The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-08-09

Old Tim L1nktns, the barber OtWabash Ave
nue. Chicago, is a great student Of proverbial
philosophy, and he sometimes entertsins his
customers, In the interval Of q ''scrape" OF
" haircut" by his apt applications of the we'll
known proverbs Of the past 10 the conditions
or requirements Of the present. His regular
customers know his strong pOiRt and many
men who apparently goes IA for q shave is
really in search OF 8 rest IN a cosy chair, and
has desire to hear Tim hold forth pro-
verbally. One day last week a stranger came
in for shave, aHd as no stretched himself
YEARLY in the chair, Tim prepared to lRsher
him. The man incidently remarked that he
had intended coming In earlier in the day but
had been prevented. "Weu, It's better late
than never, said Tim, smiingly. mot al
ways" replied the stranger, slowly. How
about losing your pookstbook never lost
one until yesterday-never did, but I would
sooner have kept 1t. Now, why was it better
for me to lose II late than not at oil ?" Tim
acknowledged that he was wrong and the man
continued: Don't know what / would have
done in my predicament, only an old aoquain-
tanoe Of mine on tho Lake front lot me have
twenty to go on with" "Ah," ehipp0d in
Tim, "thSt was good friend in need is a
friend indeed" mo, he isn't" snapped the
man who was being shaved. 'There you're
dead wronS again. How e@a friend Ia need
be friend lndeed2 Ihave good many friends
TO rae. Always on the borrow. " Tim thought the
problem over in his mind and reluctantly ad-
mitted 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, Quo of them fellows has
been calling on me for the past year and
threatens to get even with me some way if
do not loan him Atty dollars. He threatens
zee ct every visit" 'Ob, wouldn't mind
&Iak al
the old sdage "A barking dog never bitOs.'
There you are again, said the "shsvse " az
he wiped q little lather from tho corner of
his mouth. 'Say, what do you know about
dogs, anyway, that you talk in euch a silly
strain Havo you ever ventuTed to 90 too
close to barking dog ,-snd IL you did, what
did he do to you Did you ever know a bark
ing dog that didn't bite If he got the chanceP"
Tim said he couldn't exactly call to mind any
canine acquaintance that strictly fulfilled the
claim In the pEoveEb and there was a silence
for few minutes while his razor was gliding
over the mans face, Then the barber smiled
to himself as he bethought him Of good Joke.
81 suppose" he said, 90 he applied the bay
rum, II suppose you don't believe In the bar
berH' proVerb ct ALP whats that ?" asked
the stranger, rising. 1.-TWO heads are better
than one, !" answered Tim. "Of course you
can understand why they are, In my business,
but know you would Ike 10 say they would
be bad for o man with the headache or"
Nothing Of the kind, put in the other smii-
ing. "Ono OF your proverbs, at least, is right.
happen TO know that two beads are better
than one" "Then you don't object to that
old adage2" "Not at all. II Is dead right
And would thank you very much IL you have
any stray Lion heads at hand-thoBe 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
better than one, and twenty are better than
ten" "Just 80, +" added Tim, cheerfully, "but
you see, my wife Is doing the y q thing, and
expects premium in few weeks. So to her
also, tive 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 70 do the same
as mine is doing. Save up the Lien heads
until after September LIST next, when the new
Premium List is issued Then If she sends
them to tho WoolSon Spice Co, T oledo, Ohio,
she can have her pick Of some very choice
presents"