The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-04
MERRY TIME FOR THE BOYS
MRS. LOUISE CHURcHILL's OUT
ING FOR THE NEwsIEs
Fun at Wildwood Than 1t Is Pos,
sibIe to Tell AbOut-They Drove
officer Carroll to Pink Lemonade,
Which Was. the Only Serious Oc-
currence of the Day.
currence of the Day.


currence of the Day.
They all went, they being the newsboys.
Some of their brothers went, they also be-
ing newsboys
In addition, their friends went, more news
boys.
Three hundred of the small boys who sell
p terGa on the streets were the guests yes
editor of The ST., Paul o b e, and they en-
]oyed picnic at Wildwood.
NOW 800 small boys, some good some bad,
basis for wild flights of fancy. Those same
small boys, mixed UP with three special street
cars, ride to Wildwood and return lots of
san ati Dright sunshine and blue water-to
say nothlng OF sandwiches and cookies-offer
posslbilities that would surprise the man who
invented the theory of chances and he has
It was not o exac NUMBER Of years. at that
mere was no grace said at luncheon and
VERY very little of it acted, but there was fun for
S Say G 20 and when the supply for that num-
~ all there is in the world. You may mag
Inc Inc, anything anytime you like, and miss the gem
shot the chutes, they went bathing they
played ball and ran races, and, mostly they
ate; They did the things expected of urchins
anu aaT,; they ala things that even an imaginative
sanln could think of only by happy inspira-
ton They drove Officer Carroll to pink
Ie1nioaaoes which Is quite a journey for a
fO-ASS
some or them swore which was naughty but
natural. and they came home happy and tired
10; 10 r round out the day with concerted and
ing all right that was as honest and hearty
as 1t was rude and delightful
Now, Wildwood on the map is not very
lar from st. Paul, but to a newsboy whose
horizon is bounded largely by Newspaper Row
and Lexington park, with vague but uncon-
h hr rumors of Minneapolis, the flats and
heaven, 1t is long trip There was some
c tn yvhe
wood wood was as far away as Russia and whether
mere were Spaniards there, but it was all
stopped the argument abruptly. "Say, what s
de matter n1i with youse kids; she knows, don't
Just why this should be a clincber Is rot
plain. but it was Perhaps the arrival of
three special street cars at the corner of
seventh seven and Robert streets also had some
stopped talking and settled down to a con-
tented YELL while they loaded themselves onto
T the Tram supplied by the Twin City Rapid
1 1eanslo company, and then before the con-
T TsIlsatlon could be renewed they were off
me contented yell distributed itself yery
generously along Seventh street, and, re-
exhams{nd 70 relate the supply was never
Widows Cruise look like a medicine drone
per IN cloud burst. People along the line
v WeFe ui hY as to whether it was an in
nature mixing up new batch of noise but
tney came to doors and windows and waved
tha aa was handy and the newsboys waved
me Hags with which they had been Supplied
ana Ill IL was all case Of the merrier the more
+ha nfMiuw v was not so far as Russia or even
The p neWsb hoe and 1t was taken by storm
strapped roller skates on bare feet and wob
Died to their hearts content They took
strange anG wonderful trips on the roller
coaster. They went swimming and caught
IeaI nsh about as large as sardines, using
Dent pins which they demanded of their hos
Jess with bland faith. They would Rave ask
rxnff 1,o1I
an an equal conviction, but fortunately did not
Ihen there was base ball game, umpired
oy Willie Green, who, in private life is Mr.
Garrett of The o e. in which nine
capta1ned by A. Brochman won by a score
or Is to s. There were games, romps and
swings and then there was lunch
Lunch came just in time to save the reason
OF the old man In charge of the bath house
and the buttons of the presiding genius of
the the. roller rink He had already Laughed m
| sell sore, but was recovering, only his fas
Jennings were wagging signals of distress
Luncheon was not polite meal. 1t was a
grap: plate OF sandwiches was a signal for
an lnclplent instruction. Coffee started a
noise so oVerpoWering that Officer Carroll in
moment OF Observation-Disclosures started for
box to ring in general riot call, and the
appearance of 300 bags Of candy nearly re-
suited in telegraphic appeal for the eariv
return of Gen. Miles and the Porto Rican
invaders vs.9 But there was enough. Cakes,
CANDY resolved themselves in their astral
selves In way that must have been edify-
ing to the late Madame Blavatsky, but which
horr1f1ed the ladies in charge of the commits
sariat and which gave DR.. Alex Donald, who
represented the Red Cross, a mixed feeling
OF pr. professional citation and personal anxiety.
iney must have their pockets full" siehsd
Mrs. Bramhall who was chief conmissary of
subsistence, with the rank of major, as she
noted e the falling Of the supply.
No." replied Miss Hope assistant with
the rank of captain, 81 don't think it is their
pockets" and as is usual in cases of differ
ence both were right.
Eha Iad
Churchill in quelling the riots and incidental
ly in handing things round were:
Mrs. e; w. Bramtall, George Garrett,
Miss Hope, Miss Dora Tanning
Miss Nellie Hope, Miss Donaida Donald.
Mrs. Louise Harris. Charley Harrington,
Mark Ma Won n, W,esdelstaedt Earl Brodersen:
Victor Smalley, DR.. Alex Donald.
William Parcher, Carl Brandhorst,
After dinner which came to an end only
have inconvenienced dyspeptic microbe,
there were more games and enc lucky party
OF little ones was taken for journey on
castles in Spain stand in g. clustered city.
but turned back just as the first pirac es
were commencing to glitter. where the sun
light turned to the blue to silver. The games
were in charge of F. L. Seixas and in spite
OF considerable newsboy anxiety were brought
off with semblance of order.
The events and the winners were as fol-
lows:
Potato race-Larry Riley, first David Gss,
second.
Sack race-Warren Schiffman, f,st: Jake
Appleblom, second.
100 yard dash-Two seconds less than ve
quired Emit-Gus so;berg, first; Eddie Lin
coin. second.
Three-legged race-John Hallad first: John
Mcdonald, second
Free-for-all. for watch-Gus So brig.
The sporting events were the end and
cars were waiting when the pr gramme WIS
completed and the prizes awarded. Comng
back the noise that had been lost going out
was carefully picked up and to all appear
ances the stock WIS TN impaired when tn
party reached the starting point.
They. all had good time, but they OK
pressed it in different ways One little fellow,
and muttered, alphabetically: "It was bully,
1t was" and then added as an afterthought
tanks"
And another, little more than baby, with
blue eyes. and golden hair, tangled only t.
be part of a charming genre snuggled UP to
his hostess held out his candy-sticky hands,
looked up with little face, On which half
with removable dust and indelible brown
smiled a little smile, as slow as 1t was sweet,
and said softly: Your good to me-"
have done better for the boys. Every amuse-
ment the place affords was theirs for the
asking, free of charge, and not an accident
reported.
The city railway sent two good-szed ira ms
and crew Of careful men in charge OF
them. and Officer Pete Carroll occupied the
seat the OF nonoT on tine s The arrival
the wildwood people, who Mad ant Re ss "a
some trouble. But 1t was little trouble con-
trolling the youngsters, who were grateful
Flowers were sent out by L. L. May. ard
the butter for the sandwiches furnished by
the Crescent Creamery company.
Gen. Smiths Funeral.
The funeral of the late Gen. George G.