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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
NEWS FROM TOYLAND
planning the Toys.
By FREDERIC J. HASKN.

the aim of the Kindergarten. Today the
woman who wishes to train her little girl
in the womanly arts may find abundant
gifts in Santa Claus bundle to enable
her to do so. A thoroughly equippea
miniature kitchen will enable her to teach
her little daughter the art Of cooking.
with all thought of work left out. A
sewing machine and a sewing basket will
give her a liberal ira ming in the art of
needlework. For the boy there is a
many other attractions.
The child Of the. present day may be-
come zoologist, a geographer and an
ct h n ologist almost
Animal Toys without knowing it.
Gill r The animal toy still
surpa SeS every
other kind i'm the heart of the child. and
the toymaker has learned his lesson by
and look with open-mouthed wonder at
the cow. the horse, the sheep and the pig.
With dolls and animals the child may be
taught on what parts of the globe they
are found. what their habits are and
what their traits.
One of the most interesting museums
in the world is the toy museum which
has been opened at Sonneberg, Germany.
In this museum is to be found every
kind and character of toy that has
amused the children of the ages. 1t Is
aimed to make 1T the most complete in
stitutiOn of it's kind in the world, and to
tell the whole story Of toyland from the
day of the rude wooden doll of prehistoric
times down to the most delicately fash
Toned and clothed walking and talking
doll and the most perfect mechanical toy
of the present day. 1t is here that Santa
Claus makes his headquarters at all sea-
sons of the year, and the American boy
ard girl who can take trip to Some
berg will never doubt that Santa Claus
really lives and that he constantly has
their interests at heart.
TOmOrrOw-NEWS FROM TOYLAND.
H.-MAkING PLAYTHINGS.
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OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY /
OF PILGRIMS LANDING
Members of Congregational
Churches Hold Supper
and Celebration.

In commemoration Of the landing OF the
Pilgrims at Plymouth. Mass. the Congre-
gational Club last night held a celebration
and supper at the First Congregational
Church. 10th and G streets northwest.
Although the anniversary of Fore
fathers day falls on Thursday. the Con-
gregational churches of this city united
yesterday in its observance. A commits
tee composed of women representing the
First Congregational, the Ingram Me-
mortal and the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional churches prepared the supper,
which was served in courses.
Addresses Applauded.
More than 100 persons attended the
affair and applauded the post-prandial
speeches. An address by Rev. Arthur III.
Smith of China, vice president Of the
national council of the Congregational
churches of the world, was a feature OF
the celebration.
DIR. Smith took as his theme "Conere-
gationalsm and World Citizenship" and
for more than an hour told of the work
of that church in all quarters of the
globe. He concluded by voicing a plea
for the union of all churches i'm doing the
Lords work.
A particularly high tribute was paid 10
the accomplishments or the ChlneSe race,
especially during the last decade DIR.
Smith in a humorous manner chided the
American people for the high estimation
they have of themselves.
John p. Sleman, jr., president OF the
club, presided over the supper. and music
was furnished by j. Walter Humphrey,
who sang, and there was duet by Mr..
Humphrey and William Wall Whiddit
The grace and benediction We're said by
Rev. DR.. Fanklin Nobel.
Special Guests Present.
Among the special guests of the even
ing were Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Samuel III.
Woodrow, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church; Rev. DR.. Frank j. Good
win. the newly installed pastor OF the
Mount Pleasant Church, and Mrs Good
win: Rev. George o. Little. Mrs. NJ. Ross
Fishburn and Col. John Tweedale.
The supper was in charge of the follow
ing committee: Mrs. E. w. Woodruff.
chairman: Miss Peabody, Mrs. w. M
Burt, Mrs. j. III. Washburn, Mrs. E. q.
Hinton and Mrs. George lde.
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rHos. J. OWEN & son. AUCT1oNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE IN THE SUBDI-
VISION KNOWN AS BARRY FARM.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust. duly re-
corded in Liber No. 1853. folio 207 ct seq, of
the land records of the District of Columbia, and
at the request of the party secured thereby. the
under signed surviving trustee will sell at public
auction. in front Of the premises. FRIDAY.
THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER.
AID 1910 AT A QUARTER TO FIVE O'CLOCK
PM the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. land and premises.
situate In the county of Washington. District Of
Columbia and designated and being part Of
lot eight 80 in section six t6, Except what has
been conveyed to Emma Scott by deed dated
November To- 1892 In o. D. Howard J. X.
EIvans and s G. Pomeroy. trustees. subdivision
Of part of Saint Elizabeth: called Barry Farm.
according to plat recorded In surveyors Office Of
said District in Liber Levy Court No. 2. foios
and 2.
Terms of sale: One-third cash. balance paw
able In one and two years. with interest at six
per centum per annum. payable semi annually.
from day Of sale. secured by deed OF trust upon
the property sold. all cash. at the option of
the purchaser. deposit Of 500 will be required
at tune of sale JOHN r.. FOBLE.
dc13.1 11.20.22 Surviving Trustee.
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ADAM 4. wEsCHLER. AUCTIONEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE SALOON
AND HOTEL BUSINESS. AT NO 1O7 9TH
STREET NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON d. C.
Under the terms OF certain deed of trust
ehsttels, recorded In Liber No. 1858 at folio
394 ct SEQ, OF the land records OF the District
Of Columbia. the undersigned win offer for sale
at public auction. on THURSDAY, DECEM-
Der TWENTY-NINTH. 1910, AT ELEVEN
in trade. retail liquor license and lease Of the
saloon and hotel business located at No. IO7
6th street northwest Washington, D. c.
Terms Of sale: Cash; deposit of five hun
dred dollars required at time of purchase and
balance to be paid within fifteen days from
ready for transfer within that time All
transfers conveyancng and notary fees at cost
Of purchaser. The trustee reserves the right
TO resell I'm of default at the cost and
risk Of defaulting purchaser after five DAYS adj
vcrtisement in The Evening Star.
JOSEPH \. BURkART Trustee
de20-d. SuGdbs 516 COrcoran Rldp
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FUTURE DAYS
ADAM \. wESCHLER, AUCTIONEER.
CHANCERY SALE OF TWO-STORY BRICE
DWELLING, NO. 400 STREET SOUTH

