Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-15
SHAVING ON THE SLY.


mers to Garry Sunday Whiskers
The law prohibiting whisker-trim-
ming Sunday is to all appearances
strictly enforced in Rock Island, but
in reality is disregarded right along,
according to one OF the prominent
members of the profession, not in or
der to enrich the tonsorial artists,
but simply for the accom- modation of
customers who are unfortunate
enough to be unable to get in line
Saturday evening, and those whose
spinach has such rapid growing
qualities as to require every day
cropping. This is not n general
practice in all sections of the city
more prominently in the business
district. Neither do those make it a
regular practice to shave Sundays.
They merely visit their curtain-dark-
ened establishments and if the stub
BILE countenance of a warm friend ap-
pears at the side door and furnishes
a satisfactory excuse why he did not
come around Saturday they open the
latch, bid him tip-toe it in and SUBJ
Iect him to lightning NOV. The
BOYS with sweethearts who of neces-
sity must have Sunday scrape are
usually given the preference. How
ever, if what this gentleman claims
be authentic, none of the BARRIERS are
going to imperil the loss of a good
customer if he calls upon them for
n Sunday shave, even if an evasion of
the law is necessary.
Hurting the Business.
"While we all contend that oil leg
islation whose object is to shorten
the hours of labor is good thing"
continued the barber, there are ex-
ceptions to all cases and the act re-
quiring the suspension of Sunday
barbering is one. 1t is hurting the
business-people are beginning to
shave themselves-and these men who
were instrumental in this lcgisla-
ton are beginning to understand
that serious mistake has been
made. There was no one-and isn't
vet, for that matter-more favorable
to a closed Sunday than l, because
like many others thought, the work
had to DC done anyway and it would
only mean extra work Saturday
evenings. But I've found it to be not
the case. People are shaving them.
selves. They have purchased razors
and find it just as easy to shave
through the week as Sunday. and
save money by the transaction. Sec
what your Sunday closing has done
it drove people back to their old
customs. The barber is the loser.
OF course he gets more rest and will
be resting all the time if this keep:
up much longer.
The Home Barber Shop.
Il made it my business to enquire
at n certain hardware store concern
ing the sale of razors and l was in
formed that 125 were disposed o
since the inauguration of the Sun
day movement. They're getting
back to where they were years ago
the home barber shop. ] remem
Der when was learning the bushes
10 or IL years ago it was seldom tina
the working man came to the barbe
shop for a shave, and we CONSIDERS
ourselves fortunate to get an oppor
tunity to cut his hair. In thOs
days the wives did some of the hal
cutting and men did their own shaw
ling. But as years rolled on they be
came accustomed to getting a Sun
day morning shave. Then the.
commenced coming around througl
the week. finding it more convenien
to have their work done. The bar
bers found they were making en- Dug
money without Sunday work-an'
they were-and had this law passed
What's the result? We're right bacI
to where We were before-the aver
age man does his own shaving be
cause he can't get his accustomed
job done Sunday morning. And Their
you are"