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St. Nicholas [v17 # 4, February 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The “Adler” Plunging Toward the Reef · J. O. Davidson · il 283 · The Story of the Great Storm at Samoa (Retold for Young American Folk) · John P. Dunning · nf; AP correspondent.; illus. J. O. Davidson & G. W. Edwards 301 · May Bartlett’s Stepmother [Part 3 of 3] · Nora Perry · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 308 · A Jingle · Francis Randall · pm; illus. Albertine Randall Wheelan 309 · Song of the Snowflakes · John Vance Chesney · pm 309 · A Wonderful Pair of Slippers (With Letters Concerning Them) · Mark Twain & Elsie Leslie Lyde · lt 313 · A Valentine For Allis · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm 314 · Some Asiatic Dogs · Thomas Stevens · nf 319 · How Bessie Wrote A Letter · Edith G. Seran · vi 321 · Intercollegiate Football in America · Walter Camp · nf; illus. I. R. Wiles & H. A. Ogden 326 · The Little Duchess · Laura Richards · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 327 · Elf Song · Samuel Minturn Peck · pm 328 · Old Chief Crowfoot · Julian Ralph · bg; illus. A. J. Goodman 331 · Schoolmates (Virginia 1744) · Alice Maude Ewell · pm 332 · A “Bluenose” Vendetta (A Story of the United Empire Loyalists · Charles G. D. Roberts · vi; illus. I. R. Wiles 335 · The Shadow Bird and His Shadow · Mrs. S. M. B. Piatt · pm 336 · A Morning Melody · Mary Bradley · pm 337 · February · Katharine Pyle · pm 338 · The Launching of a Warship · J. O. Davidson · nf 340 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 2 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 348 · Two Ways of Having a Good Time · Frances Willard · vi 350 · Every Day Bacteria · Prof. Frederick Chester · nf 352 · Toddling Island · Edith M. Thomas · pm 353 · An Armadillo Hunt · Walter B. Barrows · vi; illus. Meredith Nugent 357 · Greedy · Sydney Dayre · pm 358 · Clever Peter and the Ogress · K. Pyle · pm 360 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 362 · The Boys and Girls of China · Yan Phou Lee · nf 363 · A Touch of Nature · Anna Burnham · pm 364 · Editorial Note · The Editor · cl 364 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 367 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 # 5, March 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · On a Mountain Trail · W. Taber · il 371 · On a Mountain Trail · Harry Perry Robinson · ss; illus. W. Taber 376 · Quite a Singer · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 377 · The Crows’ Military Drill · Agnes Fraser Sandham · ss; illus. H. Sandham 381 · The Imperious Yawn · Henry Moore · pm 382 · Jack’s Cure · Susan Curtis Redfield · ss; illus. W. A. Rogers 394 · George and Nellie Custis · Margaret J. Preston · bg 405 · March · Katharine Pyle · pm 406 · Seven Little Indian Stars (An Iroquois Legend of the Pleiades) · S. M. B. Platt · pm 407 · The Ducking of Goody Grill (Told in the Year of Grace, 1693) · Alice Maud Ewell · ss; illus. G. W. Edwards 418 · Off For Slumberland · Caroline Evans · pm 419 · Comedies for Children: Friends or Foes?- · Elbridge S. Brooks · pl 426 · An Old Doll · Margaret Bisland · vi 429 · Fifteen Minutes With a Cyclone (A True Story) · M. Louise Ford · vi; illus. T. Moran & W. Taber 432 · The Screech Owl · Ernest E. Thompson · nf 433 · Noray and the Ark · Harry Stillwell Edwards · ss 436 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 3 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 446 · Winter Costumes · Rose Mueller Sprague · nf; illus. Anon. 448 · Thereby Hangs a Tail · Harper Pennington · vi 450 · Mother Nature’s Babes in the Woods · E. M. Harding · vi 452 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 455 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 # 6, April 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · A Night on the Congo · E. W. Kemble · il 459 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa · E. J. Glave · nf; One of Stanley’s Pioneer Officers.; illus. E. W. Kemble, E. J. Glave, W. Taber & Otto Bacher 472 · The Ballad of King Henry of Castile: Showing How the Grandees Gathered to Hear the King Declare His Will · Tudor Jenks · pm; illus. Childe Hassam 479 · A Visit to John’s Camp · Mary Hallock Foote · ss 484 · The Chinese Giant · Ruth Dana Draper · ss; illus. E. B. Bensell 496 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 492 · Lady Jane [Part 1 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. A. C. Redwood 502 · A Packet of Letters · Oliver Herford · pm 504 · “The Idea of Calling This ’Spring’!” · W. Taber · il 505 · A Precious Tool Chest · Ernest Ingersoll · ss 509 · A Starfish · Caroline Evans · pm 510 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 4 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 519 · Euchred! · J. G. Francis · il 520 · The Ovenbird · Ernest E. Thompson · nf 521 · A Poem Postponed · Helen C. Walden · pm 522 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 1 of 4] · Written By Themselves · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 527 · The King of the Elephants · C. F. Holder · nf; illus. Meredith Nugent 530 · Rab at School [Part 9 of 10] · John H. Jewett · sl [Culmer Barnes]; illus. Bunny Stories 534 · Daniel Boone and the Indian: A True Story · Anon. · il 535 · How to Use a Pair of Chopsticks · Eliza Ruth Scidmore · nf 537 · A Prairie Prelude · Kate M. Cleary · pm 538 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 540 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 543 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 # 7, May 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “’Buzz-z-z-z!’ Quoth He, As One May Mock Back at a Swarm of Bumblebees” · R. B. Birch · il 547 · The Passing of General Bacon, As Related by Master Muffet- Formerly of Babbbletown- In the Year 1684 · Anon. · ss; illus. R. B. Birch 555 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 562 · Fido and the Doll · Anon. · il 563 · A Study Hour · Laura Richards · pm; illus. Mary Hallock Foote 564 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa · E. J. Glave · nf; One of Stanley’s Pioneer Officers.; illus. E. W. Kemble, E. J. Glave, W. Taber & Otto Bacher 578 · A Lyric for May · R. K. Munkittrick · pm 578 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 2 of 4] · Lieut. Robert H. Fletcher · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 583 · Fancy’s Ferry · Julie M. Lippmann · pm 583 · In the Lumber Woods · F. F. · nf 586 · A Submarine Ramble · C. F. Holder · vi; illus. Meredith Nugent 589 · May · K. Pyle · pm 590 · Lady Jane [Part 2 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 599 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 599 · The Story of Prince (A True Story) · L. N. Chapin · vi; illus. W. Taber & H. P. Share 603 · What Duke Did · Helen E. Hastings · vi; illus. W. Taber 605 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 5 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 613 · Elsie Speaks Out (At Twilight, In the Parlor) · Alice Maud Ewell · pm 614 · The Corkwells · Frances Courtenay Baylor · vi 616 · The Royal Walnut Moth · Mrs. Julia P. Ballard · nf 619 · An Awakened Conscience · Nettie Pelham · pm; illus. Maud Humphreys 620 · The Bunnies’ Thanksgiving Story [Part 10 of 10; Bunny Stories] · John H. Jewett · sl; illus. Culmer Barnes 624 · Some Spring Costumes · Rose Mueller Sprague · nf; illus. Anon. 626 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 628 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 631 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 # 8, June 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · In the Early Summer Dawn · F. V. Dumond · il 635 · In the Early Summer Dawn · Celia Thaxter · pm 636 · With Stick and Thread · L. Clarke Davis · ss; illus. M. J. Burns & G. W. Edwards 648 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa · E. J. Glave · nf; One of Stanley’s Pioneer Officers.; illus. E. W. Kemble, E. J. Glave, W. Taber & Otto Bacher 660 · My Lost Jokes · Valentine Adams · pm 661 · By the Roadside · Margaret Johnson · pm 662 · Orie · Florence Merriam · ss; illus. Meredith Nugent 667 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 673 · If I Were You · George H. Murphy · pm 674 · Swinging · Grace Denio Litchfield · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 675 · Lady Jane [Part 3 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 684 · A Divided Duty (Founded on Fact) · M. A. Cassidy · vi; illus. G. W. Edwards 688 · Hurdling · Herbert Mapes · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 692 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 695 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 3 of 4] · Lieut. Robert H. Fletcher · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 701 · June · K. Pyle · pm 702 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 6 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 709 · Crooked-Crabbed-Cross-about · William Wye Smith · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 710 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 712 · Practicing Song · Laura Richards · pm; illus. Rose Mueller Sprague 713 · A Living Chain From Adam to Abraham Lincoln · M. Storrs · nf 717 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · cl 717 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 