CHANCER1 SALE OF TWO-STOR1 BRICK
DWELLING, NO. 400 STREET SOUTH
WEST
BY virtue of decree of the Supreme Court
of the District OF Columbia. passed in Equity
cause No 29G6S. the undersigned trustee will
sell at public auction. In front of the premises.
on WEDNESDAY. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH
DAY OF DECEMBER. AID. 1910 AT HALE
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
scribed land and premises. situate in the city of
Washington. in the District of Columbia. and
designated and being the east 25 feet of lot
8 In square A99, together with the improvements
thereon.
Terms of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money tn he paid in cash. and the balance in
two equal installments. payable in one and two
years. with interest at 9 per centum per an
mum. payable sami-annually. from day Of sale.
secured by deed of trust upon the property sold.
or all cash, at the option Of the purchaser. A
deposit of 5000 will be required of the purchaser
at the time of sale. All conveyaneing. record
ing and notarial fees at the cost of the pur-
chaser. Terms of sale to be complied with
within fifteen days from day of sale. otherwise
the trustee reserves the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost of the defauIting pur-
chaser. after five days advertisement of such
resale in some newspaper published in the city
of Washington. D. C..
WILLIAM F.. AMBROSE Trustee,
Appeals building. 5th and E SITS. NV.
do1G-d&dS eYSu
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Funeral of George F. Gator.

