Show A Ree keepers pers etue tile tho berlin restaurant keeper who recently invented a new way of getting a piece of hard manual labor done without paying for it was a keen observer of human nature as well as a well kno known wn gastwirt 11 in his garden lay the stump of a tall acacia which he intended using for firewood this could only be done by chopping the tough wood a task which could not be done without incurring some expense to tho the parsimonious owner his garden was much frequented why not save the money ard aad make some of his sturdy visitors clothe do the work practice in n cutting wood may alere be had without payment appeared in large letters on a board near where the acacia and an ax lay invitingly on the ground tte result was instantaneous nearly every visitor who saw the board tried his muscular power on oa the stump and before many days were wera over the enormous task was done pall mall mail budget |