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- Mrs. Jones is a member of the Ladies' Temperance League, and has invited the sisters of the League to a luncheon at the Jones domicile. She receives a note to the effect that they will accept the invitation upon condition that Mr. Jones is not in evidence, as his views on temperance and theirs do not concur. This intelligence is most felicitous to Jones and he prepares to "beat it." Another note, however, arrives and this is from the caterer, who informs Mrs. Jones that owing to a strike of the Waiters' Union, he is unable to furnish service. Here is trouble. "What is to be done? Ah, I have it. Hubby dear, shall act." And so Mrs. Jones broaches the subject to him. He is indignant. "What, I, the Hon. Edward Everett Jones, play the waiter." But Mrs. Jones cooingly persuades and Jones at last weakens, or rather appears to, for he has suddenly conceived sport in the situation. The maid is dispatched to the costumer's for the waiter's outfit, and Jones, when rigged out, looks the typical garcon. Mrs. Jones is delighted. The door-bell rings and the Amazonian annihilators of Demon Rum arrive. They are ladies with curdled dispositions and complexions of chow-chow. They take their places at the table and set in to have a perfectly lovely time by feeling as miserable as possible. They eat as if it were a duty, not a pleasure. The luncheon is served until it comes to the coffee, when Jones works his dire design. In all the cups, excepting that of his wife, he pours a generous dose of Rum. This the old girls drink with keen relish and ask for more. This time Jones serves them pure unadulterated Rum - in other words, Rum Straight. Those giddy old ladies thaw out and Mrs. Jones is amazed, she, of course, ignorant of the cause of their unseemly conduct. Jones and the maid are in high glee. One old lady so far forgets herself as to try to kiss Jones. This arouses the ire of Mrs. J. who ejects the bunch, and then falls weeping into the arms of Mr. Jones.
- Philip Small, a much married man, goes to see the play of "The Devil" and after the play, drops into a nearby saloon to quench his thirst, and, taking more than Nature can stand, leaves the saloon in a slightly intoxicated condition. He meets a policeman, to whom he is about to tell of the play, when the officer transforms into the devil. Small staggers away and meets the milkman going into a neighbor's house with a bottle of milk. He calls the milkman, who turns around, and Small is about to tell him of the play when the milkman changes to the devil. He finally arrives home, rings the bell, the janitor opens the door and immediately transforms into the devil. Small slides down the stoop, then staggers up the stairway, goes to his bedroom and is there met by his wife, armed with an umbrella. He falls to his knees and pleads with her and she immediately transforms into the devil. The final scene shows Small and his wife sleeping soundly, his Satanic Majesty between them.
- In the first place, we see a beautiful woman appear before our eyes, and soon she has a clown to assist her in her efforts to entertain. They produce a case of paper, which they fold into cock-a-doodles, which forms all sorts of figures. Next is transformation scenes, in which we see miniature acrobats performing; also pretty dancing girls on the table. Finally, there is an amusing ensemble of all the paper figures, which drill and form all sorts of amusing figures, after which is a beautiful ballet.
- "Where is my wondering boy tonight?" A question often asked in the quiet evening hour by loving mothers, (perchance called "old fashioned") the world o'er. "Happy he with such a mother. Faith in womankind beats with his blood, and trust in all things high comes easy to him; and tho' he trips and falls, he shall not blind his soul with clay." Such a mother has our young hero, who leaves the shelter of the old homestead, to embark upon a business career, far away in the great city. His boyhood's sweetheart is there to press his hand and wish him success and, when he has passed from view, turns to the mother for consolation. Alone in the great city our hero meets new faces, makes new friends. No mother now, or sweetheart near, to counselor warn. We see him, in the lightness of his heart, overcome by temptation, and saved from a felon's cell by the far-reaching power of a mother's prayer. It is an unequal fight, at best, for the youth from the simple country fireside, for the city is like a huge machine knowing neither pity nor remorse. We find our boy, forgetful of home and mother, indulging in a gay supper with boon companions. In the midst of the revelry a telegram is handed him which is snatched away by one of his jealous lady friends - whom he laughingly pursues. The merriment is hushed, the laughter ceases, when the message, telling of his mother's death, falls from his stricken hand - nor can his companions console him now - they are dumb. A Bad trip to the old home - meeting friends tried and true - finding consolation and sympathy in his sweetheart's presence, with bitter tears washing away his past - the Wanderer returns.
