The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-06-22
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Something New for Baltimore Dangerous
Open Sewers-The Shah of Persia is
Daisy The Excursion Season--The
Wealthiest and Meanest Wo-
man in the Country, etc.

BALTIMORE June 21st, 1889.
4neSSTS Editors The cyclOrdma building on
Hoffman street, near Charles, is now rapidly as
Stunning the shape of the Pantheon of Rome, but
whether it will be as enduring as the great tenn
pie of old is somewhat of a question. | under
stand that in the first place an exhibition of the
battle of Gettysburg will be shown to be follow
of the coming exhibition 1 can pronounce no
Judgment upon it, but if they are properly man
aged these views are OF the most realistic and
remarkable character. remember many years
ago in London one of the most beautiful exhibit
lions which have ever seen and which strange
to say have never seen paralleled in this coun-
try, where every new idea is not only seized upon
but greatly improved. 1t was entitleda diorama
and was shown in the Colosseum of London,
facing Regents Park, which building is now de-
stroyed. The visitor was shown into a box and
in minute or two the curtain was drawn up and
the spectator was shown an alpine village OF the
most peaceful character. There was the little
church in the midst of it. After awhile the sun
shine and shade alternated, the sunbeams dash
ing down with brilliant effect followed by dark
clouds sweeping DER the scene and ominous of
a coming storm. After awhile twilight fell and
coming storm was prophesed in the whlstling
of the wind Then as the sunset followed the
dying tintS of day glinted DER the church in
which the evening lights were shown; Soon,
however, came on the hurricane and the ava
lanche and darkness closed all in. The next
scene shifted to the early dawn, revealing only
the steeple of the church above the snow which
had buried the village under the avalanche.
Cannot some of our exhibitors reproduce this
The loss of the little boy Ferrandini should call
attention to the dangerous state of our open
sewers. Many and many time have passing
along our thoroughfares noticed the awful temp
tations to ventureSome boys which these pitfalls
invite. Even strong man might be suddenly
seized and carried down in a flood. There are no
such traps built in any other city and it behooves
our municipal fathers to see that some protec-
ton to innocent childhood is at once afforded.
BY the last accounts from Europe it appears
that the Shah of Persia is again about to infiict
himself on the European sovereigns. 1t is to be
devoutly hoped that he will not visit the United
States; This abominably filthy Asiatic :, made
inns hun
Prussia, Austria and England on his first visit
years ago that they have horror of his return,
and his dOingS almost transcend belief Why
such fellow should be tolerated for a moment
in European circles is puzzle to every one eX-
cept those of the inner rank OF diplomacy
Should he, however, venture to come here some
of our "sovereigns" would probably very shortly
let him know how to walk off on his ear
The season for excursions has now fairly open
ed and the early visitor in the neighborhood of
Light street wharf will be edited by the count
less number of people of all ages-nen, women
and chldren-hurrying down to meet the boat.
There goes Sabina Jane with two beauX on Il
double quick to meet and outfiank hehtaDle
Susan who has only one: Arrived on board It IS
very amusing to watch the manoeuvres of these
two jerking, perking women. SAUNA Jane takes
very good care to sit too close to Mehtable
Susan. her nose tossed high in air and deliciousy
unconscious of her rival. Mehitabe Susan hay
ing cut Sabina Jane on a previous excursion OF
the Snowfall Socials, has now to take her turn.
and not until the end of the excursion does the
cOnQuerOr recognize her and say, Nv ell, RELY
now who would have thought of seeing you
herer'
Contributions to the Johnstown sufferers have
not been as abundant as they should have been,
and perhaps more emphatic recognition of this
fact might have been enforced by the story of
the Irish priest who, collecting contributions.
stood at the church door with plate in one hand
and shillalah in the other. Every man who
passed by if he did not put something into the
plate got a whack on the head with the shillalah.
1t might be wished indeed that this expedient
could be tried among the New York contributors
on Mrs. Hetty Robinson Green, presumably the
richest woman in the United States and one of
the most remarkable. AS a miser and worth at
least thirty millions her career is unparalleled
in this country. She was left by her father, MIR.
Robinson. with ten millions of money and the
sole idea of being the richest woman in the world
took possession of her. Her terrible averlce
led her actually into crime. Her aunt, Miss
Harland, left her a large fortune. but IN her
will she bequeathed ten thousand dollars to a
certain professor in New Bedford. When the
will was probated it was found that this bequest
of ten thousand dollars had been revoked and
left to Miss Robinson. The signature to TINS
codicil was so precisely like the original that it
excited suspicion and the professor contested
the will. The only way to settle the validity or
the signatures was to refer them to mathemati-
cal experts, and among them was the celebrated
Prof Pierce, of Harvard University. On full
examination of Miss Harlands will Prof. Pierce
decided that there was only one chance of such
precise similarity in the signature in three hum
dred and SiXtySiX millions OF millions oil millions
of times and therefore it was an evident inten-
ton on the part of Miss Robinson to produce an
exact fac smile of the signature: She had made
the forgery by tracing it on window. lnnumer-
able anecdotes are told of this wOmanS aSt0und-
ing meanness and parsimony. Some years ago
she came to Baltimore and made a bargain to
board with family on Mccullough street. She
took garnet room and jewed the ladies downto
the lowest price, and with her waSher-woman
made an agreement that her underskirts should
only be dried, not ironed, and so far paid for.
Her name is historic. WALPOLE.