The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-23
ST. NICHOLAS

| The King or oil publications IssueC
for the Young on Either Side OF tn,
Atlantic. ''-SOuthampton Q1ng!and) Observer.
The thirG volume of this Incompatible,
Magazine is now completed. With IL
eight hundred royal octave pages, and 1t,
six hundred illustrations, its splendid seri
ale, Its shorter stories, poems, ana 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, "a ; in full gilt, g.
"ST. NICHOLAS Is full OF the choicest
| things. The publication Is, In all respects,
the best of its kind. We have never YET
seen number that was not surprisingly
good. THE Churchman, Hartford Conr
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "The Kingdom OF the Greedy"
q story adapted TO the Thanksgiving season
Ano,herserial, OF absorbing interestto boys
CHS OWN MASTER"
BY j. 7. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas storlc,
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
OF Oriental sports, with drawings y Siamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS,
upcrbly Illustrated, contains very inter.
sting paper,
"lHE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
by William Cullen BRYANT;
1.-The Horse Hotel y lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, spendidly illustrated /;
lThe Clock in the sky" by Richard A,
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunday.schools," by DR., Egg!eston "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
I. Hale Poetry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st, Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price 20 cts.
during the year there Will be Interesting
papers Tor boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
Howitt, DR., Holland, George Macdonald,
SANFORD b. Hunt, Frank X. stockton, and
Others.
There win be stories, sketches, and
poems, OF special interest to girls, by liar.
Vet Prescott Sp0hOrd, Susan Coolidge.
sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth stuart
rhelpS, Louisa Alcott, Lucrotia 4. Hale.
'eHa lhaxter, Mary Mapcs Dodge, and
many c'Nors. There win DO also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES
ny Professor Proctor, the Astronomer,
mi'h maps, showing "Thc stars OF Each
Month,' which will be likely to surpass in
'n.ulcst any verles on popular science re.
cenuy given TO the public.
amusement and Instruction, with Finn
ana frolic, and Wit and Wisdom. win no
1 mingled as heretofore, aud 81. NIrIIui
WIN continue TO delight the young and Give
Ieasufe TO the old. NV
THE LONDON LITERARY wom,n
SAYS.
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oI SENTIMENTS press All The articlos
whether ~ prose or rhyme, are throbbinp
WIN vitality. The literature nna
rusllc Illustrations are bOin slperbp
Inc London Daily News says eve wish
we eonld point out Us equal In our own
periodical literature
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GlRj
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NICHOLAS Hift'bo0k, the price OF vols.
anu " has been reduced 10 ~ each. Tn
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Iboso volumes contain more attractive ma.
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