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- Mr. Moore, who is very much in need of money, puts an "ad" in the paper offering his house for sale and giving ill health as his reason for disposing of the property. The truth of the matter is that Mr. Moore was never better physically in his life, but financially his condition is desperate. A Mr. Hand finally makes a bargain with Moore for the property and the latter agrees to let him have it for $6,000 a year during his (Moore's) lifetime, payable every three months. When the papers are signed and Hand leaves. Moore kicks his heels together for joy. Poor Hand, however, by the time the first payment is due, regrets very much taking the place and decides that his only hope of being relieved of the responsibility is to kill off Moore. When the latter comes for his rent, therefore. Hand invites him into a café hoping that he will drink himself to death. But the wine fails to take effect on Moore, although he has consumed a goodly portion of it, hut Hand becomes hopelessly intoxicated and while he is in this condition his wife who has been looking for him happens in and gives him a good drubbing with her umbrella. Seeing that his plan has failed. Hand thinks of another; perhaps if he gets Moore interested in gambling the excitement might kill him. Again, however, Hand is the victim, as Moore wins every cent of his money and leaves the place as cool as a cucumber. At last desperate. Hand draws a rope across the street, hoping to trip Moore and thus get rid of him. But not so. Moore sees the rope and jumps lightly over it and when Hand sneaks around to see what has happened to friend Moore he himself gets mixed up in the rope and goes sprawling on the ground. He gives his head such a bump that it brings on an attack of fever and during his ravings he meets Moore in a café and disguising himself as a waiter puts poison in his enemy's glass. When it takes effect he cuts off Moore's legs and arms, but to his horror the latter quietly join themselves to the trunk again and there stands his landlord before him asking for his rent. The last part of his nightmare is cold reality, however, and Hand pleads with Moore, asking him to let him off and take the property back. Moore finally consents when Hand promises to let him marry his daughter.
- Three little chimney-sweepers fall down at the door of a farmhouse exhausted with fatigue and cold when the snow is falling. The most courageous of them knocks at the door to ask for help but the farmer sends them away and goes into the house quickly to sit down by the fire. Whilst these unfortunate creatures are lying almost lifeless in the snow, an angel appears in the sky who, with a gesture, transforms the scene which is divided into two parts. Here the children are in a comfortable rustic house whilst the rich man is outside, he in his turn buried in the snow which is still falling. Then it is that the children see passing before them as in a dream a fine collection of toys which forms the principal attraction of the picture. But the scene is ended and everything has disappeared. The children awake and are ragged as before, and going out they see the rich man lying in the snow; they run to his help and bring him into the house to restore him. The rich man, touched by so much kindness and ashamed of his miserliness begs their pardon.
- While scurrying through a field, looking for prey, a hunter hears a noise among a clump of bushes, and, thinking that it is a good opportunity to bag some game, takes aim and fires. To his horror, out comes a man who has received the shot in the leg and seems badly injured. The huntsman, feeling deep pity for the unfortunate fellow, takes the latter on his back and carries him to his (the hunter's) home, where the helpless man is given the greatest of care and receives a promise that if he will not bring suit, he and his family will be taken care of for the rest of their lives. The latter, being a rough-and-ready sort of a fellow, takes advantage of this offer, and as soon as he is able to leave goes home to get his family. When the latter arrive, the hunter and his wife are horrified and nearly collapse on seeing what a brood of dirty, disheveled little brats they are taking in. The unwelcome guests begin immediately to make their presence felt by their many mischievous tricks. Trying to make the most of the situation, however, the kind benefactors decide that the first thing to do is to give all the youngsters a much needed bath. They are turned over to the maid, who takes them to a tub of water out in the back yard, and during the trying ordeal the little rascals get the best of the helpless woman and throw her headlong into the water and run away. They then go to the chicken coop and roll the nests of all the eggs, and when the maid comes to remonstrate with them for their unbecoming conduct, they throw the eggs at her and follow her into the kitchen, wrecking everything in the place. The young scamps next find a gun in the hall; so out they go to the yard, where they put up a target and begin practicing sharpshootlng. The master of the house rushes out to stop them, but gets in range of the gun and is shot in the leg. Now, feeling that he has enough of his bargain and that things are about evened up, he orders the man and his unruly brood off the premises, after which he and his wife settle down once more to a quiet, happy life.
