Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-25

Side 5.
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What is the distance of the Millrose
road race handicap to be held al
Madison Square Garden at the Mil
rose athletic meet? Did Kramer ever
win a six-day race in the garden. and
if so, when? HARRY.
>The distance of the road race han
dicap will be ten miles. Kramer never
Won a siX-day race at Madison Square
Garden. He competed In the two
hour-a day six-day race there and
finished second. Frank also COM
peted in two continuous six-day
J. P. N:
Is there a premium on a penny
dated 1S41? l.. ". !.
Your coin is of no premium value
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J. P: N:
Who was the inventor of moving
! pictures? MOVIES
Records show that the first moving
picture machine was patented in 1867.
This was of small merit though. In
1893 the Cinematograph was pro-
duced by Lumier. This was the first
machine to project on screen pictures
from a film. Edison improved upon
this machine in 1896 when he produced
the Vitascope. These machines pro-
vided models for the improved types
| in use today.
j. P. N:
! Is there a premium on any OF the
following coins: Half dollar dated
1880, quarter dated 1877 and pennies
dated 1876, 1881 and 1892 e. G.
There is a premium of one cent on
YOUR half dollar, while there is no
premium on your other coins.
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Can you give me the name of the
highest mountain in the United
| States? NALA ~:
Mount Whitney, in California, the
| highest. 1t is the highest in the
States, but Mt Mckinley and sew
eral other Alaska peaks are higher.
Is there premium on half dollar
dated 1S9g? w. II.
Your coin is worth fifty-one cents.
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Is there a boat that leaves New
York daily for New London or Nor
Iwich? READER.
Boats are not running to New Lon
don or Norwich at the present time
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Does a full house beat straight
flush in poker? l.. X.
The straight flush is the better hand
according to the way l play.
j. P. N;
Is the Vitagraph Theatre in New
York open on Sundays.
Yes.
Has the South Pole ever been dis
covered If so, by whome?
Captain Ronald Amundsen, the
| Norwegian explorer, was the hrst TO
reach the South Pole. This was on
! December IA, 1911. The British ex-
pedition under Captain r. L. Scott
succeeded in reaching the pole shortly
after Captain Amundsen. Captain
! Scott and four of his companions
perished on the return journey.
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J. P. ~:
Washington Irving received the de-
gree of D. C. L. from oxford Univer-
sity. What do the letters D. G. l..
mean? VERNE >.
The letters D. C. L. mean Doctor of
Civil, or sometimes Canon Law.
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j. P. N:
What is the proper pronunciation Of
the word "Yerkes?' Where is the
observatory by this name located?
SCHOLAR.
The word is pronounced as though
it was spelled "Yer-keez." The OBJ
servatory which was founded by
Charles Tyson Yerkes in 1892 is at
williams Bay, Wisconsin. It is the
astronomical observatory of the
University of Chicago.
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How many Roman Catholics are
| there in the United States and what
proportion are they of the total pop
| ulation? FLORENCE c.
| The 1914 edition of the Catholic
| Directory estimates the number OF
Roman Catholics at 100000. This
| includes unconfirmed children OF
Catholic families. Accepting these
| figures as correct. about 16 per cent
of the total population is made up OF
Catholics.
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j. P. NJ:
| What is the value of half dollar
dated 1854 bearing arrow heads?
READER.
There is no premium listed on your
coin.
J. P. NJ:
Is there a premium on pennies dated
| 1919 and 1872 l., X.
Your coins are of no premium
value.
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How can I take care of a Cali lily
MRS. S. E. A.
The plant does not grow during tbs
| winter. Keep the bulbs in dry
lplace until about the middle of Feb
ruary. Then place them in flower
pot about two inches below the sur
face. As soon as they start to sprou
put q paper cornucopia over them
They must not get the light unit
about five inches high. AS they grow
transfer to q larger flower pot. I
you have q steam-heated conserva
tory, the bulbs may be planted sooner
so as to insure the bloom by Easter
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What is the premium on Unitet
States treasury note one dollar. serie
OF 1891? BLUEf.
Your note is of no premium value.
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