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- Bill and his wife, a happy (?) couple, get along like a couple of hungry lions together. Bill, on his way to the office, sees an old-fashioned closet which he buys and sends home. In the meantime wifie has gone to market. Two prowling burglars enter the house and pack everything in sight that isn't nailed down. The closet is delivered and on wifie's return the burglars secrete themselves in the same. Wifie orders the closet closed and returned to the store, then notices, after same is removed, that all her silverware has been stolen; telephones the police. Mounted (on mules) the force arrive and gives chase to the furniture men, who are removing the closet, with the burglars on a truck. The police force give chase, and when they run out of ammunition, seize a piece of field artillery in order to stop the retreating furniture movers. The field artillery, of antiquated design, is fired at the closet, after, however, the furniture movers and burglars have made their escape from the truck. Truck and closet, including the spoils that the burglars had acquired, are all blown to atoms.
- Springtime. Everything in nature is awakening. A pretty girl in a boat is drifting. Sterling sees the girl and becomes infatuated. At the same time another man sees the girl and he, too, falls in love. They pursue her in boats, each unaware of the other. The girl escapes on shore, where the two men meet and the rivalry begins. By a peculiar ruse Sterling manages to best the other rival and win the girl. He brings her to a lawn dance and makes a hit with the guests by bringing such a pretty girl. The other man in the meantime makes the acquaintance of a Salome dancer and surprises the party by appearing with her. The shapely form and grace of the beautiful dancer completely unbalances Sterling's mind and he rushes madly to her. The rival naturally objects and a sword duel is the result. The rivals turn out to be terrible cowards, and the affair of honor turns out to be a fiasco. In the mix-up that results the Salome dancer escapes into a public park, with the park police in hot pursuit, trying to cover her up. They are chased to a bridge where the rivals, in mortal combat, pitch headlong into the water sixty feet below. The efforts to save the rivals from drowning result in the most comical incidents imaginable.
- Heinze and Meyer are neighbors, a delicatessen owner and a grocer, respectively, and one day Meyer visits Heinze's grocery store where the old cronies sit and drink hard cider, while they discuss the probabilities of a treasure chart, one of them has accidentally discovered. As they sit sipping the cider they fall asleep and dream. They find themselves on board of a ship bound for the cannibal islands to hunt for the treasure. After a series of mishaps they land upon the island and are captured by the cannibals. Meyer is at once selected to fill the cannibal menu, and is immediately made ready for the feast. The cannibal queen falls in love with him, however, and saves him for the time being. The cannibals thereupon grab Heinze and place him in the pot. Meyer cannot desert his old friend, however, and prevails upon the queen to help him rescue his friend. One of the cannibals seeking driftwood for the fire, unconsciously picks up some dynamite that has drifted ashore and dried on the beach and when it is placed under the pot an explosion occurs which shatters Meyer's contemplated rescue and hurls the two adventurers from the land of dreams to the floor of the grocery store where a fire started from Heinze's cigar and which adds heated realism to their sudden awakening and causes them both to forswear hard cider in the future.
- Arthur and Papa, who are spending a day at the beach become separated; Papa becomes hungry and enters a café where he has an argument with a husky waiter which results in a fight and Papa, much frightened, hides under a table. At this moment Arthur enters accompanied by a beautiful girl whom he has become acquainted with through a flirtation on the boardwalk. Arthur and his friend take seats at the table under which Papa is hiding and are served by the husky waiter, Papa thereby getting no chance to escape. In the meantime the girl's sweetheart, who is a villainous looking character, starts in search for her and becomes a raving maniac when he is told she has entered the café with Arthur. He draws his gun and dashes into the café. Arthur, seeing him coming, quickly disappears. Papa now sees his chance to escape and in making his getaway carries table and all with him. He is seen by the sweetheart, who, thinking he is Arthur, gives chase, taking shots at him. Papa seeks to escape by swimming out in the water and climbing the mast of a sunken ship. The lover, foiled, makes use of an old cannon which he finds on the beach and takes shots at Papa, who still clings to the mast. About the third shot the cannon explodes, blowing the sweetheart through the air. After a flight through the clouds he falls on Papa. Both fall off the mast and finish their fight in the water.
