New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.
ner.

The elder Booth acquired skull for use In
Hamlet in odd manner according to story
in seen and Heard" The tragedian, somewhat
in his cups. travelling near Louisville, when
he took q horse from a field and rode off with 1t.
Horse stealing at that time capital offence
in Kentucky, and lne greatest horse thief was a
man named Fontaine Booth overtsken,
and when asked where he got the animal said:
Il captured him In field back here"
"Indeedy' said one of the farmers. And what
might your name be?'
MY name is Fon:slne.' said Booth without a
smile.
'Fontaine." calculated both men simultaneously.
Then you are the very man we want. Come back
TO town with us"
Certainly" said Booth. in the most good
nstured manner: and wheeling the horse. he rode
back to Louisville with his captors.
The city jail was then in charge OF Colonel
Thomas. who knew Booth we'll. I'VE have brought
you Fontaine the horse thief and claim the re-
ward" said the farmers, proudly. addressing the
jaer.
Where is he?' they asked Booth was pro-
duced. Why, what does this mean, Mr.. Booth ?'
asked Thomas
Il haven't the slightest idea" said the great
tragedian. with the utmost simplicity I met
these two men with this horse, and they Insisted
upon giving It TO me. guess they stole II. 1
think one OF them q Fontaine"
The rustics were ABOUT to be locked up. when. by
the most singular coincidence a man rushed 10
the prison door On horseback and shouted out
the information that the real Fontaine had been
taken into CUSTODY. Booth made Fontaine's ac-
quaintance in jail. and the horse thief who was
executed later left by will his skull to the actor
bH6sS6d ASS9Tdng to Rsgreseptatye Kye this episode
There is IN the county a certain crossroads
Where patient teacher struggles daily with the
deveIopment OF the young idea One morning she
was giving the school lesson in geography
There was absolute sence in RESPONSE and she
eNh3iEatiiled the meaning OF the word
This was better One of the children knew it was
p2tpt Wbaf of j., land jntitHg out into the water
over in the corner a hand went up II know
'eaTHsr wei wSat ssiG 4 Is smsl!l # boy,
1T beats three Of a kind" was the tripr,nba NJ
anS"er.-tWashingtOn Post.
nursing mother OF lUsty corporations which have
been brought TO life under the protection OF her
hD'raI statutes. The annual payments from the
companies which have taken out charters in Tren-
ton provide so handsome a revenue that the
hosoms OF the thrifty sons of that prosperous COM
monweath swell with pride when they read the
yearly reports which show the condition of tbo
o''Ic treasury. There are no lean years between
Comnuntpaw and Cape May like unto those which
aHhcttd ancient Egypt when Joseph was Pharaoh's
taxgatherer.
nese word" says jack Rankin a rrtred Ct sbI! ~!
i'm nv. in & We travelled good bit in the Orient
~ my tle ana among the odds and ends of inter
the on picked up was knockout of
With EuroHaans '0SI t,W when they come in contact
no such word In Chinese. He explained that tbS
nd w0Fu d was corruption Of the Spanish word 'Dos
Many early missionaries, he said. were Spanish
speGdily corrupted into loss by native tongues and
Chinese seaboard thaf tbn bIeoT or s only on the
Cinnamon. In the Interior the priest told me the
Record - ''i"Ne'P'iid
Brandy of the vintage of 1898 was sold recentIv
at auction in London for handsome price Of Sis
d bottle. Was it Dr. Samuel Johnson who first
called eognac the drink OF heroes IA characteyiza-
ton quoted with emphatic approval and mucb
smacking of the lips by that great German hero
otto Won Bismarck? Eau de vie of the SIS a ouart
quality should stimulate the doing of wonderful
things of one sort another.
An Esquimau arrow of walrus ivory. found i'm
Dedded deep IN The breast of Canadian gray
The goose was shot few days ago 10y John Coch-
honker. weighing fourteen pounds he was surprised
to see little piece of ivory sticking from its
With difficulty he pulled it out. for the flesh had
srown around at the arrow Then he saw that it
lead pencil The carvings on the stem where il was
No arrow OF the sort was sew ever seen here hef
The bird evidently carried it thousands upon thou
view.
Here is story of the rioting in Paterson as ca
DIED TO The Morning Leader OF London:
New-York Thursday
The Paterson anarchists to-day had another field
day. Mayor Hinchclife, who gained some re-
nown during the recent Paterson floods and fires
this morning took the warpath with rifle in hand
and two revoivers In his belt He proceeded TO the
police headquarters. and, addressing the polica
chief. Graul. he said: You have no backbone sus
pend you" Then he distributed revolvers among
the mill workers and told them to shoot all anercb
lists sight
he Ct raI1a al
ence' Club held meeting yesterday and distrib
uted circulars with the legend. XIII the Mayorr
Burn the mls!'
Rioting was lively this morning, and many skulls
were already damaged when a terrific rainstorm
caused suspension of hostilities