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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-18

II has been noticed that body sus-
pended above LIQUID air receives strong
negative identification. Ebert and
Hoffman find that this charge Is not
due to the liquid air itself but to the
action OF minute particles Of very
cold ice suspended in II. This may ac-
count for the electric effects OF polar
snowstroms.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-04

lras the proudcst tad in Whitby
/ yet had always been told that every
alchemist Lad sold himself to satan,
and more than half believed it. Still,
| argued that IneZ was not to be blam-
ed for her fathers sins, and in the end
Alec agreed with me.
After that night ] never had any
more disagreement with him on the
subject Of my loyemaking. Inez fairly
laughed and sang herself into his good
graces She had the sweetest voice l
ever heard. and as she sat in a corner
/ by the fire and sang us quaint little
sea songs that her nurse, Ann CARAT
i had taught her wondered whether
! the mermaidens that the old sailors OF
/ the Angel spoke of were one-half sc
! sweet and pretty as my own little
Spanish sweetheart.
why. Jack" said Alec as we walked
home from her house, "she is hardly 8
/ Spaniard at all. except for her black
hair and eyes. No Whitby girl could
have sung those English sea songs
with prettier accent than she did,
4 "No Whitby girl could have SUNG
them half so we'll" answered warm
", "and, as for her being English. he
nurse has seen to that. Dame Cara
hates Spain almost as much as you do
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The angry spaniard, eh?'' said, with


