The morning call., 1891-04-15

located within easy reach. These prepara-
tions were received with the deepest interest
by the large audience.
President May then announced the con-
testants' names as E. j. Abrecht, w. N.
Greenfield, W. j, Casey, Signor ROsener and
c. e. Gordon. They took their places, each
by chair, and the following victims, selected
from the audience, prOfessed their readiness to
be operated on by seating themselves in such
order as was decided by lot Samuel Lipman,
who inlrusted himself to the tender merces Of
Greenfield; +. Jones, who slid Into Rosener's
throne; 4. BaIbOulln resigned himself 10 Casey's
care; Henry Green felt full confidence In
Al6reclt. and wlsh deep abiding faith that he
would escape alive M. Sanchez committed his
chin TO Gordon's safe keeping.
The human sacrifices were gracefully swathed
In the ordinary barber robes OF commerce by the
operators, and when the head-rests were lowered
aud their toot-covering revealed to the audience,
they looked like miscellaneous job lot Of
cddaYers, such as the Coroner decOrates al the
Morgue with the lab unidentified"
Before they were lowered into their temporary
tom9S as II were. cnrsory inspection of the
slubDle grown on their chinS to be scraped OFF by
the high priests OF barberdom did not show 1t to
be OF an extra stubborn quality and certainly not
as siif as that the average young granger brings
into town alter Tour months experience on q
hay ranch.
pettor did The bost work were chosen by vote
from the audience aud were Frank KOck, q.
Bebner and Henry Springer. President May an
nounced the conditions of the contest and said
that the time would be taken from the instant
the razor was Ind Un tile subjects face 10 when
the operator announced that he had completed
his work. Tire judges would then examine the
quality OF the w0Ik done and the time an.
bounced and make their decisions accordingly.
"Lalher up" was the first order, any the soap
suds were lavlshly laid on, despite a few pro-
tests when brushes were jaDbed into open eyes
or gaping mouths
Sharpen your razors," was the next Then,
"Are you ready? One two three shaye!"
tg0s Hucl -lt0fltr aunn in fhn hal.
comics that were focused on the Stage, and slash,
slish, slash went the razors like miuciDg ma
chimes worked by stean-power.
liz about four seconds came an emphatic
Couch" from Subject Jones, and first blood was
allowed against Operator Rosener. He had just
nicKed his man 4 little on the jaw.
Hang ill.," followed Immediately from Sub
iect Lipman, and "Coniound II, what dye
mean? from Subject Green. Both had been
also ucked, aud little rills OF the ruby trckled
down their chlns, showing that in the hurry the
razors had gone TOO deep.
1t seemed hardly the work Of the turning of
hand before Carey yelled Thine" and the
word was hardly out OF his mouth before Sub
ject Sanchez shouted, ME, too"
The five subjects were then sponged of.
cleaned up. powdered cOSmetqued and their
hair carefully plastered oyer their fureheads IN
the fayorlle barbers sweep. Then came cries
of "neXI," ana the tournament was over.
The last iitiyaiions of The subjects did not
enter into the time OF the contest, but were
simply thrown in as tokens OF appreciation OF
the subjects Cor consenting 10 act as shaving
blocks.
The judges then gravely scanned each subjects
chin and returned to deliberate the verdict.
When they returned they awarded the prize TO
G. Gordon. his lime beDg 3 u seconds.
President May, In remarkably fluent speech
graced with the most delightful of mythical allie
gOres, presented the winner with gold medal,
and pronounced him the pride OF The State OF
California and The future hope OF his prosperity"
Tile band struck up waltz and the floor was
soon covered with dancers.
During the evening w. q. Sepplch, Secretary
OF the BARRIERS Early Closing Association, was
presented With gold headed cane for his efforts
in the early.cOsiaL movement.