The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-01
ST. NICHOLAS

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The King Of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side Of the
Atlantic. '--Soulhampton U.ngandl Observer.
The third volume of thi, Incompatible
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eight hundred royal octave pages, and Its
six hundred illustrations, its splendid seri.
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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 olthe Greedy
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing intercstto boys.
"HIS OWN MASTER"
BY j. T. TrOwbridge,
author Of the Jack Hazard Stories be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas storie,
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidlys, and some ASTONISHING Illustration.
Of Oriental sports, with drawmgs ySiamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
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uperbly Illustrated, contains very inter.
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"lHE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant;
1.-THE Horse Hotel" lively Article. By
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated
The Clock in the sky by Richard 4.
Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Home. OF
Sunday.schOols," by DR.. Egge,tOn; "Thc
Peterhins' Christmas Tree by Lucretia
Z. Hale; Poetry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy larcom, with pictures.
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