Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-15

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WHERE DID YoU GET THIS WATCH"
are engaged in making the above clocks
and the Seth Thomas watches. They
are an industrious, painstaking people,
one of whom remarked as he came ont
of the theater after our unrivaled aggre-
CATION had just closed, That is -
Of q showr This shows that the people
of Thomaston are not only keenly dis
eliminating in literary and dramatic
way. but have terse and virile com
mand of language which indicates the
eager and untiring student of profanity
| bought a new watch just before 60
ing TO ThOmastOn, and so was inter
ested in the works of the watch gem
orally. | bought my watch in New
York. but left it to be engraved. | had
an inscription put on it stating that it
was from admirers of mine who desired
thereby to express their generous appre-
cation Of what had done for my race.
N. Bit Is IA stop watch.}
buy all my testimonials now. They
are cheaper, because know where to
get them at 40 off and avoid having
cake and ice cream trodden of men into
the carpet. | am getting together my
TN wedding presents this winter, and
you would he surprised to see how low |
am getting them Testimonials really
come higher than anything else unless
YOU buy them yourself.
4 Gr1sI rrf.a1N-aH lp,-ni,-
cane from Il man who loved me as
brother ! am now engaged in paving
a Joint note for him. and there is verdi
grls on the cane.
We should learn from this to say, No,
thank you | have one, when people ap-
proach us with gifts. Gifts should be
exchanged only between old friends. say
- to 40 years of age, or members of
ones family.
When ! got my watch from the dealer
| did not know how to set it. 1 had
never SAT watch of that kind before. 1t
was Waltham watch with Crescent
streetmnve on 1t: nickel. with fifteen ruby
jewels IN gold settings ball bearings,
compensation balance to side couple, ad-
lRSted to temperature, lsochronisIn and
POSITION. patent regulator, mud valve.
With platinum dewtlIcker for the Wiling
Waaug to rest on. Bregnet hair medi-
Gated halrsprlng. fine glass enamel and
double sunk dial, with open DR.. Talmage
face and dimpled hands.
It was a good watch. with a snap to it
mat Will wake up lecture audience
Ike the shrill cry of fire in hotel where
ioHy old gentlemen do not register. But
could not set it, and hated to wait
uIl the planets got around to the time it
Indicated when | got it.
NJ former watch-the one | owned
DsIoFe | received this testimonial-wa
81 oy throwing it out of gear and then
Frying the hands into position by means
% hose coupler So | took the new
@"'ch to a large jeweler on Broadway.
ne immersed his eye in a long rubber
ming and looked u long time at the
P'ce mark which was still on the
watch Then he looked up at me with
.AlS Keen. searching rubber thing and
'AtouSh his clinched teeth he Kissed:
mere did You get this watch"
some men would have had presence
u. mad and told him it was none of his
Y"s tAInS or another business, but did
"'" W hen Providence was making
presence Of mind my name was not
'"Hed out So said got it of Mr.. So
aui-sO
Well, You will have to get another
al " lew weeks. Here's the watch you
U,'SAi to have if YOU don't want to look
Ike d Jay.
Lien took my poor little timepiece
MN MS hand and stole out to another
pace larger place, and hung around
laere timIdly till noticed the diamond
effective pointing me out to the sapphire
detective.
J now decided to ask the owner about
-2 watch He looked quickly at
printed list of valuable watches that
-a'e been recently stolen in New York
Wy ana then he compared the numbers
with mine.
Where did you get this watch?' he
s@'' coIdly, shaking it as if to make it
~ instead of saying that received it
a5 friends as a testimonial, forgot
p"a Told him where got it, for feared
1' Mousht | had got it dishonesty.
=, well, you had better take it back
80 and get them to give You few
,'>sohS IN how to run a watch, This is
1 kindergarten here, especially for
w. "19Es OF that class of watch. Here's
f. - watch You want if you don't want
9. 0speud on the 10 o'clock whistle
Every day"
ouS' as he was reading the inscription
AZ sId'ched my watch away from him
VIII 80 up to Mr.. Tiffany's place"