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PAGE THE PINEH-URST OUTLOOK WHITMAN SADDLE $12 The one saddle al to ways preferred by $65 expert riders. It is the highest type of the Sad dler's ait. Correct in every line always comfortable for the horse and rider. Complete catalogue sent free, showing the Whitman for Men and Women, and everything from "Sad dle to Spur." MEHLBACH SADDLE CO., Successor to The Whitman Saddle Co. 106 (A) Chambers St., New' York. "ONLY A DRIVE AND A PUTT " From the Golf Links. HOTEL PALI BEACH, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. Large Modern Hotel Directly Next Door to its Immense Neighbor The Royal Poinciana Hotel. A Little Less of the Formality and More Moderate Rates. $3.00 Ter Day. Special Weekly Rates. Accommodates 350. 50 Suites with Private Bath. Amid Orange and Cocoa nut Groves, Overlooks Palm Fringed Lake Worth with Ocean liathing in Rear. Outdoor Orchestral Concerts in Cocoanut Grove Daily. Beautiful Tropical Rides. illustrated Booklet, Address "Manager" Batchelder & Snyder Company, Slaughterers, Packers and Manufacturers. WHOLKSALE DEALERS IN Bee!, Mutton, Lamb, Yeal, Pork, Lard, Hams, Bacon, Sausages, Poultry, Game, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Beans. Offices and Stores, 55, 57, 50, Ol & O.I lllackstone Street, BOITOW. Dobbin & Ferrall Co.. -"SSSSsr RALE1UU, IV. C. NORTH CAROLINA'S LEADING DRY GOODS STORE. High Class Merchandise, Dry Goods of All Kinds and Kindred Wares. Ready to Wear Garments, Shoes, etc. Wedding Presents, Cut Glass and Pottery. A. IB. A51HIEIV8, Jr , Attorney and Counsellor at Law. 230 Fayettevllle Street, it ale to ii, ar. c. THE CITIZENS" The Only National Bank in llaleig-b. IV. C. CAPITAL, $100,000.00 SUIirJLTJM, ioo.ooo.oo ASSET. 1.350,000.00 IVew Iluaineft Molicited. JOSEPH G. BROWN, President. HENRY E. LITCHFORD, Cashier. Out Flowers, . Floral Designs BulVsf Palms, Ferns, Etc. Mail and Telegraph Orders a Specialty. II. Florint, RALEIGH, N. C. GEORGE SUMNER HILL, M. D , RESIDENT PHYSICIAN FOR PINEHURST. OFFICE AT THE CAROLINA. Hours :10 to 11 A. M., or by appointment. FAMOUS PISTOLS THESE Note Tn line with giving visitors dellnite in formation regarding the State of North Carolina, the editor has secured several stories of which this is the seventh to appear. The articles already printed include the fol lowing: Dec. 29, Industries; Jan. 5, Educational Equipment; Jan. 12, Hall of History, State Museum; Jan. 19, The State Museum; Feb. 2, The Theodosia Burr Alston Portrait; Feb. 9, Famous Fort Fisher. QUAINT pair of pistols, made in 1740, and of ex q u i s i t e workmanship, with butts richly worked in sil ver, each bearing the head of a grinning Blackmoor, and with what is known as cannon barrels, tapering from breech to muzzle and re-inforeed in the style of the old guns, rest in a case at the Hall of History at the State Museum, Ealeigh, the centre of much attention because of their remarkable history. The first important event in the "life"" of these weapons was when they w ere carried by their owner, Capt.Hugh Wad dell, a member of a very noted family of eastern North Carolina, on the expedition against the French which resulted in the capture of Fort du Quesne, and the end ing forever of any French domination on this continent. In May, 1771, Capt. Wad dell again carried these pistols, this time in the little army commanded by Gov ernor Tryon, which marched against the Regulators in the middle counties of this state. A third time he bore them, five years later, when the colony had flamed out against King George and all things English. A long rest followed before they were taken from their case again and for a very sad purpose indeed. Capt. Waddell had now become General Waddell, and another gallant spirit of the Revolution was General Benjamin Smith, who was the owner of the great estate near the South Carolina line and on the coast, the town of Smithville being named in his honor. Old Fort Johnston, built in 1728 as a defense against the Spaniards and the pirates, who made incursions into those waters and who were twice whipped by the North Carolinians was at Smithville, where its ruins yet remain, the officers" quarters alone being intact. Some personal matters resulted in a quarrel between the two generals, and the meeting on the South Carolina line was decided upon, those being the days when the duel was regarded