The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01
NOTABLE 1XT.
' Characteristios OF
American Feet.

1,1C
,r actual wear IN any s1oR mere that
i ,,s, ~ are in the city," said Thomas Ma
' 1.';r,. a shoemaker well known among
t u,"rs AID sporting men. Vow, here
ae mir "t shoes t''at l made for Bob
;,.'t,;,,. Don't recollect him? Well,
Ds,to,,r;sl,si before your time. but In
h :. I,y Irc WAS q man who could stand
~. AGAINST Tom saayers and Jem Mace.
~. is.,t Mace once
fif rh.. -lyn.- were hanging to . peg ON
.,.w,,i. Their sDlcs were more than
i.' ;nch thick. and the heel was great
~. .,.-,;I. :~un.lry buIges in the uppers
.,"; h,.,, s:.>:,etl acrs's.s /. to accOnlmD-
''"," ,,,,,i,,:.;:,nces in the late Bob Bret
. 49,. ,.r,. The shoes We ghed two
.I a,,ri. a,,I three ounces apiece.
..~nw here arc the lightest shoes in
H.. .,".'," said Mr.. Mcguire producing
~, ,,;: which Io,:s'-! like lnw-cIt leati-
u socks rather !Ilan shoes. They
81 .;.f., six ounces. ] made them for
W,;.lo. If tine Manhattan athletic
:.p'I,v Il" pu.ili~ts wear such heavy
~ .>kc.! the reporter.
THESE ar.. trimming shoes. They arc
,,,,. a.;v, so a..tO cxercis.. the ankle
'".,,,-. when i pl,gi:i>t has got use,l
-, ,.,,:iu.. i.:,y walks in such shoes a. d
y, :, :n,,,, .,- ::!mut in them when spar
.;..,r viii. his trainer, hc feels as il lie
. ..' dancing in the air when he gets on
mir III shoes Of ordinary weight.
when h.. zoe. into the ring to fight he
"..,r, = ,r.ir uf ordinary walking shoes
,...,, no in front, with three spikes in
,,,,. ..I,. au.! one in the heel to Civ. him
',;,,, .:an,: when he plants himself in
..;;..;,rriuy u ,inw. have made shoes
-, ION, Ai.n. Joe Gitss and Billy Ed
n,r,l.. .;i.!: has Il nice little foot. We'll
,n,..I lie wears II No. 4. made the
.,".. ~ Which he fought when he
.hi,,n., IAN, C"llycr. Alien and Co.'s
,,,j, iskr :, M. .. Ned O'l;altlwin, the
,r;.. ri:.,,, wore. !. H., bat then he was
,Li.. man. u..ai I" build out the up
;.r> ever the toes: So as (" 1--WE him
',.m Without making the sole too long.
pu"i,;,i. generally have tat, thick
;a,, an.: l,tv,. 40 dcNhr that is the
.1r,,,r,-.. plakr OF foot and carries
weight The easiest. !bOncy Harris, the
,r,,:rr. has. howrver,a pretty NelIarcll-
-, loot. and wears only u numbers.
Here i:trl:,' Mr. Mcguire went on,
";f:.vc ,.:,,!, :; great manly *'iN.S for
n. ,uiry< ci athletic clubs. IN making
!, .l... for Running the object j. to make
il fiji like glove 50 That the foot shall
no, S,in in the shoe Il. Hi. !! must ''c
mil, :, ~ to "rar, the foot in the di-
n,Ii,n o. the strain.
Mr.. Wa!,lrn,'> shoes; had TO heels. hut
.,dt,w.,! the exact contour Of the FOOT.
,'udrr tire s,li nf the loot Was :: piece "
,.,!,. l;,t:. T.. in which were small S;.ikes
20 prevent Sliding. The up|,er> cantcd
toward the inner side Of the foot. "IOu
.,y." said Ma. uir.. 1.-The strain is as
Ar.rlt oct ward and forwards a., DOWN
ward III rurniny, and the shoe is built t.
..rau ;n. foot in every direction al
:.r,....:rr. III making slIcn slNe~ The
a.. ,!,.. >!,. il al least three sizes small
-r tia" III. ordinary >:.O.. \ properly
made r'.lI,:r" shoe fits as easy as the
kin ant a-,.!,:>,'.'
