Guy Ham Made a strong appeal for American patri- 
— otism at the Beverly Farms gathering on the holiday. 
This is the first time that that strong speaker has been 
~ heard hereabouts and his clear-cut thought, well exe- 
-cuted paragraphs and carefully matured sentiments 
3 mark him as a public leader of rare ability. We pre- 
- dict a bright and a successful future for him. His 
candidacy for Lieutenant-Governor is gaining ground 
_ rapidly, and if Massachusetts selects him it will have 
_ elected a leader of ability who may be trusted with the 
reins of office. 
_ Every Errort is being made in certain quarters to 
_ eliminate the jitney from the streets of cities by ordin- 
ances. There is no question that there is justice in 
the demands that are being made to safeguard the pub- 
lic against accidents caused by jitneys in operation. 
Some solution of the problem is inevitable. The jitney 
has won a place and the public is likely to fight for 
_ them. ‘The transportation companies are facing a 
strong competitor. 
Have You Reap the ten commandments of the sum- 
mer time written by a versatile clergyman? They: read 
well and are doubtless needed, but their forced imitation 
of the Ten Commandments that have made the Hebrew 
nation seems undesirable, and, while not irreverent, per- 
haps the temptation to parody so great a series of in- 
structive commands is, to say the least, not in good taste. 
As A Rute, business men do not enjoy the inroads 
that holidays make upon their interests. The holiday 
breaks up the routine and it is at least a week before 
business operates normally. But such breaks, as undesir- 
_ able as they first appear, are essentially good for all. 
Count Not THE Dotrars involved, count the cost in 
thought, energy, time, life and spirit. These are the 
mighty counters of life. Dollars have as much to do with 
real life as the dollar prices in the ledger to the commodi- 
ties they represent. 
Brverty Farms ought to be able to find some place 
for the historic old flagpole. It has stood in its place for 
twenty years, paid for by public subscription and pre- 
sented by the city. A place should be found for it, 
quickly. 
MANCHESTER AND BEVERLY FARMs celebrated the 
Fourth of July in a fitting and enthusiastic manner. It 
was a quiet Fourth, however, in Beverly. 
OnE Year has nearly sped and the German and 
English navies have not met in a great naval struggle. 
Germany keeps to the shore. 
One More Month only and the war is one year old. 
Where are the dreamers who have thought three 
months the limit. 
PEAS AND THE FourtH oF JULY have become a fixed 
association of thoughts, and thrifty gardeners are usually 
able to win. 
A Two Monts’ VACATION is just long enough to 
unfit a strong man to play the game well for the other 
ten months. 
“Ati FoR A LittLe piece of land” was the succinct 
characterization of the war by a young Italian-American. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 47 
Tue Y. M. C. A. has been an effective agent in all 
lines of work in the field chosen for its endeavors. But 
no branch has done more effective work with peculiarly 
needed field for operation than the Navy Y. M. C. A. It 
is a great enterprise, and it should have the support of the 
philanthropic people of the Shore. Next week the Haven 
estate is to be thrown open, and on the spacious grounds 
the people of the Shore are to have a Naval Festival. All 
the roads ought to lead to Beverly Farms on Wednesday, 
the twenty-first. 
THe Rarins of the last week have been unprece- 
dented in the annals of the weather bureau. The 
weather was undesirable. The fields and gardens 
needed much water, but the rains of the week have 
been too heavy. If that rain could only have been 
evenly precipitated the owners of gardens would be. 
much pleased. As it is the water has done much harm 
and many garden plants have suffered. 
THe YounG Repustic has had another holiday. The 
nation is still young, but it has learned a great deal in its 
day, and at present it looks as though it might be able to 
learn a great deal more. America has an enviable place 
among the nations of the world, but America must be 
humble. 
A Goop Way to obtain peace and keep it is to be 
always prepared to fight for it. There is a militarism 
that breeds war and strife, and there is a militarism that 
prepares against war that peace may be held. War is 
our last defence. 
GENERAL Woop’s SuGGEsTION for military training 
schools during the summer is an excellent idea. The 
school at Plattsburg this summer should be a success 
from all signs of the times. Harvard men are enthused 
and a large delegation is assured. 
It’s A Lonc, Lona Way to the long week-end at 
Labor Day, but the lovers of the good summer time wish 
it were longer. 
With tHE FourtH falling on the Sabbath, the 
churches united in their efforts to suitably commemorate 
the day. 
Ir Counts from whence a man came, but it is im- 
measurably more important for one to know whither he 
is going. 
LetsurE WitTHouT a purpose is a curse. Leisure 
with a high aim and determination makes an opportunity. 
A Dotiar GIvEN does not take the taint from its 
origin. 
Abbot Peterson, associate minister of the First 
Brookline, will preach Sunday at the Uni- 
Masconomo st., Manchester-by-the-Sea, at 
Rey. 
Parish church, 
tarian church, 
’ : 
tr o'clock. 
Work done at your residence if desired, anywhere 
from Manchester to Pride’s. Children’s hair-cutting « 
specialty. J. Vasconcellos, barber, Central sq., Manches- 
tera Lele 53.) adv. 
Spacious stin parlor at New Oakland House, Swamp- 
scott, can be rented for dancing and bridge parties. adv, 
