The Moving Picture World (January 1908)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 65 ingly pretty miss and on her arrival at her n place of employment the head of the concern takes her through the offices. As d,ev pass through the various departments tbe'manv clerks and bookkeepers gaze at 1,-r in admiration—not "attempting to con- ceal the decidedly favorable impression she las made on them. She is finally given her desk near the head bookkeeper, who is a little short fellow with an apparently strong liing for the opposite sex. As soon as he sees iier at work on the typewriter, he begins to smile in her direction from his high stool—showing plainly that first sight is enough for him. His arms now begin to fly about his heart like flails, and in his enthusiasm he falls from his chair to the noor, and excited and abashed, he walks out while the janitor of the offices enters. This- individual ogles the girl, and the book- keeper returning, sees what is going on and a scrimmage ensues. The boss becomes aware of this disturbance and moves the stenographer and her machine to another department. Here, too, there are many clerks at work, and they, too, seem to take to the girl to such a degree that they neg- lect their duties and become demoralized and, of course, the business suffers. Again the head of the concern becomes aware of conditions, and again he shifts the stenog- rapher to a different office. Wearing the crown of beauty, her head must needs rest uneasy, which holds good with regard to her next position in tie office, for here a number of cashiers and bookkeepers, not at all invulnerable to female-charms, also neg- lect their work, and all through no fault of the pretty typist, who is forced to make another shift. Finally her employer decides to take her in his own private room, where she is now seen doing her work amiably; bat even in this position she is not unmo- lested, for her employer himself becomes infatuated with her as he watches her from his desk, and before either of them realize it he has proposed to her. Of course she considers this a good match and allows him to place a ring upon her finger. They now open the door leading from the office, inci- dentally knocking down a number of clerks who have been peeking through the key- hole, and their employer announces that the little stenographer who had made such havoc with their hearts is now to be Mrs. . 'Mid the tears of the little book- keeper and waitings of the janitor—to say nothing of the envy of the other clerks, he leads her off as his own. "A Kind-Hearted Gentleman." An el- derly man who is apparently benevolently disposed toward humanity, starts out on a **lk, and wherever he finds the distressed, handicapped or needy, he promptly lends his aid. He first comes upon a governess j» a park who, holding a baby with one hand, is trying to manage a newspaper with the other. This is a clumsy undertaking, as is observed by the old gentleman, who ™dly takes the baby from her. She soon settles herself to read comfortably, while we old gentleman holds.the child on his hp; while he is thus occupied the girl's sol- dier lover comes along and they begin spooning; of this the old gentleman is un- a 5 ar ? unt "* *^ e baby makes it uncomfort- able for him, and throwing die child to her, he goes off in disgust What appears to be a girl, and a pretty one, next attracts him, as she is carrying a rather heavy basket, "e obligingly takes it from her and escorts jier to her destination; she happens to be bound for a meeting with her husband, however, and when they arrive at the spot she is greeted affectionately by her hubby, while her companion is handed a beating. After dragging himself out of reach he re- adjusts himself and is soon helping a ma- son lift his mortar to a ladder; result, a mortar bath. He comes to his finish, how- ever, when he helps two men who are placing some furniture in a wagon. They are burglars, and a citizen who sees the trio hails a policeman. By the time the officer arrives the two burglars have gone and only the unsuspecting old man is left. He is pointed out, the cop grabs him un- gently, and he is marched off. "Slave's Hate." A negro working on a field is ordered by his cruel master to get down on his knees and tie his master's shoe lace. The negro resents this unwonted hu- miliation, and the master, after giving him a few cuffs, promises to make him smart for it later. At this time the slave driver's daughter comes on the scene, and he goes off with her. The next picture shows the negro being led to the top of a hill, where his breast is bared and he is tied to a stake driven in the ground; then, at the com- mand of the master, an overseer lays a stout rawhide lash over the bound man's body. He writhes in agony, and the pun- ishment only ceases when he falls to the ground in a faint The overseer unbinds him, and thus he is left to nurse his wounds and desire for vengeance. - The opportunity for revenge soon comes, when the slave owner's little girl is seated alone, reading at a table near the gate of her home. The crouching black form of the negro slave comes stealthily toward her, and suddenly springing out, he takes her up roughly. The child struggles, but the negro overpowers her and carries her off. The entire household is aroused, however, and headed by the father, a posse starts out in pursuit of the negro kidnapper. The chase leads them over hills and through swamps and marshes, but the wary negro is always ahead of them. When the posse are almost on him, the negro takes refuge in a deserted house with his victim, and after the pursuers have gone he forces the child, by threatening to throw her into a sluice, to tie his shoe as her father had ordered him to do on the farm. On and on he goes with the child; but the pursuers make a detour of the countryland and are soon near the fugitive, who conceals him- self beside a boulder. The father comes very close to them, but passes by; intuition seems to call him back, however, and just as he turns he faces the negro with the child. In a twinkling he covers the fugi- tive with a revolver, but the little girl jumps in between. The slave owner softens, seems to see at once that it is all his fault, and takes both negro and daughter home again. "Picturesque Smyrna." This film shows various industries and customs in this land of the Far East. Natives are seen smoking their peculiar pipes, deftly making canvas sacks, caning chairs and fashioning brooms. The native barbers, who work in the open Street, are also shown at their labor over two customers. After which is given a view of the start of a caravan of camels. The huge beasts—some twenty in number— file by in a line and are soon seen out on the highway carrying their ponderous bur- dens. This film finishes with a view of the different types of natives, including many children, who eat greedily from curious pans placed on.the ground. ARE YOU USING SONG SUOES Wear. SONG SLIDE SPECIALISTS and can give you "The Service that Satisfies" For less money than you pay now Slip Us a Letter f NOVELTY FILM EXCHANGE 81 I Third Ave., New York City- Lessons" How to Become a Success- ful Moving Picture Operator" By MAXWELL ri. HITE PRICE. $1.00 May be obtained from MOVING PICTURE WORLD P. O. Box 450, New York Kinetoscopes, Films, Lanterns* Accessories. Edison Supplies. CHA8. M. 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