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Show FROLIC-WITH ELECTRICITY BSBISBSBSSSBSBSSBHBaSBHSB ' - I The ways of the newsboys of Salt Lake are not far behind their brothers of the big cities, when "a good time" Is in prospect ; A group pf newsies furnished amusement amuse-ment for idle onlookers for an hour Saturday Sat-urday morning in West Temple street. Beneath the windows of a certain business busi-ness office are several half windows serving to light the basement. These half windows are protected by iron gratings which rest on the etone ledge of the foundation. In some manner an electric wire carrying car-rying a low voltage has been brought Into contact with the iron' grating covering cov-ering the window. The boys discovered this and then the fun, began. 'One of the number secured a can full of water and poured it on the stoae ledge, forming a perfect conductor. conduc-tor. Then the boys formed a chain, one standing on the ledge, and others on the iron grating over the basement entrance. en-trance. A circuit was formed and the boys got the full current. While It was not strong enough to injure them, it caused them to writhe and squeal with delight. A patrolman saw their antics and wishing to know what they were doing, approached unobserved. He seized the hands of two of the boys, and found out what caused the excitement, and so unexpectedly un-expectedly did he receive a shock that he dropped his club. ' The boys yelled: "Jlgaroo! Get onto de bull," and ran belter skelter in every direction. After the officer had recovered his club and his dignity and had disappeared around the corner,' the boys renewed their sport. Their second performance was to drive passing dogs onto the iron and shout with delight as the canines would yelp their disapproval and run for safety. safe-ty. The rumble of the press for The Telegram's Tele-gram's first edition put a final etop to their electrical frolic. |