The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-27
ST. NICHOLAS.

1.-THE KING OF ALL PUBLICATIONS Issued
FOE THE YOUNG OK EITHER SIDE OF Il Ar
LASr1c."- Southampton (Enqtand) Observer.
The third volume Of thin incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With it's eight
hundred royal octave pages, and it's six hun
dred illustrations, its splendid serials, its
shorter stories, poems, and sketches, etc., etc.,
in its beautiful binding Of red and gold, it is
the most splendid gift-book for boys and girls
ever issued from the press. Price, 81; 10 full
gilt, IS.
"sr. NICHOLAS Is full Of the choices! things.
The publication i, in all re.pects, the best of
its kind. We haze neuer yet seen a number
that uas not surprsingly 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, "THE KINGDOM or TIE
GREEDY" A Story ADAPTED TO II THANKS.
GIVING SEASON. Another serial Of absorbing
interest to boys,
"HIs OWN MASTER"
BY J. T. ~TRowBRIDGI,
author Of the "Jack Hazard &ories," begins
n the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER.
Besides 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
ST.. NICHOLAS, superbly illustrated, contains .
very interesting paper,
1.-THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOoDs"
BY WI1L1AH CULLEN BRYANT;
3The Horse Hotel" a lively article, by Charles
4. Barnard, splendidly illustrated; 1.-THE Clock
in the Sky" by Richard a. Proctor; "a Christ
mas Play for Homes or Sundsy.schools," by
DR.. Eggleston; "The Peserkins' Christmas
Tree" by Lucretia P. Hale; "Poetry and
Carols of Winter" by Lucy Laroom, With pic
lures. .
DO NOT FAIL TO BUY ST. NICHOLAS
FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
During the year there will DO interesting
papers for boys, by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT,
JOHN G. WHITTIER, THOMAS HuaHEs, WILLIAM
How1rr, DR.. HOLLAND, GEORGE MACDONALD
SANFORD B. HUNT, FRANK R. STOCKTON, AID
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and poems,
of special interest to girls, by HARRIET PRES
corr sporFoap, SUSAN COOLIDGE, SARAH MN
TER KELLOGG, ELIZABETH STUART PuHLPs,
LOUISA ALcoTr, LUcRET1A P. HALE, CELL.
THAxTEB, MARY MApEs DoDoE, and many
others. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
By PROFESSOR PROCTOR, the Astronomer,
with maps. showing 1.-THE Stars Of Each
Month" which will be likely to sarpass In in
terest any series on popular science recently
given to the public. %.
AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION, with FuN AND
TRoL1c, and WIT AND WISDOM, will be mingled
as heretofore, and ST. NICHOLAS will continue
to delight the young and give pleasure to the
old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD says:
"There !, no magazine for the young that
can be said to equal this choice production OF
scRnSEn's pres. All the articles, uhether in
prose or rhyme, are hrobbing uih uitality. =
The literature and artistic Muutrations
arc both superb"
The London Daily News says: We ,oish
IRE could point out its sQualin our opn periodi-
sdl literature.
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND. GIRLS.
70 meet the demand for . cheaper ST.
NICHOLAS Gift-Book. the price of vols. / and
II has bsen reduced to IS each. The three
volumes, in an elegant library case, arc sold
for $40 Gin full gilt, e15), 80 that all may give
their children o complete set. These volumes
contain moro attractive material THAI fifty dol
lars worth OF the ordinary children's books
Subscription price, 50 q year. The threo
bound volumes and a subscription for this
year, only $12. Subscribe with the nearest
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