We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
COMEDY. G. D. 3130.
FAYING OFF SCORES. Approximate Length, 200 feet.
Frice, $24.00.
A sleeping room with a number of beds is illustrated, and we see several children engaged in innocent amusement.
Lifting up the covers of the bed containing the one still sleeping child in the room, they tie a string to her big toe and place the bath tub next to the bed. Now they take a water pitcher, which they place on the window sill, and fastening the string to the handle of the pitcher they attach to the other end a ball of paper. Underneath the window, on the outside, is seated a maiden aunt, and as she reads they jiggle the paper ball in front of her face. She strikes at it repeatedly, and finally succeeds in catching it. When she pulls the string the little girl perceives the force at her toe and jumps out of bed and into the tub of water; at the same instant the pitcher at the window sill capsizes and contents come down over Auntie's head.
Jumping out of the tub the little one follows the string to the window, where she looks out, and as she does so the other girls close the window down on her shoulders, thus pinning her in position for further developments.
Auntie, coming into the room with a carpet beater, applies it vigorously to the girl caught in the window, and finally takes her out for a change of clothes.
Very amusing throughout.
G. D.
BUYING A DONKEY. Approximate Length, 640 feet.
Frice, S76.80.
The opening scene shows a house wagon, and to the one side thereof is seen a donkey harnessed to a cart. The man is about to leave with the donkey when a girl leaves the wagon and takes an affectionate leave from the animal. The man halts his rig on the market for sale. A prospective purchaser is examining another animal when this particular outfit meets his notice. Making a thorough investigation he asks for a sample ride and is taken to his home in a jiffy, whereupon he pays the purchase price and the former owner departs.
The new purchaser calls his family and there is great rejoicing upon the new acquisition. The wife is to have the first ride, and taking their seats in the cart they give the signal for the start, but the animal refuses to move. Every form of inducement is attempted, but the animal is obdurate and will not budge.
A consultation of war is held and all conclude to go out into the woods to break the stubbornness of the beast. It is un
59