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NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
THe CENTENARY of the birth of Henry Ward 
Beecher which occurred last week was not widely cele- 
brated or spoken of publicly, but it should not go un- 
passed that Beecher was a true hero of our great war. 
There are heroes of war, of finance and of oratory. The 
marvelous ability and pugnacious heroism of Beecher man- 
ifested in his famous tour of England in behalf of the 
Northern cause has never been equalled in the history of 
our country. He was one of America’s great men and in 
the stress and strain of a busy life we may well pause 
a while and pay our tribute to this orator for freedom; 
*Tis perdition to be safe 
When for truth one ought to die. 
Dr. Beecher gave his life in a consecrated sense to the 
service of his country and the clarion call of freedom that 
echoed and re-echoed from the old Pilgrim pulpit was 
heard round the world and will influence generations 
still unborn. 
A Certain Groupe oF MEN in the Beverly Board of 
Aldermen have been giving the administration of affairs 
no end of trouble this year. No one suspected or sug- 
gested corruption or bribery. Now one member of the 
Board is under arrest for the alleged acceptance of a bribe 
for service to be rendered in obtaining a ‘“‘junk” license. If 
the evidence is true the man should be relieved of his po- 
sition at once. The city should have in its service men of 
sterling worth and unimpeachable honesty. It is not 
only a disgrace to the man in case he be guilty, but it is a 
disgrace to the city, and every right-minded citizen will 
feel that disgrace. The arrest of a public officer is a dis- 
grace to any city. If he be arrested under false charges 
the accusers should feel the hand of the public’s remon- 
strance. 
Tue CoMING OF THE SUMMER SEASON and its open 
air life in the wood and by the sea and by lakes has its 
dangers as well as blessings. But the loss of life by ac- 
cidental drowning need not continue to increase at the 
alarming rate it is now going. Parents and the instruct- 
ors of the young may well add their warnings to those 
of the press, of the dangers of the sea and of lakes and 
streams. 
PRESIDENT WiLson has committed an egregious 
blunder in signing the bill exempting the violators of the 
Sherman anti-trust law who are members of farmers’ or- 
ganizations or labor unions, from prosecution. ‘This ex- 
emption is class legislation of the worst type. In inter- 
esting himself in lobbying, Mr. Wilson has rendered a 
service, but it is a pity that he did not have his eye open to 
the fatality of this provision in the civil appropriation bill. 
If the bill had been vetoed the rider would have been 
dropped by congress. 
Wuite So Mucu TALK is being made of the menace 
of the foreigners in our midst one ought not to overlook 
the quiet and effective way in which a local church is 
endeavoring to solve the foreign problem it confronts. 
Classes have been provided for Italians in the past. Fre- 
quent lectures for Italians, well attended, too, and church 
services in Scandinavian and social hours for these worthy 
comers to the North Shore, are features of the work car- 
ried on. 
Ex-Presmpent Tart will be a genius indeed if he can 
in his address at Gettysburg immortalize the event. The 
simple style of the great speech of Abraham Lincoln 
presents the former president a task that will tax his 
ability. 
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Tue Parcer Post has added many duties to the al- 
ready busy postmasters of the country and it has lightened 
the work of the express companies. It is stated that the 
second month of the operation of the parcel post plan the 
receipts of the express companies were sixteen percent 
lower than the corresponding month of the previous year. 
There has been a steady decline in the value of the stocks of 
the express companies. The parcel post has already dem- 
onstrated its efficiency and has saved the business men of 
America a million dollars. 
THE SuNDAY ScuHoor, I'trNERAN’S have taken Zurich. 
These annual pilgrimages of Bible students are present- 
ing one of the most interesting commercial traveling 
schemes on the market. Of course the original idea is 
simple and commendible, but it has now reached the stage 
where commercialism has taken the lead. ‘The Sunday 
School workers do the work and the railroad and steam- 
ship companies make the gains. 
Tur CAMPAIGN inaugurated by local clergymen to 
stimulate church attendance by requesting the owners of 
estates to readjust the hours of employment of the persons 
in service on the shore ought to be encouraged. By a lit- 
tle planning it might be possible for every person who is 
in service to have the opportunity to attend church ser- 
vices if they so choose. 
A Huck Corporation manufacturing automobiles 
has just cut a melon to the tune of a number of millions 
each to the members of the company. It would be in- 
teresting to know how much time, energy and pleasure 
have been added to the dividends of society life because 
of their successful production of an automobile. 
Tue NortH SHORE HorricuLTuRAL SoOciETY was 
fortunate in the choice of days for its exhibition last week. 
There was sun enough to encourage attendance and it 
was cool enough to keep the exhibit in the best of con- 
dition. The society is one of the valuable social assets 
of the North Shore. 
Tue Crry of PHILADELPHIA is taking the lead in 
scientific cleaning in a real sense. It is cleaning houses 
with squeegees, rubber hose and scientific cleaners. Phil- 
adelphia will soon lead the world. Only in the old world 
may one be able to find a more efficient system of sanita- 
tion. 
THe INSURANCE CoMPANIES have won their fight in 
the income tax question so far as the mutual companies 
are concerned. If the policy of taxing the income of life 
insurance policies-had been permitted to be inaugurated 
it would have been a marked injustice to the small inves- 
tor in life insurance policies. 
THE ExpERIMENT AT REVERE in the interest of pub- 
lic safety, barring the automobile from the highway, has 
worked like a charm and the happy owners of automo- 
biles while chafing under the restraint of an enforced 
detour cheerfully bear their inconvenience for the “good 
of the other fellow.” 
Henry VAN Dyke, Minister to the Netherlands, is 
an imposing title. The honor is worthy of the man and 
a credit to President Wilson. 
Harvarp had a “fortunate” year. ‘The times have 
changed and Yale may well look to its laurel. 
