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- 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.
- A police officer attempts to steal a go-cart from a child.
- 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.
- A gentleman sneak thief has for an accomplice a trick dog which enters the room of the guests by the way of the fire escape, bringing back all the valuables he may find to his master. While at work the dog comes upon a second burglar who has lighted a stick of dynamite and placed it upon the safe. The dog takes the stick of dynamite and brings it back to his master, driving the second crook ahead of him. The crooks flee, panic-stricken, over the roof tops, followed by the dog, which still carries the dynamite. They find their only way of escape is by the chimney which brings them into the police station. The dog follows with the stick of dynamite and creates a panic. Police and crooks make a quick exit. After an exciting chase they arrive at the river and are forced to jump overboard. The dog, arriving at the bridge, drops the lighted stick of dynamite into the river, causing an explosion. After all danger is over the police capture the crooks and march them to the station house.
- Grousmeyer, a lazy bowling "nut," loafs around the house reading bowling news, while his wife visits a neighbor. The neighbor's husband, Schmaltz, visits Grousmeyer, and the fans immediately get into an argument concerning methods of bowling. The argument develops into a scrap and the house is wrecked. Both belligerents rush to the nearest bowling alleys to prove their individual contentions. Schmaltz demonstrates successfully his superiority over his rival. Grousmeyer resolves to get revenge, and succeeds in smearing soft soap on the alleys. Schmaltz, discovering the deception, goes tor Grousmeyer and a fight ensues in which everyone present, including the spectators, takes part. In the meantime, Mrs. Grousmeyer returns, and finding her house wrecked, starts a fight with Mrs. Schmaltz on whose husband she puts the blame for the state of her home. The fight carries them over to the bowling alleys, where they are caught in the big royal battle.
- Snookee, to revenge himself on his hated rival, invokes the aid of the instructor in hypnotism. He uses his new-found powers with great success. He runs for the preacher and hastens the preparations for the wedding. All goes well until the hypnotist encounters the rival and releases him from the spell. The rival comes on the scene just as the minister is tying the knot for Snookee and the girl. Then real trouble starts with fast and furious fun in evidence every moment.
- Billy and Gordon are brothers; Carmen is Gordon's sweetheart. Gordon excuses himself from Carmen when he must milk the family cow. Billy happens along and makes fun of Gordon milking. This enrages Gordon and he squirts Billy in the eye. Passing a water trough, he sees Olive trying to reach the pump. He assists her to get a drink and asks for her company home. They part at a cross road. Gordon walks along the road, and hearing a yell and seeing a cloud of dust, runs up, thinking that a passing automobile has run down Olive. He finds it is her doll that has been hurt. He sits down beside her and tries to mend it. Meanwhile, Billy decides to go back to find out where Olive lives. His jealous anger rises as he sees Gordon kiss her on the cheek. He runs and finds Carmen and shows her Gordon's perfidy. Carmen is heartbroken, and when she sees Gordon, she snubs him. Billy gives him the same welcome. Mutual explanations ensue and all ends happily.
- Billy's mama leaves him in charge of the baby, after giving each a slice of bread and jam. Billy leaves the baby to take a stroll with Carmen and Chandler through the woods. The baby wanders off to the edge of the lake. Meanwhile, Billy and Chandler find a bird's nest, which they steal. When they show it to Carmen, she becomes angry and demands that they replace the nest in the tree; God is not pleased that they've stolen it. Chandler, knowing he has displeased Carmen, tries to win her favor by placing the nest back in the tree, pretending he is hurt in falling down. The plan works well and all are happy again. Billy suddenly remembers the baby and goes back, and can't find her. Later, finding her shoe at the edge of the lake, he becomes terribly frightened and falls into deep despair. The baby has been saved from falling into the water by a strange dog; Billy finally finds the dog guarding the baby. Filled with joy, he succeeds in getting her back home just as his mother comes to look for them. After mama takes the baby, Billy wipes the perspiration from his brow and resolves never to leave that kid alone again.
