Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-20


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Among other Christmas cards re.
ceived by me is one from Alfred T.
Goullet. the cyclist. Just before he
sailed for Europe, Goullet mailed me
the following:
, What better wish can heart suggest,
! Or greeting card convey,
Than May the happiness that's best
be yours,
This Christmas Day."
To Goullet we send back the same
kind happy returns of the day.
C
West Orange, Dec 5, 10.
]. P. NJ:
i An argument arose in regards to
tirst and second money in a pot on
/ bowling. A has 269, B 269. c 261. A
claims If he rolls off with B the win
ner takes first money and the loser
takes second money or that A and b
can total first and second money and
divide. G claims that A and B should
roll off for first money. but second
money should go to C. Also that the
loser of A or B roll-off should have
no claim on second, because it gives
him two chances to win. Kindly ad-
wise me through your column which
is correct. s. II. MILLSPAUGH.
| G doesn't figure. If A and B roll
or the winner takes first money and
the( loser second. If they wish to
agree they may divide first and sec
ond money between them.
IT, P. NJ:
By saving a penny, cents, cents,
/ etc, for 1855 days, a year, how much
would I accumulate? DUMMY.
Consult one of the banks. Time
prohibits us from adding the num-
bers. Try it yourself. my lad.
| G.
Kindly answer the following ques-
tions: To whom or where should I
write to find pension offices in Eng
| land. Having a relative in the Eng
fish army, who was pensioned, 1
would like to communicate with him.
Can widow, who raised a child from
month old to womanhood, and is
now herself an invalid, claim a wild
owls pension? II so, to whom should
she write? Can a widow, whose hus-
band was not a citizen, claim PEN
| sion? MRS. M. d.
Write to the pension bureau, Lon
don, England. You would have to
write to the pension bureau in Wash
ington for your other information.
C.
JPN:
What size gear did Ernie Pye ride
in ordinary races at the Velodrome
last season? H. f. r.
| Pye invariably used an extremely
| high gear, varying from 104 to 112.
C
Is Goullet still under Floyd Mao
Farland's management by written
agreement? H. e. P.
| When MacFarland assumed the po-
sition of general manager OF the
Cycle Racing Association, his con-
tract with Goullet was cancelled.
]. P. N:
When and where was Archie Nc
Eachern, the bike rider, killed? Was
1t in Atlantic City or in a six-day race
in New York? READER.
McEachern was killed at Atlantic
City May 10, 1901, while training for a
motor paced race with Poke Free
man. The track was not completed
at the time, and he struck a plank
protruding from the top of the track.
which punctured his lungs. Death
was almost instantaneous.
j. P. NJ:
How long will 1t take train travel
ing sixty-five miles an hour to cross
a bridge 300 feet long? The train is
900 feet long. FRIENDS.
Just about thirteen seconds. If you
don't believe it, count 'em.
! g
u. S. S. Louisiana,
Vera Crnz, Mexico.
]. p. N.
! Some of the boys down here on the
| Y. S. S. Louisiana in Vera Cruz got
into an argument and we decided to
put it up to you. A man buys a
shirt for SIS and sells it for 81. He
| then buys one for Sligo and sells it at
the same price he bought 1t for. How
much did he make on the transaction
A says he cleaned up fifty cents; B
says he made but thirty-f1ve cents.
FRANCIS WALL.
He made fifty cents on the first bar
gain, didn't he? He lost nothing on
the second transaction; therefore, he
quit the game fifty cents to the good
How is it down in old Mex" Frank ?
/ O.
j. P. NJ:
What is the fare from New York to
Pensacola, Fla, by rail, and how long
will 1t take? M. A. w.
The fare from New York to Pensa-
cola. Fla. is sSO.7s. 1t takes about
two days.
~. p. NJ:
What is the name of the United
Estates consul at Porto Rico?
Mr. Yeager is governor of Porto
Rico. Porto Rico is a United States
possession, therefore there is no con-
lsul there.
j. P. NJ:
What are the wages Of paid ma
chinists in the navy? How tall must
J one be to join the navy?
There are three classes, and their
monthly stipends are $44. sos and ST.
respectively. You are required to be
J feet inches in height, at least.
]. p. NJ:
Is there any jute weaving factory
located in New Jersey? V. F..
There are none located in this
State. There are plenty in Pennsyl-
vania, in the vicinity of Philadelphia,
though.
]. P. NJ:
Are there any premium on pennies
Of 1929 and 1914 and a two-cent piece
dated 1917 CITY HALL.
Not as yet. Hang on to them un-
til about 1897 they'll be valuable
then.
What is the value of a fve-cent