Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-23

can remove the stains and save the
apron? CARNEGIE STEEL.
You might try boiling the apron
repeatedly in water to which you
have added O spoonful of cream of
tartar If this doesn't work Il looks
as II you were out one apron. Butter
will run. you know.
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Who was, OF is. Asa Gray?
JOE LONGWORTH.
| botanist He was born in 1910 and
died In 1883. His botanical works are
used In most of our better schools
and colleges as textbooks.
j. P. N:
Did Abraham Lincoln always write
his name in full? HISTORIAN.
Before he was President he usually
wrote it "a. Lincoln" but after he
had become the nations head he gem
orally wrote 1t out In full, Abraham
Lincoln"
! J. p. N:
Was Robert Fulton, the builder of
the first steamboat, a true American ?
EVA.
Fulton was born In Little Britain
(now called Fulton), Lancaster Coun-
ty, Pa, of Irish parents.
o.
j. P. N:
When was the first newspaper pub
lished in this State, and who was its
publisher? r. s. 7.
The New Jersey Gazette was the
first, and the first issue was published
December 3, TIT. Isaac Collins, of
Burlington, was the publisher.
O.
Up. Nj
What is the land and water area of
New Jersey? L. T.
! The land and water area of New
Jersey Is S,224 square miles.
O.
J. P. N:
James Russell Lowell's "a Glance
Behind the Curtain" POET.
! No man is born into the world whose
Is not orn with him; there is always
| WI K,
| And tools to work withal, for those
| who WILL
And blessed are the horny hands Of
TOLL
The busy world shoves angrily aside
The man who stands with arms
akimbo set,
| Until occasion tells him what to do;
And he who waits to have his task
marked out
Shall die and leave his errand unful-
filled.
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What is a court of Oyer and Ter
miner? ADMIRER
| This court is made up of any Su
preme Court justice and the judge of
the Court of Common Pleas. The
| former must be present and preside,
and he must hold the court alone. In
counties having 100000 inhabitants,
! the Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas may hold this court. 1t meets in
the respective counties and has juris-
diction over all crimes and offeQses
| of an indictable nature, and 1t can
| fine justices of the peace and coroners
! for neglect of duties. Appeal from
| this court is to the Supreme Court.
G
]. P. N:
What school won the Jenkinson cuf
for most points in field prize events
at the athletic meet of the public
| schools in 1911? ST UDE.
The Fourteenth Avenue School cap
tured the trophy
j. P. N:
Who wrote Casey at the Bat?'
FAN.
Ernest B. Thayer is the author OF
the famous poem.
J.P. N:
Do / need license to hunt musk
rats with a 22-calibre rife? II so, dc
/ need a license to practise shooting
/, in my yard? R. A. 5.
! A license Is required to hunt musk
rats with a 22-calibre rifle. If you
| can prove that you are only target
shooting no license Is required to
shoot in your yard,
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j. P. N.
How do you pronounce the name
Huerta? MATT.
U-er-ta. The h is silent. He has
been called other things of late,
though, Matt.
]. P. N:
When will the next examination for
railway mail clerk be held? f. e. S.
No date has been set as yet, accord
ing to the local post office authorities
C
J.P.N NJ:
Did Dartmouth play Penn in 1912
If so, what was the score?
OMEGA.
Dartmouth did not meet Penn on
the gridiron last year. The score OF
their game this season was 81 to q
in favor of Dartmouth.