left at least three weeks later than all
records predicted. They are by no means
all returned. They will not be back on
the windy ways of Beacon Street until
knee deep in May. But hundreds had to
be actually moved or disappointed when
the Carolina closed at its usual time, and
the Holly Inn was left with a lion 's share
, of the job on its hands.
No man in his senses would credit this
phenomenal influx to any one condition.
There have been three influences in the
village this year which have added the
greatest possible interest. Probably the
foremost is the brotherhood of horsemen
and horsewomen that has sprung up under
the care and enthusiasm of Col. Swigert,
who inaugurated the "Wednesday trotting
matinee, and brought out not only the
professional and amateur experts and
their thoroughbred pacers and hunters,
but also all the girls and men and guests
in the town who liked to ride. The horse
back games and the daily adventures
into the woods under the charge of
George Leach, and the ever increasing
company that joined in Jim Boyd's Sand
hill hunt to the Weymouth hounds, have
lent a new meaning and a new diversion
to the activities of the golf mecca.
It has been no small item that Annie
Oakley has in her kindly and generous
manner seriously undertaken to train the
ladies of the village and all guests of the
place to shoot, and that 800 of them have
taken advantage of the opportunity so
provided.
But perhaps the greatest item of all
is the realization taking root this year
that Pinehurst is a residential village of
beauty and permanence, a place of estab
lished personel and neighbors, traditions
and principles. Twenty-four sites for
"Winter homes have been purchased in the
village this "Winter. That means twenty'
four more homes, twenty-four more fami
lies and shaded lawns, more partners that
can be depended upon, more familiar
faces on the links and in the ball room.
"We are promised for next year that the
playgrounds will keep pace with the en
couragement so generously given. The
polo field will be the scene of more elab
orate and still more cosmopolitan racing
events and gymkhanas. The sporting
blood of many of those entering this
year has been aroused, and there are to
be paddocks and quarters on the field to
accommodate the many mounts which
have been promised for the races for the
coming season. The grandstand will be
completed in every detail, it will even be
entirely glassed in upon sliding doors, to
be used or not as the weather dictates.
The baseball diamond will be located in
the center of the circular track, more
accessible for the National game, and a
feature made of many contests.
Now Pershing and Funston
May chase after Villa,
And "Woodrow may wobble
The Ship of State's tiller.
T. R. may discover
A bird that wears shoes,
And sports long side whisker,
Like Chief Justice Hughes;
All of which may be so -
But still it is true
Mrs. J. Walter should
Have holed out in two!
The newspapers say,
That the Germans are done.
That the French got their goat
In the scrap at Verdun.
The old Russian bear
Is learning new tricksj
And putting the Turks
In a H 11 of a fix
But Mrs. J. Walter
0! Sad to relate!
Missed her putt on the ninth,
And holed out in eight!
The angels may weep
O'er the sins of the world,
And the Star Spangled Banner
In mourning be furled.
But the Outlook, undaunted,
It's sunny path sails,
Recording the golf scores
Of prominent whales.
VII IS JPOET11Y CHOP
A. Contribution from an Admiring:
o!f EntliuNiaat
To the Outlook -
It's a fact it's too bad,
But it's gone down to history;
To some 'twill seem sad,
To some be a mystery,
But still it's a fact,
And recorded in Heaven;
Mrs. J. Walter Smith
Holed out in eleven!
The Truth Ahout It
From "The Philosophy of Folly" in
the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday paper history muckraker
states that Paul Revere never made that
famous ride. On the eve of the 141st
anniversary of the supposed stunt, we
submit the following :
Listen my children, and you shall hear
The genuine dope about Paul Revere.
He said to his friend, "If the British
march
By land or by sea" (ever march by
sea?)
"Send an S. O. S. from the belfry arch,
And I on my Ostermoor will be,
Riding a nightmare to beat the cahs,
Dreaming a story which fond Mammas
Will read to their children for yeahs and
yahs ! ' '
(Such was the Boston accent, deah,
Already invented by Paul Revere!)
Then he said good night, and with
muffled tread
Beat it for home and the trundle-bed;
And his friend (whoever he was) alone
Warned the farmers by telephone.
But Paul and his press agent doped a
plan
To tell a good yarn to the Transcript
man.
William Tell is a mythical yarn
Bill couldn't hit the side of a barn.
Barbara Frietchie never did
Her hero stunt she was only a kid
Six months old at the time of the war, .
And her father resided in Baltimore.
Horace wrote ads for a brewery house,
And Edgar A. Poe was not a souse.
History's made of a bunch of lies;
Therefore we get but a mild surprise
When we learn the same of the tales
we hear
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WOODS ISA CALL
FOR A WINCHESTER
Hunting Rifles
There are more Winchester rifles used
for hunting than all other American
makes combined. That is because
they are so generally satisfactory.
Experienced hunters know that Win
chester rifles can be depended upon
absolutely. Then again, they are
made in all calibers and styles suit
able for shooting any kind of game.
For a good, reliable rifle, one that
shoots strong and accurately, and
gives years of service, no rifle equals
the Winchester. No need of hesi
tating as to which make of hunting
rifle to buy. Get a Winchester and
you will never regret it. They are
THE FIRST CHOICE OF
EXPERIENCED HUNTERS
Winchester Shells and
and Ranges. Look for
Cartridges for Sale at the Pinehurst Store, Traps
the big ' W on every Box.
CONTRACTING REPAIRING
Painting, Paper Hanging, Plumbing, Steam Fitting,
Carpentering, Electrical Work, Brick Laying,
Plastering and Planting
Call or 'Phone the
PINEHURST GENERAL OFFICE
Of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere!