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- Skipper John was compelled to discharge Rogers, one of his sailors, for misconduct. Nursing his grievance, Rogers one morning cut adrift one of the skipper's boats for revenge, unaware that the little daughter of the skipper was lying asleep in the bottom of the little craft. Afterward Rogers was as much alarmed as the parents to find that his action, done in the spirit of revenge against the father, had brought, so far as he knew, disaster upon the little girl who was beloved by all. Realizing the extent of his crime he seized a rowboat and went in search of the boat, which he had sent adrift some hours before. He was just in time, for Suzette's position was becoming perilous when he found her and brought her back to her parents. Skipper John was about to give Rogers a well-deserved thrashing when his wife and daughter appealed for mercy, and the man who had brought such a trouble into their lives was pardoned.
- Imagine ten pickaninnies turned loose and on mischief bent. Farmer catches one leaving but Nine. Nine Happy Snowballs on a Swing gate. One gets knocked out then there are Eight. Eight Black Cherubs, swimming at "Eleven," Mammy catches "Rastus," that leaves Seven. Seven Jolly Coons on a Tramp play tricks. Tramp wakes up and nabs one vamoose the Six. Six Bad "Chillun" fooling 'round a Hive, Bees get busy now there's only Five. Five Inky Kids crawl thro' a hencoop door, Farmer scares one away that leaves Four. Four Smoky Kids hunting up a Tree. Gun explodes, whiz! "Skiddo" the Three. Three Black Lambs nothing else to do. Investigate a deep Well now there's Two. Two Cute Ebonites with Auntie having fun. "Mandy" gets a ducking all gone but One. One Chubby Coonlet with a toy Pop-gun. Monkeyed 'round a 'gaitor now there's None.
- This is another one of Pathé's famous trick pictures which will prove a great success on account of the wonderful transformations which are so cleverly enacted that they leave the spectators spellbound. A conjurer appears upon the stage with a large box, out of which he takes several glasses and a decanter. Placing the glasses on the table, he fills them with water, then passing his magic wand over them he causes the features of pretty women to appear within the glasses. Next there is a great transformation scene, in which all the glasses disappear and we are confronted by a bevy of beautiful girls, who dance and cut all sorts of amusing capers.
- A picturesque and romantic story dealing with the strange adventures encountered by Edwin Dalton, a young American mining engineer in the ancient silver mines of the Aztecs in Sonoma, Old Mexico. It starts with a brilliant social function, given by Juan Caballes, an Americanized descendant of the old Spanish Aztecs, and now a wealthy mine owner on the New York Stock Exchange. This interesting story is carried through, scene after scene, of original and gripping incidents and picturesque settings, until at last the hero finds himself imprisoned in the tumble-down silver mine in far-off Cordilleras, Mexico.
- The merchant had succeeded in business because he was utterly heartless and had ground down all opposition. His employees hated him, his competitors feared him, and the servants in his home lived in mortal dread of him. There was only one person in the world who was not afraid of him: his motherless little daughter, a mere baby whose word nevertheless was law with her father. One of the merchant's employees was a clerk who had grown gray in the service of the firm, and who in any ordinary business would have been regarded as a pensioner. In this case, however, he was brutally discharged for no reason other than age, and found securing a place elsewhere impossible. The clerk had supported his little grandson, his only surviving relative, but soon positions were reversed and all that the old man and the small boy had to live on were the pennies that the youngster made by selling newspapers. One day the clerk came home to find his grandson feeding a little girl he had picked up on the streets lost and not knowing where she lived. The clerk recognized her as the daughter of his employer, and his heart filled with rage. He ordered her to leave at once and scowled angrily at her, but she did not know what fear was, for in all her young life no one had ever spoken crossly to her or looked angrily at her. She thought the old man was trying to amuse her, gurgled happily when he frowned, and confidently climbed into his lap and told him she liked him. Probably he would not have been cross to her under any circumstances, but the child was so sweet that no one could "stay mad at her," so the old clerk made her as comfortable as possible, tucked her into his own bed, and watched over her while his son went to notify her father. The merchant came to the house post-haste to find his darling child guarded by the man be had turned out to starve. For once he was stricken with remorse when he realized how the man he had injured had done him a kindness he would never forget. Now the clerk is back at his old desk again and he knows he has a life-long job, for his employer, no longer gruff and bullying, has told him so.
