Litchfield enquirer., 1877-02-08
S. Nicholas.


 'The King of all publications issued for the young on either side of the Atlantic Southampton (Eng- ldnd) Obserrer. =.
 The third volume of this incomparable Magazine is now completed. With its eight hundred royal octave pages and it's six hundred illustrations, it's splendid e1as it's shorter Stories, poems, and sketches etc. etc.. in it's beautiful binding of red and gold it is the most splen gt-book for boys and girls ever issued from the press. s.~Price s4; Tn full gilt, $5:
 ssss Nicholas is,fiI of the choicest sfanxs. The publication is in all respects the best of its kind We have vet number that was not surprising. ly good."-zAe ch,vch'nan, Harttord. Conn.
 St. Nicholas for 1877, Which opens with November 1876. begins ' short and very entertaining serial from the French, "The Kingdom of the Greedy" story adapt ed to the Thanksgiving season. Another serial of sorb,ng interest to boys,
 s.EIis own NTaster,'' s~4ax
 By J T Trowbridge, 5>s author of the "Jack Hazard stories." begin in the Besides serial stories, Christmas stories, lively sketches, poems and pictures for the holidays, and drawings by Samese artists. the Christmas Holiday Numbe of St. Nicholas. superbly illustrated contains a very interesting paper
 '.The Boys of My Boyhood.'s By William Cullen Bryant; nard, splendidly ustratei ssThe Clock in the Sky" by Richard Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes or Sunday schs2s by D pr; Essestop; The Peter
  and Carols of wintel," by Lnry Iarcom pictures Do Not Fail 10 Buy St. Nicholas for
 the Christmas Holidays.
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 During the year there will be interesting papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant, John e Whittier Thomas Hughes, William Hewitt, Dr. Holland, George dacDonad. Sanford B. Hunt, Frank R. stockton. and others. There will be stories sketches and poems, of spe- cial interest to girls by Harriet Prescott spoord, Susan Coolidge. Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia Hale Celia Tnaxter, Mary Mapes Dodge, and many others. There will be also TOT
 ssTWelve Sky Pictures $
 By Prof. Proctor, the Astronomer with maps, showing ."The Stans of Each. Month n which will be likely to surpass in interest any series on popular science recently given to the public AMUsEMI and INsTRUcTloN,w with FUN and FRoIIC and WIT and WISDOM, will be mingled as heretofore, and St. Nicholas will continue to delight tbe young and give pleasure to the old.
 THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD savs: .There is no magazine for the young that can be said equal this. choice production of Scribner's prese. All the articles. whether in pruse or rhyfne are throbhing with vitality. The iii. erature and artistic illustrations both snpernn. q.hs London Daily News says: sswe wish we conId point out its equal in our own periodical hterature
 GOOD NEWS for BOYS and GIRLS. To meet the demand for cheap St. Nicholas Gift Book price of volumess and II has been reduced toss each. Fhe three volumes, in an elegant Ibrary case sold for l0ID full git, $751; so that all may giv. their children complete efset. These volumes .worth of the ordinary children books. e.s .Ty T Subscription price, s year The three vooi and subscription for this year, onty sl2 Sub scribe with the nearest newsdealer send money in check sorsP fad0ey order, or if legisssf sftSi ss . soR1BSER k O.. 7ts BFoadway. N N.