Everybody knows that one of the best things a railroader has is his watch.

He only parts with it as a matter of life and death.

Joe has got to sell his watch and somebody is going to get a bargain.

This watch cost eighty-five dollars and you couldn't buy the like of it to-day for one hundred.

How much am I offered ?" Some one bid five dollars, and the bidding continued until it was up to twenty-five dollars.