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- Jim and Bill are chums and partners in a mine. Both are in love with pretty Nora Martin, who accepts Bill. An explosion of powder in the mine destroys Bill's eyesight. Jim falls in love with Nora's friend Kate. Poor Bill in despair over his blindness is about to commit suicide, but Jim prevents him from doing so. Then Jim persuades Nora to go with a minister to Bill's cabin to marry Bill and save him from despair. Bill, thinking that Jim intends to marry the girl, knocks him senseless, and believes he has killed him. Then Bill learns the truth from the girl. Bill is happy when he finds that he has not killed his chum, who presides at the wedding. Later Bill brings about Jim's marriage to Kate.
- A hungry mosquito spots and follows a man on his way home. The mosquito slips into the room where the man is sleeping, and gets ready for a meal. His first attempts startle the man and wake him up, but the mosquito is very persistent.
- Gregory Holmes, the "Cattle King of Arizona" plans to amalgamate his vast possessions with those of Don Romero, a Mexican rancher who is madly infatuated with Ruth, the Cattle King's daughter. She is in reality in love with Jack Hamlin, a young cowpuncher. They are invited to a housewarming by Romero. As Jack arrives at the house, "Billy" Ranson, a young cowgirl takes Jack in tow. Jack also is in love with Ruth, but is afraid to let her know and upon Ruth's arrival at the house, Jack becomes very downcast. "Billy" questions him and he tells her of a home made desolate, a father's murder and of his vain search for the one man he wants to meet, a man whose hand is marked with a blood-red cross. Ruth promenading with Don Romero discovers Jack. "Billy" pretending to sprain her ankle asks Romero to assist her to the house. This leaves the young people alone. Romero reminds Ruth of her promise to dance with him and she accepts his proffered arm. Jack discovers on Holmes' hand the red cross he has been seeking and is about to kill him when he hears Ruth's voice calling "Father." Jack realizes that Holmes is the father of the girl he worships, drops his gun and rushes from the scene. Holmes demands that Ruth marry Romero; she refuses. Romero plans to kidnap Ruth but "Bowie" Bob, before he commits the acts insists on a written agreement from Romero involving him. Ruth sends Jack a note, but on his way to the house, he is knocked unconscious and Ruth is carried away. After the most exciting scenes ever shown in a picture, Jack finally wins the consent of Ruth's father.
- The scenes in this release show, first of all, the American army making ready to go after the notorious bandit, Villa, following his raid on Columbus, N. Mex., in which many American civilians and soldiers lost their lives. Views of Columbus taken on the morning after the raid show the houses where Villa slaughtered sleeping Americans and where Uncle Sam's troops made their stand against Villa's bandits. Then follow views of the ignorant young half-breeds, treacherous and vicious, who supported Villa in his murderous campaign and who were captured by the American troops on the night of the Columbus raid. These young bandits will be tried before Judge Rodgers of New Mexico, a close-up view of whom is shown. Next are seen W.C. Miller, a veteran Texas "ranger," and Dorothy Shirley, a girl "ranger," who proved to be as good a soldier as any of Uncle Sam's men in the attack on Columbus. Troop trains carrying the soldiers to the border roll into the picture, column after column of cavalry is seen detraining at the border, water wagons for use on the Mexican desert pass by, automobile truck hospital corps, food and supply and ammunition trains miles long plough through the desert sand while American aeroplanes spy out the country and drop bombs on the fleeing Villistas beneath. The work of the wireless corps is depicted; then follow scenes showing the famous Tenth negro cavalry on the trail, just spoiling for a fight, and the American supply base at El Paso, where thousands of tons of supplies and munitions for the expeditionary force are stored.
- Peking, like Paris, abounds in out-of-door restaurants, which make unusually attractive the first part of Dr. Dorsey's "Wonders of the Orient." There is introduced, too, genuine Pekinese pugs and primitive building methods, showing street vocations, with primitive Chinese labor. Women burden bearers are introduced, as is the method of drilling a well, practically all of Peking's water supply coming from surface wells. The pottery and willow shops, with their workers, are intimately introduced, while there is to be seen a public well, an enjoyable game of dominoes and, in the distance, a Christian Mission church.
- A group of boys are fishing by a pond. One of them was more thoughtful than the others in providing himself with a large wedge of pie. In the laws of Boyland possession is 99 points of the law. A piece of pie in the stomach is worth two in the hand. The pie is stolen by Tommy and his chums, who establish their right to it by running faster than the loser of the pie. The pie did not set well on the stomachs of the youngsters who fell asleep at the foot of a tree, weary after their long run. The pie causes Tommy to dream, and a wondrous dream it is. Being somewhat of a robber, he dreams that he robs a bird's nest. He quarrels with his chum over a division of the eggs and they part company. Walking through the field Tommy is confronted by a sparrow his own size, who accuses him of robbery and calls a bird policeman who arrests the frightened lad and locks him up in a large bird cage. The trial of Tommy is a very solemn affair. The birds of the forest have assembled in the courtroom of the feathery kingdom and the culprit faces old Judge Eagle, stern and forbidding. The bird jury brings in a verdict of guilty and Tommy is sentenced to die. The solemn procession to the block begins, where the lad is to be beheaded. Slowly the Dove minister leads the death march followed by a committee of wise owls. The Rock, the Linnet, the Stork, the Robin and the Wren and the Bluebird, all are there for this serious case. Behind Tommy walks Mr. Crow, the executioner. They arrive at the block, and just as the axe is about to descend, Tommy wakes up. His chum wakes, too, and proposes that they rob a bird's nest, but Tommy has seen things from a bird's point of view and never again will be so heartless as to rob a bird's nest.
