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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-12-31
PARLoR BASKET BALL ANN =.
MS. 81

For the basket ball game IN.
you VIII need the cover of c..n s.
box fer the playing feld. To saoS
of the rim sew a piece of oa aasa ep'
to form a backstop five or siv GuOa'a
high. Each backstop will smna ,uCasI
little basket like that in Fig. Z ''J r,1
make a loop two inches in did,. rn9
out OF a strip of cardboard sew a,us'eI
gether the Tapped ends or fas,n Aug 4
them with a brass fastener ,p,s su
then make small clota saot
glue or sew its upper edge to III.
side of the cardboard ring. NC
Mark out the playing field with
Gil and ruler Draw line or,;
around the field one-half inch ineia"
the rim of the cover for an On..
boundary line "a, Fig. II and
scribe a circle two inches in d,o~.
in the exact center of the field w
and three-quarter circle of tho w..
diameter directly in line with j.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-12-31

Or, take another very general New Years
resolution. that of getting up at certain time
in the morning. When the day dawns any rea-
son whatever is grasped at to evade this. The
weather is too cold, the alarm not loud enough
he is sure his watch is fast, he doesn't really
feel well enough to risk getting up earlier than
usual and, after all, he asks himself, is there
any real reason why he should? thousand-and-
one excuses the average individual will make to
himself rather than perform what he has designed
to do The world. is full of wobblers of this kind,
and the more they wobble the weaker they be-
come.
Another reason perhaps why the average reso-
lution-makers so seldom achieve their purpose is
that they attempt too much. They make two,
three sometimes six resolutions at once, whereas
to carry through one resolution successfully is
quite an admirable feat.
AS Thomas Kempis says:
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NY weakling can made resolutions.
1t needs a strong man to keep
them. That is perhaps why New
Year resolutions are SO often
futile. The strong do not wait for
high days and holy days to amend
their conduct or carry out their re-
solves. They obey Goethe's dictum:
Seize this very minute,
Boldness has genius, power and
noaOio in If
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in addition to using her regular 'u'|
for advancing one of her own Dall''
she fails to flip the ball from ~.
bounds. the other player receives
flips in her next turn. II va"
tipped on to or touches a Dall VI
opposing player, the play conSu'r
a foul, and the opposing player .
take any one of her balls place
the three-quarter circle Co O S
her basket, and have a Tree mp
the basket, in addition TO us,De
regular turn. The player ge''ins
five balls into her basket nrS' s''
Parlor tennis is played wiz v. ,,,sd
"winks" from a game OF luz
winks or two cardboard d'sAS'
Fig. S shows how the tennis ~
is constructed in the cover VI
board box. Rule off the llneS ~ =.
court with ruler and pencn :"
dicated in Fig. 5. Then III
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: HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND CTRIS
]. A. Nicely HALL. and DOROTHY PERKINS
lCopyrighh by A. Nicely Hall ast921n
a REJOICING LANTERN.

Copyright by a. Nicely Halll SEs
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through transparent slides it reflects
opaque pictures placed within it.

opaque pictures placed WITHIN II.
You can construct satisfactory Ian
tern yourself. You must get a box
about 10 by 10 by 20 inches in size,
oil-lamps. or two 16 or 50 candle
power electric lamps with the parts
necessary for connecting them to the
lighting circuit. two lib. baking pow
der cans and two tomato cans, two
pieces of tin about 6 by 10 inches in
size, and a double-convex lens about
8 inches in diameter. The lens from
a lantern or bicycle lamp will do.
Figures and show the inside ar
rangement of the lantern box. Place
the lamps in the corners of the box.
next to the front. and tack in back of
them the piece of tin for reflectors
CA, Figs. 3 and A.. Bend the refec-
tors as shown in Fig. 8.
If oil-lamps are used, their tops will
project through the ventilator holes
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The rejecting lantern is more mag
ical in its operation than q magician
tern because instead of projecting
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-12-31

