The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-19
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Some idea OF the attractions offered in
the Christmas Houday Number OF ST.
Nicholas, OF which 100000 copies will be
issued. may be gained rom the follow
Ing: There are poems by Henry w.
LonrielIow and William Cullen Bryant;
= fine hitherto unpublished sketch OF Boy
Life, by the late heodore Winthrop; ana
short story by the author OF "Ailce III
Nonderland;' u new larry story, "SweeL
Marjoram Day. by Frank K. Stockton,
"TEe Petcrkins' Cnarades, by Lucretla
?. Hale; poetic riddle by DIR. j. u.
Holland, and comparison between the
manners Of young folks IN old times and
nowadays. by Gail Hamilton.
Oftte story element, the brightest
feature Is the beginning OF the new serial
| by Miss Alcott, entitled "Under The
Ltlacs," with illustrations by Mary Hal.
lock Foote.
The Christmas Number contains also
tie opening OF u new serial Story i"r
Bows, tale OF tropical lie, by Gustavus
! FIauherstein, entitled Tower Mount
ain admirably illustrated by the artists
| Moran and Kelly; portrait OF Miss
! A cott, with sketch OF her lie; seyera
poems by Nv" little American girls; a
| plAy, ana Christmas carol (set to muslc);
| and halt dozen complete short SORES,
bright, funny, exciting and pathetic
&c, &c.
The rev cover is by the English
Artist, Walter Crane,-the famous de
,isner If The, Baby's Opera"
ST Nicholas Tor 1878 Besides Miss
A Icott's serial Tor girls, and the three
| serials for boy, to fellow each other IN
rapid SUCCESSION, will contain short
serial story by the author OF The Shon,
Jergcoua Family and an article
"Aruund the world il yacht, boys!
has been promised by u brilliant writer
now on the actual tour OF the world in
MS own yacht There will be contribu'
tons by daughter OF the famous Peter
Farley, ana letter TO Young American:
by George MacDoI aid. The chow
series of instructive papers. by various
authorizes. will tell how TO bind your own
books; how they nine Goa: how 10 ENJOY
yourselves at home; how TO Dc An agree
able guest; how ~ entertain company;
how 10 be carpenter; how to make AL
ice-boat; how TO build house; how indJs
rubber Is gathered; how matches sre
made; how money is made; how mack
ercl are caught; how they laid the Allan
tic cable; how they nine in California;
how they work IN the tea-countryi how
to be parlor magician; etc. There will
be also a series OF stories aud sketches OF
Foreg On Lite, travel and adventure, such
as "O.d Nicholas a Russian story, "A
Day among the Welsh Castles "Eastel
in Germany "The Indians of tht
Amazon" How Kitty WAS lost in :
Turkish Bazaar" Master Montezuma' {
Mexican s.ofyl, "Hanss, the Lapp Maid
Ell, " and many others.
"Jack.in-,he-rulpit," young Con
tributors' Department" "Letter-Box,
and For Very Little FOLKS" will be con
tinued.
The tour bound volumes 81. Mich
olas already published are the mos
wonderful beautiful and attractive
Christmas Present for young People
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each.
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