The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-12-07

in Australia going to get married? 2 |
And not unlike that woman was the |
man who asked me to predict from his |
hand the future of his twin brother
"Not many men come to you, do
they?"
more than you would imagine"
answered the Mystery Man; "but, un-
like the women, they don't want their
friends to know it as. rule. They
try to make appointments for after
business hours and Sundays, and l
have had very tempting offers to come
to their apartments, but 1 never ac-
cept the latter, as my surroundings
here are much more conducive to cor
rect reading"
SOLID FACTS ABOUT SHOES.
An Augusta shoe dealer upon whom
a Journal man called yesterday relates
many little sayings that he heard
when selling people footwear. Some
people place considerable confidence
in these superstitions. while others
look upon them as myths. The dealer
quoted from bis little note book a few
of these amusing sayings, such as.
'Worn on the heel, spends a good
deal;" ''Worn ON the ball, spends it
ALL" 'Worn on. the vamp, look out for
scamp" "Worn ON the toes, spends
as he goes;" "Worn on the. side, will
be a rich mans BRIDE" all of which
may be taken for just what they are
worth.
can old sign says that if a young
| man is careless of his shoe lacing, he
will neglect his wife; but on the con-
| trary, if he laces them tight he will
| be very stiIagy in his dealings with
her. By the way, if young man is
| going to SEQ his sweetheart and stubs
| his right toe, he may know that he is
| to be welcome; but if he stubs his left
one he may as we'll turn around and
go home, because she does not want
| him. Again, if his lacings keep COM
| ing united, his lady love is talking OF
thinking about him.
| "WheD You buy pair Of new shoes,
never put them on a shelf higher than
your head, unless you want to bring
bad luck; and0f you blacken them be-
fore you have had b.th shoes on, you
may meet with an accident or even
nave a sudden death. This is an old
Irish superstition. The Scottish girls
believe that if they drop their shoes
before they are worn, trouble will
ensue, while a French lady losing her
heel is sure of some disappointment
in love, and a German mother in the
same predicament feels that she will
soon lose one of her children.
you must not pat your right shoe
on your left foot or your left on your
right, nor must you put your left shoe
on before the right unless you want
bad luck. This superstition dates back
to one of the emperorS of Rome, who
it is recorded, put on his left shoe frs
one morning, and came near being
assassinated during the day.
As a sign OF respect the japanese
take off their slippers when they meet
i'll tie street, ard the Jews used tt
pluck off one Of theirs to confirm 8
bargain. Throughout the East, wheI
an inferior en- ters the presence of his
superior, he leaves his shoes or slip
pers at the door. A great many peO
pie still follow the old custom Of
throwing ali old shoe after a brida
couple, but very few know the ole
significance of this. 1t is supposed
to bring good luck, and those that
throw it after a newly married couple
do so with the best intentions in the
world. This custom, however, really
came from the old Anglo-Saxon times
when the father invariably handed
the bridegroom one of the brides ole
SHOES, which signifies the giving uI
of all authority over the girl to hel
husband, so that those who throw al
old shoe after the departing coupl,
nowadays are really signifying tina
, she is his property, as in mediaeva
, times.
cit is supposed to bring good lucl
to keep an old pair of shoes that are
, past wearing around the house, bu
; if they are burned up, according tt
an old sign, snakes will squirm away
from the place and will leave bat
luck behind them. Old negro 'aunties
in the South burn up old shoes an(
hog hoofs, and use a mixture of tht
two for coughs. 1t would seem al
though a good smart cold would b.
preferable to this remedy.
"'To be in another's shoes is
, quotation in vogue today. Among thu
ancient Norsemen, when man adopt
ed son, he must always, for Ger
tain time at least, wear the shoes O.
his adopted father in order to lawful!
inherit his property, and SO it cam'
about that to stand in another's shoe.
means to claim his honors.f
Thus endeth the shoe dealers col
lection of shoe knowledge in this line
and doubtless many who read thi,
will be able to add some other super
stition in regard to the shoe, but b'
sure to put on your right shoe first il
the acknowledgements Journal