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Illustrating in a very amusing manner the ability of a master cartoonist, who, with an adroitness that is remarkable, can deftly strike off cartoons with moving extremities. The drawing teacher appears, and soon after a number of boys with pencil and slate enter. They all take their seats and the teacher, setting up a large blackboard, draws thereon the sketch of a man's head. As if by magic the ears and hat move. The boys are requested to repeat the drawing and fail. Soon they have an argument with the teacher, and the teacher gets decidedly the worst of it.

This is the story of a pot of glue and the over interfering boy. Finding a pot of glue, the lad immediately proceeds to apply it to everything in sight. Accordingly, the stairway, lawn seat and a bicycle seat and handles are liberally daubed, so that those coming in contact experience much inconvenience in liberating themselves. "He who laughs last laughs best," can also be applied in this instance, as, in giving vent to his amusement, the lad falls back on to the pot and is unable to liberate himself.

The scene of the drama is a block of modern flats. Many of the residents are away at a dance, and the janitor and his staff decide upon a jollification of their own. They invite their friends to a fine high tea. Everybody is having a fine time, and their spirits are running high. We are now taken to the outside of the hall door, and watch with amusement the frantic pounding and bell ringing of the residents returning from their evening engagements and seeking admission to their apartments. The gay gathering inside are too busy with their own pleasure to heed the angry crowd outdoors. A policeman is called, but all to no purpose, and the tenants are all taken to the station for quarters for the night. Returning to the janitor's quarters we see that the jollifications have been concluded and the guests are all departing. The superior officer at the station concludes to make another effort to gain admittance in the building and, with the tenants at his heels, he approaches the flats. With all the dignity of the law he extends his hand and pulls the bell cord. The janitor, about to retire, is in his room, and immediately draws the latch string, allowing the hall door to open. Beaming with smiles, the executive bows the tenants into the building and departs. The infuriated flat holders rush into the room of the janitor and unceremoniously eject him and his wife. In their night robes, the latter remain out on the streets until the police take them off to the station.

Mr. and Mrs. X, independent people, go for a walk in the country round about Paris, and perceiving some cows, which a man is milking in a field, and the weather being warm, Mrs. X desires a glass of milk. Hubby calls the milker, who comes to them. Madam drinks, finds the milk very good, and says to her husband, "What a pity it is that you cannot get such milk in Paris." Mr. X agrees. Suddenly it occurs to Madam that as she likes the milk so much, the only thing to be done is to buy the cow. Mr. X remonstrates loudly, but Madam will hear nothing; she wants a cow; she will have it. At last, after a discussion, Monsieur makes up his mind; he says to the man that he wants to buy one of these animals; after some parley the bargain is struck; there they are in possession of the cow. Monsieur leads it, Madam pushes it and hits it with her parasol, urging it along. Paris Duty: Mr. and Mrs. X, still dragging their cow, arrive at the barrier; an employee of the grant stops them entering, telling them that they must pay for bringing animals into Paris. Monsieur does this with a bad grace; then they resume their way. A Café: On the terrace are some people eating and drinking. Monsieur and Madam, with their cow, stop before the café; they are hot and thirsty and want to refresh themselves. They wish to enter the café with the animal, but the proprietor, on seeing these singular customers, will not let them in and signs to them to sit on the terrace. They sit down, after having taken care to tie their cow to a neighboring table. Unexpectedly, two lads unloose the cow, while Mr. and Mrs. X, on seeing their cow making good its escape, get up abruptly, turning over the table before them, and rush off in pursuit. During this time the boys hold their sides and laugh, and the proprietor, attracted by the noise, pursues his customers, so that he can make them pay their bill and for the breakage. Mr. X has overtaken his cow; he holds it by the tether; the café proprietor arrives. He pays and goes away. A Tramway Stopping-Place: Mr. and Mrs. X arrive with the animal. Mr. X attaches it to the tram, and prepares himself, followed by Mrs. X, to enter the car; but the ticket-collector is quite astonished to see the cow tied to the tram. He asks Mr. X if it belongs to him, and on his replying in the affirmative he tells him to take it off, and prevents him entering. Mr. X argues, loosens his cow, and goes away, followed by Madam. Mr. and Mrs. X stop; a cab passes, they hail it. Mr. X explains to the coachman that he is going to tie the cow behind, and that it will follow; the coachman accepts, then they get into the carriage, the vehicle starts and the cow follows. You see the cab pass, followed by the cow. Mrs. X leans over every minute to see if the animal is following, at one moment losing her equilibrium and rolling to the ground; she gets up, and rushes off in pursuit of the cab. She catches up and discusses with the coachman, reproaching him for not having stopped at the moment of the tumble. Finally the coachman gets down from his box, loosens the cow, and leaves the trio on the road. Mr. X, pulling Madam and pushing the cow, arrives before the house. They prepare to enter, but the servant appears and prevents them passing. A terrible argument ensues, during which two wicked scapegraces approach gently; one of them carries under his arm a little cardboard cow; the first detaches the cow, while the second ties the toy by the tether resting in the hands of Mr. X; then they escape, leaving the cow. Mr. and Mrs. X, arguing, perceive nothing, when all at once Mr. X turns round and sees the cardboard cow. General great astonishment. Mr. X takes up the toy at arm's length, and is completely astonished at the substitution. During this the servant holds his sides and laughs.

