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St. Nicholas [v17 #1, November 1889] (25¢, quarto) fps. · In Full Cry · R. B. Birch · fp 3 · Coursing with Greyhounds in Southern California · C. F. Holder · ar; illustrated by R. B. Birch 9 · A Pueblo Rabbit-Hunt · C. F. Lummis · ar; illustrated by W. Taber & F. S. Dellenbaugh 14 · The Child and the Pyramid · Julian Hawthorne · vi; illustrated by C. T. Hill 16 · The Poet of the Hempstead Centennial · H. H. Boyesen · ss; illustrated by Harper Pennington 21 · Blue-Eyed Mary · M. E. Wilkins · pm 22 · Dorothy Dot’s Thanksgiving Party · Ada M. Trotter · ss; illustrated by C. T. Hill 27 · A Story of a Horse · Captain C. A. Curtis, U.S.A. · ss; illustrated by Frederic Remington 36 · Intercollegiate Football in America · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by I. R. Wiles & H. A. Ogden 44 · Ann Lizy’s Patchwork · Mary E. Wilkins · ss 50 · The Prince and the Brewer’s Son · Elizabeth Balch · ss; illustrated by R. B. Birch 57 · The Cricket · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm 58 · A Scientific Experiment · Sophie Swett · ss 65 · Sir Rat (A Comedy) · Oliver Herford · pl 68 · A Race for Life · Emma W. Demeritt · vi; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 71 · Jokers of the Menagerie · John Coryell · vi; illustrated by Meredith Nugent 74 · Why Corn Pops · Harry Doty · ar 76 · Winter Apples · Hattie Whitney · pm 77 · Kittie’s Best Friend · M. Helen Lovett · vi 80 · A Race with a Wooden Shoe · Frederick E. Partington · ss; illustrated by C. T. Hill 84 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 86 · “A Constant Reader” · Mary Hallock Foote · il 86 · Over the Wall · Anna H. Branch · pm 87 · The Little Gnome (Nonsense Verse) · Laura E. Richards · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 89 · The Month Before Christmas · Mary V. Worstell · vi 92 · Editorial Note · [The Editor] · cl 92 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 94 · The Aggasiz Association · Harlan H. Ballard · cl 95 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #2, December 1889] (25¢, quarto) fps. · William Makepeace Thackeray · J. Devile · fp 99 · The Boyhood of Thackeray · Anne Thackeray Ritchie · bg 113 · Verses · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm 114 · The White and the Red · Alice Maude Ewell · ss; illustrated by R. B. Birch 128 · The Story of the Iceberg · Harriet Prescott Spofford · pm; illustrated by T. Moran 130 · Little Avilda (A Norse Tale Freely Retold) · Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen · ss; illustrated by Rose Mueller Sprague 136 · Buffalo Hunting · Theodore Roosevelt · ar; illustrated by Frederic Remington & C. T. Hill 144 · May Bartlett’s Stepmother [Part 1 of 3] · Nora Perry · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 151 · Dreams · S. Walter Norris · pm 152 · Happy Charity Children · Rose Mueller Sprague · il 153 · By and By · Eva Ogden · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 161 · “I’ll Wait for You. Come On!” · Mary Hallock Foote · il 161 · The Professor and the Patagonian Giant · Tudor Jenks · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 166 · Intercollegiate Football in America · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by I. R. Wiles & H. A. Ogden 173 · How the Emperor Goes · M. Helen Lovett · pm; illustrated by C. T. Hill 176 · Autumn Revel · Ida Warner Van der Voort · pm; illustrated by O. Beck 183 · If the Babes Were the Bards · Francis Randall · pm; illustrated by Albertine Randall Wheelan 185 · Daisy’s Calendar · Daisy F. Barry · vi 186 · For Christmas Day · H. Butterworth · pm; illustrated by G. W. Edwards 188 · Editorial Notes · [The Editor] · cl 188 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 191 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #3, January 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · Ready for a New Year · F. French · fp 195 · The Yule Log’s Songs · Harriet Prescott Spofford · pm; illustrated by G. W. Edwards 198 · May Bartlett’s Stepmother [Part 2 of 3] · Nora Perry · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 207 · The Enchanted Mesa (A Legend of New Mexico in the Fifteenth Century) · Charles F. Lummis · ss; illustrated by W. L. Metcalf & H. M. Eaton 213 · Tracked by a Panther · Charles G. D. Roberts · vi; illustrated by W. Taber 217 · Bertha’s Debut · Elia Peattie · ss; illustrated by Rose Mueller Sprague 221 · In the Tenement (Before Christmas) · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illustrated by C. T. Hill 222 · A Well-Filled Chimney · Mabel Loomis Todd · vi; illustrated by A. B. Davies 224 · January · Katharine Pyle · pm 225 · Today in a Garden · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 226 · The Fools’ Waltz · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 228 · Osman Pasha at Bucharest (December 28, 1877) · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 230 · A King in Egypt · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 231 · Helen Thayer Hutcheson · Anon. · bg 233 · The Routine of the Republic · Edmund Alton · cl 237 · The Drop-Kick · W. T. Bull · ar; illustrated by I. R. Wiles 240 · Intercollegiate Football in America · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by I. R. Wiles & H. A. Ogden 246 · Christmas on the Polly · Grace Coolidge · pm; illustrated by C. T. Hill 248 