Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-25
ST. NICHOLAS FOR YOUNG FOLKS
Attractions for 1S74-S5.

No printed periodical can take the
place OF parent, pastor, or school
teacher: but good magazine can sup
element their work aud influence to a
wonderful degree. In view of this, il
is not eXtravagant TO say that-iustead
or "Can we afford to take St. NichO-
las:'--the question of every earnest
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The magazine, during its eleven
happy wears of existence, under the
editorial charge of Mary Mapes Dodge
has grown familiar 10 hundreds of
thousands of young readers: and their
interest and intelligent enjoyment have
constantly inspired the editor and pub
fishers to fresh efforts. To-day. its
strength is in its who,esmeo growthits
sympathy with young life, its hearty
recognition of the movement of events
aud lis steadily incre asing pictorial
resources. The following are some of
the good things already secured for
future numbers of st. Nicholas:
His One Fault" a serial story for
boys, by the popular author, j J..
rrowbridge.
PERSONALLY Conducted" Illustrated
papers on famous places in Europe.
BY Frank II. Stockton.
Historic Girls" companion SER
les TO Historic Boys" BY +. $
Brooks.
Ready for business" suggestions
10 bows about to secure an occupation,
based on personally interviews with
prominent representatives of various
trade and professions BY q. j..
Manson.
Driven Back TO Eden" "A serisl
BIZ r +. Roe.
Talks for Young Folks" series OF
popular papers, by II. IL. Helen Jack
SOM.
"Among the Lawmakers: rccolIec-
tons of a boy-pagc ia the United
state >enate--coniaining much polit-
cal information both Instructive and
amusing. BY Edmund Allen.
"Davy and the Goblin" very fun
ny serial story by new writer, Chas.
Carlyl.
Short stories by Louis NJ. Alcot.
"The progress of Invention: From
Palanquin to ptrlOr car, ''From Cross
bow to 100 ton gun" etc. Descriptive
papers, Chas. T.. Bolton.
Art for Young Folks" paper. on
decorative hand craft. by Chas e.
Leland.
"Sleep or Siver?" story Of Tex
an life. by the late Rev. William NJ.
Baker.
A Garden of Girls being six short
stories for girls. by six leading writ
crs.
"Tales of Two Continents stories
of adventures, BY II. ii. Bovescn.
''Certoons for BOYS and Girls" fun
NY pictures, by ST. Nicholas Artists.
"F-om Bach 10 Wagner" brief.
pointed biographies of great musicians
by Agatha Tuns.
Special papers by chosen writers, in.
Guiding Marry Hallock Foote. Joaquin
Miller, Alice Wellington Rollins. G. b.
Bartlett, Harriet Prescott Spoflord.
Rev. Washing on Gladden., Julia Shay
er, Anna Lea Merritt, w. o. S'oddard.
ID. ker, Ernest Ingcrsoil, Clara +.
Clement. Lieutenant Schwatka
The illustrations will be the work
Of the very best artists rud engrav-
ers-and there will be plenty of
them. In the November and
December numbers are beautiful
colored ir"ntispieccs. Buy the No
vember number for the children. |,
costs onl Y % cents. and all book and
news dealers have ii. The subscrip-
ton price is $500 a year, and now is
.:sf the time To subscribe.
A free specimen copy of ST. Nicho-
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