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Vol. XI. 
January 3, 1913. No.1 
THE PRoMISE OF THE Furure. 
“It seems as though the world ought 
to be better, when we consider ali the 
things that are being done for peo- 
ple,” mused a man who was comment- 
ing on the fact that the present period 
in the world’s activities seemed to be 
one of universal crime, unrest and dis- 
agreement. And to an extent we must 
admit our own ideas on this subject 
are quite apt to coincide with those 
of the speaker, who appeared to be 
neither an alarmist or a pessiinist. 
‘lruly, when we think of the great 
progress which has been made in the 
last quarter century in inventions, and 
the victories of science in kindred 
ways, we wonder that the same de- 
gree of progress has not been made 
aiong the lines ot social betterment. 
For it seems that the world will gen- 
erally have to plead guilty to the in- 
dictment of being lax in its duties to 
its fellow-men. 
There are so many standards of 
right and wrong that all of us, even 
though we cre an infinitisimal and 
comparatively insignificant unit in the 
daily life of this great’ universe, ex- 
pect each other to live up to the little 
set of rules that we have formulated 
for our neighbor. So it is that on a 
larger scale of our “big brothers,” the 
foreign countries, are misunderstand- 
ing each other just as much as we are. 
As the stage is set for the year 1913 
and the curtain is drawn for our in- 
spection we are apprehensive of the 
future, with all our assurance that the 
new year has a better harvest for us 
this twelve-month than it did during 
the last calendar year. 
The time-worn plea of the man who 
is in error is that he “is not appre- 
ciated ;” the obvious fact is that men 
are not understanding each other to 
the fullest extent. They are doing 
great and wonderful things for the 
common good which benefit each and 
every man to an extent, but the so- 
called factions which dominate the 
btisiness and social affairs of the world 
are composed of such a conglomerate 
mass that improvements and _better- 
ments in the lives of the whole peo- 
ple are not assimilated by them in a 
way that will prove beneficial. 
We are too prone to believe only 
what our finite minds can grasp. If 
a discussion of atheory or even a 
proven principle is not within the 
reach of we mortals; if it “goes over 
our heads,” it is considered ‘‘bosh,” 
and not fit for our consideration. 
One of the mistakes that some of us 
make is to measure the enjoyment of 
others by our own; we do not under- 
stand how our neighbor can be inter- 
ested in a certain movement or topic. 
And then we wonder why the world 
is not getting better, and instead ap- 
parently getting worse. 
In this glorious age we have much 
to amuse us, plenty of opportunity 
for recreation. Shorter hours and 
higher wages is the rule of these years, 
yet how we differ in the enjoyment of 
these advantages. We have for one 
thing, the theatre to amuse us. But 
there is hardly any communal enjoy- 
ment of it in this country. We have 
the endowed opera, but the real and 
artistic appreciation of it is restricted 
to a surprisingly few persons. Only 
the man who has actually lived and 
dreamed in the realms of the opera 
has any artistic appreciation of it. 
The manner in which our tastes 
differ in regard to our enjoyment of 
the theatre and the opera is perhaps a 
fit illustration of our conception of life 
in general. The endowed theatre is 
not considered a necessity in this coun- 
try, although in the European centers 
it is an established institution. In 
like manner are certain conditions of 
society in different communities found 
to have a varying importance. In the 
United States labor seems to be vir- 
tually killing itself by its demands. 
The very epidemic of strikes and mis- 
understandings between capital and 
labor is undermining the stability of 
our business institutions. 
In the same way is our idea of so- 
cial obligation to each other dwindling 
and differing so much that all sem- 
blance of uniformity of opinion and 
tastes is disappearing. 
It may be that there are many char- 
itable movements that might be well 
replaced by preventative measures. 
Instead of having to aid our fellow- 
man in many cases we might do all 
possible to prevent his being placed in 
a condition not conducive to mutual 
happiness and prosperity. If in this 
way we help everybody, whenever, — 
however, and wherever we can, we 
will be taking a great step toward mu- 
tual progress. 
Whether it seems that, in the opin- 
ion of our philosophising friend, “the 
world ought to be better,” or that the 
human race is really making strides 
for the common good, is an enigma, 
but most of us are quite willing to cast 
our lot with the present age and hope 
for the best. 
THe Parcet Post. 
With the opening of the new year 
came a gift from Uncie Sam 
in the shape of the parcel post, a 
new department of the United States 
Postal Service. The innovation is 
certain to cause great changes in the 
department and in the administration 
of business. 
With one ton of paving blocks wait- 
ing in. a western office to be mailed 
as samples to all parts of the country 
and a half ton of prunes in one pound 
packages waiting mailing in Cali- 
1ornia, striking examples of the mag- 
nitude of this new task on the postal 
authorities are shown. 
Many people are rather sceptical 
as to how the new system is going to 
result, but it should be a wonderful 
aid to the small business firm whose 
parcels do not accumulate in large 
enough quantities to allow it to share 
in the freight rates charged by the 
express companies and railroads It 
should indeed prove a new era and 
opportunity for the small business, 
for it will make each and _ every 
one a mail-order house, giving direct- 
to-the-consumer service from the 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
School and Union Sts,, Manchester :-: 
WILLMONTON’S AGENCY 
Real Estate and Insurance of All Kinds 
Old South Bldg., Boston 
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