Reel Life (Sep 1913 - Mar 1914)

Reel Life 37 Moving Picture Films One of the good uses for moving picture films is for recording historic events. Not long ago the king o-f Roumania organized the production of a film of no less than 3,000 yards length, this being a reproduction of the Roumanian-Russo-Turkish wa.r which determined the independence of that country. The film will be kept in the archives of the realm, says the Chicago News. In order to carry this out the army lent 8,000 men in uniform with arms and baggage, led by the officers. Another case is that of the Italian government, which is collecting all the films taken during the war in Tripoli. In England the same thing is done for the films of the king's coronation events. — Exchange. A Synonym It is to be feared that a great many persons agree in practice, if not in theory, with the idea of a certain Washington schoolboy to whom the question was put, "What is a synonym?" "A synonym," explained the lad, "is a word you use when you don't know how to spell the one you thought df first." — Brooklyn Life. Descriptive Shopping "I want," said the man who had lost his wife's memorandum before he reached the grocer's, "some Of that cheese that costs a dollar a pound and tastes like butter that you would buy for 10 cents a pound." He got his Camembert. — Lipptncotf s. Komic "Walt's Photograph" "The Man" Moving Pictures to Be Seen on Farms MORRIS, Minn., Dec. 10. — Moving pictures on th-e farm are to become a reality as the result of action taken by officials of the West Central Minnesota Development association today. The machine will be purchased and installed in every county of the association, in charge of the county agent. The plan is to purchase a combined stereopticon and moving picture machine. The pictures will be thrown up on a large canvas in the open during the pleasant months. During the winter, pictures will be shown in the schoolhouses. Films illustrating improved methods of agriculture, better home life, methods of travels in foreign lands, will alternate with stationary slides of local scenes. Oriental Charity An observer with humorous sympathies reports a trait of a Chinese servant employed in a suburban faniily which reveals a certain capability for ready assimilation of American methods of dealing with the tramp problem. A forlorn, hungry-looking tramp called at the kitchen door early one Monday morning, and was promptly interviewed by fli Ting. To him the tramp related a pitiful tale of woe, ending with a humble petition for something to eat. "Likee fish?" asked Hi Ting in insinuating tones. "Yes, I like fish," the tramp answered. "Call Fliday," answered the other, as he closed the door with an imperturbable smile. — Harpe)-'s Magazine. "Help, help ! I can't thwim and my wife ith drowning." "Why don't you walk out with her then? You don't appear to be out of your depth." "Yteth I am, I'm, I'm tihanding on her." — Tatler. A Cinch William J. Stevens for years local station agent at Sawnsea, R. I., was peacefully promenading his platform one morning when a rash dog ventured to snap at one of Williams' legs. Sevens promptly kicked the animal half way across th-e tracks, and was immediately confronted by the owner, who demanded an explanation in language more forcible than courteous. "Why," said Stevens, when the other paused for breath, "your dog's mad." "Mad ! mad ! You double dyed, blankety blank fool, he ain't mad !" "Oh, ain't he!" cut in Stevens. "Gosh! I should be if any one kicked me like that." — Everybody's Magazine. Belle Bennett in "What the Crystal Told" Majestic On the Way Blasted Britisher — My word! We men are not all angels, you know. London Suffragette — Well, you soon will be. — Life.