ST. NICHOLAS
Vol. XL
August, 1913
No. 10
Copyright, 1913, by The Century Co. All rights reserved.
(The entire contents of this Magazine are covered by the general copyright, and articles must not be reprinted without special permission.)
CONTENTS OF ST. NICHOLAS FOR AUGUST, 1913.
| Frontispiece. “Little Bo-Peep.” Painted for St. Nicholas by Arthur Rackham. | page | |||||
| The Nursery Rhymes of Mother Goose: Pussy-Cat, Pussy-Cat—Little Bo-Peep—Three Blind Mice | 865, 867 | |||||
| Illustrated by Arthur Rackham | ||||||
| More Than Conquerors: “A Swiss Boy and His Wanderings.” Biographical Sketch | Ariadne Gilbert | 868 | ||||
| Illustrated by Oscar F. Schmidt, and by photographs | ||||||
| Our Grass Rug and—Other Things. Story | Elizabeth Price | 875 | ||||
| Illustrated by Florence Scorer | ||||||
| The Marine Band, Picture. Drawn by Sears Gallagher | 879 | |||||
| “Hurrah for the Fourteenth of July!” Sketch | Mabel Alberta Spicer | 879 | ||||
| Illustrated from photographs | ||||||
| The Monarch and the Viceroy. | Hattie Vose Hall | 882 | ||||
| Lie-Awake Songs. Verse | Amelia Josephine Burr | 883 | ||||
| Illustrated by S. Wendell Mitchell | ||||||
| "The World's Series". (The Great American Game—Fourth Paper.) | C. H. Claudy | 884 | ||||
| Illustrated from photographs. | ||||||
| The City Child. Picture. Drawn by Sanford Toosey. | 891 | |||||
| Beatrice of Denewood. Serial Story |
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891 | ||||
| Illustrated by C. M. Relyea | ||||||
| Ready for the Plunge. Picture. Drawn by M. L. MacMillan | 899 | |||||
| A Rhyme of Boats. Verse. | Ruth Shepard Phelps | 800 | ||||
| Illustrated by G. H. Mitchell | ||||||
| The Land of Mystery. Serial Story | Cleveland Moffett | 901 | ||||
| Illustrated by Jay Hambidge, R. Talbot Kelly. | ||||||
| The Attic Window. Verse | Isabel Ecclestone Mackay | 908 | ||||
| Illustrated by Frances Evans Ingersoll | ||||||
| Garden-Making and Some of the Garden’s Stories. IV. The Story of Hunger and Food. Illustrated. | Grace Tabor | 909 | ||||
| Up-to-Date Methods for Success in Swimming. Sketch | L. DeB. Handley | 913 | ||||
| Illustrated from photographs. | ||||||
| The Hawk. Picture, Painted by Charles C. Curran. | 917 | |||||
| When Phyllis Sails with Father. Sketch | Augusta Huiell Seaman | 918 | ||||
| Illustrated by photography from the Author | ||||||
| The Toucan and the Chickadee. Verse. | George O. Butler | 921 | ||||
| Illustrated by the Author | ||||||
| The Brownies at Haymaking. Verse. | Palmer Cox | 922 | ||||
| Illustrated by the Author | ||||||
| With Men Who Do Things. Serial | A. Russell Bond | 927 | ||||
| Illustrated by Edwin F. Bayha, and from photographs. | ||||||
| Books and Reading | Hildegarde Hawthorne | 934 | ||||
| Curly-Wig and Dimple-Cheek. Verse. | Robert Emmet Ward | 937 | ||||
| Illustrated from photographs. | ||||||
| For Very Little Folk: | ||||||
| The Two Engines. Story | Agnes O. Fugitt | 938 | ||||
| Illustrated by George A. Harker. | ||||||
| Nature and Science for Young Folks. | 940 | |||||
| The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, Photographs, and Puzzles. Illustrated | 948 | |||||
| The Letter-Box. Illustrated. | 956 | |||||
| Helen of Troy. Verse. | Charles Francis Potter | 958 | ||||
| Illustrated by R. B. Birch. | ||||||
| The Riddle-Box. | 959 | |||||
| St. Nicholas Stamp Page | Advertising page | 24 | ||||
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