- Three hoboes arrive in a box car. They demand that the little tramp ask for a handout. He refuses, and the other two beat him up, leaving him. A collector, demanding payment on a furniture mortgage from extravagant Mrs. Jones, leaves, threatening to bring the sheriff. Mr. Jones, coming upon the scene at this moment, hears the squabble, and tells his wife that he will draw the last of his savings out of the bank and will pay the claim. The two tramps hear this and follow him. Mr. Jones draws the money in the shape of a thousand dollar bill, which he puts in his hatband for safe keeping. As he gets outside the tramps attack him, and he starts to run. His hat blows off, striking the hoboes. They throw it to one side and the little tramp, who has been in the background, puts it on. Mr. Jones falls exhausted as the tramps come up, and he tells them the money is in the hat. They make a break for the little fellow, who gets on a handcar to escape them. They pursue on another handcar. Jones runs into a parade of police, and when he explains the situation, the cops chase after the tramps, using a wagon. The little tramp comes to a drawbridge, which he passes over safely, but his pursuing companions fall into the river. The hat flies through the air, the tramps still chasing it. It finally flies right into Mrs. Jones' hands, just as the sheriff is threatening her. He starts his men moving the furniture out, when she observes the money and pays off the mortgage. The tramps come upon the scene, and start tearing the hat up in a vain quest for the money. The police arrive and arrest them. Then hubby demands that the furniture be again moved into the house, and peace reigns.
- 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.
- Max calling upon his sweetheart Dot finds another rival has won her heart. Max is furious and declares she shall never be the wife of another. Going to a drug store, he orders some poison. The clerk, surmising something wrong, sells him powdered sugar. Max, after mixing the supposed poison with some candy, sends it to his former sweetheart. Dot, in the meantime, is thrown over by the new lover, who proves a flirt, falling in love with every girl he meets. Dot's love returns to Max, and she sends him a note. Realizing what he has done, Max starts on a mad dash to his sweetheart's home to prevent her from eating the candy. Dot has received the candy, and, after eating some, she exits into another room, where she is frightened by a rat and falls in faint. Max, arriving at Dot's home, finds the candy partly gone and frantically phones for the ambulance, which starts on a mad dash. Max enters the other room and is heartbroken at finding his sweetheart apparently dead. He thinks he is a murderer and decides to end it all by eating the remainder of the candy. This he does, and immediately imagines he is dying and is going to the infernal regions and is being greeted by his Satanic Majesty. Dot, upon reviving, appears in the doorway and Max, seeing her. thinks it is her spirit which has returned to haunt him. About this time the ambulance wagon has been mixed up with a construction gang and is blown up with dynamite. Back in the house, Dot has convinced Max that she is real flesh and blood, things are explained and both are very happy.
- Andy is very strong for the landlady's daughter, who likes him, although the landlady objects. Upon the count's arrival on the scene, the landlady picks him out as a possible suitor for her daughter. Andy, for revenge, picks up Snitz, who works in the park, and introduces him to the landlady as the Baron von Glutz. He dresses him beforehand in the count's uniform, so that he will look the part. He has an understanding with Snitz that when the latter cuts out the count he will retire in Andy's favor. Snitz, however, likes the new title so well that he refuses to retire when the proper time comes. Andy, in revenge, tells the count that Snitz is wearing his uniform, which arouses him to fury, with disastrous results to Snitz.
- 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.
- Snoopy and his wife go shopping. They enter a shoe store where a young lady is purchasing a pair of shoes. Mrs. Snoopy wants a pair but the clerk sells them to the young girl. Mrs. Snoopy is angered and cleans out the store. The Snoopys then start home but are caught in a shower and Mrs. Snoopy waits while Snoopy goes for an umbrella. He finds one in a nearby saloon, and getting away with it starts back for his wife. He comes upon the young lady of the shoe store adventure, however, and gallantly carries her across a water puddle, which act is seen by his wife. He is made to perform a like gallantry for her. He drops her in the puddle, however, and both get soaked while Mrs. Snoopy loses her hat. Snoopy, thinking to "square" it, takes her to a hat store and while making her selection, they come upon the lady of the shoes again. Snoopy starts a flirtation while his wife watches him with one eye. She soon gets "on" and in the battle that follows the store is completely wrecked and the Snoopy family knocked out.
