Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-11-27
100000 Copies of ST. NICHOLAS
FOR THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Only % Cents a Copy.

Some idea of the attractions offered
ia the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER
Of ST. NICHOLAS, of which lOD. 900
copies will be issued, may be gained
from the following There are poans
by Henry w. Lnugfellow and VIII
liam Cullen Bryant n fne hitherto
unpublished sketch Of Boy Life. hy
the late Theodore Winthrop and "A
short story 10y the author OF Alice in
Wonderland :" new fairy story,
'SwEEr MARJnRAM Day" hy Frank
Il. Stockton. "The Peterkns' Cha
rade1 10y hucrctia p. Nole;a poetic
riddle 10y DR.. J. G. Holland, and a
comparison between the manners Of
young folks in old times and nova
dnys, Ly Gail Hamilton.
OF the story element, the brightest
feature is the beginning Of the new Sc
rial by Niss Alcutt, entitled UNDER
TIE LILAOS,' with Illustrations Ivy
Mary HaIlock FnDte.
The Christmas number contains also
the opening Of a new Serial story for
Boys. a tale OF tropical life, Ivy Gasta-
vus Franken4tcin, entitled TOWER
M0UNTATN," admirably Illustrated
by the artists Moran and Kelly A
PORTRAIT OF MISS ALO0TT. with.a
sketch of her life several poems by
two little American Girls q Play, and
Christmas Carol tset to musjc) : aud n
dozen complete short stories, bright,
funny, exciting and pathetic. &c, Sc.
The NEW COVER is by the English
Artist, Walter Crane, the famous de-
signer of "The Baby's Opera"
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1873.
Besides Miss Alcott's serial for Girls,
and the three serials for Boys, to fol-
low each other in rapid succession,
will contain "A short story hy the an.
thor of The Schnnbergcotta Family
and an article, Around the World in
Yacht, Boys go las been promised
by brilliant writer now on the ac-
tual tour of the world In his own
Yacht. There Will he contributions
by n daughter Of the famous Peter
Parley," and Letter to Young
Americans by
GEORGE MACDONALD.
The How" series of instructive pa.
pers. by various authors, Will tell
HOW to bind yourown books =; HOW
they mine coal HOW 10 enjoy your
selves ut home ; HOW to be an agree
able guest HOW to entertain compa-
ny ; HOW to he n carpenter q: now
to make an ice-bont ; HOW to build a
house HOW ludia ruhher is gather
cd HOW matches are made HOW
money is made HOW mackcrcl are
caught HOW they laid the Atlantic
cable HOW they mine in California,
HOW they work in the tea.COlmtry :,
HOW to be parlur magician etc
There will alro he series Of stories
and sketches OF Foreign life,
TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE,
such as cold Nicola" "a Russian sto-
ryG "A Day among the Welsh Cas-
tles,' easter in Germany" "rhe
Indians OF the AmaZon, ," How Kitty
was Lost in a Turkish Bazaar" =" Mas.
ter Moute2uma' "a Mexican story.
" "Hansa, the Lorp Maiden" " and many
others.
"Jacll.in-the- Pulpit, " Young Con-
tributOrs' Department" o." Letter. Box ,
Riddle Box" and For Very Little
Folks" will be continued.
The four bound volumes of ST..
NICHOLAS already published are the
most wonderful, beautiful and attrac-
tive Christmas Present for Young
People. Each volume il complete in
itself. Vols. ] and 2, 50 90 ; vols. 3
and 1, $40 90 each.
subscription price, $500, postage
paid. Single copies % cents each.
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