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Show The Independent Shaver. Two barbers were disengaged when tho customer came In, says tho Now York Press. Botli got their chairs ready, but the newcomer dodged them. "I need a shave, ail right," ho said, co the proprietor, "but I want to shave myself. Can you nccommodato mo here?" "Certainly," said the proprietor, "but I'll charge you the same as If one of my men shaved you." "That's all right," said tho man. "I'm uot kicking about the price. All I want Is a chance to do my own bar-berlng." bar-berlng." A tonsorlal outfit was speedily produced pro-duced ana the self-sufficient Individual set to work. "Isn't that a new wrinkle?" asked another man who had been an interested inter-ested observer of the proceedings. "Not at all," returned the proprietor. proprie-tor. "Every once in a while wo run up against a fellow who prefers to shave himself, but hasn't tho apparatus appara-tus at hand. Wo keep a lot of extra razors in stock for tho accommodation accommoda-tion of just such independent customers." |