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- Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace.
- The opening scene of this Bison production shows Silver Bird, an Indian girl, riding on when she is met by Private Jones, who dismounts and attempts to drag her from her horse. Lieut. Barnes and a companion who enter dismount from their horses and go to assist the young girl. They bind and disarm Jones compelling him, at the point of a gun, to mount, and insist upon Silver Bird accompanying them to the fort to make charges against Jones. Major Pond after hearing Lieut. Barnes' report, and the Indian girl's story, orders that Jones be placed under arrest. Later he is marched before the Major and is dismissed from the ranks. After leaving the regiment Jones joins a band of outlaws. Silver Bird, hidden behind a rock, hears of a plan to rob Barnes, the Paymaster, when he goes to the depot for the money. While returning from this quest Barnes is overtaken by the outlaws. Although he succeeds in disabling one, he, wounded, slips from his horse. The outlaws are overcome with astonishment at seeing Silver Bird grab the sack and ride quickly away. Here is seen a remarkable chase between the Indian girl and the outlaws. After reaching the fort, delivering the money to the Major and telling of all that has happened, orders are given to mount in search of the outlaws, Silver Bird leading the soldiers. During the excitement of the soldiers capturing the outlaws. Silver Bird dashes off to aid Barnes, whom she finds lying by the roadside. After making him comfortable, she helps him to mount the horse with her, and they ride away. The soldiers with their prisoners enter the fort. The Indian girl also returns with Barnes, whom the guards help to the ground. The Major thanks Silver Bird for her bravery, and Barnes, with gratitude, extends his hand, which she shyly takes.
- A boy reading while cycling collides with people.
- Nothing is more interesting to the average audience than animal life, and here almost every animal known to man is shown in its quarters in the famous Zoo of Copenhagen. The keepers evidence a bravery in petting and playing with these wild beasts that is little suspected even by those accustomed to seeing "animal acts" on the vaudeville stage or at the circus. The feeding of the hippopotamus by hand, as well as the interest shown in the seals by their keeper are well worth the time and attention devoted to them in this series of views. Nearly the entire range of cages and enclosures has been carefully photographed by the makers of this film and it should prove a worthy addition to any picture programme.
- A busker becomes a prima donna and the crowd saves her from a jealous gambler's knife.
- A maid steals a divorced father's child and takes it to the mother.
- In sunny Mexico dwells a beautiful girl named Papita. Her father, a grasping old rascal, wrings from her every penny she can earn as a flower girl. Tony, her vaquero lover, is one true friend who clings to her with dog-like fidelity. Among those fascinated by the spell of her charms is "Doc" Bradley, an El Paso dance hall proprietor, who determines to possess her at any cost. Misrepresenting himself as a Doctor of Medicine to the father and also making a liberal display of cash insures the help of the old man in his "love suit." Papita despises him utterly, and sooner than marry him would sacrifice her life. There is but one alternative, to abduct her, his real intention being to make her his favorite among the habitués of his place. Placing her in a carriage and driving at a frightful pace, he is pursued by Tony and his infuriated Mexican friends. Arriving across the border at his saloon, he has just landed her safely inside when the pursuers arrive and rescue the half-fainting girl. Tony with supreme contempt foregoes his intention of shooting him on sight, and resolves to show "Doc" up as a cowardly cur. Acting on a custom well known in Mexico, he produces a box containing three pills, one of which is supposed to contain a deadly poison. "Doc" strongly rebels against such a duel, but is finally forced to accept. His horror is profound and ludicrous, as the pills instead of being dangerous contain nothing but sugar. The ruse has worked admirably and "Doc" is booted about the place. Tony and his friends ride home to the old curmudgeon of a father, who blesses the happy couple.
