The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-18
ST.. NICHOLAS

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''1hs Kinw Of all PublioAtisns fssSsd
for the Young on Either olde Of the
Atlantic. "-Soushampto Qineland) Observer.
The third volume of this incompatible
Magazine Is now completed. With its
eight hundred royal octave Pvges. and IT,
SIX hundred illustrations, its splendid seri.
ais, Its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc.. etc, In its be autiful binding of red
anu gold, II IL the most splendid gift-bOOk
for boys and girls ever Issued from the
press. Price. ~; in full gilt, 80.
"ST. NICHOLAS is fun OF the choicest
things. The publication is, in all respects,
the best of its kind. We have never vet
seen number that was not surprisingly
good."-Thc Churchman. Hartford Conn
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November. 1876, begins
a short and very entertaining serial from
the French, The Kingdom of the Greedy"
story adapted to the Thanksgiving &c ason.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boys.
"IlIs OWN MASTER,
BY J. r. Trowbrdge,
author of the slack Hazard Stories, be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems aud pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
Of Oriental sports, with drawings by Siamese
artists,
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS.
Superbly illustrated, contains very inter-
esting paper,
"TllE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
The Horse Hotel" a lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated
1.-THE Clock in the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes or
Sunday-schools," by DR.. Egg,eston 1.-The
Peterl>ins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
L. Hale; "Poctry and Carols of Winter"
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for tho
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. DIR. Holland, George Macdonald,
Sanford Ii. Hunt, Frank Il. stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, o. special interest to girls. by Har.
| riet Prescott Spotlord, Susan Coolidge,
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| Phelps, Lonisa Alcott, Lucretia T.. Hale,
| Celia lhaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, anu
| many others. There will DO AFRO
"TWELVE SKY PICTUREs.n
by Professor Proctor, the Astronomer,
with maps, showing "rhe stars of Each
Month";" which win be likely to surpass in
interest any series Un popular science lie,
| Gently given to the public
| Amusement and Instruction, with Fun
and frolic, and Wit and Wisdom, will b,
mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHoLA,
will continue TO delight the young and civ,
pleasure to the old.
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OF SCRIBNRR's press. All the articles
whether i,s l.; ~ prose or rhyme, are thrObbin;
artistic illustrations are both superb,
Inc London Daily News says "We wisl
we could point out its equal in our Owl
periodical literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
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