Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-01
THE MANICURE LADY
PRATTLES TO HER GEORGE

"It's just terrible the way they're
acting over in Philadelphia, amt
it, George?" said the Manicure Lady.
"Tm glad folks is more peaceful
here"
"They amt any more peaceful
here" said the Head Barber, "but
there is more mounted police. Over
in Philadelphia the police is kind of
peaceful, being stale mostly from
lack of club swinging"
ut is a terrible thing, just the
same, George" said the Manicure
Lady. II wish there could be some
way of fixing up all of them union
afrairs so that capital would kick in
with a fair salary without kicking
in labor's Stats.
81 was reading on the subway
coming down this morning, that they
have been breaking windows and
throwing bricks at the poor COPS
That doesn't seem right, George. II
l was man l would find some way
out of all that rioting business.
Brother Wilfred says that all
Philadelphia needs is a leader. He
says that France had her Robes
pierre and her Dantcn, so why
shouldn't Philadelphia have some
strong hand to guide the mob? Will
fred wanted to go over himself, be-
cause he believes it is his Opportun-
ity, but the old gent wouldn't lend
him no carfare, and the poor boy is
moping at home.
II feel deep for the laboring
classes these days, anyhow. 1t seems
to me that with the cost of living up
so high that pork chop looks like
tiara, the folks that hires labor
ought to raise wages.
only this morning, as I was
crossing the street to this here pa
latial palace of tonsorial art, l seen
poor crippled fellow pushing a
cart full of old rags and papers. He
was so small that 1t was all he could
do to keep the cart moving, and his
hands was blue with cold, but he
was whistling as he went along
George Think of it-he was whis-
tling at his work, like q robin whis-
tling for rain"
doing" said the Head Barber. 81
got troubles of my own. The wife
is so sick that she lies for whole
minutes without talking, except when
she mentions her Easter hat, and
bet on Nelson to beat Wolgast the
other day. l don't care what any
pushcart man does. They can whis-
tie or they can cry"
you say the wife lies for whole
minutes without talking?" asked the
Manicure Lady. well, that's a
whole lot better than having a wife
that can talk only a few minutes
without yling.
Il don't think there is a man
above the ground that appreciates
his wife. / haven't been in this bus
mess six years for nothing, George,
and all the married men that comes
in to have their nails trimmed, and
tnat's the best part of my flock, has
some complaint about his wife. It's
fierce.
IF the wife stays at home, they
say they amt married to kindred
spirit, and if the wife goes out af
ternoons to matinees an luncheons
with her girl friends, they beef about
the expense. No use talking, George,
the only time a wife is appreciated
is when she has gone TO Reno to es'
tablish a residence"
Il can't make you on that line or
talk" said the Head Barber. 81
know that am as good a husband
and father as any man could be with
out making up the beds, and | sure
appreciate all the good things that
my Wife has done and does every
day. or course, there are times
when our little home looks like q
raining camp with the air fun o.
gloves, but them times is few and
far between, like legal holidays.
She was certainly sore, the wife
was, when / dropped the big roll on
Nelson, but she's like all the rest of
he women. She didn't stop to think