Funeral services for George Franklin
Gator, a contractor and builder of this
city, who died at Providence Hospital
last Sunday morning. were held at 1890
o'clock this morning at the residence,
So 10Th street northwest. Burial was
private. Mr.. Gator was Q native Of Mary
land, but had lived in Washington for
thirty-dve years.
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rHos. J. OWEN & SON. AUCT1oNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF THREE Two,sToRY
SOC TWELFTH STREET SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue of certain deed OF trust duly re.
corded in Liber No. $780, folio AT ct seq. or
the land records Of the District of Columbia,
the undersigned trustees will sell at public anc-
DAY; THE TwENTTY ;FIRsTT DAY Da1,p OF rE,,. DE;
O'CLOCK P NJ the following described land and
premises, situate in the city OF Washington,
District Of Columbia. and designated as and be-
ing part Of original lot numbered in square
at the northwest corner Of said lot and run
ming thence east along line of south E street 6S
feet to the west line of that part of lot 6 con-
by deed dated October Is. 1908. and recorded
in Liner 3114, folio 2s3; thence running south
"a $40 feet to the south line of that part OF
said lot G conveyed to Mary A. Biegler by deed
90 1905 and recorded in I4iber 2S79. folio 1SS.
of the land records Of the District Of Columbia:
thence west along said south line 6S feet. more
or less to the east line OF lZtn street; 6nense INC.
to the place of beginning, together with the
Terms OF sale: One-third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in two equal
instailments payable in one and two years. with
interest at per centum per annum payable
deed Of trust upon the property sold. or all
cash. at the option Of the purchaser. deposit
of 5000 will be required Mt time Of sale. All
conveyancing, recording. ETC., at cost of pur-
chaser Terms of sale to be complied with
within Is days from day OF sale otherwise the
after five days advertisement OF such resale in
some newspaper published In WASHINGTON: ID. e.
FRANK A. JONES.
de9-d&iseS Trustees.
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1t has been estimated that the cost of
the 1910 expedition of Santa Claus into
the homes Of the children of the United
States will be at least spOO0.O0O. and
that the total weight of the cargo Of toys
he brings with him will approximate
hundred thousand tons, to say nothing of
the millions of pounds of candy and nuts
he also brings. Thousands OF people
work all the year getting ready for the
night before Christmas. In the town of
Sonneberg, Germany, there is a training
school where ne of the special lines OF
instruction is that of designing toys.
Men travel all over the world in search
of new ideas and new things with which
to entertain and amuse the children of the
world. Margaret Steiff, who has been
called the Queen of Toyland" because
of her splendid work in the production
of lifelike toys. employed two OF her
nephews to travel in all chimes through
out the year in search of new ideas Tor
the making of attractive toys.
The father of the popular-priced tin
toy is Fernand Martin of Paris. during
his active years as a designer of toys ne
made about 100 models. One OF the chief
characteristics of his work, like that or
Fraulein Steiff, is the lifelike appearance
and action of the playthings he DESIGNS.
One of these is tippler, who begins
to reel as soon as he lifts his glass to
his lips. Another is a tin porter with
his favorite broom. who holds out his
hand for the customary tip the minute
he begins to WELD his brush.
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ADAM A. WESCHLER. AUCTIONEER

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. ETC. BY Arc
TION TO PAY STORAGE CHARGES
On SATURDAY. DECEMBER TWENTY
FOURTH. 1910. AT HALF-PASr NINE
O'CLOCK AN, l will sell by public auction ar
Weschlers. 900 Pa. ave. NV. Furniture etc
stored in the following names: Carl Bengiman
Mrs. Maria Reid, Mrs. c. f.. Zimmerman Mrs
Pauline Mack. Mrs Maria Bowie. All parties
interested will piease take notice.
Terms cash T.. f.. CARNEAL
de17-d&dbs,eSu 1I05 7th ST NV
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TOMORROW.
ADAM 4. WESCHLER, AUCTIONEER.
Three Story and Cellar
Brick Dwelling, No. 1887
b Street northeast, by
MuucH1nr0-

Rv virtue of powers vested in the undersigned.
viii sell by public auction, in front Of I'll, the
premises on WEDNESDAY. THE IME ;CT1D
O'CLOCK PM. sublot Is square 1854, TO-
gether with improvements thereon
Terms: One-third cash, balance in one ana
two wears or all cash. A deposit of 500 re,
quired sale Terms Of sale to be recaqains
etc at purchasers cost Title to he good or no
sale. ADAM A. WESOnLIn' Aue''
de13-d&is eSu
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Thomas f. Upshur, fifty years old,
of Caroline county. Va. died at his home
Saturday night after a short illness.
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High School Building Advocated.