- An old maid alone with her cat, her only companion, falls asleep. In her dream she sees a fairy prince, who is coming to ask for her hand. She accepts him and accompanied by her cat, they go to church. The ceremony is performed. Prince and Princess drive to the palatial home, where they live in peace for a day, but as the love for her cat seems to be greater than that for the Prince, the jealous husband tries to kill the cat. In her anxiety to save the cat the old maid meets with many amusing instances. Nevertheless she would have stayed with the Prince, but alas she awoke and nothing remained but the cat.
- With the family of Mr. Holland there is employed a cook who has hitherto proved herself to be an honest, faithful and willing domestic. This evening, the little family, comprising Mr. and Mrs. Holland and their infant child, through dinner, leave Margie, the cook, in the kitchen finishing up her work. She is working about the room in an apparently light-hearted mood, when suddenly there comes a change over her, her usually pleasant countenance taking on a demoniac expression. She tries to shake off the strange feeling that has come over her, but in vain, with her hands to her head. At this moment Mrs. Holland enters, and Margie, In wild frenzy, leaps at her throat. Her screams bring Mr. Holland and they succeed in over powering Margie and tying her to a chair. They go and telephone the police. Meanwhile, the cook, with supernatural effort, breaks from the chair and dashes out of the kitchen door, and with a fiend's cunning takes the key with her. So when Holland returns he finds the cook gone and therefore dismisses the policeman. Discovering the key gone he barricades the door, but they have hardly retired when the cook forces her way in. Picking up a butcher's cleaver she makes her way stealthily through the house. Coming to the bedroom, her first impulse is to behead the sleeping forms of Mr. and Mrs. Holland, but a more fiendish idea strikes her as she sees the infant's cap. Going to the baby's crib, she gags it with a cloth and takes it to the kitchen, places it in the oven of the range, and proceeds to build a fire. In this she is interrupted by Mrs. Holland, who has come to get some hot water for her husband to relieve a sudden attack of indigestion, so she hides. Mr. Holland finds relief in a drink of whiskey, and follows to tell his wife to never mind. Mrs. Holland has already started the fire. As Holland enters, the cook pounces upon him and in the struggle they jar the oven door open, disclosing the baby's peril. The policeman, who have been searching the neighborhood, are attracted by the screams of Mrs. Holland and take the cook in charge, and baby is rescued from her precarious position none the worse off for her experience.
- Mr. Jack reaches the club in a happy condition and quietly seeks a retired couch for a brief nap ere he toddles home; other gay old "boys" find him sleeping peacefully, and, as a joke proceed to blacken his face with convenient burnt cork. In time Mr. Jack, awakens and meanders homeward - stopping briefly at the bar - the barber shop and other places. He is surprised to meet with a polite request to make himself scarce in some cases being forcibly thrown out. Hackmen refuses to drive him; friends fail to return his well-meant salutes; and, when he attempts to address some lady friends, their escorts "don't" do a thing to him, but roll him in the road and leave him bewildered. Reaching his domicile, he picks up his youngest, but the yell the child emits warns him that his evil star still pursues him; nor is he enlightened when the cook, thinking him a kidnapper, beats him with the broom. His wife faints, and poor Jack is in a fair way to land in an Insane Asylum, or the lockup, when he runs into a mirror in the hands of a furniture mover, and the mystery is explained; and Mr. Jack in a nearby saloon, effaces all traces of the color line and returns in piece to his own fireside.
- Sue Guthrie and young Cordova are lovers, but the fathers of the two families are bitter enemies. The love affair finally triumphs after being entangled in the meshes of a cruel family warfare.
