THE riNEHUKS T OUTLOOK.
A Contract Job.
"I was only ten years old when I se
cured my first contract," said the well
known contractor, who was in a talkative
mood.
"My father was living on a farm at the
time, and as winter drew nigh he con
ceived the plan of turning the little creek
that ran through the farm into a hollow
near by, thus forming a pond from which
to cut ice during the winter.
"My father figured up the cost, and
finding that it amounted to more than he
had thought it would, was about to give
it up, when I looked the situation over,
and told him that I would take the con
tract for 10. lie laughed and told me
to go ahead, not dreaming for an instant
that I would have ambition enough to be
gin on the work, as up to that time T had
not shown a liking for hard labor.
"1 called the boys of the neighborhood
together, and placed the situation before
them. The nearest pond was a matter of
ten miles away, and even a boy with a
pair of brand-new skates did not thrill at
the prospect of walking that far for a
skate. I showed them how, with a little
work, we could have a place to skate
right at home. They fell in with the
idea, and we went to work to carry out
the plan.
uWe were over a month working at it;
that is, the other boys were, while I stood
around and bossed the job.
"1 was proud of the work when it was
finished, and I think my father was, too,
although he couldn't see for the life of
him how I managed to secure so much
help for nothing.
"With the first heavy freeze there was
a rush for the pond by the boys that was
only equalled by the rush away from it
when father discovered them there and
started after them with a horsewhip.
"lie said that he wasn't goin to have
'a lot of fine ice split by a pack of pesky
boys skatin' on it.'
"I think the incident had a certain in
fluence upon my choice of a profession,
as it taught me that there was money iu
contracting." Detroit Free Press.
A story is told among the country peo
ple hereabouts, that in the early days
before railroads were known and when
highways were few, the members of the
legislature were compelled to travel to
and from Raleigh on horseback or afoot.
At the end of the session on their return
journey the lawmakers were expected to
stop at every collection of houses and tell
the people all about the new laws enacted.
It is said that one old legislator, in mak
ing his report to a group of people, said
that the legislature had just made a law
that every woman who had a big mouth
should have two husbands, on hearing
which every woman in the audience tried
to make her mouth appear as large as
she could. But, when he continued and
told that the law also provided that wo
men with small mouths should have three
husbands the ladies all tried to compress
their mouths to make them look as small
possible.
Magistrate (to prisoner) : "You say,
Uncle 'Rastus, that you took the ham
because you are out of work and your
family are starving. And yet I under
stand that you have four dogs about the
house." Uncle 'Rastus: "Yes, sah;
but I wuddent arsk my family to eat
dogs, yo honah !" Xev York Sun.
Vegetable
Sponges
LUFFAHS, DISH RAGS
Are especially fine this year,
15 to 18 inches long. We will
send them postpaid at 10
cents each, either prepared
and ready for use, or in orig
inal shell and with seeds in
side, to any address as long
as they last.
The Pinehurst Nurseries
PUNGENCIES.
He "Is this the first time you've ever
ben in love, darling?" She (thought
lessly) "Yes, but it's so nice that I hope
it won't be the last." London Punch.
Every woman who has nursed a cross
husband through a sickness wonders
how any nurse can fall in love with the
man in her care, and marry him. Ex
change. M. De France : "You wind up ze clock
to make him go?" English Tutor:
"Exactly !" M. De France : "Zen what
for you wind up ze beesiness to make
him stop?" Jewelers' Weekly.
"I told the editor I had some poetical
ideas I wanted to carry out." "What did
he say?" "lie said he wished I would
carry them out : it would save him the
trouble of having to throw them out."
A woman was once heard to remark,
"I am so glad I don't like cabbage, be
cause, if I did like it, I should eat so
much of it ; and I do dislike it so !"
Spectator.
A clergyman, pleading earnestly with
his parishioners for the construction of a
cemetery for their parish, asked them to
consider "the deplorable condition of
thirty thousand Christian Englishmen
living without Christian burial. Ex
change. An Atchison woman recently cooked
and fussed for three days preparing a
big dinner for an out-of-town friend who
was coming to spend the day with her.
Judge of her horror when they sat down
to the table, to see the guest open a
small box she carried with her, and take
health food crackers and bread from it,
saying that she was taking a certain
health treatment, and carried all her
meals with her ! All that she would take
from her hostess was salt and boiled
water. Exchange.
Washington, hearing that the colored
sentinels could not be trusted, went out
one night to ascertain if the report was
correct. The countersign was "Cam
bridge"; and the general, disguised, as
lie thought, by a large overcoat, ap
proached a colored sentry. "Who goes
there?" cried the sentinel. "A friend,"
replied Washington. "Friend, advance,
unarmed, and give the countersign," said
the colored man. Washington came up,
and said, "Roxbury." "No sah!" was
the response. "Medford," said Washing
ton. "No sah!" returned the colored
soldier. "Charleston," said Washington.
The colored man immediately exclaimed,
"I tell you, Massa Washington, no man
go by here 'out he say 'Cambridge' !"
Yon th 's Compan ion .
THE BERKSHIRE
PINEHURST, N. C.
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TERMS: $2 per day; $10 to $15 per week.
The lierkshire with its cottages is pleasantly located in the new and attractive town of m.
hurst. It has all modern conveniences for health and comfort, running spring water of exceptionally
tine quality, bath rooms, steam heat, open llres and electric lights. Near the house are golf links
covering sixty acres, tennis courts and croquet grounds. Horses can be hired at moderate prices for
riding and driving. Passengers from New York via Tenn. U. It. and Seaboard Air Line will llnd
electric cars awaiting them at Southern Tines to convey them to I'inehurst, a distance of six miles.
W. IS. Ii: Ii, Malinger.
Proprietor of Mt. Everett House, situated among the lierkshire Hills at South Egiemont, Mass.
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GROCERIES.
We carry full lines of Fancy and Heavy (iioceries such brands and as
sortments as are handled by New Fngland grocers.
Dry Goods and Shoes.
The Dry (Joods and Shoe departments are complete. Stock bought in
Northern markets-. (Quality our standard for selection.
Meat and Fish Market.
Poultry, Ciame, Fish, Oysters and Meats of all kinds constantly in stock.
Western Meats handled in cold storage.
Hats, Caps and Gents' Furnishings.
The latest styles of Hats, Caps ami (Jents Furnishing carried in stock.
Stationery.
A full line of Stationery, both printed and plain, will be found in this
department.
The Pine Grove House
PINEHURST, N. C.
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TERMS, $8.00 TO $12
TVTHL be open with home com
W forts such as New Engl:i int
ers like for a limited number of
people who are obliged by health
or inclination to leave their homes
for a salubrious climate such as
PiNKiirusT, N. C, can claim.
For such, . A. FLINT, of the
Stone House Farm, X. i'i:A,)
ing, Mass., (known as a pleasant
place to board during the healed
term) will be at the Fine (irove
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