Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-12

mas TAKEN the measure OIL tlio DfO
field boy. In the national interscho-
lastie championships at Travers
Island, New York, Boughton won hrst
place in the half and mile runs, beat
ing Garlock in the latter event Dy
more than forty yards.
]. P. N:
A year ago l was lighting at 155
pounds and now my weight IS lao
pounds. Do you think ! could make
1873 pounds now? am not yet twenty
years old. Y. b.
You should be able to get down to
1888 pounds by training. Plenty or
Eroad and gymnasium work and strict
attention to your diet will bring your
weight down.
J. P. N:
Are there any premiums listed on a
| five-cent piece of 1868, dime of 1888,
with the letter s. and a half dollar
of 1902 with the letter o? e. P. d.
No premiums are listed on your
coins.
J. P. NJ:
Where is the Wyandotte cave? A
claims it is in this country, while b
| contends it is not. Who is correct2
DISPUTERS.
The Wyandotte cave Is located near
Leavenworth, Ind. 1t is next in size
| to the Mammoth cave in kentucky.
| The length is about twenty-three
miles Some of the rooms are
| high enough to contain a fifteen
| story building.
j. P. NJ:
Does it hurt a horse TO nail shoes
on its feet? WEARY.
Not if the work is properly done.
| There is no feeling in the bony part
Of the foot. However, the hoof is
/ hollow and the inside is filled with
quick" or sensitive matter. Some
times a careless blacksmith will
| drive a nail into the quick" This is
extremely painful and is likely to
spoil the horse.
Up. N:
Can you tell me what letter in the
English Language is used most?
ARGUMENT.
J.P. NJ:
Please let me know which is the
better sugar, cane sugar or beet SUI
gar, and why? II. w.
There is no difference; they are ex-
actly the same chemically, after they
are refined.
j. P. N:
Tell me the origin and meaning of
the word Oklahoma" AMY p.
1t is said to be formed of two Choc-
taw Indian words, okla" meaning
people, and "homa." meaning red
J.P. N:
Are any premiums listed on two
cent pieces dated 1893 and 1907?
CLARABEL X.
There are no premiums on your
coins.
J. P. NJ:
Who discovered the circulation of
oloou SURGEON.
William Harvey, an English sur
geon, discovered the circulation of
blood. About the year of 1861 he
made known his discovery that the
blood flows through the body by
means of veins and arteries, getting
its force from the action of the
heart.
J. P. N:
We're there any presidents of the
United States who did not have a
= IN
There were nine presidents who
did not have college education,
namely: Washington, jackson, Van
Buren,, Taylor, Fillmore Lincoln,
johnson, Cleveland and Mckinley.
J. P. N:
Was Sherlock Holmes a character
in fiction, or real character in
history? FLOSSIE H.
The great detective is fictitious
character only, born in the brain of
the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
1t is supposed that Doyle obtained
the idea from Edgar Allen Poe's de-
tective, Auguste Dupin.
]. p. N:
What are the premiums on a fifty
cent piece of 1S43 and a Columbian
half-dollar dated 1893? e. L.
Your half-dollar of 1S43 is valued
at 81 cents, while your Columbian
coin is of no premium value.
]. P. N:
Who first set the custom of boys
wearing their hair short, and girls
wearing theirs long? A. 8.
The custom started in ancient
times, when the chief business of
fighting long hair was a great dis
advantage to man; it gave his
enemy a convenient hold. The boys,
of course, initiated the men. AS
women did not take part in war,
the girls could let their hair grow
to its natural length.
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]. p. N:
Is there permium on a Buffalo
nickel of any description? r. d.
There are no premiums on Buffalo
nickels.
]. p. M:
Is there a club in Bayonne that
stages boxing bouts? J. NJ.
If you mean club where admis-
sion is charged to witness bouts, no.
There are several athletic clubs, how
ever, where members engage in
friendly bouts.
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j. p. N:
What Is the correct pronunciation
of User. mentioned in the European
war? FIRED M
The correct pronunciation is Ee-
ser, without accent.
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