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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
RANDOM THOUGHTS 
BY D. F. LAMSON. 
No. XLVII. 
A poet tells us how a certain renowned 
masterpiece once went to pieces, 
‘All at once, and nothing first, — 
Just as bubbles do when they burst;”’ 
and this reminds us that it is rather the 
tendency of bubbles to burst, whether 
South sea bubbles, or Wall street bub- 
bles, oratorical bubbles, or social bubbles, 
or other; inflation is not good in real es- 
tate, or money, or literature, or life. 
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The Prohibition party is but forty years 
old, but the Prohibition principle— 
**Thou shalt not’’—is a good deal older. 
Some people think they must be allowed 
to do just as they please, and any check 
upon license is a restriction of their lib- 
erty. How long will it be before men 
will learn that a man’s personal liberty 
does not allow him to do that which is 
an injury to other men’s rights? ‘There 
are many thihgs that ought to be pro- 
hibited, things that are a wrong to in- 
dividuals or to the community; indeed, 
human legislation as well as divine is 
based oz the fact that man has no right 
to do as he pleases, except as he pleases 
to do right. The safety of society and 
the race rests on this principle. 
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No one can be neutral where right and 
wrong are concerned, as the Border 
states found out in the Civil war; no 
one can serve God and wear the devil’s 
livery at the same time. 
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Advanced thought—it sounds well, ex- 
cellently well; but in what direction is 
the advance is not an impertinent ques- 
tion; it is sometimes better to stand still 
- than to advance, at least until we have 
more light; and some of our progressive 
thinkers seem not to have much light. 
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A good library is one of the best pos- 
sessions a young man can acquire; not 
_ that it can be itemized in an invoice, or 
exchanged for its value in stocks; “‘it 
cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, 
with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.’’ 
And yet, a little saved from superfluities 
will now buy a library which in the Mid- 
dle Ages hardly the revenue of a prince- 
dom would purchase; ‘“‘books that are 
books’’ are now so cheap that it is hard- 
ly worth while to spend money on rub- 
bish. 
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It seems strange to see men who have 
been thought intelligent and considerate 
knocking away the foundation on which 
_ they stand, and what is worse knocking 
it away for otherst' 0; it wc u'd notbe so 
bad if they would put something as good 
in its place, but this is just what they fail 
- inside watch; 
Christmas. 
Now comes the season of His birth, 
The glory of the Highest fills the earth. 
His peace all hearts doth fill 
Who list the message of Good Will. 
Of His governments’ increase 
And the kingdom of His peace 
There shall never be an end. 
Let us rejoice together, O my friend. 
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to do. And yet, these men often get 
great praise for their breadth and liberality. 
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The value of knowledge depends 
much on what kind it is; anciently, we 
are told, there was a knowledge of good 
and a knowledge of evil; and as if 
knowledge of good was not enough, a 
certain man desired the knowledge of 
evil also, aspiring to be wise, which 
proved a great mistake; the conse- 
quences did not fully appear atthe time, 
for “‘never shows the choice momentous 
till the judgment hath passed by;’’ and 
men are continually repeating the old 
mistake with the old results. 
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The statement has been made with 
great positiveness and without qualifica- 
tion, that aspirations are an evidence of 
spirituality; but that depends; with so 
many who have aspirations for the Presi- 
dency, for town office, for social distinc- 
tion, for literary fame, for a big church 
and a big choir, and so on, andso on, 
the statement seems rather questionable; 
and if it is meant simply that spiritual as- 
pirations are an evidence of spirituality, 
that sounds so much like a truism that it 
hardly seems worth the emphasis put up- 
on it. 
Workmen Elect Officers. 
North Shore lodge, A. O. U. W., 
elected the following officers “Tuesday 
evening: George F. Evans, master 
workman; James A. Murray, foreman; 
George L. Haskell, overseer; E. Wal- 
lace Stanley, recorder; E. S. Bradley, 
treasurer; Charles W. Sawyer, financier; 
T. B. Stone, guide; C. W. Vaughan, 
Senter Stanley, outside 
watch; Horace Standley, trustee 3 
years; Henry A. Porter, rept. to grand 
‘lodge; Senter Stanley, alternate. 
Allen Post Officers. 
At their meeting last Friday evening 
Allen Post 67, G. A. R., of Manches- 
ter decided upon the following officers 
for the coming year: 
Enoch Crombie, commander; Na- 
thanicl Morgan, senior vice com.; Al- 
fred S. Jewett, junior vice com.; James 
W. Widger, surgeon; John G. Haskell, 
quartermaster; Henry T. Bingham, 
chaplain; Charles H. Stone, officer-of- 
the-day; Dennis O’ Sullivan, off.-of-the- 
guard; A. S. Jewett, pat. instructor: 
Edwin P. Stanley, serg. maj.; Jeffrey 
‘Te Stanley, .q.. m:~'s:; .D:1 O'Sullivan, 
color serg. 
On Thursday evening, Jan. 6, at 7.30 
o'clock a joint installation will be held in 
the Town hall, at which time the officers 
of the Post and of the W. R. C., will 
be installed. The Post Associates and 
the S. of V. will be guests on that occa- 
sion. Comrade J. Horace Burnham of 
Post 152 of Essex will install the Post of- 
ficers, and Mrs. J. E. Gilman will in- 
stall the officers of the W. R. C. 
W. RC. Election. 
Allen Relief Corps of Manchester has 
elected the following officers for the next 
term: Mrs. R. A. Mitchell, president; 
Mrs. James Salter, senior vice pres. ; 
Mrs. Wm. Follett, junior vice: pres. ; 
Mrs. Hannah Tappan, treas.; Mrs. 
Enoch Crombie, chaplain; Miss Mamie 
Morgan, conductor; Mrs. Jeanette 
Austin, guard; Mrs. Mary Lucas, dele- 
gate; Mrs. Jennie Dennis, alternate. 
Letters remaining unclaimed at Manchester, 
Mass., P. O. for-week ending Dec. 21: Nel- 
Me Ahern, Mrs: WS} Brown, F J Clark, (2) 
Charles Huff; Mssi€ela Mollong, Mrs Wm H 
Raymond, Lillie Seaton, Miss D N Semmonds, 
Miss M Westwood. - 
' “SaMuEL L. WueaTon, P. M. 