- A typical "chorus girl's meal ticket" prevails upon a stage hand to take a bouquet to her mon amour. The stage hand takes the bouquet with a wink; but once out of sight of the Johnnie, he changes the name to that of the big fat woman who does the menial work around the theater. The flowers are presented to her with due bombastic ceremony and she coyly accepts them, together with the message that she is to meet the sender at the stage door. What is Johnnie's surprise, then, to see this ponderous substitute coming wobbling toward and then throwing her arms around him affectionately. He makes a frantic struggle to get away and finally succeeds 'mid laughter of a crowd of stage employees.
- One of the kings of ancient Thebes enters the abode of an astrologer and demands that he be told his future. The former utterly refuses to forecast the coming events of his sovereign, even under the pain of death; but he brings forth a priestess who possesses the powers of divination. This priestess is introduced in a wonderful way: a throne is brought forward, and then a box from which the pieces of a statue are removed and piled up in regular order; the statue suddenly becomes animated. The king implores the latter to foretell his life. She commands him to look through a telescope toward the side of the room. A vision appears, disclosing him seated upon a chair of state and surrounded by his court, when suddenly he falls to the floor, dead from assassination. The king is furious. He seeks to kill the astrologer, but his sword is of no avail against this master magician. A bag of gold is finally brought, and when this is delivered the curse is lifted.
- Lillie runs a boarding house full of young bachelors. A friend writes to say she's sending her little darling daughter for a visit. The bachelors all buy toys for a little girl, but an attractive young woman gets off the train instead.
- A tramp manages to sleep through a street riot and having hot ashes dumped on him.
- A story of ye olden tyme in merrie England. Gathering Autumn Leaves: Mistress Dorothy, of Elmhurst Manor, meets perchance young Squire Douglass. He picks some desired leaves beyond her reach. Love's young dream. Sir Varney, of London Town: Her father, Lord Ravenhood, has pledged her band to Sir Varney. He is rather distasteful to the lady. The Trysting Place: The young lovers secretly meet. Plan their future. Her father and Sir Varney discover them. A quarrel ensues. Mistress Dorothy sent away in tears. Varney challenges the Squire to a duel. The Warning: Giles, the Squire's man, warns the lady of the proposed combat. The Duel at Early Dawn: The ground is paced off. All is ready. The opponents fire. Mistress Dorothy arrives to save her lover's life. She is wounded instead. In the Garden: The lady recovering from the accident. Entertaining some friends. Giles, disguised as a bird peddler, brings a message from his master. Lord Ravenhood discovers the subterfuge. Imprisons Mistress Dorothy in the tower. Love's Messenger: Giles brings the news to his master, Squire Douglass. He pens a note to his lady love. Ties the missive to a dove. The message delivered. Mistress Dorothy returns an autumn leaf as a love token. The Tower: The lovers plan to escape. The lady unravels her gown. Lowers the thread to her waiting lover. A rope pulled up. She escapes. The Gretna Green Marriage: The lovers escape on horses. Discovered by Lord Ravenhood. The runaways cross the boundary into Scotland. Stop at the shop of a blacksmith. Wedded and forgiven by Lord Ravenhood.
- Sight unseen, a man buys a bag that turns out to contain burglar tools. He can't get rid of the bag, even when he's robbed. The thieves assume he's a colleague and return the bag and tools.
- To help a woman whose purse has been snatched, two college boys stage a murder scene and trap the purse snatcher.
- "She sho' is some belle," and no wonder she provokes a quarrel between Eph Johnson and Rastus Simpson, who are rivals for her hand. "Since we cannot fight with weapons, I challenge you to a watermelon duel, the winner takes the lady." says Rastus to Eph. The contest is arranged, and the duel begins. They certainly punish the watermelons. The lady in question is present. Simpson wins and she makes her decision to him in the following note. "Dear Mr. Simpson: I shall accept your rival. I admire your courage, but I never could support a man that eats like you. Maria Jones."
- In this beautifully colored picture we see a dancing master in his studio playing the violin and giving instructions to a number of beautiful maidens. They go through a minuet, and suddenly their costumes change before our very eyes, seemingly without the aid of human hands. A fellow enters, and is very much interested in the dancing lesson, but casts a spell over the group, and instantly we see them disappear into space. The visitor is then transformed into Mephistopheles and takes the dancing teacher into a large laboratory, where stands a large caldron and into which he pours some sort of fluid from a number of bottles. Stirring up the mixture, flames soon begin to shoot out, and with them a long piece of marvelously colored silk. When the cloth is shaken out a beautiful girl in flowing silk robes steps forth and dances the serpentine. As she trips around, other girls appear, and all group in a magnificent ensemble. The light effects are wonderful as they swing their draperies and gracefully go through many different figures. Finally they all disappear into a burst of flame.
