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VOL. XIV March 24, 1916. No. 12 
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NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, most widely known of all 
of Salem’s illustrious characters, is to be memorialized in 
bronze. The Hawthorne Memorial Association plans to 
erect an heroic statue of the famous romancer. The 
noted sculptor, Bela L. Pratt of Boston is now at work 
on the piece. It will be a replica of the well-known crayon 
portrait of the author by Samuel W. Rowse, made in 1866 
and lately in the possession of the late Mrs. Annie Fields 
of Boston and Manchester. It will be erected when com- 
pleted in one of the new Salem parks in the vicinity of 
the House of Seven Gables immortalized by Hawthorne. 
Salem has been better known for its hanging of witches 
than for its famous men and women, but this tribute will 
reflect honor not only upon the individual, but upon the 
city which claims him. 
Henry Forp was accused of using the voyage of the 
Oscar II as an advertising “stunt” for the products of his 
Detroit factory. Whether or not he had that motive, and 
i! is childish to believe that he did, he certainly succeeded 
in advertising “Henry Ford.’ Since the automobile 
manufacturer financed the plan of Mme. Schwimmer and 
endeavored to make people think “peace” instead of “war,” 
he has become intimately acquainted with the American 
public. The public has not suffered any by the contact, 
but the benefits to the automobile magnate are doubtful. 
America learned of Henry Ford’s splendid character 
when it became intimate with his career. Perhaps by 
being the “angel” of the peace expedition Henry Ford 
imscribed his name on the pages of history after all. 
THE WEATHER Torre is always a refuge for con- 
versation and any sort of weather will serve the purpose. 
All weather is not worthy of comment despite the fact 
that New England has the best varieties and more of 
them than any other section of the country. The last two 
weeks, however, have been astonishing. There has been 
snow enough to satisfy anyone. The oldest inhabitant 
can not recall another month of March of equal severity 
or when the snowfall was so heavy and the number of 
snow storms so large. Official spring has opened, but 
King Winter reigns with a vengeance. 
_ THE New Roap Construction in Manchester, from 
Pine street to the Beverly line, will be a great public bene- 
ht, and if the proposed shoulder will give the drivers of 
horse-drawn vehicles an opportunity to drive safely none 
will be more pleased than automobilists. It is a difficult 
problem. It is almost, if not wholly impossible, to con- 
struct a successful automobile road that will be equally 
safe for the horse. 
_  Juperne From tHE Reports of rioting among Amer- 
can troops of the regular army that comes from Hawaii 
It 1s evident that preparedness has its disadvantages. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
March 24, 1916. 
Ir Woutp BE A Goop Tune. for America if some 
kind hearted millionaire would establish a foundation for 
a correspondence school in American History. While 
the idea is not advanced seriously there is no doubt of the — 
need on the part of a great many native Americans for 
more information regarding the past of their own nation. 
It is painful to hear some of the historical allusions made 
every day in conversation by men who are perfectly well 
informed on the subject of Ty Cobb’s batting average, 
but who are shaky on the subject of the number of states 
in the Union for instance. The average school boy is 
sounder in history than his father. Of course this is 
natural, owing to the fact that the subject is fresher in 
his memory, but on great events and important national 
doctrines the average citizen is pretty weak in his data. 
Yet he never misses an opportunity to jump into a con- 
versation with an argument based on history to help him 
out. It is no fault of the average man, however; that he 
does not know, but the fault of our system of teaching 
history. About as much space in the standard American 
histories is devoted to tue history of England as there is 
to that of the United States. How many of us would — 
not be “stumped” if we were asked to na‘ne off hand the 
date when our first war with Mexico started? How 
many of us know anything about Davy Crockett? And 
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who can define Monroe Doctrine? 
THe Nationa, Porrrrca, SrruatIon during the 
week has been quiet. No one knows who will be the repub- 
lican nominee. Any one’s guess is as good as another’s. The 
striking fact in the news of the week is the subsidence of 
the Roosevelt boom and the quiet and steady development 
of the Hughes candidacy. He remains silent, but his 
admirers have been busy and with indefatigable patience 
have been ferreting out the addresses he has made in the 
past for an indication of the attitude of his mind to mod- 
ern conditions. 
THe Fatt of SNow 1n Marcu has been unpreced- 
ented in the history of the weather bureau and is within 
three inches of the record fall of snow for a whole season 
since the weather bureau was established. It will lay a 
heavy task upon the spring sun to bring bare ground by 
the first of April. 
THE Expursion oF REPRESENTATIVE Foster from 
the State Legislature was to be looked for. To have done 
less would have been a reflection upon the honor of the 
General Court. The fate that Foster met will prove an 
object lesson for years to come. 
Crocusrs PLANTED on the City Hall grounds in Bev- 
erly have broken ground and are an inch to two inches 
in height. In places they have thrust their green shoots 
up through the snow. Nature knows-no checks. 
Ir 1s A Goop Sten, politically, to note that the dele- 
gates to our national convention in Chicago, from Massa- 
chusetts, are evidently more and more in favor of going 
unpledged either for or against any candidate. 
Tt ts SuRpRIstNG how many lecturers can solve the 
great problems of the day in a half-hour address while 
soldiery of a dozen nations are helpless before the world 
conditions of hatred and bloodshed. 
WHEN SENATOR Lopce Avers that this administra- 
tion is weaker than any since Buchanan, he is putting it 
rather strong; but he feels that way about it and has 
spoken his mind. : 
