The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-29
ST. NICHOLAS

for the Young on Either Side Of the
Atlantic. "-southampto England Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine Is now completed. With its
eight hundred royal octave pages, and its
six hundred illustrations, its splendid scri-
ais, its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
ETC., etc, in its be iutitul binding OF red
and gold, ii l. the most splendid gift-boOk
for boy, and girls ever issued from the
press. Price, "a in full gilt, s..
"sT. NICHOLAS Is fun of the choicest
things. The publication is, In all respects,
the best Of its kind. We have never yet
seen a 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
tue French, "IEc Kingdom of the Greedy
4 story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boys.
CHS OWN MASTER"
BY J. T. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard Stories" be-
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
OF Oriental sports, with drawings by Siamese
artists,
The Christmas Holiday Number of
ST. NICHOLAS,
superbly illustrated, contains very inter-
esting paper.
CHE BOYS OF MY BOYuOoD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant;
"The Horse Hotel" a lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidly illustrated
''1he Clock in the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor "a Christmas Play for Homes or
Sunday-schools," by Or. Egg!eston "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucret tia
T.. Hale "Poetry and Carols OF Winter"
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy ST. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price rs cts.
During the year there will be interesting
papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
John q. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Hewitt, DR.. Holland, George Macdonald,
Sanford Is. Hunt, Frank Il. stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, of special interest to girls. by Har-
tiet Prescott Spohord, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia II. Hale,
Celia Thaxter. Mary Mspes Dodge, and
many others. There viii be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
BY Professor Proctor, the Astronomer,
with maps, showing 1.-THE stars of Each
Month";" which will be likely to surpass in
| interest any series on popular science re-
| Gently given TO the public.
Amusement and Instruction, with Fun
| and Frolic, and Wit and Wisdom, will be
| mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHOLA
will continue to delight the young and give
| pleasure TO the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SAYS;
"There Is no magazine for the young tn al
can be said TO equal this choice pro 1ucto q
Of SCRIBNER's press. All the articles
whether in prose or rhyme, are throbbing
with vitality. The literature and
. rtistc illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says: "We wish
We could point out its equal in our own
| eriodicsl literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIPf
TO meet the demand for q cheaper
| NICHOLAS Giit-Book, the price of vols.
| and III has been reduced to - each. Tn
| three volumes, in an elegant library case,
are sold tor $40 lin fun gilt. Sl5), so that all
| may give their children complete set
| These volumes contain more attractive ma
| terial than fifty dollars worth OF the ordin.
AIRY children's books.
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