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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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