And it happens that the large army Of peo-
pie who wait for the New Year before effecting
a reformation in their lives seldom success
full in carrying out their Intentions They
not possessed of the spirit of energy and resolu-
ton necessary to achievement. 1t may be
argued that it is better to make good resolutions,
though they not carried out, than not
20 make them at all. This is open to question,
however. Unless one is absolutely determined
20 do what one has decreed, it is perhaps on the
whole better not to make promises to oneself
Unfulflled resolves continually repeated tend to
weaken the character, and to reduce ones faith
N oneself, just as resolutions put into practice
are conducive to strength and sefconfdence.
Very little tends to overbalance the resolutions
4 the average person. In fact, many people well
ZONE any excuse to exonerate them from the
carrying out of their resolves. One individual
determines, let us say, never to lose his temper
de comes down New Years morning with
ct smile his face. Alas! it is short-lived
The whole world seems in conspiracy to drag
him back to his former frame of mind The cof
Zee is cold, the letters which look so alluring
prove to be chiefly bills and begging epistles, he
falls the doorstep as he leaves the house
All these minor annoyances which, if rightly
met, would have helped him to conquer his weak.
ness, serve but to throw him back into his
original state; and before evening he is as bad
as ever he has been.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-12-31

Some people drag the follies and immaturities
of youth into old age. There is wisdom in adj
justing oneself to time to profit by past expert
ences. and to acquire that sense Of proportion
which refuses to magnify trifes into tragedies
and to worry over the inevitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
ERECTING LARGE GARAGE.
Auburn Automobile Company
Have Service Station.

The Auburn Automobile Company has
commenced the erection of large
garage and service station at cath and
Al streets northwest. for which plans
and specifications have been drawn BIZ
b. Stanley simmons. architect. The cost
of the structure will he 100000. The
owners are II. w. Soper and W. T. Nish-
witt. local representative for the Au-
burn automobile. The site now is being
graded and construction work will be
commenced next month
The property will have three stories.
with forntage on Gath and on NJ streets
of $50 and 100 feet. respectively. There
will be an entrance on each frontage
In outer construction it will be built
of rough-teNture brick, with limestone
trimmings. The building will be REIN
forced concrete throughout.
The building will be equipped with an
electric elevator. having Il 5,0o0pound
lifting power. and with vapor vacuum
heating system. Longing and sleeping
rooms will be located in the building
for the use of chauffeurs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
D1FFlcur1Y ExpERENcEDlN RsslneAu1oNEAR OccoouAN

The route led through the District
workhouse grounds. passing Supt.
Whittakers home on the right at the
entrance. After leaving the workhouse
we followed a fairly good macadam-
lied road, descending into Occoquan,
turning to the left after crossing the
big iron bridge across Occoquan creek
tional Capital. Turning to the right
and passing the post office on the
right side of the road. we next turned
to the left in the center of the town,
still following the macadamized road
way. Directly ahead of us from the
center of the town was an old cordu-
,, roy hill, which we avoided.
By turning to the left from the cen
ter of OccoQuan we had a good road
of the macadam type for an entire
mile. When the odometer of the ma
chine registered 25.5 miles we left the
macadam and turned sharply to the
right, dsregarding the large sign
pointing straight ahead, reading Rich"
mond." A red clay road was encoun-
tered at this point on the trip, which
continued for a short distance and was
heavy every foot of the way. On the
higher ground, however. the road had
dried out considerably. At 26.7 miles
we passed a schoolhouse on the right
side of the road and at 27.3 miles turn
ed into a road to the left that Is OBJ
this point that a majority of the mo-
florists lose the way. The road Is be-
tween two high embankments and can
be distinguished by the telegraph poles.
Unless n sharp lookout is kept for the
wires they can be easily missed, the
foliage and trees stand out rather
; prominently a this turn in the road.
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Strike Corduroy Road.

