The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-22
Vehsies Habe Time Of Their
LILIES At East Lake Picnic
Boys Sell Age Herald Took Everything Yesterday
From the Top of the Chutes to the Dip of
the Scenic Railway . ....

When pack of coyotes get together
on the Texas prairies on a moonlight
night and strike the trail of game they
set up swapping bark, followed by pro-
longed, shrill howl. That is said to be
some noise. When, in times gone by a
bunch of Sioux Indians got on the war
path they turned their lusty voices loose
so that they nearly rent the mountain
sides. And that was some noise. And
over in London, across the pond, when a
congregation of suffragettes assemblies be-
of parliament, and the leaders demand en-
trance and are refused, they stir up such
a racket that 1t is said the fog is lifted
from the city and sent out to sea, where
it belongs. That is also alleged to be
some noise. But all that? Punk! Tamel
Very ordinary! In fact, ridiculously mild.
Let's come down to the modern Young
America" and especially that Birmingham
brand of the particular article for the
real noise. We say the Birmingham
brand because we know its merits, and 1t
comes in the classiest sort of little pack
age, labeled "Age-Herald Newsboy."
Were you at East Lake yesterday?
Well, If you were not, you should have
BEEN There was the real sort of sport,
genuine enjoyment, the kind of recreation
which above all things opens up boys
heart and brings him to a realization Of
what boyhood should be and how bright
this old world of ours is. There was the
occasion that made every pug-nosed.
freckled-faced boy love his fellows. Why?
Simply this: Every youngster had the
time of his life; every newsy enjoyed
every form of amusement which is obtain
able at East Lake, and there are many;
and above all things every little fellow
was we'll fed.
Well, fellers, it's all over for another
year. And who cares, for the present at
least? 1t was big day. and last night
was far too small. or rather too short, a
night. Who didn't have good time
About It's voices answer, Nobody! Who
says AL Campbell is all right and that
he knows how to feed the hungriest crowd
in the world? About ITO voices shout,
Everybody" And who contends that he
wasn't worn out with enjoyment? We
hear no answer. Everybody is in bed.
Now, talk about spreading joy. Old King
Cole was a merry old soul, and in the
days of his youth he would have been a
newsboy If real, up-to-date papers had
been printed in those days. But even in
all of his merriment he would have very
likely failed to deliver the goods with
that crowd of youngsters yesterday.
Whooping and yelling, and always peal
ing forth In laughter the boys spread
JOY for eight hours.
Fred Fletcher's bunch of Age-Herald
newsies is a bad one when 1t wants to
be, and they are not angels at best. But
yesterday they put on their most elegant
manners and really they did well. No
youngster pitched another in the lake, and
there were no fights. Everybody was
happy, everything was-lovely and most
anything was satisfactory.
Yesterday morning at o'clock one of
the largest cars of the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company. pulling
a trailer, rolled up in front of The Age
Herald office, where mob of youngsters
awaited to board it. A huge banner read
ing:
AGE HERALD NEWSBOYS' OUTING, +"
Barbecue. East Lake."
adorned the cars, and when the special
arrived ITS of the livest little fellows
in the world jumped on. scrambled for
The choice seats. all finally becoming