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Show TTlllIuc to "Work. "lie people of Manitou were entertain-dl2j entertain-dl2j other day by the spectacle of a man -carrjing a stone around a triangular .track, letting it drop and shouldering it : again at every turn. The performer was A man -who has a reputation for a disinclination disin-clination to labor, and the incident waa ! the outcome of a wail he was making about the bard times and his inability to get work. A citizen told him he would not work if he got the chance and offered him 50 cent an hour as long as he would carry the stone. To the surprise of all, 'he accepted the offer and held out for five hours. A large crowd gathered to watcb Ahe performance. Denver Republican. |