719 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 # 9, July 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Baby A Prisoner of War · H. A. Ogden · il 723 · The Baby A Prisoner of War · Margaret Forster Owen · ss; illus. R. B. Birch 730 · Vacation Days · Anna M. Pratt · pm; illus. Mary Hallock Foote & R. B. Birch 732 · Cycling · Elizabeth Robins Pennell · nf; illus. Joseph Pennell & H. C. Edwards 740 · Then and Now (A Disquisition on the Use of Gunpowder, by Master Jack) · Laura Richards · pm 743 · Lady Jane [Part 4 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 748 · Wings · Harriet Prescott Spofford · pm; illus. John Richards 749 · The Armorer’s Errand: A Ballad of 1775 · Julia C. R. Dorr · pm; illus. G. W. Edwards 752 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 759 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa · E. J. Glave · nf; illus. E. W. Kemble, E. J. Glave, W. Taber & Otto Bacher 767 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 4 of 4] · Lieut. Robert H. Fletcher · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 769 · A Memorable Day · Jane Ellis Joy · pm 770 · The Fairies’ Concert · Oliver Herford · pm 772 · How to Sail a Boat · F. W. Pangborn · nf; illus. J. O. Davidson 780 · Two Dorothys · Margaret Johnson · pm; illus. Jessie McDermott 781 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 7 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 790 · July · K. Pyle · pm 791 · Hawks, and Their Uses · H. W. Henshaw · nf 798 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 800 · Three Little Birds · Laura E. Richards · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 801 · How Hugh Went to the Party · H. H. Ewing · vi 802 · Summer Costumes · Rose Mueller Sprague · nf; illus. Anon. 804 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 807 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 #10, August 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Mr. Gex Gives Lady Jane a Lesson in Dancing · R. B. Birch · il 811 · A Lesson of the Sea · W. J. Henderson · ss; illus. M. J. Burns & A. J. Goodman 815 · Lady Jane [Part 5 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 824 · The Sea Princess · Katherine Pyle · pm 825 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 832 · A Remarkable Boat Race · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 834 · Cupid and Crab · Francis Randall · pm; illus. Albertine Randall Wheeler 836 · A White Mountain Coaching Parade · Helen Marshall North · nf; illus. G. W. Edwards 840 · After the Duel · E. J. Taylor · il 841 · The Lost Dream · Alice Maud Ewell · pm 842 · The Audacious Kitten · Oliver Herford · pm 843 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa · E. J. Glave · nf; illus. E. W. Kemble, E. J. Glave, W. Taber & Otto Bacher 853 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 8 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 862 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 865 · The Rhyme of Eppelin · Jennie E. T. Dowe · pm; illus. Alfred Kappes 866 · Wolves of the Sea · John Coryell · nf; illus. Meredith Nugent 868 · August · K. Pyle · pm 869 · From the Frozen North · Augusta De Bubna · nf 873 · A Grievous Complaint · Eudora Bumstead · pm 874 · Fableland Stories · John Jewett · vi; illus. Oliver Herford 885 · One Afternoon · Laura E. Richards · pm 886 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 888 · Brownies Yacht Race · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 892 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 895 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 #11, September 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Little Frenchmen at School · Geoffroy · il 899 · In a Poet’s Workshop · Annie Isabel Willis · nf 903 · On the Pond · E. C. Vogt · il 904 · Great Ocean Waves · W. J. Henderson · nf; illus. W. Taver & J. O. Davidson 909 · Lady Jane [Part 6 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 916 · The Great Tri-Club Tennis Tournament · Richard Harding Davis · ss; illus. V. Perard 927 · September · K. Pyle · pm 928 · “Chopping Him Down” · Charles G. D. Roberts · vi; illus. C. T. Hill 931 · A Day in the Country · Laura Richards · pm; illus. J. McDermott 932 · Two Surprise Parties · John Clover · vi 934 · A Little Brown Witch · Kate W. Hamilton · ss; illus. H. Sandham, A. Brenon & F. C. Jones 940 · Wooden Shoes · Anna Page Scott · nf 943 · My Triple Play · Thomas Worthington King · vi; illus. H. A. Ogden 945 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 950 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 952 · The Elf and the Bumble Bee · Oliver Herford · pm 