- The restaurant is crowded with hungry patrons and the proprietor is frantic at the absence of his chief chef, Debean, who is late as usual. Soon Debean arrives and after affectionately bidding the pretty cashier good morning he slowly draws off his kid gloves and majestically surveys the hungry crowd. The proprietor greets him like a long-lost brother and proudly escorts Debean to the kitchen, where the army of helpers await their chief's arrival and things soon start to hum. Soon Mr. Millions, a millionaire grouch, who is very particular about his meals, enters the café. The proprietor to show his great esteem for Mr. Millions decides that the millionaire shall give his order direct to the chief chef. Debean is called and on getting the order he retires to the kitchen and alter many mishaps the steak is garnished, fit for a king. Debean is so pleased with his work that he decides he will serve the meal himself. Debean waits on the millionaire in grand style, loads the table with good things to eat, then retires to the kitchen with the idea that he is the greatest chef in the world. His dream does not last long, for Millions having a peevish grouch that morning finds fault with everything, which results in a fight between himself and the proprietor in which the steak is used as a deadly weapon, people being knocked right and left with it. After much damage is done, Millions is finally ejected. The proprietor then scolds the chef, which results in the chef and his force quitting their jobs. Later the chef sees the proprietor make love to the cashier; the chef in a jealous rage sneaks into the kitchen and plants a bomb in the broiler and in his mad haste to get away he becomes locked in the kitchen, which results in an explosion blowing the chef, pots and pans in all directions.
- Father and mother await their son for dinner. Son is busy with his companions, fighting over a pie. The pie lands in a policeman's face, and son beats it home. Now son loves blackberry jam and so does father. Father is sparing with his son, but generous with himself. Naturally the son resents; and that starts the trouble. Mother, meanwhile, is having her troubles in the kitchen with the cook and the steak. The steak catches fire and mother calls for help. Father runs out to assist. Billy goes for the jam. When father returns the jam is gone and so is Billy. Billy retires to the back yard to flirt with the little lady across the way. Later, he makes a raid on the cupboard, while father sleeps, to get jam with which to satisfy his lady-love. During his absence a rival arrives; Billy and the rival, George, decide to fight it out. And while the lads fight, the girl makes off to share her jam with another boy. The two fighters discover her cruel deception and shake hands in their sorrow. Father, well, that is the finish, and it is side-splitting.
- After his sweetheart leaves him, a man decides to commit suicide. Unable to do it, he joins a suicide club, where, for a fee of $5, someone agrees to assassinate him at three o'clock.
- Gus and Arthur are rivals for the hand of the fair Emma. Both propose at different times and are accepted. Arthur returns and finds his rival with Emma. A fight ensues which results in Emma's father ordering his daughter to choose one or the other of her lovers. This being too much of a mental effort, her father decides that the first lover to bring the Justice of Peace may claim Emma as his bride. The lovers dash off. Gus gains possession of an ancient hack and, arriving at the cross roads, changes the signs, thereby confusing his rival, who takes the wrong road. Gus finds the Justice, loads him into the hack and starts madly back, which results in the carriage breaking in half, depositing the Justice in the road. Gus, not hearing the calls of the Justice, continues madly back to the house. Arthur, on arriving in the wrong town, is mistaken for a horse thief and is thrown into jail, but in time, by a supreme effort, he tears the bars apart and escapes, followed by the Justice who arrested him. They arrive at Emma's home and the Justice finds that Arthur is the wrong man and makes amends by performing the ceremony. Gus arrives in time to hear the final words pronounced. The other Justice, enraged by the treatment received, follows close on his trail.
