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A man is seen on the public highway, giving an exhibition of his wonderful strength, by lifting heavy dumbbells, cannon balls and the like. Among his properties he has a large metallic ball... See full summary

A man is seen on the public highway, giving an exhibition of his wonderful strength, by lifting heavy dumbbells, cannon balls and the like. Among his properties he has a large metallic ball, which he opens in the course of his performance and out steps a woman, much to the delight of the spectators. Turning away from his work for a moment, two of the men in the audience grab an intoxicated man and force him into the hollow sphere and lock it, starting it rolling down the hill with its prisoner tightly encased. We next see the performer return, and when he misses the ball he starts after it, followed by the amused crowd. The ball rolls on down the highway, through fields, over hills, clearing away everything in its path, and its crowd of would-be captors is constantly growing larger. Finally we see it roll clear through a house, passing through a room where a man is in bed, rolling right over him, followed by the crowd, who nearly trample the life out of the unfortunate fellow. On its ...