Henry w. Blair, member of the board of
education, addressed the association,
speaking briefly of the needs of a new
Eastern High School The school suituac
ton. he stated, is not an easy one to
grasp. The needs of 1.-THE system are SO
great, he added. that it is difficult to
understand which Of them is of the most
Importance.
me board OF education. he stated. is
anxious to do the right thing by the
parents of the children. and it Is the aim
of the board to eventually get for the city
of Washington an educational system that
will reflect credit to the nation. He as
sured his hearers that the board will do
everything in its power to get q new
Eastern High School
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While the majority of toys are design
ed on purpose, some of the most remark
able successes have
ORIGIN of the been brought out large
ly as a matter of acct
Teddy Bear. dent. A notable illus
tration Of this was the Teddy bear. Toy
bears had been on the market for years
preceding the Roosevelt bear hunt in
Mississippi, but none of them possessed
that peculiarly funny expression winch
later served to make the Teddy bear a
hit. When the story of Roosevelts re-
fusal to shoot a battered bear was pub
lished Clifford X. Bergman, now car
toonist of The Washington Star. drew the
picture of the little bear that has become
familiar to the entire world. Bergman
thought little about his picture, but the
morning after it appeared he received a
letter from former Senator William r..
Chandler, who said it was the FUNNIEST
cartoon he had ever seen.
President Roosevelt was pleased with
his little teammate and confessed that his
whole family had joked him considerably
about it. The next Christmas Mr. Ber-
ryman made a special calendar for Mr..
Roosevelt, with Teddy bear in typical
attitude before each month. This so
pleased the President that he invited Mr..
Bergman to a private interview. In
tnat interview ne COIlIeSSeu ludl ITO "AA0
had taken the calendar from him, say
ing that she was not willing to take the
chance of having some political friend Of
his appropriate" it. This interview re-
suited in the Teddy bear becoming the
badge of the Roosevelt administration.
1t was about this time that the German
toymakers' scouts for new ideas came
along and saw in the Teddy bear a rare
chance for the making Of popular toy.
Without let or license from Mr.. Berry
man, they carried his creation back to
Germany and soon had all shapes and
sizes of Teddy bears on the market. That
year happened to be very depressing
one to the German toymakers. and the
immediate rage of the toy acted as life
saver for their business.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
c. Gs SLOAN & CO., INC. AUCTS.. I4v7 ST.
SALE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICE FURNITURE,

c. G. SLOAN { CO.. INC. AUCrs.. I4O7 ST.
SALE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICE FURNITURE
CARPETS. iSsTRUMExrs. ETC. M Az
of the Interior to u.s. dated pee eea 1910
T s + SsH rf9 ss,c on
= and T sts.; promptly at TEN An. follow
Ing q s ss5 # the fss.
ing at Freedmen's Hospital. 4th and College s.s.,
.S lot q ,aSs. sas sS "er.
stools. Old Law Books. File Cases. washstands.
carpet sweepers, Graphophone Carpets. Lad
Tanks. Electric Light Fixtures. valves. Fipe.
Fittings. Steam Engine. etc.
goods TO be removed Immediately after the sale
without delay. at the purchasers expense az
Large cash deposits required from all purchasers.
and all bills must be settled ON day Of sale 4
may be seen i at the ONCE Of, 80
c. G. SLOAN & CO.. INC. AUCTs-. 1407 G ST.
ADAM A. wESCnLER. AUCTIONEER.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF TwO-sTORY
crane D w ;HsGoS ne 1904 STREET
The District of Columbia. holding . Probate
eea nss a on aae 1896 n sSe nne s
signed administrator will sell by public auction
Il EST f IN a STe OF Tie r
AT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm. the following de-
the original plat or plan Of Uniontown more
Gently known Anacostia. District Of Column
bia, according TO Fox and Van Hooks subdivi-
sion as recorded in the surveyors office in the
District of Columbia together with the improve
nients, consisting of frame dwelling with good
frame stable in the
Terms of sale: One third of the purchase
money to he paid in cash. and the balance in
two equal installnents. payable in one and two
years. with interest at six per centum per an
rum. payable semi-annually. from day Of sale.
secured nv deed Of trust upon the property sold.
all cash. at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit Of 5000 will be required OF the purchaser
at the time of sale All conveyancirg recording
and notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser.
Terms of sale to he complied with within fifteen
days from day Of sale. otherwise the undersigned
administrator reserves the right to resell the
property at the SIX and cost of the defaulting
purchaser. after I've days advertisement of such
resale in some newspaper published in the city
of Washington. D. C..
GEORGE s. BALDWIN. Administrator
A. COULTER WELLS. Attorney.
Century building. deS dads, eSu
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trying to find something which would be
as popular as the
Trying to Find Teddy bear. but
xry. without success.
finds new worlds to conquer and meets
with as warm reception as in his native
America. Last year England took the
craze, and it is said that 100000 Teddy
bears were sold in that country during
the year, which means that there are
more toy bears than children in England.
The English dressed theirs and often sold
two heads with a single body. One was
a dolls head and the other bear head,
so that the child could have doll or bear,
as it preferred. This year Russia and
Japan have taken a liking to the Teddy
bear.
One of the most charming animal sto-
ries of the day has a Teddy bear os one of
of New Orleans owns dog whose surly
traits won for him the name Ferocious.
When a puppy he had little bear cub as
playmate. The cub died and Ferocious
was disconsolate. One day, walking down
the street with his mistress, he spied a
Teddy bear in a window. He jumped
through the window and brought the
bear out with him. Miss Gilmore paid
for the new-found pet, and wherever the
dog goes he insists upon carrying his
Teddy bear with him.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Tug Capt Toby. towing lighter from
Broad creek to the Eastern branch;
schooner John Branford, oysters in the
shell at Alexandria for the market; yacht
Grayling, at Benefits boatyard to haul
for winter attention; schooners E. c.
Adams, S. A. Colbourn Nicholas, Nettie
May, Mary and Rebecca and Battling joe
oysters in the shell from the Potomac
beds; tug Winship, at Georgetown with
light coal carrying boats; tug Camilla,
with tow from a down-river point; scow
Simmons. light, at Alexandria to load
when conditions will allow.
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Cross-Town Cars Wanted.

