The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-17
ST. NICHOLAS

The King Of ell Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side Of the
Atlantic. "-Southamp,on (Ens.and) Observer.
The third volume of THU Incompatible
Magazine Is now completed. With its
eight hundred royal octave p ,ges, and IT.
six hundred illustrations, It's splendid seri
als, its shorter stories, poems, and sketches,
etc., etc., in Its beautiful binding OF red
and gold, 1t 10 the most splendid gift.booR
for boys and girls ever Issued from the
press. Price, 81 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, 1875, begins
A short and very entertaining serial from
the French, ''TAe Kingdom OF the Greedy"
8 story adapted to the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boys.
CHS OWN MASTER"
BvJ. II. Trowbridge,
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
OF Oriental sports, with drawings ySiamese
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,' a lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidly illustrated
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes or
Sunday-schools,' by DR.. Egg!eston "Tbe
Peterkins' Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
p. Hale; "Poetry and Carols of Winter
by Lucy Larc0m, with pictures.
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Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price IS cts.
During the year there will be interesting
papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
John &. 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.
iet PRESCOTT spotord, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Stuart
rhops, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia T., Hale,
Celia Thaxter, Mary Mspes 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 Uurpass 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, end ST. NIcUoI
VIII continue to delight The young and give
leasure to the old. e''
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OF SCRlBNER's press. All the articles.
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rtistic illustrations are botn superb.U
The London Daily News says "We wish
We could point out It's equal in our own
leriodical literature"
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