The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-17

| The matorities for the new constitu-
| ton in Alabama We're returned from
| the black counties. OF course the
black voters were anxious to disfran-
chise themselves. They must have fair
| ly climbed over each other to get to
| the poIls.-Kansas City Journal.
| If Stanford does not become the lead
ling university of the country it will not
| be for lack of funds 1t Is something
| to be able to tell the world that We
have the best endowed university on
earth within our borders, where educa-
ton is free for all.-San Jose Herald.
| The whole country will rejoice that
the Naval Board of Inquiry finds the
! timidity which governed the actions of
| Brooklyn in the evolutions and action
of May, June and July, 1898, to have
! been that of the commander and not
of the man. The American navy suf-
| fers no disgrace in that one of its rear
admirals is found to have been ''vacil-
| lating," "dilatory," lacking in ener-
| gy." and generally remiss in APP
preaching the enemy. 1t would have
! been stigmatized indelibly had the
| court not been able to find that Ad-
miral Schley's conduct during the bat
| tie of July was self-possessed, and"
! that che encouraged in his own per-
! son his subordinate officers and men to
| fight courageously." New York Press.
The annual report Of the state board
OF health shows that careful eXami-
nation has been made of many of the
water supplies of the state and that
| there are all sorts of variations in the
purity of the supplies. The board is
evidently one Of the most watchful or
| CARNATIONS for the good of the people
and that it's work is effective is proved
/ by the steady improvement in the
health of the people. especially in the
marked decline in the fatalities from
sumption.-Fitchburg Sentinel.
Now a medical journal Of high au-
! thority has come out In denunciatior
of the stuffing used in dolls. It is not
the long maligned sawdust, the type of
| disillusion that the doctors are after:
! but the miscellaneous collection of
! germs and science gravely recon
mends that the up-to-date doll be
rounded out with antiseptic stuffing.
| The next thing on the list of modern
| improvements will be chemically con-
Quoted toyshops with each doll and
rocking horse bearing a certificate
from the health department.-Balti-
more American.
If the results are to be standard by
which one may judge Of the increase
or decrease Of game, especially large
game. then Maine would seem TO have
no occasion to fear for her supply OF
big game for many years to come
! About twice as many moose have beer
killed and taken out this season, up t.
the present writing. as for all of 1900
and the number of deer to date is in
excess Of the entire 1900 season. At the
beginning Of the moose hunting season,
the writer asked one of the men who
travel on the trains most regularly
how the sportsman travel compared
with previous years-his estimate was
that there have not been as many
| spOrtsmen go into his section in years
past That Is of course an estimate
but the same man has had years Of eX-
/ perience in that same post of obser-
walton. Only two deer at the most al
lowed a man. about as many hunters IN
the woods. say as in past seasons. and
all records ec1ipsed for number of deer
and moose shipped from one point
Bangor. That would hardly indicate 4
scarcity Of big game. unless the basis
{ Of estimate is a good deal out Of the
way.-Naine Sportsman.
IF we live In a world Of evolutions
why should not Christmas also evolve
Tt has evolved and its evolutions
have in certain ways brought it to a
condition where much good sense gov
erns its expression. II is less a revel
less imposing i'm its ceremonies. but the
essence Of humanity still dwells in the
conservation Of the day. a humanity
felt alike by children and their elders
The poor viii be hearted. this year, by
/ many intelligent donations brought