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St. Nicholas [v14 # 5, March 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “Ajax Slowly Rose and Looked Up Into the Girl’s Calm Face · R. B. Birch · il 323 · The Boyhood of Thomas Bailey Aldrich · William H. Rideing · bg 325 · Piscataqua River · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · pm 326 · Historic Girls- Jacqueline of Holland · E. S. Brooks · bg; illus. R. B. Birch 331 · Pin-Wheel Time · W. T. Peters · il 332 · The Turtle’s Story · R. K. Munkittrick · vi 333 · There Once Was an Icthyosaurus · Isabel Frances Bellows · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 334 · Juan and Juanita [Part 5 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 339 · Winter · John Vance Cheney · pm 340 · A Lesson in Patriotism · Noah Brooks · vi; illus. A. C. Redwood 342 · How Doubledarling’s Old Shoes Became Lady’s Slippers · Candace Wheeler · ss; illus. Dora Wheeler 347 · The Song in the Night · James Buckham · pm 348 · Jenny’s Boarding House [Part 2 of 7] · James Otis · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 357 · Ready for Business; or, Choosing an Occupation- A Commercial Traveler · George J. Manson · nf 359 · The Fate of a Man Who Was Too Easily Surprised · Oliver Herford · il 360 · The Tongs · C. Lydia Gould · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 362 · What a Boy Saw in Madeira · D. H. Tribon · vi; illus. H. P. Share 364 · Who Can Read This? · Anon. · pm 365 · Tommy Interviews a Peacock Feather · Alice Wellington Rollins · vi; illus. G. F. Barnes 367 · Paul and Nicolai in Alaska · M. L. Tidball · ss; illus. A. J. Keller 373 · The Cold Moon Is Dead · William H. Abbott · pm; illus. Rose Mueller Sprague 373 · A New Leaf From Washington’s Boy Life · Wm. F. Carne · bg; illus. H. A. Ogden 376 · A Happy Family · Hegger · il 377 · St. Nicholas Dog Stories- The History of Jack · Oliver Ellsworth Wood · ss 381 · The Story of Grumble Tone · Ella Wheeler Wilcox · pm 382 · Maggie Grey’s Bird · Frank Bellew · vi 384 · “A Poet, Named Christopher Crumb” · O. Herford · pm 385 · More About Gas Wells · G. Frederick Knight · nf; illus. E. J. Meeker 387 · The Brownies Friendly Turn · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 390 · For Very Little Folks- A Letter from a Doll · Anon. · lt 390 · For Very Little Folks- A Queer Horse Car · Anon. · vi 392 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 394 · The Bulrush Caterpillar · Julia P. Ballard · nf 395 · A Lesson in Natural History · Margaret Johnson · pm 396 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 398 · The Fate of a Roller Skater · E. W. Kemble · il 399 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 # 6, April 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “The Monkeys Were Sent into the Trees to Gather the Fruit” · James C. Beard · il 403 · An April Jester · Frank Demspter Sheridan · pm 404 · Harrow on the Hill · Elizabeth Robins Pennell · nf; illus. Joseph Pennell 413 · What the Jonquil Said · M. F. Butts · pm 414 · Good-Night · Sydney Dayre · pm 414 · The Drummer on Snowshoes · Ernest E. Thompson · vi 417 · Cowslips · Susan Hartley Swett · pm 418 · Cross Country With the News · Frank Marshall White · ss; illus. W. de Meza 423 · Working Monkeys · Olive Thorne Miller · nf; illus. Jas. C. Beard 426 · The Extraordinary Elephant · Anon. · pm 427 · The King and the Students · Albert Morris Bagby · vi 428 · Juan and Juanita [Part 6 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 434 · The Foolish Flamingo · A. R. Wells · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 435 · The Story of the Merrimac and the Monitor · General Adam Badeau · nf; illus. Theodore R. Davis 445 · A Song of Spring · Celia Thaxter · pm 446 · A Frozen Dragon · C. F. Holder · nf; illus. D. C. Beard 448 · Jenny’s Boarding House [Part 3 of 7] · James Otis · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 455 · My Flowers · Mary E. Bradley · pm 456 · The Queerness of Quelf · N. P. Babcock · pm 456 · A Bird that is Fond of Sport · Anon. · nf 458 · The Tea Kettle Song · E. M. B. · pm; illus. G. R. Halm 460 · The Children’s Crusade (An Operetta for Children) · E. S. Brooks · pl; illus. G. F. Barnes 470 · For Middle Aged Little Folk- Little Mittens · Tobe Hodge · vi; illus. A. E. Sterner 472 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 474 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · cl 474 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 476 · Tommy, The Clown, and His Wonderful Caesar · A. B. Shults · il 478 · Report Concerning “The King’s Move Puzzle” · The Editor · nf 479 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 # 7, May 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Catarina