The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-10
ST. NICHOLAS

| Ane AAu& OF AL fuOACev1on0 Issued
for the Young on Either Side OF the
| Atlantic. "-southamp,on (Englznd) Observer.
The third volume OF this Incompatible,
Magazine is now completed. With IL
eight hundred royal octave pagss, and II,
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, u; In full gilt, 50.
| "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, Conn.
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, 1.-The Kingdom of the Greedy"
q story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interestto boys.
'IiIS OWN MASTER"
BY j. T. Trowbridge,
author of the sack Hazard Stories" be-
gins in the Christmas Holiday humber.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holiday and some astonishing illustrations
artists,
The Christmas Holiday Number of
ST. NICHOLAS,
Superbly illustrated, contains very inter-
esting paper.
"THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
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 or
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucrstia
z. Hale; Poetry aud Carols OF Winter"
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures,
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price 20 cts.
During the year there will be interesting !
papers tor boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
John q. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Hewitt, DIR. Holland, George Macdonald,
| Sanford Is. Hunt, Frank X. stockton, and
/ others.
There will be stories, sketches, aud
poems, of special interest to girls, by hsr-
ret Prescott Spofford, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth stuart
| Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretis i. Hale,
Celia Thsxter. Mary Mapes Dodge, and
many others. There will be also
.rTWELVE 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 OH popular science re-
Gently given to the public.
Amusement and Instruction, with Fun
and Frolic, and Wit and Wisdom, will he |
mingled rs heretofore, and ST. NICHOLAS
will continue to delight the young and give
pleasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SAYS:
"There is no magazine for the young that
can ba said TO equal this choice pro iuction
Of ScRIBNER's press; All the articles,
whether in prose or rhyme, are throbbing |
with vitality. The literature and |
artistic Illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says: I'VE wish
we could point out Its equal liz our own
periodical lite rature."
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYs AND GIRLS. |
To meet the demand for = cheaper ST. |
NICHOLAS GiitIsook, the price OF vols. |
and III has been reduced TO ~ each. The
three volumes, In an elegant library case,
are sold for $40 lin full gilt. $50, 80 that oil
may give their children complete oet.
These volumes contain more attractive NJ
terlal than fifty dollars worth Of the ordin'
aly children's books.
subscription price, - . year. The three
bound volumes and cobse1aPtion tor this
nswsdsalsr, q ssnd mcssy y ehsek, 81 !:
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