The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-02
ST. NICHOLAS

LOT the xounR on Elmer side OK the
Atlantic. '-Soathampton Engiand) 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, 81 /; in full gilt, s..
"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 Conn
st. Nicholas for 1877,
Which opens with November, 1876, begins
a short and very entertaining serial from
the French, "The Kingdom of the Greedy"
a story adapted to the Thanksgiving eason.
Another serial, OF absorbing interest to boys.
CHS OWN MASTER,
BY j. I. Trowbridge,
author Of the slack Hazard Stories" be.
gins in the Christmas Holiday Number.
Besides serial stories, Christmas stories
llvely sketches, poems and pictures for the
houd ays, 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,
CHE BOYS OF MY BOYHOOD,"
BY William Cullen Bryant
THE Horse HOTEL" lively article, by
Charles A. Barnard, splendidly illustrated
1.-THE 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
+. Hale; "Poetry and Carols OF Winter"
by Lucy Larcom, with pictures.
Do Not Fail to Buy st. Nicholas for the
Christmas HOLIDAYS. Price rs cts.
During the year there will be interesting
papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant,
John u. Whittier, Thomas Hughes, William
Howltt, DIR. 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-
net Prescott Spoford, Susan Coolidge,
Sarah Winter Kellogg, Elizabeth stuart
Phelps, Louisa Alcott. Lucretia +. Hale.
Celia lhaxter, Mary Mapes Dedge, 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 continue to delight the young and give
pleasure to the old.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD
SANS:
"Ihere Is no magazine for the young thai
can be said TO equal this choice pro AUCTION
Of SCRIBNER's press. All the articles
whether In prose or rhyme, are throbbing
WIN yitallty. The literature and
srtistie illustrations are both superb"
The London Daily News says "we wish
We could point out It's equal in our own
eriodical literature"
GOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRI
To meet the demand for q cheaper
NICHOLAS Gift Book, the price Of vols
anu III has been reduced to SO each. Th
three volumes, in an elegant library case.
are sold Tor $40 dn full gilt. si5), SO thar ali
may give their children complete set.
lhese volumes contain more attractive ma
teriai than NIFTY dollars worth Of the ordin.
airy children's books.
subscription price, o. . year. The three
bound volumes and q subscription tor this
year, only sl2. Subsc ribe with the nearest
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