Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1891 — He Oiled His Own Watch. [ARTICLE]

He Oiled His Own Watch.

A prosperous farmer recently entered a jewelry store in Bay City, Mich., and asked if the repairs on his watch, which he had left there a short time before, were completed. The proprietor said the watch was ready and delivered it with the remark: “Next time don’t use quite so much kerosene.” The man looked surprised and embarrassed, but managed to say: “I guess I won’t oil it any more at all. It costs too much.” He paid his bill and departed. After he had gone a reporter asked if the man had actually put kerosene oil into his watch. “Certainly he did," said the jeweler, “and he is not the only on 9 who does it. We have cases of a similar kind every few weeks, and people who one would think know better are generally the ones who commit such folly. I sup- 1 pose a little kerosene would not do a watch much harm, but when it is poured in something happens and wo are called upon to remedy the difficulty. I suppose I should not complain, for it is a good thing for us, but it is strange’ how foolish some people are.”