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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11
NOVELTIES FOR
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Airships to Be Popular Toys
For the Holiday Trade.
COOK AND PEARY GAMES ALSO
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
France. and the models that will be
shown are as numerous as those ex-
hibited in recent races at Rheims.
France.
Some of these aeroplane toys are
apiece. These are really toys for the
grownups or for boys who have real
mechanical skill. There are others.
however. made to retail ut as low
price as 30 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
sum or the polar bear that was let
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 time in true quadruped
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11

consequently there is need for com
pensafing length Of the period within
which the individual. having thus been
prepared at the social expense. may
work for society In order to repay its
investment in him.
Professor Fisher summarizes the va
rious statistical estimates that have
been made Of the economic value OF a
human life. The American nation Is
credited with the ownership of S107,-
0O0.000,000 worth of property. but Pro
fessor Fisher reaches the conclusion
that the human beings are economical
~ worth somewhat more than $3.50
00O, 0O0, 600 more IN addition to this
How a Life Grows In Value.
In the first year Of existence the
economic vaIue Of a life is only 800,
because the infant life involves the
great burden of the long preparation
for a period Of producing usefulness.
From this year on the average value
Of life increases until ii reaches it's
maximum at thirty years, when 1t is
$4,000 for the average American life.
At that age the period of preparation
is past, the time Of greatest producing
capacity is fairly being entered. and
the expectation of life is large.
Every immigrant coming into this
country is worth 1915. says Professor
Fisher That is the minimum figure,
representing the labor value, The ar.
rival OF 100000 immigrants adds to
the wealth of the nation SS75.000.000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11
Fortune Under a Kitchen Carpet.

When Mrs. Frank A. Slavin died at
South Norwalk. Conn, few days ago,
II was thought she did not have a
cent. The kitchen carpet was taken
up the other afternoon, aud two layers
of small bills which almost covered the
entire floor were discovered. There
was nearly a bushel of them when
piled up. and they amounted to $1,000
Her son. Charles A. Slavin. was about
10 vacate the house and stood In the
doorway debating whether TO take up
or leave the kitchen carpet. He
thought it might do to cover the dog
kennel, and So be pulled it up.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11
We OUGHT To
LIVE $50 YEARS
So Says Professor Fisher, E1-
pert on Longevity.
s25O,OOO,O 10000 OUR VALUE

Vale Statistician Gives That Figure as
Worth Of Lives to the Nation--Prus-
STA Far Ahead of Us In the Matter
> of Conserving Life.
Human life is increasing in length
at very rapid rate, but the span will
have to go on increasing for a long
time before 1t becomes even normal,
about $50 years If he did himself JUS
tice, says Professor Irving Fisher Of
Yale in remarkable study which has
Just been issued by the national con
servation commission. The commits
sion believes that the greatest asset of
society is human life.
Professor Fisher In book of 100
pages says that after most careful
study of vitality and health statistics
he concludes that about 800 years ago
the average span of life began to in
crease, and 1t has been gaiEing ever
since. At the end of the seventeenth
century the average life was about
four years longer than at Its begin
ming At the end of the eighteenth
another four years had been added to
the average. Then came the nine
teenth with its great strides in science
In all departments. In the first three
quarters of that century the average
length of life increased at the rate Of
n. M 10 n
Prussia Far Ahead of Us.
But in the last generation the in
crease has been faster than ever be-
fore. In Massachusetts the average
length of human life is now increasing
at the rate Of about fourteen years
per century. Yet Massachusetts is not
making so good record as is present
ed for Europe, as a whole, where the
present increase Is at the rate of sew
enteen years in a century. Prussia, the
land OF greatest advance in medical
surgical and hygienic science, is in
creasing its average longevity at the
rate of twenty-seyen years per cen
fury.
Professor Fisher quotes the result of
Metchnikoff's Investigations to sustain
the contention that normal age for
men should be about $50 years. Metch-
nikoff found that mammals generally
lived about Ave times the period de
voted to growing The one exception
is man. The growing period of man is
about thirty years. Therefore II he
should lengthen his life up to the az 2r-
age of other mammals it would he
about $50 years. Professor Fisher Goes
not think that $50 years will be by Gny
means an impossible attainment when
the unexplored possibilities of science.
sanitation and social betterment are
developed.
} Century and Half Not Impossible.
The present average age at which
people die of old age after having been
fortunate enough to dodge automo-
biles, diphtheria. tuberculosis, hunger
and the other causes Of death is stat
ed as eighty-three years.
The economic value of human life
and the advantage TO the social whole
in increasing its length are discussed
most entertainingly by Professor Fish
err He points out that the sustaining
of youth and old age is q tremendous
onus on the producing capacity of So
ciety. As civilization becomes more
complex a longer period must be Civ
Ell to preparation for the real work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11