of Venice: “The Daughter of the Republic” · Robert Blum · il 483 · Historic Girls- Catarina of Venice · E. S. Brooks · bg; illus. Robert Blum 488 · May · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 489 · Juan and Juanita [Part 7 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 494 · The Fancy Dress Ball · Joel Stacy · pm 495 · April to May · Jane Ellis Joy · pm; illus. George Foster Barnes 496 · A Positive Engagement · Mary L. B. Branch · pm 496 · Jenny’s Boarding House [Part 4 of 7] · James Otis · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 500 · Fair Weather · M. D. Fenner · pm 501 · Wanted, A Map · Mary E. Wilkins · pm 501 · An Only Daughter · Nora Perry · ss; illus. Jessie McDermott 511 · The Huge Hippocamp · Isabel Frances Bellows · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 511 · Birds and Boys · Mary Bradley · pm 512 · Lindie’s Portrait · Rose Hawthorne Lathrop · vi; illus. Frank Day 515 · A Bed Time Song · Lilian Dynevor Rice · pm 515 · Ready to Spring · Anon. · il 516 · A Genuine Mother Goose · Anon. · pm; illus. A. Brennan 517 · Winning a Commission [Part 1 of 4] · George I. Putnam · sl; illus. H. A. Ogden 523 · Dolls’ Hospitals · Hope Howard · nf; illus. W. H. Drake 527 · A Rainy May Day in Central Park · Alice Wellington Rollins · vi; illus. Jessie Curtis Shepherd 530 · Child Sketches from George Eliot (Middlemarch) · Julia Magruder · vi 533 · Sherman’s March to the Sea · General Adam Badeau · nf; illus. Theodore R. Davis 543 · St. Nicholas Dog Stories- Some Polite Dogs · Celia Thaxter · vi 545 · St. Nicholas Dog Stories- A Friend in Need · Anon. · vi 546 · St. Nicholas Dog Stories- Twinkle · Louis Sajat · vi 547 · St. Nicholas Dog Stories- Dandie · M. E. Bradley · vi 547 · A Dog That Held a Grudge · E. P. Roe · vi 548 · “My Bark is On the Sea” · Anon. · il 549 · The Brownies Canoeing · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 552 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 554 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 559 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 # 8, June 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · A Day Dream · Frank Russell Green · il 563 · June · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 564 · Personally Conducted- King London · Frank Stockton · nf 576 · Shortening the Baby · J. R. Eastwood · pm 577 · There Once Was an Absurd Alligator · Isabel Frances Bellows · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 578 · Elizabeth’s Concert · Robina S. Smith · ss 584 · Juan and Juanita [Part 8 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 588 · The Reason Why · George Cooper · pm; illus. A. Brenan 589 · Winning a Commission [Part 2 of 4] · George I. Putnam · sl; illus. H. A. Ogden 596 · Animal Invaders · C. F. Holder · nf; illus. J. C. Beard 599 · Calling Them Up · G. C. · pm 600 · The Child Princess Charlotte · Ellen M. Hutchinson · vi; illus. D. Clinton Peters 603 · The Pupil of Cimabue · E. Cavazza · pm 604 · The Song of the Mosquito · Grace Denio Litchfield · pm 605 · Sheridan in the Valley · Gen. Adam Badeau · nf; illus. Theodore R. Davis 611 · The Black and White Jumpers · E. E. Sterns · pm; illus. G. R. Halm 612 · Jenny’s Boarding House [Part 5 of 7] · James Otis · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 620 · The Story of a Lost Dog · Edith Evelyn Bigelow · vi 623 · Janie’s Rainbow · Susan P. Swoope · pm 624 · The Brownies and the Bees · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 627 · Ready for Business; or, Choosing an Occupation- A Banker and Broker · George J. Manson · nf 630 · For Very Little Folk- Roses Red · Elizabeth L. Gould & Harriet C. McKown · sg; illus. Laura C. Hills 631 · For Very Little Folk- Rather Crowded- Mabelle · Charlton Phillips · pm 634 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · cl 636 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 639 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 # 9, July 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Fiddle-John and the Children · George Wharton Edwards · il 643 · Fiddle-John’s Family [Part 1 of 4] · H. H. Boyesen · sl; illus. George Wharton Edwards 647 · July · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 648 · Personally Conducted · Frank Stockton · nf 658 · A Big Monopoly · T. Jackson · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 659 · Winning a Commission [Part 3 of 4] · George I. Putnam · sl; illus. H. A. Ogden 662 · There Were Three Boys of Glendale · Frank Russell Green · pm 663 · Katy Did- Katy Didn’t · Mary E. Wilkins · pm 663 · The Plowman of the Volga Plains · Henry Tyrell · pm; from the Russian of Alexis Koltzoff. 