- Henpecked husband Clarence Murray 'phones up his wife during lunch hour and tries to explain that he won't be home for supper because he has an important business matter to see to at the office. Jane does not let him get in a word; her tongue is a cyclone, and he is bewildered. Old Bud Fischer wants to get hold of the 'phone, but is told that it is busy. Fischer pushes and tries to give Murray the hint to ring off. Finally he grabs the receiver and tries to talk to his party, but Jane does not let up her tirade, still believing that Clarence is on the other end. Fischer, who thinks that he has his call, is almost driven crazy by the talk that comes back to him. Presently he asks Murray who is on the wire and is told that it is his wife. The old man knows he stands no chance against the woman's "lingo"; he throws down the receive and walks out. Murray returns to the attack, finally feels worn out, shouts "goodbye" and staggers out. and, throwing the receiver down, walks out.
- A very interesting educational picture of the cocoa bean industry taken in one of the largest plantations in the West Indies. The first scenes is the picturesque huts of the natives, which are constructed of bamboo, covered with leaves and bushes. The families are just preparing to go to work. At the plantation the negroes are seen cutting the cones from the trees. These cones are rapidly cut open and the beans spread upon the warehouse floors to dry, then bagged and shipped to the market.
- This is a beautifully colored picture, opening with a scene in the laboratory of an old wizard, who is bending over a vessel compounding some sort of magic fluid, out of which much to our astonishment and delight spring a group of beautiful girls followed by a lot of funny, grotesque-looking people. Next the old fellow opens an album that is lying on the table and the outlines of faces are drawn as if by a spirit hand. When each drawing is finished it comes to life and presents some beautiful portraits of pretty girls, who amuse us with their fascinating manners.
- This wonderful dam, when completed, will have cost $10,000,000. At the present time, the work of construction is about three-fourths done, and the cost so far is $8,000,000. The picture gives one a very fine and sensational view of the bee-hive of activity, the cameraman having photographed the scene from one of the swinging buckets, some three hundred feet above the river level.
- A dainty pair of tootsies are in the park. A pair of well-shod feet follow after. The two pairs of feet meet, a handkerchief drops, a man's hand reaches down. This scene looks suspiciously like an ice cream parlor. The pedal extremities meet, they part and depart. The feminine booties ascend, the masculine ones have a regretful appearance, one foot sounds taps. An altar, dainty white satin shoes, and patent leathers. Another pair of feet this time, square, with a clerical gown skirting them. And last of all, but the beginning of all, eight legs, four of them belong to a new table, two of them in sweet little slippers, and two in go-to-the-office shoes, very nicely polished. We wish them luck.
- This picture is taken in Central America, and gives beautiful scenes of the groves, or jungles, where the tree flourishes. The cocoanut tree is not unlike the palm tree, with a bamboo stem, which the gatherers walk up with monkey-like rapidity. The big nuts are thrown to the ground to other negroes, who proceed to cut off the husks and throw the nuts in the mule wagons for shipment. The negroes who gather are inordinately fond of cocoanut milk, and freely take advantage of a broken nut to enjoy a beverage.
- "Music Forward!" is the order given by a lady in Colonial costume, and in march a group of five musicians, working industriously at their instruments. The directress stands them in a row, and taking the head off each, throws it onto a huge music staff and each becomes a note of the scale. The whole bodies appear again, after which the manipulator seems to wrap them up in a large sheet of music, which is then shown to contain nothing. The paper is rolled up again, and a cane is held, perpendicularly, in a horizontal position to the sheet, when the musicians, each about one-twentieth of the natural stature, issue from the paper and parade up and down the narrow stick. This done, a pretty effect in human notes, which are the players' heads, is shown, after which the little band and their directress march out again.
