The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-08
SIT. NICHOLAS

The King Of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side OF the
Atlantic. '-Soaihampton Ding aut) Observer.
The third volume OF THU Incompatible
Magazine If now complet, i. With its
eight hundred royal octave lIgcs, and It's
six hundred illustrations, it, splendid ser.
ais, Its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc., etc, in It's beautiful binding OF red
and gold, it j. the most Spicudld giitbook
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"ST. NICHOLAS i, full OF the choicest
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the best of its kind. We have never y ct
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good, The Churchman, Hartford Conr
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November. 1876, begins
short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "IAe Kingdom OF the Greedy"
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season
Another serial, OF absorbing interestto boy,
"HlS OWN MASTER
BY }. T. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard Stories" 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 by Siamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number Of
ST. NICHOLAS,
uperbly illustrated, contains "a very inter.
5 ting paper.
THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
XIV William t'IIllpn nrNunt
'The Horse HOTEL" Il lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, spIcndidly illustrated /;
'The Clock in the sky" by Richard A,
Proctor "A Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunday-sChools," by Dr. Eyg!eston "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucro tia
Z. Hale; "P0etry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy LarcOm, with pictures.
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During the year there will be interesting
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JOhn G. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, Willism
Howltt, DR.. Holland, George Macdonald,
sanford Is. Hunt, Frank k. Stockton, ana
others.
There will be stories, sketches. anu
poems, OF Especial interest to girls. by Har.
riet Prescott SpOtord, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia L, Hale,
Celia lhaXter Mary Mapes Dodge, and
many others. There viii be also
"TWELNE SKY PlCTURES,'
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, win be
mingled as heretofore. and ST, NIcHoLA
VIII continue to delight the young and give
leasuIc to the old.
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SAYS
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OF SCllBNERs press. All the articles
whether IN prose or rhyme, are throbbinr
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The London Daily News say, 1--WE wish
NC could point out its equal in our own
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