Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14
ST. NICHOLAS

ST. NICHOLAS
''The King of all Publications is.
sued for the Young OH either side
Of the eAtlantic.,-Southa eng.
Observer
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With ills ST
troy 81 octave pages and its 600 illustrations, Its
splendid serials, its shorter stories, poems, anu
sketches, &c, &C. in Its beautiful binding OF red
and gold, il is the most splendid gift book for
boys and girls ever issued from the press.
Price. 81; In full gilt. IS.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A Short and Very Entertaining Serial from
the French, sThe kiagdOm of the Greedy a
Story Adapted to the Thanl sgivi1g Season.
Another serial, of absorbing Interest to boys,
'HIS OWN MASTER"
by J. t. TROWBRIDGE,
author of the Jack Hazard Stories,' begins in
the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial Stories, Christmas stories,
lively sketches, poems and pictures Tor the
Of oricnIai sports. with drawings by Siamese
artists. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUM>
BER 0r ST. NICHOLAS. superbly Illustrated.
contains very interesting paper.
THE BOYS OF MY RoYHooD,'
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT;
The Horse HOTEL a lively article, by Charles
A, Barnard, splendidly illustrated; The Clock
in the Sky, by Richard A. Proctor; a Christ
mas Play for Homes or Sunday schools by
DIR Egglestnn;Tle Peterkins' Christmas Tree.
by Lucretia p. hale; Poetry and Carols Of
Winter by Lucy Larcom. with pictures
DO not Faitto Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas Holidays.-Psice % cents.
During the year there will be Interesting pa
pers for boys by WiliiaIn Cnllen Bryant, John
G. Whittier, Thomas Hughes. DIR. Holland,
George Macdonald, Frank X. Stockton. and
others.
There will be stories. sketches. and poems.
of special interest to girls, by Harriet Prescott
Spofford. Susan Coolidge, Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia p. Hale, Celia
ThaxIer. Mary Mapes Dodgeand many others.
TWELVE SKY PlcTuRES,'
BY PROF. PROCTOR, the Astronomer,
with maps, showing Tho 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 and
as heretofore and ST. NICHOLAS will conIin-
ne to delight the young and give pleasure 10
the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD says:
There is no magazine for the young Lhat can
be said to equal this choice production of
SCRIBNER's press. All the articles, whether In
prose or rhyme, are throbbing with vitality.
The literature and artistic iliustra-
tions are both superb"
Good News for Boys and Girls:
To meet the demand for a cheaper ST.NICH-
OLAS Gift Book, the price of v, Is. and III has
been reduced to So each, The three volumes.
in an elegant library case are sold for $40 Tin
full gill; Sl5) ID that all may give their children
a complete set. These volumes contain more
attractive material than $50 worth OF the or
dinary children's books.
Subscription price. 50 year. The three
bound volumes and a subscription for this
year, only sl2. Subscribe with the nearest
newedealer, or send money in check. or P. o,
money order or in registered letter. TO
SCRIBNER q Co., 743 Broadway, NY.
Dec7, 1876.