Keeping straight ahead at 2S.5 miles.
with the telegraph wires as a guide.
we came to q stretch of corduroy road
at 2s.s miles. At this point on the
southbound trip we endeavored to pass
a small touring car on the narrow
| road. The little car pulled over to the
side as far as 1t was possible with
out throwing out the occupants, and it
was up to Mr.. Luttrell to- pilot his
"twin-six" around. By skillful maneu-
vering he drove up an embankment OF
dirt and brushwood and came through
without touching the little gasoline
buggy or disturbing its occupants.
After a short run we picked up a
better road and after covering about
two miles forded stream more than
two feet in depth. We struck the
stream at the rate of about twenty
miles an hour and caused the water
to curl over the top of the radiator
cap. putting the first two spark plugs
out of commission for a few seconds.
The carburetor being up near the top
of the hood. the water did not reach
it. and naturally there was no fear
of being stalled in the stream: The
experience was rather exciting for the
moment and soon we were spinning
across a bridge and on to another
good stretch Of gravel roadway.
After covering 1913 miles we pulled
into the, village of pumfries at $40
the center of the town. Keeping
straight ahead through the town at
the crossroads, we crossed a narrow
gauge railroad at 3s.5 miles, fording
Quantico creek at 1856 miles. At 1858
miles we took a decided turn to the
right over heavy, narrow. red clay
road. which led US up between two
trees, giving barely enough room to
pass At this point there are several
signs displayed. 1t Is up to the motor
list to decide whether he wishes to risk
the trip through Chappawamsic swamp
or turn to the right and motor to Jop-
in very bad condition whichever
route is selected. 1t Is a question
which Is the better one.
Believing the route via Joplin to be
the best, we decided to take it. We
found the beginning very unsatisfac-
tory, as the road led up a steep hill,
deep with mud. On top Of this grade,
however. the road was slightly better.
but we made the descent through
Chappawamsic creek. passing an old
ruined mill and fording the creek at
42.5 miles out. Joplin, we found. was
1876 miles from Washington. accord
ing to our odometer. AT 44.2 miles
we turned to the left. passing through
Mount Post Office. 44.6 miles. and
taking the left fork on the outskirts
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RoAD AT MouNr PO,

of the settlement. The road through
here was found in a fairly good con-
dition, a decided improvement over
that which we had just gone over. At
457 miles we turned to the right onto
q fine gravel roadway, which we fol-
lowed a considerable distance.
x X X
Stick to Gravel Road.
Bearing to the right at 48.4 miles, We
stuck to the good gravel roadway, and
when we arrived at the cross roads,
fifty miles, instead of turning sharply
to the right for Garrisonville we kept
straight ahead into Stafford Court
House. We found, upon investigation,
however. that the best route is to turn
to the right at the point mentioned
and motor to Garrisonville and Noun
tain View and thence to Falmouth, in
stead of Stafford Court House to Fall
mouth The distance is about four
miles longer via Garrison"ille, but the
road is in much better condition.
However, as we were DESTROYS of Sc
curing data as to the exact condition of
the road south of Stafford Court House.
we pulled into that town at 4 o'clock
and, turning to the right. continued our
journey to Richmond. Stafford Court
House is 53.2 miles from Washington
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via this route. When about three miles
out from Stafford we found the roads
badly washed and in some places the
thoroughfare could not be distin-
guished from the adjoining land. There
were two steep hills, one about a thir-
tY-five per cent grade, which caused
Mr.. Luttrell to shift his gears for the
first time on the trip up to this point.
Taking the first part of the hill on
high the mud was so deep that the
apron at the front of the car literally
scooped up the surface as we went
along. Drifting back down the hill a
distance of about fifty feet the car was
sent up second time on second gear,
blowing up more of the road and maxi
, ing track for the final attempt. Aft
er run" of about hundred feet the
machine was started in low" and went
over the hill at such a fast clip that 1t
took off the top of the hill as we went
over. No chains We're used on either
one of these grades, which We're two
feet deep with mud in places. Had the
car been equipped with chains it could
probably have negotiated both grades
without changing gears, but as the run
was being made in record time we did
not stop to break out the chains in the
tool box.
There was a sigh of relief when we
turned to the right at $50 miles onto
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1916 Cadillac Deliveries.

A 1916 Cadillac eight-cylinder landau
let. finished in Brewster green and up
holstered in green upholstery. has been
delivered to Mrs. Helen Robertson. and
limousine of the same make, finished in
Calumet green and upholstered in green
freeZette, to Thomas B. Hutchinson.
Cadillac touring cars were also de-
livered during the past week to Mrs
Ella G. Gillett. Admiral Victor Blue
L. S. N. and Senator George Suther-
land. All of the cars were of the
seven-passenger type
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Secures 100 Metz Car Order.

