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[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, 1915. Frontispiece. "Golden Hours." Painted by Arthur J. Elsley. Illustrated by Reginaid Birch. Page Serial Story. The Boarded-up House. Serial Story. Bridgman A Page of Béarn. Story The Weak Point. Story.. Illustrated by W. F. Taylor. The Maple-sugar Season Is On. Picture. Drawn by F. W. Hampton.. A Visit to the Home of the Indian Elephant. Sketch.. Illustrations from photographs. The Lost Prince. Illustrated by Maurice L. Bower. Department Stores. Verse.... Illustrated by Gertrude A. Kay and C. T. Hill. Illustrated by Clyde Squires. A Clothes-horse on the March (Wind). Picture. Drawn by L. J. .400 How Boys Made Toys from Boxes. III. Illustrations from photographs by Brown Brothers. Sailing on Wheels in New York City............. The Artist's Daughter. Picture. Painted by Madame Vigée Le Brun.. 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