The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-19
ST. NICHOLAS

"The King of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side of the
Atlantic. "--souihampton tEngand) Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With its
eight hundred royal octave pages, and its
six hundred Illustrations, lis splendid seri
ais. its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc, etc, in its be lutitul binding OF red
aud gold il is the most splendid giftboOk
Tor bays and girls ever issued from the
press. Price. 81 in ftl gilt, 81
'ST. NICnorkeis full OF the choicest
things. The publication is. in all respects,
the best of its kind We have never yet
seen q number that was not surprisingly
good. The Churchman. Hartford, Conn.
ST. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French. "Tkc Kingdom OF the Greedy"
Il story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial. of absorbing interest to boys
oils OWN MASTER"
BY J. 4. Trowbridge.
author OF the Jack Hazard Stories.' be.
a1n~ in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories. Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing Illustrations
of Oriental spo rts with drawings by Siamese
artists.
The Christmas Holiday Number Of
ST. NICHOLAS,
superhly illustrated. contains avery inter-
| es,ng paper.
1.-THE BOYS or ny BONHOOD,"
BY william cullen BRYANT
"The Horse Hotel" lively Article. by
Charles A. Barnard. splendidiy illustrated /;
| .'The ClocS IN the sky by Richard \.
Proctor: ~ Christmas Play for Homes or
| Sunday--chool,.' by Or. Ege,eston 1.-The
! Poter!iins' Christmas Tree by Lucretia
! +. Hale: Poetry and Carols of Winter,
| 10y Lucy I.arcom, with pictures,
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Christmas Holidays. Price 25 cts.
During the year there will be interesting
| papers tor boys, by William Cullen Bryant.
iona G.. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, william
| Hewitt DR.. Holland, George Macdonald.
| Sanford Il. Hunt, Frank Il. stockton. and
| Others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
! poems. of special interest to girls. by llar.
riet Prescott Spotlord, susan Coolidge
| Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth Stuart
| Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia L. Hale
| Celia rhaxter. Mary Mapes Dodge. and
many others. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES
| by Professor Proctor. the Astronomer.
with maps, showing THE stars of Eaci
Month";" which will be likely to surpass il
| interest any series on popular science re
Gently given to the public.
Amusement ana Instruction. with Fun
| and froic. and Wit and Wisdom. will BIZ
mingled a. heretofore, and ST. NICUoLA;
will continue to delight the young and Civ,
pleasure TO the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
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"Tbcrt Is no magazine for the young tina
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OF SCRIBNER's press. All the articles
whether in prose or rhyme. are throbbins
with Wit Ility. The literature aut
artistic Illustrations are both >uperb"
The London Daily News says ave Oisl
we could point OUT its equal in our owl
periodical literature
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
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