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COMEDY.
he enters, and finds the repairer at work. He explains his errand, producing the clock. The clockmaker soon takes it to pieces and puts the spring in a glass of alcohol with the other works. He then leaves the work bench, presumably to attend a customer, when the chef, smelling at a bottle, notices what appears to be a glass of water, into which he empties some of the spirits and drinks the liquid containing the works of the clock. After awhile, pains in the stomach become intense. The clockmaker, observing him, hurries him off to a surgeon, to whom he explained the predicament. After the surgeon and assistant have listened to the ticking of the swallowed mechanism, they produce the X-ray apparatus and get a radiograph of the contents of the stomach, which they show the chef. The surgeon then procures a scimitar, making a motion to cut open the chef, who strenuously refuses to submit to the operation. Some explanations pass, after which the clockmaker, taking the chef by the arm, hurries him back to the workshop, puts him on a table, then, taking the dial of the clock, screws it on to the works in the chef's stomach, giving instant relief. The chef goes on his way rejoicing, with the clock buttoned inside his coat.
The master returns and at once misses the clock from its accustomed place. He signals the table bell, which immediately brings the maid on the scene. He asks about the clock, and while she is covered with confusion the chef enters and, being questioned, opens his coat, showing the clock at work. A little comic by-play with the hands of the clock finishes the scene.
G. D. 1595.
TWO GOSSIPS, OR,
Price, $34.08.
TWO CENTS' WORTH OP CHEESE.
Approximate Length, 284 feet.
A very appropriate subject, and strikingly depicts the value of time, as also the negative faculty of gossiping. In a very interesting manner this film illustrates how two of the fair sex meet at the corner grocery store, and after one places her order for cheese they become so absorbed in conversation that the keeper is obliged to dispatch special orders to secure all the available supplies, and when our friends realize their situation they are deluged with the cheese and frantically explain that only two cents' worth was wanted.
G. D. 1576.
A NEW TOBOGGAN.
Approximate Length, 260 feet.
Price, $31.20.
An individual, struck by the beauty of a passing pedestrian, follows her until, reaching her home, she enters the building and
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