- A Pierriette, standing near a crescent moon, snatches five pink suits from the air, and shaking each, it becomes a clown, who seats himself on the moon. In military unison they push their faces through a series of grimaces, and then leaning forward too far, they all go falling down from the moon. It is a long drop, but they reach some kind of bottom and there they execute a peculiar dance; as each jumps over the other in a game of leap-frog, he is transformed into a grotesquely attired negro minstrel, and from that guise into that of a Chinaman. Several dances, in the course of which they also change to girls, follow each other, after which, coming back to their own again, the five clowns begin to fall upward, and are soon back on the moon again.
- Harry's rich old bachelor uncle thinks Harry is still single. When Uncle announces a visit, Harry's wife has to play the part of the housekeeper so Uncle doesn't discover the truth.
- Tomboys drive a fire engine through a fairground and hose the firemen.
- A poor, elderly couple with many children is tempted when the husband's brother offers to pay to adopt one of the children himself. However, when forced to choose, the parents realize they can't part with any of their children.
- A young Spaniard treats his wife with utter indifference, and, leaving her heartbroken, goes to the woman whom he has placed before her in his affections. The wife, whose pride is injured by being cast off for a courtesan, follows her husband and sees him join his sweetheart at their rendezvous. The pair stroll down the river, where they enter a small boat, and, unconscious that they are being watched by the cast-off wife from the shore, they float along while the gallant lover strums on his guitar and sings songs of love to the queen of his heart. The jealous wife keeps a close watch on them until they land on a square, where they join in the revelry with other happy young lovers. Seizing the opportunity, the enraged woman confronts the pair and makes a plea for her rights, but is only jeered at by the cold-hearted damsel who has wrecked bet life. Finally they agree to settle the feud with a duel; so both women seize daggers and face one another while the amused spectators look on. The affair does not last long, for the wife is not equal to the occasion and is soon lying dead at the feet of her rival, and her husband coolly takes the arm of the courtesan and walks away.
- A dying man sends a note to his lost love, asking her to visit him. As a lark she does, but brings along some drunken party guests. They find him dead, and she repents her lightheartedness.
- Mother-in-law has been presented with a new set of false teeth, the gift of her son-in-law. The teeth are much admired by the family, but unfortunately their acquisition enables mother-in-law to chatter even more volubly than before. She gets into a quarrel with a neighbor on the street. In the argument she drops her teeth and loses them. A man passing by finds them. While examining them closely the "jaws" close with a snap on his nose. Another person coming along helps him to get rid of the biting teeth and places them on a bench. A gentleman of leisure coming along takes a seat on the bench, but instead of getting the rest and comfort he anticipated, he finds himself in the same predicament as if he had sat on a sharp jawed rat-trap. His screams of anguish bring two policemen to the rescue, who gingerly remove the dental apparatus. They take it to the police station, but when they get there, in explaining to the chief how the teeth work, they themselves are cruelly bitten. At last the chief of police, with the assistance of a pair of tongs from the stove, succeeds in securing the teeth and throws them out of the window beyond the possibility of creating further trouble.
- From the rocky center of a fountain a fairy emerges, and with a wave of her wand she causes to appear a huge, green bullfrog, which begins to hop around the fountain. Suddenly the rocks disappear and the scene is enveloped in showers of multi-colored fire; when the rocks again appear there is a tableau of posing girls revolving round it. Several changes of pose and costume now take place, embracing the artistic employment of white horses and heroic male figures, and one change reveals only a gigantic green frog. The film closes with the appearance of the fairy once more.
- Mr. Henpeck is granted permission by his obstinate wife to enjoy an evening to himself. His only restriction is that he must be home at nine o'clock. Busily engaged in a card game with a number of the boys, the time goes by more rapidly than usual, and when he looks up he is surprised to find he has only five minutes to reach home. His progress home is impeded in various and humorous ways. How he gains entrance to his home after reaching it and being locked out, affords a ludicrous climax.
- The bunting party is divided into two contingents, one of which pursues the wolves on horseback with a set of dogs, whilst the individual members of the second party remain on the outskirts of the wood with the attacking dogs held in leash. These dogs, of the greyhound type, are of a mixed English and Russian breed, and as the wolves are driven out of the wood, they dash forward to attack them. Fearless of cruel fangs, they will spring at a wolf and bear him to the ground almost before their masters have time to reach the spot with their lassos in their hands. Another second, however, and the beast will be captured; a wedge is then forced between its teeth, and in the evening, together with several other captives, it will be brought back, still living, amidst the joyous barking of the dogs, and the rattling of sleigh bells, and the shouts of the hunters.
