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How He Captured A Burglar

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Day
10
Month
November
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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Gen. Boulauger, the gallant Frenchmau who throttled tlie burglar whom he found in bis room, at a Philadelphia hotel, the other morning, gave to a reporter of the Telegraph the folio wing succinet and graphic description of the scene: "How dfd he enter ze room? 1 donotknow! IdonotknOw! Ze rascale! l did nol come to zis countreeto be r-rob. He come into ze room an' rnuke zo grande noise, and ven 1 look at ze wiudow - Sacre! ze rascal, he gol ïny watch-my medal of ze Legión d'Honor. I take hini by ze neck and shake him, and then ze Cpunt - Licbtenstein - he advance himself into ze room and wid hiz sword he would cut ze raacale's liead off, bul I say no, we take him to ze Pólice, ze Prefect! Ze rascle! Zat is liow it was; I vish he was here!" Liiless a heavy f all of rain should take place, there is fear of a water famine in New York city. The aupply in the reservoir is daily lessened; ind the flow of water in the Crotón aqueduct is now hardly a titlie of what is ordinarily used. The mains have a!ready been stinted to such ;tn extent that the hot-water backs in kitcheii stoves and ranges have been spoiled by the hundred for lack of water iu tLiem, and great numbers of families are troubled to get what they need for domestic purposes.

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Ann Arbor Democrat