- With a long white snout and small piggish eyes the rapacious little badger, a member of the great bear family, is one of the most destructive animals with which the farmer has to contend. A night prowler, he is omnivorous, and does great damage to the crops as well as among the fowl of the farmyard. A typical rural pest, the badger slinks away at the first streaks of dawn, and the daylight disclosing the various scenes of his various depredations, finds him safe in his underground home. The mischief committed by the badger during his nocturnal visits provokes the wrath of the farmer, who, with keen scented dogs, trails the animal to its hiding place. There one dog is selected to attack the badger in its tunnel retreat. With his ear close to the ground the farmer follows the underground battle, and when he thinks the dog has driven the badger to a point sufficiently near the surface, he digs down into the badger's hole. Quite the equal of the dog, the little badger, almost exhausted, moves backward under the new opening. Carefully dropping a long-handled pair of steel pincers the farmer catches the badger around the neck and lifts him struggling to the surface. There the frightened animal, blinking but still fighting, is deposited alive and unhurt in a heavy bag. The darkness inside the bag quiets the badger and he is quite safely taken home by the farmer.
- John Jones has a bald head and a jealous wife, which, to say the least, is a very bad combination. Also John has a long thirst and is very fond of the society of pretty young ladies. This leads to many unhappy occurrences in his home, and finally to a catastrophe. He receives a telegram from some of his cronies, requesting his immediate presence, but this doesn't work and Jones is dejected. Finally he sees an advertisement for Hair-On, a marvelous tonic which has been known to grow side-whiskers on a marble-top table. On the plea that he is going to get some of this, his wife lets him go out. He does buy a bottle, but does not return home. Instead, he soon finds himself in the company of some gay companions in one of the fashionable restaurants, where one of the girls, after hearing him talk about the tonic, persuades him to let her anoint him with it. He consents, and with a brush she forms the letters on his head. Well, we won't tell you what she put on, but it grew a most beautiful crop of hair, and when Jones went home his wife got the message painted on his ivory top piece, and what happened after that is too good to spoil with the telling.
- A young lady, walking down the street, is overtaken by an elongated piece of humanity, who seems to be terribly smitten by the young maiden's charms, but he is so bashful that he hasn't the courage to address her. He follows her as far as her home, however, where she enters, apparently unconscious of the impression she has made. He tries to pluck up courage to follow her, but fails, and dejectedly goes back to his room, where he writes her a note telling of his love. This accomplished, he decides to carry the note himself to his loved one, but just as he is about to pull the bell cord he loses his nerve and beats a hasty retreat. Going down the street, he purchases a large bouquet, and hailing a cab, once more returns to the young lady's abode, but instead of going in himself he gives the note and flowers to the cab driver and directs him to deliver them to the girl. The innocent cabby goes up to the apartment and walks in on the family unannounced and presents the daughter with the young man's offering. When her father learns the nature of his errand he unceremoniously kicks him down stairs. The poor driver comes out the worse for his experience, and after giving the masher a good beating, drives away. Finally, the fellow goes to a nearby café and drinks enough wine to give him courage to fight a bull. He staggers back to the home of the adored one and walks deliberately in on the quiet family gathering. Throwing himself at the feet of the girl, he tells her of his infatuation, while she stands dumbfounded at his effrontery. The enraged father grabs the would-be suitor and throws him bodily out of the house; he lands in a heap on the sidewalk, where he dejectedly sits nursing his many wounds.
- The wedding ceremonies of the natives of the Province of Basque, which lies in the Pyrenees Mountains near the Bay of Biscay, are peculiarly distinctive. Simple in the extreme without any of the costliness or show or honeymooning of the average ceremony, the Basque bride and groom, after enjoying a hearty breakfast, settle down immediately to quiet married life.
- A man engaged in the task of defacing the artistic beauty of the town by displaying unsightly posters, comes to a fence where he pastes up an advertisement of a boxing bout. As soon as it is in place the figures on the poster suddenly come to life and, stepping from their places, they proceed to give the old fellow a beating. When he turns around they have disappeared and he sees nothing but the figures on the fence. Next he puts up a picture of a woman in the act of beating a carpet, and this subject also becomes animated, and after giving the billposter a thrashing, she resumes her place in the picture. He then puts up a man playing a hose on a lawn, and when this one comes to life the unfortunate fellow gets a thorough drenching. Disheartened, the unlucky billposter leaves the spot and starts down the street only to be set upon by a lot of unruly boys, who try to make his life unbearable for a while The enraged fellow grabs the paste brush and starts in pursuit of the boys, but they manage to evade him and turn a corner quickly. As the old fellow turns the same corner, he runs into two policemen, and in his excitement he slaps them each square in the face with the brush. Covered with paste, the cops rush the offender to the station while the mischievous boys enjoy the funny situation.
