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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
ANDREW CARNEGIE is to invest two million dollars 
in the education of the people of America, in the inter- 
‘ests of world-wide peace. 
The money is to be used 
through the churches of America. The cause is a just 
one and every thoughtful citizen desires peace, not war. 
With the funds already invested by Mr. Ginn and these 
two millions of dollars, there ought soon to be an efficient 
organized force constantly at work. Incidentally it is a 
tribute to the power of the church that the church is | 
made the agent of the work. 
Tur Crry oF Beverty Board of Aldermen made an 
attack upon the appropriations for the School Depart- 
ment and for sidewalks in Beverly Farms. Happily, 
their plans changed and the sidewalk appropriation for 
Ward Six and the school appropriation for the entire 
city will be restored to the original figures, There is 
every need for economy in the administration of city 
affairs, but to economize in schools is suicidal, As to 
sidewalks, two thousand five hundred dollars is a paltry 
sum to expend in the Ward that pays so heavily to the 
expense of the whole city, 
THe ImMproveMENT Society at Beverly Farms has 
petitioned the City of Beverly to begin the regular plant- 
ing of trees along the highways. An appropriation of 
two hundred dollars a year is asked for, It is proposed 
that the forestry department lay out a plan for planting 
and to use the money appropriated each year to carry 
out the plans. It would be well for Manchester to do 
likewise. A small amount of money appropriated annually 
would soon plant all the highways of snall towns such 
as Manchester or Beverly Farms. 
Tue Quiet Way in which the stock market is pick- 
ing up is a good sign. The remarkable manner in which 
the New Haven holds its own is evidence enough that 
back of that corporation there is still a great oppor- 
tunity. New England cannot but believe in its railroads. 
Sunpay’s Success demonstrated that despite the ap- 
parent laxity of church-going habits arong many people 
there is nevertheless a latent loyalty to the church as an 
institution that cannot be denied. 
Tue BurNinc of two churches in Boston on the 
same street and in the same peculiar manner at night 
suggests incendiarism, The other Clarendon Street 
church fire has never been satisfactorily explained. 
Wuewn Aviator INcoLp went into the air with his 
aeroplane and remained sixteen hours and twenty min- 
utes the experimental stage of airship construction was 
passed. 
SoMERVILLE’S FrAR of a twenty-three dollar tax- 
rate may be ill-founded; but such a rate looks high to 
a Manchester taxpayer. 
Tue ScHoor, APPROPRIATION is the last item to cut 
in municipal economy. 
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Ir Is Recocnizep that Woman’s Suffrage is inevi- 
table, however much the press may dislike the prospects. 
The day will come when woman will vote with men at 
the polls, To delay that event is the wish of many who 
have no particular reasons to oppose Woman’s Suffrage. 
Consequently the “antics and indiscretions” of certain 
new women are interesting because they contribute so 
markedly to the delay of woman’s cause, It would be 
folly to try to argue with the ‘‘new woman,” but the 
average man knows that the suffragette herself is the 
most potent argument against the cause she espouses. 
Tur Boys or Roxpury are to have a well-equipped 
clubhouse. The movement began small, but has gradu- 
ally developed during the last years. Now the public 
spirit is thoroughy aroused and in the near future the 
clubhouse, the dream at first of a few enthusiasts, will 
become a reality. Manchester has long needed just such 
a building. It will come in time, but how soon? 
Tur Recent LAND ‘TRANSFERS in Essex indicate that 
the North Shore’s development as a resort has only begun. 
The immediate shore land is gone, and the future dev- 
elopment must follow the ridge of hills back from the 
shore and inland. There are some magnificent hills in 
the territory between Manchester and Essex and towards 
West Gloucester. 
Evipentiy the City of Beverly is not interested in 
Ward Six. Ward Six is a good place to raise ‘roney, 
but a poor place to spend it, Pretty good policy for 
Beverly. It is that sort of thing that does harm. It 
will be wiser for Beverly to make the Ward Six appro- 
priation three thousand dollars instead of two thousand 
for sidewalks. 
Huerta oF Mexico is a shrewd man and knows the 
value of public opinion in America and the power of the 
press. ‘There can no harn come from the acceptance 
of his proposition by the leading newspapers of the coun- 
try, The more news that is true, the better! 
Tere Is AN ExceELLeEN?T Opportunity for someone 
having the leisure, the ability and the inclination to write 
a valuable historical work tracing the origin and de- 
velopment of the North Shore villages, 
THE OrGANIzER of the local trust company is at 
work now organizing a trust company in the City of 
Beverly. If he is as successful in Beverly as he has been 
in Manchester he will do well. 
FrsBRuARY is rich in patriotic anniversaries, It is 
well that schools and churches and the press seize the 
occasion to press home the ever-dear and ever-needed 
patriotic truths. 
Tur SumMarRY MANNER in which a Canal employee 
was dismissed from the service by Goethals when sus- 
pected of illicit gains shows the metal of the new Gov- 
ernor of Panama. 
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Boston had only brief enjoyment 
from the “tango tea” craze, for last 
week the police authorities issued an 
order forbidding such affairs in. ho- 
tels and restaurants. The notice was 
a great surprise to hotel men, for 
they had been careful to conduct the 
dances as “invitation” parties, Those 
on the inside of things assert that 
the authorities might have winked at 
a slight violation of regulations, but 
so many protests were received 
against the new styles of dancing, 
the commissioners felt obliged to take 
action. With the closing of the ho- 
tel dance rooms, the Boston tango 
devotees now have no chance to try 
the newest steps unless they “hire a 
hall” and have a private party. 
Curley says he wants Boston well 
advertised. Well, I guess. it will be, 
all right, from now on, 
