The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18
SHOE AND SHOE FACTORY NOTES
By Blackstone

By Blackstone
All our shops are buzzing as usual,
gaining some speed for the annual clean
up at inventory, January LIST.
To be happy, keep busy. There is no
JOY In ldleness. That is why we work
from bell to bell, We are nothing if not
joyful.
Well boys, am alive after that editor
lal shock we got last week. Let the good
work continue. l have my money on
Mac. Frank will hold the stakes.
Our printer is receiving many compli-
ments for the shoe circulars. George is
an artist in more ways than one, and has
but one kick-says the press does not run
fast enough.
Don't be snob. Just because YOU
nave little money don't imagine you are
better than your neighbor. Kind hearts
are more than coronets and gentle deeds
richer than Norman blood.
Cheer up! One week to Christmas!
blackstone is a stranger in strange land
and would greatly appreciate any books or
magazines sent in to him by kind hearted
VI
Shop H will miss it's runner, who has
been transferred to the farm machinery
department. No doubt he remembers the
old saying: ''The way of the transgres-
sor is hard and the wages of sin is DEATH
The lasts that will be popular in 1914,
will have recede toe, the high, wide toe
lasts will be continued in use for the
Western trade. Russian calf will be
much in favor both in mems and ladies'
shoes.
"A new Jobbing company, the K l.,
Barton Shoe Co., with $500, 600 capital
Will open January 1st., for business in
Kansas City, Mo. This concern will
handle w. H. McElwain shoes, and
maintain corps of thirty-fve road men.
Ballet shoes are becoming popular for
all dancing as they are light as feather.
The common style ballet shoe is made on
straight last with round toe and no
heel. The sole is shorter than the foot SO
that the toes of the wearer may grip the
floor.
The w. L. Douglas $3.50 shoe is very
good value for the money. Twelve thou
send pairs of shoes are made every day
in the Brocton factory. w. L. Douglas
is a Democrat and was elected several
years ago governor of Massachusetts
through the votes of the labor party.
In the face of sorrows suffered, burdens
borne and trials still to come, let us be
brave and patient. Don't worry about the
past, it cannot be recalled. Nor about
the future as it is not yours, but live each
day the best you can. Spending the holi-
days in prison is a sad and trying exper-
fence to all.
High shoes for ball players will be the
rule next season. 1t is said many players
are severely injured by wearing the regu-
lation low shoe. Many players contend
that high top shoes prevent speed in base
running; but we are of the opinion that
most of the boys here could make home
run in any kind of foot gear
1t is said the oldest shoemaker in the
United States is Francis Stillman Torrey,
of South Weymouth, Mass, who is nine
ty years old and still working at his bench
He has made shoes for eighty years.
Lynn shoe cutters will ask for an in
crease of wages next spring, basing their
claim on poor quality of leather given
them to cut. They say the leather is
"doped' and it is impossible to cut as
many shoes as they did three years ago.
In justice to the band boys may l not be
permitted to enter protest to the un-
merited slam in the write-up of the
Thanksgiving Day entertainment at the
new prison. The boys and their genial
conductor, Prof. Burchard, are ever ready
to exert themselves for our pleasure, and
it certainly was a painful surprise to their
friends that anything so untactful should
be published. Here's hoping it will never
occur again. Shake, professor. [See
editors note at foot of column.
Check artists do not flourish in Brazil
according to Mr.. F. A. Goodhue, vice
president of the First National Bank of
Boston, during speech on banking and
financial matters in South America. Mr..
Goodhue said: ''There is no clearing
house on the Bank of Brazil, as checks
are practically unknown because of the
peculiar laws which require that they
must be made payable to bearer and
that they must be presented within five
days of their issue in order to hold any of
their indorsers.
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