Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-26
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES
AlRsHlPs TO BE POPULAR TOYS
FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS TO
YOUNG.
COOK AND PEARY GAMES
ALSO AMONG NOVELTIES

Roosevelt In Africa Brings Out Minia-
ture Wild Animals - Small Birds
Made to Emulate the Boomerang.
Teddy Bears Not Out Of Fashion.
Young Americans always on the qui
vive for novelties in toyland, especial
ly at the approach of the Christmas
season, will not be disappointed this
year. as different popular inventions
have been reproduced in toys.
Aeroplane toys promised last sum-
mer by the inventors, following upon
the successful flights of the aviators,
will soon make their appearance in the
shop windows ready for the Christmas
trade. Most of these are imported from
shown are as numerous as those ex-
hibited in recent races at Rheims,
France.
Some of these aeroplane toys are
very expensive, wholesaling at $40
apiece. These are really toys for the
grownups or for boys who have real
mechanical skill. There are others,
however, made to retail at as low
price as 35 to 80 cents. These aero
planes are made for actual flying, the
motive power coming from the ordi-
nary steel spring power familiar to toy
handlers or in the real cheap toys from
strong rubber bands that are wound
around an axis and send the machine
whirling for short distance.
Pink Pig That Squeaks.
The Teddy bear has not been rele-
gated entirely to the rear by Billy Pos
loose in toyland when Peary and Cook
began their controversy. The up to
date Teddy bear Of the French make
winds up and is calculated to indulge
in number of ludicrous somersaults.
Another member of the bear family
evolved by the French inventors is of
large stature and when wound stalks
majestically about the room, moving
one leg at a time in true quadruped
fashion, with his red tongue lolling out
over brass puzzle. This toy is made
to sell at Sc. The pink pig is another
mechanical toy, cost 50. which will sell
well. 1t squealls, rolls Its pink eyes
and runs around in circles.
Other foreign toys that are believed
to have big sale ahead are birds,
many in the likenesses Of pigeons,
which, when wound up, strut and duck
their heads and coo. Some of the
smaller birds are made to emulate the
boomerang, returning to the hand after
brief flight.
The automobile and the motorboat,
models Of which appeared in toyland
soon after the first machines appeared,
are again to be big sellers. Electric
toys of bewildering profusion are be-
ing put on the market. One that halls
from France consists Of a number of
mimic soldiers, who are made to go
! through various maneuvers by cleo
tricity secured by the familiar medium
of cord and socket.
New Metal For Toys.
The solid tendency of the German
toy manufacturer is illustrated in what
is called 1.-The aerial navigation depart
ment." The Germans have discovered
a new composition known as meto-
plast, which is harder and permits OF
finer finish as well as rougher han
ding than did the old lead and tin
toys. The toy spoken of is made in
ten series, to retail at from Is cents
up to SIS. The collection is very com
plete at the latter price. There is the
model Of the dirigible airship. with
officers and regulars of the aerial navi
cation battalion, now distinctive part
of the German army. One officer is
using portable telephone, another 8
field glass and another is telegraphing
There is regular Telegraph station
and even a shed for the airship to be
stored in.
The spinning egg and the jumping
frog are two new games that promise
to prove popular. By means of string
an egg is made to spin, and the coun
is made from the number upon which
it finally rests. The frog game con
sists Of catapult that propels a fros
against a netting. When properl.
made the frog catches upon this net
ting, and the count is based on wher
it lights.
An Arctic Game.
North pole games will be legion, al
though most Of them are based on oil,
ideas. For instance, board Is mark
ed with the route Of the various ex
plorers, and the game is to determin
which by series Of movements CA
reach the pole and return first Il
safety. By means of anothee boar,
the question Of who reached the pol
first, Peary or Cook, can easily be set
tied. "A globe is half cirelel by tw
sets Of figures running from one Co si1
Peary and Cook, the players. get 81
markers each, and these take turns I
covering the figured disks. If Pear
leads out by putting marker on ST
and Cook follows with one on thre,
he announces the total Of nine, and IL,
game is continued until won, the vi,
tor being the man who can first reac
thirty-one with his marker.
The presence Of Roosevelt in Afric
has also given the toymakers ideas, m
reproductions Of bull hippopotamuse
elephants, lions and the like are man,
One Of the oddities is the butec to,
named after the butec, one Of til
queer birds Mr.. Roosevelt bagged.
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