Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-02

gown in colleges and universities in
America is an adoption from the
British custom The gown is now
widely used in the United States.
The degree" or scholarly rank in
which the wearer has attained is
shown by the design of the gown or
the color Of the hood.
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Has the cost of living increased
In late years, and how much?
MRS. NJ.
Yes, if we take money as the mea-
sure. The money cost of almost all
articles has been increasing, with a
for seventeen years past. Brad
streets index number" has risen
from 591 In 1896 to 9.22, indicating
roughly that prices have almost
doubled. The index number is the
average price of ninety-six kinds of
merchandise in common use.
c.
]. P. NJ:
How many people IN the United
What did last years income tax
bring to the United States treasury?
INCOME.
Only forty-four persons confess to
incomes of 1000, GOO a year or over.
ninety-one persons have incomes be-
tween 100000 and 100000. In its
first year the income tax brought
the treasury S2s,000,000.
%
J. P. N.
How many asteroids have been dis
covered up to the present time?
ASTRONOMY.
Up to July, 1913, 754 of these small
planets. sometimes called planetoids,
have been discovered. The first was
found by Piazzi, an italian astrono-
mer, on the first day of the nine
teenth century. This first discovery
was Ceres, a little world which still
remains the largest of the known as
teroids. Its diameter is 600 miles.
One of these little GLOBES, Vesta, al
though its diam sCer is much less, IS
brighter than Ceres and can some
times be seen without a telescope
The smallest discovered have di-
ameters of about twenty miles. Some
astronomers believe there are as
teroids in countless numbers, too
small to be seen. With one known
exception, the asteroids lie between
the orbit of Mars and that of Jupi-
ter.
J. P. N.
Is 1.-THE Great Stone Face" as de-
scribed by Hawthorne, a kind of
myth, or is there such a rock for
nation? If so, where is it located?
DANNY l..
There is such formation in the
White Mountains Of New Hampshire,
near the top of the Profile Mountain.
This huge profile, also known as the
"Old Man of the Mountains" is
formed by jutting lodges of rock. The
resemblance to the face of an old
man is remarkable. The face is sup
posed to have inspired Hawthorne's
story.
]. p. N.
I hear that Panama hats came
mostly from Ecuador. Why then are
they called Panama hats?
FELIz f.
The first of these hats are said to
have been made in the Province of
Manavi, Ecuador, 2S5 years ago.
Panama was at that time and long
afterwards a great centre for ar
| ticles produced on sthe western coast
of South America. The hats were
called Panama hats. therefore, be-
cause they were obtained in Panama,
although produced in Ecuador.
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J. P. NJ:
Where is the location of the Bat
tlefield of Waterloo? WARY.
1t is in Belgium, about nine and
5one-half miles south of Brussels.
There, on June is, 1916, Napoleon
was finally defeated by the allied
forces of British Dutch and Ger
mans, under the Duke of Wellington.
IT, Pm.
Were there any women elected to
the Hall of Fame when the first vote
was taken in 1900? FLORA S.
No. In 1905 the names of three
women appeared among the eleven
chosen. These were Mary Lyon,
Maria Mitchell and Emma willard.
Frances e. Willard were admitted.
c.
y. Pm.
How many years is private re-
quired to serve when he first enlists
in the United States army?
ARMORED YOUTH.
The present term of enlistment, in
force since November 1, 1912, is seven
years. Previous to that date it was
three years.
j. Pm.
When Is the warm season of the
fall, called Indian SUMMER"
d. D. D.
In the Eastern States any period
of unusually mild, dry and hazy
weather. even If it lasts only a few
days, may be called Indian summer.
It may occur at any time between
the middle of September and the
early part of November.
c.
]. P. N:
What is the shortest automobile
route from Newark to oradell?
L. J. d.
The New Jersey Auto and Motor
Club, Halsey street and Central ave.
nue., will give you all information
concerning auto routes.
]. P. NJ:
DID Jack johnson ever meet
Tommy Burns? If so, what was the
result? w. J. N.
Jack johnson and Tommy Burns
met in Australia December 26, 1907,
and johnson won in fourteen rounds.
The bout was stopped by the police
authorities.