The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-09
ST, NICHOLAS

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"The King Of all Publications ISSUED
for the Young on Either Side Of the
Atlantic. '-southampic tEns!and) Observer.
The third volume OF this Incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With liz
eight hundred royal octave pages, and It's
six hundred illustrations, its splendid seri-
ais, its shorter stories, poems, and ske tches,
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, 3d.
"ST. NICHOLAS Is full OF the choicest
things. The publication Is, In all respects,
the best of its kind. We have never yet
seen a number that was not surprisingly
good. The Churchman, Hartford C0nr
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
A short aud very entertaining serial from
the French, "Tke Kingdom of the Greedy"
u story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Anotherserial OF absorbing interest to boys.
... "tlls OWN MASTER"
BY 7. Trowbridge,
author Of the "Jack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas storic
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustration
OfOriental sports, with drawings by siamese
artist,
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS,
uperbly illustrated, contains very inter-
sting paper,
"1HE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
by William Cullen Bryant
"The Horse Hotel" lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidly illustrated ;
The Clock in the sky by Richard A.
Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes or
>unday.schoo!s. by DR.. Egg!eston "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
7. Hale; "Poetry and Carols OF Winter"
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail TO Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price rs cts.
During tile year there will be interesting
papers for boy :, by William Cullen Bryant
john G.. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, william
Hewitt, DR., Holland, George Macdonald
Sanford b, Hunt, Frank K. stockton, ant
others.
There will be stories, sketches, ans
poems, of special interest to girls, by Liar
riet Prescott SpOtford, Susan Coolidge
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuar
Phelps, Louisa AlcJtt, Lucretia 7. Hale
Cells Ihaxter, Mary Mspes Dodge, aud
many others. There vii! be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
By Professor Proctor, the Astronomer.
with maps, showing The stars of Each
Month" which viii 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 b,
mingled As heretofore, and ST. NICHOLA
| will continue to delight the young and give
leasure TO the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
sAIS:
"Tbere Il no magazine for the young tina
can be said to equal this choice pro iuctiol
| Of SCRIBNER's press. All the articles
whether in prose or rhyme, are throbbiny
with vitality. The literature AM
rustic illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says 1--WE wisl
We could point out its equal in our owl
eriOdical literature"
| GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIFi
To meet tue demand for a cheaper
NICHOLAS Gitt.Book, the price OF VOLS
and ii has been reduced TO 20 each. Tn
three volumes, in an elegant library ease
are sold for 80 in full gilt. slj) 20 that al
may gave their children complete set
These volumes contain more attractive ina
terra. than fifty dollars worth Of the ordin
AIRY children books.
subscription price, s. year. The tire
bound volumes and subscription for thi
year, only Sll. Subsc ride with the neaTes
uewsdealer, or send money in check, or L
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