Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-10

he suddenly found himself reduced to
starvation or crime. He choose the lat
ter. ana being clever. emp,oyeu tiir
Paris gamins To do the dirty work.
Stimulated by the aid OF the bvpoder-
mic syringe they accomplished feats
which would have shaken the non nefte
of Kitchener.
when the school was raided Du Chail-
lou himself escaped: but during the triai
II WAS ascertained that practically AZ
his great coups had been accomplished
by boys, VINO had been wrought UP 10
stecliness OF nerve by means OF me
syringe. Then the medical world TOO
the syringe no. and perhaps have oft"h
since thanked its practical discoverer Tor
the tip.
At the present time six men are lying
in a Partisan prison. waiting trial Tor
having ATTAINED money from numerous
French horse owners. both In far
and the French provinces. under False
pretenses. Once given the idea. the'r
procedure was simple. They invented
steel imitation of horses h"
Armed with this weapon. they would
wal, until some tradesman ieit ~
horse in order To deliver his goods ana
Immediately his back was turned on"
OF the gang lifted up his arm. while ms
fellow applied the imitation Jaw, leaving
on the muscles OF the arm a set 81 gashe~
Then cry was raised. "A crowd soon
collected. ana it's feelings won over L"
the side of the slim criminals by Sisht
of the laceratcd arm. Tn" driver OF the
horse was made to pay. ana slbs1rip-
ton raised IN the crowd 10 compensate
the poor wounded man, who by this
time was REVEALING the loss Of MS Job.
and consequently ~ starving fanny. u
is stated that this imitation Jaw w"ii
enough TO send it's owncr.. 10 ~" soutti
Of France ON pleasure bent Tor four
weeks.
People are enabled by aid Of the
Johnston pump aud helmet 10 not
only descend 10 greater depths IN IN" sea.
but also to explore caves. and turn siN
or seven runscCuuN" corners while under
water, 4 thing which was impossible be-
fore.
Now. Arthur Johnston was 4 burglar.
and Invented his pump and helmet IA
enable him to enter one OF IN" large
London banks. lie bad. bE hi own con
l.Ssiou. been Tor many Years keeping an
eY" on IN" bank IN question. ana h.td
even obtained post as porter tn II for
= few months To make NOR" certain "t
his ground
set 10 work H.. had Discovered that
spring which used 10 b- small ter,
ran right under The banks -t-oug room
His plan WI To- work during iht niEr.
Ia this spring, which bAd i"r many VII tI-
been walled ln ana mat. ~ Aet AL H
sewer From this tunnel "" moan I"
rhiSeI his wdN up into tn" Aladdin
cave ab"'" ini u was imp"sSihi" .
+ idrd against M ,han"r ~ b"i'@
drowned. Then he invented his pump
and helmet and althoIgh he hiins"'
tu explore depths which before were u.-
known
The wonderful advance IN ih" art ~
conJuriug w"dld have been quite imr"~-
sible without the aid ~ iht Gladstone
pine Jmatir arm
m. Gladstone arm iH made 40 Nr.y
thin India rubber. ana when Inflated fe-
-Dmbies human arm 40 wonderful.
that The scientific world considers u o."
most byautlIUi imitation knuwE. HS TN
ing II onto his shoulder conjur-r iS
enabled t. keep hrs real arm inside M
coat holding d tm-rous guinea pigs oT
while IT, audience wonders hrV h- y .r.
H.
rhe inventor ~ this arm flied "a bara
To- the tUu' az nearly A1"sN hS its ulN
Ills day work consisted in putting on
dS arm and th-u riding about II 'ndUu iu
one uus after another. meantime *
tracing watches and money from h-
travelling companions
That almost perfect imitation marble
which " used a. the mantle piece Nv
nearly All houses now built. except lho--.
ordered Us mllIcnAir-s was tir-i
mixed by an Italian criminal OF III"
name ~ tiagliuua. He. win several a~-
sociat~~. dccidcd to steal AIT the heaut-
ful specimens at sculpture IN their native
Land and sell them
knowing that IL hut one static disa,-
peared. such a hie and cry would h,
raised that every other specimen ~ mar
BIZ worth having would b. put under
lock and key. they hit upon the idea oG
substituting perfectly made statue in
each case. So beautiful Were the imitu-
tinns that Gagiiona and his gang were
able 1" work for six months befor. su~-
picion was aroused. london Gazette.