgt
slseDonald Sanford b. Hunt Frank X. stockton, anC
,i iss There will be stories sketches, and poems,
sAi Interest TO girls. by Harriet Prescott spofiord
san Coolidge Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeu
4n Phelps. Louisa AlcOtt, Lucretia p. Hale, Celii
IN 11lef yer Mary Mapes Dodge, and many others. Their
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
Professor Proctor, the Astronomer, with maps
lalng The Stars Of Each Month" which will b
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tsaee recently given 10 the public
- saanusement aud instruction with fun and froli.
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