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Show 16666 fWIVES I WORTH I v TOE!!! BY JACQUES LA TOUR. The United States of America has scored another triumph in the realm of discovery. It took an American court to place a monetary value o only 6 cents on a wife. The other day one of jour New York courts found a man guilt; alienating the affections of his mate. What did the court do to punish that man' II assessed 6 cents damages. dam-ages. The husband, whose name was carried in the press dispatches as William .1 Reltmclr, thought it v. is worth $10,000 to lose the affection of his beloved. He brought suit for that sum and in court told of the terrible heart strain resulting from the loss Of hie wife. James D. Thorn, the defendant. The same day in the Fame courthouse court-house a jury whs hearing the ase of Miss Nancy Ericson, 17 years old, who had lost a toe. Oh, it was a valuable toe, indeed. Without that toe she would bo disfigured for life, she would be unalili' to bo a greni t-c dancer and she would he unabli to walk as gracefully as she had In the past. Furthermore the loss of the toe had paused her great physical phys-ical and mental anguish. Indeed Ml --, --, Ericson was a sad girl when she faced the jurors and wept out the tale of her lost toe. The jury was sad. and after duo deliberation awarded her $1,000. Therefore a toe is worth 16,666 times more than a wife. The reckoning reck-oning is ot so dreadfully bud, for a toe will never grow again. A wife can be had for the marrying, so the loss of a wife is not to be deplored so much according to the rulings of the American court. P.ut I believe the court ruling tends to work disaster on the American Amer-ican home. W hilo the question has been handled flippantly by the people peo-ple in general I believe it is a question ques-tion for serious thought. How much Is a wife worth? Surely the affection of a good wife is worth more than many toes. Let us put the question to the men of the country what is your wife worth0 Would you sacrifice your wife for your toes or would you give one toe for a wife The trouble with the average American is that he would give ;ill hi? toes and he b too, for a wife before he is married. Several years later he would trade her off and would give his toes and heels to get rid of her. I suppose the Jury must have been a Jury of married ones who couldn't appreciate appre-ciate the value of a good wife, Perhaps the toe Jury feared there would be no toe dancers left If they did not assess heavy damages Jor the loss of the toe. There are toes which fortunes could not huy and which have made fortunes for their owners. In my native Paris there is a school where dancers arc taught tho use of the toe and the best toe dancers come from that school. They learn to dance quite young and tho development develop-ment of the toe Is wonderful. They can stand on the tips of their toes for a long time and are able to dance- on the tips of their toes In their bare feet for many minutes. These toe dancers have their toes insured when they go on the stage ior the loss of a toe means the loss of employment. It would be awful for a toe dancer to go on the Btage with one toe missing. Even if her dancing should not be impaired It WOUld mean that those who turn the opera glasses at her feet would note the disfigurement. FORTUNES CAN BE READ BY LOOKING AT TOES. Fortunes can be read by the toes. In i he olden times wh n all persons wore sandals the toe was an index of fortune and fortune tollers looked at the toes as carefully as they looked at the hands and the face. When the great toe turned outward it was a sign of self-reliance and hardiness. When the great toe was . straight to the front it was a sign of ready compliance with the will of others it showed the owner of the toes was willing to be a follower follow-er instead of a leader. The spreading spread-ing toes indicated the leader. The great toe turning inward was a siu'n of backwardness and lack of Self-reliance. AH great toes turn inward now. That is due to the shoe. The shoe has all but ruined the feet, but there are perfect feet to be found at times even now They are worn by people who wear healthful sandals. I have found perfect per-fect feet In Holland also I thlnk the wooden shoe of the Hollanders permits of perfection more readily than the leather shoe of the AnierU eans. A fortune teller cannot do much toward telling the fortune in looking look-ing at the toes of an American. There are certain points about tho toe which can still be read. If the s cond and third toes are not completely com-pletely divided it shows a spendthrift spend-thrift disposition. The second and third toes should he divided is fur back as the rest of the toes for economy. econ-omy. When the eugenic law goes into effect it is probable that the eugenic examiners will examine the toes. If would hi good fr": both prospective husbands and wives If they cxam- .99 ktow J(ttU&r w .B j It's Worth Only Six Cents in New York to Lose the Love 1 of a Mate But Woe Unto the Man Who Causes a Girl to Lose Her Pedal IfTJt SjfJBJfjfJBJBSJBPjfjMi H (nod e.n h other's fri i I. cfur.