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No, I 
VOL, XII Jan. 2, 1914 
THe GovERNoR oF MASSACHUSETTS has made many 
commendable appointments, but none of them has been 
more judicious than the appointment of Robert A, Woods 
as a police commissioner of Boston, There is no more 
trying or important position given by the state in an in- 
dividual through the appointing power of the governor. 
The problem of dealing with the liquor question has taxed 
the wisdom, the patience and courage of men for untold 
ages. The regulation of so large a traffic in so great a 
centre as Boston is no child’s play. Mr. Woods may well 
be considered as representative of the spirit of decency 
in Boston. His experience as a student of social affairs 
in the South end has afforded him an enviable oppor- 
tunity to see the problem through the eyes of an expert. 
He is not a temperance fanatic, though he has rigid ideas 
on the use of liquor as a personal habit. He may be de- 
pended upon to bring to the liquor problem of Boston 
a sane view that will appeal to the best interests in the 
great city. His appointment seems now assured. It 
will be a great misfortune if the council fails to con- 
firm the appointment. 
THE Boston AND MAINE Rariroap has determined 
upon an equitable plan of taking mileage for train ser- 
vice according to the actual number of miles traveled. 
This will mean a saving to the traveling public. It is 
just but can a railroad go on doing business at the pres- 
ent traffic rates, making concessions year after year and 
succeed? This mileage adjustment is right. It ought to 
be; but on the other side of the ledger it must be writ- 
ten that the public owes the railroad business a living 
income, Here is a problem for economists, not Socialists. 
THE PANAMA CANAL will be a marvelous achieve- 
ment. But when the waters of the Mississippi and its 
tributaries have been made obedient to the will of man, 
a greater victory will have been achieved. The water 
problem of central United States will be more difficult 
than any other feat attemnmted by man. 
SHACKELTON Is going to forsake the dog sled in his 
Antarctic travels for a combination air and sled ship. 
Lovers of animals cannot but rejoice. The sufferings of 
the dogs in previous endeavors in the North and South 
have been great, 
Boston Dorks Not seem to be interested in its mu- 
nicipal campaign, It is a bad sign, 
Money, APPARENTLY, is one of the necessary things, 
in human life, but the appearance is deceitful. It is not 
money that makes life or contributes to happiness in life. 
Real life consists in what a man is and not what a man 
has. Money belongs to man but it is something apart 
from his real life. Money has its false position of lead- 
ership in our affairs because it happens to be the medium 
of exchange. By its use it is possible for members of 
the human family to exchange the surplus production of 
their own activities into counters that are exchangeable 
for the products of other men’s brains or hands. Money is 
needed to buy shelter, clothing and bread. But the val- 
uable element is not the medium of exchange, but that 
which is obtained by the purchasing medium. So gold 
is valueless as a contributor to the comfort of man until 
it has an exchange value. According to a false stardard, 
men judge one another according to their reserve of ex- 
change medium, which happens to be money. But a 
thoughtless man does not appreciate that there are valu- 
able things in human life which are treasures unspeak- 
able and that money never can buy these. There is the 
value of a good name. The wise man of the Hebrew 
race said, “A good name is rather to be chosen than 
great riches.” The love of home and a home life that 
is true and honorable is greater than reserve stores of 
gold, and there is the love of literature, the ability to ind 
real pleasure in the thoughts of great minds. The abil- 
ity to love and be loved with the accompanying reciproci- 
ties of human friendship is a rare unpurchasable gift. 
Good will is a quality worthy of kings and may be the 
priceless possession of human life in every walk. Sim- 
plicity is the prize of consistent living. It is a possession 
that has come through tireless days of self discipline and 
restraint. It unites the guileless faith and confidence of 
the child and the mature wisdom of experienced old age. 
It gives the mind the ability to weigh values in terms of 
time, energy and character and consequently makes for 
peace and happiness. Happiness has no purchase price. 
It is never on the market. There is always a surplus 
supply, but never on sale. It is a home industry. It 
never seeks the marts of exchange. Happiness is self- 
made, soul-made, heart-made. To gain it one must not 
seek it. The search for happiness is elusive and they who 
spend life in its search fail. It is as evasive as the pot 
of gold buried beneath the rainbow arch in the childhood 
tale. It cannot be bought, sought or gained. Like the 
birds of summer we may make ready for the coming, but 
the coming is beyond control. Happiness is as variable 
as the wind and as permanent as the rocky cliffs of the 
enduring mountain. Happiness comes as we go about 
our affairs. It accompanies other activities. It is a 
superb, marvelous, incomprehensible by product of human 
endeavor. ‘The whole life is given up to a task, a self 
sacrifice, to a plan, to a purpose or to an ambition and 
suddenly without warning, like ithe sun breaking through 
leaden skies, happiness is upon us and we glow under its 
warmth and rejoice. Money has no standing before 
health, happiness, peace, comfort and purpose. Money 
is a great factor in human life but there are prizes be- 
yond its reach. 
THERE Must Br some truth in the business hopes 
that are being thrown out. The business world has 
waited long for the revival and it is time that it ap- 
peared. 
A Happy New YEAR wish may be a commonplace 
greeting, but there can be put into it the best of life— 
goodwill. 
