The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-08-25

NOW Will you DC klO0 enough 10 lnlOrm me
under what act of Congress or section of the
Revised Statutes this ruling was made? Or, If
there is no law made by Congress on the subject,
will you kindly inform me what section of the
constitution confers on the Executive Depart
ments the power of legislation?
If there is no law requiring my mail matter to
be detained at the postoffice, will you please in
struct the postmaster at Parkton to send it to
the place to which It is addressed?
Respectfully, P. s. Cross.
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE
FOURTH ASST. PosTMAsTER GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 18th, 1906. J
A1. 8. C-oss, Rur0E Route No. j, PdTkto7s, ma.
Sir This Office is in receipt of your letter of
August It'll, addressed to the Postmaster GEN.
eraI, regarding the Withholding of the delivery
of your mail by carrier on route No. /, from
Parkton.
From the tone of your letter you are evident
ly laboring under Misrepresentation as to the
requirements of the rural delivery service. AS
a condition incident to the delivery of mail by
rural carriers, all patrons of rural delivery are
required to provide themselves with approved
boxes, of which you have been more fully adj
vised in another communication from this office.
Unless you choose to comply with the require
ments, and provide yourself with suitable box,
office at Parkton for your mail.
Very respectfully, c. A. CoNRARD,
Acting Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
In A recent editorial article on the present
Governor of Maryland the Baltimore San said
Opinions may differ as to Governor Warfeld's
ability as statesman, but no one will deny,
we opine, that in a physical sense he is an
almost ideal Governor of Maryland. There is
something kindly in the very set of his shout
ders and certain calm, prosperous dignity in
the cut of his goatee. He looks like man
who is well fed satisfied and sure of himself.
A country torn by anarchy or starved by pow
erty could not produce such being. The fact
of his existence presupposes genial climate,
a fertile soil, beautiful scenery, good cooks,
exalted sentiments. kindly philosophy of
life ard a sturdy and honest ancestry. In all
Russia there is no such man. In all Abyssinia
there is no such man. He could be no more
positively Marylsnder if the coat of arms of
the State were tattooed upon him."
THE REPUBLICAN STATE convention of Hi.
nois, in session at Springfield on Mondsy,
gave strong endorsement of Hon. Joseph G.
Cannon, of that State, for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency in 1908 in the
following resolution: Mindful of the great
responsibilities of the Office of President of the
United States, hoping for a continuation of
the successful policies and wise administration
of the Republican party, with full confidence
in the experience, ability, mental equipment
and lofty patriotism of Hon. Joseph G. Can
non, of Illinois, for the discharge of these duties
and great responsibilities, Illinois most strong
ly favors and recommends her sister states
and to the Republican National Convention to
be held in 1908, the nomination of Hon. Joseph
@. Cannon, of Illinois, to the high office of
| President of the United States"
THE FLORIDA Times Union says "Dewey's
flagship 0he Oympia) has been declared out
of date and will no longer be counted among
the fighting ships of the navy. AS her keel
was laid only fifteen years ago. and as she has
been in commission only twelve years, it
seems that unless we can get up war every
twelve or fifteen years we are spending millions
for ships that will become useless before they
ever have chance to take part ''in fight"
This may be true, but if we should wait till
the ultimate style of ship is built before con-
structing navy we would be in a bad FIX. We
must do the best we can now in order to meet
the future somewhat prepared. To stop build
ing ships at this hour because we do not know
what the future has in store would be like
stopping trolley lines till invention makes
cheaper electricity.
The ADULTERAToR of candy must be placed
in the same category as the adulterator of milk
"a slaughterer of the innocents, the children.
These and womankind are the great candy
eaters and the consumption is mostly of the
cheap kind. To be made cheap it is poisoned.
1t is terrible to think of poor children slowly
being poisoned and finally killed by bad milk
and worse candy. 1t is to be hoped the inves-
LEGATIONS going on in Philadelphia will result
in fine and imprisonment of rascally and GRIM
inal candy manufacturers. In all the lines of
adulteration let no guilty man escape. Ex-
anime his product and publish the analyses.
Nothing will so soon rid us of false goods as
publicity.
THE DISARMAMENT of two battalions of the
famous guards, usually seen in London and
vicinity, will be cruel blow to all grades of
London society. The guards have long been
in themselves social function and their con-
quests have ranged from duchesses to cham
bermaids and nurse girls. But the Liberal
Government, feeling that it owes nothing to
society, ruthlessly attacks thissacred regiment,
so long honored as the Kings Own, in the
name of economy and reform. Now if the
Liberal Government can cut out all the USE
less Barnacle family Dickens introduced us to,
there will be greater saving than the disband-
ing of regiment of carpet knights.
ALE REPORTS indicate big wheat crop and
so the farmer need not expect high price for
his grain unless expectation is unprecedented.
The harvests are not large on the continent of
Europe and internal disturbances have lessened
the Russian crop. All this may give us a
market and while it will not bring dollar
wheat the price may not fall below that of last
year.
THERE ARE four Democratic lawyers in Bal
timore who are said to be candidates for judi
cial honors. These are States Attorney AL
bert S. J. Owens, Mr.. H. Arthur Stump, Mr.,
Alonzo L. Miles and Mr.. William A. Wheat
ley. The last named gentleman is the only
one who has, up to this time, made the requir-
ed deposit with the Election Supervisors.
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS are going forward for
the Home Product Exposition to be held at
Electric Park from the 9Th of September to the
Sth of October, under the auspices of the Trav-
elers and Merchants Association of Baltimore.
1t promises to be fine show and one that will
be credit to the city.
IT is quite a lift from the Office of Vice Pres
ident to that of President of the United States,
but nature has been so generous to Mr.. Fair
banks that he is capable of doing some tall
stepping.
THE TOWN of Brookline, Mass, with popu-
lation of $4,000, has an assessed valuation of
S93, OO0, 900. The Usage Indians are not as far