Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1913 — WORTH KNOWING. [ARTICLE]

WORTH KNOWING.

Government bunting for our flag*, is made in Massachusetts. Sand 1b shipped from Seattle to Honolulu for concrete making. The prejudice against army enlistment is gradually being dispelled. An electrical device quickly dries prints as they pass from the press. A natural cave near Marshall, Ark., is used as a cold-storage warehouse. The tortoise shell of commerce Is supplied by the West Indian waters. About 8,500 mules were Bold In Kansas City last year, at an average price of $l9O. A satisfactory method of cleaning the movtng-'picture film has been invented recently. t The Suez canal established a new earning record last year, when its profits amounted to nearly $18,000,00*1 The average tonnage of vessels passing through the Sues canal has increased from 3,688 in 1911 to 3,774 last year. The vibration of the motorcycle Is t*aid to have been reduced to a great degree by placing the cylinders In • horizontal position, rather than vertical.