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

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any line of business If you go about
1t in the right way and have the
ability and patience. The Salvation
Army seems to find it remunerative,
but it would be hard to compete with
them, I guess. They say there Is
more money in collecting old bottles,
etc, and selling them again.
C
JPN:
Which in your opinion Is the more
perfectly built man? A says that a
man measuring SO chest, "a waist and
So seat is, while 3 says one measuring
40 chest, 90 waist and 40 seat.
F. SMITH.
Gus Troxler, who is a good judge on
such things, thinks that BIS measure
ments would make better developed
man than those given by A.
J.P. N:
On what date in 1904 did Thanksgiv-
ing Day fall? S. S.
thanksgiving Day In 1904 fell on
November "a.
J. p. N:
Can young man who viii be TWEEN
ty-one years old November 2, 1914.
vote this year? have been told that
said young man must be twenty-one
yearp old before he can register,
F. c. II.
The young man Is entitled to reg
lister under the circumstances and
vote next Tuesday,
O.
]. P. N:
Who was 1t that said, millions for
defense, but not one cent for tribute?"
BADER T.
Charles c. Pickney, while an envoy
to France in 1896, was the author of
the phrase.
]. P. N:
Can you give an estimate of how
many passengers are carried in the
New York subway one day this year?
j. L. r.
The largest number of passengers
carried on the New York subway on
one day In the present year was
/, 100000
]. p. N:
Is the past tense of dive" written
dive or dove? Is it proper to say,
HE dove into the water?"
as an occasional past tense of dive,
but Owed is preferred.
CO
Is Portugal now a republic or
monarchy? JOSEPH M.
Portugal has been a republic since
1910.
5.p. N:
Who owns the Sahara desert?
EE-YAH HUGHERY.
France now claims the greater part
of the Sahara desert. portion on
Its west coast under the tropic of
Cancer Ia Spanish territory. italy
has lately established a claim to the
northeastern portion. The southeast
ern part is claimed by Great Britain.
The boundaries between these vari-
Gus tracts have not been fixed.
What is Halloween the celebration
OFT PARADER.
Halloween, or ll-Halloween. is
the evening before All Saints Day.
All Saints Day is the day which the
church sets apart for the generation
of ell the saints, particularly those
that have no other day. In some
countries Halloween Is time for
visiting the cemeteries and laying
flowers on the graves In Great
Britain and the United States the
niRht is more commonly given as
merrymaking. These customs are
very ancient and cdn be traced back
to the old pagan times, before the
coming of Christianity.
O.
p NJ:
what 10 the nearest way to reach
the Delaney street bridge from the
Barclay street ferry? ANXIOUS.
Walk up Barclay street to the post
office. where you can board car that
will take you to the ridge.
J. p. NJ:
Has Princeton or any college with
in sixty-flve miles Of Newark soccer
COLLEGE SPORT.
Yes. Princeton has a soccer team
So has Columbia
Can vertical lines be parallel
GEORGE H.
No. Vertical lines meet at the
centre of the earth and are the more
widely separated the more they are
projected into space. Parallel lines
are those which are equally distant
from each other no matter how fal
they may be extended.
C
]. P. N:
What is the origin OF the use Of
the gown In college graduation?
| EMIL D.
The custom OF wearing such g
| gown is said to have had its origin
in the Roman toga. This garment
was worn only In public, and by its
| size indicated the wealth and
poverty of the wearer. The gowr
was first used in English universities
to show. the difference between the
learned classes, as represented By
the professors and students, and th'
uptutoEed people, The use Of ms