A. ]. Woodruff OF the Cartercar Sales
Company of this city closed one of the
largest contracts recorded in the Ma
tional Capital in several years past.
He signed contract with Chilean
syndicate for one hundred Metz cars of
the touring, roadster and delivery
wagon type, to be delivered in INSTALL
ments, commencing January l, 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
A Vim Truck Purchaser

The latest purchaser of a Vim truck
is r. Z. Sweeny of Bealton. Md.
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buffed leather. The motor is to be of
the four-cylinder enbIoc type and of
not less than thirty horsepower. The
machine will have wheel base of from
1872 to 1875 inches. equipped with de-
mountable rims. while the rear axle is
to be of the semi-fioating type. 1t is
to be provided with high tension
ing system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
BY HOWARD S, FISK.

IHY TITH several stretches of
Nv roadway between the Ma
NM tional Capital and Rich
w mond. Va, still uncom-
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Head for Pohick.

This good gravel roadway extended
the entire distance to the little village
of Pohlck, 1914 miles. 1t is here that is
located the little brick church which
George Washington attended and OF
which he was one of the vestrymen for
years prior TO attending Christ Church
in Alexandria. Turning to the right,
and passing the church on the left, we
followed a fairly good stretch of dirt
road over TO Lorton station on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
ma railroad. 1t was just before reach
ing Lorton that the machine plunged
into a large mud hole about two feet
deep, almost throwing the occupants of
the car out onto the road. For about
nifty feet the road was completely hid
den beneath water, so that it was i'm
possible TO tell exaoyiy what the condi-
lions were under the surface 1t was
the nrst mud bath OF the run. the wind
shield receiving a coat of wet soil SO
thick that il was necessary to get busy
al once in order to see the road
Crossing the railroad tracks at Lor-
ton. ELL miles from Washington, we
proceeded up rather long grade, and
at 2:i0 o'clock arrived at OccoQuan.
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roadway between the Ma
M tional Capital and Rich
w mond, Va, still uncom
pleted, touring conditions
in this section of the Old Dominion are
still far from being ideal, and until
these broken links are put in passable
condition motorists contemplating the
trip are advised to be well prepared
for heavy going. While it is true that
these bad stretches are not of any
great length, still they are what might
be termed heartbreakers." especially
if the moterist should arrive on the
scene following a rainstorm.
This information was secured during
motor trip last Sunday to the Vir-
ginia capital. The trip was made i'll
1916 Packard "twin-six' touring car,
at the wheel of which was Samuel A
LuttrelI, who was accompanied by
Charles c. Milburn and The Stars au-
tom obile reporter The start was made
from The Star Office at 1:45 o'clock in
the afternoon, perfect weather condi-
tons prevailing. The atmosphere was
clear and crisp and "Old Sol" was shin
ing brightly against blue background.
Incidentally it was the initial appear
1nce of 4 cylinder CO.. in the
state OF Virginia.
Proceeding west on Pennsylvania
avenue, We turned southwark at l4th
street. passing the new building Of the
bureau of engraving and printing and
crossing the Highway bridge. Bearing
to the left with the electric car tracks
avoiding the macadamlzed roadway to
the right, which leads to Arlington,
the party proceeded IN southerly di-
rection over a fairly good road of Bel
gian blocks, which later gave way to
a macadamized road in the vicinity of
Four Mile run. At 80 miles we passed
through the little burg of Potomac,
crossed the railroad bridge at 60 miles
Alexandria.
Following the good macadam road
way. entered Alexandria from the
north Via Washington street. On ar
irving at the center of the town, rs
miles, sharp turn was made to the
right into King street, and this thor
oughfare was followed In due west
erly direction bearing into Duke street
Crossing over a small bridge over the
railroad tracks, at 80 miles turn was
made to the left, crossing more rail-
road tracks and picking up" q very
bad stretch of roadway for a short dis
lance to a bridge. This short piece of
road is under Improvement. and while
there a tWo-horse vehicle mired
there mt the time, we managed TO nego-
tiate the bad road on high gear, and
were soon travelling over a good gravel
highway This is where we picked up
the old Telegraph road.
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Continued on Sixth Page.)
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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON D.
ARMY HOSPITAL TO BUY
NEW MOTOR AMBULANCE
Proposals for Vehicle to Be Opened
at Takoma Park
October 81.

