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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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SATURDAY, DEC. 31, 1904. 
A most happy and prosperous New 
Year to all our readers ! 
After New Years, on the North 
Shore— during January and February 
— politics is the only excitement. 
From now on the pot will begin to 
boil. Town meetin’ will be the 
climax of it all. Then spring opens up. 
Town meeting! there are already 
indications of quite a warm time this 
winter. There are said to be lots of 
candidates in the field for the various 
offices. 
nent the separation of the boards 
of selectmen and assessor in the 
town of Manchester, propounded in 
our columns last week, the Beverly 
Times says: 
‘‘In some quarters of the town the 
topic is being discussed pro and con. 
of the advisability of having: a board 
of assessors, following the practice of 
some other towns. Three offices have 
been combined into one, heretofore, 
viz.: selectmen, assessors and over- 
seers of the poor. It is believed by 
many that the creation of a separate 
board of assessors would work well in 
a town of as high a valuation as Man- 
chester.” 
For Extermination of Moths. 
The gypsy moth has at last become 
a national issue. Congressman 
Roberts has put in two bills looking 
to the aid of the general government 
in ridding this part of the country of 
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the moth pest. One of the bills which 
he introduced on the first day of the 
session appropriates $250,000, to be 
expended under the direction of the 
Secretary of Agriculture for the pur- 
pose of exterminating or controlling 
the gypsy and brown-tai] moths. The 
other bill appropriates $15,000, also to 
be expended under the direction of the 
Secretary of Agriculture for the pur- 
pose of investigating European and 
Asiatic enemies of the moths and 
other natural means of controlling the 
gypsy and brown-tail, and for the in- 
troduction and installation of such of 
these in the regions of the United 
States infested by the pests named as 
promise to be of aid in stopping or 
limiting their ravages. 
—Boston Courier. 
Cong. Roberts’ move is a good and 
estimable one. It can well be appre- 
ciated on the North Shore. There 
has long been a need of some such 
action. The State, especially the east- 
ern section, is fast being overrun by 
the pesky brown-tail and gypsy moths. 
It is only some concerted move that 
will ever bring the pest to a standstill 
and give the forests and shade trees 
relief from their ravages. 
W hisperings, 
While ‘‘ going the rounds’’ in the 
Manchester town hall, last Thursday, 
I stepped into the town treasurer’s 
office to see Mr. Stanley, and I must 
say, with all due respect for my 
good friend, I was surprised to 
see a Bible laying on his desk among 
papers, books, bills, etc. My curiosity 
at once led me to look at the book, 
which appeared to be greatly worn 
and looked a little aged. 
Mr. Stanley was somewhat amused 
at my alarm, but hastened to assure 
me the book had not been made to 
look thus by his handling, but it had 
‘been presented to the local post, G. 
A.R., of which he is commander, to be 
kept as arelic. 
It appears that the little volume has 
an interesting bit of history connected 
Begin the NEW YEAR right. 
ORDER NOW. 
A YEAR’S 
withit. On the inside cover is a little 
label which says: 
“Anglo-Rebel Blockade Runner 
MINNA 
Captured December 6, 1865 
off Wilmington 
By the Government Despatch Ship 
CIRCASSIAN 
Capita. bk atone 
It would seem, therefore, that the 
Bible, which, by the way, is small and 
such as was used by the soldiers in 
war times, belonged to one of the 
crew of the Minna, and in some man- 
ner found its way into the hands of 
Charles Davis of Gloucester, who was 
corporal in Co. D, 32d Massachusetts 
Regiment. Corporal Davis will be 
remembered by many of our readers. 
He gave the Bible to Obed Pulsifer, 
years and years ago, and for the past 
30 years it has been in the possession 
of James K. Pulsifer of Manchester. 
It is he who presented it to the local 
G.A.R. 
There are several stains on the 
Bible, which one might easily be led 
to think were blood stains. 
* * * * 
New skates! How tickled the 
youngsters are when they find a pair 
among their Christmas gifts. I walked 
down tothe pond in Manchester, Mon- 
day morning, to see the boys and girls 
enjoying the skating, and I should 
judge there were no less than twenty 
sitting on the stone wall fitting new 
skates to their shoes, and the bright 
gleam from their eyes told me Santa 
had remembered them. 
* * * * 
Here are a few lines which I take 
from the Utica Observer, which are 
very touching and should be read 
tonight at 12.01, just as the new year 
is ushered in. The lines are by Wal- 
ter Wellman: 
When first I kissed sweet Marguerite, 
When first I kissed sweet Marguerite, 
She blushed rose red 
And sternly said: 
“You mustn’t!! Stop!!!” 
Last night I kissed sweet Marguerite, 
Last night I kissed sweet Marguerite, 
She blushed rose red 
But sweetly said: 
“You mustn’t stop.” 
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