Yes, Jack, the angry Spaniard."
'"Then which of us is the coward. I'd
like to know-you or I? l run from
the devil, and I'm not ashamed to own
1t; you run from man because he's
angry and has sword in his hand,
and apparently you are not ashamed to
own that
.That was not my reason" said Alec.
sNo? Then what was it? Surely
very cunning one, for I quite fail to
see it." 1t was my turn now, thought.
Hes your sweetheart's father re-
piled Alec simply
stopped dead. "Alec," l said, 81
give you leave to hit me as hard as you
like, straight from the shoulder, here
on my laundering, stupid mouth = a
straight left handler, mind! And /
promise you won't return the blow"
mo, thanks" replied Alec, with a
(, laugh.
81 wish you would" 1 answered pen
| itently. 81 deserve it for venturing
to speak of cowardice and Alec Ireland
in the same breath. Can you forgive
i me?"
4 "Of course do said Alec, with an
other laugh, and he wouldn't let me
say another word about it. | saw,
though, that he was hurt, and no Won
der. When man is acting from. mo-
tiyes of pure chivalry, it is hard that
his own sworn shipmate should accuse
! him of cowardice. l was thoroughly
ashamed of myself, and even now the
only excuse can make for my disloyal
suspicious is that the fearsome scene
we had witnessed in the alchemist's
laboratory had so scared me that did
not rightly know what was saying.
It's thin excuse, though, at the best
ITO be Continued)
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than i ,upl} of seconds, and, as had
fallen on a4y head, lay quiet enough,
tsAlec Ireland said when | had re-
covered, 81 own you have given me a
thorough drubbing. Will you shake
hands?"
.No, no." he said "You had the best
of it but for the last fall, and if it |
hadn't been for that south country |
& trick by which lifted you over my
shoulder l should have had to knucile
under to YOU
Such was the beginning of my friend
ship with Alexander Ireland. On that
very night we took together the sol
enln sailors oath. by which we became
sworn shipmates for life and to this
day we have neither OF US broken ii.
My new friend and quickly found
that we had a great deal in common.
The perils and pleasures OF the sea
had always had an enthralling fascina-
ton for me, and when discovered that
Alec shared my passion for salt water
my previously vague longings became
suddenly crystallized into definite
purpose would be sailor Conse-
quently it soon became the greatest
enjoyment Of my leisure time to sit in
the dark little parlor of the Angel and
& listen to the tales of the old seamen
who frequented it--tales of the great
captains they had known and sailed
under, who, caring as little for the
violence of the tropical hurricane as
for the ice grip of thescold north, had
braved the storms of unknown oceans
in their stout little ships and had
brought back from every cline its
choicest treasures to lay them at the
feet of our sovereign lady, good Queen
Bess.
There was, however, one thing, and
that no small one, over which Alec and
/ very nearly quarreled. And wha,
should that be if not a woman? For il
is woman's bright smile and coyly
dropping eye which shatter half thu
F friendships of. man with man, ever
when the longed for down has hardl!
yet appeared on the upper lip and thu
razor is still JOY to be gloated over il
secret.
Inez was her name, ami she was tn
daughter of Don Miguel, a Spanisl
gentleman who had for a reason whicl
did not then know taken up his resi-
dence in Whitby. / had known he
since she was child of 10 and ha'
never thought Of her more than Of an,
other girl in Whitby until one day
CHANGED to see her in the street with
new gown on. 1t was wonderful
gown-the skirt Of it was slashed an
puffed out to the size Of 40 gallo
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suddenly struck me that the laughing
face above it was the most bewitch-
ing / had ever seen. Perhaps it was
the fine dress that did it, and perhaps
it was the pretty mouth that smiled
and wished me good day." am not
quite sure which it was, but the next
time | met her in the lane near her
fathers house I asked Ter to be my
sweetheart After few bushes and
few kisses she said she would, and
was the proudest lad in Whitby.
Alec, however. was not pleased st
my success, and very soon he told me
SO.
Jack" he said, 81 didn't think my
sworn shipmate would prove traitor"
"a traitorw exclaimed Its a
hard word, and I don't know what
| traitor?''A
''She is Spaniard, Jack. The Span
iards are the queens enemies, and you
and have said we meant to fight for
the queen"
'.Inez is no ones enemy"
"But her father, Don Miguel, is a
Spaniard.'
Yes; l suppose he is. Is that all
you have to accuse him off" asked,
somewhat nettled at his persistence.
isn't it enough? tell you that ev-
cry Spaniard is an enemy to England
and Queen Bess. and since my father,
Captain Harry Ireland, was murdered
4 by the Spaniards every Spaniard is an
enemy to me-
\ "And shall be to me, too" said as !
4 gripped his hand. But l don't see
that the rule applies TO the daughters. .
Spanish daughters become Spanish
mothers, Jack
Not when they marry Englishmen :
''Do you mean to marry Inez, then?
he said, looking at me earnestly.
Eyes; when am old enough, If she
will have met"
mo fear of her refusing a stout Eng
lishman! Well, if that is so will say
no more although admit / don't likt
it."
But, although Alec agreed to let m,
have my way, could see that he wa
displeased at what / was doing, ant
! his displeasure at first angered AM
then grieved me-
'sAlec," i said to him one. day, ''Pr
going to see Inez tonight. Will 20
come with me?"
'Do you really want me to go?''
Eyes, Alec, do
!, ! evil her father be there?"
mo. We never see him in the ever
/ ing"
.Then. if you are sure of that, wi
: go. But have you never guessed, Jacl
l why it is that you never see Do
1 Miguel in the evening"
a Because he is busy in his worl
4 shop
. "At what sort of work."
4 .'How should know? l never aske
a him.
= q will tell you. He is an alchen
4 ist.9
+, "what?" cried. Are you sure {
;, that, Alec? Alchemy! Why, it's Il
q devils own trade"
- $50 they say. But to me it seen
that if the devil had any favor for Il
= work. alchemists would be richer ths
- they are It's an ill trade, though,
~ best and not the one should choo
- for my comrades father-n-law"
l., !. This news of Alec's troubled me, fl
though he declared that the devil cou
4 have no share in such protitless to
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and she won't allow InezA to speak q
word of Spanish in her hearing"
"Well. she's a sweet girl, Jack, and
I'm glad of it for your sake. It's a
pity, though, that her father is Span
lard"
l said nothing in reply to this, for, to
tell the truth, was not much more in
love with the surly Don Miguel than
was Alec BY and by, as we walked,
Alec began to hum tune, and after a
short time he sang the words too. 1t
was the last song Inez had sung to us,
and l remember the chorus went like
this:
Then, all. for the cruel creeping waves.
With their clay cold lips Of spray;
But, hi, for the merry dancing waves
That with the sunbeams playi
"Take care, Alec!' 1 said, with a
laugh you'll be falling in love with
Inez yourself"
mo, no, Jack; like her, it is true,
but I'll never be rival to my sworn
,shipmate."
Nevertheless when I said Good
night" to him and turned in at my ia
TIERS gate heard him go singing
down the road, and the words that
came floating up the breeze to me
sounded suspiciously familiar. 1t seem
ed to me that what he sang was:
Hi, for the merry dancing wavesl
And the tune, at any rate, was the
same.
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CHAPTER /.

