Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-08
S;. Nicholas.


 "The King of all publications issued for the young either side of the Atlantic. Southampton (Eng- land) ObseTrer. The third volume of this incomparable Magazine is now completed With its eight hundred royal octave pages, and its six hundred illustrations, it's splendid seas its shorter stories, poems, and sketches, most splendid gifbook for boys and girls issued from the press. Price $4; ln full gilt, s.
 .'st Nicholas is full of the choicest things. The publication is in all respects the best of it's kind We have yet number that not surprising iy good. d."-7he ChurchmGn, Hartford, Conn.
 St. Nicholas for 1877, Which opens with November, 1876, begins French, 1.-The Kingdom of the Greedy" story adapt- ed to the Thanksgiving season. Another serial of ab' eorbing interest to boys,
 "II1s own Nastcr,''
 a By Trowbfidge. n .s- author of the "Jack Hazard stories.s begin in the Christmas Holiday Number.
 Besides serial stories, Christmas stories. lively sketches, poems and pictures for the holidays and astonishing illustrations of Oriental sports vith drawings by siamese Artists. the Christmas Holiday Number of St. Nicholas, superbly illustrated, contains very interesting paper
 s'The Boys of My B0yhood,o
 By William Cullen Bryant; .The Horse Hote" lively article by Charles A. Bar nard spendidy illustrated; ''The Clock in the Sky" by Richard A. Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes kns' Christmas Tree, by Lucretia F. Hale; '.Poetry and Carols of winter," by Lucy Larcom with pctures Do Not Fail to Buy St. Nicholas for
 the Christmas Holidays.
 Price 9 Cents.
 During year there will be interesting papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant, John G Whittier Thomas Hughes, William Hewitt, Dr. Holland, George MacDonald, Sanford B. Hunt, Frank R. Stockton, and others.
 There win be stories, sketches, and poems, of spe- csf interest to girls by Hsrriett Prescott Spoord Susan Coolidge, Sarab Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucreta Hale Celia Tnaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and many otherss There will be also Twelve Sky PictuFes.n By Prof. Proctor, the Astronomer, with maps, showing 'srhe Stars of Each Month. ? which will be likely to surpass in interest any series on popular science recently given to the public. AMUSEMENT and INSTRUCTION, with FUN and FRoLIc and WIT and WISDOM, will be mingled heretofore and St. Nicholas will continue to delight the young and give pleasure to the old.
 THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD says: '.There is no magazine for the young that can be press. All the articles whether in prose or rhyme are throbbing with vitality The lit The London Daily News says: ''We wish we could point out it's equal in our own periodical hterature.n GOOD NEWS for BOYS and GIRLS.
 To meet the demand for cheaper St. Nicholas Gift Book. the price of yolumess and II has been reduced to S3 each The three volumes, in an elegant hrarv case sold for $l0 Gin full git, $751; so that all nav give their children conplete set. These volumes 1 worth of the ordinary childrens books. - i Subscription price, s year. The three bound vol. umes and subscription for this year, only $l2 Sub scribe with the nearest newsletter or send money i check money order, or in registered letter to l s6 schlbNEh co. 7as Broadway.