- Because he is bad little Billy is sent to his room without supper. Billy decides this is too much for a hungry youngster, and slipping into the pantry, fills his pockets with all kinds of eatables, and starts to gorge himself. He dozes off. The mother and father miss him. The heavy food Billy has eaten causes him to have an awful dream. He is surrounded by cannibals, who take him to their chief. Many things happen before Billy awakens to find himself fighting the imaginary cannibals, and his father and mother standing nearby, laughing at him.
- Two children follow an old veteran, and ask him how he won his medal. He tells them that back in '61, when he was a young private on sentry duty, the enemy attacked them in an aeroplane. He managed to overcome them, and then discovered a huge bologna sausage, which was the enemy's entire food supply. He reported his find to headquarters, saying that he was sending the food supply by wireless. It duly arrived at the tent of Gen. Delivery, from Private House. He was presented with the medal for this achievement. The boys say that he deserves ten, and give him one with "Liar" on it. He is disgusted, and tells them they don't know a real liar when they see one.
- This split reel shows some rare scenes of curious creatures who live with equal facility above and below water. The scenes were prepared by Curator Raymond L. Ditmars of the New York Zoological Gardens. Scene 1 shows the hideous amphibious creature known as the hell-bender of the Greek Lakes, a creature which looks as much like an old shoe as anything else and carries its lungs outside. The movement of the lungs is very susceptible, particularly when changes occur in the temperature of the water. Cold causes the filaments of the lungs to contract and heat makes them expand. This movement aerates the blood. The next animal shown is the salamander, which inhabits underground rivers, caverns and subterranean chambers. Its eyes are represented by mere dents in its skull, and it depends almost entirely upon its sense of touch. Like most subterranean creatures, it is colorless. In shape and structure it is much like an eel, though it has undeveloped limbs which are very weak. Closely allied to these two forms of amphibian life are the tree toads so abundant in the south. These usually have acquired the color of the trees in which they live, many of them changing color with the seasons and the change of foliage. The tree toad has suckers on its fingers and toes and these perform various functions necessary to its health, happiness and the pursuit of liberty. It is a rarity to see a tree toad sing but that is made possible by this film, and the amount of chest expansion which this little animal has would be the envy of a Caruso.
- Lon is engaged to Jane, a social butterfly whose financial desires are impossible for him to fulfill.
- Sammy asks his mother for a nickel, but she only tells him to get himself a job. He wanders out and sees a sign "Boy Wanted" outside a District Messenger office. He goes in and gets the job. Dressed in his A.D.T. uniform he is sent to a business man who wants a messenger. He is told to wait. He picks up a book called "Fiji Islands" and looks at the pictures. He falls asleep over it and begins to dream. He sees a cannibal girl eating a coconut. A tiger comes after her, but he drives it away with one kick, and she is very grateful. She is delighted to see him and rolls her eyes at him. They kiss each other and a big baboon comes down the tree and watches them. Sammy closes his eyes in enjoyment and while they are shut the girl walks away. The baboon comes down and takes her place and when Sammy starts to kiss her again he finds himself gazing at the hideous baboon. It jumps up in the tree again and Sammy goes after the girl. He finds her just as a porcupine is coming up behind her. He tells her to take a seat. She does so and sits on the porcupine. She yells and Sammy laughs, but a big cannibal comes up and hits him over the head with his club. Sammy wakes to find the business man hitting him on the head with a ruler to wake him and gives him the letter.
- Sammie needs a good night's sleep, as the cats of the neighborhood persistently keep him awake night after night. They sit on the fence outside and serenade each other. Sammie engages the services of a formidable bulldog, but that night the cats remain away. As soon as he dismisses the dog they return and make the night more hideous than ever. He tries in many ways to get rid of them. Finally they stay away for a time, and he enjoys his repose. Then one night they return, worse than ever. He looks out of the window and sees, not two cats, but a whole row of lusty kittens and their proud parents.
- Sammie has a terrible time. He is in love with a little pickaninny, but she does not return his sentiments. He buys her all sorts of candy and other goodies, but in the end, after taking all these things, she turns him down in favor of the other fellow. So Sammie vows that never again will he fall for the fair sex.