'sHo, ho, John Topp." said the boys.
sYou daran't tackle him, that's what
1t is. The stranger can thrash you,
and you know it,
Now, knew nothing Of the sort and,
In fact, rather fancied that could
thrash Alexander Ireland as easily as
had every other boy in Whitby, but
the others were jealous of my prowess,
and therefore egged me on to tackle
the stranger in the hope that he might
prove too smart for me. For thus their
broken noses and lost teeth would be
! avenged.
I was at that time bull necked,
squarely built young lout of IS, and
Alec was red haired, slender and wiry,
sand about six months my senior.
was the best fighter in Whitby-eyen
Dan Asquith. the squint eyed butchers
hoy, said so-and had reputation to
lose; Alec was newcomer to the town
had none.
Come on, carrotty head!' / cried,
ng at last into action by the jeers
ich affected to despise. ''They tell
you are a good fighter; let US see
4 ich of us two is to be cock
scsut the stranger kept his hands in
Sejpoeaets.
c'vz"ls should fght?" he asked
rs 81 haven't quarreled with
,h?r said contemporary
nay | can beat you, and you
Ne your thrashing."
u replied steadily, 81 am not
3you, but / don't choose tt
Ething."
II Drag" said, as l edged
you've either got to fgh'
ledge you're afraid" and
iSshove with my shoulder.
Il then; I'll fight"
out more words we stripped
ur and a half by the churcl
Int went on, each of us dog
mined to come up to The
Slg as his trembling knee:
s1rt him.
lend came, and it was Ire
ventually struck the knock
ow many rounds we Tough
low, but at last l felt tina
,uld finish him off quickl.
Ut be able to toe the mari
me the umpire called time
oning up all of my failin
or one last slashing bloy
d make me the victor an
sfble. / rushed at him like
lorse He did not finch, blu
ground waiting for me
my blow, he, seized my LEI
his right, ducked his hea
arm, whipped his other han
my legs and before any on
exactly what had happene
}wn joyer his head and wa
the ground with all the win
out pf me like corn out of
bu g. was all done in les
than upl% OF seconds, and, as ha
n - i -
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By Weatherby Ghesney and Alck Munro.

COPYRIGHT, 1900 AND AIICK MUNRO
ILLUSTRATIONS H. C.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21

into his pockets. It's too bad the men
who faxed couldn't get what they de-
served without having the honest men
suffer, too. That's always the case,
though. My advice to not only every
athlete, but TO every man. Is; Be on
the level,
what do I think OF the men OF today
the boxers? Jeffries Is the best OK
them. and ought to retain the cham-
plonship Just as long as he takes good
care Of himself. No, ] don't think Fitg,
good as he Is, has any business with
Jeffres.
Il may be wrong, but don't think we
are improving as much as we think we
are. | don't think the boxers OF today
or the horses Of today are as good as
were the men and horses OF my time.
Don't think my head Is getting too Dig
for my hat when say that the men IN
the ring today are not doing what ala
In my prime.
al went up and down the line ready TO
meet all corners. and went the limit for
twelve years. I'm not saying this IN any
egotism, but Just as a matter or tact,
I'm sincere IN the belief that In my time
was better than the men OF today, ana
think my record will show II.
$50, too, with the horses. 1t would
need moe than I've seen so far 10
make me believe that the horses OK to-
day are as good as were Foxhall, lro-
quols. Miss Woodford, Freeland, George
Kinney Luke Blackburn, Eole, the
Duke of Magenta and the cracker1acks
of the time when | was at my best
rive seen good and bad on the turf
and in the ring, and the old timers are
to me the best Of them all.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21
NIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED.
Had Vincent Scappatura Been Oper'
ated Upon at Earlier Date.

The funeral Of Vincent scappatura,
who expired at the Holy Cross hospital
on Tuesday afternoon, was held from
his late home, 32i Second street. this
afternoon, and impressue services were
the feature at st. Marys cathedral at
1880 o'clock
The mary friends OF the deceased
musician were panied to read OF his
demise, especially when 1t was known
that II he had consented to submit to
the surgeons knife at an earlier stage
OF his malady. that his life might Save
been spared for good number OF years
TO come. As II was, II was only when
the mastoid affectation had extended to
the proximity of his brain that the sur
ferer consented to allow DR.. Snow to
operate upon him. The operation was
10 certain extent successful, so much
80 that the patient felt better after
wards and was conscious for nearly a
wee6 until his constitution succumbed
to the great strain upon him and he
passed away as previously stated. II
is the opinion OF several medical men
in this city that had he submitted to
an operation in the early stage OF the
tumor In hts ear that he would be
alive and we'll today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21
TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA AND GRIP
Laxative Bromo- Quinine removes the cause.
BOXING NOT KNOCKED OUT.
John L.. Says IL Will Before Long
be Localized,

