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St. Nicholas [v12 # 1, November 1884] (25¢, quarto) 1 · The Princess’s Holiday · Nora Perry · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 4 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 10 · The Youngest Guest at the Thanksgiving Dinner · Clinton Peters · il 11 · The Cooking Class- Eleventh Spinning Story · Louisa May Alcott & H. Copeland · ss; illus. W. Taber 18 · Lorraine’s Reason · Emma C. Dowd · pm 18 · Personally Conducted · Frank Stockton · nf 25 · Willow-Ware · Mrs. A. J. Foster · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 28 · A Startling Discovery · Culmer Barnes · il 28 · Mikkel [Part ? of ?] · Hjalmar. H. Boyeson, H. P. Share & T. Thulstrup · sl 32 · The Isle of Content · S. Conant Foster · pm 32 · The Cruise of the Pirate Ship Moonraker (disrespectfully dedicated to young readers of trashy literature) · F. Marshall White · ss; illus. W. H. Drake 37 · “For Some Must Pipe While Others Dance” · Rose Mueller · il 38 · The House that Jack Built- With Variations · Eva L. Ogden · pm; illus. A. Brennan 46 · A Queer Coasting Place · E. George Squier & J. C. Beard · vi 47 · Little Mischief · Bessie Hill · pm 48 · Asking a Blessing · Anon. · il 49 · The Bicycle Boys · Joel Stacy · pm 49 · Ready for Business: or, Choosing a Profession · George J. Manson · nf 53 · A Dozen Little Dolls · B. H. · pm 54 · Tea Cup Lore · C. C. Ward · vi 56 · Among the Lawmakers (Recollections of a Page in the US Senate) · Edmund Alton & W. A. Rogers · nf 63 · One, Two, Three! · Walter Bobbett · pm; illus. Anon. 64 · Quite Prudent · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 65 · Work and Play- Metallic Band-Work and Nails in Decoration · Charles G. Leland · nf 68 · The First Convention of the Aggasiz Association · Harlan H. Ballard · nf 70 · For Very Little Folks- Ha, Ha, Ha, Off They Go · C. S. · pm; illus. Anon. 72 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 74 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 76 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt
St. Nicholas [v12 # 2, December 1884] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Infant Marguerita Maria · Velasquez & T. Cole · il 81 · The Light That is Felt · John G. Whittier · pm 82 · Visiting Santa Claus · Lucy Larcom · pm; illus. George Foster Barnes 85 · A Talk About Painting · Anna Lea Merritt · nf; illus. Anon. 92 · The Hand Organ Man’s Little Girl · H. H. · pm 93 · Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [Part ? of ?] · Charles Carryl · sl; illus. E. B. Bensell 103 · A Class in Natural History · Culmer Barnes · il 104 · Sweet Miss Industry · S. Conant Foster · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 109 · The Hare and the Tortoise- Twelfth Spinning Story · Louisa May Alcott & H. Copeland · ss; illus. W. Taber 112 · The Little Unknown · Charles T. Congdon & George Foster Barnes · pm 116 · The Snowman · Grace F. Coolidge · pm 116 · Menhaden Sketches; Summer at Christmas Time · Mary Hallock Foote · ss; illus. Anon. 124 · The Mongol and the Maiden (A Bric-a-Brac Ballad) · Helen Gray Cone · pm 125 · Oh Lady Moon · Christina G. Rossetti · pm; illus. Julia W. Lee 125 · Mikkel [Part ? of ?] · Hjalmar H. Boyesen, H. P. Share & T. Thulstrup · sl 127 · Personally Conducted · Frank Stockton · nf 132 · The Little Old Man of Dyre · Walter Bobbett · pm; illus. Anon. 133 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 136 · The King’s Feast in Rufus’s Hall · Rev. Henry Augustus Adams · vi; illus. Alfred Fredericks 138 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 143 · Imprisoned in an Iceberg · C. F. Holder · vi; illus. G. R. Halm 145 · What the Philosopher Said on Christmas Day · Mrs. W. H. Daniels · vi 147 · Nicholas Alexandrovitch, the Crown Prince of Russia · Edna Dean Proctor · bg 149 · The Popcorn Dance · James C. Johnson · pm; illus. G. R. Halm 150 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 152 · For Very Little Folks- Madie’s Christmas · Anon. · vi 154 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 156 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 158 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 160 · A Dear Little School-Ma’am · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. Anon.
