The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-12
ST. NICHOLAS

The King Of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side of the
Atlantic. "-Southampto (EnGan Observer.
The third volume of thi, Incompatible
Magazine is now c0mpleud. With its
eight hundred royal octave plges, and lts
six hundred illustrations, its splendid seri-
ais, its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc., etc. in its be lutitul binding OF red
and gold, it Is the most splendid gift.book
for boys and girls ever Issued from the
press. Price, "a; In full gilt, So.
"ST. NICHOLAS IL 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, 'TAe Kingdom OF the Greedy"
story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interestto boys.
"HIS OWN MASTER"
BY Il. Trowbridge,
author of the slack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stOrie>
lively 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,
uperbly illustrated, contains very inter.
8 ting paper.
"1HE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
''The Horse Hotel" lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidiy illustrated
'The Clock in tha sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunday-schools." by DR.. Egg!eston; "The
Pcterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucreta
z. Hale; "P0etry and Carols OF Winter
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price 25 cts.
During the year there will be Interesting
papers tor boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
JOha Il. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Hewitt, DR.. Holland, George Macdonald,
Sanford b. Hunt, Frank X. Stockton, and
others.
There will be stories, sketches, and
poems, Of special interest to girls, by Har.
viet Prescott Spotford, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg. Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia p. Hale,
Celia Thaxter, 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
and Frolic, and Wit and Wisdom, will be
mingled as heretofore, and ST. NICHoLA
VIII contlnae to delight the young and give
leasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SAYS.
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whether In prose or rhyme, are throbbing
with vitality. The literature ana
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The London Daily News says ave wish
We could point out Its equal in our own
, eri0dical literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIP'
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