- A Mexican spitfire romances an American soldier to make her Mexican lover jealous. When the lover is about to kill his rival, she convinces him it was all a joke and the two reconcile.
- A millionaire finds his friend after searching Chelsea Hospital, Charterhouse, etc.
- A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows a tramp's wooden leg, pretending that it's hers, and the disgusted suitor rejects her.
- Jim decides to sell his store because business is bad. When his prospective buyer comes to look the place over, Jim offers friends and strangers money to visit the store and make it look busy.
- A whimsical farm girl writes a message on an egg that finds its way to a city restaurant where it is served to a young man. Intrigued, the young man sets out to locate the message-writer. He makes the long and arduous trip by train to the country and confronts the young woman, who, much to his dismay, doubles up her fists and hits him. The next scene shows the young man boarding a train, and the young woman on her knees beseeching him to return to her.
- This film opens with a one-mile high school championship relay race, showing the start: second man off; third man off; last man off. The finish shows W. Moore of De Witt Clinton High School, winning, and the Winning Team from De Witt Clinton High School, New York, time, 3 minutes, 35 seconds. Second, Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn. Many other races were recorded. Exhibitions of vaulting, high jumping and pound throwing were also photographed.
- A masher approaches a lady on the street who is elegantly dressed, but when he gets near enough to see her face he changes his mind so suddenly that he is glad to get away. The ugly woman passes on, however, and on reaching the store of a beauty doctor, decides to step in. The M.D. promises her complete satisfaction and gets busy promptly. First he subjects her mud-colored marcelled hair to a treatment, and in a little while she has beautiful raven-black hair. He massages her face and removes all dermatological defects, and finally gets to work on her teeth; in a few more seconds the woman emerges from the place a fine specimen of natural brunette beauty, with teeth like so many pearls. This time when she meets a gentleman on the street he promptly offers his arm.
- Sam Bug & Raskus Bug are suitors for Mandy Bug. When Raskus Bug get's the 'cold shoulder', he gets a gang headed up by "Gyp the Bug" to frame Sam Bug with the crime of killing a silkworm. Mandy gets Sherlock Bug, the great detective, who blow's up the gang's den and sends them all to jail, freeing the innocent Sam Bug.
- An old and learned doctor discovers the secret of spontaneous generation and makes a microscopic germ which in its growth gives birth to the following people who dissolve into one another and into other shapes with startling mystery: A girl, after passing through numerous forms, becomes a ferocious doorkeeper. He in turn evolves into a sheriff's officer, who changes to a fisherman of great weight, whose evolution forms a collector and a policeman, who in turn dissolve into a series of designs.
- Our friend is decidedly under the weather from gout and must resort to an invalid roller chair as a means of locomotion. Left alone, a thirst seizes him and leaving his chair he hies himself for a drink. He has hardly departed when Happy Jack enters and decides to take a ride. This proves to be a most exciting trip, bumping into objects and human beings, down a long flight of stairs to the very edge of the wharf facing the sea. Here he finds the owner hobbling close behind him, so he vamps. The invalid finds this point a most attractive one at which to sit and enjoy the cool breezes of the sea, and here he sits. Shortly after those into whom Happy Jack in his peregrinations has run, approach stealthily and thinking the man in the chair is Jack, pounce upon him and overboard he goes. With him it is now a case of kill or cure.
- Tommy has had a strenuous day. The big circus is in town and made a glorious parade, after which Tommy goes to his home playground, the nursery, and arranges his toys as a miniature circus. Tired out, he goes to bed and is quickly in dreamland. He sees the grand ring parade, with the prancing steeds and brave riders in silver and gold paraphernalia. The crazy clowns and bespangled riders and leapers. He sees strange men, some two feet high and twelve feet high. Wonderful animals are in the menagerie and wonderful people in the side show, as well as snakes that swallow animals twice their size, bones and all. Tommy is bewildered and, with a scream of excitement, wakes up, turns over, sleeps again to see more of the circus, which will be told next week.
- In this film we get some fine views of Colorado Springs and the mode of living there. We then take an auto trip around a winding mountain until we come to the picturesque ruins of the ancient Cliff Dwellers, where real Pueblo Indians show us through the ruins of their ancestors. We then go to the sacred spring of the Indians called Manitou Spring. Other interesting views of Colorado and its vicinity are shown, and the film ends with a view of Pike's Peak.