- A gay old fellow spends some time making his elaborate toilet, and starts out, thinking that he is going to cut quite a dash amongst the ladies. As he is crossing a public square he spies a little maiden, whom he rather admires, and follows her for some distance, waiting his chance to tell her of his infatuation. To his surprise, she meets a soldier boy, and after greeting him in an over-friendly way she turns her back on the old masher and is off. Next he sees a well-formed woman seated on a chair in a park, and when he approaches to address her he is thunderstruck upon finding that she is colored. He strolls down to the beach and watches all the people in bathing, and soon spies a pretty girl coming out of a bathing house wearing a stunning robe. He keeps a close watch on her and follows her down to the water, but in the crowd loses track and mistakes another for the same person. Just as he is about to address the person in the same sort of a robe, to his dismay he sees that it is an ugly old man. He meets with another terrible rebuff when he approaches a person who looks like a woman, but it turns out to be a priest in clerical cassock, who grossly resents the insult. Finally he oversteps himself when he flirts with a pretty girl on the wharf, who lures him onto a boat, where she calls her companions and they throw him into a tub of water, giving him a well-deserved ducking.
- A merry old Roman who imbibes too freely of alcoholic beverages falls asleep, and in the ensuing pictures we see his beautiful dream which carries him into fairy land, where blushing young maidens come out of the flowers and dance all sorts of attendance upon him. When they disappear others spring up from the ground who respond to his slightest wish and entertain him with the best in the land. Next a lot of beautiful Amazons appear and gracefully execute some wonderful dances during which they shower flowers all over the happy host, who suddenly wakes up only to find himself in the hands of his servants who are trying to raise him from the floor, where he had fallen during his beautiful dream.
- A gay old fellow receives an anonymous letter telling him that one of his female acquaintances (who has a snug little bank account) is in love with him, but as she is rather shy she refuses to make herself known, but advises him to be on the lookout for her and a wink will bring her to his side. He immediately starts out in search of his mysterious correspondent, and as he is going down the stairs he meets a young woman upon whom he tries to force his attentions, but she becomes indignant and flees. For his trouble he is kicked out of the place by her enraged father. He next meets a girl from a laundry and when he tries to make love to her she rushes away, but he follows closely at her heels. On reaching the laundry, she hastens to tell her friends of the annoying stranger, and one burly fellow gives the old masher a ducking in a washtub. Still eager to find the lady of the anonymous letter, he climbs up a ladder into a room, where to his horror he finds burglars busily at work ransacking the place. The latter attack him, and leave him helpless on the floor while they lose no time in making their escape. The police come and hustle our hero off to the station house, where he tries to explain the situation, but no attention is paid to his story and he is roughly thrown into a cell. Finally the woman who wrote the note believes it is time to make herself known, so goes to the prison and has the unfortunate masher released. He returns home with her, where we see her showing him the gold she has stored away. He seems a little reluctant at first about accepting her as his wife, but after gazing on the comfortable fortune, he decides to accept her proposition.
- The husband is returning from work, hands his wife the pay envelope, they put some money in the bank and divide the balance for household expenses, etc. It is a happy home. Going home from work Charles, the young husband, is in company with other workmen; they ask him to join them for a drink. He refuses, but their teasing brings him into the saloon. Two glasses of beer make him dizzy. His wife is horrified to see him in this condition, but he explains matters and promises not to drink any more. Charles takes a drink while going to the factory; the gate-man refuses him entrance; enraged, he goes back to the saloon, takes another drink, and while creating a disturbance is thrown out of the door. The young wife is uneasy about her husband. It is late at night and he has not returned. She goes to call at the factory. While walking, she sees a gentleman, with high hat and coat. From behind comes a tough, knocks him down and is just going to rob him when Charles in a drunken state, comes out of an alleyway. At the same time a policeman comes rushing toward the crook. The tough tells the policeman that Charles tried to rob the stranger. The policeman takes hold of Charles. At this moment Susie comes up, she recognizes her husband. She is horrified. She points out to the officer the real perpetrator of the crime. The tough turns, runs away, but is knocked down by the policeman. The stranger's watch is found on him. He is handcuffed and led away. Police station. The five enter, the tough is led away to prison, the lieutenant admonishes Charles, who by this time is entirely sober, not to drink any more. Charles takes a flask out of his pocket, throws it on the floor, breaking it in fragments and swears never to drink again. His wife forgives him, and from the way they leave the police station it seems Charles is going to keep his promise.
