Life — July 24, 1913 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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“NEE Coming July 24—Anniversary of the founding of Salt Lake City, Utah. The city of a thousand mothers-in-law. A great boon to the early humorists. Possibly re- sponsible for the first mother-in-law joke, though the charge has never been proved. July 25—" A Night in Venice,” As- bury Park, N. J. See Europe in Amer- ica first! In order strictly to maintain the local color of the real Venice, gaso- line gondolas will be used. Annual convention of Voluntec men’s Association, Bolivar, N. Y. Sev- cral exhibition fires will be fought, unless the weather proves too warm. Anniversary of the landing of Amer- ican troops at Porto Rico, This occurred before Secretary Bryan and Mr. Car- negie seriously decided upon world-wide peace. Sixteenth annual camp of the Holiness Denomination, Holiness Camp Ground, Denton, Md. Missionaries from Japan and Africa are expected to be present. Conditions in our prisons, however, will remain as bad as usual. Annual —200-mile motorboat race, Maryland Motorboat Club, It is ex- pected that about twenty boats will start. Which is considerable expectation, re- garding the general disposition of motpr- Loats. July 26—Reception to Indiana Auto- mobile Manufacturers’ Association, Oak- land, Cal. The automobilists will be tendered the keys of the city. Many taxicab companies prefer a jimmy. (Merely a matter of professional pride.) The English polo season closes. A fecling of incalculable loss is experienced in the London slums. Primary Election Day in Texas. ernor William Sulzer of N and Mr. Charles F. Murphy, of “ireland and Tammany Hail, have been invited to render a duct entitled, “How We Toiled for Primaries Back Hom Annual Outing of Letter Car- riers, Cincinnati, Ohio. Carriers collecting holiday packages may return home by parcels post. Scotch Games, Buffalo, N. Y. After consulting various illustra- tions of Scotch costume, Mr. An- thony Comstock’s temperature has risen several degrees. Jaly 27—Opening session of the School of Methods for Sun- day School Workers, Lakeside, Ohio. It has been rumored that Mr. John D. Rockefeller will de- liver a course of lectures on “How I Started a Sunday School with Ten Cents a Week.” Anniversary of the laying of the Atlantic cable, 1866. A prehistoric contrivance used by American Fire- Gov- York, newspapers to sccure the details of the latest Parisian scandal. Later displaced by wireless telegraphy and Christian Science. Anniversary of the organization of Alaska Territory, The Guggenheims will hold a meeting of praise and thanks- giving. Mr. Jack London, who discov- ered Alaska, will commemorate that event by writing several new novels. Dedication of a million-dollar Indus- trial and Academic Home for Orphans, Aurora, Ill. An absurd amount to spend on orphans, when many of our best families are compelled to struggle along in cottages at Newport, Tuxedo, ete. July 28—Sixth Annual Convention of National Association of Real Estate changes of America, Winnipeg, Can- ada. The expenses of the convention will be charged to the Uncarned Incre- ment, Motorboat Races to be held in connec- tion with the Perry Centennial, Put-in- Bay, Ohio. Valuable prizes have been contributed. The prizes for the orig- inal Perry celebration were provided quite extemporancously by the British Empire. Start of the Galveston Automobile Races, Galveston, Texas, Extra mufilers will be used to prevent any possibility of a sympathetic outburst in the vicinity of the Mexican border. The Tall Cedars of Lebanon will hold their annual reunion at Wilmington, Del. The public is at last informed as to the whereabouts of the well-known and oft- quoted “tall timber.” Retiring politicians please note. Anniversary of the signing of the treaty with Japan, 1858. A contractual document that has managed to survive “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM” the stentorian patriotism of certain news- papers. Anniversary of the arrest of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, of the New York police force, who was later sen- tenced to the electric chair for murder. And who is still alive and well. July 30—County Durham Dog Show, Sunderland, England. A special caterer has been secured to serve the dogs. One of the advantages of being a dog in England. Second attack upon Washington of the Women’s Suffrage Army. President Wil- son will do his best to hold the army in check until Mayor Gaynor can find husbands enough to go around. Anniversary of the ascension to the throne of Yoshito, Emperor of Japan, 1912. During the past year the Emperor has discovered that this Mikado business is not what the comic operas promised. Grand National Public Archery Com- petition at Edgbaston, England. Ancient method of warfare extensively used by ladies in the pursuit of a husband. Now largely discarded for platonic friendships and the slashed skirt. Mozart Festival at Munich, Germany. Because of the sentiment against talking during the performance, many Americans are planning to omit the festival. Let There Be the Right Kind of Light CIENCE and Psychology have done many remarkable and useful things. How admirable it would be if they could combine and stimulate the pro- prictors of summer resort hotels to furnish proper ligut for reading at night! At present these gentlemen have formed a combination in re- straint of light. It seems sin- gular, in view of the extraordi- nary efforts made by publishers generally, to tempt people to read, that some of their energies should not have been expended upon summer hotels. Gas, electricity and acetylene are common enough, Every re- sort, no matter how humble, is supplied with one of these three forces. Neither is it a matter of expense. The main difficulty lies with the owner himself. His jets, generally placed as high as possible, all point up. The simple idea of having a light that points down, with a rounded surface above that diffuses this light over the page, has never occurred to these unpedantic individuals, comicbooks.com