664 · Gunpowder Plot · Jessie C. Glasier · ss; illus. E. W. Kemble 671 · My Lady Fair · Martha Day Fenner · pm 672 · Betty’s Sunday · A. J. H. · ss; illus. R. B. Birch 677 · Miss Lilywhite’s Party · George Cooper · pm 677 · Juan and Juanita [Part 9 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 683 · A Fourth of July Record · Lilian Dynevor Rice · pm 683 · The Amateur Camera · Alexander Black · nf 691 · The Kind Snail · Iaabel Frances Burrows · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 692 · Jenny’s Boarding House [Part 6 of 7] · James Otis · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 700 · The Brownies Fourth of July · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 703 · How Poor Puss Was Rescued · Florence H. Smith · vi; illus. F. Bellew, Jr. 704 · The Japanese Dolls · Clara Dolliver · pm; illus. Albertine Randall 706 · Bead and Wire Inlaying · Charles G. Leland · nf 708 · The King Beam Game · Frank Bellew · nf 709 · A Deadly Feud · Isabel Frances Bellows · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 710 · For Very Little Folk- A Making-Up · Anna M. Pratt · pm 711 · For Very Little Folk- Silly Miss Unicorn · N. P. Babcock · pm 712 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 714 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · cl 714 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 717 · There Was a Small Boy of Woonsocket · Margaret Vandergrift · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 719 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 #10, August 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “Ech-O!” · Mary Hallock Foote · il 723 · Invitation to Echo · Edith M. Thomas · pm 724 · The Boyhood of Oliver Wendell Holmes · William H. Rideing · bg 728 · Four-in-Hand Trhough Orchard Street and Everyone an Outside Seat · Alfred Brennan · il 728 · August · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 729 · An Idaho Picnic · Mary Hallock Foote · ss 740 · The Highwayman · Allen G. Bigelow · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 741 · Mr. Dream Maker (A Lullaby) · Samuel Minturn Peck · sg 742 · The Figurehead of the James Starbuck · George Wharton Edwards · ss 746 · Mer-Lads at Play · C. Varian · il 747 · Ready for Business; or, Choosing an Occupation- A Journalist · George J. Manson · nf 749 · In Blackberry Season · C. F. Siedl · il 750 · Winning a Commission [Part 4 of 4] · George I. Putnam · sl; illus. H. A. Ogden 755 · A Summer Lullaby · Eudora S. Bumstead · sg 756 · Fiddle-John’s Family [Part 2 of 4] · Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen · sl; illus. George Wharton Edwards 759 · Informed · M. M. D. · pm; illus. Mary A. Lathbury 760 · How Some Animals Become Extinct · C. F. Holder · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 763 · Juan and Juanita [Part 10 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 769 · The Brant · F. E. Gifford · nf 770 · A Great Battle in a Forest · General Adam Badeau · nf; illus. W. L. Sheppard 777 · Marigold · Nora Perry · ss; illus. Jessie McDermott 782 · The Children Have Gone to Lunch · Alfred Brennan · il 783 · Jenny’s Boarding House [Part 7 of 7] · James Otis · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 789 · The Brownies Fishing · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 792 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 794 · Nantucket Sinks · D. Coffin · nf 795 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 798 · A Japanese Baby and His Pets · J. C. Beard · il 799 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 #11, September 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Tib Tyler Helps Her little Friend · Mary Hallock Foote · il 803 · The Tyler’s Beautiful Mother · Nora Perry · ss; illus. Mary Hallock Foote & Albert E. Sterner 810 · What Mother Says · Lizbeth Comins · pm 812 · The Whistler · Fanny E. Gifford · nf 813 · Dante and the Young Florentine · E. Cavazza · pm 814 · An Old Sea Beach · S. L. Frey · nf 817 · The Boyhood of William Dean Howells · William H. Rideing · bg 820 · A Boy’s Idea of Travel · Henry Tyrrell · pm 821 · Juan and Juanita [Part 11 of 12] · Frances Courtenay Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 827 · September · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 827 · Fiddle-John’s Family [Part 3 of 4] · Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen · sl; illus. George Wharton Edwards 835 · The Last Swath · Alfred Brennan · il 836 · Christ’s Hospital; or, “The Blue-Coat School” · Elizabeth Robins Pennell · nf; illus. Joseph Pennell 845 · The Song of the Bee · Nancy Nelson Pendleton · pm 846 · Historic Girls-Christina of Sweden · E. S. Brooks · bg 851 · Ready for Business; or, Choosing an Occupation- A Sea Captain · George