San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-12-03
ST.NICHOLAS

An illustrated monthly periodical for boys
and girls. appearing on the 25th of each
month. Edited by Mary Mapes Dodge.
Price rs cents number, or $500 a year, in
advance. Booksellers, newsdealers. post
masters, and the publishers take subscrip
tions, which should begin with the Novem-
Der number, the first Of the volume.
ST. NICHOLAS aims both to satisfy and to
develop the tastes of its constituency; and
its record for the past twelve years, during
which it has always stood, as it standsto-day
at the head of periodicals for boys and girls,
ia sufficient warrant for its excellence dur
ing the coming season. The editors an
nounce the following as among the
LEADING FEATURES FOR 1885-86
A sEARIAL STORY by FRANCIS H0DGs0N
BURNETT. The frst long story she has written for
'n a CHRISTMAS STORY by ". D. HowELLs.
with humor GUS pictures BY his little daughter.
GEORGE WAsHINGT0H," by horace n,
sCUDDER. A novel and attractive Historical
SHORT STORIES FOR GIRLS by LOUIS NJ.
ALCOTT. Tho frst-"The Candy Counsry"-in
NEW "BrTs OF TALK FOR YOUNG roLEs." by
II. H." This series forms q gracious and fitting
memorial OF a child loving and child helping soul.
PAPERS ON THE GREAT ENGLISH SCHOOLS,
RUGBY AND OTHERS. illustrations by Joseph
A SEA,coAsT SERIAL STORY, by 1T. TRow.
BRIDGE, will be LIE like, vigorous, and usefal
"JENNY's BOARDING. HOUSE." a serial By
JAEEs OTIS. Dealing with nsws-boy life and
FRANK r. STOCKTON will contribute several Of
his humorous and fanclful stories.
DRILL" By JOHN PRESTON TRUE. capital
TBE BoYHooD OF SHAKESPEARE, by BOSE
KINGSLEY. With illustrations by Alfred Parsons.
SHORT STORIES by scores Of pro minsnt writer's.
Nn,t Qus III III H0ra
Perry. T. A. Janvier. Warrington GLADDEN.; aos.iter
Butterworth, W. @. stoddard, Harriet Prescott
EsTkRTAINING SKETCHES BY Alice W. Rollins.
Charles q. LELAND, Henery Eckford, Lieutenant
sehwatks, Reward Eggieston, aud others.
will complete what the Rural New Yorker calls
"the best magazine for children 10 the sorfd.n
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L1pp1scorr's MAoAz1sE for December
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subject, including the condition and habits
of the laborers and their present relations
with their employers. In "Scenes OF Char
lotte Bronte's Life in Brussels" DIR. Theo.
Wolfe gives q deeply interesting account of
a recenu visit 10 the "Pensionnot Heger,"
and brings up wildly the localities and char
acters immortalized In "Villette and THE
Professor" "CookhAm Dean" by Mar
garet Bertha Wright, is q very amusing
sketch Of artist life at fayorite resort on the
Upper Thames. birds Of Q Texan Win
ter" by Edward @. Bruce. is agreeable and
suggestive reading. though it requires for
its appreciation q love Of nature which is
more commonly talked about than possessed
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noveliz's own works and his connection
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