as the only way of settling such quarrels sis these. The gentlemen met, with their seconds and surgeons, a few friends of each also being present. At the first fire General Smith was hit in the leg, the bullet lodg ing, but not making a serious wound. He demanded another exchange of shots and was again hit, this time in the shoulder, the bullet again remaining in his body. After this fire the seconds and other gentlemen present succeeded in ef fecting a reconciliation and the old friendship, so rudely broken, was renewed. Reverses came to General Smith and death followed. So abjectly poor was he that bailiffs hovered about, ready to pounce on his body and hold it for ran som, so to speak, in the, rude custom of those days, but the commandant of Fort Johnston, himself a gallant veteran of the Revolution, was determined that no such indignity should be put upon Gen eral Smith, who had also been the gov ernor of this state, and so he sent a de tachment of men to guard the house and stand oft' the bailiff's, while a working party of soldiers slipped in the back door, took the poor body, carried it some hun dred yards away and buried it in a thick grove of stately live oaks, concealing the burial-place. Years passed and relatives of General Smith decided to exhume the remains and re-inter them in the stately old church yard at Brunswick, on the Cape Fear river mid-way between Smithville and the city of Wilmington. The ques tion was how to find the grave and to identify the body. One of the residents of the town of Smithville, a Mrs. Stewart, said that if they would give her a sifter she would guarantee to identify the remains. So a party went to the place of burial, one grave was opened, the sifted used and nothing found, but when the second grave was opened two bullets were found which were the exact size and weight of those which had been shot into General Smith by General Waddell, from the pistols of which this is the story. The proof was conclusive and the body was buried with due military honors, and now lies under a stately slab of white marble, very near the ruined walls of the old church, which was built in 1730, and which is one of the most picturesque ruins in America. The place was during the Civil War Fort Anderson and the enormous earthworks which the Confederates built there are yet almost intact. Across the Cape Fear river, several miles wide at this point, looms the vast sand bank, which is all that now remains of famous Fort Fisher, described in last week's Outlook. The descendants of General Waddell are notable people, one of therri, Col. Alfred Moose Waddell, having been in the Confedrate army, afterwards serving in Congress at Washington and having for a number of years been mayor of Wilmington, he having been also the leader of the great body of citizens, more than 2,000 in number, which rose against negro rule at Wilmington in November, 1898, and ended it forever, this uprising being always locally spoken of as "the Revolution." Fred A. Olds. Crazy Iuol at The Inn. "Crazy pool? is interesting devotees of the game at The Inn. Numbers are drawn corresponding with the numbers on the balls, and the object of the game is to get the ball matching the number on the "pill." " ' RICHARD HUDNUT Perfumes and Toilet Specialties STANDARD THE WORLD OVER III taoiem W&ry Jill ; if 'uluwlllwsSll'',' iH Ik Rr)l&l!urirNClT. li II. N Hudnutine Toilet Cerate An unequaled skin preservative. Best for Massage. Pre serves and softens the skin after expo sure to the cold winds of the Golf nks. Price, Small Jars, - 50c. Large Jars, - $1.50 ON SALE AT PINEHURST PHARMACY. READ THIS AGAIN and AGAIN Before you start South and when you return home, send us standing orders for COFFEE You will then be assured of a satisfactory cup of coffee EVERY morning. Oriental Tea Company, Scollay Square, Boston, Mass. "The Rig Teakettle." The Lenox, The Concord, The Cedars. Opens November 1st. Hot and cold baths, electric Hunt Bteara beat and open fireplaces. Rates, ten dollars per week and upwards. J. M. ROBINSON, PInchurst. N. C The Magnolia PINEHURST, N. C. Steam Heat, Electric Lights, Excellent Table. F. B. POTTLE. THE PINE GROVE HOUSE, PINEHURST, N. "Delightful location, directly opposite the Pine Grov.e, modern conveniences, sun parlor. Rates, $10.00 weekly and upwards. E. R. Ellis Mgr. It x 1 m
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