Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-03

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A CLOSE SHAVE.
nlly, than that. The western senator,
however, never pays more than IS cents
for shave. His skin is very thin and
his beard is very tough, and unless am
very careful / am liable to draw blood
on him. If single drop of blood APP
pears and he discovers it, then there is
terrific row, for he Is very eccentric
sort Of a person. He sent for me to
come to his room last Sunday morning |
and give him shave there, and l did |
so. He sat in a rocking chair and
leaned very far back while was shay
ing. guess he must have fallen asleep
because he had sort of conyulsive
twtch and pushed his feet out against
the mantel piece so that he fell over
backward and struck his head upon the
floor of the room. dropped my razor
instantly and grabbed him as he was
falling, so that | saved him from the
| full force of the fall and think that
maybe saved his life or saved him from
serious injury. At any rate, after
had finished shaving him, l expected
some sort OF a reward, but got my reg
ular Is cents and nothing else. If he
were like other men who are shaved as
regular customers l would not mind
this matter of receiving no tip at all,
but he requires unusual attention and
extraordinary care. He insists upon
having five hot towels applied TO his
face and five cold towels afterward.
The towel washing alone costs at least
half the price of the shave, and | give
him at least twice as much as l have
give to other customers who come here.
OF course his position is such as to COM
lnand consideration on the part of the
barber, and | am glad to be able to say
that he is one of my customers; never
theess, feel that am losing money
whenever l give him my time and skill
and attention.
"One of the most delightful men !
ever had in a BARRIERS chair is Congress-
man Joe Cannon, of Illinois. He only
shaves his upper lip, and it would be a
comparatively easy job but for the fact
that he is one of those red-haired, red
skinned people, who have a very stiff
bristling beard, and it is very difficult to
take care of him without making any
bad breaks. Moreover, he shaves his
upper lip clear up to the nose, a4d it is
difficult to give him exactly the kind of
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nose. He is a very liberal man and al
ways pay more that the work is worth.
so that l have great deal of pleasure in
taking pains with him. Moreover, he is
: always in a good humor and tells stories
to the barber just as freely as though he
was talking to other congressman, SEN
= ators, or suppose, would talk TO the
( president himself.
II always like to shave Senator Quay,
of Pennsylvania. He is another man
+ who pays for more than the service is
4 actually worth. His beard is not very
r hard to shave, but he likes to have me
j take my time about it, and almost goes
t to sleep while being shaved. He has
= been a sufferer from neuralgia for q
o great many years and likes to have his
h head rubbed. suppose there must be
n something in magnetism, of which
/, have heard, but of which know very
s little, because Senator Quay likes tc
r have me rub his head for long while
e After | have done shaving him | some
II times rub his head for ten or fifteer
IS minutes, and on some occasions have
rubbed his head a great deal longer
a than that. He seems to be entirely a
% rest and free from care at such times
v and keep on rubbing his head until hi
# tells me that he has had enough of tina
treatment and then quit. like hin
y" very we'll, because he is so gentle anC
kind and considerate with me, and
h would serve him all day long If he would
,g only say so, and 1t would be pleasur,
% for me to do so. He Is one of the nices
gentlemen that ever had in my chat
- and when | am through with my worl
~. he always pays me very literally in
deed. have shaved great many mel
- Of prominence and great many men o
obscurity and a great many men in tn
III middle walks of life, but do not thin
~ ever received better and kindlie
- treatment from anyone than have al
~ ways received from Senator Quay. H
III is certainly a perfect gentleman.
81 like to shave Senator Allison's pr
vute secretary, Mr.. Morgan. He is on
Us of the most quiet and refined syoun
10 men l ever met in my life, and he
an also very liberal. He is not nervous, @
ISL fretful, or fault-fnding, as so man
rs men are when they are in the barber
us chair; but he is always polite and quie
OF and says: Thank you for every a
s. tention so that feel as though We