- Snitz is detailed to capture the moonshiners. He is fairly successful until he meets the moonshiner's daughter. This comes about through rescuing her from a perilous position. She shows her gratitude for his kind deed, which her mountain sweetheart has witnessed. When the girl leaves Snitz, her sweetheart decides to kill him. He enters. A fight ensues. Snitz escapes. The girl, observing his plight, hides him in a whiskey barrel. The lover dashes up, guesses that Snitz is in the barrel, nails it shut and gives it a shove. It rolls down the hill and hits the moonshiner's cabin, causing an explosion which wrecks the place. The moonshiners discover Snitz is a secret service man and pursue him. Snitz has "planted" his aids in the mountains. He now rushes towards them with the moonshiners in hot pursuit. They follow him into the trap. They are captured after a fierce fight. The girl rushes into Snitz's arms, declaring him her hero.
- Billy and Bob love Olive, but the dainty Miss prefers Billy. One day Bob comes upon her as she is embroidering Billy's initial on a handkerchief, which she presents to him later. Bob is angered by her open preference for Billy and he shows it. She, undaunted, runs him from her presence with the point of her sewing needle, and a short time later is content to find her true lover. Billy, basking in her smiles. To revenge himself upon her, Bob steals her unguarded doll, and with true villainous intent, casts it into the waters of a nearby cave. Then, in his exultation, he sends her a note by a boy telling her what he has done. The note is intercepted by Billy, however, who dismisses the messenger and sets out to rescue the doll himself. The messenger returns to Bob and tells him everything is all right, and the young villain smilingly awaits results. Meantime Billy, with his constant companion, hip dog, arrives at the cave, but in his anxiety slips and falls into it. He finds himself upon a ledge just above the water, in which the doll is floating and, in a quandary, he at last decides to send his dog for help. He throws the handkerchief up out of the cave, and the waiting dog gets it and takes it to Olive. She follows the dog back to the cave, but is unable to help Billy. Olive then sends the dog for a rope which he gets and after some severe pulling and tugging by both the dog and Olive, Billy is pulled from the cave. He has the rescued doll with him which he secured with the aid of those above and the rope, and Olive once again smiles as she hugs her wet treasure to her breast. Bob, smiling in anticipation of his revenge nearby, is seen by the lovers, and Billy sends his dog who chases the young villain away, which leaves the sweethearts happy and contented.
- Chandler and Jimmie are rivals for Charlotte's hand. Chandler takes her out for a walk of an evening. Jimmie calls to serenade is chased by Charlotte's mother. Jimmie meets the couple in the park and the two youngsters arrange for a fight, Billy to be Chandler's second. Jimmie is beaten and seeks refuge behind his lady love's skirts. Chandler and Billy carry the girl off and start a game of hide and seek. Jimmie approaches the girl when she is alone and offers her ice cream as a solace. Charlotte's stomach gets the best of her and she accepts Jimmie's offer. Chandler approaches and denounces her for her duplicity as well as the worthy rival. Chandler picks up a handful of mud and throws it at Jimmie, but it strikes Charlotte in the face. Jimmie washes the face and the two go for a ride in a boat. Chandler pushes them into the stream without oars. Then, realizing the danger he has placed them in, he rushes for help. Billy rushes to tell Charlotte's mother. After passing through a series of novel adventures, the children are rescued and everything ends well.
- The widow, Lizzie Prune, a boarding house keeper, has three lazy boarders, who, though short on money, are long on the eats, never failing to appear at meal time. Lizzie is in love with Arthur, the handsome boarder, who repulses her advances at every turn, she being despised by all three of the boarders, who merely tolerate her on account of the easy living gained at her house. After grumbling about the dinner, the three boarders seek a comfortable spot in the garden, where they may pass the time until the next meal, leaving Lizzie to wash the dishes, chop wood, scrub, etc. While strolling in the garden, Arthur discovers a little boy playing with a torn letter, which is addressed to Lizzie Prune, stating that she has fallen heir to $50,000. Upon reading this part of the note, Arthur dashes off to where Lizzie is washing dishes and surprises her by making violent love and insists upon washing the dishes for her. Meantime Gus and Max, the other boarders, see the note, which causes rivalry between all three of them; they chop wood, sweep floors, each trying to outdo the other, and win the widow. After a fight all three propose. Arthur is Lizzie's choice and they are married, much to the disgust of the other rivals. After the ceremony the newlyweds take a stroll in the garden, where they meet the child with the torn letter. Arthur's dream of wealth vanishes, when they match the pieces of letter together and find it reads that Lizzie's uncle left her $50,000, but owing to the uncle marrying since the will, the money would all revert to his widow. Arthur, upon learning this, makes one grand dash to escape, but his newly-made wife will not let him get away so easy. The chase leads to the river, where Arthur, seeing no escape, jumps overboard followed by his wife, who captures him in the water and plants an affectionate kiss upon his brow.
