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THE PINEHURST
experiment at Plattsburg left much to be
desired.
The consequence was that we decided
it quite useless to organize until we could
use a gun and not a simulating machine,
and use modern and not ancient trans
portation. The vindication of the attitude taken
and prospect of a useful equipment came
sooner than expected. Everyone has read
how the Bene gun failed utterly when
used by the regular army against Villa
at Columbus, and also that emergency
orders were at once placed for motor
equipment the moment the punitive expe
dition started.
These factors together with the imme
diate prospect of a Federal militia bill
passing Congress give us hope that an
other year we can enlist under the Federal
Government with modern equipment and
regular West Point instruction. In this
event we have already enough local sup
port to do credit to the Sandhill spirit.
Humor
We have been urged on divers occa
sions to devote a small section of our
invaluable journal to humor. Eeplying
that we lacked that immortal quality in
An Index of Political Opinion
On Wednesday everyone knew that at
one o'clock the President was to address
Congress assembled upon a critical phase
of our relations with the German Empire,
and of course everyone in the village as
well as the whole country was eager and
anxious to know what it was about, and
its purport.
While still at lunch, a little before two
o'clock, Mr. Leonard Tufts read to the
guests in the dining room of the Holly
Inn a telegram to the effect that the
President had sent his now famous mes
sage to Germany, saying that they would
have to give up the submarine warfare
on merchantmen entirely or else the
United States would sever diplomatic
relations.
The telegram was received with the
greatest enthusiasm and applause, which
was apparently unanimous. This is a
pretty fair indication of the state of
feeling in the country. For the guests of
the hotel are not of any one political
faith, or party, or from any one section,
or any one lineage. They represent a
cross section of the substantial business
men of the country.
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KLU-KLUX . ATTENDING THE SANDHILL FAIR AT PINEHURST
our composition, the retort was that we
should go out into the wilderness of words
printed every week with a pair of shears
and gather the best gems available.
Taking this suggestion we submit that
the very zenith of the week 's wit, and the
trophy in the President's division for
wags was supplied and goes to the Hon.
William J. Bryan. We quote from his
statement to the New YorTc Times last
Thursday
"If we must have war, it is better to
postpone it until after this war is over.
Then it will be our war with the nation
with which we have our dispute, and we
can decide when to go in and when to
come out."
This is a splendid idea. We suggest
that Labor Day, being a vacation, would
serve very well to go in, and that we
come out at least on time to attend the
Harvard-Yale football game. We cannot,
however, regard with anything but serious
disapproval Mr. Bryan's refusal to send
his receipt for going out to the King of
Servia, whom we feel sure would
appreciate it.
Wfahingr
I wisht I wuz a hummin' bird.
I'd nest in a wilier tree.
Den noth'n' but supp'n' wut goes on
wings
Could ever git to me.
I wisht I wus a snake. I 'd crawl
Down in a deep stump hole.
Noth'n' 'u'd venture down in dar,
Into de dark en col'.
But jis' a nigger in his shack,
Wid de farlight in de chinks
Supp'n' kin see him ever' time
He even so much as winks. ,
It's a natchel fac' dat many a time
I wisht I was supp'n' wil';
A coon or a' owl or a possum or crow
Leas 'ways, a little while.
I'd lak to sleep in a holler gum
Or roost in a long-leaf pine,
Whar nothin' 'u'd come to mess wid me
Or ax me whar I 's gwine.
John Charles McNeill.
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