NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
THE RAMBLER 
Some of the local hunters are en- 
joying trips to Maine this month, 
where deer are reported to be plenti- 
ful. It is lawful to shoot deer in that 
section until the first of December, 
with very few exceptions. 
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In Berlin the chief of police has 
notified theatre managers that their 
performances must begin as near as 
possible to the advertised time to re- 
duce to a minimuin public annoyance. 
Theatre-goers of this section who vis- 
it Boston wish that some pressure 
might be brought to bear on a few 
of the managers of Hub theatres so 
that they would not be obliged to rush 
for the last train. From the result 
of a campaign being waged by promi- 
nent hotel and theatre managers there 
promises to be later trains to all sta- 
tions within forty miles of Boston. 
Then, instead of rushing for what 
is now the last train, theatre patrons 
might partake of an after-theatre sup- 
per, if they so desired, and get a mid- 
night train from Boston. 
A 
Friends of Philip Little and Frank 
W. Benson, the Salem artists who 
recently won the Chicago Art Insti- 
tute prizes, are congratulating them 
on their successful competition in the 
exhibit held in the Windy City. Mr. 
Benson won the coveted Potter Palm- 
er gold medal and a cash prize of 
$1000, while Major Little was a win- 
ner of an honorary prize. Mr. Little 
usually obtains the subjects for his 
paintings from the. outdoor scenery 
of the North Shore and Cape Ann. 
He has won many prizes for his wood- 
land and sea paintings. 
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We have all heard of hymn-singing 
politicians during the campaign just 
past, but the following story of two 
“pols’’ will demonstrate to you just 
how much the average politician 
knows about such things. Nearly 
every voter in this state knows ex- 
Mayor. John F. Hurley of Salem, and 
. * You win 
Col. Joseph N. Peterson, another 
former head of the Witch City. 
About a year ago Mr. Hurley visited 
the land of his nativity, namely Ire- 
tand, and going over to the “old 
country’ on a steamer he felt one 
night that the boat was going to sink. 
According to his statement he got 
upon his knees and started to pray. 
After he got that far in telling his 
story to Col. Peterson, the latter bet 
Mr. Hurley that he did not know the 
Lord’s prayer. Whereupon Hurley 
took the bet and proceeded as fol- 
lows: “Now I lay me _ down to 
sleep—.” The colonel did not allow 
him to say anything further, but gave 
him the amount of the bet, and said, 
John.” Neither of them 
knew it. 
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“Truth stands at Armageddon and 
battles for New England,” is the edi- 
torial announcement of a new publi- 
cation called “Truth,” published in 
the Hub by George R. Conroy 
and Joseph Smith, two Boston news- 
paper men. It is a lively little 
periodical of twelve pages, replete 
with newsy items pertaining to Bos- 
ton and New England and has all 
the earmarks of “reform” in its make- 
up. “Truth” in its own language, 
‘stands for busines; —big business 
and little business. And promises to 
do everything in its power to boom 
the Hub and New England. It is ex- 
tremely interested in the transporta- 
tion problem now before the public 
and contains a spicy article on the 
Grand Trunk situation. Under the 
title of “Heroes and Humbugs” the 
new paper pays a mock tribute to 
Mayor Fitzgerald and _ characterizes 
him “the idol of horny-jawed pa- 
triots.” “Truth” is cleverly 
trated and promises to be a factor in 
the business and political life of the 
Hub. 
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Several would-be hunters have been 
scouring the woods and fields in 
search of deer. The woods are full 
of them—hunters we mean—and, so 
far, it has been‘a still hunt, not a deer 
having been shot on Cape Ann. Per- 
sonally, we hope none will be as it 
seems to us a cruel sport; but opin- 
ions differ, as the evidence shows. 
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In several of our leading periodi- 
cals the question “What is the matter 
with our schools?” is handled by some 
of the foremost educators, and all 
agree that a change is imperative. A 
system that sends nearly 125 pupils 
to the first grade and graduates only 
about 10 or 12 from the High Schools 
illus- 
yearly, has something in it that is not 
commendable. When, out of 60 boys 
who entered the lower grades, only 
2 or 3 receive their diplomas from 
High School, it signifies that the time 
is ripe for a change. The above fig- 
ures are for the town of Rockport, 
but might be applied, as to their per- 
centage, to almost every community 
in the country. The teachers, in most 
cases, are very efficient, but they are 
controlled by a system, a tradition 
which hampers the developments 
which our new era demands. The 
time is not distant when pupils will 
be taught that it is more important 
to apply thought, study and ideas to 
the simplest tasks than it is to learn 
by the aid of parrot-learned rules, to 
translate a page of Latin. And it is 
vastly more, important to express our 
thoughts in good Enriglish than it is 
express them badly in French or Ger- 
man. 
Tue B. & E. A Cerrarnry. 
Announcement has been made by 
John H. Bickford, chief engineer of 
the Boston & Eastern Electric rail- 
way, that the road will be able to 
commence the actual building of their 
system within three months. This 
statement dispels the rumor which 
has been current for the past few 
days that the New Haven road had 
been manipulating the backers of the 
new road in such a way as to delay 
the work on the B. & E. The com- 
pletion of the Boston & Eastern road 
in 1915 should be a good thing for 
the North Shore as it will mark the 
beginning of an era of rapid electric 
transit for that section. 
J. A. Weyland, editor of the Ap- 
peal to Reason, a Socialist paper, has 
committed suicide. Evidently he had 
about as many troubles as the average 
editor of a country weekly. 
Shoppers would do well to heed the 
“shop early” call of the storekeepers. 
By doing your shopping early in De- 
cember you obtain better results for 
yourself and make things a great deal 
easier for the salespeople. 
Revere seems to be chopping off the 
heads of all its chiefs of police. No 
sooner does a chief shine the brass 
on his new uniform but he is accused 
of being a political grafter or some- 
thing equally as complimentary. 
Who are you betting on—Harvard 
or Yale? 
Keep your eyes on Wilson. 
