Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-14
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(By J. P. NJ

populated nelghborhood. To reach II
you can take the Plank road or Turn
pike cars. Each line crosses Bruins
wick street at different points. Il
you use the Hudson tubes take the
train at Park place and get off at the
Grove street station. Brunswick
street is then five blocks west of the
| Grove street tunnel station. Very
glad you like The Star sport pages.
]. P. N:
How much money must an inmi-
grant have before he can be admitted
to this country? FANNIE B.
The bureau of immigration au-
| thorities say that there is no hard
and fast rule regarding the amount
of money an immigrant must have
In his possession in order to be adj
mitted He should have enough to
provide for himself. Those entering
with him are dependent upon him,
until such time as he Is likely to
| find employment. Also he should
have sufficient money to pay his fare
to the place for which he is bound.
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J. P. N:
Just for the sake of argument will
YOU please decide the following ques-
ton: A bets b that If the United
States government wanted to be mean
enough they could take away the
Pennsylvania railroad as we'll as any
other mans private property, with
out having any legal claim to it what
ever. and without paying anything for
1t. B claims that if the government
wants TO secure any property it must
pay for 1t as well as the next person.
10 &c he y nc J.af
S. z. ]. AND A. T.
No one has right to conhscate
property. In the matter of public
improvements, where the owners are
loath to sell, condemnation proceed
ings are often resorted TO.
]. P. N:
Please state the number of prizes
/ In the recent proverb contest?
CONTESTANT.
There are one hundred prizes still
to be awarded.
j. P. N:
What day did Washington's Birth
day fall on in 1894? B. W.
Washingtons Birthday fell on
Thursday in 1894.
j. p. N:
A boy comes to this country when
eleven years OF age. He is sixteen
when his father becomes a citizen. Is
the boy a citizen under his fathers
papers, or is he required to also take
out papers? o. B.
No further papers are necessary, as
the boy becomes a citizen when his
father takes out his papers and
swears allegiance to Uncle Sam.
]. p. N:
What is the premium on a So gold
piece of 1867? o. A. Z.
Your coin is of no premium value.
J.P. N:
Can you give me the address OF an
agency which will supply me with
some good theatrical talent. Where
are the United Booking offices?
BIG BEN.
Consult the advertising columns of
the Star. The United Booking offices
are located at 1864 Broadway, New
York city.
]. P. NJ:
Please tell me what the flag is that
is flown with the national flag over
ARDENT READER.
If the second flag has the stripes
turned vertically 1t is the United
States revenue ensign, and indicates
that there is a customs house in your
postoffice building. This flag is dis
played over customs houses and
other buildings in which are offices
of the treasury department. Revenue
cutters also use it. The revenue en-
sign has red and white vertical
stripes, eight of each, and there are
stars arranged in a semi-circle above
an eagle bearing a shield.
C
j. P. NJ:
Was there ever o Tom Thumb, and
is he living now? How large was he?
Also were his parents ordinary sized
people? L. NJ. L.
The celebrated dwarf. known as
General Tom Thumb, was born at
Bridgeport, Conn, in 1888. and died
forty-five years later. His real name
was Charles Sherwood Stratton. At
the age of fourteen, he was less than
two feet high and weighed but sixteen
pounds. Later in life he grew very
stout. His parents were of ordinary
size. P. T. Barnum. the Snowman,
who exhibited him all over the world,
gave him the name of Tom Thumb.
When Queen Victoria called him
general, the military title stuck to
him.
J.PN ~:
Can you tell me if a book called the
Comic History of England" is still
being published? If so in what store
in this city would I most ike be
able TO find if? A STUDENT,
Yes, it is still published. Consult
the advertising columns Of this paper
for book stores.
J.P. N:
Kindly decide the following: A, b
and C are playing bid or auction
pinochle. A has 7S-1S-96, b has 10
and C S5-10-95. A secures the bid
and bids 1s, NEEDING Is. leaving him
four points to go out. B Is out of 1t.
but C melds 10 and has five to go. G
gets his five points before A scores
four and calls out, A claims that
c cannot go out, as he (A) has the
bid and control, and all the cards
must be played first. G says that a
should have bid %, which was the
number of points he needed and
therefore mortgaged the game; but
as a only bid IS and did not secure
the points required before scored
his necessary five points l think c
wins the game. j. L. U.
The bidder goes out if he makes
enough points to go out. Thus, IL A
made four points, he is the winner.
O.
j. P. NJ;
In the Morning Star of February 10
1t stated that Smiling Kelly beat
Kiebler at Troxlers. In the evening
paper of the same date it announced
the bout was a draw. Please publish
In your column whether the fight was