- Bob Rokers is in prison. He is a noted vagabond and it's no chance of escape from the death sentence he deserves. An arrow is shot into his cell bearing a file and a note. This informs him that his companions have formed themselves into a brotherhood for the purpose of revenging themselves upon their enemy, the Chief of the Police. He is in love with a gypsy girl, Sperata, and the brotherhood have decided that Bob Rokers shall carry her off as the price of his freedom, He files the bars and escapes undetected. Then, disguised as a beggar, he follows Sperata on her way home and rushes in and carries her off. Her brother sees him and rushes to the chief of the Police for help. He requires no urging, and summoning his men he is soon in pursuit through the narrow and badly paved streets. Rokers is captured and Sperata rescued. The Chief of the Police is now more bitter than ever against Rokers, and determines to mete out justice himself. Before a tribunal of masked figures Rokers is forced to give an account of himself. He is finally condemned to death by the judge, who unmasks and shows himself to be the Chief of the Police
- Two young women, who were old acquaintances in a boarding house, meet in a downtown store, and have a friendly chat. It had been some time since these two friends had met, for they had married and lived in different sections of the city. One was now the wife of a prosperous business man, but the other had married a burglar, and, though appearing to live a respectable life, she was in reality her husband's main accomplice in his dishonest calling. As the women part the burglar's wife is met by her husband, and they start off together for their home. They stop at the grocer's on the way, and while the man is talking to the clerk, the woman slips some goods into a bag under her overskirt. The same thing is repeated at the baker's and at the wine merchant's. So they arrive home loaded down with stolen goods and are prepared to entertain company at the expense of their tradespeople. We next see the dishonest wife calling on her friend, who receives her most preciously, and introduces her to her husband. She does not remain long, however, but when leaving invites the couple to come and take luncheon with her. The next picture shows the luncheon party at the burglar's home, and we see the butler (who is really the husband in disguise) handing the lady of the house a note, which is a summons from her aunt, who is dying, to go to her immediately She is apparently overcome by the sad news, and excuses herself, leaving the guests to finish their meal, promising to return soon. She hurries off with the butler (her husband), but instead of going to the sick aunt, they drive directly to the apartments of their unsuspecting friends, and carry away everything of value they could lay their hands on. The wife then hurries back to her friends and finishes the meal, but seems very much depressed with the sad news. Her guests soon leave and when they arrive home they are horrified to find their apartment has been robbed. They hasten to report to the police, and upon arriving at the station they are confronted by all the tradespeople who have been duped by the same pair. They all go to the home of the thieves, and, peering through the key hole, see them counting the stolen money and dividing it. The police batter down the door and take the pair unawares, and, after a desperate resistance, they are both landed in jail.
- An adventurer and his wife, posing as mere acquaintances at a summer resort, make an effort to trap a wealthy man into separating himself from a lot of his money. The plan is unique and would have been highly successful but for the eleventh hour repentance of the wife, who confesses her share of the plot to the police, thus saving her victim whom she has learned to respect.
- A band of smugglers are waiting at a tavern in a wild part of Bohemia for evening in order to carry some goods across the frontier. The entrance of Hansel, a customs officer, does not disturb them, as they know that he is in love with Malvina, the innkeeper's daughter. Presently the chief of the band enters accompanied by Zingara, gypsy dancing girl, who is also one of the band. She offers to tell fortunes. The cards are shuffled and Malvina cuts a heart, for love, and n spade, the sign of death. Malvina looks scared, but Zingara's light laugh as she scatters the cards brings back a smile. The others leave, and Zingars is about to do so, when she sees a messenger hand a note to Hansel. She and the chief watch, and learn the instructions to the officer to lie in wait for the smugglers that night. Zingara is forced by the orders and threats of the chief to divert the danger by luring Hansel into their power. This she does, but afterwards releases him at the cost of her life, for in endeavoring to shield him from the pistol of the chief her own heart is penetrated by a bullet. So the evil omen of the cards comes true, although it is poor Zingara who pays forfeit. Her brave act, however, affords Hansel means to collect his men in time to intercept and overpower the smugglers, and Zingara's death is avenged by that of the chief at the hands of Hansel himself.
