St. Nicholas/Volume 40/Number 10

3850499St. Nicholas, Volume 40 — Number 101913

ST. NICHOLAS

Vol. XL
August, 1913
No. 10

Copyright, 1913, by The Century Co. All rights reserved.

(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 AUGUST, 1913.

Frontispiece. “Little Bo-Peep.” Painted for St. Nicholas by Arthur Rackham. page
The Nursery Rhymes of Mother Goose: Pussy-Cat, Pussy-Cat—Little Bo-Peep—Three Blind Mice 865, 867
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
More Than Conquerors: “A Swiss Boy and His Wanderings.” Biographical Sketch Ariadne Gilbert 868
Illustrated by Oscar F. Schmidt, and by photographs
Our Grass Rug and—Other Things. Story Elizabeth Price 875
Illustrated by Florence Scorer
The Marine Band, Picture. Drawn by Sears Gallagher 879
“Hurrah for the Fourteenth of July!” Sketch Mabel Alberta Spicer 879
Illustrated from photographs
The Monarch and the Viceroy. Hattie Vose Hall 882
Lie-Awake Songs. Verse Amelia Josephine Burr 883
Illustrated by S. Wendell Mitchell
"The World's Series". (The Great American Game—Fourth Paper.) C. H. Claudy 884
Illustrated from photographs.
The City Child. Picture. Drawn by Sanford Toosey. 891
Beatrice of Denewood. Serial Story
Emilie Benson Knipe and
Alden Arthur Knipe
891
Illustrated by C. M. Relyea
Ready for the Plunge. Picture. Drawn by M. L. MacMillan 899
A Rhyme of Boats. Verse. Ruth Shepard Phelps 800
Illustrated by G. H. Mitchell
The Land of Mystery. Serial Story Cleveland Moffett 901
Illustrated by Jay Hambidge, R. Talbot Kelly.
The Attic Window. Verse Isabel Ecclestone Mackay 908
Illustrated by Frances Evans Ingersoll
Garden-Making and Some of the Garden’s Stories. IV. The Story of Hunger and Food. Illustrated. Grace Tabor 909
Up-to-Date Methods for Success in Swimming. Sketch L. DeB. Handley 913
Illustrated from photographs.
The Hawk. Picture, Painted by Charles C. Curran. 917
When Phyllis Sails with Father. Sketch Augusta Huiell Seaman 918
Illustrated by photography from the Author
The Toucan and the Chickadee. Verse. George O. Butler 921
Illustrated by the Author
The Brownies at Haymaking. Verse. Palmer Cox 922
Illustrated by the Author
With Men Who Do Things. Serial A. Russell Bond 927
Illustrated by Edwin F. Bayha, and from photographs.
Books and Reading Hildegarde Hawthorne 934
Curly-Wig and Dimple-Cheek. Verse. Robert Emmet Ward 937
Illustrated from photographs.
For Very Little Folk:
The Two Engines. Story Agnes O. Fugitt 938
Illustrated by George A. Harker.
Nature and Science for Young Folks. 940
The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, Photographs, and Puzzles. Illustrated 948
The Letter-Box. Illustrated. 956
Helen of Troy. Verse. Charles Francis Potter 958
Illustrated by R. B. Birch.
The Riddle-Box. 959
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