N O R T H 
S H OR E 
BREEZE bee! 
The no-license gains in Lynn, for 
the fifth successive time, Woburn 
for the fifth successive time, New- 
buryport for the sixth sueeessive © 
time and Salem for the third sue- 
- cessive time is unparalleled in the 
history of Massachusetts. Massa- 
chusetts has the only four instances 
in all the world where large cities 
of their size have voted out the sa- 
loon. These cities are Cambridge 
with 104,000, Lynn with 89,000, 
Somerville 77,000 and Brockton 
56,000. 
Savings bank insurance is grow- 
ing rapidly and successfully. There 
are now two million dollars of life . 
insurance outstanding in the name 
of five thousand and five hundred 
subscribers. The interests on the 
premiums have been large, the first 
year 8.33 percent and at the end of 
the fourth year 16.66 percent. This 
is a remarkable showing and proves 
‘conclusively the practicability and 
the profitableness of Savings Bank 
Life Insurance. 
WHISPERINGS 
The Manchester Police Depart- 
ment! Take it to Loomis, he’ll fix 
it; even the police department. It 
is also whispered that a graduate of 
MMarvard has applied for the posi- 
tion of chief of police. 
* * * 
‘‘ Hotel Rest ’’ at Manchester, 
owned by the ‘‘Swamp Angels’’ as- 
sociation burned to the ground a 
few weeks ago. A new headquar- 
ters was erected on Wetherbee’s hill 
without the consent of the own- 
ers of the property. and as a result 
of this ‘‘squatters privilege’’ action, 
Mr. Wetherbee came to Manchester 
last Sunday and with Officer Bull- 
ock visited the ‘‘elub.’’? After giv- 
ing the proper pass word the vis- 
itors were admitted into the sane- 
tum. ‘‘I don’t want to disturb any 
Sunday meeting (?) here,’’ said Mr. 
Wetherbee, ‘‘but I guess you will 
have to move; also take your 
‘hotel’ down and return the boards 
to their original location. And get 
quick!’’ They did. So overcome 
with surprise were several of the 
assembled members that they were 
barely able to move. 
* * # 
And along this line we regret to 
’ Jearn that several firms of archi-- 
tects in Boston and elsewhere, who 
follow the Breeze religiously for in- 
formation regarding the construe- 
- tion of new summer homes on the 
~ North Shore, were mislead by- our 
item of several weeks’ ago relative 
to the fire which destroyed this club- 
And mith the kid, 
Gn pasture led, 
night, 
Appeared in air, 
And gently said, 
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Christmas Carnl 
Neapolitan Translation by Longfellow 
ons 
When Christ was born in Bethlehem, 
‘Twas night, but seemed the noon of dav; 
{ Che stars, whose light 
fi) Was pure and bright 
Shone with wumavering ray; 
But one, one glorious star 
Guided the Eastern Magi from afar. 
Chen peace was spread thro’ ont the land; 
Che lion fed beside the tender lamb; 
The spotted lenpard fed; 
Iu peace, the calf and bear, 
Che molf and lamh reposed together there. 
As shepherds matched their flocks by 
Anangel, brighter than the sv's on light, 
Fear not,—hbe not afraid, 
Hor lo! beneath vour eyes, 
Earth hag become a smiling paradise. 
house and the promptness in which 
a new structure would be put up. 
Several representatives of these 
firms were in town shortly after 
that looking for further informa- 
tion. 
* * * 
We hear the whistling of the tug 
boat as we send our last form to 
press this morning, which means 
that the drawbridge at Manchester 
‘must-be opened, and there is but 
one conclusion for us to whisper to 
our out of town subscribers, namely, 
that their paper will probably reach 
them later than usual this week, for 
if-the--routine of the past few 
months is to be earried out today 
traffic on the Gloucester branch. will 
be held up several hours while the 
bridge is being opened and closed. 
Taking everything together, there 
is no reward that is quite so lasting 
and satisfying as the good-will of 
our fellow men. 
In Africa today human sacrifice, 
polygamy, and paganism may be 
parts of a scheme of social organ- 
ization that entails less degrada- 
tion and suffering than may be 
found among the degenerate classes 
that infest the dark corners of civ- 
ilized lands. 
