The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-24
ST. NICHOLAS

ST. NICHOLAS
The King of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side of the
Atlantic. Southampton tEnglandJ Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine Is now completed. " tn lie
eight hundred royal octave pages, 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, il is the most splendid gift-book
for boys and girls ever issued from the
press. Price. "a in full gilt, 90,
"ST. NICHOLAS 10 full OF the choicest
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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 iaCm
the French, "Tke Kingdom OF the Greedy"
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boys.
"HlS OWN MASTER
BYJ. 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 q very inter.
sting paper,
The BOYS OF MY BoYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
The Horse Hotel" lively article, BY
Charles A. Barnard, spendidiy illustrated:
,Ihe Clock In the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes or
Sunday-schools," by DR.. Eggeston; The
reterAins' Christmas Tree" by Lueretia
r. Hale; Poetry and Carols Of Winter
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
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Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price rs cts.
During the year there will be Interesting
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John q. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, william
Howltt, DR.. Holland, George Macdonald,
SANFORD Is. Hunt, Frank II. Stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, of special interest to girls, by Har.
net Prescott Spotlord, Susan Coolidge.
sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth stuar, |
Phelps, Louisa Alcott. Lucretia =. Hale.
Celia Ihaxter, Mary Mspes Dodge, and
many others. 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 Finn
ahu fr3hc, and Wit and Wisdom, will be |
mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHoIA
leas Su't ,n 70 aehght the young and give
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SAYS:
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can be- said TO equal this choice pro iuetion
or SCRIBNER's press. An the articles
whether IN prose or rhyme, are throbbinp
with vitality. .. The literature and
{ rtistic illustrations are both superb
The London Daily News says ;"We wish
we could point out It's equal in our own
l erlodlcsl literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GLE,
To meet the demand for . cheaper
NICHOLAS Gitt.iook, the price OF vols
and II has been reduced TO 81 each. ri
three volumes, In an elegant library case,
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may give their children a complete SET
These volumes contain more attractive ms.
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