Women pursue pickpockets from Piccadilly to Hampstead and wrestle them.

Suburbanite making his purchase. He buys his ladder, and after a good deal of tilting manages to get it on to his shoulder and makes for home. In the street (a crowded thoroughfare). Futile attempts to balance the ladder. Mashing people's heads, knocking off hats, the ladder swings right and left, causing terror and destruction in every direction. He tries to board a 'bus; he tries to climb the steps with his ladder, but the ladder pulls him down. He reaches the top with the ladder, only to be chased by the conductor and slung over the side with his ladder. He places the ladder against the side, only to have it flung back on to his head. He makes sundry attempts to board the 'bus, but eventually gives it up as a bad job. He attempts to mount an electric tram by placing the ladder against the side, and before he can reach the top the tram commences to move, and he and the ladder are precipitated into the road. He wanders, under much distress of spirit, about the various thoroughfares, abused by many, vainly seeking a conveyance with a driver of sufficient courage to convey him to the nearest railway station. He persuades the driver of a four-wheel cab to carry him and his ladder to the station. Struggle to mount the cab. The cab mounted. Difficulty in finding suitable position for ladder. The ladder carried at right angles to cab across driver's knees. Imagine a twenty-foot ladder at right angles to a cab being driven through crowded streets! Result, destruction and trouble in every direction; up one street and down another, an infuriated crowd behind. The vehicle overtaken and stopped. The man and the ladder pulled off. Cabby drives away, glad to get out of it, leaving the other to face the infuriated crowd. Almost exhausted and much depressed in spirit he meets a few friends; they go in to have a social drink, leaving the ladder out doors to the further annoyance of the public. When our friends reappear they find the ladder has been placed before the entrance, and they trip over it into the street. All are under the influence of liquor, and they make an amusing sight as they attempt to carry the ladder in front of them. The experience culminates in the friends being taken into custody by the police and, luckily for the suburbanite, he is enabled to proceed. The man and the ladder at the railway station. Frantic effort to get the ladder through the station doorway; he makes frantic efforts to get a twenty-foot ladder through a ten-foot doorway in an upright position. Some friendly porters and passengers help him out of his difficulty, and he bolts through the booking office, past the barrier, on to the platform. Struggles on the platform. More havoc and distress. Arrival of the train. Owner and ladder bundled into the guard's van as luggage. Suburbanite arrives home, packed as goods, bound with rope between the two halves of the ladder, which has apparently been cut in half for the purpose, and makes an admirable strait-jacket.

A dancer dressed as Satan has trouble hailing a cab.

