Middletown transcript., 1876-12-16
ST. NICHOLAS.

| AAo ming OF All publications iasuel
for the Young on either side or the At
Observation-Disclosures (Eng1andJ 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, its splendid serials, its sborte
stories, poems and sketches, etc., in its beau
tiful binding of red and gold, it is the mos
splendid gift-book for boys and girls ever is
sued from the press. Price, 81; in full gilt S:
'ST. NICHOLAS is full of the choicest things
Ihe publication is, in all respects, the best of IL,
Kind. We haze never get seen number that soa.
not surprisingly good. 1.-The Churchman,
Hartford, Conn.
ST. NICHOLAS for 1877.
Which opeus with November, 1876, begins a
snort and very entertaining serial from the
French, THE Kingdom of the Greedy" a
story. adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, of absorbing interest to boys,
His Own Master"
ByJ. T. TRowBRIDGE,
author Of the "Jack Hazard Ssories," begins in
the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories.
etc, the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER
of 81. Nicholas, superbly illustrated, contains
a very interesting paper,
"The Boys Of My Boyhood,"
ByNnL1AM CULLEN BRYANT;
"The Horse Hotel" lively article, by Chas,
A. Barnard, splendidy illustrated; "The
Clock in the Sky" by Richard A. Proctor
"a Christmas Play for Homes or Sunday
Schools" by DR.. Eggles'on 1.-The Peterkins'
Christmas Tree" by Lucretia P. Hale; "Poe-
try and Carols of Winter" by Lucy Larcom,
with pictures.
DO Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for
the Christmas Holidays, price 25c.
During the year there will be interesting
papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
John e. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Howitt DR.. Holland, George Macdonald,
Sanford B. Hunt, Frank R. Stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches and poems,
ofspecial interest to girls, by Harriet Prescott
Spotford, Susan Coolidge, Sarah Winter Kel-
logg, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott,
Sucretia P. Hale, Celia Thaxter, Mary Mapes
Dodge, and many others. There will be also
Twelve Sky Pictures"
By PROFESSOR PRocroR, 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 'he public.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD SAYS:
"There is no magazine. for the young that can
be said to equal this choice production of SCRIB-
NER's press. AU the articles, svhether in prose |
or rhyme, are Mrobbing with vitaiity. = = = |
The literature and artistic iHustrations are both |
superb"
The London Daily News says: 1--WE wish we |
could point out its equal in our o,Dn periodical
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
To meet the demand for a cheaper ST.
NICHOLAS Gift-Book, the price of vols and II |
has been reduced to So each. The three vol
umes, in an elegant library case, are sold for
Sl0 Tin full gilt, $l5), SO that all may give
their children complete set. These volumes
contain more attractive material than 6fty dol
lars worth Of the ordinary children's books.
Subscription price, So year. The three
bourd volumes and subscription for this
year, only $l2. Subscribe with the nearest
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