Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-31

| lose the pleasure of seeing that IL IN
est, hard working official, without
attempting to bring him back. He
was the best umpire that ever 'called
them at Columbia oval, and It We
big part of the game to see him in
action. The visiting team always got
a square deal from Doc, something
unusual till he went there. Let's
hope he is back on the job next
Sunday so the fans can enjoy a
/ square game.
@
]. P. NJ:
Did Frank Kramer ever attend the
South Eighth Street School? Also,
did his brother attend with him?
r. S. 7.
Yes, both attended in 1897. Frank
is still studying the three RS, lnly
at present they stand for riding,
riding, riding.
]. P. NJ:
What day did the Fourth of July
fall on fifteen years ago?
KoPPLEMAN.
]. P. N:
Is Central Park open to the public
on SUNDAYS? JAY.
Yes, and on all the other days,
too.
j. P. NJ:
What is meant by the three balls?
JOSIE.
The three balls, so well known as
the pawnbrokers' sign were origin
ally the arms of the Medici family,
the earliest and most important of
the money lenders of Lombardy. The
three balls were frst used in England
by the agent of that family and were
afterwards copied by others They
represent three gilded pills, and were
used by the Medici in allusion to the
profession of medicine, in which that
family was eminent, and from it Is
derived the name. Vulgarians tell us
that the three spheres mean the odds
are two to one you won't redeem
your pledge.
]. P. N:
When was the first electric car
run on South Orange avenue?
JAKE.
February 10, 1893. You can't catch
that one now, Jake.
C.
JPN:
If I should go to Hoboken and pro-
cure a marriage license would have
to wait twenty-four hours before
could get married? S. w.
Yes, but If | were the bride and you
took me to Hoboken. you would have
to wait longer than that, Steve.
g
J. P. NJ:
What was the largest immigration
to this country in one year?
/ 1,2S5,S49. in 1907
@
J.P. N:
What is a good bike route from
Lakewood to the Newark Velodrome?
Could we enter the races there?
Will Kramer and Ellegaard ride in a
match race August 3? What races
are on the card for that day?
BIKE FAN.
Lakewood to Adelphia, to Marlboro,
to Wickatunk Station, to Matawan.
to Keyport, to Laurence Harbor, to
Morgan Station, to South Amboy, to
Perth Amboy, to Demarest, to Rah-
way, to Vailsburg. You had better
start about now, If you want to get
there Sunday in time for the races.
You wouldn't be able to push a bike
around the track when you get there
and it would cost you 81 to register.
No. Ellegaard races Jackie Clark
again Sunday, you will find the pro-
gram In the Evening Star.
]. P. NJ:
You would oblige the writer very
much if you could print the words
of the Face on the Barroom Floor
and If impossible to do same through
your column, where l can obtain the
poem? r. j. o.
You might try any of the depart
ment stores. But why so sentiment
tai? Tears are for the sad only. Get
a copy of one of the popular crea-
tions. "Bobbin' Up and Down." for
instance.
@.
j. P. NJ:
Where is the U. S. S. Yankton To-
Gated at the present time, and how
long will 1t stay there?
EIEUETS.
The last report on the ship was
made on June II, when she was In
Newport, r. l. Brooklyn navy yard
| l. al,A d., Lotto
vicinity at the present time. although
no definite time is set for her stay
there.
j. p N:
What are the nationalities of Joe
Fogler and Alfred Grenda? v. NJ.
Fogler is of Polish descent and
| Grenda is a Tasmanian.
C
]. P. NJ:
What is the premium on a half
dollar dated 1854, and also a white
penny of 1857? A. v.
| No premium on either coin.
j. P. NJ;
Is there a place in this city where
one can learn to swim? What is the
fee? A. S.
Try the Y. NJ. c. A. in Halsey
street, AL, or, dive off the CONNER
cial Wharf. If you don't learn to
swim then. you won't learn any
time.
| j. P. N:
Is there a camp in the Highlands
where one could board at a reason
able rate? c. M. L.
There are plenty of them, at rea-
sonable rates. Get one of the rail-