The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-25
ST. NICHOLAS

| The King of ell Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side of the
| Atlantic. "-Southampton (Eng.and) Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine Is now completed. With it,
eight hundred royal octave ptges, and it,
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 gilt, s..
"ST. NICHOLAS is full OF the choicest
things. The publication is, in all respects
the best of its kind. We have never YET
| seen number that was not surprisingly
good."-The Churchman. Hartford Com
st. Nicholas for 1877,
| Which opens with November, 1876, begin,
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "The Kingdom OF the Greedy
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interestto boys,
CHS OWN MASTER
| BY T. 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 illustration.
Of Oriental sports, with drawings y Siamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
| ST. NICHOLAS,
| uperbly illustrated, contains u very inter.
sting paper,
CHE BOYS OF MY BOYHOuD,"
| BY William Cullen Bryant
"The Horse Hotel,' lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated ;
,The Clock in the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes OF
Peterliins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretla
7. Hale; "Poetry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail TO Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price 25 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 II. Stockton, and
others.
There viii be stories, sketches, and
poems, OF special interest to girls, by uar.
riet Prescott Spotiord, Susan Coolidge.
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia p. Hale.
Celia Thaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and
many o'hnrs. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
| By Professor Proctor, the Astronomer.
with maps, showing "The Stars of Each
Month" which will be likely TO surpass in
interest any series on popular science re.
cenuy given TO the public
| Amusement and Instruction, with Fun
ana fr0llc, and Wit and Wisdom, will be
| mingled as heretofore, and Sr. NICHoLA
VIII continue to delight the young and give
leas,lre to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
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of ScRIBNER's press. All the articles.
whether IN prose or rhyme, are throbbing
WIN VITALITY. The literature and
rtistic Illustrations are botn superb"
The London Daily News says "We wish
we could point out It's equal IN our own
eriodica literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIBI
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NICHOLAS GiftBook, the price Of vols.
and ii has been reduced TO 50 each. Til
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may give their children d complete set.
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