This subject opens up with a parlor scene. A young man calls at the home of a lady, and wearing a monocle, also addicted to a manner decidedly effeminate, he wins little favor in the opinion of the object of his adoration, and is soon relegated to a corner seat as another suitor of better stature is ushered in and claims the attention of the lady. Angered at this he goes, and passing a drug store enters it and secures treatment and a trainer for the physical development he requires. Going to his apartment we find him using an exerciser vigorously, also a set of dumb bells. The trainer puts him through such vigorous work that considerable of the furniture and house is wrecked, whereupon they are evicted. He next receives a lesson in horsemanship, at which he cuts an especially ridiculous figure. The next treatment is a lesson in boxing, then some gymnastic work and finally a rowing exercise, at which the subject is tipped from the boat and forced to swim or drown. At various stages of the treatment the muscle expansion is measured and he is seen to progress nicely. Finally he is pronounced a graduate athlete. He returns to the young lady and finds the victor at the time of his previous visit still engaged in conversation with the young lady. The page endeavors to restrain his entrance and is floored with a swing of his arm. Now the other visitor is invited to step to one side, but he ignores this. Handed a pair of gloves he throws them over his shoulder in disgust, refusing absolutely to honor the other with so much as a recognition, whereupon the dude promptly takes him by the collar of his coat and forcibly ejects him from the room. The young lady is very favorably impressed by the appearance of the young man and congratulates him upon his athletic achievement, and both promptly fall into each other's embrace. The rapid muscular development is exceptionally entertaining.

A boy causes trouble by scattering an orange peel.

A carriage, standing at the door of a dry goods store, is being loaded with samples by the proprietor and his boy. Several boxes are placed in, after which instructions are given the boy, who mounts the box with the driver. Just as they are about to drive off, the proprietor hands up a dummy figure that has been doing duty in front of the store to display the clothing of a gentleman. A peddler with a pack on his back is now seen outside a restaurant. He is shortly joined by another with a push cart, loaded with chairs. They join conversation, and finally enter the restaurant, leaving the push cart in the gutter. The carriage with the boy on the box arrives on the scene, collides with the curb, causing the dummy to fall off the back into the road unobserved by them. The two peddlers now emerge from the restaurant, and after some difficulty the one with the push cart eventually gets it on its way and runs over the dummy. Looking back he observes what he fancies is a man whom he has run over. Calling his companion, they endeavor to resuscitate the supposed injured man. Failing in this they carry the dummy to an apothecary, who refuses to admit them. Not knowing what to do they decide to take the dummy to the home of one of them, and have great difficulty getting in through the door owing to the muddled condition resulting from excess liquor. One of the tenants seeing what she supposes to be a dead man, calls for help, and another tenant responding she explains the tragedy. They go for the police. Our peddlers have at last arrived in the bedroom, where they carefully lay the dummy in the bed and try all manner of ways to bring some life into the figure, sponging the face and hands, giving it brandy, all of which avails them nothing. In sheer exhaustion they desist. Covering the figure with the bedclothes they sit down to wait, falling asleep in their chairs. While they sleep one of the other roomers looks in, and seeing the plight they are in, also observing the dummy, is quite amused, and at the same time plays a practical joke on the peddlers by cutting off the dummy's head and placing it in a basin. While this is transpiring in the bedroom, the woman who observed them is telling the police magistrate a tale of terrible woe and tragedy. The boy charged with the care of the dummy returns to his master and explains the loss of the dummy. The proprietor of the dry goods store hastens to the magistrate and is in time to hear some of the woman's story. A light dawns upon him, and he explains that he thinks the tragedy is not so terrible after all. Two policemen are told to accompany the owner of the dummy to the house, to which they are led by the woman. They arrive at the bedroom. The owner recognizes his dummy. They awaken the peddlers, who have slept off some of the effects of the liquor, but on seeing the head off the dummy and the presence of the police they quake with fear, but are soon reassured, and the dummy is carried off by its owner, and the peddlers feel and show that "all's well that ends well."