St. Nicholas [v12 # 3, January 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Portrait of a Child in Bas-Relief · Augustus St. Gaudens · il 161 · The Child and the Year · Celia Thaxter · pm 162 · Davy and the Goblin [Part ? of ?] · Charles Carryl · sl; illus. E. B. Bensell 171 · For Bass-Wood Chaps · John Vance Cheney · pm 171 · Skaters’ Song · C. Alexander Nelson · pm 172 · Take Home a Fry in a Box? · Culmer Barnes · il 172 · Stories of Art and Artists · Clara Erskine Clement · nf 177 · The Hare and the Tortoise II · Louisa May Alcott & H. Copeland · ss; illus. W. Taber 181 · “O Uncle Philip!” · Alice Wellington Rollins & R. Swain Gifford · pm; illus. Fanny E. Gifford 186 · The Postman · Laura E. Richards · pm; illus. W. T. Peters 187 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 192 · On an Ice Yacht · E. Vinton Blake · ss; illus. W. Taber 196 · Maisy’s Christmas · Celia Thaxter · pm; illus. G. F. Barnes 198 · Mikkel III [Part ? of ?] · H. H. Boyesen, H. P. Share & T. Thulstrup · sl 203 · Just See the Coat That I Have On · Anon. · pm 204 · Fanchon’s German · Eleanor Putnam · ss; illus. Jessie Curtis Shepherd 208 · Historic Girls · E. S. Brooks · nf 213 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 221 · The Schoolmaster and the Truants · Charles R. Talbot · pm; illus. A. B. Frost 224 · Some Wonderful Elephants · C. F. Holder · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 226 · Baby Deb “P’ays” for the Christmas Goose · John R. Coryell · vi; illus. J. C. Beard 229 · The Tell-Tale · Allan Forman · vi 230 · Ned’s Calendar · Mary N. Prescott · pm 231 · Baby Sleeps at Home- A Lullaby · James E. Murray · sg 232 · For Very Little Folks- The Brownies Helping Jack Frost · Palmer Cox · vi 233 · For Very Little Folks- Oh, Look at This Great Big Tiger · Anon. · il 234 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 236 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 238 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 240 · The Flight of Time · E. W. Kemble · il
St. Nicholas [v12 # 4, February 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Beggar Boys at Play · Murillo & T. Johnson · il 241 · Driven Back to Eden [Part ? of ?] · E. P. Roe · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 250 · No Longer a Baby · Culmer Barnes · il 250 · Davy and the Goblin [Part ? of ?] · Charles Carryl · sl; illus. E. B. Bensell 259 · My Valentine · W. T. Peters · pm 260 · Tyrant Tacy · Nora Perry · ss 264 · English Kings in a Nutshell · Gail Hamilton & G. R. Halm · pm 271 · Little Red Riding Hood and the February Wolf · Jessie Curtis Shepherd · il 272 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 279 · The Little Knight (A Valentine) · Margaret Johnson · pm; illus. Jessie McDermott 280 · A Queer Partnership · C. F. Holder · vi; illus. J. M. Nugent 281 · Personally Conducted · Frank Stockton · nf 284 · Ralph’s Winter Carnival · George A. Buffum · ss; illus. Henry Sandham 288 · Frowns or Smiles? · Sydney Dayre · pm 288 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 297 · Winter Days · Julie M. Lippmann · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 298 · The Brownies’ Return · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 302 · Stories of Art and Artists · Clara Erskine Clement · nf 308 · “Making Up” · Rose Mueller · il 308 · Circe’s Auction · William M. Baker · pl 312 · For Very Little Folks- The Windmill · Anon. · pm 314 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 316 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 318 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 320 · Pussy and the Cat-Nip Ball · Anon. · il 320 · More “Hows?” and “Whys?” Could Benjamin Say · Anon. · pm
St. Nicholas [v12 # 5, March 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Inauguration of President Garfield · Anon. · il 321 · How Santa Claus Found the Poor House · Sophie Swett · ss; illus. W. H. Drake 326 · The Velocipede Express · Joel Stacy · pm; illus. W. M. Cary 327 · Little Kine · M. C. Griffis · ss; illus. R. B. Birch 331 · What Wakes the Flowers · Celia Thaxter · pm 333 · A Revery in Grandmamma’s Garret · Anon. · il 333 · Davy and the Goblin [Part ? of ?] · Charles Carryl · sl; illus. E. B. Bensell 343 · Liesel · Mrs Julia Schayer · ss; illus. W. A. Rogers 351 · Truly Repentant · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 352 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 358 · “Cat Nancy’s” Folks · Louise Stockton · vi; illus. F. Bellew 361 · The Children of the Cold [Part 1 of 7] · Lieut. Frederick Schwatka · sl; illus. Walter Bobbett 367 · Grown-Up Land · Jennie E. T. Dowe · pm 368 · How Ernest and Theodore Heard the Seventh Symphony · Austin Chapin, Jr., E. W. Kemble & G. R. Halm · ss 372 · The Wild March Hare · Pete Newell · il 373 · Driven Back to Eden [Part ? of ?] · E. P. Roe · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 383 · Hark! Hark! Hear the Dogs Bark! · Harry Beard · il 383 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 392 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 394 · The Agassiz Association · H. H. Ballard · cl 396 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 397 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 399 · For Very Little Folks— “Fly the Feathers!” A Snowstorm Jingle · Anon. · pm
