The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-02-22

ST. NICHOLAS

ST. NICHOLAS
.The King Of all Publications ISSUED
for the Young on Either Side OF the
Atlantic" -Southampto England Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With lts
eight hundred royal octave pages, and Its
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 gfn-book
p ts D'5f Price, II in sSa sic, IS.
"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 Churchmxn. 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 season.
Another serial OF absorbing INTEREST," to boys.
CHS OWN MASTER"
BY T. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard Stories," be.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holiday and some astonishing illustrations
of Oriental sports, with drawings by siamese
artists,
The Christmas Holiday Number Of
ST. NICHOLAS.
superbly illustrated, contains very inter
eeti.s PaYvi,
THE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
"The Horse Hotel" lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated ;
Proctor "a Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunday-schools," by DR.. Egg.eston "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
Z. Hale; 'Poetry and Carols of Winter"
| by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price IS cts.
During the year there will be interesting
papers for boys, BY William Cullen Bryant
Hewitt, DIR. Holland, George Macdonald
Sanford d. Hunt, Frank r. Stockton, and
There will be stories, sketches, and
| poems, of special interest to girls, by Har.
riet Prescott Spotford, Susan Coolidge,
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia p. Hale
Celia Thaxter, Mary Mspes Dodge, snt
many others. There win 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-
Gently given to the public.
Amusement and Instruction, with Fur
and Frolic, and Wit and Wisdom, will be
mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHOLAS
viii continue to delight the young and give
pleasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD:I
| SAYS:
"There is no magazine for the young tn q,
can be said to equal this choice pro ductior
Of SCRIBNER's press. All the articles
wh ,S Ss,. IN prose or rhyme, Are throbbins
artistic illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says 1--WE wisl
we could point out its equal in our owl
periodical literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
To meet the demand for . cheaper ST
NICHOLAS Gift-Bo0k, the price Of vols.
and IL has been reduced 70 % each. The
l three volumes, in an elegant library case
l ~s> @sia 40. no e.. s,.n eds, eisl so that al
may give their children u compio.. .se
These volumes contain more attractive ma
terial than fifty dollars worth of the ordin
airy children's books.
Subscription price, % year. The tire
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, year, only SIC. Subscribe with the neares
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