The Sauk Centre herald., 1906-09-13

"oh, Mary, I'm Madw
ner." "A lady's watch that interrupt
ed Mr.. Sparton.
1T is quite nine o'clock"
Nine, old chap"
Nine tailors make a man"
Then no more was heard Mr.. Spar
ton stood amazed at the experience,
while Mr.. Flowing looked on with the
air OF a man who was showing OF
something of which he had a perfect
knowledge.
Il heard the whole batch in New
York." he said. They are wonderful
little instruments. The Shakespeare
quotation is little GEM"
Il suppose there are singing
watches, and preaching watches, and
musical watches?"
Yes said Mr.. Flowing. For our
first consignment l thought that the
speaking watch would be the best, and
as you generally entrust all purchases
to me, l ordered this lot. l hope
| have your approval?"
Yes. They seem to be very good
invention"
Here is the show-card," said Mr.
Flowing. I'VE had better put it In
the window, and keep the watches here
to speak to the customers"
He placed the show card in the win
dow. On 1t was written:
THE PHONOGRAPHIC WATCH.
This watch will tell you the time. in
stead of leaving you to work it cut for
yourself. You can have the voice of
your dearest friend, favorite politician
or preacher, singer or actor. You can
have your own voice reproduced on
payment of ten dollars extra. You can
have a repeater to quote texts, dates,
poetry, or prose-"
At midday there was a great crowd
assembled to hear the new watches in
Messrs. Sparton and Plowing's. Every
body admired the little wonders and
talked of getting one for some one CT
other, but said that perhaps another
day would do as we'll when they heard
ths price. Some made some Slight pur-
chases, but no one bought a phone
graphic watch.
why did you get Is of them. Plow-
ing" said Mr.. Sparton, when they
were arranging the new watches to
"sreak" at one o'clock. give wnnld
have been quite enough. We shall
never be able to get rid of Is at this
price. There are not enough rich PED
pie in town."
The junior partner was by no means
disheartened, for he well knew Mr..
Sparton's methods. Sparton used to
leave all purchases to his partner, and
then heap all the abuse on his head II
an article did not sell.
At five minutes to one Mr.. Bunsner
came in. He asked to see the new
watch. Mr.. Bunsner was very rich
manufacturer, and spent his money
very freely. Sparton produced the
watches and turned them on, while
Flowing explained all he knew about
their mechanism il order to bridge
over the interval until one o'clock
should strike. A moment before the
Zig clock struck the watches began
to talk, about ten went of exactly at
the same time, and what they said
could not be distinguished. All Mr..
Bunsner heard was a recipe for chick
en- salad from one watch, and the ex-
cellent advice "one o'clock, take your
hands out Of your pockets" from an
other.
What's that one?" said Mr.. Buns
ner, eagerly. How much is it,"
Which, Mr.. Bunsner, please?"
The one that said Take your hands
out OF your pockets 1t will DO beau
tifu!ly for my boy"
"Oh, that's the schoolboy's watch,
sir; it has lot of useful precepts. It
has also some football maxims, the
chief rules of good behavior, and some
hints upon keeping pets. The whole
to conclude with some nice homely ad-
vice in lady's voice for every night
at ten. After that, if consulted, it
says: Don't talk and Go to Sleep !"
said Mr.. Plowman, reading from the
descriptive catalogue
What is the price of this one,
them" said Mr.. Bunsner.
"Forty-fve dollars" said the OFF,
cious Flowing, pushing his way past
| Sparton.
Il will take that with me, please" "
said Mr.. Bunsner.
| Mr.. Bunsner took the watch with
| him; he did not look at it during
| luncheon at the University club-the
phcnograpic apparatus had been
| turned off, as he did not wish to be
| surprised by it during business hours.
1T might tell me to take my hands
cut of my pockets or to go on with my
work when one of my clerks was in
my room, and that would be annoying"
| he said to himself, as he turned the
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