The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-14
WHEREIN 10 CENTS EQUALS $50

1T gets harder every year to
think of something which will
please the jaded fancy of the kid
whose whole life has been a sur
felt of joyous surprises.
The odd thing is that this lit
tie boys father was tickled
speechless one Christmas when ne
/ was a boy with a pair of boots
with red tops and copper toes and
a pair of pants made over from
his fathers.
I have a neighbor who has had
hard luck lately. The firm he has
worked for for number of years
has had to lay him off, not, how
ever, for any fault of his. In ac-
dition, a while back, he was per-
suaded to invest his small saw
ings in some property which was
expected to boom, but didn't.
| Though it is good property, he
can't realize on it now, and
in consequence he is desperately
hard up for ready money.
| / called on him the other even
ing, and found him in the Kitten
en- tinkering with carpenters
tools, while his wife stood by, ad-
miring and advising.
"A cart for the boy" he ex-
planned. Hes been crazy FOR
one. Found some paint down cell
lar - green - enough for two
coats. Left there, I suppose, by
the family that lived here before
we moved in"
In his shirtsleeves he sawed,
and measured, and planned, and
nailed. The thing began, slowly,
to look like a cart.
"Mebby the young rascal won't
grin when he sees this!" he said.
The wife, selecting board the
right width, marked out the
wheels, using a saucer.
I'VE hoped" said she, a little
wistfully, Ito get him one of
those rubber tired velosipedes. A
little boy he knows has one, but
just now we felt
"Shucks!" the man interrupt
| ed. Hell forget all about Veto
sipedes when he sees this. You
wait and see!"
Happy dads and mothers! Rich
and happy little boys and girls!
1t is fine to have an easy faculty
of enjoyment.
l fought with the Christmas
shoppers in one of the big stores
yesterday. There is a young man
out at our house who expects
something from Santa Claus.
NO." l heard a woman say to
her companion in the doll Ge-
partment, Helen had one as
large as that last Christmas"
1--WE have a larger one, mad
am" the clerk fastened to ex-
plain. at is lifesize."
The doll was brought forth-a
wonderful young miss with real
hair and eyes that closed and
joints so supple that she could be
made to strike the most natural
poses. She could, too, if you un-
derstood the inside works of her,
said "mamma' and papa" in a
thin, piping, metallic voice.
"Pll take it," said the woman,
with decision. Send it with the
other things
The price was SEQ!
Farther along there were, on
the counter, dolls in boxes. Some
were dollar dolls and some were
SO cent dolls, and some were
two-bit dolls, and, in the box at
the fartherest end were 10 cent
dolls.
Oh, they were a weird lot
those ten-centers.
Came then a worn and tired
looking bargain hunter to paw
yet again the 10-cent dolls. And
she picked out one, and paid FOR
1t, and went away. I can't de-
scribe that doll, but it and It's
hoity-toity sister-the $50 one
are reproduced in the accompany
ing pictures, SO you can judge it
for yourselves.
At this moment, for all you
know, that woman is making
| clothes for that 1O-cent doll from
| odds ond nndo o-l