Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1892 — Something About Shoes. [ARTICLE]

Something About Shoes.

Before putting on new patent leathei shoes it is recommended to warm them before a fire. This will soften the leather and prevent cracking. After wearing them for the first time it is a good piun to oil the crease*. A little i ttention of this kind in the beginning will make the shods last twice as long. Indeed, tho proper care of one’s boots is very important, not only as a matter of looks, but for the sake of economy as well. In China the cobbler still goes from house to house, announcing his approach with a rattle, and taking up his abode with the family while he accomplishes the necessary making and mending. In certain parts of Asia Minor it is nothing unusual for a pnir of shoes to be handed down from generation to generation, being worn only on state occasions, s[nd carried in the hand by the proud possessor on Sunday.—[Boston Cultivator.

Long before the'ooming of the would-be M. P. a meeting has been arranged, and ct this gathering Mr. Smith is expected to outline the policy of his party, to show hotrlt alone is the salvation of the country, to explain what it has done in