Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
Boardwalk Newsboys Able to
Guess Visitors Home Cities.
A PRANK OF NEPTUNE
STORY OF THE GIRL IN THE
GREEN BATHING SUIT.
Vaudeville Actress Does a Turn With
a Masher-Tale of the Erstwhile
Naughty Governesa

People who visit Atlantic City for the
first time are struck with the remarkable
memories Of the boardwalk newsboys. The
lads cry the names Of papers published in
every large city in the United States, and
such is the cosmopolitan character Of the
Atlantic City crowds on the boardwalk
that the boys rarely get stuck wit DER
papes."
The cry Of an Atlantic City boardwalk
| newsboy Is a good deal like the sing-song
Of railroad station announcer calling off
the points at which an accommodation
train is to stop. The boardwalk newsboys
advertisement of his printed wares. emitted
in a droning. h-pitched voice, runs some
thing like this:
Here y'are! All tn Moo Yawk, Phil-del-
ply, Barmore, Wash'n'n, Pittsbu'g, Harris
bug. Wilm'ngtn. Hartford. Bosting. Chi
cago. Richmon', 'Tlanta, New Or-leenZ,
Buff'lo. Dee-troit. milwaukee,, st. Paul,
Just in! Red hot! Here y'are. Papes
from ev'ry old place! Come an git emf
BY some curious process OF ratiocination,
known only to themselves. the boardwalk
newsboys appear to be able to tell what
city a boardwalk parader is from by his
exterior. The boys range from fifteen to
twenty years Of age, and most OF them
have been selling papers on the boardwalk
for several years. The passing man who
strikes the newsboy a New Yorker gets
a New York paper showed under his nose.
The man with the general appearance that
appears to spell Philadelphia to the news
boy has Philadelphia paper presented to
him, and so on. And the lads. rarely make
mistakes
Not long ago a boardwalk newsboy
walked up to a departmental official from
Washington, who was making his first visit
to Atlantic City, and showed q couple of
papers in front Of him.
washington papes, sir?" inquired the
youngster.
The departmental official looked surprised
How did you know / was from Washing
ton. SOM" he asked the kid.
ON. Jes knowed it, SIR was the young
sters only explanation, as he made change.
A Washingtonian who was In Atlantic
City five years ago for couple of weeks
used to buy The Star every evening from
a runt of fifteen-year-old newsboy on the
Boardwalk. The Star reaching Atlantic
City a little after o'clock pm. The Wash
irgtonian arrived In Atlantic City couple
OF weeks ago for the first time since that
visit Of five years ago. On the night of his
arrival he started for a stroll on the Board
walk before turning init was after 10
o'clock. He hadn't made more than
block OF the big plank parade before he
heard half-familiar, husky voice behind
him:
sir%'
there was his newsboys Of five years be-
fore. no longer a runt. but a strapping
youth badly in need of a shave.
The Girl in the Green Suit.
Neptune is far from being a modest old
boy. He has little respect for the
sex, nor for the conventionalities to which
the members of the sex cling That was
clearly shown at the Atlantic City bath
ing hour one morning not long ago.
A tall, long-striding. generously-1eshed
girl. with bronze hair hanging loose and
reaching below her waist went into the
surf with couple of girl companions. Her
bathing costume was a fetching, snug-fit-
ting thing of hunters green mohair A
green silk handkerchief to match was
tauntily knotted about her top hair. Her
stockings were of green silk, and her white
canvas sandals were held on by cross rib
bons of white silk. with bows of the same
close to the knees.
AS the stunning young woman stepped
gracefully toward the verge, with her arms
about the waists Of her two companions,
she was easily the SWEETEST girl, rugged
for bathing. on the beach. Her companions
were timid, and did not venture into the
water above the bottoms Of their skirts
The girl In green left them and strobe out
to where the water was above her waist
II was apparent that she was used to the
surf. and a swimmer. When she got into
comparatively deep water. however, she
made the mistake of turning her back 20
to the two girls who stuck to the shadows
She was doing this. and derisively beckol-
ing to them to join her, when an immense
comber. rising CLASSIFY about ten feet be-
hind her. broke upon her back and turned
her over and over like a cork.
The life guard in the boat got busy as
soon he heard her first coming-to-the-
surface scream. He rose up and tossed a
big red life buoy at her. She made no eff
fort to grab the buoy. although 1t hit the
water within arms length of her. but con-
tinued to emit little shrieks while she
bent over as II something were clutching
her In the water. The life guard grabbed
his oars and rowed over to her
"Just keep your feet as long as you can
and please don't faint. lady," he called out
to her he pulled at the oars. ''TIl have
you In the boat In a twinkling."
The girl ceased her cries to look up. She
gazed at the life guard resentfully as he
continued to approach her. When he was
within ten feet of her and was preparing
to reach over the gun'l for her she called
out to him:
ed away. please, instantly! I don't
want you to come another foot nearer me-
pul-lease!"
The amazed life guard stood up in his
boat and gazed. Then his eye caught sight
of some green things floating over the tops
of the combers on the outgoing tide. The
life guard grinned, reached over the side
Of the boat. picked up the life buoy, sat
down at his oars and pulled back to his
station beyond the breaker line.
Half a dozen women who knew how to
swim experiencing a feminine bunch that