The Walter Reed General Hospital at
Takoma Park. D. c.. is to have one of
the latest types of motor-driven am
balances in the near future. according
to present plans Sealed proposals Tor
furnishing the vehicle will be opened
at the hospital October q.
It is to be a combination Limousine
ambulance in design, the entire rear
end to open up with double doors. The
interior is to have a sliding cot, with
the front seat to open with low fore
doors extending up to the seat line.
The body is to have four windows on
each side, giving glass space to the en-
tire side except for pillars. The ap-
proximate overall dimensions of the
body, not including that part occupied
by the drivers seat, are to be: Length,
seven feet ten inches: width, four feet
eight inches, with height of five feet
four inches.
Details of Construction.
The body is to be constructed of thor
oughly seasoned ash frame work and
metal panels, while the roof will be or
sheet metal. The interior of the limou-
sine is to be entirely lined in twenty
two-gauge sheet steel and finished
smooth. The body is to be equipped
with double dooro at the rear, giving
full entrance space. The doors VIII pc
equipped with undertakers wagon lock.
All the windows are to drop into
pockets, the windows to have ebony
finished frames and to have polished
edge plate sliding in yelyet-covered
steel channels.
heavy bar handles. In the rear will be
a single, hinge-folding step, arranged
to turn up under the back edge OF the
body when not in use. The windshield
is to be of the clear vision type. Elec-
trio pillar lamps will be on the front of
the body proper, controlled by switches
at the drivers seat. The ambulance also
will have a rotary lever gong on the
front seat in the lower side panel.
Specifications for Cot.
The floor of the vehicle is to be lined
with linoleum. The cot Is to be placed
on the left side of the body and to be
of the sliding bed type equipped with
standards in the rear and rollers in
front sliding in an inclined metal track,
allowing the cot to be taken entirely
from the body or to rest with one end
on the ground and one end in the body
awaiting patient. The right side is to
be equipped with attendants bench
running the entire length of the body.
This seat is to have spring cushions
that can be moved, allowing seat to be
turned up. The cot and seat will be
trimmed with pantasote. The interior
metal panels are to be white enameled.
Two electric lights will be provided in
the ceiling of the car. 1t is also 10
have a medicine cabinet, water cooler
and linen chest under the head Of the
cot.
The exterior of the ambulance is to be
of baked enamel of dark blue, with the
drivers seat upholstered in hand
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-23
BULGARS DEFEATED
NEAR LESKOYATS
Important Victory of Serbians Said
to Secure Safety Of Part of the
Nish Railroad.
GERMANS REPORT A VICTORY

PARIS, Nov. 22.-The report that
the Serbians have won an important
victory over the Bulgarians near
Leskovats, on the Nlsh-salonlki rail-
road, twenty-five miles south Of Nish,
is corroborated in a dispatch received
today from the Serbian minister at
Athens.
The message says that after a battle
or several days, in which the Bulgariaus
sustained enormous losses, the remhcnts
OF their army fled in disorder to tho
eastern bank Of the Morava river.
The victory is regarded as a definite
one. the message says, securing that
part Of the line from further attack for
some time.
BERLIN. Nov. 22.-CVia London 1.-The
capture OF more than $500 Serbians was
announced by the German war office to-
day. Five cannon and four machine guns
were taken in the field OF operations,
while, in the Novpazar arsenal, fifty
large mortars and eight cannon Of an
old type we're found.
The text Of the official statement on
the Balkans ls as follows:
Near secanica, in the Ibar valley
Serbian rear guards we're repulsed
An entrance to the Lab valley on both
sides Of Padujev has been forced.
More than $500 prisoners were taken,
and also quantities OF guns and NUM-
tons"
MonteneErins Defeat Austrianr.
PARIS, Nov. 22.-An official com
munication issued by the Montenegro
army headquarters was given out here
today by the Montenegrin consulate, as
follows:
our Sanjak army was attacked on
November 20. along the entire front, more
theoretically on the Drlna and Linn
rivers. Everywhere the enemy was re-
pulsed.
"on the other fronts there we're ar
tillery battles"