James l.. Parsons, chairman of the
street railway committee, reported what
had been done in the matter of getting
a cross-town car line on 18th street east
He was informed that Col. A. E. Randle
had obtained charter to build a road
along 18th street, but that the charter
had been forfeited because of failure to
build the road.
Gen. S. s. Yoder, president of the WASH
lngton, Spa Spring and Gretta railway;
Charles s. Shields, Capt. ]. M. Potter and
street railways. 1t was proposed that the
Capital Traction company construct a
line from Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street southeast to H street northeast.
and that its line be extended from Sth and
+ streets northeast to 18th and F streets
northeast. Capt. Potter said he favored
reciprocal transfers between the three
lines
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Fads and Inventions
Utilized in TOYS.

$40 49, the future might
rebuild the civilization of the present day
upon the evidence of the toys Of the
world. He would find toys which would
tell of the discovery Of the north pole,
toys that would tell of the rise of the
aeroplane and the dirigible balloon. toys
that would proclaim the Roosevelt At
rican hunt, the Taft smile the merry
widow hat and the hobble skirt.
The present year has witnessed the de-
signing OF many new toys. One Of these
is a rabbit concealed beneath the head of
a cabbage. When wound up the rabbit
pokes out his head. works it around,
moves his ears, opens his mouth and then
goes back into his burrow to the tune of
THE Sand Man" from THE Dollar Prin-
cess There is another toy known as
the Roosevelt nut-cracker. warranted to
crack any nut that ever Santa Claus
placed in Christmas stocking. little
flying machine. known as the High Fly
well as a popular toy. 1t is constructed
on the helicoptic principle and will fly
eco feet into the air or quarter of a
mile horizontally. Aviators use it to de-
termine the direction and velocity of the
wind preliminary to flight, and the aver
age boy finds it an entertaining toy.
The child who has found delight in a
sand bank mill will welcome the arrival
Of a toy which VIII add new charm to
playtime in the sand 1t consists of a
large hopper with release waive, an in
clined railway with a sand car, and a box
into which to dump the carloads of sand.
There are also little pie plates for MAX
ing mud pies.
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LOAN COMPANIES.
WHEN WE SAY

MONEY LOANED on NDORSED NOTES;
easy payments business confide.. tial
CHARLES R. ORME. Room e12. Dime SAY.
sngs Bank bldg. eth and NV.
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One of the most interesting toys in the
world is owned by a Washington govern
ment clerk. It
Makes Toy Theater is toy the
for His Little Girl. his ut naoe a 10,
during his odd moments 1t has full
equipment of actors and actresses. aero
bats, clowns, performing animals and
everything one might see in high-cass
vaudeville theater. His little daughter
frequently entertains her friends at the
alter parties in her own private theater.
Her father has ransacked the whole
realm of toydom in his search for the
professional people who make up the
characters on this little stage.
The present tendency in toy designing
is to make toys which will carry into the
playroom the theories of the kindergarten.
To disguise the labor of learning IN
sugar-coated pills of play has long been
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The toy designers ever since have beef
trying to find something which would b.