- Billy, Olive and other children are playing on the lawn when the picture opens. Billy is unusually downhearted; he is muchly smitten with Olive and she, on the other hand, will have none of him. The other children have sweethearts; Billy has none. About this time an old soldier, who has seen service in the war, observes Billy and wonders at the close resemblance of the child to his own who has just died. His old heart softens to Billy and, giving the children some sweets, he takes Billy to his home, where he shows him the toys which belonged to his dead son. He gives Billy the toy rifle and drills him to become a soldier. Billy's mother, looking for him, meets the other children and they inform her that Billy was taken away by an old man. The mother becomes frantic and she seeks the assistance of the neighbors to find the boy. Meantime the old soldier arranges the toy soldiers on the floor and commences the story of his life, how, when he was a boy, he was stationed at a small fort on the plains when it was attacked by Indians. He was in love with his Colonel's daughter, but it was not until he had shown his heroism by going for assistance when the fort seemed doomed that the Colonel consented to the match. Billy listened to this story with eyes and mouth wide open. During this time the mother and neighbors have been hunting furiously for Billy. The old soldier and Billy, tiring of the play, finally drop off to sleep. Billy dreams of what the old soldier has related. He sees himself arrive at the fort and become smitten with the Colonel's daughter, and the same incidents which the old man experienced the boy goes through in his dream. The mother has located the house belonging to the soldier and dashes in. What she finds is her son fast asleep in the lap of the old man with his arms fast around the old man's neck. She understands and tiptoes out of the scene as it fades.
- The Pokes and Jabbs families, neighbors, live across the hall from each other in the same apartment house. The fearless Mr. Pokes is very much bossed by his wife, a suffragette, while Mr. Jabbs is the ruler in his own home. Mrs. Jabbs has just been presented with a new coat by her husband, and. meeting Mr. Pokes in the hall, asks his opinion of it. While Pokes is admiring the coat, his wife, hearing his voice in the hall, peers through the keyhole and mistakes his admiration of the coat for affection for Mrs. Jabbs. Jabbs, at the same time, also hearing voices in the hall, looks through the keyhole and decides to punish Pokes for his familiarity with his wife. Jealousy is aroused in both families and Jabbs and his wife quarrel, the result of which is that she leaves to go to her mother. Mrs. Pokes leaves home to attend a suffragette meeting and Jabbs, learning of a mask ball, persuades Pokes to go as his escort. Jabbs dresses as a woman. Arriving at the ball, they learn that the ball has been postponed. Disgustedly, they start toward home. A policeman gives them quite a chase, but they elude him by dodging into a saloon. The kindly bartender gets in wrong by offering his services and when they beat a hasty exit through the side door, they are confronted by another policeman. Pokes gets rid of him in a peculiar fashion. after several mishaps they arrive home. Jabbs has forgotten his keys. Pokes, becoming brave immediately, offers to put him up for the night. They proceed to retire without removing their clothes. The suffragette meeting being over, Mrs. Pokes returns. A horrible discovery meets her gaze upon entering her bedroom. Jabbs, in female attire, occupies her bed. Wild with rage, she rushes to the Jabbs apartment to inform Mr. Jabbs of his wife's actions. Jabbs, hearing the clatter on the door, beats it out the window to the fire escape. About this time. Mrs. Jabbs returns repentant. Entering her own apartment, she sees a woman lying on the couch and fails to recognize it as her husband. With a piercing shriek, she rushes to the hallway and faints. Jabbs again aroused, makes his exit through the window, and for the fire escape to the Pokes' apartment, begging Mr. Pokes to hide and protect him. Mrs. Pokes arrives on the scene and Jabbs makes for the hallway, but in so doing leaves his skirt clutched in the hand of Mrs. Pokes. Explanations follow, and what at first appeared to be a horrible catastrophe, turns out an innocent prank.