- Lauretta Queenin is a country girl, and despite the fact that she is 40, she is inclined toward love and romance. She writes her name and address upon an egg intended for market. The egg finds its way to Warren, a newly-married businessman. As a joke Warren writes to Lauretta, vowing his love and requesting her photograph; he signs the name and address of his friend Kenneth Kline. On receipt of this missive, Lauretta sends her picture to Kenneth; his wife receives and destroys it. The next day, Lauretta wires Kenneth that she is on her way to him and will arrive at 3:15 the next afternoon. The town constable finds the original letter to Lauretta. Believing that she is being enticed to the city by Kenneth, the constable wires the city police the particulars. Warren accompanies Kenneth to the railroad station. They meet Lauretta, take her to a restaurant, and explain that they are married and that it is all a joke. The two men's wives locate them in the restaurant. Kenneth and Warren escape unnoticed. The wives enter into the heated argument with Lauretta, which finally results in the arrest of all three women. Kenneth and Warren help their wives out of jail, only on the solemn promise that they will never again pry into their affairs.
- Sammie Johnsin is a character that is not new to the admirers of the comedy cartoons of the films. He has appeared off and on for the Universal program and now he is performing some of his comic antics at the seashore. He almost gets drowned and then plays the hero, but in the end he is happy as all the heroes of the films and those in real life ought to be.
- Sammie reads the story of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. He decides that he must find one. So he searches the ash cans. He discovers a lamp and rubs it. A genie appears to do his will. He orders all sorts of things, but finally wakes to find it all a dream.
- Sammie Johnsin is told to mind the baby by his mother, and he goes in the fields with the child. But while there the wiles of old Morpheus are too strong, and he falls fast asleep. And the dream be dreams is one that is enough to make the hair of the most unemotional old maid stand on end. At last he wakes to find that after all it was only a dream, but the remembrance of the awfulness of it makes him a better boy for many weeks to come.
- Sammy's mother was washing clothes and she called her son to carry home the basket. He was lost in contemplation of the advertisement of "Bullo," which makes men strong as bulls. He came, took the basket on his head and went back to rapt study of the fascinating poster. Then he began to dream. He drank a bottle of "Bullo" and the effect was immediate. Sammy is in the desert and he sees a giraffe enjoying a bunch of bananas hanging from a high tree. A little way off there is a bear who just cannot reach a bunch of the fruit. The doughty Sammy catches him by the neck and stretches it to the desired length. Sammy comes to the hut of a cannibal, who is asleep under a tree, while his little daughter plays outside. A deep ditch separates Sammy from his charmer, but he pulls up a palm tree and makes a bridge on which to cross to her. The cannibal wakes and chases Sammy away, shooting after him with his bow and arrows. Sammy pulls them out, counting "He loves me, he loves me not." A hungry lion enters the hut and cries for help are heard. Sammy flies to the rescue, drives off the lion and claims the maiden. Just as he is about to enjoy the fruits of his daring he wakes to find his mother and the neglected basket of washing.
- Little Sammy Johnsin was a foolish boy when he failed to heed the sign that was posted, warning the worthy denizens of Cartoon Land to keep away on account of blasting. So it happened that Sammy was given a free ride to the land of cactus and hot tamales. Upon his arrival Sammy procured a gun and set out to capture the bandit and thus win the reward offered to the man who brought him in dead or alive. Sammy found the bandit, but just as he was on the point of killing the dangerous character a little chicken flew across the path. Now when a colored man sees chicken all his interest in bandits just naturally fades out. Sammy got neither and just as he was about to be killed by the ferocious Mexicans he awoke from his terrible dream.
- Boomer, asleep in an oasis, a result of conviviality, dreams a dream which takes him to the far North, where there are reindeer, an elusive pole, bears and icicles dozens of feet long. Experiences a-plenty fall to his lot until he is gently but firmly tapped on the shoulder by an unsympathetic bluecoat.
- His master's love story as the faithful dog sees it. To begin with, the man and Fifi are great pals, until the master is bewitched by a coquette, a woman of the stage. Without consulting Fifi the master marries the woman. At first Fifi feels neglected. He is unhappy and ill-treated by his mistress. As such things happen, the woman who never knew and never could understand leaves the man and goes back on the stage. In the dark days which follow faithful Fifi watches over the deserted baby that she left for the limelight. Despite the dog's care the baby dies. Fifi follows it to the cemetery, and when all the other mourners have left, the broken-hearted father finds the dog lying on the grave of his first-born. Later when his master is seated contentedly on his easy chair with the dog on his lap, petting him in the old time way, perhaps Fifi realizes that in future no woman will share his disappointed master's affections.
- A bird has been sitting on some eggs in the stump of a tree for six months, without result. It decides to strike, and flies away. A bear comes along and eats some of the eggs, but one escapes him and rolls away. Then the six-months-old egg has a series of adventures, which take it all over the place. A snake eats it, but decides to return it again to the light of day, and does so. Then it rolls into a cheese factory and beats the cheeses at their own game, The cheese maker sniffs the delightful aroma, and says that if he can locate it he will make the strongest cheese known to civilization. He does so and puts the precious object in the safe. Rats sniff it from afar and are trying to nibble their way into the safe when the whole thing explodes.
- Barnacle Bill, a hunchback fisherman, rescues a child from the sea. He brings her up in the hope of making her his wife, but she eventually falls in love with a young man her own age.