The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-08-18


of the Scientific american asks this question =
ga lightning rod company putting up rods in
this section use q copper cable about haif an
inch in diameter but do not Use any glass in
sulators at all, only metal support. allowing
the rods to rest against the walls of the build
ing Is issafe?' Inrepying to this inquiry
that paper says: Lightning rods properly
put up, that are large enough and have me-
talc connection with the water way in the
soil. are undoubtedly safe. Insulation is not
so desirable as a perfect connection with the
underground water. Atmospheric electricity
will Jump the insulators ~ quickly as If they
were not there, if the ground connection Is not
perfect The modern practice has been to use
large copper conductors strapped to the build
ing with extra large ground water connections,
also OF copper. Recent experiments have made
it doubtful ii the copper is Il good material.
ANOTHER NEW swindie iaas been developed
and has been successfully worked among the
farmers in some sections. \ stranger calls to
sell a grain fan or some other article. While
walking about the place with the farmer he is
sure to see horse that just comes up to his
ideas of what horse ought to be. He makes
good offer for the horse and if it is accepted,
gives the farmer a small amoWRt TO bind the
bargain and takes a receipt for it, telling the
farmer that he will return in day or two
with the balance of the money The sharper
never does return, but in few days the receipt
turns up in the shape Of a note and the farmer
has to pay it. Again We would try to impress
upon people the importance Of declining to
sign any paper that may be presented by an
entire stranger In nineteen cases out oftwen-
ty these fellows are swindlers and will bear
Watching
HUGH ". Brooks alias Maxwell, who three
years ago last Aprii murdered a young Eng
lishman named Prclicr IN o st. Louis hotel, was
executed in that city on the 10th Instant EX-
traordinary efforts were made to save the con-
denied mans neck, but they all failed. After
numbering Preler, Brooks robbed him of his
money and yaluables and then packed his body
in trunk and took his departure for Australia.
The murderer was also an Englishman and
made the acquaintance of his victim while
they were on their way to this country on board
the same vessel.
MRS MOSES FRALEY, of California, who is
just now dazzling the eyes of the people of
Long Branch, is the wife of former Baltimore
neysboy 1t is said that it requires forty
trunks TO bold her wardrobe. She changes her
toilet five times every day and never wears the
same gown twice. Her jewels are worth ST.
OOO, 900 and among her possessions are siK dogs,
one of which, a King Charles spaniel, having
cost 81, 300. When she was fifteen years of age
the present Mrs Fraley was nurse and she
says she liked it,
YELLOW FEVER is prevailing at Jacksonville,
Florida, and nearly every hotel, clearinghouse
and restaurant has been closed. Other places
are quarantining against the city and those
who want to get away have no means of doing
so. The most stringent measures have been
adopted to prevent the spread of the disease
THE GREAT Grangefs' picnic in Williams
Grove near fredericksburg cusiberland conn
ty, Pa, will commence Monday. August 9th,
and continue one week. All the railrOads offer
cheap rates and it is expected that an immense
crowd Will be present. President Cleveland
has been invited and may attend.
GEN. SHERIDAS's funeral took place in Wash
ington on Saturday last and his remains were
inferred i'm the Soldiers Cemetery at Arlington.
1t WAS strictly a military funeral and was most
solemn and imposing Cardinal Gibbons con-
Quoted the ceremonies. which were held in st.
Matthew's Church, Washington,
CHAIRMAN BR1cE, of the National Democratic
Executive Committee, was in Washington this
week to confer with some of the leaders OF the
party in regard to the political outlook. tbs
said that be is not pleased with the way things
are going and he wants something done to en-
thuse his party.
JUST AT this time the State of Delawas6 is
oyerrun with tramps. They are committing
many depredations and some of the jails are
crowded with them. 1t is estimated that fully
ten Thousand of these fellows are now on the
peninsula and the problem is how to get rid OF