- Snooks is a musical conductor with ambitions. When tired practicing he goes for a walk and on his way steals a rose from a bush. A policeman catches him just as he drops it and soon Snooks is on his way. He comes upon a couple making love in a park and soon manages to steal the girl from the other fellow. Of course, this is resented and the result is a tremendous fight, during which the Boob is thrown overboard. Snooks then is chased by two friends of the Boob and an exciting chase through the town and country on foot and in an auto results in Snooks going right through the lockup and breaking through the walls. The convicts escape and soon the police are chasing not only Snooks, but the escaped prisoners, too. After a hot fight and a chase the convicts are caught and Snooks runs away with the girl.
- Olive and Margie are playmates. They are at the breakfast table and mother allows them to go out and play marbles, telling them first to be sure to keep clean. While playing, they spy three of their friends on the other side of the street also playing marbles. "Tough guy" Jack, Harry, and tiny Billy run across the street and soon they are all playing an animated game. They throw the marbles which they have won in a cigar box at one side and little Billy cautiously helps himself to as many as he can get into his chubby hands. He has a deal of fun throwing them one by one in a hole in the fence and pretty soon no marbles are left in the box. So that ends that game. Then someone suggests that they "make boats." So they run along and stop by the wayside and take off their shoes and stockings. They jump into a dirty pond and come out bespattered with mud from head to toes. Of course, they are afraid to go home looking like that, so they creep into the bathroom without mother seeing them. Soon the bathroom and bath tub are black and dirty from their clothes and grimy bodies. They manage to get into their bedroom and then ensues a pillow fight. One of the pillow cases bursts and soon the room is filled with feathers. Mother, however, comes to the rescue and everything ends well.
- Noodles' wife rules their home with an iron hand. Her one ambition seems to be to make her husband's life miserable, he being a meek dismal sort of a being. After standing as much abuse as any person possibly could, he decides to run away. Taking advantage of his wife's absence he musters up enough courage to write her a note, informing her that he has decided to leave her for good. He then hurriedly leaves. Mrs. Noodles returns home, and after reading her husband s note, she is heartbroken, realizing that he was a good husband after all, and now that she has lost him, she returns to her mother, after renting the house to a newly-married couple, who take possession immediately. Noodles, upon leaving home, goes to a saloon to drown his sorrow. After many rounds of drinks he then sees him troubles in a different light and decides that his wife is a pretty good woman after all, and as there is no place like home he starts for there and arrives after the new couple have retired. Noodles quietly sneaks into bed beside a form which he thinks is his wife. All is well until he goes to pat his wife's face and finds a face with whiskers. Brown rolls over, and getting a whiff of Noodles' breath, becomes conscious immediately; both sit up in bed and the two strangers face each other. A fight starts. Mrs. Noodles having missed her train returns home just in time to get a few hard bumps, but she does not mind just as long as she has her hubby back with her again.
- Olive and her sweetheart leave school. Olive's mother, giving her some bread and jam, makes her mind the baby on the porch. Her sweetheart comes for her. They go away and leave the baby. They play around the corner and the baby creeps away. She makes the acquaintance of a bulldog and creeps on toward a cliff on top of which she sits and plays. The mother, now anxious, discovers that the baby is missing. She arouses the neighbors to help her look for her. Meanwhile, the dog decides that he wants some jam. He runs to the baby, follows him off to the base of a tree. After feeding him jam, she falls asleep. The mother, finding the shoe which the baby left on top of the cliff, imagines that she has fallen over. The neighbors help her climb down the cliff. After a series of mishaps, they discover the baby.
