HAPPENINGS ,#, ONES """S O'Leary Defends Noted Chicago Cow CHICAGO. —"The real cause of the Chicago lire has never been told in print. It was not started by my mother's cow kicking over a lamp. The origin of the blaze was spontan eous combustion of "green' hay. Put that in the paper as coming from me, and I'll give odds of 1,000 to 1 that 1 can prove it." "Dig Jim" O'Leary, the stockyards saloonkeeper and "gambling king," made the foregoing statement recent ly. It was in reply to a statement made by Kev. John D. Leek in a ser mon in Whitney opera house that the O'Leary cow kicked over a lamp in resentment at three boys who were milking the animal. Dr. Leek told a story of the groat fire which in some respects was a new version. He declared that two brothers, Samuel and Christopher O'Neill, and a companion, went to the O'Leary barn on the night of the fire to steal milk to make whisky punch. This version of the origin of the fire, the minister said, was told him b£ Andrew Bird, who in 1871 taught a (Bible class in Maxwell Street Meth odist Episcopal church. The O'Neill brothers, it was as serted, had told the story to Mr Bird, who feared knowledge of the facts would injure the boys, and he kept it a secret until a few years ago. Mr. Pird, who is 82 years old and liven at the Methodist Episcopal Old Chicago Ha? No Cash for Crow Hunter J 3 <K >'4 U.JB*J CHICAGO. The following bin against the County of Cook therat ens to share the sad fate of the claim of one nt Mark Twain's heroes for a barrel of beef captured and eaten by the Indians while his grandfather was trying to deliver it to one of the army posts on the plains: To killing four crows at 10c i .40 To destroying 73 crows' eggs at tc :i.G> Total $4.(15 The present claimant against Cook county is lternard Swensen, who lives in the township of Orland in '-o mote southwestern corner of xne county. Somewhere in the mazes of the statute books of the stute is a law which provides for a bounty on crows at the prices named in Swensen's claim. It also provided that the heads ol the crows and the eggs shall be turned over to the town clerk for de struction; also that he shall make a "Foxy Grandpa," in Mask, Causes Scare DETROIT, Mich. — Louis Voss is somewhat of a cut-up. He is one of those indulgent fathers who likes to piay jokes on the boys. Beside him,'old man Peck and Foxy Grandpa are weak performers. It started because the little Vosses were caresless enough to leave a lot of Hallow'en masks lying around the house. Charley Voss, one of the most precocious of the younger Voss con tingent, was entertaining Max Dollee in the barn back of the Voss home at 1201 Monroe avenua. Charley and Max were punching the bag Charley excused himself lor a few. minutes and left the future Jim Jeffries banging away at the inflated leather. About this time the elder Dogs Eat at Tables with Banqueters si NEW YORK. —An old-fashioned Eng lish hunt dinner—with hounds oc cupying seats at (lie table —marked the ending in Smithtown of one ot the largest d;«g hunts ever held oo Long island. Those who partook of the feast, which was giv<»n in the Head Kiver Inn, represented every hunt club of social prominence in and around New York and from as great a distance as Philadelphia. Air.ong the guests were noted riders in the Rockaway, Westchester, Mead owbrook, Smithtown and Staten ls- People's home, Foster and Southport avenues, is willing to make affidavit to the statements made him by two members of his Sunday school class "1 don't care what anybody else says about the fire," said O'Leary, thrusting his thumbs in the ormholes of his vest. "My parents are dead and can't defend themselves against this latest fake as to the origin of the fire, but I'll speak out, and plain ly, too. "That story about the cow kicking over the lamp was the monumental fake of the last century. I know what I'm talking about when I say that the fire was caused by spontaneous com bustion in the hayloft. "You see, it was like this: The old man had putin a load of 'green' hay a few days before the fire. Below the hay loft were the stables where the cows were kept. We had several cows and did quite a milk business. "The popular belief has always been j that my mother was milking a cow j when the beast kicked over a lamp. I Nothing is farther from the truth i than that musty old fake, "The family always retired early. I If I wasn't in before eight o'clock the j old lady made me remember it with a strap. "It was Sunday night that the big j fire started. On that night we had j all gone to bed half an hour before ] the lire broke out. I hadn't gone to j sleep yet and was the first one of the i family to hear the firemen shouting 1 in front of the house. "Both my father and mother went j to their graves sad at heart over the | world wide notoriety given them in the printed accounts of the burning of Chicago. I wish to make it as em phatic as possible that the O'Leary ; cow did not kick over a lamp." I certificate to the effect that