The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-18
ST. NICHOLAS


The King Of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side Of the
Atlantic. "--sonthampton England Observer.
The third volume Of this incompatible
Magazine IL now completed. With it,
eight hundred royal octave pages, and It's
six hundred illustrations, Its splendid seri.
ais, Its shorter stories, poems, and Sketches
etc., etc.. In its beautiful binding OF red
and gold, II Is the most splendid gift.book
for boys and girls ever issued from the
press. Price, -; in full gilt, 80.
"ST. NICHOLAS is fun OF the choicest
things. The publication Is, in all respects,
the best of its kind. We have never yet
seen number that was net surprisingly
good."-The Churchman. Hartford Conn
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
short aud very entertaining serial from
the French, 1.-THE Kingdom ofthe Greedy"
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boy :.
CHS OWN MASTER"
BY j. T. Trowbridge,
author of the "Jack Hazard Stories" be-
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
iiVely sketches, poems and pictures for the
holidays, and some astonishing illustrations
OF Oriental sports, with drawings by Siamese
artists,
The Christmas Holiday Number OF
ST. NICHOLAS,
superbly Illustrated. contains very inter.
esting paper,
"rliE B0Ys OF MY BoYHooD,"
iiy William Cullen BRYANT;
THE Horse Hotel" lively article. by
Charles a. barnard, splendidiy Illustrated >:
"The Clock ia tho sky by Richard A.
Proctor; "A Christmas Play for Homes OF
sunday-schoois," by Dr. Egg!cSton; "The
Peterkins' Christmas Tree by Lucretia
l.. Hale; "Poetry and Carols of Winter. :
by Lucy Larcorl, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas Holidavs. Price 25 cts
During the year there will bo Interesting
papers for boys, by William Cullen BRYANT,
John q. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
llowitt, DIR. Holland, George Macdonald
Sanford u. Hunt, Frank X. stockton, AMI
Others.
There will be stories. sketches. and
poems, of special interest 10 girls. by liar.
riet Prescott Spohord, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia T. Hale.
Celia ihaxter. Mary Mspes Dodge, and
many Others. There will ise also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
BY Professor Proctor. the Astronomer,
with maps, showing "Thc stars OF Zach
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
and f'rolic, and Wit and Wisdom, will he
mingled rs heretofore, and ST. NICHOLAS
will continue 10 delight the young and give
pleasure TO tho old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD :
SAYS:
"1herc IL no magazine for the young tina,
can he said TO equal this choice pro itlciion
OF SENTIMENTS press. All the articles
whether In prose or rhyme, are throbbing
with vitality. The literature and
artistic illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says ave wish
we couId point out IT, equal in our own
periodical literature
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
To meet the demand for O cheaper ST
NICHOLAS Giit-i,ook, the price of vols. |
and II has been reduced TO % each. The
three volumes, in an elegant library case.
are sold for $40 (in full gilt. Sl5,, so that ali
may give their children complete set
These volumes contain more attractive ma.
terial than fifty dollars worth of the orIin-
AIRY children's books.
subscription price, e. year. The three
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