Show mim of a a lavai militia 6 CIVIL SERVICE LAW awl style of letter foxes for grand army encampment i washington july 18 1891 such arc manifest advantages of the naval militia to any country situated as we are that it ia singular so few states have as yet accepted the terms of the law providing lor the force what the national guard is to ahn land the naval militia ia to the sea defenses defences de fences of the re pulpit such is at least the theory air there ia no good reason athy tha nt Q volunteers should not equal if nut those of tha interior in all ane respects of equipment drill and efficiency effic rency As there ia more on alio seaboard to make men ia a short service and cool in the moment of danger io there is more to excite the imagination agi nation of the ardena and romantic who would be attracted to that arm on of the novelty the variety tho difficulties and possibly the perils of the volunteer army of the beas in olden days marblehead was thu center of training for the navy or rather it waa the headquarters for the tight little vessels engaged in fi shine as boston was the headquarters of those employed in commerce the training having been at the helm masthead ar harpoon As amea li anaed men changed the irardy fishermen and still go down to the sea in ships but the proportion of them to tha whole population is much smaller and the navy may no longer rely on either itself or its old sources of supply for men and officers hence the encouragement offered to the states to form a of the seas it ought to be more generally and promptly accepted if the terms are not within the competence of the greater number oi seaboard states they should be made so by congress on the administration and congress by office seekers is continue ous and private efforts to evade and nullify the civil service law have never for a moment been juat now hat pressure pree sure and those efforts are aggressively acute and persistent in the full and free action ot the civil ser vice law aedita extension where able lie the best hopes of the chiefs cf the administration and the members of congress for both relief from heavy official and personal per bonal cares and the vast improvement os the civil service of the rew alic it is to tho obvious interest of the public men to promote reforms and discourage mere place hunting the reforms already secured have i strengthened the service and had their effect in quickening nine the political con science 01 me couo iry j feie la evidently no prospect of a return in our day to the spoil system the commission appointed by the postmaster general to examine modula submitted for a house letter box have their report and mr wanamaker has directed the boxes corn mended in the report lo 10 be placed on exhibition hibi tion the commission recommend one design which in their opinion is the most available of those submitted this design is a metal bos about the size of thy ordinary box that has beau in use to a limited extent by householders and others for the reception oi mail the matter is inserted through an opening in the bottom and there is provision made for packages and newspapers an ingenious device makes it possible to know whether the acx contains mail matter or not this box can be used for the delivery of letters and also for ahe collection in thy ebent that the system of house to house collection is rated mr wanamaker has not beier mined upon the method of introducing the bos but it is probable that if upon further test it is found to be entirely practical it will be recommended to the public ot course it will be entirely optional with householders whether the box is adopted or not but it is thought that its general utility will bring it into use the box ran be supplied for each by the manufacturer the manner in which the leading citizens of washington have taken hold of the project of raising guarantee fund to tho grand army encampment camp ment for this city next year leaves but little doubt if energy will avail that the encampment will be held here the organization to raise funds was perfected with a celerity that meant business and the gentlemen who were designed to solicit subscriptions bot to work with a promptitude worthy of all praise the reports which they made regarding the outcome of their efforts show that citizens generally are aliye to the importance of securing the encampment for washington and that the desired guarantee fund has now been secured postmaster general ia just now giving hia attention to the postal subsidy and the arrangement for carrying the legislation on that subject into effect after he has disposed of thi matter he will turn his attention to the question of the reorganization of the department which in part is made necessary by the establishment of the now office of fourth assistant the duties ot that office are to be benned denned and the adjustment of tha duties of the other bureaus is tobe made |