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VOL. V., NO. 2
PIXEIIUIiST, X. C. NOV. 22, 1901
PKICE TIIJiEE CENTS
OTTO AND THE AUTO.
'Tls strange how fashion makes us change the
objects we admire;
We used to sing the tireless steed, but now the
steedless tire.
So Otto bought an auto, so as not to be antique,
But the thing was autocratic,
As well as automatic,
And the auto wouldn't auto as it ought to so to
speak.
He thought to get an auto-operator for the work,
And first he tried a circus man and then he tried
a Turk,
For he knew the circus man drove fifty horses
with success
And if n man be shifty
Knough to manage fifty,
It's palpable enough he ought to manage one
horse-less.
As for the Turk, 'tis also plain, deny it if you
can,
He ought to run an auto, since a Turk's an Otto
man,
'Twas all no use so Otto moved to Alabama,
purely
That he might say, "I'm Otto,
From Mobile, and my motto:
A Mobile Otto ought to run an automobile
surely.' "
Then Otto sought to auto on the auto as he
ought to,
But the auto sought to auto as Otto never
thought to,
So Otto got hot, oh, very hot! as he ought not to,
And Otto said, "This auto ought to auto, and it's
got to."
And Otto fought the auto, and the auto it fought
Otto,
Till the auto also got too hot to auto as it ought to,
And then, Great Scott! the auto shot to heaven
so did Otto
Where Otto's auto autos now as Otto's auto
ought to.
Edmund Vance Cooke, in Smart Set.
THE BERKSHIRE OPEN,
An Ideal, Quiet Family Resort With
First Class Service.
INVITING HOME COMFORTS.
The Berkshire is the first of the list of
popular Pinehurst hotels to open this
year and no doubt will again be the
scene of many pleasant hours spent by
the visitors who yearly fill this pleasant
hostlery.
Built originally without regard to
economy oi space, the Beikshhe covers
.in extensive area, is distinctively cottage-like
in architecture and appearance,
and so arranged that an abundance of
sunlight and air reaches every room in
t he building. It is essentially home-like
iu its appointments and arrangement. It
is rather impressive than imposing and
in lieu of magnitude the Berkshire offers
coziness, convenience and genuine com
fort. It has all the charm of a delightful
home supplemented by all that modern
enterprise and taste can provide in the
way of hotel accessories and conven
iences, such as steam heat, electric light,
bath and toilet rooms, excellent cuisine
and prompt and courteous service
throughout. This hotel accommodates
about one hundred guests ; the rates are
moderate and vary chiefly according to
size and location of room. A number of
bright, large airy rooms are located on
the first or ground floor. These are
especially desirable on account of conti
guity to the parlors, writing rooms, din
ing room and office.
The entire house is furnished well and
in good taste. During the past summer
it has been renovated and decorated and
the interior presents a most attractive
appearance. The main entrance hall is
spacious, finished in light blue and at once
creates a pleasing impression. To the
left of the main doors is the staircase
and to the right, the ladies parlor; while
which tend to facilitate the dining room
service and contribute to the attractive
ness of the hotel as a home.
The new steam heating system which
has just been installed is a most attrac
tive feature. The heat is generated at
the village power house, about a half
mile away, and the supply of heat is
abundant day and night. Specially con
structed graduating valves on the radia
tors allow the occupants of the room to
regulate the degree of heat to suit indi
vidual taste and to keep the rooms, if
desired, either at an absolutely uniform
temperature or to vary it according to
inclination day or night. The entire
house is supplied with this' heating sys
tem. '
Broad verandas extend along the
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directly in front is the dining room. The
ladies parlor, cheerful and inviting, is
finished in an olive tint on Louis XIV
style of decoration and affords a pleasant
retreat for quiet chats.
To the left of the main hall we find
the writing room, well equipped with
easy chairs and tables, finished in oak
and supplied with windows on both
sides, making it always bright and light.
On the extreme left h the main parlor,
30x45 feel, which is finished in pink
and pale blue, with the ceiling frescoed
in the style of Louis XIV. This room
is used for general gatherings and social
functions. In addition to the steam heat
there is a large brick fire-place which,
with its log fire, lends a very inviting
appearance
The dining room is a spaciou, well
lighted apartment and seats about 125
guests. The walls are finished in tena
cotta and the ceiling, decorated in sterio
relief designs, is panelled in lighter hues.
The kitchen and serving rooms are
amply large, perfectly ventilated, con
veniently arranged and equipped with
all the best modern appliances, all of
front and sides of the house and, where
there is a northern exposure, glass wind
breaks keep off the direct current. Mr.
F. B. Kimball of Eagle Inn, Orwell, Vt.,
is in charge of the Berkshire and is ably
assisted by Mrs. Kimball in looking after
the welfare of guests. Mr. Kimball's
past experience in running popular fam
ily resorts and his manner of conducting
the Berkshire in former seasons have
done much to add to the popularity of
this .delightful hotel and incidentally
win for him many friends who will be
pleased to learn that he is still here.
The Berkshire, its able management,
the improyements constantly being made
to it, and its consequent popularity as
a winter home for refined people, is a
decided factor in the success which has
attended Mr. Tufts efforts to make Pine
hurst the queen of southern winter
resorts.
The Outlook is a resorters' news
paper and aims to entertain and amuse in
addition to giving its readers all the
news. Subscription price, 50 cents for
the six months' season.
Pinehurst's Attractive Collection of Hand
some Chinese Pheasants.
THE AYIARY IN THE DEER PARK.
Judge Denney, former United States
consul to China, was an enthusiastic
ornithologist and the bird-life of the
flowery kingdom was to him a never
failing source of interest and amusement.
On his return home he brought with him
a number of specimens of the most inter
esting varieties, including a lot of Mon
golian or Chinese pheasants. Believing
that the climatic conditions of that sec
tion were best adapted to their propaga
tion, he sent them to Oregon. Here for
several years they were carefully treated
and the experiment of propagation
proved a success. That state is now
well stocked with specimens of this beau
tiful oriental bird.
Later, several pairs of different species
were sent to Massachusetts where it was
found they could be successfully propa
gated, and in one more instance the
Orient has been required to share with
the Occident its wealth of charm and
beauty. For the Chinese pheasant is
surely a beautiful bird; and with its
oddly arranged and brilliant plumage
combined with its peculiar habits, it
offers a most interesting study to the
ornithologist.
It is the purpose of Mr. Tufts to make
the'zoloogical and ornithological attrac
tions of Pinehurst an especial source of
amusement and interest to visitors and
with this idea in view, he has secured a
number of the most beautiful specimens
of this Chinese pheasant for the Pine
hurst park. The selection made by Mr.
Tufts consists of fifteen pairs of Mon
golian pheasants, one pair of golden
pheasants, a silver cock and chuck and
one beautful Amherst cock. An aviary
has been built near the deer park and
this interesting family will always be
found "at home'' to callers.
Next Thursday will be Thanksgiving
Day. Many will observe it in its real
signicance by attending divine worship
on that day; many others will not
observe it at all; yet all of us, if we
attempted to return thanks on that day
for all the mercies and blessings of the
preceding year, would spend the entire
twenty-four hours in one devout prayer
of gratitude and then fall far short of
expressing all the thanks that the events
of the past year have given occasion for.