30 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
June 15, 1917. 
A Lesson in Rocks 
No, the picture isn’t upside down—because the rocks might drop out 
ES, children, these are rocks. In 
fact, they belong in Rockport. No, 
it is not a rock pile. 
something you should mention with 
more respect—particularly in the 
presence of second-story men, mine 
promotors, bank cashiers and_ other 
highwaymen. Bank cashiers, in par- 
ticular, dislike the mention of the 
rock pile, especially when they are 
short. When tall cashiers get “short” 
they are said to be “on the rocks” and 
of course. it is just a step to the rock 
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If you 
Can’t swat 
The kaiser, you 
Can at least swat the 
Fly.. A swat in time will save nine 
millions later on,—so swat! 
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Has anyone seen Tow Baker? The 
last distinctly remembered of Tom 
“was last Sunday morning when he 
suddenly departed from the service at 
the Manchester Baptist church. It 
was the Odd Fellows memorial ser- 
vice that was in progress when Tom 
made his sudden disappearance and 
the manner of it was thus. Whether 
the service was a little bit drawn out 
or the sturdy firefighter was weary 
after witnessing the erratic contest 
on the diamond the afternoon before, 
nobody exactly knows, but those near 
him say he was peacefully slumber- 
ing for several minutes before his de- 
parture. Then the 12 o’clock whistle 
suddenly sounded at the fire station 
and before the astonished worship- 
pers were aware of what was happen- 
ing Tom had vanished through the 
rear door. The mystery to be solved 
is whether Tom thought it was really 
a fire when he started from his nap, or 
whether the carpenter’s instinct, which 
A “rock pile” is - 
pile. We know one bank cashier we 
would like to see on the rock pile— 
for about an hour. 
Now, my children, you will under- 
stand how it was that Manchester’s 
ball team got “rocky” last Saturday. 
When you gaze at all of these rocks, 
the originals of which you can see any 
day in Rockport, you will no longer 
fail to realize why the game was “on 
the rocks” from the Manchester view- 
point. Our lusty twirler hails from 
Rockport and it was nothing else than 
the influence of these very rocks that 
warned him it was “quitting time,” 
was uppermost when the noon whistle 
sounded. 
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Pay up your subscribtion, brother. 
We want to buy a Liberty Bond. 
>: ae Soe 9. 
We found a note in our letter box 
at the office this morning which we 
are going to print, despite the fact our 
_ hard and fast rule about name accom: 
panying the communication, not being 
observed. It is written on two West- 
ern Union blanks, and we surmise it 
was written by someone connected 
with the B. & M., either in Manches- 
ter or somewhere else. It follows: 
“Editor Breeze,— 
Sir: If you are looking for a 
chance to criticize the way some men 
work, look nearer home than the B. 
& M.—look at the help hired by the 
Town of Manchester on the highway. 
If you think the only fellows who loaf 
on the job work for the B. & M., just 
take a stroll over and watch the bunch 
that collects 40 cents and hour from 
your town, Some of Ben Crombie’s 
speed artists have actually been dis- 
covered working 30 minutes at a 
stretch in one hour. Of course, it 
took another 30 minutes to recover 
from the shock, but the town got 20 
cents worth for at least one hour’s 
work in the day. It may be all right 
to take a crack at the poor old B. & 
M., but how about the Manchester 
highway gang.” 
made him “rocky.” 
It is sometimes said that an enter- 
prise is “on the rocks” when it has 
failed. Our old friend, Bill, the 
Kaiser, will soon be “on the rocks.” 
You remember Bill, don’t you, chil- 
dren? He is the big boy who wanted 
to play in the sun. But something 
tells us that poor Bill and a lot of his 
playmates may be “sunning” them- 
selves on the rock pile, before long. 
They would, if we had our way, 
wouldn’t they? Yes? Go to the head 
of the class! 
(All we can say, brother, is: “Have 
your B. & M. workers join the Five 
W’s and they can get away with any- 
thing.”’) 
ss 
Billy, Billy, come quick—I’ve found 
a spud! 
mortgage ! 
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Many people have commented on 
the fact that the “silent policeman,” 
which usually guards the postoffice 
corner in Manchester, has not yet put 
in an appearance this season. With- 
out the white post in the center of 
the street there is a great temptation 
for autoists to cut the corner a little 
to close. There have been several 
near collisions and as the corner is 
perhaps the most dangerous one in 
town it is wondered why the usual 
safeguard is not in place. 
P feast Gat 
The meanest man or earth has been 
discovered! He is the fellow who will 
attend the ball games in Manchester 
and then drop a few pennies in the 
box as his contribution toward the ex- 
penses of the games. The man, who 
won’t play at least a quarter to see a 
ball team as good as Manchester’s 
play, had better stay home and work 
in his garden. But that kind of a 
fellow doen’t even plant a garden. 
Reason, prudence, caution, courage, 
justice, codperation and conciliation 
are requisites to economic growth and 
strength Elbert H. Gary. 
Now we can pay off the - 
