The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-21
ST. NICHOLAS

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The King of oil Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side of the
Atlantic. "-Souhamp,on (Eng.and) Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine IL now completed. With its
eight hundred royal octave pages, and It's
six hundred illustrations, its splendid seri-
ais, its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc., ETC., in its beautiful binding OF red
and gold, it is the most splendid gift-book
for boys and girls ever issued from the
press. Price. 81 ; in full gut, 30.
+ "ST. NICHOLAS 10 full OF the choicest
things. The publication is, in all respects,
the best of It's kind. We have never yet
seen number that WAS not surprisingly
good. THE Churchman. Hartford Conn
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "Tke Kingdom oithe Greedy
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest TO boys.
CHS OWN MASTER
ByJ II. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard Stories," be-
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
ofOrisntal sports, with drawings y Siamese
artists "a
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS,
uperbiy Illustrated, contains q very inter.
sting paper.
"lHE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
1.-THE Horse HOtel,' lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, sp!endidiy illustrated
VThe Clock In the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes OIL
sunday.schools," by DR., Egg!eston "The
peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
7. Hale; Poetry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for the
christmas HOLIDAYS. Price rs 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 X. Stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, OF special interest TO girls, by Har.
net Prescott SpoGord, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Louiss Alcott, Lucretia =. Hale,
Celia Thsxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and
many others. There will bs also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
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, will be
mingled ss heretofore, and ST. NICHOLA
VIII continue to delight the young and give
leasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SAYS:
"Ibere 10 NO magazine for the young thai
can be said to equal this choice pro iuctioD
OF sCRIBNER's press. All the articles.
with vitality. THE literature sJ nnR
. rtlstie illustrations are botn superb" ~
The London Daily News says awe wish
We could point out its equal In our own
terlodlcal literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GlBJ
10 meet the demand for . chesper
NICHOLAS 0iftBook, the price Of vols.
and ii has been reduced TO % each, III
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gre sold for el0 lin full gilt. sl5), so That ali
may give their children o complete Get.
These volumes contain more attractive ma.
Ierfs, than ffty dollars worth of the ordln.
Ary children's books. ''"'
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