Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1910)

276 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD Mntinn P iptiirPQ III UN UN r of JAMES J. JEFFRIES Stanley Satchel Tom Sharkey Kid Herman Gunner Moir Young Corbctt Kid Sharkey lulul CO JACK JOHNSON Billy Papke Tommy Burns Joe Gans Joe Palmer Terry McGovern Young Dority FRANK GOTCH GEO. HACKENSCHMIDT IN THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS Write for low rental terms The CHICAGO FIGHT PICTURE CO. 81 CLARK STREET CHICAUO, ILL Independent Films. "IMP." INDEPENDENT M. P. CO. JANE AND THE STRANGER. After a year "I married Ufe a young ber learns the real metal "i her mate .1 coward who, (earful ol the strife ■ I the world, deserts ber and the child. 11 is a terrible blow, and she feels thai she cannot survive It, She sum as her brother to her deathbed and into iiis hands Bbe delivers her written accusation of the cur and wiiii ber last breath charges him wiiii tin duty, vengeance. Such a character as the brother's needs no charge i" bring the villi. in to justice, and, armed wiiii ids photograph, he starts West, whither the desertei lias Bed. We now see him, after a ions search, entering a barroom for refreshment. 1 1 < ■ is a stranger in a strange land, and Hi, .rontiersinen eye him askance. He is scanning im.. mces, too, but tliey do not know it. Suddenly a new figure appears -he cannot believe ii looks at the photo again it is the man be is looking for! The new arrival invites The Stranger to a drink, the latter accepts, then just as sociably, asks his man out for a walk. They are both out ou a SttOWclad load, and suddenly The .Stranger confronts the Other with his photo and the letter, lie is right the coward acknowledges, but suddenly makes for I. is gun. He is jus! 11 second too slow, and the avenging brother covers him with his own in addition. Instead of killing him as be deserves, lie gives him a chance by throwing both idsiois iii opposite directions, each to run for his. The Stranger is quicker, and his aim is deadly — bis sister is avenged. .lane, a hackw Is girl, has seen the strange duel. and summons "the boys," who g" out on the trail 10 and the murderer, while jane goes home. All da\ the man hunt is on, and .lane is about to relire when The Stranger enters through a window. Circumstances lone her to he quid, lie waits his chance, then steps oul right into the hands of ihe vigilantes! Her evidence is against him. lie is bound to a horse, and is ahoul to he hanged when a well directed bullet severs the rope. The horse dashes off anil a few shols follow the fleeing animal. 11 was Jane's bullet. Almost without knowing it. she lias fallen iii love with The Stranger and ill trying secretly to save him is wounded. The next day .lane sees lor Ihe first time that The Stranger has dropped his sister's letter in her room. She realizes his nobility of character, also why he killed ihe man. Sue tells 1 lie boys. They go "in, lasso him. I I his eyes, lead him hack to Jane, and hide. When she ionics in and sees him there is a pretty love scene, and what do ihe indulgent hoys do but surprise the cooing cou|dc by leaping out from under bed, chairs, and every corner of the room! THE DEATH OF MINNEHAHA (The sequel of "Hiawatha"). This beautiful story of the passing awa> oi' Hiawatha's beloved Minnehaha comprises ihe winter scenes of Longfellow's poem, "Hiawatha," which was the first release of Ihe "Imp" aird which told how ihe Indian brave wooed and won the winsome maiden. It Is a hitler winter. Hiawatha, Minnehaha and old Nokomis are suffering from hunger: game is scarce in ihe woods tbej are famine-stricken. Poor Minnehaha is ill ami Nokomis is trying to keep a feeble Are alive to afford a Utile comfort. Hiawatha, noble brave thai he is. docs not betray his anguish and misery, hut stolidly takes up Ills bow anil arrow and goes forth into Ihe woods, in the hopes of finding food. Over snow-clad hill and dale, round the great mountains ami by the Ice-silenced waterfall he wanders, Becking even to heard the savage beast In Ms own den; but Nature has given her things of lite hipenetrable hiding places from the hardships of winter, and Hiawatha's heart is sick: "GltcllC Manito. Ihe Might] ! Give your children food, o father! Rive us c 1. or we 1 1 1 1 1 1 perish! • live mi' 1 1 tot' Minnehaha!" II is of no avail \ 11.I even as be prays he hears the "all fr Ihe tepee, while I'augllk. Keeper of ilu Happy Hunting Grounds, is taking Minnehaha tway. Me hurries there, hill tOO latC and seven days and seven nlghls lo sits Here and mourns her until at last he carries ber to a (pot by the river, where he buries her with his own bands. "Farewell," said he. "my Minnehaha! farewell, o ray Laughing Water! All my heart is hurled with you; S....11 your footsteps I shall follow 1 0 Hi" i' lands of the