Show THESE SHOES WEAR 25 YEARS they are made of grace and are still worn by natives in parts of portugal and spain esparto shoes or shoes made of the toughest and strongest of the clarsa esparto fibers are still worn la iberia and parta of portugal there Is no shoo made which will outlast them not excepting leather shoes indeed one pair 0 esparto sheea has been known to outwear a dozen tanned bide soles this Is due to their faculty of picking up and retaining in their interstices stony particles As fast as the pebbles are worn out they are replaced automatically mati cally by others thus a self soling process Is constantly going on it Is not uncommon in some parts of spain or portugal to hear the natives boast of wearing a pair of esparto shoes or 25 years or more |