Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-19


Old Tim Linkins, the barber ofwabash Ave
nue.. chicago. IL great student Of prOverbial
philosophy, and he sometimes eutertains hia
customers, in the interval Of "scrape" or
haircut, by bis apt applications Of the we'll
known proverbs OF the past to the conditions
or requirements Of the present. His regular
customers know his strong point, and many
man who apparently goes In for shave. is
really IN search OF re 1 in cosy chair. and
has desire TO hear "rim" hold forth pro
verbally. One day last week stranger came
IN Tor shave, and as he stretched himself
YEARLY in the chair. Tim prepared to laiher
him. The man incidenily remarked that he
nad intended coming In earlier in the day bu,
mad been prevented. well, it's better late
than never, said Tim. smilingiy mot al.
ways, replied the stranger. slowly How
about losing your pockctbeok never lost
one until yesteriay-naver did but would
sooner have kept II. Now. why was il better
LOT me to lose i late than not at all ." Tim
acknowledged that he was wrong and the man
continued Don't know what would have
Done In my predicement. only an old acquain-
f3apce OF mine on the Lake front let me have
shtGpty TO go on with" All Clipped In
Sh,rts. that was good friend in need lie a
Indeed. NO. he isn't, snapped the
was being shaved. There you're
MIR az again. How can friend IN need
WV FPindeedl Il have good many friends
,4lways in need and they arc a nuisance
bways on the borrow. Tim thought the
IN oyer in his mind and reluctantly ad-
.aftted that the man was right. He had al
most made up his mind not TO speak again
when the stranger continued, yes sir, they
are nuisances. Why. one Of them fellows has
been calling on me for the past year and
threatens to get even with me some way II
do not loan him fifty dollars He threatens
me at every visit" "Oh, | wouldn't mind
that, replied Tim unconsciously. you know
the old adage A barking dog never bites. "
There you are again, said the "shavee as
he wiped little lsther from the corner Of
his mouth. "Say, what do you know about
dogs, anyway, that you talk in such silly
strain Have you ever yentured to go too
close to a barking dog,-and II YOU did, what
did he do to you Did you ever know q bark
ing dog that didn't bite If he got the chance7
Tim said he couldn't exactly call to mind any
canine acquaintance that strictly fulfilled the
claim in the proverb, and there was a silence
for few minutes while his razor was gliding
over the mans face. Then the barber smiled
to himself ae he bethought him Of good Joke.
81 suppose he said, rs he applied the bay
rum, Il suppose you don't believe in the bar
bers' proverb at ALP What's that ?" asked
the stranger, rising. Two heads are better
than one" answered Tim. "Of course you
can understand why they are. in my business
but know you would like to say they would
be bad for a man with the headache or"
Nothing Of the kind, put in the other, smil
ing. Zone Of your proverbs at least. is right
l happen to know that two heads are better
than one" Then you don't object to that
old adage ?" mot at all. It is dead right.
And would thank you very much il you have
any stray Lion heads at hand those taken
from the Lion Coffee wrappers. My wife is
collecting them and she is about six shy Of
the number required to get a Lady's Gold
Watch. You see in this case two heads are
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ten" "Just So added Tim, cheerfully but
you see, my wife is doing the same thing and
expects premium in a few weeks. SO to her
also, two heads are better than one. ""Well
in that case, )" said the stranger, as he paid
Tim for the shave and prepared to depart
you had better tell your wife to do this same
as mine is doing. Save up the Lion heads
until after September lat next, when the new.
Premium List is issued, Then If she sendl
them TO the Woolaon Spice Co. Toledo, Ohif.s