St. Nicholas [v12 # 6, April 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Gilded Boy · Anon. · il 404 · The Gilded Boy (A True Story of a Florentine Pageant in 1492) · R. Leighton Gerhart · vi; illus. W. St. John Harper 406 · Easter Lilies · Jessie McDermott · il 407 · The Conscientious Cat · Agnes A. & H. Sandham · ss 411 · A Prize for Every One · Isabel McDougall · pm; illus. Anon. 412 · Back Again · Celia Thaxter · pm 413 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 419 · Who’s Afraid in the Dark · Mrs. A. J. Foster & R. B. Birch · pm 420 · Little Sailor Jack in England · W. Thornton Parker, M.D. · vi 423 · Driven Back to Eden [Part ? of ?] · E. P. Roe · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 433 · Historic Girls: Zenobia of Palmyra (The Girl of the Syrian Desert) · E. S. Brooks · nf; illus. R. B. Birch 439 · Five Little Maids · Alice Buell & Rose Mueller · pm 439 · The Boys’ Club · Charles Barnard & W. H. Drake · nf 444 · A Fool’s Wisdom · Margaret Johnson · pm; illus. Jessie McDermott 448 · Easter Morning · Lizbeth B. Comins · il 450 · Ready for Business; or, Choosing an Occupation · George J. Manson · nf 452 · “Love is Blind” · Bessie Chandler · pm 453 · “Uncle Ben"- Mary Bradley · R. Wiles · pm 455 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 461 · The Robin and the Chicken · Grace Coolidge · pm 462 · “The Grand Pacific” (A True Incident) · Bessie Chandler · pm 462 · From Bach to Wagner (A Series of Brief Papers Concerning the Great Musicians) · Agatha Tunis · nf 465 · The Children of the Cold [Part 2 of 7] · Lieut. Frederick Schwatka · sl; illus. Walter Bobbett 470 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 472 · For Very Little Folks- My Little House · Anon. · vi 474 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · nf 475 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 476 · The Aggasiz Association · H. H. Ballard · cl 478 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 480 · Great Expectations · Culmer Barnes · il 480 · “Hooray! After the Rain, Comes the ’shine’!” · Culmer Barnes · il
St. Nicholas [v12 # 7, May 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · “All on the Road to Alibazan · R. B. Birch · il 481 · The Tricycle of the Future · Frank R. Stockton · ss; illus. E. B. Bensell 487 · Alibazan · Laura Richards · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 490 · Driven Back to Eden [Part ? of ?] · E. P. Roe · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 497 · In Primrose Time (Early Spring in Ireland) · Mrs. S. M. B. Piatt · pm; illus. Anon. 499 · Little Brittomartis · Alice Marie Eddy · vi; illus. H. Sandham 501 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 508 · Bathmendi (from the French of Florian) [by Helen Jackson] · H. H. · pm; illus. Henry Sandham 513 · The Children of the Cold [Part 3 of 7] · Lieut. Frederick Schwatka · sl; illus. Walter Bobbett 518 · From Bach to Wagner · Agatha Tunis · nf 521 · The Brownies and the Spinning Wheel · Palmer Cox · pm; illus. Anon. 525 · Spring-Time · Florence R. Hill · pm 525 · Animal Traps and Trappers · C. F. Holder, J. C. & Alice Beard · nf; illus. J. M. Nugent 529 · “Myself, or Another?” (A Story for Girls Written by a Girl) · Marion Satterlee · vi 532 · What Joe and Jean Saw at the New Orleans Exposition · Annie C. Goater · ss; illus. W. H. Goater 537 · Among the Law Makers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 541 · Little Penelope’s Sewing · Anna M. Pratt & Laura C. Hills · pm 542 · A Sympathetic Timepiece · Mary L. B. Branch · pm; illus. W. H. Goater 543 · Work and Play for Young Folk- A House of String · Margaret Meredith · nf; illus. W. J. Fenn 549 · Get Up Quick, Tommy Turk · Anon. · pm; illus. Anon. 550 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 552 · For Very Little Folks- Helen’s Friends · Helen C. Stockton · pm 553 · For Very Little Folks- A Finger Play · Emma C. Dowd · pm 554 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 556 · The Aggasiz Association · H. H. Ballard · cl 558 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 560 · It May Seem Very Foolish · Walter Bobbett · pm; illus. Anon.