such de struction has taken place; and, fur ther, that upon presentation of such facts to the county clerk the latter shall provide the necessary creden tials upon the county treasurer for the payment of the bounty. Proceeding along these lines, Swen | sen appeared before Town Clerk B. F. ! Sippel, who, having convinced himself that the claim was proper, proceeded with due solemnity to the stipulated work of destruction by burning the heads of the crows and smashing the eggs. Then he made affidavit to the whole transaction, furnishing names, dates and details, and affixed to the document the great seal of the Town ship of Orland. Thus fortified, the claimant boarded I a Wabash train and in time appeared lat the office of the county clerk, where with becoming modesty lie pre sented his credentials. The chief df-puty got into communi cation with President lius-se and was informed that the claim was perfectly legal, but that there was no appro priation out of which to pay for tbe killing of crows, and that under t!i? circumstances it would be useless to make out a voucher, because the coun ty treasurer would have no fund out of which to pay the bill. happened upon the masks. So he disguised himself as a der v!r;>, of eoL.c. person Vxjv.s'.'y devlish. Then he made tracks for the barn. If Max ever had any aspirations in the direction of prize-fight honors, he forgot them when his affrighted eyes confronted the face infernal Max passed Voss and went down Uie j barn stairs in just one jump. At ilio | same instant lie yelled for Dave Kar ; r!s, this being the name of a tviar j relative who dwells in the vicinity, i Dave heard the cry of distress and he and Mrs. Harris, with til i the little Harrises, plied out Into t.';e j night. Dave hit upon Voss. Sr., first It was no time for explanations | and Voss had no chance to offer one ! Dave grappled wj.th him. The two j swayed back and forth in the alley, i Dave's wife caught one glimpse of Voss's false face in the moonlight, concluded that her husband was strug | gling with a fiend, and fainted. The uproar brought all the neigh bors out and it was some minutes be j fore affairs could be adjusted. land clubs. Many Quaker City hunt ers were present. The bill of fare was gamy from start to finish, but the most charac teristic of all were the costumes of the diners. The women were in even ing dress. Many of them had brought with them their full array of dia monds and pearls for the occasion. As for the hounds, they were treat ed in the old-time hunt dinner way as if they not only were human beings, but the, near companions of the club members and the fair richly-gowned guests. Dogs walked up and down among the members of the festive company, sat at the table when courses were served, and ate ai d drank to their heart's content. T len. unlike the | human beings present, they lay down j and slept while the company closed i the feast with tovir, songs and other | ancient Cormalltfr/* uaoi 011 such j casions. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2j, 1909. Two Smart CASHMERE is a good material in which to make the dress shown on the left. The corsetlet skirt has a panel front, the material for lower part of sides and back being set in sma.l stitched pleats; braiding and braid covered buttons fcrrn the trimming. The bodice has a yoke trimmed with rows of braid; buttons and loops; this is fastened on left shoulder, the lower part of front is hooked invisibly in center. Hat with felt brim and full velvet crown, trimmed with a feather mount. Materials required: Eight yards 46 inches wide. The second is in amethyst Sedan cloth, the Princess part is continued to foot in front; the right side wrapping quite over to the left where it is fast ened by hooks from the hips upwards, the lower part is stitched; the full lower part of sides and back are tucked where they join Princess utvler a band of braided material; the collar and the long revers that outline the deep "V" are braided; the vest being of tucked creps-de-Chene. The fur toque is ornamented with a handsome feather mount. Materials required for the dress: Eight yards 46 inches wide, 7 yards sateen, Vfe yard tucked silk. OF TRIMMINGS Soutache Braid, However, Retains Popularity Accorded It Last Season. This is the most difficult question there is to answer In the fashion world. At the beginning of the season the vogue of soutache braid was consid ered an absurdity. Never another season of it, said fashion leaders. But here we are in the height of an other and greater soutache season. Creators of braid were not satisfied until they combined this fascinating little braid with fancy weaves to make wide, fanciful braid trimmings. When rat tail was recently introduced it was named as soutache's successor. But now the downfall of it is in sight instead. Jet, jet, jet—has been the cry of fashion. But at last we hear that Paris has forsaken it. American fash ions have not, however, thanks. Noth ing can take the place of jet for trim