St. Nicholas, Volume 32 (1905)
edited by Mary Mapes Dodge
Number 4; February 1905
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New Serial: “Pinkey Perkins—Just a Boy.”
Begins in this Number

S NICHOLAS

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“Skating with teacher.”

ST. NICHOLAS

Vol. XXXII.
February, 1905
No. 4

(The entire contents of this Magazine are covered by the general copyright, and articles must not be reprinted without special permission.)

CONTENTS OF ST. NICHOLAS FOR FEBRUARY, 1905.

page
Frontispiece. “Skating with Teacher.” 290
Drawn for St. Nicholas by H. C. Wall.
Barry. Verse. Mary Rowles Jarvis 291
Illustrated by W. Benda.
Childhood Reasoning. II. The Teacher Taught
II. Misfit Spectacles
Edwin J. Prindle 295
Alwin West
A Miracle. Verse. J. H. M. 296
Illustration: Statuette by Caroline C. Peddle.
Queen Zixi of Ix or, The Story of the Magic Cloak. Serial Story. L. Frank Baum 297
Illustrations in color by Fred Richardson.
The Woodchuck. Story Silas A. Lottridge 305
Illustrated from photographs taken by the author.
The Founding of the B. A. Story Anna Parmly Paret 309
Illustrated by C. M. Relyea
How the King Chose His Wife. Verse. Adele Barney Wilson 317
Illustrated by Margaret E. Webb.
How to Study Pictures. Serial. Fourth Paper. Comparing Rubens with Velaquez Charles H. Caffin 321
Illustrated from photographs.
Picture. A Bit of Gossip at the Reception. 326
Drawn by E. Warde Blaisdell
Pinkey Perkins. “Just a Boy.” Serial Story Captain Harold Hammond 327
Illustrated by George Varian.
The Practical Boy. Serial. Fourth Paper. Household Conveniences. Joseph H. Adams 334
Illustrated by the Author.
Hetty Macdonald’s Birthday Party. Story Elizabeth Elliot 339
Illustrated by C. D. Williams.
Picture. A Frolic on the Ice. 344
Drawn by John Bolles
Mrs. Tubbs’s Telegram. A Comedy in One Act Katharine McDowell Rice 344
Pictures, Two Sides of Ye Hedge. A Series of Valentine Pictures Frederick Richardson 352
An Alaskan Journey with Reindeer. Story Cornelia Hickman 353
Illustrated with drawing by W. K. Stone and with photographs.
What Walter Saw in the Fire. Story Henry Holcomb Bennett 358
Illustrated by Olive Rush.
Picture. Animal Tailpiece. 359
Drawn by Hilab T. Drake
Nature and Science for Young Folks. Illustrated 360
The Friendly QuailsHow Elk Shed and Renew their AntlersThe King of MollusksThe Little Frog TravelerA New York City FishSpring Migration of BirdsWhat is Thunder?Queer Experience with a RattlesnakeLike Pieces of Chamois LeatherThe Winter Home of an OwlThe Nest of a LoonHabits of Herring-GullsVery Friendly Gulls
Illustrated.
The St. Nicholas League. Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, and Photographs 368
Illustrated.
Books and Reading 380
“Valentine’s Day”Feeding the ImaginationA Question for ConsiderationReading and TraditionsAn Important MisprintShakespere and DogsHawthorne’s Stories
Editorial Notes 382
The Riddle-Box. 383


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