The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11

a man rope walker for first place IN tn
hearts of the children. S2ch plaything
vary in price from s25 TO $50. but az
sorts Of mechanical animals and bird
and people are TO be had for compare
lively small sums.
children like unexpected toys. At
very early age they show signs Of what
later in life turns out to be capaclt.
for wanting what they car get. NO
body would dream OF giving a very
poor child one of these expensive me-
chanical toys. and the children OF the
poor are the ones wko stand before
them with open eyes and mouth. while
rich little boys and girls are apt TO pasa
them by with an impatient glance sne
seize on some little contrivance thaf
sells for about a cent. A winner in th-
mechanical line is a chicken that walk.
along and lays eggs as she goes.
These chickens are all good fat here
and many a housekeeper remarks q
she watches them, oh. for a real b.
that would lay real eggs while yC'
wait a COW that gives real milk IL
the regulation way finds first place IN
the hearts OF boys and girls who have
ever spent n summer on a farm. True.
IL is somewhat disillusioniz'ng to see
some one lift up trap door In the
cows back and pour the milk in, hut
when the trap door is shut and tiny
fingers milk the COW one forgets how
the milk has gone i'm and thinks only
of how Il comes out. These cows would
be lonely z they had no other barn
yard animals to keep them company.
but they have plenty of society. There
are pigs that grunt as they walk. sheep
that bleat. braying donkeys. and billy
goats and then there are performing
monkeys. dancing bears and cats. A
musical rabbit which hides itself in a
big pink rose green cabbage or yellow
sfw~.z
and 80 are a lot Of peacocks that strut
about closing up and spread out their
beautiful tails as they go. OF course.
the craze for bicycling has invaded
dolldom. and both boy and girl dolls
ride single wheels, tandems and tricy-
cles.
Military toys are all the rage. Boys
like them better than mechanical toys,
and thoughtful old Santa Claus must
have made very thorough study OF
the army and navy. Battleships are
in great demand. and so are soldiers
of every sort. There = always a large
crowd OF patriotic youngsters around
a fort lighted by electricity and nav
ing n great number OF infantrymen,
cavalrymen and artillerymen on 1uty.
signal service station Is connected
with this fort. and the young officer
who flashes his messages here and
there strikes wonder to ch'ldhood's
mind. Companies of soldiers and naval
militia are put through all sorts OF
evolutions by means of movable lat
tice work to which they are attach
ed and from which they can be easily
detached.
" The little boys couldn't be dragged
away from these soldiers and battle
ships and other military toys remark
ed a saleswoman. were II not that the
mechanical trains are all on table
nearby. See how attractive they are
this year she went on. Indeed, they
can't fail to fascinate grown people.
Here are baggage. express. mail. pas
senger. parlor. sleeping and dining cars,
and all the turn-table pneumatic sig
nal and switching apparatus, to say
nothing OF stations and roundhOuses
and tunnels. Some Of the engines are re-
verslng engines. and when they go
whizzing along, pulling a long line OF
cars. like that one which has just start
ed. and the whole way Us lighted by
electricity, gueSs q Is enough to make
Tesla himself optn his eyes. don't you?'
The Brooklyn bridge with the ele-
waited cars and trolleys running back
and forth. Is also n drawing card with
those OF mechanical mind. and the alb
sence OF any rush on the part OF the
few passengers standing around makes
some OF the crown-up people who live
over the bridge think that they are
looking at n dream. There are many
new things in lead toys which Indicate
the trend Of the times. Whole regi-
ments NJ Cuban. Spanish and Amerl-
can soldiers maneuver afoot and on
horseback. and a coast defense scheme
Is perfect. even to the smallest detail
4 full line Of stage coaches. mail, gro
Gerry and express wagons, cabs and
tramcars made Of tin are ingen Gus ard
built to stand rough handling.
But II much more T. said about the
playthings made To interest boys, the
| little girls will he thinking that Santa
Claus has forgotten all about them.
Danish the thought How he ever
managed so many babies at once, mo-
body knows but he has brought the
most cNqu' site dolls to town this yea"
| that have ever been seen around these
parts.
Every now and then some old wo-
| man who hasn't any children of her
own says. children do not care for q lis
| so much as they did in my day and
| she puts an emphasis on the chill
/ dren' and on the my altogether dis
| paraginC to both the youngsters ana
! the time I'm which they live. There ''
not a word of truth In this. Not only
| little girls, but little boys. as well, are
| encouraged to love and play with dolls
| and dealers say that 10 boys own ana
play with dolls to-day to one five years
| ago. Herbert Spencer said that boys
| should be taught to love dolls Just as
| much as girls love them, and great
| many people have come around to bis
way of thinking. This year the dolls
| are of every size and age. Many OF
| them are attired as children, others as
! young ladies and young men in the fin
| est OF clothes. and still others as ma
| ture men and women, and nearly al
have real human hair, hair that can bC
| brushed and combed and curled Well
| to-do dolls require the services OF but
| lers, Wallets, maids. coachmen. footmer
| and cooks. to make home life endura-
! BILE, and when they go out they mus
be protected by policemen. noun ed
| and otherwise. detectives and sold 'e~s
The trousseau Of a doll for a rich child
Is just as complete. so far as wearin1
| apparel. Jewels and toilet accessories
| go. as that child's can be IL fortune stu
! favors her when she turns woman
| NTh.p he doll fs n hahN she fakes hpl