Boxing knocked out9' repeated
John l.. sullivan, In vibrant tones. mot
much. There will be boxing as long
as men live. In few years this pres
ent spasm of horror over the sinful
practice Of developing physical strength
will pass off, and boxing will be legal
lied as II was before and will be more
popular than ever, says an eastern ex-
change.
ITS wise guy who fights shy Of the
law. I'm old and experienced enough
to know there's nothing to be made in
butting against IL. When the distin-
guished gentlemen who have charge OF
the whole works In Ohio decided that
they wouldn't let Jeffries and Rubin
come together at Cincinnati. the game
WAS closed, SO far as John l.. could
see,
II haven't got much respect for the
opinion of the man who never saw a
fight, but declares It's the most brutal
and degrading sport In the world.
Doesn't II sort Of Jar you to hear or
read OF lot OF people going into hys-
terics over the sinfulness Of two trained
boxers meeting In the ring, when these
same people never let out squeak or
protest against football, wrestling.
hockey or any other kind OF sport that
is rougher and farmore dangerous than
boxing?
THE chances OF breaking an arm or
a leg In wrestling match are a dozen
times greater than OF receiving serious
injury In boxing bout: and as for
football' Excuse me from that inno-
cent game unless have an armor
plate suit and am allowed to carry an
ak. Hockey IL a nice, genteel game
Just about as mild o. football.
But just the same, when the law
says you can play football, but mustn't
box, the only thing 10 do is to be pa
tent until the moguls get sense.
Things come into favor and 20 out
again. This old wheel OF a world keeps
turning around, and we turn with IL.
Every man has some sporting blood In
MIN. It's true you'd need a search
warrant to discover the sporting blood
In some OF the gazabos we hear about
out there never was an international
prize night, a great yacht race, mighty
morse race or contest where pluck and
skin were brought into play that didn't
interest every deacon, dude Democrat
and putchman from Maine to the coast
ana from Manitoba 10 Mexico.
AT the present time the people who
pose as the goody crowd seem 10 have
things ell their own way. When YOU get
70 be az old as I am youll know that
everything goes In cycles. After n bIt
the public will get tired OF being too
straight-laced, and then our sancti.
monious friends will drop out OF sight.
and the people who believe in live and
LET live VIII come TO the front.
u don't say that the rank taking that
marked some Of the contests in this
state last year didn't have a good deal
70 DO with souring the people on the
boxing game. You can't fool the public
long The fighter who isn't on the level
ought to be driven out Of the business.
a boxer has to depend upon public IA.
vor for support. When he fakes he not
only ruins his reputation and soplls his
opportunity for making Q good thing,
but he buncoes Those who pour money
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21
DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
Ransom b. King Gets Up to Walk and
Falls Dead,

Ransom b. King, a resident OF Boun-
tlful met with instantaneous death In
this city yesterday afternoon at the
home of his daughter. lie had been
afflicted with heart disease for years,
and was at the home of his daughter
recovering from an attack when he
died, He had so far recovered that he
had prepared 10 return home, and had
raised to his feet, and was walking
across the room when he suddenly fell
10 the floor His daughter dropped to
his side to render him assistance but
ne was beyond mortal aid, he had
breathed his last,
The body win be sent to Bountlful for
interment. King came 10 Utah about
twelve years ago and settled at Boun-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21
WANTS TO DISMISS.
Prof. Paul's Attorney Asks to be Re-
lieyed from Further Annoyance.

II. s. Tanner, attorney for Joshua II.
Paul, who was few weeks ago tried
in Justice Kroeger's court, and who
was. by a jury, found guilty Of dis
obeylng an order OF the health board
in not excluding unnvaccinated pupils
from the Latter-day Saints college,and
fined SIS, made motion In Judge Stew
arts courtthis morning for a dismissal
Of the appeal
Mr.. Tanner said the case now inyolv-
ed Fundamental and well settled prin-
ciple of law. He stated that when the
defendant was tried IN the lower court
there was a law uponfthe statute books
giving the health boards power to make
regulations governing the schools with
reference to contagious diseases, but
now since the Mcmillan bill had become
law. which took effect upon its APP
prevail. there was no law under which
The defendant could be tried, convicted
or sentenced in any court In this State
far the offense charged. Mr. Tanner
submitted a certified copy OF the Nc
MILAN bill upon which he based his
motion.
County Attorney Christensen was
not able to be present, and his deputy
not being familiar With the case asked
that the matter 90 over TIL tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, which the court
ordered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21
LAWYERS DISAGREE.
Thomas & Nyc, and Sullivan Fail to
See Eve 10 Eye.

