Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-23

| the enormous pressure of the aLmos-
phere, because the pressure is equal
/ within and without. The deep sea
creatures are so soft and fiabby that
they often fall to pieces when dragged
to the surface; yet they are probably
rigid under the pressure of the
| depths. They always die before they
reach the surface. Apparently they
cannot live without heavy pressure.
J. P. NJ:
| Is there vacuum at a certain dis
lance above the earth's surface? If
there is, how does the heat of the
sun penetrate this vacuum to reach
the earth? SCIENTIST.
Science does not yet know every
thing, and this is one of the things
| it does not know. There are theories
ahout 1t, but no certain knowledge.
The theory most commonly held by
| scientific men is that the space be-
tween the heavenly bod. es is filled
with something what they call
either" The ether fills all space not
l'otherwise occupied, even the spaces
between the nolecule of solid sub
stances, like steel or glass. Ether is
supposed to furnish the means by
which waves of light and heat reach
the earth from the sun, and even
from the most distant stars. No one
has ever seen the ether; no one has
ever really proved there is any such
thing, but we are compelled to sup
pose it to exist, oh efiy because we
cannot understand how else light and
heat could reach the earth from thu
sun and the stars.
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j. P. N:
What The T1rap1j11r11s nv,
cent pieces dated 1852 and 1869, a
nickel of 1869 and pennies of 1882 and
1858? E. e.
Your three-cent pieces of 1852 and
1863 are valued at FIVE cents and sew
enty-five cents, respectively If they
are silver. Your nickel has a value
of eight cents, while no premiums
are listed on your pennies.
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]. P. NJ:
1t would be very nice If you could
notify the cycle fans when there is
! a moving picture in Newark with
hlmS of Sundays race as / see they
were very busy at same; also what
| theatre and what day.
Yours truly,
A ROOTER.
The pictures are not out yet Watch
the Evening Star for announcement.
j. P. N:
Is there a baseball star who an
sWers to the nickname of "Ty?"
/. ]. S.
L should say there was. Tyrus RAY
mond Cobb, of the Detroit American
League team, answers to "Ty."
@
j. P. N:
How many miles does the Panama
canal save in trip from New York
to San Francisco? How much coal
does q vessel burn per mile? What
is the toll for canals In the United
States? r A 8
Inc distance saved from New York
to San Francisco via the Panama
canal is $500 miles. The amount of
coal burned by vessel would depend
entirely on the size of the vessel
The larger the vessel the larger the
boilers and consequently the larger
the amount of coal consumed. Va
rious canals have various tolls. Men
ton the canal toll rate you want
and | can help you. If you mean the
Panama canal the rates of toll are as
follows: On merchant vessels carry
| ing passengers or cargo, S1.20 per net
vessel ton, for each 100 cubic feet of
earning capacity; for vessels without
cargo or passengers, 40 per cent less
than the rate for vessels with cargo
or passengers. For naval vessels,
other than transports, GOLFERS. hos
pital ships and supply ships, so cents
per placement ton. For army or navy
transports. Golfers. hospital ships and
supply ships, $1.20 per net ton, the
vessels to be measured by the same
rules as are employed to determine
frV1 -
sells.
]. P. N:
VINO is the congressman of my dis
trict? | live AT Rose straet and Avon
place. DIPPY DOPE CRAZY.
Edward Waterman Townsend. of
Montclair is the congressman of your
district
j. P. N:
Please name some of the public
tennis courts in Newark. Are they
| open Sundays? Is a permit required?
AMATEUR.
There are courts at Weequahic and
Branch Brook parks. They are not
open Sundays. A permit Is required
Apply at Essex County Park Commits
sion. National State Bank building,
city. for the permit.
C
]. P. NJ:
Is there any premium attached to
a penny dated 1859? J. NJ.
No premium is listed on your coin.
@
| ]. P. N:
What is the value of a dime dated
/ 1850? ESQ.
~ Your coin is of no premium value.
G
]. p. NJ:
| What is the premium of q three
! rent niaoa of 1890 I'D N.Y. u