- Two hallroom boys decide to attend a dance in their hotel. They possess but a single suit each and get busy "fixing" up. Harold sends his suit to be pressed, but Percy presses his own, and while so doing burns a hole in the seat of his trousers. He sees a bellboy returning with Harold's suit and at once "cops" it Harold, in the meantime waiting for his suit, grows impatient and sneaking into the hallway learns of Percy's theft. He grabs the first cover at hand and sneaks down near the ballroom, trying to regain his suit. Percy is having troubles of his own in the ballroom, however, for a hurriedly discarded cigarette causes a hole to burn in the suit he is wearing and his efforts to put it out cause him to seek seclusion in a corner, where he is found by Harold. The rightful owner of the suit demands it, for he is clad in his underwear and a portier, but Percy objects to return it. A fight for possession of the suit follows and in it both young men lose their coverings, and are carried into the ballroom where the fright and fight grows till both boys forswear dancing and ballrooms forever.
- Billy's mother finishes making pies and sets them in the window to cool. Observing this, Billy decides to steal one. He offers his friend Chandler part of it. Walking along, the pair observe Carmen, who has just finished a ride with Gordon. Chandler offers Carmen part of his pie; Gordon, jealous, knocks it from her hands. For this Carmen is angry. While Gordon and Chandler fight, Billy pushes his suit with the girl. Later, Billy's mother discovers one of her pies missing, finds the guilty Billy, takes him home, and puts him to bed. That night Billy dreams of Gordon trying to force his attentions upon Carmen, of Chandler rebuking him, and of Gordon's threat to secure the girl at all costs. In his dream he sees Gordon abduct the girl, carry her away on a handcar, and tie her to the track when she refuses to marry the villain. Billy, enlisting the help of a friend and his racing car, starts to the rescue. There is a wild ride, a race between engine and motorcar. Billy, in the car, dashes before the onrushing train and saves Carmen and restores her to Chandler. Then Billy awakens.
- Carmen and Buster are country sweethearts. All goes well until city chap Chandler arrives and cops Carmen, which enrages Buster to such an extent that he challenges Chandler to a fight, which results in Chandler giving him a sound thrashing. Later Chandler leaves Carmen in the garden and goes to the well to get a drink and is seen by Buster. Buster waits until he sees Chandler peering down into the well, then he sneaks up and hits Chandler with a stick, which accidentally knocks him into the depths below. Buster is terrified and in trying to rescue Chandler he also falls into the well. Both boys in the well call for help; Carmen hears and dashes to their rescue, but she finds hat she hasn't enough strength to lift them to the top by means of the windlass. Carmen hurries off in search of help. She finds Billy, and with their combined effort they finally rescue the boys Billy scolds Buster for his wrongdoing and takes him off the set, leaving Carmen and Chandler to enjoy themselves together.
- Dot and her family are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Snitz, the groom, but he fails to appear. Her father phones to him and awakens him from a long sleep. Snitz, worried over his failure to be prompt runs from his home half dressed and hurries to keep his appointment at his sweetheart's home. On the way he encounters several other pedestrians who are in a hurry and after bumping into several is chased by a vengeful mob After much excitement he arrives at his sweetheart's home. They find they have forgotten the most important part of the wedding, the minister. Snitz calms the waiting guests and hurries off to find one. He finally overtakes the minister on the road and puts him in the hack. The horse suddenly rejuvenates and runs away. Snitz falls from the hack while the minister remains inside getting the roughest ride of his life. Horse, hack, minister and all go over a steep cliff. Snitz leaps over after him, and after much hard work finally reaches his bride's home with the minister, only to find that his rival, a milkman, has eloped with her. The guests and Snitz chase them wildly to the depot, just in time to see the train swiftly pull out with the happy milkman and Dot waving a jaunty farewell from the rear platform.
- Carmen is washing her doll-baby's clothes. Radcliff, a gunman, approaches her, teases her, and tries to kiss her. She slaps his face with the wet clothes; he angrily plans revenge. Carmen goes into the house. Radcliff sneaks up and throws mud at the clean clothes. Carmen returns and finds her day's work spoiled. She begins to cry. Chandler, who has been watching, comes over to console her. He offers to wash the clothes over. Radcliff makes fun of Chandler. A fight commences. Radcliff shoots at Chandler. The bullet misses its mark and crashes through a window, hitting a servant girl. She looks out of the window and observes a man with a gun. Thinking he fired the shot, she throws a rolling pin at him and knocks him down. The gun is exploded. The bullet hits a painter and knocks him from his ladder. The painter, sore, throws his paint just as the servant girl rushes in. She gets the paint in the face. A fight ensues among the neighbors. The children run off and later make up.