ming. black gowns especially. Gold and silver trimmings are at their height of popularity. And no one can deny that these are quite the prettiest trimmings that have been in vogue for many seasons. Even entire tunics of beautiful evening gowns are of gilt Jet. Oriental and art shaded embroid eries are much in favor, too. Thio is an unusual season of colors, so, of course, rich colored trimmings are bound to be held in high esteem. Yes, it is a season of trimmings— and many kinds. No hard and fast rules govern them. The New Jabots. Girls are wearing neck accessories that show touches of the colored lace in favor this season. These laces are Valenciennes, in white or cream heavy mesh, with the figures stamped in them in color. The dotted patterns are most in demand | and can be found in several tones of one color, or in combinations of pink and blue dots, lavender and green, ccrn color and browj. If one has bits of coin-dot white lace left over from a frock, it is very easy to cover the dots with satin stitch in color. No padding should be used and the printed laces are naturally flat in effect. When Linen Is Yellowed. If linen is carefully put away in blue tissue paper it should not yellow easily. When, however, it has taken on a saffron hue it can be whitened by soaking in a solution of one tea spoon of cream of tartar to every quart of water. Later wash in usual way and hang in the sun to dry. If after the soak ing in cream of tartar badly yellowed linen is stretched on the grass to dry the bleaching process will be hast ened. For Those in Mourning. Instead of organdy or linen cuffs and collars, those who are in mourn ing are wearing white crepe. It is an acceptable idea. Strips of the crepe are cut and the edges turned in and pressed down by hand. They are ad justed to the neck and wrists with black pins. j SPOON MAKES PRETTY PRIZE Perhaps the Best of the Trifles That Can Be Offered at a Girls' Party. As prizes for a girl's party few trifles are more acceptable than a sil ver spoon. In the coffee, tea and bon bon sizes are spoons of sterling silver, with slender handles enameled with a diamond, heart, spade or club, and gilded bowls engraved with the host ess' initials. A favorite spoon of heavier weight has a handle of re pousse hammered silver, tipped with the head of an American Indian wear ing a war bonnet and a bowl engraved with the name of an aboriginal tribe. There are also many attractive look- Lna spoons showing flower patterns developed in repousse wcrk upon their handles and with elaborately etched gilded bowls. Silver and porcelain are charmingly combined in the spoons, which have either plain or etched sterling bowls and handles of Haviland, Dresden or Delft. Occasionally this plan of com bination is reversed, and while the t*- feet is decidedly novel, the porcelain bowls are liable to crack if employed to stir a hot beverage, or to snap when used to serve confectionery. Equally fragile, although dainty, are the spoons having gold bowls and han dles of silver filligree, and to be re garded solely as an interesting collec tion are the spoons which have bowl« of silver cut out work and handles of crystal or metal set with rhinestones, amethysts and pearls. Even more im practical, but nevertheless alluring, are the gold bowled spoons, which are equipped with handles of mother of pearl decorated in floral design, dent in gold. EFFECTIVELY CHIC. A new model in nut-brown metre, lined with brown velvet, a knotted feather in the same shade. Pump Bows at Neck. The black velvet pump bow tinues in favor. It is used with a t^r&• over collar, with a lace or net stoafc, and is copied in bows of emerald green, Burgundy red, and king's blue. The bar pins that fasten it aro from three to five inches long. TSe swal low in green or blue enamel with outstretched wings Is again in favor. I and gives an effective dash oi color. HIS CAUSE FOR GRIEF. "What," we ask the despondent looking man, "is troubling you?" "I've met with a severe injury." "But, there is no trace of it phy sically," "Nevertheless," he replies, "I am all broken up." "Tell us about It." "There isn't much to tell. My fa ther's will was contested and where I expected to get SIO,OOO I don't get a penny." "That is hard luck all right, but surely that can't be classed as a phy sical injury," we remark. "Yes it can," he moaned, "and if you were me you'd know how much it hurts to fall out of an heirship." THE GRIND. "A column a (lay, a column a day," Was ever the song he sang; "Though the clouds of misfortune may roll for aye And the bells of trouble clang. If the sun shines bright, or the rain comes down, Or the world's pure gold, or a somber brown And my heart Is sad or gay, With little for wage and less renown, I must do a column a day. "A column a day, a column a day," Was ever the moan he made And the road of life seemed a weary way That led through sorrow's glade. "Woeful the moj-n when my mind's a blank. And I would that I stood on Nepenthe's bank, Set free