The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-23
ST. NICHOLAS

The King Of all Publications Issued
for the Young on Either Side OF the
Atlantic. '--Sooilanipton England Observer.
The third volume of this Incompatible
Magazine Is now completed. " til 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 beautitul binding of red
and gold, it is the most splendid gift.book
Tor boys and girls ever issued from the
press. Price, 81; in full gilt, So.
"ST. NICHOLAS IL fun of the choicest
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the best OF liz 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
short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "TRc Kingdom olthc Gr,s.,, -
story adapted TO the Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest TO boys.
"HIS OWN MASTER"
BY j. r. Trowbridge,
author of the slack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas storic,
lively sketches, poems and pictures for the
hoidiya, and some astonishing Illustrations
OF Oriental sports, with drawing. >iamese
artists
The Christmas Holiday Number of
ST. NICHOLAS,
uperbly illustrated, contains very inter
sting paper.
"1HE BOYS OF MI BOYHOOD,"
BV William CuIlpn Rrvant.
"Ihe Horse Hotel,' lively article, By
Charles A. Barnard, splondidIy illustrated;
,Ihe Clock in the sky" by Richard A.
Proctor; "a Christmas Play for Homes OF
Sunday-schoo!s," by DR.. Egg.eston "The
peterkins Christmas Tree" by Lucretia
7. Hale; Poetry and Carols of Winter,
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
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During the year there will be Interesting
papers Tor boys, by William Cullen BRYANT
John u. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Howltt DIR. 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.
net prescott SpohOrd, Susan Coolidge
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth Smspt
Phelps, Louisa Alcott, Lucretia Z. Halo
Celia Thaxter, Mary Mspes Dodge, and
many others. There will be also
TWELVE SKY PICTURES"
BY Professor Proctor, the Astronsuer
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 frohc, and Wit and Wisdom, will be
mingled rs heretofore, and ST. NICHoIA
VIII continue to delight the young and Give
leasure to the old. CIV
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OF SCRIBNER'B press. All the articles
whether In prose or rhyme, are throbbing
" it'll vitality. The literature anJ
rtistic illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says eve wish
We could point out its equal in our own
eriodical literature"
uOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIyt
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