Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 273, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1915 — FROM ALL PARTS [ARTICLE]

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A fairly accurate sun dial has been Invented that can be held in the hand and adjusted to tell the time in any latitude. Rubbqi tubing can be kept from deterinratin hen not In use by storing ft in water to which a little salt has been added. Cannon Ic-ded with sand have oeen found effective in breaking up swarms of locusts that frequently appear in Cosu Bica-

It used to be compulsory in England that the dead should be buried in woolen shrouds. This law was introduced in order to encourage the manufacture of woolen cloth witkin the kingdom. Princess Shakovskaya is the only woman aviator in the great war. She is said'to be in active service at the front in East Prussia. At first her application was rejected because of her sex. but she demonstrated that she could manage a flying machine as well as a man and was finally accepted.