from these fetters for aye: No wonder I'm cross and considered a crank! I must do a column a day!" Domestic Weather. "What's the weather forecast for to day?" "Violent atmospheric disturbances, followed by heavy rainfall." "Why, there's not a cloud in the sky." "Oh, yes there is. I'm going home now to try to square myself with ray wife. She's so mad she could hardly talk over the telephone." The Modern Way. Author—l have a play here, sir, which 1 wish you would read. Manager—ls it a modern play? Author—Oh, yes, sir. It is a play which no young man or woman would care a carefully-brought parent to see. Manager—Does it end happily? Author —Sure. The hero and hero ine are divorced iu the last act and live happy ever after. NO HOPE. Kind Lady—Do you knew who I am, little man? Kid—Gee! Don't yer know who yer are? A New Invention. A germ-proof shield has been brought out, So folks ran kiss through that; "Tis sanitary, but I fear The taste is rather Hat. From Bad to Worse. Biggs—None of my correspondents could read my writing, so I bought a typewriter. Diggs—And now they are unable to read your spelling, eh? His Retort. His Wife (during the spat)— Oh,l wish 1 were a man! Her Husband —1 don't. If you were I'd feel duty bound to mop the floor with you. Consolation. Young Father (proudly)— The baby is the image of me. Cynical Old Uncle—Don't worry, my boy. The poor little creature may out grow it. An Improvement. Said He —Since I met you I have only one thought. Said She —Well, that's one more than you had when we met. A Necessity of the Case. "All of these sporting contests are spoken of as plucky affairs." "Of course. Necesarily, they are game contests." No Needl "Bobbs writes a great deal of fugi tive poetry, doesn't he?" "Yes, and I wonder why, for nobody eeems running after it." Drawing the Line. "I'm quite willing to wear a smile." "Now, that's the way to talk." "But I'll be darned If 1 want the laugh on me." The Probabilities. "Doesn't your son go with a fast set?" "I suppose he does. He belongs to an automobile club." THEN. After the striving and straining, After the mnny defeats: After much useless complaining, After heart-breaking retreats; After the hoping and sighing. Cheated and hated of men. After the hard self-denying. The smile of Success—and what then} After the planning and scheming, After the strife and the strain; After the fretting and dreaming, After the ache and the pain; After the doubting and daring, Pitied or hated of men. After too often despairing, The Joy of success—and what then! After the profitless groping, Down where the deep shadows lie; After the praiseworthy hoping, After the sob and the sigh; After all this, the great glory Of Joining the prominent men. And the struggle—to finish the story— With New York society then. —B. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.. BORN WITH THE GIFT. iH (112 J i i§?j r* A girl never has to learn how to ; flirt. Not Too Gentle. Tlie gentle reader may be so. But none the less Hi- gladly reads of warlike deeds. We must confess. ANALYSIS. There was once a young man who was paying court to three different beautiful damsels. Each was fair, each was sweet, each was charming— so much of a triplicate similarity did they have that he did not know how to choose between them. So he went to a wise old man and laid his trou ! bles before him. "Is there a clock at each house'" ! asked (he wise old man. "There is." "And what does Esmeralda say when the clock strikes 11?" "She says the clock is slow." "And what does Eulalie say?" "She says the clock is just right." "And what does Evangeline say?" "She always says the clock is fast." ' "My son, there is no need for further evidence. Evangeline is the ' one that really loves you."—Judge. The Fitting Qualities. "My boy has a wonderful amount of perservance and persistency and an • optimism that notbinz can daunt. > What occupation would you put him to if you were in my ulace?" "I should think he would make an ideal book agent." About the Size of 't. First Bunko Man—Do you believe there is any turth in the old adage . that a sucker is born every minute? ', Second Bunko Man —Well, I don't . know as to that, but they are born i often enough to keep us wise guys < from becoming honest! The Object. "What is the object of an autom-, . obile endurance run?" "The object is to see which one of ' the wives of the contestants can soon est endure the sight of the burned and blistered face of her hubby." THE CENTER OF HER INTEREST. "What do you find so interesting in that magazine?" "There are a lot of advertisements about awfully nice underwear." Sure to Please. If you want to please a woman There'll be no vain regret If her birthdays you remember 1 And her age you will forget. \ A Slight Difference. "How different are the faces of those two women? One all change of expression—the other a fixed, va» cant stare." "Yes; it is the difference of mobile and the automobile face." 13
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