953 · The True Story of a Little Gray Rabbit · Ernest E. Thompson · vi 955 · Angel and Imp · William H. Hayne · pm 956 · A Fair Appraisal · Tudor Jenks · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 957 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 9 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 966 · A Little Contraband · Charles McIlvaine · ss; illus. W. Taber 973 · The Grasshoppers’ Croquet · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 974 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 975 · Ou Allez-Vous? · John H. Niemeyer · il 976 · Brownies Birthday Dinner · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 979 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 982 · A Page of Sketches by a Young Contributor · James Montgomery Flagg · il 983 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v17 #12, October 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Boy King, Edward VI · Hans Holbein · il 987 · The Little Red Apple Tree · James Whitcomb Riley · pm 988 · Betty’s By and By · Julie M. Lippmann · ss; illus. E. B. Bensell 994 · The Boy King, Edward VI · Eleanor C. Lewis · bg 998 · The Panther and the Boy · Culmer Barnes · il 999 · The Reason Why · Mary E. Bradley · pm 999 · How a Single Shot Won a Fight · J. O. Davidson · vi 1003 · A Wee Little Play House · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 1004 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 1007 · October · K. Pyle · pm 1008 · A Rat’s Cheveaux de Frise · John Coryell · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 1010 · A Copper Brazier · Frederic Villiers · ss 1015 · Will and Won’t · Clara Louise Burnham · pm 1016 · Rinktum · Laura Richards · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 1017 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · nf; illus. H. A. Ogden 1021 · Butterfly Honey · Edith Thomas · pm 1022 · Through A Detective Camera · Alexander Black · nf 1024 · The Brownies on the Canal · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 1038 · Lady Jane [Part 7 of 7] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 1045 · The Chief Bread Baker to the King and the Hatter to the Queen · Valentine Adams · pm 1048 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 10 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illus. C. T. Hill 1057 · The Gwynnes’ Little Donkey · Kate Woodbridge Michaels · ss; illus. F. T. Merrill 1062 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 1064 · The Tale of a Tub · Anon. · pm; illus. Boz 1065 · An Old English Folk Song · Edgar S. Kelley · sg 1069 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 1071 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v18 # 1, November 1890] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Little Vemba Brown · Irving R. Wiles · il 3 · The Fortunes of Toby Trafford [Part 1 of 12] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. H. Sandham 13 · The Sequel · Tudor Jenks · ss; illus. E. B. Bensell 19 · Labor of Love · Jessie McDermott · il 20 · November · K. Pyle · pm 21 · Little Vemba Brown · M. M. D. · vi 22 · A Queer Boy · W. H. S. · pm 23 · “David and Goliath” in Naval Warfare · John M. Ellicott, U.S.N. · nf 28 · The Old Man-Of-War and the New · Anon. · nf; illus. H. L. Bridwell 30 · The Crows and the Farmer · Margaret Vandergrift · pm; illus. W. T. Smedley 31 · The Boy Settlers [Part 1 of 8] · Noah Brooks · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 42 · Leaf Dollies · Mary Hallock Foote · il 43 · Lady Jane [Part 8 of 11] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illus. R. B. Birch 52 · A Giant With a Sweet Tooth · Caryl D. Haskins · nf; illus. Meredith Nugent 54 · An Alphabet of Rivers · "The Traveler" · pm 55 · Jack and Jill Reynard · C. F. Holder · vi; illus. H. A. Ogden 58 · Not an Apple Left! · Katharine Pyle · il 59 · Found in the Forecastle · W. J. Henderson · ss; illus. C. T. Hill 64 · An Old Friend · Celia Thaxter · pm; illus. Jessie McDermott 65 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · nf 68 · To a Little Chap · Mary Elizabeth Blake · pm 68 · The Wonderful Pear Tree · John Carson Pembroke · ss 74 · The “Gator” · Clarence B. Moore · nf; illus. C. T. Hill 78 · The Exclusive Old Oyster · Laura Steel · pm; illus. Culmer Barnes 78 · A Story I Told the Pirate · Anon. · vi; illus. H. P. Share 81 · A First Spelling Lesson · L. R. Baker · pm 81 · The Mules and the Electric Car · Mary S. McCobb · pm 82 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 84 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 87 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz

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