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THE PINEHURST OUTLOOK Streets were laid out, banks and mer cantile establishments were started, mortgages were lifted, money was plenty, and times were prosperous. New York pearl dealers flocked there in great numbers, and soon the pearl market centres of the United States and Europe were flooded with American pearls. This was at a time when Ori ental pearls were scarce and when the demand for them was constantly on the jump. European pearl dealers began to open" their eyes to the beauty, size and quantity of the domestic gems. The excitement in the pearl region continued throughout the summers of 1900 and 1901, and only subsided when the black River was cleaned of pearls. Then the fortune seekers swarmed to the Mississippi River and explored the streams, creeks and bayous of Arkansas. No rich Ashing was struck until White River was reached. Here the scenes on the Black River were re-enacted. The method of fishing for clams has not changed since the industry began". They are tricked to their death. A clam has a propensity for seizing every foreign substance that comes within itf reach. This characteristic has been utilized by the pearl fisher.. t lie rigs up a lt of hooks on a rack and drugs his nick along the sandbeds. The clam lies on its back with the shells open and facing upjthe stream. As the hooks dangle along, the shells close quickly oyer them and hold on for dear life. Hence the saying: "Don't be a clam." Nearly all of the pearls are snapped up by New York buyers at ridiculously low figures. Not long ago, Alfred Hast ings, a boy sixteen years old, found a button shaped gem, weighing 168 grains. He sold it to a local buyer for $2,168. The buyer brought it to New York, took of! its outside skin, set a price on it of $10,000 and got it. DURING THE COMING SUMMER! (Continued from First Page J tinually being added to the extent of The Pinehurst Preserves and the sport of another year will show a marked im provement over previous years. Stock ing has been liberally indulged in since the season closed, and some of the young dogs at the kennels are sure to be field favorites before the shooting season of 1904 opens. Taken all in all the prospect for the future is a brilliant one which will be viewed .with satisfaction by Pinehurst Lovers everywhere and which is a significant prophesy. Drove Home by Moonlight. Picnic parties are very popular these Spring days and the Pine Grove at Thagard's Mills is a favorite resort. A party of ten spent Wednesday afternoon there, lunching under the cool shade of the trees at dusk and driving home in the beautiful moonlight. WILD PIGEON HUNTING Wing Shooting Which Demands the Highest Grade of Skill. Spring Sport Which is Becoming Pop ular in thU Section as it is Iletter Understood. Tp HE sportsman who has never shot the wild pigeon of The Carolinas has missed a precious hunting experi ence, for no bird that cleaves the air, with the possible exception of the teal, demands a higher grade of skill. To tumble over one of these feathered thun derbolts as it comes down upon the wind, is an achievement which thrills to the finger tips, and to make a double, an event which will furnish the basis for many a camp-fire story. No bird is more fleet of wing or wary of man when on the alert. Not a part of the charge but the whole load must strike this quarry if it is to be stopped quickly, and the headlong tumble which results fills the sportsman with savage glee, because he feels as Kipling has so aptly expressed it, '"that his work was good;'' because it is skill not slaughter. The birds congregate in great num bers hereabouts to feed and while the sport is best in April and early May the shooting is often good during February and March. The .method most employed it is to take stands along the line over which the birds pass moving to and from the feeding grounds. Jf they are sluggish beaters are brought into play to keep them moving. As a table bird the pigeon lias few equals. The meat is dark butdeliciously rich and tender. episcopal Services Sunday. Episcopal service will be held in the Village ilall Sunday afternoon at four, llev. Henry T. Gregory officiating. - 1 Different Interpretations. Mr. Smarty I say, conductor, is this ticket good to stop off? Conductor Kidder Sure ; but it won't be good to get on again. VEUVE CHAFFARD PURE OLIVE OIL IN HONEST BOTTLES m m Fall Quarts Full Pints Fall Half -Pints Park & Tilford, NEW YORK. S. S. Pierce co BOSTON. The GRAFTON r?Zl.:?'c' hi .in iymi Mini ji jiiiLiwmiiMwimjii.mjMMe. :i .ivwwyi o - ' ufr - CONNECTICUT AVE. HTMIE GRAFTON is situated A on the most fashionable thoroughfare in Washington, very convenient to all points of interest and within five minutes' walk of the White House, State, War, Navy and Treasury Departments, and Coicoran Art Gallery. Cars Eassing the door run direct to apltoland depots. The housa and furnishings are new. The rooms are arranged both single and en suite, with pri vate baths, and is conducted on the American plan. Kates $3.00 a day and upward. Long Distance Telephone in every room. Especially attractive for ladles traveling alone. HARRINGTON MILLS PROPRIETOR. THE BERKSHIRE, PINEHURST, N. C. The Berkshire has all modern conveniences for health and comfort : running water from the celebrated Pinehurst Springs, bath rooms, steam heat, open fires and electric lights. The guests rooms are comfortable and home-like and the public rooms are roomy and attractive. J. A. SHERRARD, Manager. UAMMCA"TMMer Playground" THE UNITED FRUIT CO'S STEAMSHIP LINES Afford an interesting, comfortable voyage on the magnificent twin-screw U. S. Mail Ships Admiral Dewey, Schley, Sampson, farragrut. Weekly sailings between Boston, Philadelphia, and Jamaica. Fare for ROUND TRIP including stateroom, accommodation, and meals $15. ONE WAY $40. Address for information and booklets Division Passenger Agent UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, Long Wharf, Boston, Mass. Pier 5. North Wharves, Philadelphia, Pa., or Raymond & Whitcomb, 25 Union Square TIIOS. COOK & SON, 261 Broadway.
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