The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-18
THE TALK OF THE TOWN

This Is the tragic. melodramatic. and
altogether humorous story Of chase OF
the midnight COW in the dear old city of
Georgetown.
The COW belongs to Rawlins Hume.
who lives on Twenty-eighth street 1t is
the apple OF his eye and his constant
delight, not TO say sustenance. And so.
when neaT-oy druggist telephoned at
/ Il O'Clock the rther night that the COW
was wandering down p street when It
ought to have been reposing in the barn.
Mr.. Hume hurriedly left the party OF
| friends who were enjoying the hospitality
] OF his delightful home and started forth
in pursuit At the corner OF P street he
met q man.
Have you seen a cow" he asked.
Sure said the man. 1T has Just
gone down P street"
Further down the street Mr.. Hume met
another man. There was the same In
detail. The COW had been seen dlsap-
pearing in the deep ravine which marks
the line OF Rock Creek.
Down the steep hillside went Mr.. Hume.
II was pitch dark. but Mr.. Hume, even
when he got tangled up in a harrow
and scratched his tender skin. was not
dismayed. When he lost himself in some
bushes. however. he awakened the sole
resident OF the otherwise deserted hollow.
A window opened and some one spoke.
Have you seen a cow?'' asked Mr.
Hume.
we haven't seen II. but We have
heard st." was the reply. 1T has been
keeping US awake for an hour"
At that moment Mr.. Hume saw some
thing which looked ike a COW and he
gave chase. The COW started up the hill
again As II ran into P street il collided
with a car and was carried some distance
on the fender. Mr.. Hume followed the COW
and the car At Lyons Mill road the
car and the COW separated and the latter
went up the road with tail erect and
rivaling a six-cylinder automobile as TO
speed. Mr.. Hume kept on running. At
last he caught the COW. In the darkness
he felt the little tag on its ear. He felt
as proud as Agamemnon capturing Troy.
In triumph he ed the animal back to
his home His friends were on the porch
awaiting his arrival. Some one who
knew more about cows than Mr.. Hume
looked at the beast.
"Rawlns," she said, that is not your
COW"
And II wasn't.
The lunchroom which used TO belong 10
Ford & Graham. in Fifteenth street. and
which is now owned by Mr. Ford. is
known as the NIillionaires' Club. because
it is one OF the most frequented in the
city.
II is generally known that there was
the closest friendship between the part
ners. even when they separated. in order
that Mr.. Graham might crafty a long
cherished ambition 10 go around the
world. but very few have heard the In
teresting story connected with the disso-
luton OF partnership. In the division OF
the property ii so happened that the
figures showed an odd cent Who was
TO get the difrerence7
Mr.. Ford solved the problem cleverly.
He got new cent out OF the United
One half went 70 Mr. Graham, in the
shape OF a watch charm, and he is wear
ing it while he encircles the globe The
other half Is retained by Mr. Ford as a
memento OF many years OF pleasant and
successful business association.
Did you ever hear OF The Fosslls?"
Probably not. II. however. you used TO
publish and edit an amateur paper. you
would know that The Fossils" are the
men who, in their boyhood days. printed
papers. setting the type themselves, and
had lots OF fun roasting their fellow
editors. Some OF them, like former Com
missioner West. remained in the jour
nalistic profession all Of their lives His
paper was known as the Amateur Jour
nalist. and Advertisements were printed
at the rate OF 3 cents an inch John
Edison Briggs, who is the son OF olivia"
Briggs. Of Southeast Washington, and
who is successfully developing his moth
er's property, printed paper called The
Imp. and gave a mandrake pill as
premium to each new subscriber.
John E. Wilkie. the Chief Of the Secret
Service, who was a newspaper man when
he was appointed to that position used
to print an amateur paper, and so did
Clarence C. Allen, now the appointment
clerk of the Interior Department. Dr..
Charles W. Richardson. now one Of the
leading specialists here, was also an
amateur editor. and Washington Topham
and Julius 1. Peyser were in the lis..
William Henry Dennis and DR.. Frank T.
Chamberlain belonged 10 the fraternity.
and their papers were admirably edited
and printed Some of the papers ap-
peared only enthusiastically, when the
youthful publishers had enough pocket
money to buy paper, type. and ink. but
others had regular publication days.
The Fossils are going to hold a re-
union dinner in New York next month
and talk over old times.
Speakfng OF neusnapa ana re,ren.-or