Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
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electrical department of the same
railroad. All three men can be adj
dressed to Exchange place, jersey
City. L. d. Rien is general superin-
tendent, and H. NJ. Warren, electrical
engineer of the Lackawanna. They
can be addressed to Hoboken, N. j
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Was it ever possible to walk through
Hell Gate before 1t was blown up? |
have been told that you could hire
guides to pilot you through,
C. II. BENZ.
No, but several swan through Hell
Gate.
J. P. N:
Please inform me how long l can
run an automobile in Newark on a
New York license? If I apply for a
New Jersey license must I bring the
car I am to operate to the bureau or
do they have a car upon which to try
out the candidates? How much does
it cost to have a license transferred
from State to State? j. e. P.
The period is limited to fifteen days.
You are supposed to bring your own
car. A license cannot be transferred
from State to State
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]. P. N.
have copy of the works of
Flavious Josephus, illustrated and
bound in leather. in good conditions,
with three dissertations concerning
Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James
the Just, Gods command to Abra-
ham, etc, published in Baltimore in
1880. Is it of any value?
According to the public librarian,
the edition is of little value, unless
you could find a purchaser who was
interested in it.
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j. p. NJ:
Where can I obtain a position as
securing the position? What is the
salary paid to a beginner In this
work? A READER.
1t would be best for you to secure
a position with a ranch owner in some
part of the west. Write letter APP
plying for the position and let the
farmer know all about yourself. The
question of pay depends on your
The better hor seman and
rancher you become, the higher your
pay will be. Nerve and good horse
are the main requirements
for such a position.
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]. P. N:
How do I go about securing a posi-
ton in the tropics with the United
Fruit Company, of II Battery place,
New York city? ]. b. B.
If you intend to enter the employ
of the United Fruit Company, apply
Of 40
York offices. If you want to find out
about the tropical coun-
tries themselves, address letters ask
ing for the information to the Ameri-
can consul in the different countries.
J. P. NJ:
Please tell me If Robert e. Lee has
a tablet in the Hall Of Fame?
o. G. S.
General Lee was among the first
chosen to be admitted.
The Hall of Fame is connected with
New York University.
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]. P. NJ:
Why are so many schools named
after Horace Mann? Who was he?
e. L. d.
Horace Mann was an educator and
was born in Franklin, Mass, in 1796.
To him, more than to any other man,
was due the revival of the common
school system. By pointing out to
the people the need for general edu-
cation, Horace Mann succeeded in
a public interest which re-
suited In establishing free schools in
Other States took up
the idea, until public schools became
throughout the United
States. Schools that bear his name
are so called in recognition of the
work he did.
]. P. N:
Will you kindly tell me how the
coins, quarter dime and cent re-
ceived their names? L. Y.
The quarter, of course, was So
called because 1t is of the value of
ne-1ourth' of a dollar. The dime, or
ten cents, was originally called
disme, which is corruption of the
French dixieme, meaning tenth. The
word cent, the one-hundredth part of
a dollar, came from the Latin centum,
a hundred.
Please advise name and address of
manager of the sportsman's show
which is to be held this month at
Madison Square Garden. v. R. H.
The manager of the sportsmen's
show is William Hearn. He may be
reached by mail at Madison Square
Garden, Madison avenue and Twenty
sixth street, New York city.
J. P. N:
When does the next government
examination take place for mean
descent lamp inspector? LAMPS.
According to the local government
authorities at the postoffice there will
be no examination in this department
for some time to come.
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]. P. NJ:
What race is considered the politest
in manner? What is the old Home
for the Friendless in High street used
for now? II. L.
The French people are said to make
up the politest nation. The Home of
the Friendless, now in South Orange
avenue, was never located In High
street, according to information Sc
cured at the home.
j. P. NJ:
What are the premiums on the fol-
lowing coins: A half-penny dated
1928; twenty cent piece of 1875; two
cent piece of 1854
EMILY MORTON.
Your half-penny has a value of from
five to ten cents, according to condi-
ton. No premium on the other coins.
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would answer the following ques.
tons for me: How to go about find
ing a relative in Oklahoma? What
is the cheapest way to go to Con-
necticut? What is the average
weight and height of a Young man