- The first scene is a view of Havana Harbor and the Moro Castle, illuminated by a 5000 candle power light from above which is constantly revolving, and seen for miles from out at sea. The incoming ship which is now speeding toward the harbor soon remains at a standstill at a distance from the wharf. From this harbor a perspective of City of Havana in the distance is furnished, as well as big coal barges, and opposite Casablanca, the manufacturing center and principal port for the fishermen of the Island. A few famous hotels, theaters and other centers of national interest are portrayed. The port of Batabano, the center of the sponge-fishing industry of the West Indies is also shown. The process of sponge fishing follows. The sponges are being raked up by the fishermen from the bottom by long poles, to which hooked forks are attached. From the sandy bottom the sponge is torn away, cast into the boat. They are emptied into huge baskets and brought to the drying yards, after which they are trimmed, cut and cleaned. Finally the sponges are worked into perfection at the bleaching yards from where, after being compressed and placed in bales, they arc passed over to scales and shipped to the market, where buyers pick up all sizes and grades at respective rates. The next pictures are views of the homes of the fishermen, landscapes, mountains, etc; the Yara River, where women do their washing on the shore; Guantanamo, the great American naval station in Cuba, and a scene of some famous battle. An idea of various national games and sports of the Cubans closes the subject.
- An old veteran who lost his head in battle keeps a collection of different headpieces stored in a closet and upon arising in the morning he calls to his servant, who adjusts upon his shoulders the one that he wishes to face the world with on that particular day. We see him just as he has chosen a particularly grotesque looking one, after having same fastened on, he starts out. Upon arriving at a cafe, he drinks his fill, and soon becomes boisterous. He causes a great disturbance and after breaking up things in general, his servant drags him home. Arriving at last in his room, he changes his head, and soon feels quite himself again, and starts out on another round of pleasure. As he is passing down the street he sees a lot of other old vets with peg legs, seated on a bench. Two children come along and want to have a game, so the old fellows volunteer to give them their peg legs to have a game of nine pins with. After standing all the legs in a row, they find they have no ball, so the old fellow takes off his head and gives it to them and they proceed to roll it on the ground, knock down the pins and having a great time. Finally their nurse comes along and chases them home, and the old veteran has his head returned and hurries away, leaving the legless fellows to care tor themselves.
- This unique picture shows us some unruly boys in a school room, where the teacher has just chastised one too severely to meet with the approval of the rest of the scholars, whereupon one youngster, the ring-leader, mounts a bench and declares a strike. He is followed by all the rest, and after attacking the helpless teacher they make a bolt for the doors and windows, and are soon at liberty. They rush madly to the girls' school and swoop down upon the teacher there in charge and overpower her and wage war generally upon the whole place. The girls join in the strike, and soon they start to remove all the furniture from the building and make a big bonfire in the yard, around which they dance and sing to celebrate their emancipation. They then go in a body through the town, pillaging all the stores, and the inhabitants are powerless to restrain them. Finally they meet their Waterloo, for the police start out in full force to put an end to the disturbance, and as the children come racing down the street there is an interesting mix-up, in which everybody has a hand. The worried strikers are at last subdued by their mothers, who come and break the ranks, giving them well deserved spankings and chasing them home.
- A pair of vagabonds awake from their peaceful slumbers, and start out on a thieving expedition, but their luck seems to have deserted them, for at every turn they meet with failure. They first try to hold up a fellow who is leisurely strolling along; as he passes they swing their clubs, but luckily the stranger escapes and they strike one another over the head. Next they steal up behind an old woman, and are about to attack her, but she gives them a terrible surprise by producing two guns from her muff, putting the pair to rout. They then climb over a high wall and get caught in a foot trap on the other side, and after dragging it for some distance they succeed in extricating themselves. Strolling along they see a young woman leave a basket on a bench, and, thinking that it contains something good to eat, they make a bolt for it, but upon raising the cover they are horrified to find a baby, which they promptly turn over to a policeman and then beat a hasty retreat. They next come to a grocer's and when the coast is clear they make away with a basket of eggs; going to a remote spot they proceed to have a feast on raw eggs, but to their horror they discover that the latter are all bad, so they amuse themselves Dy throwing them at one another. Finally they get a pick and crowbar and attempt to break their way through the stone wall of a building. After some labor, they succeed in making an opening wide enough to allow them to enter, but to their surprise they find themselves in a police station surrounded by a lot of officers, who quickly grab them and throw the unlucky pair into a cell.