1fths OF all the ballots cast for and
against the same at said election, and
by majority Of the votes cast for and
against the authorization OF the MAXI
mum special bond levy OF Eve cents.
herein provided for.
Now, Therefore, TO all whom these
presents shall come, Greeting:
Know We, that in purs uance TO the
duty imposed upon ne by the ordi-
nance aforesaid,I, c. G. Cushwa. Mayor
of City of Martinsburg. DO proclaim
that on
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11

fashion, with his red tongue loIling out
over brass muzzle This toy Is made
to sell at So The pink pig Is another
mechanical toy. cost So. which will sell
well. Ii squeaks. 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 nkenesses 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
a 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 ham
ding than did the old lead and tin
toys. The toy spoken of Is made In
ten series. to retail at from 10 cents
up to IS. 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 a portable telephone. another a
field glass and another is telegraphing.
There is a regular Photograph 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 count
is made from the number upon which
1t finally rests. The frog game con-
sists of a catapult that propels a frog
against netting. When properly
made the frog catches upon this net
ting. and the count is based on where
IL lights.
An Arctic Game.
North pole games will be legion. al
though most of them are based on old
ideas. For instance, board Is mark
ed with the route of the various ex-
plorers. and the game is to determine
which by series of movements can
reach the pole and return first in
safety. By means OF another board
the question Of who reached the pole
first, Peary or Cook, can easily be set
tied. A globe is half circled by two
sets Of figures running from one to six.
Peary and Cook, the players, get six
markers each. and these take turns in
covering the figured disks. If Peary
leads out by putting marker on six
he announces the total of nine, and the
game is continued until won. the vic
tor being the man who can first reach
rhirty-one with his marker
The presence of Roosevelt in Africa
has also given the toymakers ideas. and
reproductions of bull hippopotamuses,
elephants, lions and the like are many.
One of the oddities is the butec toy.
named after the butec. one of the
queer birds Mr. Roosevelt bagged.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-12-11

Vale Statistician Gives That Figure as
Worth of Lives to the Nation--Prus-
STA Far Ahead of Us In the Matter
> of Conserving Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
EAST BARNARD.

Mrs. Frank Hill and daughter
from Starksboro are visiting at
George Thompson's.
Mrs. Susie Noonan spent Wednes-
day and Thursday with her sister,
Mrs. Frank Billings.
Charlie Adams has moved into the
house recently vacated by Evard
Bovden, and is working at W. II.
Howes.
Rev. George Davis will have an
Easter sermon next Sunday, and
there will be a special song service
by the young people. Everybody is
invited to attend.
Our young people have returned
to the w. H. S. and S r. II. S. after
a two weeks vacation at home.
G. G. Webster has finished work
at |. s. Webster's, and is to work for
Norman Case the coming season.
Len Nlogston, who has been ON
Andy Clark's farm, is to move into
the Keith house, now owned by Miss
Hewitt.
Geo. Wetmore from Worcester,
Mass, has rented the Highland farm
of Edwin Moore.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
The Big Wind.

a heavy wind began blowing about
6 p m, Wednesday and continued
without interruption for nearly II
hours. 1t was an unusual gale for
this section and tore through the
village as if bent ON trougle, but no
serious damage is reported. A big
limb was broken from a maple near
Mrs. f. S. Dana's place on Elm
street and a pine on the same prem
Uses was split in two.
At w. E. Views garage on Central
street, where work is being done ON
the roof, the wind tossed around
loose boards and other materials and
broke 81 panes of glass in the sky
lights.
Three boys chasing a last-moving
hat down Central street was touch
of comedy that a few people enjoyed.
The hat was captured.
An able-bodied gale never sllips
South Pomiret, where f. j. Paul's
woodshed was wrecked. He will re
build.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
BRIDGEWATER.