St. Nicholas [v12 # 8, June 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · Old Pipes and the Dryad · Kenyon Cox · il 562 · Old Pipes and the Dryad · Frank Stockton · ss; illus. Kenyon Cox 568 · A Summer Night · Alice Boise Wood · pm 569 · Driven Back to Eden [Part ? of ?] · E. P. Roe · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 575 · Hello, Old Stiff Legs · Culmer Barnes · il 576 · Grandpa’s Old Slipper and Baby’s New Shoe · E. W. · pm; illus. W. H. Drake 577 · Sheep or Silver? [Part ? of ?] · William M. Baker · sl; illus. H. Sandham 583 · From Bach to Wagner · Agatha Tunis · nf 585 · The Truant Keys · Sarah A. Peple & W. H. Goater · pm; illus. George A. Peple 586 · An Anxious Moment · Jessie Curtis Shepherd · il 586 · The Busy World · Margaret Eytinge · vi 587 · From Zurich Town · Celia Thaxter · pm 588 · The Aesthetes · Helen Gray Cone · pm; illus. R. B. Birch 590 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 596 · Princess Papillones · Alfred Trumble · vi; illus. W. H. Drake 599 · The Butterflies · Ellen M. H. Gates · pm; illus. H. P. Share 600 · The Royal Game of Tennis · Charles L. Norton · nf; illus. Anon. 606 · “Simmer’s Coming!” · Mary Wyman Wallace · il 606 · A Berry and Fish Story · Lizzie Chase Deering · vi 608 · Cased in Armor · John R. Coryell · vi; illus. J. C. Beard 609 · Five Little White Heads · Walter Learned · pm; illus. Laura Hoyle Burr 609 · Helen’s Prize Dinner · Anna McClure Sholl · vi; illus. Anon. 613 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 621 · A Terrible Gymnast · Mrs. M. Sheffey Peters · vi; illus. R. B. Birch 624 · Hurry and Worry · C. C. S. · pm 625 · The Children of the Cold [Part 4 of 7] · Lieut. Frederick Schwatka · sl; illus. Walter Bobbett 630 · For Very Little Folks- Mother Duck · Bessie Parker · vi 632 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 634 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 636 · The Aggasiz Association · H. H. Ballard · cl 638 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 640 · The Good Boy Brigade · Anon. · il 640 · Two Brave, But Trembling Maidens · W. G. · pm; illus. Anon.
St. Nicholas [v12 # 9, July 1885] (25¢, quarto) frs. · The Pet Fawn · Mary Hallock Foote · il 643 · A School of Long Ago · Edward Eggleston · vi; illus. Anon. 645 · Jingles · A. R. Wells · pm 646 · “Oh Dear!” · Laura Richards · ss; illus. E. W. Kemble 650 · Our Secret Society · Maria W. Jones · vi; illus. Jessie Curtis Shepherd 652 · The Land Without a Name · Helen Gray Cone · pm; illus. Anon. 653 · Driven Back to Eden [Part ? of ?] · E. P. Roe · sl; illus. W. H. Drake 660 · Pussy Went A-Walking · Geo. R. Halm · pm; illus. Anon. 661 · Historic Girls- Clotilda of Burgundy · E. S. Brooks · nf 666 · Johnny “Interviews” an Anemone · Alice Wellington Rollins · vi 668 · A Lullaby · Irene Putnam · pm 669 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. W. A. Rogers 676 · The Liberty Bell · E. S. Brooks · pm; illus. W. H. Goater 678 · A School Afloat · John H. Gibbons U.S.N. and Charles Barnard · nf; illus. H. A. Johnson 685 · Washington’s First Correspondence · Rev. Henry Augustus Adams · nf 686 · Daughter Itha · Countess Evelyn Martinengo Cesaresco · vi; illus. Jessie McDermott 689 · Sheep or Silver? [Part ? of ?] · William M. Baker & H. Sandham · sl 695 · A Duet · Joesph F. Travis · il 696 · The Children of the Cold [Part 5 of 7] · Lieut. Frederick Schwatka · sl; illus. Walter Bobbett 701 · The Six Little Flies · D. W. C. L. · pm; illus. W. H. Goater 702 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · nf; illus. W. A. Rogers 708 · From Bach to Wagner · Agatha Tunis · nf 710 · For Very Little Folks- How Sport Saved the Kittens · DeWitt C. Lockwood. · vi 712 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · Misc. Material · cl 714 · Letter Box · The Readers · lt 714 · Editorial Notes · The Editor · nf 716 · The Aggasiz Association · H. H. Ballard · cl 718 · Riddle Box · Misc. Material · pz 720 · Bessie · A. Temple · il 720 · “Polly Want a Cracker?” · Culmer Barnes · il

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