The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-17
THE E0-D8oorJ.9-

Time Was When t Proved a Real Friend In Essry Hcma :. JOYS OF A PAIR OF BOOTS.
 Getting Them or When They Were
 Hard and Wrinkred Was a Struggle,
 but Getting Th.n on Was Often a
 Test of Strength and Endurance.
 Many boys and young men of these
 days who have hoard more or less
 about the old time roogael.s have
 probably never seen one. because with
 the abandonment ur d., wearing of
 boots by men and boys the aoo.ack
 went ont of G1sntou In laa old days,
 especially in the winters. the man OF
 boy who wore anything 1u. boots was rare and the Hua.ia.a was a necessary
 article in every house.
 Boots were worn w..n... ruIbars.
 and frequently to keep ana inc snow
 and the ~Iusn they were treated to an 1 application of mutton ta,ruw or some
 other greasy suosmuae. 1u. Gasa au- l plicatious did not a.wavs Eaan tnc feet
 dry uor the uatua. -... wuc leg of
 the boot in rac vicinity 0. .'e ankles 1 was sure to have G..u H""r wrinkles. dried on the uuua.- l..t r.. wrinkles became har.. n-a Il w.- .. ..aE m.a- ter t1 -o. tlas. ...a u.. !. a....m.s required eUus.1..... .... ..a. ..n boorfack. i.u.~... ......- ..| ...- l giug. and a.rn~ t.. .. ."- .....g #a- be left near ,nr a..s. ..r ... u.a.t .1 ] get go tnonuaH a...- .a. .0e .n | morning.
 Getting J.o ... ... .. 4 0.a mornings w..s .....- .r. .. ..u than .arr- H.@ ." ... ...r. ."-.ra. 1 If tho w".m.... Fl. ... ....- w..s hard at tl. tr.n t.. ...# ..u" a.u off they Were gv.- ...." ..T -....r
 in the movu.ag. a.- ... .... 10 ..n task of gruU-- ,... .r ..a u".nr would shove a.~ -... ...a a.a .aa .a- l of inc Ir... ,.. .--....- wound .r showed uuar.n IF. -"r-. .u. ..n i haul at getting +.. ....s .a would ls- ] gin.
 At first tho nau ....- -.# .-..-n- 1 one. with the I... r....- ~. ..a ...". l and while t.u n.".- wis <. ."".#er ! the weight uE r.o .... " . . a."r. . cfsad in shnr.u- n. .... ..'. r.. ..0t. l The counters ot ..- ... .". .....ar boots were H..w.... ..... u.. after l the leather G"l ..... ".. and had | dried out tlov "... -."' ....a- ..H .u. | varfar,y .y w". a ..-- ... [" ... ... 1 heel down. l. w.- a."..a . .."..- i dous relief ta g.. ... ..a. .l a -...s- ! iugel nue. over t.. .....a .. ..a ....- ter. because with .... a.. -"a.. o.H. l culty was over.uu. aa" ..m the -.g. 1 would slip rawr... ... ..s resting 1 place in tle noar.
 1 Invariably a ru-r 1-.s "..-g. #.." ! the first Uaor w.- .u l...n ..a ..-E u- ] getting uu l.e -a...I w.- tuus..G and often the rra.J... n. ..a.- ... u.0-s ou was reso-..1 .. w.. ..a .r lav would first get his tor.aurar- into ] the straps nr his .o... .-a a- ho l pulled la would H-s tho .e u. Ge boot against tHe w.. OF ."...n.rI. In houses where there were ..Es t1c ! marks made hv Kicking oh inc boots were always 10 na a..u. ~. .auua. this had a tendency n wear ar. the -Has. but then many 0. .Ha ln..- were built ] to meet this "N.a..- game.
 Some of the h...~ were r.-a.toroed with brass Jv. pieces. H-e over 8 l quarter of an -u.n in t...n and these were r.srauod iuw tho boot between ! the upper and taa welt and shaped l. something after a n."s.sa.n. Boots !. supplied with these brass l.n.-s-aua they made this kind ..r ..a as well as boys-wou.d always stand more "E..G- iu-" before ... leather wus worn l. through and a visit ua ..n r0.1era was made un.es~E.
 The Dg..Ia.',. .u..gr # has I.aau- | pcarad now. w.s rNH to Na found in every home. H...a.Es generally wo". of home mauutH.wr. au. one would ! last for many g.a.s. They were so easy . lO make ,u.t aou. families would have . a number of them. s' .". there would he BIO occasion .ar wa.".. should ono 1 member or .ne family want the boot fark while another member WAS using ] it. A hammer some nails. lumber and saw were gne requisites.
 To make rH..u.E piece o- board about twelve .e a.H." Inches long and ! rour nv i've iu.a.s w."e WAS ale.G-L l A piece the shape ut a 7 would be | sawed from una e#1 oE the board and ] then a lift con-ts..n- of a piece Of
 board about an inch .a width and an
 inch high wo1lr .a nailed au tie m-
 Ierside snor. t.~"u.e below the
 small point oe the Y. That raised the
 Y end from the "o.r wI gave a place
 to put the heel in when ]. was desired to pull of the 1uot. This in effect
 completed the booutacs, with the OK, ceptiou of the hoDc ng which Js hung . To