Rev. w. r.. Stewart was the guest
of II. NJ. Stevens the first of the
week.
At a meeting of the Congrega-
tional church society Monday even
ing it was voted to extend call to
the Rev. Morton w. Hale of Surry,
N. H., to occupy the pulpit of this
church for the coming year.
Students attending the w. IL. s.
returned to their studies Monday
after their Easter vacation.
Roy Barrows has been driving
stage for a few days.
There will be a. special service at
the church tomorrow morning. An
orchestra of four pieces has been
secured and special Easter music
will be rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. b. Cove Of Lin
coin, who have been visiting Mr. and
F. P. Smith and family, have re-
turned home.
The funeral of Mrs. Roy Reed was
held in Woodstock on Tuesday. Mrs,
Reed died at her home in SPRING
field Sunday, She was formerly
Miss Alice Hadley of this place. A
husband, son and sister mourn her
loss. Friends of this place extend
their sympathy.
Mrs. Wilson is living in the Fish
house and working for II. NJ. Stew
ems.
Mr., and Mrs. George Carter are
living in the house lately vacated by
Edward Jarvis and family.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
BRIDGEWATER CORNERS

M. .nI 1Ir, TvoroI+ Y DorLins
and d,nabtor Of Enosburo Falls
oo,,,o c,tnrdor f., v;s;t M. pork;ns,
,,,,n+s Ar ond Mr.. Il p pe,l;ns
p,r Rood and AR Goodvoor If
corinrfoId came Sunday with the
sal no,vs or ,ho le,th If Mrs Reed
win, ,vo. r,ruorIv Miss Alice Had
Io,. IF pr;duowoter
Mrs Darius Perry is quite sick at
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
BRIGGS

The United States civil service
commission announces that on Sat
urday, May s, an examination will
be held at West Bridgewater for the
position of fourth class postmaster
Of class b at Briggs.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the postoffice
named above. The examination is
open to all citizens of the United
States who can comply with the re-
quircment5.
Application forms and full in
formation can be secured from
the Briggs postoltIce. Applications
should be properly executed and
filed with the commission at WASH
ington before May l.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
We Want Your CalfSkins

Beef Hides, Horse Hides, Sheep Pelts,
Tallow, Bones, etc, and will pay you
outside prices therefor We pay spot
cash; we pay the freight; we pay full
market value. We want 10 arrange
with some one in every village where
we have no agent tocoIIect the above
named goods for us and to sell Page :
Perfected Poultry Food and other
poultry supplies. We furnish money
with which to buy and keep our buy
ers thoroughly posted at all times as
to market values. Write for full
particulars
CARROLL S. PAGE,
Hyde Park, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
SOUTH POMFRET.

Harry Ransom has made some
maple sugar after breaking into his
orchard with axes and picks.
NJ. H. Finnegan lost good horse
lately, the animal dying from collie.
Miss Vaughan of Woodstock was
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Seth
Perry, few days this week.
Mrs. Harry Ransom has friends
from Taunton, Mass, visiting her.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10

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been = familiar figure at dances for
MANY wears died suddenly Of neu-
raIgia of the heart Sunday evening
at his home in IIartland,
\ bad washout near VIM. Davis
on fine TaCtsyiIIe road to IIartland,
was reported Wednesday, and travel
was interrupted for several hours.
A good-sized stream poured off the
hill near that point and a culvert
caved in under the pressure, the
water cutting a channel three feet
deep and washing out three or four
rods of the highway.
"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
SHERBURNE.

Mrs. Mary QuitterGeId Of Troy
n. Y, is with her mother, Mrs.
Alfred Rowe.
f. NJ. Plumley was at home from
Rutland over Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Sylvester, who has been
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10

April IG. Admission free; sugar
Toe.
Mrs. c. B. Marsh is ON the sick
list.
Miss Emma Stevens of West Con-
cord, n. H., is the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. c. A. Davis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
Meeting of State Librarians.

Miss Frances Hobart of Cam
bridge, travelling secretary of the
state board of librarians, has COM
plctcd arrangements for a meeting
of the state librarians to be held in
the state library Thursday, April %.
1t is expected that library repre-
sentatives from all parts of the state
and from northern New York will be
present,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
Notice

Persons having coal ashes can have them
carried away free of expense by notifying
road commissioner l.. W. Staples. The
ashes must be accessible for team.
VILLAGE TRUSTEES.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10

FOR SALE - One Gray's Horse
Power. An Estey Organ in perfect
condition. Goods bought and sold
on commission. W. II. Lewis, North
POmfret.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10

The women OF Smyrna do not like
to use sewing machines that are run
by pedals,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
LOCAL NOTICES

FOR RENT-For summer season of
1909 the Page cottage on Mountain
Avenue. Apply to Mrs. NJ. p. Bill
lings, l47 Thorndike street, Brook
line, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-04-10
RIFLES
SHOTCUNS
AMMUNITION

