Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-10-19

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bers wait upon him. Thus he was con-
stantly skimming the cream, leaving
the cNId for his poor deluded fellow
BARRIERS. He found it an easy matter
to more than double the receipts OF
any man in the shop. He said nothing
and Sawed wood" 1t was long time
before even the BARRIERS working next
him "tumbled" to his smooth little
graft. ill., ..H#
On a recent visit to Chicago, while
making the rounds of my old hauhts,
called at this shop, and there wal
this barber busy, as usual, trimming a
gray beard. =
| Although there was not customer
waiting, the moment I began remov-
ing my hat and overcoat he said, in hia
polite and ELUSIVE manner:
Johnston, am very sorry, but I
have four men waiting for me, but any
of these men will give you fina
shave" .>-....
After awakening the barber at the
first empty chair. l sat down. He
glared at me savagely, and said: "Hait
cut?"
do you think it needs it," asked
"Well, it needs a little trimming
around the edges, and ought to bo
washed
1907" l answered. "Strange-just
had it cut, and my head shampooed in
Cleveland day before yesterday. Guess
I'll let it go tor another day. Just
give me a shave, now" -
At this he grabbed towel, and plac-
ing it over my shirt front, began stuff
fing it viciously down my neck.
"Why didn't you let your friend up
there shave you? I saw you shake
hands with him."
did you see that?" I asked.
| "Of course did" ---..
Glow could you?" l inquired, when
you were so sound asleep had to
awaken you?"
Having finished lathering me, be
brought out an old blade al wide as a
case knife and began to rake me up
one way and down the other.
"Now, see here" said. 'you put
away that old hoe, and get out your
best razor, and give me as good q
shave as you ever gave q man in this
shop, or I'll bump your head up
against that mirror good and hard
Now, don't fool away any more time
for mean business"
| No man ever got down to- business
more quickly than he did, and there
after he was courtesy itself. He even
grew confidential, and had no trouble
in obtaining his opinion Of the tall man
with whom | had just shaken hands,
and who, by this time, had another gray
beard in his chair and others waiting
Jealousy and contempt do not sufa-
GENTLY express this BARRIERS feeling
for the tall man. who had outdone
them all, mentally and financially.
Every man who has been a constant
patron of BARRIERS knows that there are
no men in the world more jealous col
one another. To stand by and see the
tall man raking in coin on graft
that had held good for 20 years was
surely enough to make less fortunate
BARRIERS turn green with envy.
It~isn't only the system Of graft, but
the tipping, that is demoralizing the
barber business. The more intelligent
the barber, the better class of trade h.
will command, and there is no reason
why he should permit himself to re-
main on q level with the English
lackcy or the French table waiter.
II every first-class barber shop
would charge Is cents for shave, and
forbid tips, the patrons would be bet
ter satisfied, while the BARRIERS would
be as we'll compensated.
.
Relating these barber gratis reminds
me of the following episode:
Fifteen years ago, while residen:
of Chicago, l had a barber named Dick,
at one of the leading shops, to whom
l endeavored to give all my work.
One time had occasion to go on a
weeks trip to Kankakee, Ill. l had
my hair cut there, and it was about
the worst had ever seen. On return
ing to the city I went to the barber
shop the next day and, finding 'Dick''
very busy, took the chair of barber
named Jones.
"Great Caesar! Johnston" he said,
what bum hair cut! Where on earth
did you get it?"
"Why?" inquired, whats the mat
ter with it,"
"Well, Johnston" he went on, that
is absolutely the worst l ever saw.
Who Gid it,"
why" said I, "Dick, Of course, and
he told me it was the best job he had
done for six weeks, and you know
Dicks reputation as a barber. Just
call Dick here and see what he has to
say for himself"
mo, MOI" cried Jones. you know
how Dick is; he's a scrapper. Let i:
go; let it 60"
"But," insisted. I'll not stand fol
such bad hair cut. am going after
Dick, good and hard"
"Oh," said Jones, lit isn't so awful
bad. To tell you the truth, was jus!
iokine. The hair cut is all right"