Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-06-29

pocket the smallest, most delicate ma
chime that was ever constructed OF the
same number OF parts. About l75
different pieces OF material enter into it's
construction, and upwards OF 2, 400 sepa-
rate operations are comprised in its
manufacture. On this tiny instrument
you depend in some degree for nearly
every action in your everyday life. How
ever irregular your own habits may be-.
its habits must unfailingly regular; aud
whenever appealed to, at any hour OF
the day or night, IN cold or in torrid eli.
mate, on the mountain top or IN the
mine, it must tell the time within a vari-
alton OF traction of second day, or
you will want to know the reason why.
"A watch il really one Of the most
wonderful achievements OF human in
genuity. Some of the facts connected
with its performance are simply incred-
ible, when considered in total. A black
smith strikes several thousand blows on
bis anvil in a day, and is right glad when
Sunday comes around; but the roller
jewel OF a watch makes every day. and
day after day, 432 900 impacts against
the fork, or Isl, 100000 blows in a
year without stop or rest:or 3, 153, $780,
600 in the short space OF twenty years.
These Supplying figures are far beyond
the grasp OF our feeble intellecte; but the
marvel does not stop here. 1t has been
estimated that the power that moves
the watch is equivalent to only four
times the power in fea's jump; conse-
quently it might be called a four flea.
power. One horsepower would suffice to
run 27O.0O0.O0O watches. Now the bal
lance wheel of watch is moved by this
four fea-power one and forty-three one
hundreths inches with each vlbra ton. or
3.558A miles continuously, in one year;
it never stops to spit on it's hands to
catch fresh hold
And it doesn't take large can OF oil
to lubricate the machine on It's $500
mile run 1t just requires one-tenth Of
a drop to oil the entire watch for a
years service!
But it has mighty great need Of
that one-tenth OF u drop. Consider if by
reason Of thicken,ng OF the oil, or wear.
ing out OF the oil Tor for the matter. by
reason OF running, or bicycle riding, OF
jumping, or any form ola jar the vibra.
tions OF the balance heel are acceler-
atedlor retarded three one-millionth OF
each excursion the watch gains or
loses one second day or half a minute
a month. The least increase OF friction
On the bearings, through a change in the
form OF the tiny globules OF oil, or
through the introduction OF dirt, will
bring about this, or greater variation.
"These are the hard facts OF scientific
mechanics, illustrated by the unanswer-
able figures of arithmetic. What is the
reasonable inference to be drawn there
from? This, simply-that if you would
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your watch you will not let it 60 un-
cared for until the delicate pivote are
worn by dirt and they piteous]y beg to
be cleaned and oiled newly and set a.
going. You will take it to a competent
matchmaker once every eighteen months
for it's rejuvenation.
l hope@ that you believe l am u CON-
petent matchmaker. 1 will try to de-
serve your bes opinion if you give me
a chsnce to demonstrate my skill upon
your falling watch. The price?-not the
lowest in these parts, but the least that
the quality OF my workmanship will
afford. Maybe. after little experience
you will conclude that it is the cheapest
in the. END. Cheap repairing is gener-
ally & real extravaganza.
SPIRIT J. VAsALY,
Diamond Sign Jew eler.
T. W. Palmer, the shoe man, has