The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-09-10
C0rrsspondsnc, baltimore County linton.
LETTER FROM TIE WORLDS FAIR.


M<ssrs. Editors In the Palace Of Horticnl-
.ure MICHIGAN has commenced exhibiting Christ
mas gifts IN the shape Of an apple with Xmas"
grown on it j; also some with "A. B. O." and one
Tor MARY" as her name Is on It. The letters
IRE OF the same color az IL the main part Of the
apple. the letters being formed as the apple I
ripened. By taking piece of paper and cutting i
out the wording desired and FASTING on the side
Of the apple where the sun will shine on It just
before the apple commences to color In ripening |
Is how It Is done. By using leaf instead OF |
paper you get the design Of the leaf Let our
folks AZ some good fall apples ready for Christ
mas and New Year souvenirs.
The horse show ia over, the greatest this world
has ever seen. On the fnal day all the cham
pions Of the different breeds on exhibition, NUM-
bering several hundred. perhaps, were shown,
which was . fine sight. The cattle show com
mences September 18th and promises TO oe extra
fne.
On September lst Tennessee had her day.
winding up with q reception to her Governor,
James B. Frazier. In her State Building. which
Il 4 replica Of "The Hermitge." near Nashville.
the home Of Gen. Andrew Jackson, the seventh
President Of the United States. The bed upon
which he died and a mirror once owned BY Gen.
George Washington. but now owned by great
areat-grandniece Of some one who got 1t from
some one else who got it from Washington Is
shown.
we are to have turn around" this week in
the Palace of Agriculture A lady from Los
Angeles county, California, is here and wrote to
the commissioner in charge of that committees
exhibit If she might be married In his section.
He says he has 300 lbs. of rich earth he will
spread for her to stand on, buy the license. pay
the preacher and give them "set out" This
being leap year may account for her making the
arrangements Let the Maryland couples come
here to have the knot tied IN the bower at the
Maryland space in the Palace Of Agriculture.
bespeak for them splendid treatment nc the
hands of our suDerinfendent, Mr.. w. y. Amoss.
wedding trip than to come to this Fair. A c0u-
pie was married recently on horseback standing
in one Of the swinging cars Of the Ferris wheel.
An ingenious piece of house building made by
bees is shown in the Missouri section Of the Pal
ace of Agriculture. It is a correct formation Of
an Office building Of large insurance company.
You wonder as you look at it why the bees did
not form their comb across the windows and
doors, but they arranged it properly around each
one.
A sample Of wheat in the Kentucky section Of
the same building Is shown In whichit is claimed
nine grains have been gotten out of each spur.
Ordinary wheat has two and sometimes three
grains to the spur. This wheat was sent to the
Fair by Mr.. John r. Cooke, of WyckliRe, KY,
and was grown by Judge James Thorp. of the
same place.
The California State Building represents Santa
Barbara Mission, built in 1885 by the franciscan
Fathers. In her outdoor exhibit is yellow pine
tree 1l5 feet long and feet In diameter without
limb. while Oregon shows fir log 80 feet long
and feet IN diameter. Oregon claims to be the
greatest lumber state in the country. having
onesixth of all the standing timber in the United
States.
South Dakota has an outdoor exhibit not made
by the State but by private PARTIES and Is called
"The Crystal Cave" made from crystals taken
from the crystal cave among the Black Hills.
nine miles from Piedmont. South Dakota Some
Of them came from 400 feet below the surface
and two miles from the mouth Of the cave and it
is claimed to have been explored for a distance
Of So miles, q statement which does not seem
reasonable. Jewelry is made from some of these
crystals.
A miniature railroad is in use as passenger
road on the grounds. The fare is ten cents.
The engines are six-horse power, total height3K
feet BY feet long and have drive wheels foot
In diameter. The tanks are filed with bucket
Of water. The track is Is inches wide.
model poultry farm is shown. About 90
varieties Of birds with 10 females and male to
each pen was what they started out to show and
give q chicken dinner for 50 cents, which seems
to be fairly well patronized.
Scotland is represented by the cottage of
"Bobbie" Burns, as one Of the workmen called
him. 1t is one-story house like the one at Ayr
shire in which the great poet was born. Inside
is the bed in which he slept. an old spinning
wheel, painting of the "The Jolly Beggarsu and
"The signboard Of Tam O'Shanter''
The Christians have erected neat structure
near the Texas State Building and have q fine
exhibit Of religious matter and an extensive
showing of the work they are doing through
k1,eiR -ahrnnhne bezu-IH inc aIJ6f=
moons. In the Transportation Palace one Of the
six gospel cars is shown that is owned and oper-
ated by the American Baptist Publication So
ciety. On the sides of the car is the quotation
from John 3-16. 1t has been in use six years.
The result of the work Of these cars shows they
have travelled 5000 miles. established 100 meet
ing houses and 120 churches, settled 122 pastors,
organized 2a2 Sunday schools. baptized 4270 and
1850 persons have been converted. W. II. r.
REPUBLICAN AND Democratic Congressional
primaries were held in Baltimore on Thurs
day, the voting being directly for the caudi-
dates. In the Third district the winners were
Hon. Frank G. Wachter, Republican, and Lee
s. Meyer, Democrat, and in the Fourth district
William @. Smith, Republican. and John Gill,
Jr.. Democrat The Fifth district Democratic
Congressional conversion was also held on
Thursday. There was a hot fight for the
nomination between DR.. Richard s. Hill, of
Prince Georges county, and B. Harris CANA
lier, Of st. Mary county, the former winning.
A COMPANY of Northern capitalists has pur-
chased several lots on the northwest corner Of
Baltimore and Charles streets, in the burnt
district Of Baltimore city. upon which IA
story hotel will be erected. fronting 115 feet on
Baltimore street. The ground cost about $780,
600 and the estimated cost of the building is
81. OOO, 900.
THE TOTAL attendance at the Worlds Fair
during the six days of last week was 759, 3O7.
Up to Saturday last the attendance since the
opening day april lst) was 8, 1855.
DEMocRATrc CANDIDATES for Congress in the
Middle West are making most discouraging
reports. Democrats never get very far in
campaign against one-dolIar wheat.
DEMOCRATIC CoNoREssMEN are always ready
with beautiful theories Of government, but
the country has always suffered when an at.
tempt is made to apply them.
EVERY FILIPINO insurrection in which Amer
lean soldiers are slain is an answer to the Dem.
ocratic demand that our flag be lowered in the
Philippines.
JUDGE PARKER intimates that the real issue |
is the Philippines. The Republican party set
tied that issue at the polls four years ago.
DExocRAuC CoseREssnnr always reserve