- Mrs. Murphy, the wife of a butcher, and Mrs. Schultz, the wife of a grocer, gossip across the way. Mrs. Schultz invites Mrs. Murphy over; they get into a friendly conversation which develops into a quarrel. Their husbands have a card game in back of the store. Schultz finds Murphy cheating. This starts a fight, the neighbors getting articles thrown. They send in a riot call to the mounted police. The Schultz's and Murphy's throw eggs and meat back and forth while the police are on a mad chase to reach them. When they arrive, instead of stopping the fight, they find themselves between a storm of eggs and ham and make a hasty retreat, letting the bunch fight it out.
- The comedy commences when Schlitz enters the living-room and prepares to play a game of cards. His wife, trying to get dinner, grows disgusted with her husband and they commence to quarrel and fight. They move to the window and are seen by neighbors; their fighting turns to love making. Mr. Schlitz invites a Mr. Mulligan over to play cards. Mrs. Schlitz goes over to visit with Mrs. Mulligan. The card game starts and Schlitz wins game after game. Then Mulligan discovers that he is being cheated and the battle starts. The two women observe their husbands fighting and they commence. There is a wild scramble, throwing of various articles and a chase; a chase which continues through hotels and alley-ways until at last the police come in with an attempt to stop the fight. But in the end Schlitz gets his needs with a water hose.
- 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.
- Dot, who is Mrs. Jones' maid, has an infatuation for brass buttons and flirts with ail the policemen in the neighborhood. Charles learns of her preference for a uniform and determines to borrow or steal one at the first opportunity. He soon finds one belonging to a police sergeant and exchanges his clothes for the uniform coat and helmet and returns to see Dot. Dot is entertaining Ernest, her policeman admirer, when Charley appears, and Ernest takes him for his own sergeant and runs away, leaving his rival a fair field. The imitation policeman's wooing is interrupted, however, and he is forced to take refuge in a clothes closet. On the arrival of the sergeant, looking for his uniform, Mrs. Jones mistakes Charley for a burglar. Mr. Jones' sudden plunge into the situation and the policeman's mad desire for vengeance, makes it too hot for Charley. He cannot leave the wardrobe, so he takes it with him, and in the chase that follows the wardrobe leaves the house, with Charley's feet protruding from the bottom. It continues a zig-zag course till at length it falls blindly over a cliff, leaving Charley a much shattered but wiser man, with a determination to forswear brass buttons and uniforms in the future.
- 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.
- Jim, a gangster, asks Lena to attend the Dutch picnic with him. It so happens the gang, holding forth in Lena's neighborhood, are at outs with Jim; he has stolen their "crap" money. When they observe him asking Lena they rush off to tell Heinie, who is also smitten with Lena. Heinie rushes to the scene to start trouble with Jim. Result, he is knocked down. Lena resents the brutality of Jim and promises to accompany Heinie to the picnic. On the following day Heinie and Lena start for the picnic grounds. As they are about to enter Heinie discovers that his hands need washing. Excusing himself and leaving the money with Lena, he makes for the river. Meantime, Jim, on his way to the grounds, is hit by a croquet ball. He pursues a man in a checkered suit as the guilty party. The chase fails. Jim returns, meets Lena and enters into a conversation. Heinie, while washing, falls in. Looking for something dry to put on, be finds a checkered suit left by someone in bathing. He puts it on and starts hack. As he approaches Jim and Lena he hears him declare he will kill every man wearing a checkered suit. Heinie takes refuge behind a tree. Jim catches sight of him and commences firing. There is great excitement; the ambulance is called in. Then Jim runs out of bullets. Heinie, by this time, discovers two revolvers in the pocket of the checkered suit and commences shooting. A chase follows with Heinie coming forth as the hero of the day.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 proud and haughty police chief of Pumpkin Center rules his force with an iron hand. After much drilling he departs for home intent on signing some valuable papers. While doing this, one of the papers is blown into the room of a girl, whose sweetheart is one of the Chief's Lieutenants. The only way to recover the paper is to crawl into the girl's room by the window, which the Chief does. While there the girl returns and the Chief takes refuge in a folding couch. The girl, hearing the noise, mistakes the Chief for a burglar, and her screams soon bring her policeman sweetheart. The Chief is roped on the couch, bundled into the patrol wagon and is taken to the police station. They finally arrive and the couch bursts open. The policemen are all horrified at discovering their prisoner is no other than their Chief. He immediately takes revenge on all concerned in the affair.
