The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-29
ST. NICHOLAS

, The King Of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side of the
Atlantic. '-SoutAampto O.ng.aul) Observer.
I he third NOume of thi, Incompatible
Ma azine Is now completed With it,,
| eight hundred royal octave ptges, and IT.
six hundred Illustrations, it, splendid seri
ais, its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
ETC., etc, in its beautiful binding OF red
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st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "TAe Kingdom OF the Greedy"
a story adapted to the Thanksgiving season
Another serial, OF absorbing interestto boys
"lllS OWN MASTER"
BY J, T. Trowbridge,
author OF the Jack Hazard Stories,n be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas storic,
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
OF Oriental sports, with drawings Siamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS,
uperbly Illustrated, contains very inter.
sting paper,
"1uE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,o
BY William Cullen Bryant;
1.-THE Horse Hotel" a lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidIy illustrated
THE Clock in the sky" by Richard a.
Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunda,y,schools," by nr. Egg'eston; THE
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
Z. Hale Poetry and Carols of Winter,
by Lucy LarcOm, with pictures.
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during the year there Will be intereS ting
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iona q. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
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Sanford b. Hunt, Frank K. stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, OF special interest to girls. by Har.
riet Prescott Spotord, Susan Coolidge.
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia L. Hale,
Celia lhaxter, Mary Mspes Dodge, and
many others. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
BY Professor Proctor. the Astronomer.
with maps, showing 1.-The stars OF Each
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Amusement and Instruction. with Fun
anu frolic, and Wit and. Wisdom, will be
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wan continue to delight the young and give
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