NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
UNION MEMORIAL SERVICE. 
Rev. L. H. Ruge Preached on ‘‘The 
Boundaries of Blood’’ last Sun- 
day. 
The beautiful weather of last Sun- 
day brought out a large number of 
peuple for the Union Memorial ser- 
view at the Congregational church, 
Manchester. The special singing 
under the direction of Professor 
Wonson, which included a solo by 
Mrs. R. C, Allen, was very much en- 
joyed. The sermon was by the pas- 
tor, Rev. L. H. Ruge. The*Grand 
Army, Sons of Veterans and W. Rk. 
C. occupied seats in the front centre 
of the church. 
The subject of Mr. Ruge’s  ser- 
mon was ‘‘Ephes-dammin — The 
3oundaries of Blood.’’ Tis text was 
I Sam. 17,10-45: ‘‘The Philistine 
said, I defy the armies of Israel this 
day...S.5 Then David said to the 
Philistine, thou comest to me with a 
sword and with a spear and with a 
shield; but I come to thee in the 
name of the Lord of hosts, the tiod 
of the armies of Israel, whom thou 
hast defied.’’ 
Memorial Day at Manchester. 
The Memorial Day program at 
Manchester was carried out in ac- 
cordance with the schedule. printed 
in last week’s Breeze. The inele- 
ment tendencies of the weather 
marred somewhat the day’s pleas- 
ure, but it did not interfere with the 
Memorial Day duties of the Grand 
Army and its auxiliary © societies. 
The parade was held in the after- 
noon, and the graves at the various 
cemeteries were decorated. This 
was followed by exercises at the 
town wharf by the Relief Corps and 
school children in honor of the sailor 
dead. 
Between 4 and 5 o’eloek the band 
gave a concert on the Common, there 
being several hundred people on 
hand. The program of eight num- 
bers included: 1. March, Easy 
Street; 2. . American -Fantasie; 3. 
Popular Airs; 4. Silver Threads 
Among the Gold, cornet solo; 5. 
Patrol, Blue and Grey; 6. Popular 
Airs; 7. In Camp; 8. March, Tropic 
to Tropie. The band then adjourned 
to G. A. R. hall where supper was 
served by the Relief corps, after 
which they played several seleetions 
in front of the hall before marching 
to the depot, where they took the 
6 o’cloek train for Gloucester. 
At the’ Town hall in the evening 
patriotic exercises were held. This 
included an address by the Rev. W. 
H. Rider of Gloucester, selections 
THE CLIFF DWELLERS — A FORGOTTEN 
PEOPLE AND THEIR RUINS 
Homes of a Pre-historic People—A Vanished Race, that Once 
Lived on the Rio Grande 
[By M. J. Brown, Editor Little Valley (N. Y.) Hub.) 
It was with the keenest and bitter- 
est disappointment of my life that I 
turned back from the Cliff Dwellers’ 
ruins and bought a ticket for the 
east. 
To me there is nothing in this 
wonderland of the southwest that 
has so great a fascination as the 
abandoned homes of this people we 
know not of—this people of the far 
dim days of the past—our aneestors, 
who lived in caves, lived much like 
beasts, wore only the skins of ani- 
mals; lived for thousands of years, 
for all we know, came from where 
we do not know, and _ departed 
whence we do not know. 
But I am ahead of my story. I 
have left my disappointment with- 
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by the Shubert male quartet.. The 
quartet sang in perfect harmony, the 
selections including the following: 
Hark the Trumpet; The Magnolia 
of Tennessee; Remember Now Thy 
Creator; Call the Roll (especially 
arranged for this quartet); Nellie 
Gray; Old Glory, and Sunset. 
Dr. Rider’s address was eloquent 
and overflowing with patriotic fer- 
vor. He said that Memorial Day in- 
cludes all our country’s founders 
and defenders. The 30th of May is 
the Repubhe’s In Memoriam to 
American patriotism. We need ask 
the pardon of no theorist for Memo- 
rial Day, the few oceasions that tell 
ot brave men and their brave deeds. 
The highest march of life is the e@iv- 
ing of one’s life. If there is any 
fear, it is the fear lest we forget; 
the 19th of April, the 30th of May, 
the 17th of June and our national 
Fourth of July degenerate into mere 
pleasure. 
Nowhere in all. our broad Jand 
should the day be more ha'lowed 
than in this historic locality that has 
given more than its share of conse- 
erated lives. 
or single out any section. 
is our country’s. 
xrand Army of the Republie. 
The speaker went on to say that 
there was too much of the rebuking, 
conspicuous selfishness in publie ser- 
vice today, indifference to the eom- 
mon weal. More and more it ap- 
pears inevitable that our public men 
must conform their conduct to the 
higher code of morals. Efficiency 
is not acceptable as a substitute for 
character. A man’s ability to do 
ereat things does not exempt from 
the moral obligations imposed upon 
others. 
Not that men are unpatriotic. 
That is saying too much. Our pub- 
lic men are not degenerate. Many 
This day 
But why. enumerate - 
It belongs to the 
of them equal in concentrated ser- 
vice, in unselfish contribution to the 
common good, the servants of the 
church, and do as sacred work. It 
is to hold and to keep such loyalty 
that we regard the G. A. R. and its 
high examples. 
If high and edueated people hold 
themselves superior to the service 
cf the government, then the Repub- 
he will become a government of the 
rabble, for the rabble, and by the 
rabble. 
The greatest enemy to — political 
reform is your respectable man who 
abandons his part and lets the gorilla 
of the ward surprise him with his 
spoil. It you wish to reform your 
public men, reform yourselves. The 
needy: publie servant is an easy mark 
for the baser man who tempts. Re- 
form your business methods and yo. 
will reform your: officials. There 
may be officials open to bribes. Your 
care and mine is to see that the 
bribe does not come from us. 
This is no.easy task. It may mean 
Lrveaking of parting lines, exposure 
of friends, the ridicule of social rela- 
tions. Be it so; better a man with 
out a party than without a country. 
Merit first, polities afterward is the 
only permanent basis on which eff- 
elent public service ean be estab- 
hlished. 
Democracy ean only be retained as 
each and every one of the people 
does his part. Jf representative goy- 
ernment has become a game, take a 
hand in it, and remind ambitious 
men that we are still the people. 
Previous to the address by Dr. 
Rider, Clarence Menkin reeited Lin- 
ecoln’s address at ‘Gettysburg, and 
Adjutant Rivers of the Post read the 
general orders. Prayer was offered 
by Rey. T. L. Frost, and at the elose 
of the exercises, benediction was 
pronounced by Rey, L. H. Ruge. 
