The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-18
The TONSOR|AL
TIP-TRUST

81 600 year clerical position with the
United States government to accept u
Slo week job as barber IN the ton
serial palors of a downtown hotel.
he wonder of his friends amounted 70
strong suspicion OF Marwick's sanity
It was IA great come-down, not only
in his salary. but in his social status
as we'll
An intimate friend approached him
one noon, in regard to the matter and
informed him that IA reasonable ex
PLANTATION for the change would not
only satisfy a growing curiosity, but
would save his act from reaching the
ears of the iool-killer
Marwick's answer was to offer his
friend a cigar and inquire ii he
thought it was going to shower
come, come demonstrated the
friend. This isn't the way to pa
yourself straight You were under
ciyll service, so ii can't he because
you've taken exception TO the polite.
of the administration You haven't
been removed either. as YOU have al
ways been 100 FER cent. man. Come
tell friend-what is it? Pelhap.
the boys can adjust it,"
"Tll tell YOU" Warwick finally yield
Cd. You see, want TO get into bust
ness for myself, and the barber trade
isn't bad business after all \ few
years experience in a frstcass shol
and III be ready to open my own par
lurs"
Don't believe "A word Of it," hluit.
ed the friend. There's some deeper
purpose in your act, ana, besides, how
ana when did you learn to shave and
cut hair"
might school. Of COURSE Best
night school in the city Cut hair for
nothing, but The last beGgar gave me
a tcn-ccat tip Said it was the first
hair cut he ever had"
"Wol, l wish YOU luck" sighed the
friend who was confident now that
Marwick's mentality had received {
wrench. and that the man was more to
be pitied than consured "Ill drop
around whenever I'm in your locality
and let yon try your hand on me"
But when he had reached The street
again this friend shook his head No
sir he shan't ever get me under his
razor. | prefer crazy men as poets
not barbers'
The advice of his many friends die
not turn Warwick from his new
course. and before long those friends
10 Il - OIL h,
unwise in giving mp a well.paid gov.
ernment position 10 follow the trade
of tonsoria artist, he certainly had
not been mistaken In his ability to
shave and cut hair.
His handling of both scissors and
razor wGs fanltless, and soon he was
the most popular man in the shop.
Within four months the proprietor of
thc rat'ors voluntarily doubled his
salary which, with the liberal tips he
was known 10 receive, was not bad
pay.
Then he saved more. too. than in his
former position. and a couple of years
after he had aiken ia the tonsorial
field it was learned that he acquired
full title 10 a valuable piece of Forty.
second street real estate.
Ills friends laid their heads to.
gether-hcads that Warwick had lately
shaved and shearcd to perfection
aud tried TO figure ont how he had ac,
complishcd this financial marvel.
"iIc gets pointers on the market
from some of those Wall street
brokers'" was the most satisfactory of
thc.a coaiecturcs.
This explanation held for a while.
then a violent quarrel between Mar.
wick and his employer ended with
Tie former suddenly disappearing from
sight and the latter publishing his late
employees secret.
Ii seems Warwick had found that by
peculiar manipulation of the head
he could excite the stingiest man TO
he extreme pitch Of generosity. conse.
qUcntly every patron he had shaved
or whose hair ne had cut, had tipped
him most literally. and the total OF
these tips had reached a fortune in
very short time.
lie had located the nerve OF gen
crosby. or tip-nerve, and only the quar-
rel with his employer, perhaps over
the .haring of his liberal fees, had up
set his woll-laid plans. However. the
less was not long his. for short time
thereafter a number of tonsorial par
Tors were opened simultaneously
throughout the city. and though none
of his former friends could locate
Charles Warwick, it was soon evident
that he lad entrusted his secret knowl
edge to a select class of barber con
fcdcfaics and that he was at the head
OF The tonsoial tir-trust. as profitable
as any other favo.pI trust.
-- 90.
Child Must Have Home Trainino.