The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-12
ST. NICHOLAS

Magazine is now completed. With Its
eight hundred royal octave pages, and it,
six hundred illustrations, its splendid seri'
ais, Its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc., ETC., in its be autitl binding OF red
and gold, II Is the most splendid gift-book
for boys and girls ever Issued from the
press. Price, % in fun gilt, s..
"ST. NICHOLAS IL 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 Conn
st. Nicholas for 1877,
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "TAe Kingdom of the Greedy"
q story adapted to the Thanksgyln" season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boys.
CHS OWN MASTER"
ByJ. 4. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard 3tories,' be.
GINS in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
ofOrieRtal sports, with drawings ty slamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS.
uperbly illustrated, contains very inter.
sting paper,
"1HE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
by William Cullen Bryant
"The Horse Hotel,' lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated i;
Proctor "a Christmas Play for Homes or
Sunday-schools," by DR.. Eggeston; "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucreta
p. Hale; Poetry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price IS 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.
net Prescott Sp0tford, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia Z. Hale,
Celia Thaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and
many Others. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
By Professor Proctor, the Astronomer,
with maps, showing "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
viii continue to delight the young and give
leasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
BAYS;
"There Ii no magazine for the young TIM,
can be said to equal this choice pro iuction
Of SCRIBNER's press. All the articles,
whether in prose or rhyme, arc throbbinR
with vitality. The literature and
artistic Illustrations are botn superb.v
The London Daily News says ave wish
We could point out its equsl in our own
periodical literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRI
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NICHOLAS Gitt.Book, the price Of vols.
and ii has been reduced to % each. Tn
three volumes, In an elegant library case,
are sold for go lin full gilt, $l5), 70 that al
may give their children u complete Get,
These volumes contain more attractive ma.
terial than ffty dollars worth OF the 0rdln.
ary children's books.
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