Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-24
ARE STIRRED
BY RISE IN PRICES
NEWSPAPER CLIPPING TELLING
OF NEW SCHEDULE
SOME HINT AT STRIKING
Increase Cost is Due to Greater Elk
pense of Material and Labor, Ac-
cording to the Makers-Some
Pieces Disposed to Go Fast Under
the Circumstances.

The jeweler knew nothing about 1t,
but there was Internal strife all along
the clock shelf A row of Tune
pieces of assorted shapes and sizes
stood regarding suspiciously with
their keyhole eyes a battalion of new
corners. The late arrivals seemed
to be swelled up. and were tick-tacK-
ing away with all the self assurance
OF an eight-day clock just after beng
wound up.
Excitement had been caused by
newspaper clipping that had been
carelessly left in the show case. Clock
prices, according to this intelligence,
had advanced five per cent because of
the increased cost of material and
labor.
We'll, l declare remarked the
small gold plated art nouveau clock,
I'm going on strike. Advanced
prices, indeed You need the money
do you? Well, l dare say. That's
what comes from being too fast"
But, don't you see," put in the
bronze clock on newcomers row. 1t
isn't our fault that we're going up"
You'll run down if you're not care
full said the other.
Your troubles don't amount to
anything a tiny voice put in. Il
see in the newspapers that some one
has been trying to get the govern
ment to bust our company. He says
that We are sold more cheaply abroad
than in this country
q should think they'd be glad to
get rid of you at any price," salu
an alarm clock, turning on the watch
who had thus interrupted the CONVEX
sation-'I wouldn't be alarmed about
it,
IT'S the ieweler who loses" con-
tinued the bronze. Wen have to
go at the same prices as you fellows
If we are sold before the rates go
out"
tWhat l was, counting on" replied
the art noveau. was the spring weu-
ding season. No bride and groom
feel as If they had been remembered
properly unless mother-in-law gives
them mantel clock with onyx pill
lars and a bronze ornament Il
prices go up before that time, 1
shall be sold at sacrifice
You're awfully Slow" said the
bronze, with his hands pointing at a
quarter to three Well all be listed
at the same price. Well make the
customer hold up his hands as if it
was high noon'
Its all the same to me-" purred
the black wood clock with adaman-
tine finish. sid rather wait and be
sold after prices have gone up"
Were high enough now" said
plated movement MY ancestors,
the grandfather clocks, used to tell
me that it was only a question OF
whether the purchaser should keep
time or whether it should be his
uncle. | wash my hands of the
whole matter
Well said the highly polished
wood clock eyeing an imitation mar
bic suspiciously. so long as one is
right, it makes no difference one way
or the other. Now that I'm wound
up, I'll tell you what 1 think about
those higher prices"
The highly polished clock went on
as if its pendulum had been removed
and it had to do its eight-day work
within as many hours. 1t was inter-
rupted finally by the alarm clock:
| "B-r-r-r-r-wake up" it said We're
none of us sold yet, so what's the
use?'
The jeweler, thinking he heard
something looked up. But it was
| only the clack-clack of the pendulums
in many different modulations, and
the ivory faces of the cloc4s appeared
expressionless, while even the cuckoo
just then ducked quickly back after
a scared sort of call