- A French peasant and his wife leave their little baby girl to the protection of their elder child, a boy about ten years of age, whilst they go to their toil in the fields some distance away. During their absence, the children are startled by the sound of heavy blows on the door and harsh voices demanding admittance. The boy immediately and correctly divines that a band of roughs are endeavoring to force their way in to steal what few possessions his parents may happen to have. He is badly scared, for he is well aware that the wretches are not likely to stop at even inflicting bodily harm upon his little sister in the event of her calling out. His thoughts move quickly, and in a few moments his resolution is taken. He must fetch the gendarmes. So stopping only to enjoin his sister to feign sleep, and to assure her that all will be well, he leaps out of the window and runs as fast as his short legs will carry him to the constabulary. Meantime, the little girl, half dead with fright at the entry of the thieves, does her best to feign sleep. Once a sneeze almost betrays her, but luckily the men seeing her eyes to be tightly closed, continue to ransack the humble little habitation. They have almost finished their work when the parents return, and they find themselves caught red-handed. A desperate struggle takes place between them and the father, in which the latter finds their superior numbers heavy odds. His case looks almost hopeless, when a joyous cry from his wife announces the appearance of the gendarmes, and in another few minutes the roughs are overpowered, whilst the plucky youngster with his arms around his sister lavishes kisses upon her in his joy at her escape.
- A gamekeeper's daughter tells her father that she has seen poachers going after his rabbits. The keeper surprises the men in the act, but in the affray he is overpowered and carried, securely bound with ropes, to the gang's cottage. Meanwhile his wife and daughter arc uneasy at his long absence, and unable to bear the suspense any longer, the daughter runs out to try to find her father. She sees her father carried into the cottage and runs for aid, with the result that the police appear and the poachers are overpowered, whilst the gamekeeper, freed of his bonds, covers his little girl's face with kisses.
- The Briton meets his sweetheart and they take a walk over the hills, in the course of which they both make their vows. The simple lover then goes to tell his mother, and she encouragingly takes the couple to the girl's father to ask his consent. But the old man has his mind set on another suitor, and he promptly dismisses the petitioners, sending his daughter into the house with a threat. In the next scene the young lover receives notice from the government that he must immediately go out on a cruise; of course, he goes to his sweetheart with the news, and together they stroll to a large, white crucifix, and before the sacred symbol she vows to wait for him. Then she takes him to the ship and he is soon out on the waves. The next view is supposed to take place some years later. The old father of the girl is telling her that she must marry a certain man, and notwithstanding her protest she must bow to the Briton's will. The wedding takes place. Now, it happens that on this day the sailor sweetheart returns, and as he steps off the vessel a man tells him of the wedding. Mortified, he hurries into the town, and as he stops near a turn in the road he espies the bridal procession coming toward him, afoot, from the church. As soon as the bride sees him she runs forward, but her father averts a scandalous scene and the lover is left there. He goes straight to the crucifix and falls before it. Meanwhile the couple and the guests proceed to make merry; but the bride is on the alert, and 'mid the confusion of the dance manages to slip away. On she runs until she reaches the crucifix, where she lays her hand upon the solitary figure before it. He recognizes her with a start, but she tells him that she is still his, and in her bridal gown she goes with him to the seashore. The lovers climb a steep cliff, and, standing on the brink, they clasp each other in one long embrace, then throw themselves off the rocks into the tumultuous sea below.
- A young man and his fiancée enter the former's auto and are driven to a fashionable café where it is their custom to spend their evenings in search of diversion. As they enter the place the young woman catches sight of one of her old admirers and without letting her companion see her, she bows slightly to the man and passes on to the dressing room. When they have removed their wraps the youth joins some of his friends in the conservatory while the maiden enters the drawing room to greet some of her acquaintances. The young man happens to look through a window and there, to his amazement and horror, he sees his fiancée go over to the stranger, who is seated at a table, and like old friends, their greeting is most effusive, and the man kisses the young woman. So terribly is the young lover affected by what his eyes have just seen that he bolts from the place, leaving his unfaithful one with the one whom she loves. We next see the heart-broken youth some time later when he is struggling to forget his loved one, and while out strolling with some friends he happens to meet her in the company of his rival. So furious does he become that he strikes at the man, only to receive harsh treatment in the latter's hands and to have his old love turn her back in scorn upon him. So trying is the ordeal that he leaves his friends and wanders away to a remote part of the road, where, pulling a gun from his pocket, he tries to die. The bullet, however, only inflicts a serious wound and he is removed to his home where, in his delirium, he calls for his faithless one. She is summoned and when she reaches his bedside her presence has the wonderful influence over the wounded lover and he immediately revives and explains the cause of his rash act to the tearful and penitent woman who, realizing her mistake, promises only to love and honor him in the future.