blessed To laud "i ii,,. Hereafter." GREAT NORTHERN. NEVER DESPAIR. \iai> Wilson is Doctor Brown's 1 aekeeper. There IS tiling qiiiel and kind about Ual.v which makes her liked by every •. She Is nice and friendly to all. and alt] ch she is admired by Ihe young men, -1 ill -he does uoi show preference for any particular "lie "ne day a young man working as a painter where Mary is employed, falls in love with her, and, slrauge to say, he succeeds In winning her for his wife Dr. Brown lias also a great admiration for his housekeeper, and intends to make her ids wife, hut on the day be proposes to her he learns, lo his great Borrow, that she Is lost to him. Mary is happily married, and her happiness is greatly increased by being the mother of a very pretty little girl. But ber link was too good to last, fine day her husband is brought home dead, after having fallen from a scaffold, and Mary is left a widow. She fights hard to get an honest living, which she manages to do. with the help of her sewing machine, which she obtains on the rental system. But matters are very unforlunate. and she cannot keep nn the payments. The man from whom she bought the machine will not wait longer for the money, and as she cannot keep ber promise, be sends men to lake the machine away, thus depriving Mary of her last means of supporting herself and child Driven to desperation, and tired of fighting misfortune, she cannot hear Ihe sufferings of herself and little daughter any longer, and seeing no way out of her misery except suicide, she places the last few pieces of coke in the stove, closes the damper in the chimney, and is now ready to die. with the aid of the poisoned fumes. A neighbor of bers who has been watching her for the past few days, is rather suspicions, and so when she smells the fumes, which penetrate through the apertures of the door. Ihe neighbor knows that her suspicions are justilied. She procures help to break the door open, and finds Mary and her child unconscious on the floor. They send quickly for a doctor, and. strange to say. Ihe nearest doctor obtainable is Doctor Brown. Mary's former sweetheart, who arrives on the scene at once. His heart nearly breaks when be sees The misery of the woman he had formerly admired, and whom he still really loves. After doing his best to bring her hack to consciousness, and succeeding, be thinks of his old intentions, and asks her to come hack and he his wife. With tears in her eyes. Mary accepts the generous offer, and she is happy once again. LUX FILMS. HER DOLLY'S REVENGE. -A discontented little girl scolds her dolly and goes to bed sulkily. During the night we see her dolly walk calmly into her bedroom, and taking the scissors out of a workbasket, stabs her little owner to death. When next we see poor dolly she is before the judge and sentenced to death. The little girl awakes to find that, lo her great joy, her dolly is still quite well and dues nol appear to be suffering from any consciousness of such unladylike schemes. THE MAN WHO COULD NOT SIT DOWN.— This is (lie story of an unlucky gentleman against whom nature seems to have pitted herself in a ruthless manner. At an early hour he sallies forth to the park, where, with his morning paper, he settles down for a quiet read. His first tormenter takes the form of a painter who politely informs him that Ihe seat is to be painted. The gentleman takes a seal elsewhere. His neighbors, who are enjoying a meal, soon make their position known, and the worthy gentleman is forced to flee before the odor "I "ni.ns. The day's adventures come to a climax when he rests on the basin of an ornamental fountain and falls into the water. At last he finds relief by lying on the floor at home. N. Y. MOTION PICTURE CO. GOVERNMENT RATIONS. Three Mexicans force an entrance to the storehouse at Fort Sam Houston, stealing some of the provisions. Sergeant Miles, making his rounds, discovers the theft and at once notifies Colonel VowIon, the commandant of the fort. The Colonel suspects the Indians on the reservation of having committed the robbery and vows to find the guilty ones. The next day. Bed Cloud. Chief of the Indians, comes lo the fort to procure rations for his tribe. Colonel Newton tells him of the robbery and that he suspects the Indians. The Colonel then gives orders that no rations are to be given to the Indians until the guilty ones are given up. Bed Cloud denounces the Colonel's accusal ion as a lie. lines back to his Iribe and tells them why they have nol r. ived their rations. Calling a "council of war." thCJI decide to go peacefully to the Colonel and Implore him to give them enough f 1 f,,r the wome,, and children of the tribe, who an in-- Ihe Colonel, growing angry, refuses 1,, listen t" their idea and orders thorn to leave the fori Ihe Indians then resort to drastic measures attack ihe storehouse, killing the guards, and secure the !;""""■ ol which the) have been unjustly deprived lb.' Colonel, seeing (hat the Indians are on the warpath, orders out a detachment "f soldiers \ pitched battle follows. Jusi as ti„. battle is „t its height two s.ouis bring i„ the three Mexicans. having found them In the mountains with the pro"slona in their possession The Colonel, realizing his awful mistake, wave. n,,. Hag of truce, apolo "Ihe Indians for his ten able treatment of "."