- Grandpa buys an air rifle for his grandchild. After having received instructions how to handle the rifle, Leo and his little sister start out to have some fun. The first one to receive, a shot is Doctor May, the next one is the colored girl cleaning the windows. Unfortunately, some innocent passersby are the real sufferers. Now begins the chase after the two mischievous kids. They are not caught, however, before they have done a great deal of damage and caused a great wear and tear on the temper of the victims of their fun.
- A pretty peasant girl is loved by a youth, who realizes to such an extent his good fortune in securing such a jewel, that he becomes insanely jealous of her, and he follows her about, watching her every move and action, lest she should prove unfaithful to him. One day he introduces her to some of his friends, and among them is a young sailor lad who is so charmed by her winsome manner, that he is unable to conceal the admiration she has excited in his breast. She goes to market one day, followed by her jealous lover, and while she is doing her marketing, she meets the sailor lad, who slips her a note telling her to meet him that night at 8 o'clock down by the pond. On returning home the girl hangs her coat outside of the door, and when her lover comes in he finds the note in the pocket and reads it. Furious at his discovery, he waits until his fiancee starts out to keep the appointment, and then confronts her with the missive. Realizing her predicament, she becomes obdurate and decides to go away, leaving the infuriated fellow, who finally follows her. As she reaches the trysting place he comes upon her and after trying to persuade her to turn back without success, he grabs her by the throat and strangles her to death. Soon a peasant finds the body lying in the water and spreads the alarm, and when the sailor boy comes along he is arrested for the crime and is taken away. Finally he breaks away from his captors, and as he is making his escape, he meets the real murderer, whom he accuses of the crime. The fellow is so conscience-stricken that he goes back to the scene of the murder and in his despair gives himself up to the law.
- Little Ted, though but twelve years of age, must face the world and shoulder the responsibility of supporting his invalid mother and little sister, whom we see bidding him a rond adieu, as he sets sail for foreign lands on a freight boat on which he has just secured a job. His first trip is prolonged, and when he reaches his destination, he is anxious to receive a letter from home. The letter comes, but when the poor little chap opens it he learns the sad news of his dear mother's death. Setting sail again he is many days returning to his native land, and the time hangs heavily on his little heart. Arriving at last, he starts out at once to find his little sister, and coming to the home of friends who are sheltering her, he arrives just in time to see her being mistreated by an ugly fellow. The little chap rushes up and saves her from a beating and takes the poor little girl down to the wharf with him. When the boat is being loaded with merchandise, he hides her away in a large packing case, which is placed on deck. The little fellow keeps a faithful watch over her until they are in midstream, bringing her food and water and quieting her fears. One day when she is having her meal they are discovered by several of the crew, who call the rest to witness the pathetic act. Finally they surprise the frightened youngsters, and lift the little girl out of her improvised prison and make her little heart happy by adopting her as their mascot.
- A soldier who is in love with a cook calls to see her, and after a good deal of billing and cooing the latter presents her lover with her picture, which he places securely in the inside of his helmet so he can have the image of his loved one always near him. After leaving his sweetheart, he happens to meet a friend, who invites him to partake of some refreshments; but unfortunately for both, they do not know when they have had enough, and before long they leave the place in a very intoxicated condition. The soldier, while making his way back to the barracks, loses his hat. A peasant finds it, but thinking it of little value, throws it over a fence, where it lands in a sand pile. Some time after, a nature fakir, who is making a scientific study of that portion of the country, unearths what he thinks is a relic of other days. He carries his precious burden to the directors of the museum of natural history, who, after much discussion, conclude that the article is of prehistoric origin, and, consequently, of great value. The news of the great discovery spreads far and near, and people come in throngs to gaze on the wonderful antique, which now reposes in a glass case, and is carefully guarded lest such a precious relic should be lost. The soldier, thinking that he will give his lady friend a great treat, takes her to the museum to see its latest acquisition, but what is his astonishment when he recognizes the helmet as his own and substantiates his claim by producing the picture of his sweetheart which is under the band. The disappointed officials give him back his property, and sheepishly dismiss the throng of curious sightseers.