- Mr. Craig has a dispute with an Italian organ grinder and receives a threatening note which worries him considerably. Later, Craig's baby gets stuck up with jam and leaves the imprint of his hand on the front door and all over the house, then finally wanders off to the attic and goes to sleep. Craig comes home and, finding the black hand sign upon the door and his little son missing, becomes frantic. He summons Skylark Fumes, a famous detective, to find his child. The detective arrives and after seeing many black hand marks decides there must be at least a thousand black handers in the gang. He immediately summons the entire police force by means of trained police pigeons. The police, after many mishaps, arrive and, after many deductions and clever police work, the child is finally found.
- Billy and Olive are sweethearts, Desmond is also in love with Olive, and on numerous occasions Olive has turned down Desmond's lovemaking and finally slapped him in the face and ordered him away. Desmond, angry, swears revenge. He follows the lovers while they take a gondola ride and follows them from there to the rollercoaster. Billy and Olive get inside the coaster and start to play. Desmond looks around; seeing no one in sight, gives the coaster a shove, which starts it off on its journey. The coaster races around the track at a high speed and the children scream to attract the attention of one of the attendants. But the machinery becomes unmanageable and he calls for police assistance. The police come to the spot and after several funny and unsuccessful attempts to stop the coaster, they get into another and give chase. After several funny situations they finally get it away and give chase. Meanwhile, Billy and Olive's coaster has slowed down and it stops in an obscure spot; they jump out and get away. The police find that they cannot stop their coaster. The coaster gains speed and the other attendants who have arrived on the scene are unable to stop it. Meanwhile, Desmond grows horrified at his rash act and flees the scene. Billy takes Olive among the rocks on the beach and the picture closes with Olive's head resting on Billy's shoulder.
- The locale of the story is laid around a trap shooting club, and while burlesquing the various incidents and manners that are common to the aristocratic shooting club and its members. Snitz and Hans are members of a trap shooting club. Snitz and Hans are rivals in love; each seeks the hand of pretty Emma. Emma is undecided which one she loves best and so finally, after many funny situations, proposes a shooting contest between the two men. the winner to secure her hand in marriage. Snitz and Hans agree. They retire to secretly practice with their shotguns in preparation. The day of the contest arrives. During the contest Hans, who is the best shot, runs far ahead in the scoring. Snitz conceives the idea of bribing Louie, who manages the shoot, to extract the shot from Hans' gun. This is done. Hans, thereafter, does not shoot a bird, while Snitz kills every one in sight. He beats Hans by one point. In the meantime Emma becomes smitten with Louie. Louie demands payment from Snitz. Snitz is too busy with the girl, and so ignores him entirely. Louie becomes angry, and exposes the plot to Hans. Hans vows to kill Snitz, and with his shotgun he starts in pursuit. This is the signal for war between the factions, ending in a general fight among the contestants and many ridiculous incidents and situations.