•"' ""• ""'I"' "' l'-aee" is then smoked „„,] ■ I feelings resumed. ECLAIR FILMS. FACE TO FACE. Count Laval, a wealthy nobleman ami a devoted toyai.^i. is greatlj disappointed in his so,,, who '" ,l"' 1: •'* "ib'.i'e sorrow, maintains the opinions ... the Revolutionists. The Vendean War breaks ""• ami the BOD Immediately leaves his father's '""'"■• -'"i J"i'.s the Republican Army where he acquits himseit si. credibly thai he is rapidly promoted, and so,,,, becomes a,, officer of rank However, he Is Snail] surprised by a party of u> surgents |y,ng i„ ;„ si, f,,r the purpose, captured ami taken to the Commander of the Royalist Part* In this Commander he reeog,„Zes his own father Both father and son arc greatly agitated, and the Old man 8 overwhelmed with the deepest grief ■*BUze? ,ll:" « ■ his doty to ,.,„,' don,,, his only so,, to deal ..,„• ,„. a trattor to his calls*. The interview is a most ag„. one. The old man. wilhon, a waver, passes 'he death sentence. The prisoner is led awav and the father, his face buried in his now trembling hands, listens in fearful anguish for the vollev of shot which will tell him that bis bov is ,,'o more: and. as the dreaded sound falls upon bis ear, he gives vent to his agony j„ a burst of bitter tears. In the meantime, however, a life-lone servant and inferior officer of the old Commander cannol bring himself to obey bis chiefs orders Instructs the men to fire into the air, while the prisoner is allowed to make his escape When the young man is safely away, the old servant connls disobedience to the Count, who at first becomes greatly enraged at the thought of bis orders having been disregarded, but who ultimately eannot refrain from thanking and blessing bis old servant and friend, who has saved him fro,,, a life •1 bitter self-reproach. DUTY AND CONSCIENCE. We are .ailed upon to view rne misery and sufferings of a man who has been unable to obtain employment for several months, and has been reduced t" absolute and dire distress. In his despair be yields to th,. temptation of trespassing upon Ihe estate ..t a wealthy gentleman in bones of shilling something to carry home to his starving fain Hy. He succeeds in killing a bare, but before be can gel away he is discovered and arrested by the gamekeeper. The wretched man being desperate wounds the gamekeener and flees. In scaling ■', wall, he loses his footing and falls, injuring bin, sell, so that he is unable to rise. He is s,k„, overtaken by the pursuing gamekeeper, and .1 '" . '.be latter's cottage. As the gamekeeper is wining oul the warrant for the man's arrest be is moved by an inspiration, and suddenly becomes touched by the awful misery of the captive and decides 10 show him clemency. After administering restoratives to the suffering prisoner and not satisfied that be has done all that be should hhears the sad story, and sends food and assistance to the distressed home. A. G. WHYTE. OLD MAID AND BONEHEAD.— S, an oh 1 w s and his amiable lady gotten naif way to the station when Itessie. their ma, leap daughter determined that she and her sister Florence should have a lark. They would write a letter to a matrimonial agency and then poke fun at the applicants. Lucy, the colored maid, was immediately dispatched with the note and then told thai she might have ihe nexl afternoon off. While pUEZllng over the matrimonial ads. on the following day. sir Perclval Bonenead ran across the one inserted for the girls, assuredly the most 1" 'sing in the entire list. So. without time, be made for the Woods's apartment. Arriving, he was met by Lucy, eager ,0 enjoy her holiday, but as she was heavily veiled and smartly gowned, the nearsighted Karl icluded that this was the heiress, whose millions he hoped to spend. With a low bow he presented her with a bouquet, and. not being repulsed, promptly pro. eeeded to embrace the delighted maid. Not until she threw back her veil to receive his ardent kisses did he discover his mistake Turing to b hasty retreat, he ran straight into the arms of Sam. Lucy's sweetheart, who unfortunately bad come in just in time to see Sir Perclval embrace her. Between the Indignation of the pair, aroused in the breast of each, but for quite different reasons, the Barl was given a pretty strenuous live minutes. At last managing to reach the firc!,c hurriedly entered the old maid's apart