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Many Norru Suore people have expressed the hope 
that the New Haven road would keep on the Federal 
Express which runs only twice a week—Thursdays and 
Sundays—between Boston and Washington, until the 
close of the season, or at least until well along in October. 
This train proved a wonderful convenience for families 
living beyond New York City, and does away with the 
bother of transferring across New York between stations. 
Particularly at this time, when the infantile paralysis 
scare iS so pertinent, there is need of a train like the 
Federal Express, which does not touch the Metropolis. 
Plans have matured for the special train to run direct 
from North Shore stations over the same route taken by 
the Federal Express on the fifteenth of October, for the 
sole purpose of taking the families of the Italian and 
Argentine ambassadors and their attaches, and other 
Washington, Philadelphia and Baltimore families back to 
their town homes. 
We hope the twice-a-week runs of the Federal Ex- 
press will be continued until the close of the season. 
Critics oF PrEsIDENT WrLson should not be too 
harsh in their attacks upon his faults of administration. 
President Wilson has declared he has done his best. If 
his best has been a failure, then a change is necessary— 
and in all probability that change will be made. It is 
unjust to harshly criticize a man who has done his level 
best and failed. He should be removed in the proper 
order of things and the right man put in his place—a man 
who will not fail. Just now Charles Evans Hughes ap- 
pears to be that man. 
‘Mrs. Joon Hays HAmmMmonp has made a careful 
study of the paralysis plague in New England and in New 
York and has become convinced that the society which 
she represents can do valuable work by providing appli- 
ances necessary to assist the children who have been para- 
lyzed by the prevalent disease. Work has already begun 
and funds are now being collected to assist the children 
now living who have been disabled by the disease. This 
new department of work is to be carried with the other 
work of investigation and aid. 
In VIEW oF THE DIFFICULTIES which have arisen be- 
cause of the relations of the United States with one of the 
southern republics it is not unlikely that the present ad- 
ministration will think twice before it comes to a decision 
upon the problem which Panama presents. 
FOLLOWING IN MANCHESTER’s STEPS Magnolia is to 
have telephone wires and electric light wires placed under- 
ground, and work has already been started... Manchester 
was one of the first small towns in the state to bring about 
this improvement. 
GREATER Boston BAKERS have altered the size of the 
“five cent loaf” of bread, increasing the weight slightly 
and the price one cent. At the same time dealers threaten 
an increase in the retail price of milk. The cost of living 
is indeed increasing! 
Hosprrat, SuNDAY will be observed in October by all 
of the churches in this district in aid of the Beverly Hos- 
pital. The Hospital Sunday plan was instituted last year 
and proved a great success, the communicants of the 
churches responding generously. Envelopes are to be 
distributed to all of the churches on the preceeding Sun- 
day, to be returned with a contribution for the work of 
the institution. The Beverly Hospital is an up-to-date 
institution doing faithful and efficient service in the inter- 
ests of the North Shore communities. While located in 
Beverly it is essentially a North Shore institution and to 
it patients are received from all of the towns round and 
about. While the institution is generously assisted by the 
summer residents and has a modest endownment which 
should be increased, it needs the help that can be given by 
everyone. This Hospital Sunday offering will afford 
everyone an opportunity to do his little bit. 
tion has been making good progress under the able admin- 
istration of the president of the corporation, John L. 
Saltonstall. It has done such valuable work and is such 
a valuable social agency to the communities, it should be 
generously supported. In making this annual contribu- 
tion to a local need the churches are doing a commendable 
and worthy thing. 
MANCHESTER Has ENTERTAINED within the past 
week a big gathering—for these days—of Grand Army 
veterans. It is significant that the attendance this year 
exceeds the annual fall meeting of a year ago. “ The rea- 
son is found in the fact that a parade was held in Man- 
chester. There is nothing a G. A. R. man likes better 
than to don his old blue uniform, get in line behind a 
lively band and follow the Flag. This spirit of loyalty 
to their organization and to their Flag is and has been 
the moving force of the Grand Army. It has welded to- 
gether the organization so strongly that only death thins 
the ranks. And surely, and not so slowly as a few years 
back, the ranks are thinning. In a few years more at the 
present ratio of decrease the number of marchers on 
Memorial Day and other G. A. R. occasions will have 
dwindled to a handful. But, while muscles can obev the 
commands of loyal hearts and minds, you may be sure 
of seeing at least that handful plodding in the wake of the 
old Flag. 
THe COMPLETION OF THE PLANS for the new Billy 
Sunday Tabernacle in Boston brings to mind that the days 
are approaching when his campaign will be on. What 
ever ones ideas may be as to Billy Sunday or his methods, 
everyone will cheerfully admit the wide influence which 
he has had for good, It will be fair play and justice to 
give the man a fair hearing and judge him upon his merits 
rather than upon preconceived ideas which may have been 
erroneously formed. Anyway Boston needs a good clean- 
ing up and if Sunday can do it, well and good. 
ONE oF THE. DESIRABLE BENEFITS which will result 
from the mosquito campaign will be to create conditions 
that will not only menace the mosquito, but clean up marsh 
wastes where water rats have been numerous, 
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