THE RAMBLER 
Think of the rudeness of the man 
who dared to call Salem’s mayor a 
“fat-head,” whatever that might be! 
I am at a loss to clearly understand 
its application, but reference to Web- 
ster’s thumb nail dictionary describes 
“fat” in this manner: “The oily part 
of animal bodies; the richest part of 
anything, as ‘the fat of the land’; 
gross, plump, fruitful.” Now I am 
wondering if the mayor’s verbal as- 
sailant studied Webster before ap- 
plying that name to the portion of 
the mayor which is worn above his 
shoulders. And which part of the 
definition, or how many parts of it 
are intended to apply. “Fat head!” 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
oh, horrors! How could any citizen 
in the most seething scorn of his most 
peevish periods express his  super- 
heated indignation in such vulgar 
vernacular? It grates upon the 
nerves and cultured ears of Salemites 
who have so many times honored the 
present mayor to have him termed a 
“fat-head.” If must be, there are 
other designations in common use in 
polite Salem society that might have 
been applied. He might have re- 
ferred to a swollen dome, an enlarged 
belfry, an over-grown bean, exag- 
gerated cocoanut, abnormal block, 
distended turret or a double-deck hat 
holder. But to apply that title ‘‘fat- 
head” to our own and only mayor— 
again I indignantly exclaim: Hor- 
rors! Thrice horrors!—Salem News. 
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Every community, sooner or later, 
goes through the experience that 
Lynn is now having with the ice deal- 
ers. Prices are boosted, the indigna- 
tion of the public is expressed, 
threats are made of establishing a 
municipal ice company, and there it 
ends. The public soon forget and be- 
come accustomed to the boost in 
prices and give up. It was ever thus! 
A “fruitarian” dinner of pansies 
and nuts was given in Wayland Sat- 
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urday by the anti-meat enthusiasts. 
If you should chance to see a fellow 
down on his hands and knees eating 
up your bed of pansies and making a 
noise like a nut you shouldn’t be 
alarmed. He’s a fruitarian feeding 
his face and carrying out the ideas of 
his cult. 
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It is reported that some of the 
Italians who are working here at 
present make it a practice to shoot 
song birds on Sundays, especially the 
robins, which they eat. 
The matter should be brought to 
the attention of the proper authori- 
tives. We have too few birds at 
present. 
INTENSIVE PRODUCTION 
“Things are getting very intensive.” 
“Yes, I suppose the promoter of 
the future will propose to operate a 
copper mine and a banana plantation 
on the same plot.” —Boston Adver- 
tiser. 
Hr’s MIstNFoRMED 
Freshmen—I’m really disappointed 
in this college. 
Junior—Why? 
Freshman—What busines has an 
athlete at a school where study is the 
main thing? 
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