'.Iyuri', :ce: are rs different as their
.mr>. :.E,. you cannot i.i;.ke >I,r.s III the
>s,nr was .;.r ali. You have to give
greater .r rnn:i. than usual to feet Wit.
law Esie,,>. for they tcni 10 sEp for
yard. tr.i,ter hail :. lon::. slim, foot,
h' ii liz" same time lie I:,! :! h:-h i'll
Seq. .nni think ! eve: saw - foot
In; na!;cMr.i s, ntu'', ..,s. the in.."p.
IL. worr 4 No. =. The late James Vi al
lal; i,ai Il w.l'-~',u,,e,: f"t. with al
arrhesl >.'c aud a very high in~;ci'. lie
w,.ra ~. :. | nave made shoes Tor
JOHN Mccullough, although, nowadays
| don't Il" rs much work ior actors rs !
Used IT,. McCnlI"uyh has Il we'll shaped
"mi. with nnthin:. notable a'"H,t ANY q:
il, part. lie wars u No. -, l;"n!-
h7'l 'nr:..>l'. 700. well. :n;! il WAS small
,n' W.! termed. although he WIS so
!""."2 rr:i. he had an arsl!ri ~":c.
= ": i,..;i in>:r,. He wore. :. Ne. :. !
r""''rr, ;ini i" r,,"., SEPT :.,r l!' Ia iii"
is:,,'",:'.n lot to :.t:.S,;re him. He
~ Al, il: i !,a' lis lei, leg was II ii!:!c
>''"'."'':.an HE other. and thought that
t. might ,;tv,. t. ,,:..'.' some cork pat in
'n'iai.. lam stand evr.,. lie had me
:'.i:r 4 ut.a>,Irs.,il al i.iS body tn see
whether i" WIS Ior-;,lcd nrnnt. ! could
Ed :;:..: n.y .;;n;rrnr;.in H.. irn..i!, -:
'''- .'-r. :.':,' | !ii!nA is> got the iIt,
!.vt: H .''-r habit al dragging the right
,,'.' ii;:!:' ~ hi: tribe. lie seemed t.
+" 80 :iE:"i in III" 'p;r:ssn Ina:
-" FL! >!.ns N,u!1, hay. i" II" Iui!'
nh' !'l'!:. ia. :':;: ia T. r;Es: - Il lii
i:""nA :. Very !i:s:r-"',.:H hr i good
,'"''". NJ! | did. th"uyi,. Was i" pat
''a ''">'" :n>.,!' Ia iili,i shoe. often
''''' q" ', '''v'.S ia hi; Stage shoes. t'U
>!;'i";;i .; ;t.':- ,i,;i ic wore il! the lest
x: "' .;:'.t t:.,." bad tliut.-eiSlt. If al
III. -, cars i.c.w.,i: u;Nranu sole. r'ii-
a. A.. va: IN.
49, ia: II. the i.:n-l s."ss.':.:s::
.:'" i,:,rut.:i was i..::;ihe Mark-
a"". !,'r'; ".~ ,:"i,,'.g!v wrii-rr,-
'":. o.. i.'' 81. ii. ank"l heel. in%tep ans:
~ !: -. ~! !"rv .s,l!lli ftO!. IN!
So -, i, - III" - :. TOO; 1'in" ::m
>''a". ,l.:,. :.issi. Shoes Cor Il lady
'i'' ''"'!. "a. H.. child sire. I'm: II wis
"a :: 'l.'t ;."t. "ays iH"t::.lt
''>i''t':, :. :"~;''!r N:,'nan, "~'r.is>"
~ N"':! ~, ~,r.;i !::.r foot ", i,:nc!iing
-. f' 20 y 40. !; and not any
:" : '.!;'i. .:.:u ...:r iuu v.u!!d nave
49," = i'.: q Er. :. lydia Thon.,-
:''.i 49, nv smaller than bark-
.""' :, nji' il W.Te:. ~. =. shoe. Ivy
'h''t, e>r .r,.! an ordinary coed
-, IT,. '':'ii'. h::. n":,iin- to compare
''','t!.' lark ham,
>h'"'r III. ,l,!'tr"Uce in the hia;>c
:''',','@ SEA i,rrr and IL: !r old ar);llI-