NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
God did not call in romancers and 
philosophers to aid him in giving us 
the Scriptures. 
And now we are told on high 
authority that an awful war is inevit- 
able for the control of the Pacific, and 
that we must prepare for it by ex- 
pending many more millions or hun- 
dreds of millions on our navy. Has 
the world advanced so very much in 
some ways since Bilboa saw froma 
peak in Darien the vast expanse of 
waters stretching toward the setting 
sun and named it the Peaceful Sea? 
Is that sea to become the scene of 
the most Titanic contest for world 
supremacy, a contest which will ex- 
plode navies out of existence almost 
as soon as they sight each other? Or 
is it yet possible by the “common 
sense of most” to stay the war spirit 
before civilization goes down in one 
universal ruin ? 
Late-timed repentance is better than 
no repentance ; the dying malefactor 
was saved in the very article of death ; 
but wise men do not choose to run 
great risks if they can help it. 
Death not only separates friends, it 
gathers friends together; that great 
’ home-coming, how the heart sometimes 
thrills at the thought. As tothe future 
’ recognition of loved ones, we need not 
trouble ourselves about that ; there is 
sound common sense in the pithy 
reply of rugged old John Welsh, 
“To you suppose we shall be greater 
fools there than we are here ?” 
What is of the earth only may not 
survive the earth, but what is of 
heaven must endure eternally ; how 
careful should we be, then, to form 
ties and relationships that will bear 
the shock of dissolution and the pass- 
ing of Time, and last while Immortal- 
ity endures; to live here so that we 
FREDERICK B. SHATTUCK 
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36 Baldwin St. Cambridge, Mass 
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may live with the Immortals, is after 
all the great problem of life. 
THOUGHTS 
JOSEPH A. TORREY 
Let us be of good cheer, 
Not mad, nor sad, nor glum. 
The hardest ills to bear 
Are those that never come. 
Labor we esteem a curse; 
Ah ! but idleness is worse. 
There’s no pleasure, sport or fun © 
Like the joy of duty done. 
Three things to give than take 
Would seem more nice. 
Here is the list I make: 
Kicks, medicine, advice. 
That man is wise who, when the day began, 
Looked up into the face of God 
Ere he went forth abroad 
To look upon the face of man. 
Seek’st thou the sacred time and place 
Wherein God may be found ? 
Know thou the holy time is Now, 
And Here the holy ground. 
IT cannot think, when life is done, 
That I shall hear the glad Well Done. 
I know I shall be satisfied 
If the dear Lord but say, Well Tried. 
—Christian Endeavor World. 
MANCHESTER 
Misses Alice Hoare, Ethel Jones 
and Minnie Olsen, and Jos. Floyd, 
Waldo Peart and Frank Sinnicks com-, 
posed a party of young people who 
went to Danvers Monday and were 
guests of Miss Marion Putnam. 
Miss Ethel C. Stanley left Wednes- 
day for a vacation trip of several 
wecks to East Kingston, N.H. 
A gathering planned to take place 
at Tuck’s Point the latter part of this 
month is that of the 19th Mass Regi- 
ment. The date talked of is the 29th 
and a clam bake willform the feature 
of the meeting. E.P. Stanley, Thos. 
and Daaron Morse are the only sur- 
vivors of the regiment in Manchester. 
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rogers are leav- 
ing today for Albany, N.Y., thence up 
the Hudson River by launch to Lake 
Champlain, where Mr. Rogers’ brother- 
in-law, William Cleveland, has a camp. 
They will be away a fortnight. 
THE OLD CORNER STORE 
Is Stitt Open! Yes, open for your inspection—not the Building, 
but its Contents. 
prepare for it. 
Summer threatens to be up and doing. Come and 
Canvas and Cl.th Hats for Men and Ladies, for Boys and Girls. 
New Styles in Neck Wear for any and all. 
Postal Cards Galore. 
Smiling Clerk ready to Serve Souvenir Goods. 
GEO. F. ALLEN, SENTRAL STREET, MANCHESTER 
MANCHESTER 
Chas. Dunn of Newton is spending 
a week with James Deviney, Summer 
street. 
Fred Mosher is leaving today on a 
gunning trip in the Maine woods. 
T. A. Robbins left yesterday fora 
vacation trip to Yarmouth, N.S. Mrs. 
Robbins joins him there Tuesday. 
Miss Mary Gould returned to Bev- 
erly Wednesday after a month’s visit 
with Mrs. George Gould 
Miss Blanche Ford of Lowell ‘s 
enjoying a month on the North Shore, 
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lodge. 
M ss Ford has just returned from an 
extended visit to Virginia. 
Gordon Smith is visiting his cousin, 
Elmer Smith, Washington street. 
Chairman F. K. Swett of the select- 
men, has received an invitation from 
the president and directors of the 
Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial associa- 
tion, to attend the laying of the corner 
stone of the Pilgrim Memorial monu- 
ment on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Man- 
chester is to have a stone -in the 
monument, the money having been 
subscribed by school children anda 
few other interested citizens. 
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Towle of School 
street, have as their guests this week 
Mrs. Towle’s mother, Mrs. Thomas 
Milligan of Saugus, and grandmother, 
Mrs. Jacobson of Somerville. Thomas 
Milligan will also spend the week-end 
with Mrs. Towle. 
Mrs. J. J. MacCarthy of Malden 
has been a guest of Mrs. M. E. 
McCarthy, Tappan street, di r.ng the 
past week. 
The hearings at the selectmen’s 
office on Thursday afternoon on peti- 
tion of the telephone company for the 
erection of poles on Lincoln street 
and alsoon Summer street, between 
Magnolia avenue and the residence of 
Issac S. West, brought out some ob- 
jection in the latter case, but in the 
former no abuttor was present. The 
selectmen have taken the matter un- 
der advisement. 
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