>I have the pic16c715 on a breadboard. +5V is connected to pin 14 and
>ground is connected to pin 5. Pin 1 on the chip goes to a small round
>bulb. The other end of the bulb is connected to ground. Pin 2 on the
>chip goes to the second bulb. The other end of the bulb goes to the ground.


BULB????  a microcontroller output is typically good for about 20mA of
current.
an LED would be a good idea here, with about a 100 ohm series resistor.