- Mr. Heim has a daughter engaged to marry Schultz, the baker. Miss Heim, getting ready for the marriage, finds her slippers need repairing. Going to the cobbler shop she is admired by Mier, the cobbler, who forces his love on her. She resents and leaves. During this time Schultz finds his shoes need mending. Going over to Mier he tells him of the wedding, and inviting him, shows the picture of the girl. Mier is sore, and swears revenge. Finished fixing Schultz's shoes, he goes into the side room to polish them. He discovers an idea smelling his Limburger cheese. He puts it in Schultz's shoes. When Schultz arrives at the wedding everything goes lovely till the minister drops his book at Schultz's feet. Getting the smell from the shoes the minister looks Schultz over. Mier, arriving, takes this all in from the other room. Miss Heim, excited and nervous, drops her handkerchief at her lover's feet. In picking it up she smells and then the trouble starts. She stops the minister, telling him she can't marry the man. The father grabs Schultz and throws him out. Schultz takes his shoes off and finds the trouble. Going to the window he sees Mier, the cobbler, getting married to his sweetheart. He takes the cheese and throws it, starting a general fight. The minister runs out and calls the police. But the smell is too great for them. They retreat and seek refuge in a wagon with a sign "Limburger Cheese" on it.
- Mabel, a new arrival at the hotel, is annoyed by the attention of Arthur, a flirt, and Mr. Stue, both guests at the same place. Deciding to leave, she goes to her room to pack her trunk. Mr. Stue follows. She takes refuge in the room across the hall. Hearing footsteps, she hides under the bed; the owner of the room, who happens to be Arthur, enters. Noodles, the porter, is sent up to Mabel's room to bring down her trunk. Upon finding Mr. Stue in possession, a fight starts. Mr. Stue is thrown into Arthur's room. He rolls under the bed and is delighted to find Mabel there. He is dragged forth and in the free-for-all fight Mabel escapes and Stue falls into her trunk and is made a prisoner by Noodles, who performs his mission by falling down the steps with the trunk. The trunk bursts open and Mr. Stue pops out decorated with different pieces of lingerie. It winds up with Stue and Noodles falling into the fountain, where Stue falls peacefully to sleep.
- Tiny Olive has just been presented with the most wonderful kewpie in the world. She fondles it and kisses it. Suddenly she remembers that she has an engagement with her beau and commences to primp up, first slipping kewpie in her belt. Soon little Jimmy arrives and she shows him her wonderful kewpie. He admires it and stands it against a tree. In another part of the orchard, Skinny is trying hard to win the heart of beautiful Rose, but she will have none of him. He sees the beautiful kewpie reclining against the tree and determines to steal it and present it to Rose to gain her favor. Olive is brokenhearted and asks her "hero" to rescue her kewpie. There is a merry chase after Skinny, who finally is cornered on a bridge. He spitefully throws the kewpie in the river. Jimmy finds a rope and rescues the dolly and soon they are on their merry way. But the villain still pursued them. And before they know it, the kewpie is resting peacefully on the waves of the lake. Nothing daunted, our "hero" hastily slips off his outer clothing and before you can say Jack Robinson is in the water. But he soon finds that he cannot swim and just in the nick of time Skinny appears on the scene and rescues both kewpie and Jimmy. All are happy.
- Dot and Gus are much in love. Gus asks Dot's father for her hand, but is told that he is too far beneath her station, father's choice being Max, who holds a mortgage over him. Gus returns home heartbroken and is surprised to find a letter stating that he has fallen heir to $50,000. He immediately informs Dot and they mount a sprinkling cart nearby and dash to the minister's. They are seen by Max who, in a rage, tells Dot's parents, who dash after them in their machine, followed by Max, but the pursuers are baffled by the elopers, who sprinkle the street, thereby causing much skidding by the pursuers' machines. In the wild ride Gus loses his letter, which is found by the father who, upon reading it, finds that Gus is the wealthier of the two suitors, settles the question by beating up Max and tearing up the mortgage. Father and mother then dash into the minister's and Gus, on hearing them coming, prepares to defend his bride with his life, but is much surprised when his father-in-law greets him like a long lost brother.
- Two country kids decide to scare the city chap who has won their sweetheart. One dresses up in a bear skin. While the other joins the group of children, a real bear happens along and nearly scares the life out of the bogus bear, who immediately takes refuge in a tree, the real bear following. After an exciting chase, the bogus bear dashes into the group of children, followed by the real bear. A stampede follows, in which the girl is lost. Later, the boys meet and a search for the girl starts, which results in their finding her feeding the bear sugar. She then refuses to have anything to do with the boys, who have proven themselves to be cowards.