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t HEADQUARTERS EOR TOYS! Santa Glaus AT THE fj * k M E R CANTILE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS EOR TOYS! HEADQUARTERS EOR TOYS! s Glaus AT THE MERC ANTILE COMPANY EOR TOYS! HKarBcyatKinraj Hurrah for Santa Claus! He has brought an immense toad of Xmas Toys of ail descriptions to the . — : Here are some of them: — —- — r AUTOMOBILE TOYS! Dog Jumping Rope —One of the funniest toys of the season. Makes you laugh all the time. Tricycle--G oes alone, guided by passenger with servant holding a bright-colored umbrella. GloWn Riding Donkey — Better than a real clown. Has a hard time keeping his seat and acts too funny for anything. Automobile With Chauffeur — Goes very fast. Has steering gear, and looks like a $2,000 ve hicle. Get one for your boy. Fire Engine —Just like the real thing. Runs to fires with firemen in charge. No horses. An auto fire engine. Delivery Wagon —'Surprising Toy for boys and girls. Delivers goods without guiding. DISHES 2 DISHES 2 Was there ever a girl who did not want a set of dishes to go with her dolly? Our sets are prettily ornamented and have the full number of plates, cups, saucers, etc. ANIMAL TOYS! Donkeys —Santa Claus brought some gentle Missouri mules with him this year. They wag their heads and ears and are anxious to play with the boys and girls. Lead one to your play stable and have lots of fun. Etephants-O ur India Elephants have tusks, are able to wag their heads and wiggle their tails till you almost die laughing. Bears-- Look out! Does he bite? No, he is only a make-believe bear, but he wags his head and is cov ered with brown hair and has bright eyes and sharp teeth; a nice present and an ornamental toy. C Does baby like a moo cow ? We have one if at gives the ice cream. She can "moo" like a real cow and will be a pet for your baby. Get it now. GIFTS l GIFTS 2 All kinds of gifts for father, mother, brother, sister and sweet heart at Santa Claus headquarters, POWER MERCANTILE COMPANY. A FINE LINE OF MISCELLANEOUS TOYS Beats Boys and girls are al ways glad to play with boats. We have the little boat pulled by a string and the larger boat that plows through the water of itself. Come and see them. Tenpins They will keep your boy out of mischief for a long time and will train his eye and hand. Splendid game for indoors. Drums The American boy likes martial sounds. He is a born soldier. Give him a drum to develop his patri otism. We have the best, calfskin head with hard wood sticks. Beds Spring beds for doll ba bies. Just too lovely to be true. Your little girl will love you for a year if you get one for her. Carpet Sweeper The ambition of every little girl is to own a real carpet sweeper. Make her happy with one on Xmas. Rattles Nothing amuses baby so much and so long as a good rattle of bells in many col ors, and we have all kinds. Wash Sets Including table dry rack, wringer, wash board and washing machine. GAMES A lphabct Fish Pond Cabin Hov India Fairy land Auto Game » lock-a-Doodle, Ar King blocks Speller Authors Peter Coddle Lotto Sherlock llolitu's Fanner Jones' Pigs Goosie, Goosie, i lander Steeplechase Yacht Have Many Other Interesting Games Dolls For every girl a doll. VYe have an elaborate assortment of pretty and amiable dolls in cloth, leather and rubber, (live your little girl a happy family of dollies and her joy will lie complete. Drawing Slates Your children must use the pencil. Why not get them drawing slates which will help them to govern the little lingers and amuse them with the pictures. Keep them quiet in this way. Guns tiur air guns are .something new in i his t own. They hold 48 shot and are safe in a small Inn's hands. Horns No horn, no Xmas. You cannot af ford to be without a horn at vour house if you have children. We have all sizes at all prices. Humming Tops You wind them up and they give beautiful music at the same time they spin around so quickly that it, makes your head swim. If you are a. hoy you need one. Balls Made of the liest, rubber, in all sizes. Cannot break windows or hurt the (joys and girls. They are .soft and hound easily. As a Xmas gift it ranks with the best. Brownies Representing all kinds of people, oddest kinds of shapes and faces. Get one for all the year round; good for the blues. Magic Lanterns Let your boys and girls have a holiday all the year round. A magic lantern is a mysterious and highly in teresting gift. It will amuse your children for months and teach them at the same time. BOOKS Make yourself solid wl1.lt the children by get t ing them interesting i>ooks to read Look at this list : < tunica I Uhymes&.IollyTiniei Sugar and Spice and Nil That's Nice A Visit to the Zoo The Pel. Goat <Hd Nursery Rhymes Picture Land Frolics in Fairyland Chatterbox Child Lore. Robinson Crusoe Alice in Wonderland Wide Awake Story Hook Animal Story Book Mother Goose And hundreds of other* We Have All the Popular Authors MECHANICAL TOYS ■WWWMWi Grokinoie~ long winter evening*. ! carriage and Horses — ( aiatage ; has nih » b.'r-! ired wheels. Horses go of them • seh ,'s, guided by the driver on front seat. | Your hoy or girl watil s this'toy. ! Hook and Ladder Go. v 1 >> ■ i hoys are ; talon with if. Givis them something i 11 si* fit I and interesting to play v/it h. Run. \ it'-Cfaud will prove a iiu i Xmas gift. A delightful game for vrown folks as ! Engine—^ lral . mam- -'.ran . 1 has salely-valve. watt saugi. 1 " i : \. smokestack and drive 1 -I st the tiling fora real, live bin. xirls Fin. Ferris Wheel- 11 .. as 12 ears, ievolves of itself and is just, like tiie wheel at the World'- Fair. Very interesting to everyliody. The Washerwoman — Si " '» w a s n i n g . puls it in a tub. mbs it violently and looks pleasant all the time, i.ir;- will In delighted wit li t his toy . Derricks —"'! , lhl i ,i;ui i >> 11 ' real art,tele, with platform, windlass, chain arm and ratchet complete, A very instructive tov. Power Mercantile Co.