St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-02
RAZORS AT "A BARGAIN.
Do Not Buy Them of Your Barber

Do Not Buy Them of Your Barber.
Washington Star.
''1'll sell you dat raZZer, sab, for s.,
said the barber at chair No. &.
The customer with the red nose and
side whlskers to match scratched his
newly-shaved chin ret1ectiyelyl
"a fancy price that" he replied.
sIt's old and the handles broken"
The Senegambian artist sighed deeply.
'Ahr' said he, "dat's what makes it
so valuable. It's an heirloom in de fam
bly,. Pm so awful fond Oh dat razzer,
sab, dat my heart will be mos bruk at
partin' wild it. It's de bes' humored
ia !zer | ever had, and Eve got it trained
so as it just does de Shawn by itself
widout any help wuth mentionin' from
de barber"
..Fll give you 81 for it it-not cent
MORE" responded the customer.
Its yo' property. sah," said the bar
Der with alacrity as he gave few final
twists to the whiskered mans mus
tache. The latter presently paid his
check and left the shop with his pur-
chase, while his place was taken by "a
reporter with long legs and gig lamps.
who was invested with sort of night
'Dat'S de fourth raZZer I've done sold
dis week." said the tOnsOrial expert
with chuckle. as he spread the lather
over the face of the newcomer. "SOme
customers is precious green"
Flows tbat?"
''Well, dat gemman ahead ob you in
dis cheer s'posed cause shaved him
easy dat it was de raZZer done it. He
wanted to buy it, so l sold it to him for
fo' dollars; yah, yah! Why, boss, dat
raZzer was so old as to be most good fer
muffin: de handle was bruk. an I'd
given up usin' it OH regular customers
1t only cost dollar when it was new
''WaS the gentleman feeblemlnded?'
"No. sab. You see, de way 1t goes
am dis: A customer often thinks dat de
raZZar a barber uses on him is extra
fine because de shave goes so easy, and
gemman who shaveS hiSself and has a
tender skin III pay anything for blade
that won't hurt him. SO, when gem
men remarks dat one Oh my razzers is
a luxury to be shaved wild l alluS tell
him it's sumpin astOnishin' and almost
impossible to buy de like of at any
price. Den, very likely, he wants ter
tree or fo' times what it's wutf. OATS
business, dat is. You see, barber
knows how to put an edge on a raZzer
better'n any ordinary pusson. But
was gOin' to say dat when you go to buy
a raZzer in shop it's all gamble.
When razzer is made de tempering OBJ
it IS done on guess. No matter
how much you pay you can't
be sure of what you're gettin'.
A 90-cent blade is often better
dan $3.50 one. If you get mold OBJ a
prize never lose it, cause dere may not
be such another one in 10000 razzers.
An you must remember dat de raZzer
dat suits one mans beard may not suit
another's. A barber kin tell good
blade when he tries 1t on de hone, but
not afore. Every gemman who shaves
hisself Oughter have seven razzers-
one for each day in de week-so dat
none OBJ 'em should get tired"
''Where do BARRIERS buy their tools?''
owe don't get 'em at de cutlery shops,
as you would. Dere are regular supply
shops for de trade, whar razzers,
brushes, strOps, soap and everything
are sold to us for little more'n half
the retail prices. Shampoo, sah?"
The newspaper man declined and
gave up his seat to languid youth.
who wanted his head wrapped up and
soaked with towels sOpped III hot water
for the purpose of reducing its size
after nights revelry. Having paid for
his shave he wandered forth in search