There was a little alteration In
Judge Stewards court this forenoon
between Messrs. Mat. Thomas and
George l.. Nye, attorneys for the de-
PENDANT, and Messrs. Charles Kennedy
and q, NJ Sullivan, counsel for the
plaintiff In the divorce suit Of Marinda
Slower VS. James A. Slower, arising over
a motion OF plaintiffs attorneys to
amend the decree entered in the case
some time ago, whereby they wanted
to strike out the word Immoral" CIV
en- as one of the reasons why Mrs,
Slower should not have the custody OF
the minor children.
The case was tried before Judge
Stewart IN chambers and while de.
PENDANTS attorneys claim the plaintiff
Ia immoral accusing her Of being a
prostitute and living on Franklin
avenue, the womans counsel insist the
agreement was that failure TO pro-
vide and desertlon" were TO be the
grounds upon which the decree should
be based, The decree was drawn up
by Mr. Thomas and he claims 60 have
given 1t TO counsel for plaintiff for ex-
animation before the document was SUBJ
mltted to and signed by the Judge The
plaintiffs attorneys Insist that they did
not have ample opportunity to look over
the decree. and they object TO the
word Immoral" because II casts a re-
Election on the woman's character.
The defendants attorneys say that
there must be some cause shown In
the decree why the custody Of the
children ls given TO the father. and
hold the word Is properly there and
say that II II Is necessary they can
have an open trial Of the case and
prove their assertion. This the plain
tiff does not want, and II forced to
prosecute the suit will do so on the
ground OF insanity.
The matter appears to be greatly
mixed and II seems to be a question OF
veracity between the attorneys. The
judge took the motion under advise
ment, however. until Saturday morn
ing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-21
PEOPLE VINO ARE PASSING

First Lieut.. c. A. Bach, OF the
Thirty-slxth volunteer regiment, Is a
guest at the Knutsford en- route to his
home IN ST. Paul from Manila. The
Thirty. sixth regiment was recently
mustered out In San Francisco. Speak
ing OF conditions In the islands, Lieut..
Bach said; Manila Is just as quiet and
safe as any city, II Is only In the out
lying provinces of Luzon that there are
manifestations of unrest and occa-
sional fights. The main body OF insur-
gents have either surrendered or dis
banded and the present trouble Is with
bodies OF guerillas, who pilage their
own countrymen quite as much as they
do the white population. Magnificent
opportunities for business Will offer
themselves just as soon as the entire
country is pacifled and that condition is
not far distant" The lieutenant has
ben In Manila three years and expects
to return there.
+. p. Robert OF Blaekfo0t, Idaho, Is
guest at the Kenyon. THE coun~y
all around Blackfoot IL fine for wheat
raising and great Quantities Of the
grain are harvested annually, We have
roller mill at Blackfoot OF 100 bar
rels' capacity per day. and the demand
for -four IL such that we have no DIM
Guilty in dlsposlng OF the product. We
ship over one and half million pounds
Of -four into the Salmon and Salt River
regions every year, besides great guam
titles TO other parts Of Idaho, Our wheat
crop this year will be greater than
ever before.
w, r. Mcbride, Of Provo, editor OF
the Utah County Democrat. is a guest
al the cullen.
VIM. Swan, mining man OF the SAL
mon River district In Idaho, is at the
Cullen
Frank A, Boyle OF Park City and J.
II, Drlscol Of Eureka are at the White
House.
4. +. Spencer. proprietor Of the Seeper
House at Challlcothe. Missouri. and
wife are guests at the Kenyon.
A. J. Burke, a mining man OF De
Lamar, and Joseph Conway, Ne
vada cattleman, with ranch near De
Lamar are guests OF the Cullen. They
are members OF the Nevada assembly
The lower house Of the legislature--and
are en- route home from Carson City,
where they have been attending the leg
islature the past three months. Speak
ing OF Nevada, Assemblyman Burke
said; THE state is slowly but steadily
livening up again. We have plenty OF
mineral bearing country yet and fine
AGRICULTURAL land that only needs Gull
tivation and water TO make II extremes
" valuable. Considerable more inter-
est has been manifested Of late in the
possibilities Of Nevada by outside min.
ing and cattlemen and We hope 70 have
our country opened up in the next few
years. The De Lamar mines are show.
Ing up finely and employ many men.