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 1 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by C. T. Hill 255 · Design for Decoration of Window · Isabel McDougal · il 256 · Pilot Boat “Torching” by Night · J. O. Davidson · ar 258 · There Once Was a Man with a Sneeze · Anon. · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 258 · A Picnic on the Stairs · Anon. · vi; illustrated by Mary Hallock Foote 261 · An Ostrich Ranch in the United States · Anna Eichberg King · ar; illustrated by W. Taber 265 · A New Fashioned Christmas · Julie M. Lippmann · pm; illustrated by C. T. Hill 267 · The Little Buttonwood Man · Helen P. Strong · vi 270 · Charles · Laura Richards · pm; illustrated by W. A. Rogers 271 · The Brownies in the Studio · Palmer Cox · pm; illustrated, uncredited 274 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 275 · Excited Brownie · Palmer Cox · il 276 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 279 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #4, February 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The “Adler” Plunging Toward the Reef · J. O. Davidson · fp 283 · The Story of the Great Storm at Samoa (Retold for Young American Folk) · John P. Dunning · ar; AP correspondent.; illustrated by J. O. Davidson & G. W. Edwards 301 · May Bartlett’s Stepmother [Part 3 of 3] · Nora Perry · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 308 · A Jingle · Francis Randall · pm; illustrated by 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 · ar 319 · How Bessie Wrote a Letter · Edith G. Seran · vi 321 · Intercollegiate Football in America · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by I. R. Wiles & H. A. Ogden 326 · The Little Duchess · Laura Richards · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 327 · Elf Song · Samuel Minturn Peck · pm 328 · Old Chief Crowfoot · Julian Ralph · bg; illustrated by 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; illustrated by 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 · ar 340 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 2 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by C. T. Hill 348 · Two Ways of Having a Good Time · Frances Willard · vi 350 · Every Day Bacteria · Prof. Frederick Chester · ar 352 · Toddling Island · Edith M. Thomas · pm 353 · An Armadillo Hunt · Walter B. Barrows · vi; illustrated by Meredith Nugent 357 · Greedy · Sydney Dayre · pm 358 · Clever Peter and the Ogress · K. Pyle · pm 360 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 362 · The Boys and Girls of China · Yan Phou Lee · ar 363 · A Touch of Nature · Anna Burnham · pm 364 · Editorial Note · [The Editor] · cl 364 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 367 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #5, March 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · On a Mountain Trail · W. Taber · fp 371 · On a Mountain Trail · Harry Perry Robinson · ss; illustrated by W. Taber 376 · Quite a Singer · Malcolm Douglas · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 377 · The Crows’ Military Drill · Agnes Fraser Sandham · ss; illustrated by H. Sandham 381 · The Imperious Yawn · Henry Moore · pm 382 · Jack’s Cure · Susan Curtis Redfield · ss; illustrated by 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. Piatt · pm 407 · The Ducking of Goody Grill (Told in the Year of Grace, 1693) · Alice Maude Ewell · ss; illustrated by 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; illustrated by T. Moran & W. Taber 432 · The Screech Owl · Ernest E. Thompson · ar 433 · Noray and the Ark · Harry Stillwell Edwards · ss 436 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 3 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by C. T. Hill 446 · Winter Costumes · Rose Mueller Sprague · ar; illustrated, uncredited 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 · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #6, April 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · A Night on the Congo · E. W. Kemble · fp 459 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa [Part 1 of 5] · E. J. Glave · ar; One of Stanley’s Pioneer Officers.; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Childe Hassam 479 · A Visit to John’s Camp · Mary Hallock Foote · ss 484 · The Chinese Giant · Ruth Dana Draper · ss; illustrated by E. B. Bensell 486 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · cl 492 · Lady Jane [Part 1 of 11] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illustrated by 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; illustrated by C. T. Hill 519 · Euchred! · J. G. Francis · il 520 · The Ovenbird · Ernest E. Thompson · ar 521 · A Poem Postponed · Helen C. Walden · pm 522 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 1 of 4] · Written By Themselves · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 527 · The King of the Elephants · C. F. Holder · ar; illustrated by Meredith Nugent 530 · Rab at School [Part 9 of 10] · John H. Jewett · sl [Culmer Barnes]; illustrated by Bunny Stories 534 · Daniel Boone and the Indian: A True Story · Anon. · il 535 · How to Use a Pair of Chopsticks · Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore · ar 537 · A Prairie Prelude · Kate M. Cleary · pm 538 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 540 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 543 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #7, May 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · “’Buzz-z-z-z!’ Quoth He, As One May Mock Back at a Swarm of Bumblebees” · R. B. Birch · fp 547 · The Passing of General Bacon, As Related by Master Muffet—Formerly of Babbbletown—In the Year 1684 · Anon. · ss; illustrated by R. B. Birch 555 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by H. A. Ogden 562 · Fido and the Doll · Anon. · il 563 · A Study Hour · Laura Richards · pm; illustrated by Mary Hallock Foote 564 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa [Part 2 of 5] · E. J. Glave · ar; One of Stanley’s Pioneer Officers.; illustrated by 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; illustrated by R. B. Birch 583 · Fancy’s Ferry · Julie M. Lippmann · pm 583 · In the Lumber Woods · F. F. · ar 586 · A Submarine Ramble · C. F. Holder · vi; illustrated by Meredith Nugent 589 · May · K. Pyle · pm 590 · Lady Jane [Part 2 of 11] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 599 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · cl 599 · The Story of Prince (A True Story) · L. N. Chapin · vi; illustrated by W. Taber & H. P. Share 603 · What Duke Did · Helen E. Hastings · vi; illustrated by W. Taber 605 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 5 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by C. T. Hill 613 · Elsie Speaks Out (At Twilight, in the Parlor) · Alice Maude Ewell · pm 614 · The Corkwells · Frances Courtenay Baylor · vi 616 · The Royal Walnut Moth · Mrs. Julia P. Ballard · ar 619 · An Awakened Conscience · Nettie Pelham · pm; illustrated by Maud Humphreys 620 · The Bunnies’ Thanksgiving Story [Part 10 of 10; Bunny Stories] · John H. Jewett · sl; illustrated by Culmer Barnes 624 · Some Spring Costumes · Rose Mueller Sprague · ar; illustrated, uncredited 626 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 628 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 631 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #8, June 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · In the Early Summer Dawn · F. V. Dumond · fp 635 · In the Early Summer Dawn · Celia Thaxter · pm 636 · With Stick and Thread · L. Clarke Davis · ss; illustrated by M. J. Burns & G. W. Edwards 648 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa [Part 3 of 5] · E. J. Glave · ar; One of Stanley’s Pioneer Officers.; illustrated by 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; illustrated by Meredith Nugent 667 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by H. A. Ogden 673 · If I Were You · George H. Murphy · pm 674 · Swinging · Grace Denio Litchfield · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 675 · Lady Jane [Part 3 of 11] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 684 · A Divided Duty (Founded on Fact) · M. A. Cassidy · vi; illustrated by G. W. Edwards 688 · Hurdling · Herbert Mapes · ar; illustrated by H. A. Ogden 692 · Through the Back Ages · Teresa C. Crofton · cl 695 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 3 of 4] · Lieut. Robert H. Fletcher · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch 701 · June · K. Pyle · pm 702 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 6 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by C. T. Hill 709 · Crooked-Crabbed-Cross-about · William Wye Smith · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 710 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 712 · Practicing Song · Laura Richards · pm; illustrated by Rose Mueller Sprague 713 · A Living Chain from Adam to Abraham Lincoln · M. Storrs · ar 717 · Editorial Notes · [The Editor] · cl 717 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 719 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz

St. Nicholas [v17 #9, July 1890] (25¢, quarto) fps. · The Baby a Prisoner of War · H. A. Ogden · fp 723 · The Baby a Prisoner of War · Margaret Forster Owen · ss; illustrated by R. B. Birch 730 · Vacation Days · Anna M. Pratt · pm; illustrated by Mary Hallock Foote & R. B. Birch 732 · Cycling · Elizabeth Robins Pennell · ar; illustrated by 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 11] · Mrs. C. V. Jamison · sl; illustrated by R. B. Birch, A. C. Redwood & G. W. Edwards 748 · Wings · Harriet Prescott Spofford · pm; illustrated by John Richards 749 · The Armorer’s Errand: A Ballad of 1775 · Julia C. R. Dorr · pm; illustrated by G. W. Edwards 752 · Bat, Ball and Diamond · Walter Camp · cl; illustrated by H. A. Ogden 759 · Six Years in the Wilds of Central Africa [Part 4 of 5] · E. J. Glave · ar; illustrated by E. W. Kemble, E. J. Glave, W. Taber & Otto Bacher 767 · Marjorie and Her Papa [Part 4 of 4] · Lieut. Robert H. Fletcher · sl; illustrated by 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 · ar; illustrated by J. O. Davidson 780 · Two Dorothys · Margaret Johnson · pm; illustrated by Jessie McDermott 781 · Crowded Out o’ Crofield [Part 7 of 10] · William O. Stoddard · sl; illustrated by C. T. Hill 790 · July · K. Pyle · pm 791 · Hawks, and Their Uses · H. W. Henshaw · ar 798 · Jack-in-the-Pulpit · [Various] · cl 800 · Three Little Birds · Laura E. Richards · pm; illustrated by R. B. Birch 801 · How Hugh Went to the Party · H. H. Ewing · vi 802 · Summer Costumes · Rose Mueller Sprague · ar; illustrated, uncredited 804 · Letter Box · [The Readers] · lt 807 · Riddle Box · [Various] · pz