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Volume 9 July 14,9191: Number 28 
Better. 
It will be difficult to search out a 
‘“‘better’’ word in any language than 
the heading of this paragraph. It 
is word of words which baffles, puz- 
zles and inspires man. It is the some 
thing beyond ourselves toward which 
all would move. The principle seems 
to be woven into the very texture of 
the universe. As it is man who dis- 
covers this ascending purpose to ob- 
tain the best he is justly the greatest 
power in the universe apart from the 
greater personality who overrules. 
In so far as man is stirred by a no- 
ble discontent to the better he is 
working toward ends outside him- 
self what Matthew Arnold ealls ‘‘the 
eternal something not ourselves 
which makes for righteousness.”’ 
Justice Holmes in his enduring ad- 
dress at the Harvard centennial un- 
folds the something not ourselves; 
he also refers to the under-ruling 
purpose at work in the lives of men. 
We ean hardly neglect so great a 
salvation as must come through this 
inspiration. There is a spark in the 
clod, life, and it moves ever upward 
and onward to the good, the better 
and the true. The ascending order 
of the universe, the modern popular 
method of interpreting the phenome- 
na of the world of life reveals the 
unfolding ascension of the universe 
from the microscopic nomad to the 
spiritualized intelligence in human- 
ity. Upward the course of nature 
-. G. BE. WILLMONTON ... 
-Attorney and Counsellor at Law- 
Manchester, Mass. 
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moves under the moving inpulse of a 
Great Mind. 
The ‘‘better’’ comes of obedience. 
To obey is life and success, to dis- 
obey means failure and despair. 
Obedience is man’s submission of 
mind and will. The worker’s reward 
is his task and in proportion as it 
becomes ‘‘better’’, inspiration will 
bear him on and up. No purse of 
gold or rewards of commercialism 
can ever repay true manhood for the 
loss of the secret joy of having suc- 
ceeded in doing ‘‘better’’ the part 
of the world’s work which he has 
chosen to do. The scamper, the shirk- 
er, the negligent is a servitor before 
the altar of the Demon of Deteriora- 
tion. The world of nature records 
every act, indelibly and definitely. 
The results of poor work is registered 
with absolute regularity and un- 
merciful precision in him who fails 
to work or to do the best to obtain 
the ‘‘better’’. Contentment with 
the passably good develops a de- 
seending seale of excellence and the 
hand and mind forget their cunning 
and the human worker is thrown 
upon the scrap heap because he has 
been awake to the. passable and 
blind to the ‘‘better’’. 
‘*Better’’, what a mighty word of 
rare virtue and trancendent worth. 
It gives in a single word the record 
of the past, the work of the present 
and the hope of the future. It is 
man’s law of successful service 
which obedience will attain. It 
should be the imspiration to the 
mind, an exhiliration to the working 
frame and a stimulus to the will. 
‘‘Better’’ should be emblazoned that 
he who runs may read.,. Let the 
toiler do a better day’s labor, the 
manufacturer make a better article, 
the gardener produce a better flower, 
the lawyer settle an affair and plea 
the case better, the author write a 
better book, the artist paint a _bet- 
ter picture and whatsoever a man’s 
task may be let it always be done 
better. It is this gracious labor for 
the ‘‘better’’ which adds zest to 
labor and joy to life. Let him who 
will be content with a day’s time 
pay, but the wise may earn the 
greater reward of the Universe of 
the Eternal by the attainment and 
enjoyment of the ‘‘better’’ for its 
own sake, It is the law of the world 
of matter and spirit. It is man’s 
yoke for life. But the yoke is for 
man’s aid because man must climb 
to be happy. For none are so miser- 
able as those who are ignobly con- 
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tent with the course of events and 
none are so happy as they who are 
nobiy discontent to achieve the 
better. 
Infant Paralysis. 
One of the gratifying conditions 
this summer has been a falling off of 
the large number of cases of Infant 
Paralysis prevalent in 1910, This 
is due in part to an increased knowl- 
edge among the men of the medical 
profession and the vigilance of 
health boards. The Massachusetts 
State Board has investigated the 
question and in their May bulletin 
has contributed some important in 
formation to the study of the dis- 
ease. One of the most discouraging 
items indicates that the disease 
seems to have been prevalent among 
all clusses and serupulous care con- 
cerning drainage and water supply 
has not successfully prevented the 
disease. That the disease is defin- 
itely communicable is proven _ be- 
yond reasonable doubt by forty-two 
cases in two hundred. The board is 
continuing its investigation and 
ought, if care, patience and intelli- 
gence means anything, to be able to 
discover more concerning this dread. 
ful disease. 
A Public Spirit Wanted. 
One of the most serious conditions 
on the North Shore is due to the 
clannishness of its class distinctions 
and the isolation of the so-called 
summer people. This condition is 
growing dangerously rapid and 
must end detrimentally to all con- 
eerned. This is not a question of 
social adjustment for the most dem- 
oeratic spirit will recognize differ 
ences of tastes, temperament and 
mode of life, but it is a question of 
public spirit. There is a manifest 
injustice done this entire district by 
the lack of interest in local affairs, 
It is a rare summer resident who 
recognizes the civic needs of his 
summer place and he who gives any 
thought or time for public service 
is still rarer. It is manifestly unfair 
for individuals to remove themselves 
from the great needs of a locality 
and then sit. back to enjoy the bless- 
ings which other publie-spirited in- 
dividuals have fought for and won, 
Steamer. 
The bill for the new steamer for 
Beverly Farms has passed the final 
stage in the Beverly Board of Alder- 
men, It will be presented to the 
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