Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

way is &145. Three cents each way
is charged to cross the Camden-Phila-
delphia ferry.
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How can | reach Canarsie, Brook
lyn, from the Park place tube sta
ton? u. b.
Board tube train and ride to the
Courtlandt street terminal. New York
Then walk north in Broadway,
through Park row to the Brooklyn
bridge There you can get train
that will take you to Canarsie
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Please give me the route to Hamp-
ton, \. j.. from Madison, n. J. When
do the boats start running from New
ark to Coney Island? X.
Information concerning auto routes
will be furnished by the New Jersey
Auto and Motor Club, Halsey street
and Central avenue, this city. the
boats arc now running from Newark
to Coney Island. Consult the adyer-
Using columns of the Evening Star
for time they leave.
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Where was Commodore Thomas Nc
Donough born and for what was he
famous? ELIAS BATTA.
Commodore Thomas McDonough
was born in 1888 and died in 1925 on
a homeward voyage from the Med
iterranean. He entered the navy ir
1900, was made lieutenant in 1907 and
master commander in 1913. His fame
rests on the great victory that he Wor
September II, 1914, over the British
fleet, under Captain Downey, at
Plattsburg. for which action he re-
coived a gold medal from Congress,
together with many civic honors.
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Where can | purchase a road map
of New Jersey roads? -
MOTORIST.
Try any of the local book stores.
automobile supply houses or depart
ment stores for a road map.
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Is there a premium on silver dol
lar dated 1886 and a penny dated ll98:
W. T.. j.
There is a premium of from ten 10
twenty cents listed on your penny.
There is no premium on your silver
dollar.
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Is there any premium listed on the
following coins: $3.50 gold piece dated
1913; eagle penny dated 1857; white
pennies dated 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864;
copper penny dated 1866? THEO.
There is a premium of from ten to
twenty cents on your penny dated
1857. There are no premiums listed on
your other coins.
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How old must one be TO run an
automobile?
CONSTANT READER.
You must be eighteen years of age
or more to obtain a license TO drive an
automobile But in some cases
licenses arc granted to drivers who
are only sixteen years old. In TINS
instance the candidate must submit
to a special examination as to his fit
ness TO operate q car.
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Please explain what a dog watch Is.
SEA-GOER.
The two short watches on board
ship: one from 4 to 6. the other from
to in the evening are known as
the dog watch The term dog
watch. the short watches of two
hours were so arranged to dodge
the routine, thus preventing the same
men keeping watch at the same time.
"long watch" is of four hours
duration.
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When was the marriage of Miss
Eleanor Wilson to William McAdoo
held? FLORENCE h;
The marriage took place at the
White House on Thursday afternoon
May last.
Are the steamers for keansburG
leaving the Battery daily as yet?
JOSEPH %.
The steamers from the Battery tC
Keansburg are already in daily
operation.
Where is the play. "A Pair o
Skies" playing at the present time
ANXIOUS.
The play, "A Pair of Skies, il
playing at the Long Acre Theatre
New York City.
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How many automobiles are being
''''D - ''' CHAUFFEUR.
There are now about 100000 auto
mobiles in the world. In the Unite'
States there are 1,127,o0O; in Grea
Britain. 426,000; in continenta
Europe, 974.0O0, and in all other part
Of the world about 10000.
O.
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Who first coined money? AL b.
TO LYDIA, the industrial power o
the ancient world. belongs the homo
of having issued the first COME
money. The earliest known coin
were stamped on one side with
lions head or the figure of KIN
with bow and CULVER so far as >"
know. the first coinage of gold date
from King Croesus OF Lydla. 1t
impossible to say just what forr
the earliest money medium of eH
change) took. Probably 1t was cattl
from which our word pecuniar
comes.
what is the fare from Newark t
Cincinnati? oSCAh'
The one way railroad fare fror
Newark to Cincinnati is slo'
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Please give me the location or
suitable camping GROUNDS Wlthl
thirty miles of Newark
CAMPING.
Try Singac or Mountain View ffc
vour camp. Both are considered &c
sirable places.
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{ Are there any dog kennels in New
: ark or in East Orange where or
con hoard n dog? l. II.