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St. Nicholas [v11 #8, June 1884] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “Daisy Time” · Anon. · fp 587 · A Child’s Night-Thoughts · Lucy Larcom · pm 588 · Spinning Wheel Stories: The Banner of Beaumanoir · Louisa May Alcott & G. R. Halm · ss; illustrated by Ellen Oakford 595 · June · Caroline A. Mason & Jessie McDermott · pm 596 · Two Boys of Migglesville · W. W. Fink · ss; illustrated by W. H. Drake 603 · The Spider and the Tuning Fork · John Coryell · vi; illustrated by J. M. Nugent 604 · The Brownies’ Voyage · Palmer Cox · pm; illustrated, uncredited 608 · A Society of Decorative Art · Ellen Oakford · il 608 · Flower Fancies · Helen Gray Cone · pm 609 · Gustavus Kean’s Spelling · J. C. Montague · vi 611 · Daisy Time · Fleta Forrester · pm 612 · The Scarlet Tanager [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 620 · A Page from Young Contributors · [The Readers] · pm; illustrated, uncredited 621 · Margaret’s “Favor Book” · Susan Anna Brown · vi 624 · A How We Fooled the Storks- · Oscanyan · vi; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 626 · “My ’Ma Says That Women Ought to Vote.” · Rose Mueller · il 627 · The Bashful Margeurite · Alice Wellington Rollins & Wiliam W. Kent · pm 628 · Historic Boys · E. S. Brooks · cl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 635 · Queer Game · Mrs. S. B. Herrick · ss 645 · Marvin and His Boy Hunters [Part ? of ?] · W. L. Sheppard · sl; illustrated, uncredited 655 · For Very Little Folks: Grandma’s Surprise Party · Anon. · pm 656 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 658 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 660 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 663 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v11 #9, July 1884] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “My Big Brudder Can Make It Go!” · Alfred Kappes · fp 668 · How the Tories Broke Up “Meeting” · Emma W. Demeritt · vi; illustrated by W. H. Drake 670 · “First Come, First Served” · Anon. · il 671 · The Scarlet Tanager [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 678 · To a Katydid · Caroline A. Mason · pm 679 · Our Top Brigade · Mary LaSalle Wing · pm; illustrated by Rose Mueller 680 · Spinning Wheel Stories: Jerseys or the Girls’ Ghost · Louisa May Alcott & G. R. Halm · ss; illustrated by R. Taylor 688 · The Brook’s Song · Mrs. M. F. Butts · pm 689 · A Fourth of July Among the Indians · W. P. Hooper · ss; illustrated, uncredited 695 · The Flower Girl (From an Algonquin Indian Story) · Charles G. Leland · pm 696 · Gold Robin · Celia Thaxter · pm; illustrated by Mary Hallock Foote 697 · The Youngest Soldier of the Revolution · W. W. Crannell · ss; illustrated, uncredited 701 · A Way to Grow Wise · Martha Holmes Bates · vi 701 · A Good Druggist · Mary Lang · pm 702 · Marvin and His Boy Hunters [Part ? of ?] · W. L. Sheppard · sl; illustrated, uncredited 712 · Nabby Blackington · Virginia Townsend & Jessie McDermott · pm 714 · The Egyptian Bird-Mouse · Mrs. H. Mann · ar; illustrated by J. C. Beard 716 · Historic Boys · E. S. Brooks · cl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 721 · A Stranger · Bessie Chandler · pm 722 · Picnics · Susan Anna Brown · ar 724 · The Giraffe Excursion · J. G. Francis · pm; illustrated, uncredited 725 · The Bartholdi Statue · Charles Barnard & Camille Piton · ar; illustrated by W. Taber 733 · Summer Trials · P. Caminoni · il 733 · Dandelion · Nellie M. Garabrant · pm 734 · For Very Little Folks: Tale of the Toad Fish · Anon. · vi 736 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 738 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 740 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 743 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v11 #10, August 1884] (25¢, quarto) fps. · An Interview with Central Park Sheep · James Monks & W. Taber · fp 747 · Old Shep and the Central Park Sheep · Franklin H. North & James Monks · ar; illustrated by W. Taber 755 · Sweet Peas · Susan Hartley Swett · pm 756 · The “SFBP” · Helen Campbell & W. A. Rogers · ss 760 · The Grasshopper · William H. Hayne · pm 761 · The Philosophers’ Escape · Eva Lovett Carson & R. B. Birch · pm 763 · How We Were Burnt Out in Constantinople · Oscanyan & W. A. Rogers · ss 767 · A Bobolink and a Chickadee · M. Ella Preston · pm 768 · A Sea Turn · Anon. · pm; illustrated by Jessie McDermott 769 · Frieda’s Doves · Blanche Willis Howard · ss; illustrated by Fr. Lipps 777 · A Fish Acrobat · C. F. Holder · ar; illustrated by J. M. Nugent 778 · Spinning Wheel Stories: The Little House in the Garden · Louisa May Alcott · ss; illustrated by G. R. Halm 785 · Fans · Bessie Hill · pm; illustrated, uncredited 786 · A Yankee Boy’s Adventure at the Sea Side (A True Story) · Spencer Borden · vi; illustrated by W. H. Drake 788 · An Artistic Surprise · O. Herford · il 788 · Historic Boys · E. S. Brooks · cl; illustrated by R. B. Branch 794 · The Witch of Woody Dell · Charles R. Talbot & G. F. Barnes · pm 797 · Marvin and His Boy Hunters [Part ? of ?] · Maurice Thompson & W. L. Sheppard · sl 807 · The Curious House · Joel Benton · pm; illustrated by Celia Thaxter 808 · Paper: Its Origin and History · Chas E. Bolton · ar; illustrated by W. H. Drake 814 · For Very Little Folks: Little Dot · Mrs. M. B. Butler · pm 815 · For Very Little Folks: There Once Was a Very Rich Pig · Anon. · pm 816 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 818 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 820 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 823 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v11 #11, September 1884] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Gathering Autumn Leaves in the Mountains · Anon. · fp 827 · The Little Quaker Sinner · Lucy Lincoln Montgomery · pm 828 · The Dalzells of Daisydown [Part 1 of 2] · E. Vinton Blake · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 836 · An Ocean Notion · Joel Stacy · pm; illustrated by G. F. Barnes 837 · The Queen’s Museum · Frank R. Stockton · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 845 · A Smart Boy · Anon. · pm 846 · The Bird Matinee · W. C. F. · vi; illustrated by L. Hopkins 847 · Say? · S. B. Ricord · pm; illustrated, uncredited 847 · Swordsmen of the Deep · John R. Coryell · ar; illustrated by James C. Beard 849 · Poor Robinson Crusoe · M. Ella Preston · pm 849 · Living Cameos and Bas Reliefs · George B. Bartlett · ar 850 · Benny’s Horse · Mary Catherine Lee · ss; illustrated by “Boz” 855 · The Little Brother · Mary Hallock Foote · il 856 · “Boys” · John S. Adams · pm 856 · Little Girl with the Shell · Culmer Barnes · il 857 · Spinning Wheel Stories: Daisy’s Jewel Box · Louisa May Alcott · ss; illustrated by G. R. Halm 863 · Historic Boys · E. S. Brooks · ms; illustrated by R. B. Birch 868 · Fraulein Mina Schmidt Goes to School · Charles Barnard & Jessie Curtis Shepherd · ss 876 · The Playmate Hours · Mary Thacher Higginson · pm 876 · A Story of a Tree Frog · T. Lancey · vi; illustrated by J. M. Nugent 878 · Summer Waif · Culmer Barnes · il 878 · Farmer Nick’s Scarecrow · Nora E. Crosby · ss 879 · Marvin and His Boy Hunters [Part ? of ?] · Maurice Thompson · sl; illustrated by W. L. Sheppard 889 · The Pet Swan · Anon. · il 890 · A Floral Letter · Uncle Russell · lt; illustrated by Geo. R. Halm 894 · For Very Little Folks: Little Bertie · Bessie Hill · vi 896 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 898 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 900 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 903 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v11 #12, October 1884] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Jester’s Cap · Anon. · fp 907 · Slang · Lucia Gilbert Runkle · vi 910 · Resigned to His Fate · Culmer Barnes · il 910 · The Story of King Rhoud · Margaret Vandergrift · pm 912 · The Biography of Richard · Noah Brooks · ss; illustrated by H. P. Share & J. H. Dolph 917 · The Dalzells of Daisydown [Part 2 of 2] · E. Vinton Blake · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 921 · Braiding Mother’s Hair · Mary Hallock Foote · il 921 · Spinning Wheel Stories: Corny’s Catamont · Louisa May Alcott · ss; illustrated by E. C. Held 928 · Youth and Age · M. H. F. Lovett · pm 929 · Lanty O’Hoolihan and the Little People (Phelim Fagan’s Fairy Tale) · Frederick D. Story · ss; illustrated by C. G. Bush 933 · The Romance of the Menagerie · John R. Coryell & J. G. Beard · ar 937 · Lost on the Plains · Joaquin Miller · vi; illustrated by H. F. Farny 940 · Aunt Kitty and Her Canaries (And the Plantain Seed!) · Amanda B. Harris · vi; illustrated, uncredited 943 · Letting the Old Cat Die · Culmer Barnes · il 943 · “Ho, for the Nutting-Grounds!” · Culmer Barnes · il 944 · Another Indian Invasion · Mrs. Lizzie W. & J. Wells Champney · ar 953 · Marvin and His Boy Hunters [Part ? of ?] · Maurice Thompson · sl; illustrated by W. L. Sheppard 959 · Little Girl in the Glass · M. M. Wallace · il 959 · A Fete Day in Brittany · A. C. G. · ar; illustrated by W. H. Goater 963 · Master Squirrel · H. P. Wolcott · pm; illustrated, uncredited 964 · Historic Boys · E. S. Brooks · cl 969 · A Family Jingle · A. Brennan · pm; illustrated, uncredited 970 · Work and Play: On Teaching the Eye to Know What It Sees · Frank Bellew · ar; illustrated, uncredited 974 · The Young Artist · R. W. Lowrie · pm 975 · For Very Little Folks: The Dog That Drove His Master’s Horse · Anon. · vi 976 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 978 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 980 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 983 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v12 #1, November 1884] (25¢, quarto) 1 · The