- Ford secures the consent of his sweetheart to marry him, but sweetheart's fond parents insist that Ford find himself some kind of work to do before he attempts to take a wife. Now Smith has a lunch wagon. Jones, his waiter, is a single man and will, in spite of the boss' objections, flirt with the girls. Smith's wife finally objects, insisting that Jones should have a married man working for him. Ford hears of this and applies. When asked if he is married, Ford replies in the affirmative, thinking that he will be married shortly after he gets the job. Ford gets the job. Peggy comes to the lunch counter, glad that her fiancé has now secured work and anxious to congratulate him. Ford suddenly finds himself in an embarrassing position; he cannot talk with Peggy on account of the boss's rule. When she persists, Ford finds himself under the necessity of treating her roughly and finally throwing her out of the place. Jones finds Peggy weeping and to comfort her, asks her to marry him. Peggy consents and they act upon the decision. They return to the lunch counter, after the knot has been tied, where Ford observes them making love. This is more than Ford can stand; he leaves his counter and reprimands Peggy for her actions. Smith discovers that his waiter, Ford, is neglecting his work. When Ford returns, bitter at the discovery that his girl has gone and married another man, Smith fires him and gives the job to Jones who applies for the position on the ground that he is now married. Of course, a fight results; the lunch wagon runs away; the gas tank explodes; the police are called and it ends in a general rough-house.
- This comedy picture has, in addition to several other big features in the story, a terrific explosion when a house and barn are destroyed. Another main feature will be an automobile dashing over a cliff, tumbling headlong down the mountainside and crashing to pieces at the bottom. Immediately after this, a motorcycle, which is madly pursuing this automobile, follows in its wake, landing in the middle of the wreckage at the bottom.
- Snitz is asleep, dreaming of extreme wealth. He awakens to observe the sergeant of police making love to a pretty girl. He is immediately smitten and watches his opportunity to make the girl's acquaintance. In due course of time he declares his love for her, but she expresses her preference for brass buttons and a blue uniform. After consideration, Snitz decides to become a policeman. He is appointed to his rival's precinct a place that has been over-run with gangsters. The sergeant discovers Snitz making love to his girl and in order to get rid of him, he sends Snitz out, single-handed, to capture the gangsters. But instead of pursuing, Snitz is pursued by the gangsters. There are hair-raising chases through streets and over roofs. At the top of a chimney Snitz and a gangster have a struggle; they fall down the chimney into the police station. Snitz, realizing where he is, turns his man over to the captain as though he had captured him. The captain immediately strips the sergeant of his badge, and places it on Snitz to the anger and jealousy of the sergeant.
- Reuben catches his wife flirting with the farmhand. Sore, he leaves for business. Arriving at the store, he finds his clerk flirting with the customers. He calls the clerk down and tries to wait on the customers himself. In comes a traveling salesman. Reuben's wife finds she needs something at the store. When she arrives she finds her husband too busy to wait on her. She looks around and flirts with the traveling salesman. When the customers leave, Reuben sees the salesman and his wife flirting. He kicks the salesman out. The wife naturally feels sorry for the salesman. He apologizes for the trouble he has caused her. The constable sees them talking and informs Reuben. Reuben shoots the place up. The salesman escapes. In the meantime, a burglar, dressed similar to the salesman comes out of the window. The constable starts on his trail. He rung into the salesman who is about to take a swim. The constable takes the salesman's clothes. The salesman escapes. Running to the house he jumps through a window and sneaks under the bed. Reuben comes home and starts talking to his wife about her past doings. To his surprise he feels hands on his foot. Pulling the salesman out from under the bed, he starts shooting. The salesman escapes, but is pursued.