The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-29
ST. NICHOLAS

The King of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side Of the
Atlantic. "-southampton (Eng.and) Observer.
The third volume of thi, incompatible
Magazine is now completed. With its
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 gift-book
for boys and girls ever Issued from the
press. Price, o. in full gilt, %.
"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 Conr
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 j. II. Trowbrdge,
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 illustrations
ofOriental sports, with drawings Siamese
artists
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, splendidiy Illustrated
NThe Clock in the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes or
Sunday-schools," 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 IS cts.
during the year there will be interesting
papers Tor boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
John Il. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Hewitt, DR.. Holland, George Macdonald,
Sanford Is. Hunt, Frank X. Stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, Of special interest to girls, by Har.
riet Prescott Spotford, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucreta Z. Hale,
Celia ihaxter, Mary Mapes 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.
Gently given to the public.
Amusement and Instruction. with Fun
ana trolic, and Wit and Wisdom. will be
mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHoLA
VIII continue to delight the young and give
leasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SAYS.
"There Ia no magazine for the young tina,
can be said 10 equal this choice pro 1uctiop
OF SCRIBNER's press, All the articles,
whether In prose or rhyme, are throbbing
with vitality. The literature and
c rtistic illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says: "we wish
NO could point out It's equal in our own
{ eriodical literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIP
To meet the demand for q cheaper
NICHOLAS Giit.Book, the price OF vols.
and Ii has been reduced TO - each. Tb
three volumes, In an elegant library case,
are sold for $40 lin full gilt. $50, so that all
may give their children complete sct.
These volumes contain more attractive ma.
teriai than fifty dollars worth OF the ordin.
AIRY children's books.
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