Now is the time to take a
shot at Mr.. Woodchuck,
and we respectfully call your
attention to our excellent
stock of guns and ammuni-
ton. We have some extra
good values in second hand
Rifles. We invite you to
inspect them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-28

be at once disinfected. The bed
ding, etc., used by such a traveller
should be disinfected as often as
used. The objection that such
Isolation involves expense il an
immaterial one. Any disinfection,
quarantine or isolation involves
expense. 1t involves trouble. But
1t involves the health of the gen.
eral public, and when cattle. dead
bodies and such things are con-
sidered there Is no objection on
the part of the publis to the ex-
ercise of the authority of the
state and the use of public funds
to guard the public health. 1t is
In the interest of the general pub
lie that congress should consider
the public health from
travelling sources of infection.
Proper authority should be given
by proper legislation to handle
this matter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-28
SEVEN DAYS
IN 4 TUNNEL
WITH NO FOOD

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2s.-
After remaining seven days with
out food In a tunnel adjoining the
basement of store he is alleged
to have attempted to rob, Edward
Rand, reputed to be an expert
enced safecracker. yesterday made
q desperate attempt to fight his
way past a police guard which
nad been set over the tunnel
since Rand first went into hiding.
Rand grappled with Patrolman
kerrigan and was about to ESCAPE
when Patrolman Simms Joined IN
the fight and the man was band
cufed. He was taken to head
Quarters, but no photograph re-
semhled the captured man. Rand ii
room ut the Grand hotel was
searched, but failed to reveal II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-28
PACIFIC COAST
MAY. GET TRADE
OF CANAL ZONE
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING
ADVISABILITY OF AIDING
MERCHANTS - STEAMSHIP
LINE PROPOSED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %.
RELIEF for the merchants of the
Pacific coast is being considered
by the government after many ap-
meals have been made to the Off
cials as the result of the insuffi-
cient service between coast points
and Panama.
An extended conference was
held yesterday by Secretary of
War Wright; General Edwards
and Capt. Boggs of the canal COM
mission; R. r. Rogers, attorney
for the Panama Railroad COM
pany; William r. Wheeler, assist
ant secretary of commerce and
tabor; Vice President Drake of
Panama, with H. s. Bates and
William N. Bunker, of San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco men outlined
the plan of the merchants asso-
citation for a steamship line. The
merchants allege In their petition
that since the beginning of govern
ment control of the Panama rail-
road line and the breaking of the
contract between the railroad and
Harriman's Pacific Mail Steamship
line, the Hartman company has
given the poorest sort of service.
The petition sets forth that the
infreQuency OF tho sailings makes
It impossible for Pacific coast mer-
chants to bid for a share of the
contracts for supplies for the canal
zone.
The San Francisco merchants
offer to establish a steamship
line to ply regularly between
coast ports and Panama If the
government will guarantee them
$4,000 tons of freight annually.
It.. The present annual shipment is
$4,000 tons.
1t is understood that the canal
commissioners and Secretary
Wright looks upon the proposition
favorable. No statement was
made, however, except that the
proposition was being considered
seriously.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-28
BY ellison Gardner.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2S
Legislation to compel the Pullman
company to protect the travelling
public against infection by tuber-
culosis and other diseases and to
observe the ordinary decencies .oi
cleanliness is strongly urged by
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, in charge OF
the bureau Of chemistry of the
department of agriculture.
Following an address by Dr..
Wiley before the National Red
Cross tuberculosis convention In
this city a letter has been address
ed by the governments chemist
to the Pullman company recon-
mending number of reforms
The letter was in answer to a COM
munication from the Pullman
company asking what objections
had been made by those interest
ed in preventing the spread of
tuberculosis on sleeping cars. Sc
far no reply has been made to the
Wiley letter.
1T is my idea," said DIR. Wiley
to your correspondent, that the
public has right to demand pro-
lection against infectious diseases
while travelling in public convey
ances. There is law against
shipping dead body where death
has resulted from an infectious
disease unless proper precautions
have been taken. For some
strange reason, however, there i.
no law to prevent the transporta
ton of live people going about
with equally contagious maladies.
Il suggested to the Pullman
company that people suffering
from consumption should be iso-
lated in travelling. 1t is certain
~ menace to the general public
health to permit a person suf-
fering with tuberculosis to sleep
In the average sleeping car berth
and then to let the berth be occu-
pied by other people without dis
Infection. l have myself travelled
In q Pullman car next to a berth
occupied by person sufferine
with tuberculosis. AS / wrote to
the company, l object to this and