- The fight for life in El Toreo, the famous bull-ring of Mexico City, between William Pickett, an Oklahoma half-breed cowboy, commonly known as "the man without fear," and Bonito, the fiercest and most dreaded Spanish bull of all the Mexican republic. The unprecedented encounter took place a few weeks ago before 25,000 persons, the largest crowd ever assembled in the great amphitheater.
- A little brother and sister, only recently made orphans by the death of their well-loved mother, are anxious to decorate her grave: but possessing no money with which to purchase flowers they make up their minds to appropriate some of the beautiful blossoms in one of the public parks. We see the poorly clad little ones hand-in-hand tiptoeing down one of the walks in the park, looking from side to side on the watch for the park policeman. Soon they come upon a lilac bush heavily laden with the sweet-smelling purple flowers, and rushing over they start to work with a will until in a very few minutes the little arms are full. Now the pathetic little pair have not, as they believe, escaped the attention of the old watchman: in fact, his curiosity has been aroused by their suspicious conduct and he decides to follow them. He comes upon them just as they have decided that they can carry no more of the beautiful blossoms and are preparing to hurry off to the cemetery. Angry at the idea that anyone should so despoil the city's property, the watchman roughly handles the little brother and sister. The former manages to wriggle himself free from the old man's grasp and rushes away, but the little girl is not so fortunate, and finally, with tears in her eyes, confesses to the kind hearted old man that they stole the flowers for their mother's grave. Then pulling him gently by the arm, leads him off to the cemetery, where they find the little brother kneeling beside the mound, now completely covered with lilacs. This scene has such an effect upon the watchman that he takes the orphans to his own home, where his good wife agrees with him that they must adopt the children for their very own.
- In Hong Kong, William Neal helps Kirk Marden fight off a group of rowdies. Back in New York, Kirk again turns to William's assistance when his father's rivals plot to take control of the Marden railroad. William teaches Kirk how to open safes so that Kirk can procure papers outlining the takeover plans. While Kirk is robbing the safe, Janet Leslie, daughter of one of the conspirators, enters, and Kirk forces her to marry him so that she cannot testify against him. Kirk succeeds in reconciling his father with his rivals and in winning his new wife's love.
- A caterpillar climbs up a plant and is encased in a cocoon. It morphs into a butterfly, which then morphs into a dancer.
- This picture shows a fellow who is suffering from a bad case of lumbago, and the excruciating pains which shoot through his system at every move cause him to wince and turn into all sorts of grotesque shapes. He has a very important social engagement and must keep it at any cost, never daring to let such a little thing as lumbago deter him. After going through all sorts of misery in dressing, he finally gets out on the street, where he hails a cab, and when he tries to enter, he is not physically capable of such a task, so the cabby is pressed into service and lifts, him bodily into the rig, where now he is unable to sit down. At one jolt of the cab he falls into the seat, and is compelled to remain there until, reaching his destination, the driver lifts him out and starts him on his merry way. Entering the reception room where all the guests are assembled, he tries his best to look pleasant and he is succeeding nobly until they ask him to have a seat. Not satisfied to sit down, he refuses, whereupon one of the other guests gives him a push and with, a terrible shriek he falls into the chair, nearly causing a panic among the fair ones. Finally his lady friend gets him into a cozy corner, and when he refuses to be seated she upbraids him and after giving him a rather cutting "call down" she leaves him and joins another man of a more charming disposition.
