The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-11

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The King Of all Publioatiens Issued
for the Young On Either side OF the
Atlantic. "--SOsthamptos Eneiasl) Observer.
The third volume Of this Incompatible
Magazine u now completed. with its
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six huadrsd illustrations, IL splendid seri.
s!s, IT, shorter stories. pee, snd sketches,
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st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1879, begins
short and very entertaining serial from
the French, ''Tke Kingdom Of the Greedy"
. story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interests boys.
CHS OWN MASTER"
By J. #. Trowbridge,
author Of the "Jack Hazard Stories" be.
gins In the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
'NO1 cnSesncos kOtAns ooo phttutCs tut
holidAys, and some astonishing illustrations
Of Oriental sports, with drawings by Siamess
artists.
The Christmas Holiday Number of
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"THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOoD,"
By William Cullen Bryant
"Ths Horse Hotel" q lively article. by'
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated
"The Clock In the sky by Richard A.
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Sunday-scho0ls," by DIR. Eggleston .The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree," by Lucretis
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TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
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GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
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