St. Nicholas/Volume 40/Number 5

PORTRAIT OF A CHILD—FROM THE PAINTING BY LYDIA FIELD EMMETT.

ST. NICHOLAS

(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 MARCH, 1913.

Frontispiece. Portrait of Child. From the painting by Lydia Field Emmet.

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The Story of a Statue. Sketch.

Esther Matson

387

Illustrated by Alfred Brennan.

The Famous Horses of St. Mark’s. Sketch.

Mary Lloyd

390

Illustrated by Robert Blum, and from photograph.

Tea-cups. Story.

Giulia Hossfeld

392

Illustrated by C. M. Relyea.

The Fir-tree. Verse.

Anna B. Bryant

396

Illustrated by Bruce Horsfall.

The Little Furry Ones That Slide Downhill. ("Babes of the Wild”—II)

Charles G. D. Roberts

397

Illustrated by Paul Bransom.

Why the Deacon Was Late for Church. Picture. Drawn by I. W. Taber

401

With Men Who Do Things. Serial Story.

A. Russell Bond

402

Illustrated from photographs.

A Nursery Pet. Verse.

Carolyn Wells

410

Illustrated by Reginald Birch.

Beatrice of Denewood. Serial Story

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	Alden Arthur Knipe

411

Illustrated by C. M. Relyea

The Horn-blower of Ripon. Sketch.

Helen Marshall Pratt

419

Illustrated from photograph.

The Prince and the Peddler. Verse.

Stella George Stern Perry

420

Illustrated by Herbert Paus.

Through the Smoke. Story.

F. Lovell Coombs

422

Illustrated by Edwin F. Bayha.

A World Disaster. Picture. Drawn by Charles F. Lester

426

A Secret. Verse.

James Rowe

427

Reasoning. Verse.

Nixon Waterman

427

Illustrated by Reginald Birch

Nancy’s Way. Verse.

Nora Bennett

428

Illustrated by Sarah K. Smith

The Land of Mystery. Serial Story.

Cleveland Moffett

428

Illustrated by Jay Hambidge, and from photogaphs

Curious Friendships among Animals. Sketch.

Ellen Velvin

437

Illustrated from photographs.

A Boy’s Logic. Verse.

Oscar Llewelyn

442

The Brownies Mend the Dam.

Palmer Cox

443

Illustrated by the Author

"The Boy and the Man” (Supplementary Paper)

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	Elihu Vedder
	General George W. Wingate

447

More Than Conquerors: The Matterhorn of Men—II. Biographical Sketch

Ariadne Gilbert

308

Illustrated by Oscar F. Schmidt, and from photographs.

In Grandmother’s Garret. Picture. Drawn by George Avison

457

Nature and Science for Young Folks. Illustrated.

458

For Very Little Folk.

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“Picking Apples,”

Katharine M. Daland

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Illustrated by the Author.

The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, Photographs, and Puzzles.

468

Illustrated.

Books and Reading

Hildegarde Hawthorne

476

Illustrated by George Varian

The Riddle-Box.

479

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