The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-12-14
ST. NICHOLAS.

"The king of, all publications issued
for the young on either side of the Atlantic
Southampton (England) Observer.
The third volume of this incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With its eight
hundred royal octave pages, and its six hun
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est. Nicholas is full Of the choicest things.
The publication is, in all respects, the best of
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thatwas aotsurprisingly good. THE Church.
man, Hartford, Conn.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1877,
which opens with November, 1876, begins
short and very entertaining serial from the
French, 1.-THE Kingdom Of the Greedy" a
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, of absorbing interest to boys,
'sH1s OWN MASTER"
". T. Trowbridge, author of the "Jack
Hazard Stories" begins in the Christmas holi-
day number. Besides serial stories, Christ
mas stories, lively sketches, poems and pic
lures for the holidays, and some astonishing
illustrations of oriental sports, with drawings
by Siamese artists, the Christmas holiday
number Of St. Nicholas, superbly illustrated,
contains very interesting paper,
"rHE BOYS pr MY BoyHooD,''
by William Cullen Bryant; "The Horse Ho-
TEL" lively article, by Charles A. Barnard,
splendidly illustrated; "The Clock in the
Sky" by Richard A. Proctor; IA Christmas
Play for Homes or Sunday schools" by DR..
Eggleston; ''The Peterkins' Christmas Tree"
by Lucretia T. Hale; ''Poetry and Carols OF
Winter" by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
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During the year there will be interesting
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John G. Whittier. Thomas Hughes, William
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ford B. Hunt, Frank R. Stockton, and others.
There will be stories, ske tches, and poems, Of
special interest to girls, by Harriet Prescott
Spoford, 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 Professor Proctor, the Astronomer, with
maps, showing stThe Stars OF Each Month !"
which will be likely to surpass in interest any
series OIL popular science recently given to
the public.
Amusement and instruction, with fun and
frolic, ami wit and wisdom. will be mingled
as heretofore, aud st. Nicholas will continue
to delight the young and give pleasure to the
old.
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The literature and artistic illus
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The London Daily News says: "We wish
we could point out its equa. in our own peri
odical literature"
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