The morning call., 1893-06-11
THE CALL OUTING
More About the News
boys Picnic.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES GIVEN.
How Those Who Have Not Re-
ceived Invitations Will Be Sup
piled at the Ferry Landing.

"DOes each newsboy in this city possess
the power Of doubling himself at his own
sweet will ?"
This is question that has been seri-
ously perpleXing the committee of manage
ment for THE CALLS outing. during the
last few days. To assume that the boys
have found out the secret by which DIR.
Jekyll became Mr.. Hyde seems the only
explanation of the fact that several hun
dred more newsboys than the city con-
tains claim the right Of being present al
THE CALLS picnic.
Il tell you they are all genuine news
boys" say the people whose business it is
to sift the chatf from the wheat, in other
words, to gather in the newsboys. and
turn away impostOrs.
But we have issued 500 invitations
and San Francisco has less than 400 boys
engaged in selling papers," demonstrated
| the committee.
This is an unanswera bles reply. but 1t
does not prevent fresh newsboys from
coming continually. Indeed it has been
found necessary to aim blow at the DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde game by making n
few stringent regulations.
In the first place. no new invitations will
be issued till the morning of the picnic.
when every genuine newSboy who pre-
sents himself at the Sausalito ferry at s 80
Will be presented With ticket ana a
handsome badge. Those newsboys who
already possess invitations must be idtD-
tilted as the genuine recipients OF the tick
els, and they also will be given badges as
they board the steamer.
Any youth who is not a newSbOy, but
has begged or borrowed his ticket from a
friend who is one, will quickly be detected
by the committee who distributed the
hndr g
very kindly donated all the badges for the
occasion.
Another present that will make the
winner proud and happy boy is Il pair Of
beautiful silver links. given by S. Pauson
IL Co. Louis SarOni has donated Quat-
lIty of candy for prizes. Every
boy in the crowd will want to enter the
races when that is the reward of victory.
j. L. Flood has shown a practical in
terest in newsboys by donating S120
toward the picnic. He desires to be-
present to see the good time that the boys
will have.
The following pathetic little letter was
received yesterday. 1t was written in
pencil on torn slip of paper, and though
the writing did not show much schooling.
the spelling was good. Poor little fellow :!
He sent his letter through the mail. though
lie could only afford a oue-cent 81 amp for II:
To the Editor DEAR SIR: Knowing the
reliable and truthful papers, L ask as favor
that you publish this item.
read of the newsbuy>, the bright boys who
make a good day sapay selling papers. and of the
boys who earn so lille, because they are lame
or disabled. ask you 10 say Il good word Tor
those boys. WHY cannot men who buy papers,
and pass Market and Montgomery stIeeGs,
kindly buy their parers of those boys who are
so behind in the race with strong ana hardy
newsboys?
think II This item was published. The lame
boys would gain many kind hearted customers.
They are weakest 80 they deserve most help.
Let our San Francisco men think twice
before buying Of the BRIGHT boys without care
or pain, who have mother and father 10 care
for them. ThuSe boys can attend school, and
have perhaps bright career before them.
Lei our men go a half block out of their way
and buy their papers where, II feet go slower,
AT least eyes VIII brighten and heart beat
quc X. al Tie thought OF bringing more TO help
mother with. A LAME Boy.
The following donations were also prom
Ised yesterday:
Some fruit. =. D. B. Immel & Co.
A box of fruit, Levaggi & Barbieri.
Box # fruit. II. Hickman & Co.
Box of fruit George w. Tinda!.
Box of fruit, Stewart & Co.
A donation of cakes, Adolph Schwerin.
SIX loaves of bread. Vnlz & Gall.
Fifteen loaves of bread, Page & Falch's
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