Princess’s Holiday · Nora Perry · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 4 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 10 · The Youngest Guest at the Thanksgiving Dinner · Clinton Peters · il 11 · Spinning Wheel Stories: The Cooking Class · Louisa May Alcott & H. Copeland · ss; illustrated by W. Taber 18 · Lorraine’s Reason · Emma C. Dowd · pm 18 · Personally Conducted · Frank Stockton · cl 25 · Willow-Ware · Mrs. A. J. Foster · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 28 · A Startling Discovery · Culmer Barnes · il 28 · Mikkel [Part 1 of ?] · Hjalmar H. Boyesen, 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; illustrated by 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; illustrated by 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 · ar 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 · ar 63 · One, Two, Three! · Walter Bobbett · pm; illustrated, uncredited 64 · Quite Prudent · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 65 · Work and Play: Metallic Band-Work and Nails in Decoration · Charles G. Leland · ar 68 · The First Convention of the Aggasiz Association · Harlan H. Ballard · ar 70 · For Very Little Folks: Ha, Ha, Ha, Off They Go · C. S. · pm; illustrated, uncredited 72 · The St. Nicholas Almanac · Royal & Barr Hill · cl 74 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 76 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt

St. Nicholas [v12 #2, December 1884] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Infant Marguerita Maria · Velasquez & T. Cole · fp 81 · The Light That Is Felt · John G. Whittier · pm 82 · Visiting Santa Claus · Lucy Larcom · pm; illustrated by George Foster Barnes 85 · A Talk About Painting · Anna Lea Merritt · ar; illustrated, uncredited 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; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 103 · A Class in Natural History · Culmer Barnes · il 104 · Sweet Miss Industry · S. Conant Foster · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 109 · Spinning Wheel Stories: The Hare and the Tortoise · Louisa May Alcott & H. Copeland · ss; illustrated by 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; illustrated, uncredited 124 · The Mongol and the Maiden (A Bric-a-Brac Ballad) · Helen Gray Cone · pm 125 · Oh Lady Moon · Christina G. Rossetti · pm; illustrated by Julia W. Lee 125 · Mikkel [Part 2 of ?] · Hjalmar H. Boyesen, H. P. Share & T. Thulstrup · sl 127 · Personally Conducted · Frank Stockton · cl 132 · The Little Old Man of Dyre · Walter Bobbett · pm; illustrated, uncredited 133 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 136 · The King’s Feast in Rufus’s Hall · Rev. Henry Augustus Adams · vi; illustrated by Alfred Fredericks 138 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · cl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 143 · Imprisoned in an Iceberg · C. F. Holder · vi; illustrated by 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; illustrated by 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 · [Various] · cl 156 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 158 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz 160 · A Dear Little School-Ma’am · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illustrated, uncredited

St. Nicholas [v12 #3, January 1885] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Portrait of a Child in Bas-Relief · Augustus St. Gaudens · fp 161 · The Child and the Year · Celia Thaxter · pm 162 · Davy and the Goblin [Part ? of ?] · Charles Carryl · sl; illustrated by 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 · cl 177 · The Hare and the Tortoise II · Louisa May Alcott & H. Copeland · ss; illustrated by W. Taber 181 · “O Uncle Philip!” · Alice Wellington Rollins & R. Swain Gifford · pm; illustrated by Fanny E. Gifford 186 · The Postman · Laura E. Richards · pm; illustrated by W. T. Peters 187 · His One Fault [Part ? of ?] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 192 · On an Ice Yacht · E. Vinton Blake · ss; illustrated by W. Taber 196 · Maisy’s Christmas · Celia Thaxter · pm; illustrated by G. F. Barnes 198 · Mikkel [Part 3 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; illustrated by Jessie Curtis Shepherd 208 · Historic Girls · E. S. Brooks · cl 213 · Among the Lawmakers · Edmund Alton · cl; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 221 · The Schoolmaster and the Truants · Charles R. Talbot · pm; illustrated by A. B. Frost 224 · Some Wonderful Elephants · C. F. Holder · ar; illustrated by J. M. Nugent 226 · Baby Deb “P’ays” for the Christmas Goose · John R. Coryell · vi; illustrated by 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 · [Various] · cl 236 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 238 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz 240 · The Flight of Time · E. W. Kemble · il