The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-21

mands of the advanced age.
The few individuals who are educated at the
colleges by reason of these appropriations.
most generally of parents who are abundantly
able to pay for their children's education, and
who secure the same by reason of political in
fluence and favoritism, bear too great dis
proportion to the masses, thereby stinted to in
any reasonable degree justify the impoverish-
ment of the public school system in order to
subsidize a system of collegiate education that
is well able, with good management, to take
| care of itself. In the matter of education, and
the appropriation of public monies therefore,
the one controlling principle to apply is 'the
greatest good to the greatest number"
Much more can be said on this subject and
we may from time to time revert to it in these
columns; and we invite the views of others,
| either in criticism of our views, or in support
of them in so far as they may meet the APP
| prova of those who may deem the subject
worthy of their consideration.
The above article, copied from the Ledger.
Enterprise, published at Pocomoke City, Md.
contains much food for thought and its sug-
gestions will no doubt meet the approval of
many. THE UNION will be pleased to open its
columns to any one who may wish to discuss
the subject, bearing in mind the fact that our
space is limited and the articles must be short
and to the point.
REPRESENTATIVE BRowNLow has introduced
in Congress bill ITO createin the Department
of Agriculture bureau to be known as the
Bureau of Public Roads, and to provide for a
system of national state and local co.opera-
ton in the permanent improvement of public
highways" Section of the bill provides
"that the object and purposes of said Bureau
shall be to instruct, assist, and cooperate in
the building and improvement of the public
roads, at the discretion and under the direction
of the director of said Bureau, in such states,
counties, parishes, townships, and districts in
the United States as shall be determined upon
by said director. The general policy of such
Bureau shall be to bring about, so far as may
be, uniform system of taxation for road pur-
poses and uniform method of road construc-
ton, repair and maintenance throughout the
United States, and to cooperate with any state
or political subdivision thereof in the actual
construction of permanent highways" There
is undoubtedly much merit in this bill and if
the people of Maryland desire its passage they
should write at once 10 their Representatives
urging them to support it.
THE SUPREME COURT of Tennessee has af-
frmed Judgment of 100000 in favor of Miss
Narcissus Saunders against Col. ]. H. Savage
in suit for libel instituted fifty years ago, and
one of the most notable cases in the records
of Tennessee courts, involving names like
President Buchanan, Aaron V. Brown, Post
master General in Buchanan's Cabinet; Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson, and Mrs. James K.
Polk, wife of President Polk. Miss Saunders
was the stepdaughter of Aaron V. Brown.
During her stay in Washington she was one
of the bellies of the National Capital. The de-
PENDANT is Col. John H. Savage, now S8 years
of age, veteran of the Seminole and Mexican
wars, and twice member of Congress. The al
legged lbelous statements, which were of q
very personal nature, were contained in an
answer to cross bill filed in previous suit be-
tweer the parties. Miss Saunders alleged that
Colonel Savage bore malice toward her for re-
fusing to marry him. Though both are now
bent with age. neither has ever married.
A MAN named Norton has bought out store
in the town of Converse, Indiana, and says he
intends to conduct it las Christ would run it."
The first thing he did was to dispose of all the
cigars and tobacco in stock, because he has
conscientious scruples against the sale of to-
bacco He will sell for cash only and will not
deliver goods, paying his clerks for their SER
vices at the end of each day. Should his
profits any day exceed $3.50, he will sell the
remainder of the day at cost. The clerks will
be given a percentage out of all the profits
after Norton's actual living expenses are paid.
he oh 40 xuh of
the goods, and those unable TO pay anything
will be given bread and molasses free. The
rich will be charged higher prices than those
in moderate circumstances. He will do this
in order that more may be given free to the
poor.
AN EPIDEMIC of typhoid fever is raging in
Ithaca, New York, and number of deaths
have already occurred among the students of
Cornell University, which is located in that
city. Three of them died on Tuesday last.
Up to that day eight hundred of the students
had left for their homes. Impure water is
said to be the cause of the epidemic and the
university authorities are making arrange
ments to install a liberation plant. Another
case of locking the stable after the horse is
stolen.
Mr.. GEORGE VANDERBILT's estate, Biltmore,
is already the largest body of contiguous land
under one ownership in North Carolina; new
ertheless he is still adding to it. He has just
secured large tract on the upper Davidson
river, which will become part of Biltmore.
On his new purchase are several water powers.
In order to carry out his scheme of improve
ments Mr.. Vanderbilt finds it necessary to ex-
cavate a part of the bed of the Salamanca
river to prevent overfows.
DR.. CHARLES R. GALLAGHER, the Oldest in
surance man in Baltimore, died at his home
in that city, on Saturday last, aged so years.
DR.. Gallagher gave up his profession some
years ago and engaged in the insurance bust
ness under the firm name of Allmand & Gal
lagher He is survived by two daughters, one
of them being the wife of Mr.. ]. Pemberton
Peasants.
A MOST extraordinary crime was committed
near Chestertown, Kent county, Nd, few
days ago. A negro stole horse from farm
er, rode him off some distance, cut his throat
and then literally skinned him alive. He
then took the hide to Chestertown and sold it
to butcher for $3.50. This extraordinary vii
lain is now in Jail.
FEW days ago Charles L. Stanford was COL
lector for a Wheeling furniture house at a
salary of So a week. Now he has bank &C.
count of $50, 900 and an income of 500 day.
He invented a method by which burntout
electric lights may be replenished cheaply and
almost instantaneously.
IT is stated as q fact from Washington that
Senator Mason, Of Illinois, lately shipped