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Stone’’, Jeremiah Zimmerman, D. 
D., L. L. D.; ‘‘ Agricultural Possibili- 
ties in Tropical Mexico’’, Dr. Pehr 
_ Olsson-Seffer; ‘‘An Interesting Vis- 
it to the Ancient Pyramids of San 
Juan Teotihuacan’’, A. C. Galloway ; 
~**4 North Holland Cheese Market’’ 
Hugh M. Smith; ‘‘An Ideal Fuel 
Manufactured out of Waste Pro- 
duets’’, Guy Elliott Mitchell. 
For the lovers of geographic 
knowledge and study, or the devo- 
tee of travel in new lands and 
among foreign peoples and for a 
wide knowledge of all nationalities 
and their countries, this magazine is 
delightfully entertaining and com- 
prehensive. The editor is Gilbert 
Hi. Grosvenor, a relative of Pres. 
Taft. 
Memorial Hall, Washington, D. C. 
Among the distinguished board of 
managers of the National Geogra- 
phie Society, which publishes the- 
magazine, is noted for 1910-1912, 
John HE. Pillsbury, Rear Admiral 
U.S. N., formerly Chief of the Bu- 
reau of Navigation. Rear Admiral 
Pillsbury summers annually now at 
Magnolia. In past years, he sum- 
mered at East Gloucester. 
Prospects of Trunk Railroad Elec- 
trification. 
The long silence of the New York, 
New Haven & Hartford Electric 
Railroad regarding the cost of oper- 
ation of its electric system between 
Stamford and New York, has grown 
to be significant; for it has been 
realized that, if the economies which 
it was hoped electrification would 
show, as compared with the results 
obtained under the old steam opera- 
tion, had been obtained, the com- 
pany would have been only too 
pleased to make an announcement to 
that effect. Both the New York 
Central & Hudson River Railroad 
Company, which equipped its sub- 
urban and terminal lines with a dir- 
ect-current system, and the New 
Haven, whose installation is of the 
alternating-current type, have testi- 
fied to the great benefits of an opera- 
tive and general physical character 
which have resulted from _ the 
change; but until very recently 
neither of these roads has made pub- 
lie the eagerly awaited figures on 
the relative costs of operation. 
The Legislature of Massachusetts 
some time ago directed the railroad 
companies operating within the met- 
ropolitan limits of Boston to make 
plans for the electrification of their 
passenger service in the district, and 
submit the results of their studies 
to a joint board on metropolitan im- 
It is published in Hubbard. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
provement. This has brought forth 
from the New Haven Company the 
statement that the estimates for the 
complete equipment of the New 
Haven and the Boston & Maine rail- 
roads, within the Boston metropoli- 
tan district, amount to a total of 
$32,751,942. It is pointed out that 
the proposed restriction of the elec- 
trical operation to the metropolitan 
district has but little relation to the 
flow and volume of traffic, and that 
it would render necessary the estab- 
lishment of costly intermediate ter- 
minals at some thirteen different 
points on the boundary of the metro-. 
politan district for accommodating 
both steam and electric motors. All 
trains passing through these trans- 
fer points must be subjected to a de- 
lay of three or four minutes in both 
directions. 
Then follows an interesting re- 
ference to the results obtained at 
_ New York, where, it seems, in spite 
of the more favorable conditions, 
due to the greater density of traffic 
and the simpler track system, the 
records of the New Haven Company 
demonstrate that, under present con- 
ditions, where a joint steam and el- 
ectric service is being maintained, 
the electric train service not only 
fail to earn any interest upon the 
large amount of capital invested, 
but that it has also increased the 
cost of operation. 
Mr. McHenry goes on to say that 
no general substitution of electric 
for steam traction should be made 
unless the substitute is complete, in- 
cluding passenger and freight oper- 
ation, and yard switching in addi- 
tion. He also urges that in making 
such substitution, the operation 
should inelude the full length of run 
or engine distriet.—Scientific Ameri- 
can. 
The boys and girls get enough 
hard knoeks out in the world with- 
out your being stern and harsh with 
them. Let your home be to them a 
shelter and a refuge from the storms 
of the world. 
There is alwavs room on the sunny 
side of the road; let us walk there. 
Holy Name Societies Will Meet 
A meeting of the members of the 
Toly Name societies of the Catholic 
churehes in Beverly, Danvers, Ham- 
ilton, Ipswich, Beverly Farms, Glou- 
cester, PRoekport and Manchester 
will be held at St. Mary’s Star of the 
Sea church in Beverly Sunday, Jan. 
15. Rev. John F, Curran will address 
the members. E 
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IIIA ANNIE 
Born, this morning, Jan. 13, a son 
to Mr. and Mrs. John Weir, School 
street. 
Miss Mary Schiel of Dorchester 
spent Sunday with Mrs. L. B. Har- 
vie, Lincoln street. 
Miss Bertha Haskell left Monday 
for Washington where she will spend 
the next few weeks with friends. 
The Rebekahs will hold an instal- 
lation of officers this evening. A 
supper will be-served in the banquet 
room at 6 o’clock. 
The Sewing Circle of the WRC 
will hold its meeting every Thursday 
afternoon in GAR hall. Members 
please take notice and come. 
John McKinnon, who has been 
with his father Lawrence McKinnon 
for some weeks, was taken to the 
Mass. Gen. Hospital Wednesday of 
last week. 
Miss Laura F. Carney, the district 
nurse, is finding her time much occu- 
pied in pursuit of her professional 
duties. She has to her credit, during 
her brief residence here, a record of 
26 visits. Miss Carney will spend 
the week-end in Boston. 
The alumni association decided at 
a meeting the first of this week to 
hold their annual banquet on the ev- 
ening of Wednesday, Feb. 15. Sch- 
leuhuber of Lynn will be the caterer. 
Members will have the privilege of 
inviting whom they please. There 
will be some brief entertainment fea- 
tures, after which the floor will be 
cleared for dancing. 
With Town Meeting only eight 
weeks away the political atmosphere 
in Manchester is becoming charged 
with town meeting talk and dozens 
of names are being heard mentioned 
for the various offices. The declara- 
tion of Fred K. Swett that he will 
not be a candidate for the board of 
selectmen this year has brought 
others to the front and some are be- 
ginning to declare themselves as run- 
ning for the office. In all probability 
the other two members of the old 
board will be candidates for re-elec- 
tion,—E. S. Knight and W. R. Bell. 
Allen S. Peabody, who made such 
a good showing last year, the first 
year he run for office, will be a can- 
didate for the board again this year 
it is announced. And he will also 
be a candidate for the berth on the 
board of assessors for three years. 
Mr. Peabody received 220 votes last 
year, 