- An amusing picture in which two carters engaged in delivering a cask of wine fill themselves up and empty the cask. The wine is replaced with water and the cask delivered, with ludicrous results. Mr. and Mrs. Star receive word from a rich old relative that he has sent them a cask of his best old vintage, which he hopes they will not fail to enjoy. The Stars are delighted at the good news and are looking forward to tasting the fine old beverage. In the next picture we see the cask being taken from the freight car and loaded on to a truck, after which the truckmen jump up and ride off. On their way they come to a toll-gate and allow the toll-gate keeper to take a good taste of the fine old wine as toll, first removing the plug. After the gate-keeper has had enough the truckmen decide to take a taste, with the result that they both become so inebriated that it is with difficulty they regain their seats on top of the wagon. Every now and then they have to stop and pull out the plug again, the wine tastes so awfully good, and take another drink. Finally they lose the plug, and one of them endeavors to stop up the hole with his finger, with very unsatisfactory results. The wine pours out down the gutter and people from everywhere come with buckets and glasses to get a little of the good old stuff. At last when it is all gone the maudlin truckmen go to a hydrant and fill the barrel up again with good pure water, and finally deliver it to the Stars' residence. When it is safely lodged in the cellar Mr. Star takes out the plug and fills a bottle for the dinner table, and it is only after taking two or three good swallows that he discovers it is nothing but water. The rest of the evening is spent by the Star family in denouncing their rich relative, and the latter often wonders why his ungrateful kinsmen have never acknowledged his cask of wine.
- A pretty stout man goes out for a duck in the pond, taking his dog with him. But while he is in the water his dog takes the bundle of clothes in his teeth and jumps in after his master. The man is angry enough to see his clothes spoiled, but resolves to act quickly; he lays the clothes out on the grass and lying down near them, then soon doses off. A tramp now happens along and appropriates the garments, with many thanks to the sleeping owner. The man, on awakening, discovers his loss, and in his striped bathing suit goes out on a hunt. Suddenly, asleep on a bank, he sees a fatigued bicycle racer, his wheel beside him. The athlete's suit resembles that of the bathers in pattern, and soon the latter is speeding away, bearing also "number thirty-five," as the racer was designated by a placard. The rider follows the road, and is soon taken in hand by a number of trainers who have been assigned to "number thirty-five." They refresh him and give him a drink, then send him along on the course with cheers, for it seems that he is in the lead. He keeps up a good pace and soon the scene changes, showing the crowds waiting at the finish line. The riders come into view, the impostor "35" in the lead; on they come, but he holds his advantage, and crosses the line, a winner. He is awarded the cup trophy, and soon adjourns to a neighboring café, on the shoulders of enthusiasts. But while he is there engaged, the real "35" romps home, exposes the impostor, and the enraged crowd treats the latter accordingly.
- A traveling salesman enters a train and seats himself opposite a countryman who is busily reading his newspaper. The cheeky traveler makes himself once at home. He puts his satchels in the hat rack above the countryman's seat. The satchels fall down, smashing the countryman's hat. The traveler then discards his overcoat, shoes, and other apparel, making himself quite at home to the great discomfort of his fellow passenger. At last the traveler turns out the light so that the countryman cannot read. He in turn gets up and turns the light on again, whereupon the traveler at once puts it out once more. A fight ensues, the traveler throws the countryman's pipe out the window, whereupon the countryman takes the traveler's hat, satchels, coat, etc., and throws them also out the window. Not satisfied with that, he takes the cheeky traveler and throws him after his belongings.
- Red Shield, a Cheyenne, is madly enamored with the daughter of a Sioux chief, which love is reciprocated by her. But the Sioux and Cheyennes were ever bitter enemies and a marriage between them is not to be thought of, so when he offers ponies and fur robes for the hand of the maid he is promptly refused by her father, who informs him that at no price can he marry his daughter. Big Bear Claw, himself a Sioux chief, is the successful suitor for the girl's hand, and she is then given to him. Red Shield, however, follows on their trail, and on a dark night quietly awakes her and together they fly. Big Bear Claw and his braves soon take up the pursuit, and when Red Shield and the squaw take to the river in their canoe they soon follow in their fleet of canoes. After a long chase downstream they are unable to catch up, but when Red Shield takes again to land he is hindered by the girl, who is becoming fatigued, and is soon overtaken. Big Bear Claw, wishing to be generous to the girl, offers Red Shield that they fight for her, and after a long knife and wrestling fight Red Shield is victorious, and taking the squaw in his canoe sets out with her for the home of his people.