- In the first picture we see Mr. Wilbur Wright giving some of his wonderful exhibitions in Paris, and we get a good view at close range of the aeroplane as it is prepared for flight. Mr. Wright operates it himself, and we see him as he flies along the surface of the earth like a bird, and then rising to a height of 160 feet, where he passed under a line of balloons and wins the prize offered by the Aero Club de la Sarthe, Paris. Next we see him winning the Michelin cup for remaining in the air for two hours. Finally, there is an excellent view given of Mr. Wright and his aeroplane flying at a height of 700 feet and remaining at that tremendous altitude for two hours: a feat never before accomplished.
- Humpty and Rags, two happy hobos, are thrown off a freight train by a brakeman. Hungry, they stroll through the park and come across a blind man, to whom Rags gives his last penny for good luck. While sitting on a bench to rest, they notice the thriving business the blind man is doing and decide to try the same business themselves. Stealing a scarecrow from a farm they return to the park and steal the blind man's sign and tin cup (while he is asleep). They rig up the dummy and set him on a bench. Pedestrians passing by pour money into the cup and the hobos see visions of a banquet. But their dreams are shattered when the blind man, who is only a fake, wakes up and misses his sign and tin cup. Then begins a merry chase. The hobos are caught and dragged to a pond for a bath, while the blind man is arrested for being a fraud.
- Bob Thompson is a poultry fan, and with the assistance of his family and friends, proceeds to build a chicken house. They all skirmish for lumber, and, having secured the plans from a poultry book, succeed fairly well in constructing the building. John Smiley who is always doubtful of the success of Bob's engineering schemes, and Thompson being on the inside of the coop, John calls for Bob to come out and take a look at the house. The master builder weighs three hundred pounds and finds that the windows and door are all too small to permit him to make an exit. There is only one thing to do, and that is to chop his way out. This he does, with much show of temper. That night the party goes to Bob's house and tells Vivian, Bob's daughter to tell her father that his friends have come to congratulate him. Bob sends word out that he wants nothing more to do with them, and the bunch retire, disappointed, but realizing that there is nothing doing.
- Our own Max attends a boxing bout and comes home very enthusiastic about the sport. On his way home he purchases a punching bag and attaching it to the chandelier proceeds to break up housekeeping. However, he finally becomes proficient and one fine night when Max has looked too long upon the wine when it was red, he challenges his friend to a pugilistic encounter. His friend accepts and there in the restaurant they put on the gloves and for about 20 rounds belabor each other unmercifully. Great comedy stuff is introduced because the two men both wear roller skates during the entire stunt.
- Bob Thompson is induced by Clarence Dickson to buy an auto, and, after looking at many different makes and kinds, finally gets one that he thinks will suit him. The family immediately decides to take a trip to the seashore and look forward to a very enjoyable day. Bob's daughter, Vivian, her sweetheart, Clarence, Kemp Thompson and his friend John, make up the party. All goes well for a few miles when suddenly the car stops, something is wrong. Vivian discovers that they have no gasoline. Being far out in the country, where gasoline cannot be obtained, they are in a bad fix. The men leave Vivian in the car, and tying a rope to the machine, proceed to haul it until they can find a garage. Though slow, they are getting along all right until going down a hill Vivian, who is at the wheel, runs the car into a wall and smashes it. By this time all are pretty well worn out and disgusted. Bob gets sore and declares he will pull no further, and he walks off, followed by the rest. Finally, after a long hike, they reach home and Bob falls exhausted into a chair, Kemp, John and Clarence come in and try to console him, but Bob chases them out and they beat it very lively, swearing "Never again."
- A raffle booth at a country fair is shown, at which live stock is being drawn for, in full operation. The good, folk gathered about hold numbers and as the wheel turns a clown distributes among the winners, chickens, rabbits and geese. One portly gentleman wins a pig and becomes so elated on receiving his prize that with some friends he goes to a café to drink. He indulges by far too freely and spills many bottles of liquor into the pig's anatomy, via its mouth, until the animal seems to be intoxicated too. Holding it in arms as he would a baby, the prize-winner goes to an employment bureau with it and engages a governess to take care of it The lady who accepts the position follows him around faithfully until he reaches his home, where as soon as he staggers in through the door, his wife takes hold of him, and after giving him his dues drives the pig from the house.
- A magician's son plays tricks with his father's magic wand.