The scene opens with a stairway and reception hall, a number of footprints tracking across the floor and up the stairway. The maid enters the hall from the apartment and is very much excited at the sight that meets her eyes. Coming down the stairs is the guilty culprit, a tramp, and as he reaches the bottom he is upbraided for his carelessness and told that in future he must wipe his feet. The audacious individual steps forward and, with the apron of the maid, proceeds to wipe his shoes. For this he receives a good trouncing. As a result of further altercation he is pushed over the balustrade of a window ledge and lands in an open carriage on the street below. The coachman dismounts and forcibly ejects the occupant of his vehicle. A fight ensues and the coachman is laid out on the street, where the other wipes his feet on his back, leaving his immaculate tan uniform a sorrowful looking sight. Racing on down the street, he collides with a street sweeper and more trouble is in store for him. Here, however, he is sadly worsted, and running on he endeavors to mount a 'bus, but his condition is such that he is deterred from his purpose, and as the 'bus starts off he is precipitated to the gutter. An officer assists him to rise and is patted on the cheek for it, leaving a liberal supply of the grime of the street thereon. The lesson taught him by the maid has its effect and we see him continually scraping his feet. The next appearance of the unfortunate individual is In his efforts to clean his feet on a rolling barrel. This causes not only himself, but the man rolling the barrel, much trouble, and having succeeded in his efforts by wiping his feet on the head and shoulder of the latter party, he bows politely and passes on down the street. Coming to an open air refreshment grounds he knocks for admittance, and when he is taken with another spell, in which he causes considerable excitement, the police hustle him off to the station, where he goes through his antics in so forcible a manner that he barks the shins of many and is finally set up on his head and evicted. He continues his way down the street and, reaching a doorstep, he wipes his feet on the mat, stretches himself on the door step and with his feet raised is frantically pawing the air. The footman opens the door and, taking in the situation, concludes that it is a pity to waste all that energy, and so he procures two large floor-polishing brushes, which he applies to the still pawing feet and, setting the man up, brings him in and applies the action of his feet on the floor. In the last scene we see the faces of the tramp and the footman reflected on the mirror-like floor.

A newlywed's first cake, too hard to eat, is used as a brick.

The story is that of a well-to-do merchant employing a nurse to care for his four-year-old daughter. While taking the little one for a constitutional one day the little toy balloon becomes loosened from its moorings at the foot of the perambulator and rises to a point under the branches of overhanging shade trees. Placing the child on the green sward, she uses the vehicle to enable her to reach the balloon, when unfortunately her weight causes the vehicle to move forward down an incline, with the nurse seated therein. Soon it reaches the road, and gaining momentum it fairly snorts along its course, plunging both vehicle and occupant into a river, the swift-flowing current of which carries her on, past most beautiful scenery. Her frantic screams and wild maneuvers fail to attract the attention of passing craft, and she is apparently doomed. After being carried out into the ocean she is washed ashore on an island inhabited by cannibals, where she is soon observed, and with wild gesticulations she is brought before the chief. Fear is depicted in every facial expression as the natives dance about her in gleeful anticipation of their feast on this delicate morsel. The chief, sitting in judgment, determines to appropriate both nurse and vehicle, and in the final scene we see the chief engineering the perambulator, loaded with his own offspring, and the maid at his side, with numbers of the natives doing homage to their royal mistress.

In this particular instance we have obtained a very fine picture of a South American Coffee Plantation, "Cafetal," known as "La Maria," situated near Bogota, and owned by a wealthy coffee grower, "Cafetero," Emiliano Paez. First Scene, "Gathering the berries." At work in the plantation. Fine detail of the rich, ripe fruit. Second Scene, "Husking." A good view is here obtained of the peculiar nature of the husking process. The machine is in full work. The berries are poured into the hopper, passed through the dividers, or peelers, and turned out at the bottom fresh and clean. The husking machine is worked by water power, which is obtained from the adjacent stream, the water being brought to the power-wheel by means of a wooden duct. The above process is seen with minute distinctness. Third Scene, "Drying in Sheds." After husking, the beans are taken for drying to the "Drying House," a long, high, narrow building in the depth of a wood. Here the beans are packed into long bags of 20 to 30 feet in length and about 6 inches wide. When a number of these are suspended from the roof rafters the effect is very curious, giving the appearance of enormous, abnormally-sized sausages. The temperature of the drying house is kept at 80 to 90 degrees by means of a furnace beneath the floor. Fourth Scene, "Sun-drying." The process is then completed by the sun. The beans are placed in large wooden trays 10 feet by 6 feet and 8 inches deep, which are supported on trestles. Then when the sun is at its height the plantation hands go out, and with a long hoe-like apparatus turn the beans over and over till they are thoroughly dry. Fifth Scene, "Hand Sorting." This is done by women who, seated at long benches, clean and sort the beans preparatory to packing. Sixth Scene, "Dispatching Beans by Mule to the Coast." The dried and sorted beans are then packed away in sacks and loaded on to mules. To load a South American mule in such a way that he will carry his burden it is necessary to blindfold him, for should he see the load placed on his pannier by the "peons" he will stubbornly refuse to budge an inch, and will stand stiff-legged, in spite of all the urging in the world. But if he is blindfolded and then loaded, his eyes being uncovered, he solemnly goes on his mulish way. Seventh Scene, "A Refreshing Cup of Coffee in Old England; Enjoying Coffee on the Lawn." A cool and refreshing scene in striking comparison with the sun-scorched, arduous scenes which have gone before. Probably not one per cent of the vast number of those who enjoy the invigorating beverage has any conception whatever of the labor and toil entailed in the heat of the broiling sun, far away in the South American Continent, to provide the means of brewing the delicious drink.