- A man who is infatuated with a pretty actress spends most of his time in her company, thus depriving his own wife and child of his society under the pretext of being out of town on business. We see the feather-brained lover at the theater dancing attendance upon the vivacious Miss, while his unhappy family are alone, longing for him to come to them that they might share a part of his love. After sitting up half the night waiting for her husband's return the good wife becomes suspicious that there is someone else who has a greater hold upon his affections, so after putting the child to bed she gives vent to her wounded feelings. The next night after dinner, when the man leaves the house, his little daughter follows him to see where he goes. He makes straight for a florist's, where he purchases a large bouquet, which he orders to be delivered to the home of his lady love. His little child waits for the delivery girl to start out with the flowers and then she follows her direct to the home of the actress. Going up to the flower girl the child offers to carry the bundle up to their owner, and thus she gains access to the apartment of the woman who is making her mother's life so unhappy. When the youngster is presented to the Miss, she defiantly throws the flowers on the floor and reveals her identity. The woman is horrified to learn that her admirer is a married man, and, feeling a sense of duty, she writes a note telling him that she will see no more of him, and leaves it with the little girl to hand to her father. Soon the man puts in his appearance and is astonished to find his little girl facing him. The child hands him the note and after reading it he realizes his great mistake and returns home with her, where he vows to turn over a new leaf and in the future live to love his wife and child alone.
- A young peasant and his lass are making love in the woods. Suddenly they are surprised by a gamekeeper. Who pursues them over hill and dale, and finally drives them to the girl's home The father does not seem enchanted with his daughter's prospects, but the young prince of the realm appears and intercedes for the lovers. A happy wedding ensues, and the guests enjoy to the utmost the dancing and the feast provided by the generous prince. The entire scene is enacted by children.
- This interesting picture was taken in China and shows the quaint manner in which the celestials celebrate a wedding. The first picture shows the ceremony, then the young couple receiving the congratulations of their friends. One particular proceeding worthy of special note is the manner in which the friends of the couple parade through the streets of the town, bearing all the magnificent presents, giving the whole population an opportunity of seeing the many gifts. Some of the beautiful presents are shown at close range, and they are indeed magnificent works of Oriental art and craftsmanship.
- The little station agent is deeply in love with the sheriff, and they have great sport in sending little love letters back and forth between them by using the good offices of "Bess," a fine greyhound. One day the little station agent receives a message that the pay train will run a special past her station at 4:30, and just after she has written the message the station is entered by a gang of rowdies, who promptly tie her to a chair and rifle the office. Then, seeing the message about the pay train, they decide to hold it up and rob it. Leaving the agent tied to her chair, they hurry down the track to accomplish their fell design. They have not taken into account, however, "Bess," who now enters and gnaws the knots binding her mistress until she is once more free. Quickly penning a note to the sheriff, Nell tells her lover of the impending danger to the pay train, gives it to the dog and sends her flying. Running down the track in the hope of flagging the train, Nell is seen by the bandits, caught, knocked senseless and laid on the track of the oncoming train. The sheriff, however, receives her note, and with his deputies heads off the train at the junction, boards the engine pilot, and in a most dramatic scene snatches the girl from the path of the engine and rescues her from the jaws of death in the nick of time. A good fight between the officers of the law and the bandits follows, in which they are all rounded up and promptly lugged off to the calaboose.
- A man is seen walking down the street holding up an umbrella to protect himself from a heavy downpour. Under such conditions people are not apt to be in a very pleasant frame of mind. It being the case with our friend in question, he strongly resents being jolted by another man going in the opposite direction, thereby infuriating the stranger, who has accidentally knocked up against him, to such an extent that he (the stranger) strikes him over the head with his umbrella. They have a very heated argument and finally decide to settle the quarrel by fighting a duel. We see them go to a nearby café and explain the situation to a few patrons, who agree to act as their seconds. The party then retire to a lonely spot in the woods and prepare to settle the question of honor. They take their places, and when the duel starts it proves to be a terrible fiasco, for they are both cowards and do not know the first rules of fencing. Their handling of the swords is the source of great amusement and they continually try to keep away from one another, only to be urged on by their seconds. Finally the seconds place them at the proper distance from each other and then glue their feet to the ground, but this proves a failure, for they lie down and work themselves free. The seconds then procure a plank and nail their shoes to it, but they make a few points and slip their feet out of their shoes. Next they put props behind them to hold them in place, but to no avail, for they tumble backwards over the props. Finally the seconds are impatient and suggest revolvers, which are procured. They face each other, ready for the last struggle. When the signal is given they fire, and, to the astonishment of all, both men are standing. Their bullets go wild and kill a rabbit and a chicken. They give up the fight and return to the café and have a feast on the spoils and end the trouble with a champagne fight.
