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CONTENTS OF ST. NICHOLAS FOR JANUARY, 1905.

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Frontispiece. “‘Then Let the Lord High Executioner Step Forward!’”
Queen Zixi of Ix or, The Story of the Magic Cloak. Serial Story. L. Frank Baum 193
Illustrations in color by Fred Richardson.
The Triumph of “Dutchy.” Story J. Sherman Potter 201
Illustrated by Howard Giles.
Lucy’s Shopping Story Frances Bent Dillingham 204
Illustrated by Martin Justice.
How to Study Pictures. Serial Charles H. Caffin 210
Illustrated from photographs.
A Thrilling Fact. Verse. Jane Ellis Joy 219
Illustrated by Georg Stoopendaal.
Picture Seeing Fairyland. 220
Drawn by Albertine Randall Wheelan
The Bear Cubs. Verse. G. A. Newcomb, Jr. 221
Illustrated by the author.
The Lateness of Prudence. Story Carroll Watson Rankin 221
Illustrated by George Varian.
A Strange Pocket-book. Story Mary Caldwell Laurens 226
Illustrated by Jno. Cassel.
Child Life in China and Japan. Sketch Bertha Runkle 228
Illustrated.
Three Rhyme-and-Picture Pages. (I. The Road. II. The Critic. III. Borrowed Trouble.) Verse. Lucy Fitch Perkins 235
Illustrated by the Author
Picture The Elephant’s Christmas Stocking. 238
Drawn by Dan Beard
The Money-jug. Verse. Katharine Pyle 238
Illustrated by the author.
An Officer of the School. Story Elliott Flower 240
Illustrated by Wm. L. Jacobs.
A Question. Verse. Ellen Manly 248
Illustrated by A. E. Learned.
The Practical Boy. Serial Joseph H. Adams 249
Illustrated by the Author.
Always Happy. Verse. John Kendrick Bangs 257
Illustrated by F. W. Read.
Christmas at Lonesome Ranch. Story Anna E. S. Droke 258
Illustrated by C. M. Relyea
Nature and Science for Young Folks. Illustrated 264
Fish Suffering for Lack of Air—Some Curious Methods by which Nature Mends Injuries—A Thistle-seed Pompon—When the Branch Breaks the Baby Beetle will Fall—An Arm-chair that Grew from a Seed——Often Mistaken for a Humming-bird—Do Fish Sleep?—Queer Growth from a Hickory-nut—Experimenting with Hornets—A Toad that Walked—Some Cape Ann Shells
Illustrated.
The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, Photographs, and Puzzles.
Illustrated
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Books and Reading 284
Serious Reading—News from Africa—Parkman’s Deed of Justice—Two Kinds of Reading—While You are Young—A Hand to the Little Ones—Washington Irving—Lowell on Reading.
Editorial Notes and Letter-Box 286
The Riddle-Box. Illustrated. 287


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Jan. 1905
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