A wife who sympathizes with her hubby, who is afflicted with lumbago, discovers the newspaper advertisement of a doctor who offers to cure all such sufferers by means of an electric belt. To this doctor she goes, buys the belt and sews it in the lining of her husband's overcoat. He now comes into the room, bent and with a pained expression; but he puts on the coat and is transformed into a prancing, jumping, lively individual. The belt seems to exercise a sort of amorous influence over him, for the first thing he does on reaching the street is to jump in between two old women and kiss them vigorously; after this he tries his affections on a pretty damsel and he lands in a police station. Here, as soon as he is stripped of his coat, he is once more a bent, sick man; but his coat is put on a rack and he is thrown into a cell. A lady now enters, apparently the sergeant's friend, and the police officer taking a coat up from the rack accompanies her out. The belt has taken effect on him, for his first act on reaching the house is to kiss the maid. While he and his companions are in another room a tramp enters and steals the hat and coat. He, too, becomes seized with the fidgets and goes out on a kissing expedition, attacking several ladies with his caresses and finally making a public nuisance of himself by upsetting a push cart, the female proprietor of which he attempts to kiss. He is arrested and taken before a magistrate. As soon as he is stripped of the coat he becomes calm and normal, but he is placed under lock and key. The original owner of the coat is now brought from his cell, is given his coat and allowed to depart. On reaching the street he immediately sells it to a cast-off merchant, who also takes on the peculiar gait for which the belt is responsible. The cause of all the trouble is finally seen hanging outside of a second-hand clothing establishment, where it scares off pedestrians by its sudden violent convulsions.

A sleeping room with a number of beds is illustrated, and we see several children engaged in innocent amusement. Lifting up the covers of the bed containing the one still sleeping child in the room, they tie a string to her big toe and place the bath tub next to the bed. Now they take a water pitcher, which they place on the window sill, and fastening the string to the handle of the pitcher they attach to the other end a ball of paper. Underneath the window, on the outside, is seated a maiden aunt, and as she reads they jiggle the paper ball in front of her face. She strikes at it repeatedly, and finally succeeds in catching it. When she pulls the string the little girl perceives the force at her toe and jumps out of bed and into the tub of water; at the same instant the pitcher at the window sill capsizes and contents come down over Auntie's head. Jumping out of the tub the little one follows the string to the window, where she looks out, and as she does so the other girls close the window down on her shoulders, thus pinning her in position for further developments. Auntie, coming into the room with a carpet beater, applies it vigorously to the girl caught in the window, and finally takes her out for a change of clothes.

The subject opens with a street scene. The noon issue of a paper is just off the press and the men and boys are running down the street in mad haste to dispose of their stock. The issue contains a special offer of 100,000 francs to the person finding the Daily Liar's Medal. The proposition causes awful excitement in the town, and everybody purchasing the paper, as soon as the headlines are devoured, rushes off in a vain effort to gain the prize. Barbers leave their patrons and rush off with razor and shears and the patrons, still wearing the large apron around the neck, join the throng. Laborers drop their tools and hasten to try their luck to locate the medal. Soldiers leave their post of duty, officers leave their prisoners escape and men and women of every description are doing the most singular things to locate the medal. Finally one succeeds and reports at the office of the publisher for his reward. The doors of the place are locked as soon as the man enters the place. The crowd gathers on the streets and makes strenuous efforts to get in the place. At one of the upper windows is seen the lucky man, but, alas, as he looks down upon the crowd he leans out over the balcony and slowly sifts the money down to the scrambling mob below. Directly, he throws off his coat, vest and other apparel, and it is evident that, although he was fortunate enough to find the medal, he was unfortunate enough to lose his reason.

