St. Nicholas (1913)
Number 2
3839032St. Nicholas — Number 2

“HARK, HARK, THE DOGS DO BARK!”

PAINTED FOR ST. NICHOLAS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM.

ST. NICHOLAS

Vol. XLI
DECEMBER, 1913
No. 2

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

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CONTENTS OF ST. NICHOLAS FOR DECEMBER, 1913.

Frontispiece. “Hark, Hark, the Dogs do Bark!” Painted by Arthur Rackham. page
The Nursery Rhymes of Mother Goose. 97
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman. Annie Fellows Johnston 99
Illustrated by Reginald Birch
Letter, The First. Verse. Nora Bennett 107
Illustrated by Louise Perrett
A Resolve. Verse Ethel M. Kelley 108
Illustrated by Fanny Y. Cory
A Correction. Verse George O. Butler 109
Illustrated by the Author.
Larry Goes to the Ant Efie Ravenscroft 110
Illustrated by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer.
Birthday Treasure. Verse. Elsie Hill 123
Illustrated by Herbert Paus.
Annie Fellows Johnston Margaret W. Vandercook 127
Back to Nature. Verse. George O. Butler 131
Illustrated by the Author.
At the Sign of the Christmas Tree Pauline Frances Camp 132
Illustrated by Beatrice Stevens.
The Runaway Allen French 154
Illustrated by C. M. Relyea
Foot-Ball: The Field-Goal Art. Parke H. Davis 141
“Foot-Balls” Against The “turkeys,” The Great Game On Thanksgiving Day. Picture. Drawn by E. B. Bird 147
Bunglers. Verse Ellen Manly 148
Illustrated by Reginald Birch
The Song of the Christmas Tree. Verse Blanche Elizabeth Wade 152
Wireless Wizardry Robert G. Skerrett 153
War and Peace at the Rose Alba Eveline Warner Brainerd 156
Illustrated by C. M. Relyea.
The Dim Forest D. K. Stevens 163
Illustrated by Reginald Birch.
A Christmas Acrostic. Mabel Livingston Frank 169
In Paris at Christmastide. Verse. Esther V. Ayres 170
Illustrated by Gertrude A. Kay.
The Djinnger Djar. Verse. Carolyn Wells 172
For Very Little Folk:
The Baby Bears’ Second Adventure. Verse Grace G. Drayton 173
Illustrated by the author
Nature and Science for Young Folks. Illustrated 176
The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, Photographs, and Puzzles. Illustrated. 182
The Letter-Box. Illustrated. 190
The Riddle-Box. 191

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