NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
TALKS.ON GAME OF GRAB. 
Rev. L. H. Ruge of Manchester Draws a Golden 
Rule Lesson. 
The Rev. L. H. Ruge of the Congre- 
gational Church, Manchester, preached 
Sunday morning on “‘ They Are Greedy 
Dogs, Which Can Never Have Enough’’ 
(Isaiah 56:11). He said, in part: 
“Tn conversation with a citizen of this 
place I got this subject. In the course 
of moralizing he quoted the maxim of a 
certain man: ‘If you see a thing you 
want grab it,’ and the up-to-date wag 
adds a word of three letters to emphasize 
the maxim. The practice of this game 
is very ancient. Let us go back to _his- 
tory to get a good running start. 
‘Take the case of Jacob. First he 
grabbed his brother’s birthright and bless- 
ing, and then he went and played a trick 
or two on Laban until he cornered all the 
cattle he had. He also took the two 
daughters, leaving his uncle with some 
poor stock Jacob discarded in the brand- 
ing. ‘Then Joseph, not to be outdone 
by his father, cornered all the corn in 
Egypt, and, although in the interest of 
the people, I feel sure the treasury of 
Pharaoh did not suffer in the deal. 
‘© The chronicles of civilization show 
that graballism is not confined to any one 
race or age. Alexander the Great was 
great at the game. He grabbed the 
whole world, we are told, and felt grieved 
in not being able to grab others from 
their orbit and swing them round his 
own. Crassus, Caesar and Pompey 
were a great triumvirate at the game, 
and Napoleon was no mean hand at it. 
* But until modern times it was played 
unfair along dark highways and the high 
seas until the police and man-of-war put 
acheck upon it. The gamesters left 
the road, pulled down the black flag and 
now take out New Jersey incorporation 
papers, which makes the game system- 
atic, scientific, safe and respectable. It 
now has the sanction of business form. 
Supreme court judges referee the game 
and it is strictly in line with commercial ’ 
and financial evolution. 
‘ The thing I object to in all this fer- 
ment of righteousness, is the cheap vir- 
tue we ascribe to ourselves for only 
orabbing “ within reason.” Some of us 
do not grab, because we do not see any- 
thing to grab. The other fellow has a 
little longer perspective and we merely 
raise a hue and cry because the other 
fellow grabs it ahead of us, while for the 
sin involved we don’t care a rap.’’ 
Letters remaining unclaimed at Manchester, 
Mass., P. O. for week ending May 15; Miss 
E B Andrews, C R Burr & Co, T C Buttimer, 
Mrs Louise Butler, Edward Carlson, W C Ful- 
ler Co, Mrs Flora Hoyt, William Hall, Mrs 
George Moury, Antonio Smiyonski. 
Ward’s Tip-Top bread at Valentine’s 
Market. * 
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Mrs. Pence Mitchell of Revere was a 
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. Lampron, 
Brook street, Wednesday. 
The assessors have a notice on another 
page asking for returns on taxable prop- 
erty on or before June 15th. 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Rowe have 
moved from the Patterson cottage on 
Lincoln street to Miss Martha Knight's 
house on School street, the past week. 
E. S. Bradley has a display in his 
windows at his shop on Central street, 
which has been attracting the attention 
of passers-by the last week. It is an ex- 
hibition of reducing valves, showing the 
effect of the high water service when the 
reducing valve is used. Manchester’s 
high service water pressure is a matter of 
much concern and when it is put in use 
this summer it is likely the services of the 
plumber will be much in demand. 
LOOK! 
Do not neglect to have your Browntail and 
Gypsy Moth work attended to 
Burning, Spraving and Burlaping 
All work personally attended to, and in- 
spected by local superintendent of Moth 
suppression. Address 
P. A. SHEAHAN 
Forest St., Manchester P. 0. Box 346 
MANCHESTER-=BYsTHE-SEA 
Bullock Brothers, 
Swansdown Flour, 
Postuffice Block 
Fine Groceries 
Brigham Creamery Butte 
——S§. S. Pierce Co.’s Fancy Grocertes————— 
§@8"We are the North Shore agents of the Walker-Gordon Labratory 
Ace cokasneer ain 
Frank H. Dennis 
Announces to his former patrons 
that he has started in business 
again and that he will call to 
take orders for and will deliver 
GROCERIES 
New Patronage Solicited 
1 Lincoln Street, :-: Manchester, Mass. 
Cc. LBedell 
First- 
classohoe Repairing 
Gentral St., :-: Manchester 
(Opposite Knights Coal Wharf) 
@ Mr. Bedellis blind. He thanks 
the public for the generous patron- 
age afforded him last season, and 
solicits continued patronage the 
present season. 
A Full Line of Gigars and Tobaccos 
430-723 
H. BAKER 
Ladies’ and Gents’ Custom Tailor 
Suits Made to Order at Reasonable Prices. 
Cutting and Fitting Guaranteed. 
Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing & Repairing 
Done at Reasonable Prices, 
Kimball Block, (opp. Postoffice) Manchester 
Rreeze subscription $1.00. 
Heath’s Manchester 
Fresh, Salt and Smoked Fish 
Wholesale and Retail 
Dealers in 
Fish Market 
LOBSTERS, CLAMS and OYSTERS 
Ocean street, Manchester Cove, Manchester, Mass. 
JOHN HEATH, PROP. 
TELEPHONE CONNECTION 
ges> All orders promptly attended to, and filled at the Lowest Market Price 
JOHN I. ALLEN, 
PLUMBER 
Summer Street Extension, Opp. Electric Light Plant. Manchester 
Work done at Fair Prices. 
| Do you think your lB will ‘stand the 105-lb. pressure ? y 
EDUGER and eradicate the possibillty of 
not put in a PRESSURE 
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF GAS LIGHTING MACHINES. 
Estimates given on all on all kinds Steam and Hot Water Heating. 
Wh 
a big plumbing bill and a BIG WATER BILL? 
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