- Mary Harding and Frank Manley love each other and the old folks agree that they shall marry. A week later a mining expert, accompanied by Devoe, a stockholder, while prospecting, finds a rich vein of silver ore on the Harding farm. Frank witnesses this discovery and follows the two men to the farm house just in time to prevent the Hardings from selling their farm with its hidden treasures for a paltry sum of money. After a fierce fight Frank destroys the bill of sale and the Hardings are the possessors of a fortune. Devoe has been attracted by the beauty of Mary and he determines to win her and the wealth that will be hers. The next day Devoe calls and so turns the mother's head with his attention to herself and Mary that when Frank calls the scheming mother tells him that now they are rich "Mary can marry a better man." Poor Mary surrenders to her scheming mother and becomes betrothed to Devoe. The wedding day finds Mary bedecked in bridal finery, but most unhappy. Meanwhile, Frank has come for an explanation from his sweetheart. The English butler who orders him away is thrown down the stairway and Frank enters to find Devoe, who insolently bids him leave the house. Frenzied by such treatment, Frank knocks Devoe down and the two men have a terrific fight, which is interrupted by the entrance of the father with Mary's note. Frank dashes out to find her. The old man follows. Back in the old home once more. Mary in her old gingham dress needs only one thing to make her perfectly happy, that is Frank, who enters, and then, Old Father enters with the minister, who marries the couple.
- A diner takes the wrong coat and leaves behind one containing a note that leads to the capture of burglars.
- A bulldog chases a thief over roofs, down a chimney and into the river. He returns the gold to the bank and fetches the police.
- An educational subject by the Itala Company. This film is very interesting, showing the rosin taken from the trees, its passage through the factory, and then to the consumer.
- A tramp returns a stolen necklace and is jailed, but saved by the magistrate's daughter.
- In the opening scene Private Brown bids wife and child good-bye as he starts for duty, here Captain Mann steps in to force his attentions upon the wife, who repels him; her daughter discovers the trouble and hastens for her father, who returns, seizes the Captain and roughly forces him back, forgetting his superior rank in his indignation and in defense of his home. The Captain departing warns the private. The next scene shows us a military squad at drill; next we find Private Brown on guard duty; here the Captain plans revenge; approaching Private Brown on pretext of inspection of arms, assaults him. The Captain pours whiskey down his throat, placing the flask in his pocket, returns to camp, reports the private as drunk on his post and as having assaulted his superior; a squad is sent out to bring him into camp. The private's wife hurries to the prison camp and hears from her husband the facts. The next scene is the court martial with its sentence of guilt. The private is sentenced to be shot. Captain Mann, thinking to break the news to the private's wife, also to renew his attentions, hastens to her home. The loyal wife sees him coming, enters the house to await his arrival. As he raps at the door she comes upon him from the rear and greets him with a command that he write a confession of his guilt. With the confession in hand, the instrument of salvation for her husband, she forgets the villain before her, who springs upon her, knocking the revolver from her hand and struggles to regain the signed confession. The loyal wife battles for the document, but by brute strength the Captain strangles her into unconsciousness and gets it, just as the child rushes upon the scene and grabs up the revolver ordering the Captain away. The child follows the Captain, who upon reaching the river tears up the confession and throws it into the water. The child seeing, wades into the water for it and hurries home and shows it to her mother. They start for the Colonel's headquarters, but the mother weak and exhausted stops on the road while the child hurries ahead, reaches camp, meets the Colonel, to whom she tells her story and secures a stay of execution. An orderly and the child rush off for the execution grounds. In the meantime, the mother has recovered strength sufficient to ask of a countryman riding along the road the use of his horse, she rides off at full speed to the rescue. The orderly and the child hear her coming in her mad dash to save her husband and to give her cheer wave the reprieve that she might know that there was still hope. She sees and urges the horse still faster and as she dashes past grabs the reprieve from the hands of the orderly and rushes upon the execution ground just too late to get the attention of the execution squad, who have leveled their guns at her husband and await the order to fire. In desperation she whips out a revolver and firing, strikes the outstretched arm of the Captain as he is about to command fire. The confusion gives her time to ride in with the reprieve and so save her husband.
- A Princess, forced to wed a Prince, changes places with a peasant to whom he is already wed.