- George, passing a pretty woman in the street, has recourse to that old-time trick of dropping his own handkerchief and hurrying after her, making believe that he thinks it is hers. On examining the handkerchief, the beauty returns it, telling George that it does not belong to her. He then confesses that he knows very well that it is not her property, as it happens to be his own, and his offering it to her was only an excuse to make her acquaintance, so struck was he by her beauty. Upon this frank declaration the young woman draws herself up haughtily, but George is not to be discouraged, but follows closely behind her, ready to be of any assistance on the slightest pretext. We therefore see him arriving at the lady's house laden down with such articles as a lampshade, a statuette, a bunch of roses, a bundle of dress goods, and, in addition, leading an enormous dog on a leash, against whose attacks he is endeavoring to protect himself. Thinking, however, that the tête-à-tête which he expects to have with the beauty now that they have reached her home is well worth all the humiliation and inconvenience that he has suffered, George enters the house smiling like a basket of chips, only to be met by the woman's husband, who promptly kicks the officious stranger down the steps.
- Gus is making violent love to his cousin Sue, to whom he is engaged, when all at once, he has a desire to sneeze and finds to his consternation that he is without that very necessary article, a pocket handkerchief. Becoming very much excited in his embarrassment, he begins turning his pockets inside out and getting redder and looking more awkward every minute, until Sue, becoming disenchanted with her foolish looking lover, hastens to greet Arthur, whom she sees approaching. It is plain that the latter is gaining ground with Miss Sue, when all at once (due to the same draught that was the cause of the downfall in his fiancée's estimation of poor Gus) he begins to sneeze and is unable also to locate his handkerchief. He forgets that on entering he had laid it with his hat on the table, where Gus was fortunate to find it and owing to which good fortune the latter is able to regain the side of his fiancée, who is now alone, as Arthur, feeling that awful tickling sensation in his nose, had to flee.
- Soppington is unfortunate in not knowing when to stop when he takes a social glass with a friend, and this is why we see him a little bit the worse for wear being hastily and not very ceremoniously shown to the door of a well-known café. Two thugs who were witnesses of Soppington's ignominious treatment at the hands of the proprietor of the café, follow him as he picks himself up on the sidewalk and assist him to a nearby lamp-post, where they safely anchor him by removing his coat and then putting it on again, not forgetting to envelop the lamp-post as well as Soppington's poor bruised body in its comfortable folds. After having so solicitously seen to his welfare and having thoughtfully removed all his valuables in case any unscrupulous person should come along and rob the helpless man, the thugs start off and leave poor Soppington squirming and wriggling in a vain effort to get away. Finally, completely worn out and exhausted, he drops on the pavement and there becomes the prey of the most terrible hallucinations. The innocent-looking lamp-post becomes like an active volcano, long tongues of flame begin to leap out of it and the spectator is treated to a splendid pyrotechnic exhibition, the creation of Soppington's brain. The poor fellow sits helpless on the ground while a golden shower of rain pours over him. When this is over the flag pavement with its white and black stones turns into the keyboard of a piano, and Soppington's fingers growing to a convenient size to suit conditions deftly perform with most wonderful technique, notwithstanding the strained and uncomfortable position of their owner. When this is over the lamp-post begins to sway and our friend goes right through a window of the restaurant at the corner, but strange to say comes out again intact. His arms then lengthen out like huge loaves of French bread, and profiting by the advantage this gives him he stretches over and opens the wine store and helps himself to a bottle of good old vintage. Finally, the top of the lamp post breaks off and the gas immediately ignites, and it looks as if our poor friend would be burnt alive; but the fire engines are on hand, and the last we see of Soppington he is being carried away by two officers of the law, still fastened tightly to the lamp-post.
- A convict makes his escape from the penitentiary and is found by a little boy, who takes him home, feeds him, gives him a new suit of clothes, and helps file the shackles off his feet. The boy, who lives alone with his mother, in a house heavily mortgaged, does his best the day after he finds the convict, to put off the foreclosure of the mortgage on his little home, hut the man who holds the mortgage is hard hearted and attempts to throw them out into the road bodily. The convict shows himself during this episode, and in consequence, is forced to flee, as there is a $500 reward offered for his recapture. The boy goes with the convict into the woods, and there tells him the story of the mortgage, and he, hardened criminal, knowing that the human bloodhounds are on his trail, compels the boy to deliver him into the sheriff's hands at the point of the gun, which the convict himself supplies. The result of this is that the convict goes back to jail and the little boy, winning the five-hundred-dollar reward, manages to save his home.