J. Manson · nf 854 · Fairy Gold · Helen Gray Cone · pm 854 · A Riddle · Lucy Comins · pm; illus. Lizbeth B. Comins 855 · The Battle of Gettysburg · General Adam Badeau · nf 865 · The Brownies at Archery · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 868 · About Hummingbirds · Mrs. Homer H. Stuart · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 870 · Learning to Read · O. Herford · pm 871 · For Very Little Folk- A Real Mother Goose Rhyme · Anon. · pm; illus. A. Brennan 872 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 874 · The First Paper Canoe · H. E. · nf 875 · The Thistle Wins the Race · Alfred Brennan · il 876 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 879 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v14 #12, October 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “The Artist Came Often to the Sittings in that Quiet Room” · Albert E. Sterner · il 883 · An Ivy Spray · Louisa May Alcott · ss; illus. Albert E. Sterner 892 · Poor Marionette! · M. M. D. · pm; illus. George Wharton Edwards 893 · Jubilee Cake · Alice Wellington Rollins · vi; illus. J. M. Nugent 896 · Juan and Juanita [Part 12 of 12] · Frances C. Baylor · sl; illus. Henry Sandham 901 · The Indian Trail · Rossiter Johnson · pm 902 · Personally Conducted- The Low Countries and the Rhine · Frank Stockton · nf 915 · The Way to Fairy Land · Nora Perry · pm 916 · Bringing Brother John Home to His Dinner · A. Brennan · il 916 · Ole Mammy Prissy · Jessie C. Glasier · ss; illus. E. W. Kemble 922 · Fiddle-John’s Family [Part 4 of 4] · Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen · sl; illus. George Wharton Edwards 929 · The Strange Doings of the Kiwi · John R. Coryell · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 931 · Cupid and the Mutineers · Mary J. Safford · vi 933 · The Boyhood of John Greenleaf Whittier · William H. Rideing · bg 938 · Northerly · M. M. D. · pm; illus. Mary Hallock Foote 938 · My Dog · Bessie Hill · pm 939 · General Grant at Vicksburg · General Adam Badeau · nf 947 · October · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 947 · Ready for Business; or, Choosing an Occupation- A Retail Dry-Goods Merchant · George J. Manson · nf 949 · Work and Play · Margaret Vandegrift · pm 950 · The Sunflower Chorus · Edwin Stanley Thompson · vi 950 · Grace and Betsey · Clara Kirchhoffer · pm 952 · For Very Little Folks- How Buzz Took a Ride · Juniata Stafford · vi 954 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 956 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 958 · Mr. Rat · Walter Bobbett · il 959 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz
St. Nicholas [v15 # 1, November 1887] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Grandfather Lepage · Bastien-Lepage · il 3 · A Peasant Painter · Jules Bastien-Lepage · bg; illus. Jules Bastien-Lepage 12 · Pansies · Louisa May Alcott · ss; illus. Albert E. Sterner 20 · Prince Tiptoe · Hattie Whitney · pm; illus. Francis Day 21 · “What’s In a Name?” · Katharine Scott Kelso · vi 22 · The Last Chance of Life: An Egyptian Adventure · David Ker · vi; illus. H. A. Ogden 26 · Historic Girls- Ma-Ta-Oka of Powhatan · E. S. Brooks · bg 31 · “First Class in Botany- Please Rise!” · Mary Hallock Foote · il 32 · Buck and Old Billy · R. M. Johnston · vi; illus. E. W. Kemble 35 · A Very Good Girl · Mrs. George Archibald · pm 36 · A Spanish Tale- Told in the Spanish Way · Almont Barnes · vi; illus. Apleles Mestres 39 · A Matter of Opinion- An Aztec Hieroglyph · J. G. Francis · pm; illus. Anon. 40 · Elephants at Work · John R. Coryell · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 45 · My Other Me · Grace Denio Litchfield · pm 46 · Little Matti of Finland · Sanna Steen · ss; illus. Helen M. Hinds 53 · Pictures for Little French Readers- No. 1 · Lizbeth Comins · il 54 · Juno · Annie Howells Frechette · ss; illus. C. E. Moss 58 · How Marie Obtained Miss Alcott’s Autograph (A True Story) · Diogenes Tubb · vi 61 · November · Frank Dempster Sherman · pm 62 · Settling the Question · Emma C. Dowd · pm; illus. Francis Day & Gaston Fay 64 · Time and Tommy · Delia W. Lyman · vi; illus. E. W. Kemble 67 · Mary McGee’s Happy Disposition · Anon. · pm; illus. Albert E. Sterner 68 · What Happened to the Bridegroom · William Theodore Peters · vi 70 · For Very Little Folks- How They Have Come to the Picnic · Margaret Eytinge · vi 74 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 76 · A Report Concerning the Aggasiz Association · Harlan H. Ballard · cl 77 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 78 · Going Home with Autumn Leaves · C. F. Siedle · il 79 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz

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