Scene in the kitchen. Cook, preparing dinner, raises the lid of a saucepan. A rat leaps out and rushes about the room, so does the cook. Cook flies upstairs and announces the presence of the monster to her master and the guests assembled. The rat follows and causes diversion. The master dispatches cook for assistance. Scene in the basement. The porter goes for terriers, and his wife takes refuge under the bedclothes. The porter, all the servants, and a pack of terriers rush upstairs, where they, with the assembled guests, in chase of the rat, make hay in the drawing room. General wreck of furniture. The rat takes refuge in a china closet, with direful results. The rodent eludes his enemies and the chase is continued to the basement, where he takes hiding with the woman under the bedclothes. Amusing scene. The whole establishment follows, and, in a scene of great devastation and excitement, the terriers secure the disturber of the family peace.

Emerging from an apartment building is a fashionably attired young woman, and immediately following her is the husband. They have scarcely proceeded two feet 'ere the lady is aware that her shoe is becoming unlaced. The obliging husband immediately steps forward, and placing his silk hat on the walk as a pedestal for the foot, he kneels down on the walk and proceeds to adjust the lace. Receiving the gracious thanks, he bows politely, brushes his hat and his trousers, and then follows on behind. They visit a millinery store, dry goods house, florist's and various other concerns, and in each the purchase is appended to the dutiful husband, who trudges on behind, scarcely able to walk. At length they endeavor to get into a street car, but the conductor refuses the husband entrance into the already crowded car. Passing on down the street, they cross through a park, and as they leave at the other end meet with a friend, who engages in conversation with the wife, scarcely more than extending a courtesy to the husband. After a few minutes' conversation the man and lady pass on down the street, the husband, unable to keep up with them, being left behind. As they draw near a corner they hail a passing cab, which the wife and friend enter, to the extreme chagrin of the husband, who is in time to be rudely shaken off by the friend. The husband rushes after the carriage, and in his effort to make haste he falls all over himself and the parcels, losing a number of them. Finally he reaches home, and at the entrance he meets his wife and his friend chatting interestedly. He endeavors to express himself, but is ignored, and now his passion fairly boils, and picking up a number of bundles he brings them down onto the head of his friend. This gentleman finally finds things too warm for him and he hastens down the street while the wife enters the building. The husband remains outdoors to give vent to his anger, at the same time demolishing the purchases made on the afternoon shopping tour.

This subject presents in a detailed manner the practice drill of both the Cambridge and Harvard boat crews. The scenes show in the regular order the men carrying the boat from the shed and putting it into the water; their return for the oars; the order in which they assume their positions in the boat; the start, the run, and the return over the entire course. Also a large view of each member of the crew, as, in returning the boat to the shed, they pass the camera at close range. The practice drill of each team is separately given, and will no doubt prove interesting and fascinating to everybody.

The Opening Scene: A poverty-stricken sitting room; father, mother and daughter are engaged at their various tasks. The young girl takes up her large, cumbersome box, and goes out to bring home some work. She is accosted by an ancient gallant, whom she repulses, and goes on her way. Presently, a tired feeling coming over her, she sinks down on a wayside seat and falls asleep. The lid of the box lifts, and in awhile a miniature replica of the gallant appears, which gradually grows to life size. After him several beautiful children, gracefully dressed, also emerge from the box. The gallant walks off in the company of the girl. He magically produces a motor car and they drive together to a restaurant, where a supper party is gathered, waiting as though expecting the late arrivals. The girl has now lost her shabby apparel and is superbly dressed. But while the girl is seated at the table she has a vision of her old father and mother anxiously waiting at home for her return. She is about to rush from the room, when the dream fades gradually away and she awakes to find the old gallant still in attendance.

The opening scene is that of the study of a student at college. Several friends are being entertained and liquor is being indulged in freely. Soon they go out, and on the street they indulge in innocent hilarity, which soon develops into a free-for-all fight, and after the battle we see our heroes racing down the street at a breakneck pace, thus leaving their antagonist behind. Returning to the room all indulge in more liquor and cigars and then leave to witness the event of the day, a boat race. While this is going on we see a large number of foot runners on the bank of the river pacing the racers, and really form almost as interesting a number on the program as does the boat race proper. The day concluded, the regular occupant of the study which proved the setting for the first chapter of our story retires for the night, and we see him after he arises the first thing the next morning. He is in a bath robe, and his hair is unkempt; altogether he seems to show the effect of the carousal of the day previous. The porter enters with the morning paper and the mail, whereupon he at once proceeds to clean up the room. The student eagerly reaches for the mail, as he has come to the limit of his funds and is awaiting a remittance from home. A letter from his sweetheart is first opened and causes him to rise and go over to kiss her photograph. The second letter is one from home, advising him of his father's failure in business and his consequent inability to supply further funds. He jumps to his feet, and we see by his gestures and facial expression how desperate he becomes. Ordering the porter out on an errand he looks up certain chemicals and then makes a round of the room, kissing the photos of his mother and sweetheart, then proceeds to mix the chemicals, of which he takes a liberal quantity, sets the glass on the mantel and drops over the couch in the throes of death. The porter returns, and seeing the position of the man over the couch he lays him in a comfortable position, but before further assistance can be rendered death ensues. The letter is the only explanation for the deed.

An automatic cleaning appliance is seen at work and investigated by a number of inquisitive fellows. Under cover of darkness they purloin a vacuum cleaner and they are soon seen at a street corner with the apparatus in full operation, annoying passersby by the current of air created. An officer passing loses his helmet, which is drawn into the vacuum chamber. Going down the street they cause the monster to consume various property. Coming to a lodging house a room is engaged by one of the men, and going to the window his associates pass the mouth of the tube into the room and various bric-a-brac and furniture is caused to find its way into the receiving chamber, but owing to the force and weight of various plunder the side of the vacuum chamber is burst out and the appurtenances scattered over the street. The landlord, becoming aware of the plot against him, summons the police, and the first to respond is the unfortunate officer who lost his helmet, which he now finds on the street. The members of the party are scattered and their equipment confiscated.

Our subject opens with the parting scene of mother and son. The latter, equipped with the wanderer's staff, an extra pair of shoes, the little supply of edibles done up in a 'kerchief and the harmonica. The lad is scarcely more than ten and looks regretfully into the eyes of his mother as they are about to part. A party of friends joins the pair, and together they walk a distance, when the mother is permitted to have a last little stroll with the boy. After the separation he struts manfully along, and when he reaches the first town he places his belongings to one side and plays on his instrument, hoping to receive charity of some kind. He is, however, greatly disappointed, as he receives a beating from the apparent landlord, and a lot of boys hoot and sneer at him. Taking his possessions he wanders on and, when evening comes, we see him sit down alongside the road and endeavor to sleep. The shelter of the underbrush is meager and he is soon chilled so that, tucking his collar around his neck, he wanders on in vain effort to keep warm. As he draws near to a dwelling in the clearing he drops his possessions and, hesitating an instant, he faints from exhaustion. As the boy lies there on the ground he has the vision of the birth of Christ in the manger at Bethlehem. This is very beautifully reproduced. It is bitterly cold, and the snow is lightly filtering a sheet of white over the prostrate form as a man and woman about to go away observe the lad and his possessions scattered over the ground. Tenderly they gather him up and carry him into the warm house, where he soon revives and tells his story. He is cared for and given every comfort of the home. The lad has grown and has been away from his home several years, when the love for his home and mother become so strong that he finally concludes to return. He imparts his wishes to his foster parents, and although they have learned to love the lad they cheerfully consent to his departure. The time for departure has come. We see the man break the savings bank of clay to give its contents to the lad and clad in a heavy suit and cap he takes his accordion and, after an affectionate farewell, he starts out on his journey to home and mother. Finally reaching his destination we see him stop at the gate and, taking his accordion, he plays, but scarcely has he started when a woman comes forth in haste, and after a quick survey the two are in each other's embrace.

A naughty boy plays tricks with tools.