- marrying. mar-rying. If a thorough xaminatton of the feet was given, I nh could learn of the other's faults and protect him- j'f;J;.' ' it a ordingls . Then there would be lew opportunity for suits for alienation of affection. I want to . ' ail attention parties! ixly to the I orns on the feet. To women. I would advise thai you examine the oles of the feet of your prospect! v.- Xktoip huxband. if he has a tendency to ' develop corns on the soles of his feet right back of the second toe. (f. Watch him It means he may bo cruel and if he is In the right en- y vlronment ho may develop Into a !. H n.. no ii'al IHMHHHHp he hi- other traits, hut he has the tendency ten-dency to abuse his wife and when there la a tondene it is safe to be-wa be-wa r A man who has inherited evil tendencies can overcome them by faithful endeavor, but if ho is careless care-less he will not think of overcoming them. You may say that it is the fault of the shoes that the men , I . ) have corns I will admit that is true to a 11m-ffi 11m-ffi Ited extent But suppose there are f two men who go into the same store ami are fitted with the same make and size of shoes by tho same clerk issssssssssssssssssW i f sW'' Jk. $' ' m ssT bb&ssssssssVwBbbw' SBbbho; tSttt ssM BBSS B lllBBBJBaSflRW BBH issl flkssl MtBttHtQ&wSei iB Bbbb MB- ' QMav. ' ' ' j Suppose these men are the same age and are twin brothers. Suppose Sup-pose their feet are the same sbi as nearly as the , lerk can tell. One of these men will go out and. wear his shoes without developing corns. The other may have corns on all his toes from the same make of shoe. The answer is easy The tw o men hae different kinds of feet and have different temperaments T m-perament m-perament has much to do with the way corns are developed just as it has a great deal to do with the wa shoes are worn out. I would advise all of you to watch the shoes and See how they are worn. I will not be able to takp up the problem of ihoeology at this time, but suffice It to say that a shoemaker can tell the character of his customers hy their shoes. TOES RFTTTTn THAN' SHOFS. SAYS EXPERT A - ol.bler will look at a pair of shoes when a customer comes to his shop and ask for credit If the Shoes are worn in a manner to the cobbler be will cie credll 11 thev are worn In another waj the cobbler will refuse ere. lit There are few of the old time fortune telling tell-ing cobblers left but In other days there were hundreds of them. Now if a mtin can (ell fortunes ). Shoes he i an more than toll fortunes by the toes or the feet. 1 re opnize character by the corns better than any other means. There are some persons who never have orns They wear such shapely shoes they are always In the best of health is regards re-gards their feet. But when torus develop watch. As I said a corn on the bottom of the foot just bach of secoiul toe shows a man has characteristics char-acteristics of a wife beater He may not have developed his tendencies, tenden-cies, hut they arc there just the same. There are other feet which will develop corns on the small toe Ii the toe Is a woman 's she is a good woman to mnrn. She is likely to allow herself to be run over ami will never be a scold. Corns on the little toe mean In a woman that she recognizes in man that he is the lord of creation and she is nothing but an insignificant part of humanity. human-ity. A corn on the small toe of a man is a bad sign. It means I he man is slinky and will not take good I ire of the home. He will allow tho butcher bills to go unpaid and he will expect the best of food on the least snim of moncv. Corn on the small toe are eausvd by wearing tidbit shoes partly, but they are caused primarily by the growth of a character bump on the small too. This character bump means one thin;: In woman and another thing in man. A character bump on the side of the foot back of the little toe means strength of character In both men and women. When the bump is on the side of the foot liaek of the great toe it means willingness wil-lingness to sacrifice for the good of others whether the owner be man or woman. Eugenic doctors will doubtless make a study of the foot In the future and will examine the feet to determine whether the owner is WOrtKy to marry or not. in oUicn times it asje.4 to be customary cus-tomary for men tn making a con-fraci con-fraci to i-x' ha-npe--sbfx -Th- men un J would look at the shoe of the other ani tell bi i lex he as dealing with lair II he should be dealing with a liar It would be to his advantage 10 learn of It. But In these dajs we take no steps to truard ourselves apainst dealing with liars even if we are going to sign a ontract to Ihc with the other party for life. It may be the other party floes not know he is o li;u He nn swear his heart away and still lie false down in his fcei He may think be loves the woman he Is asking tn be his wife, when in reality he loves only his mpne) ami his own comfort It may be he thinks he Is charmed by the witching eyes of the other partner, oi his lite when in reality be is so selfish he koos not want some other fellow to have her. Then in a few years he wukes up and the whole structure he has built up soes to smash, Man has to value his wifo more than a chpiUS girl's toes be- j ,,ie there win in- real happiness in the home. . s Paid Too Soon. The ypURg man hesitated to believe be-lieve the statement of her little brother that the youns lad was not .ii home, no repeated the o.uestion, ai the same Ume displaying a quar-ter quar-ter The i,o eyed ' longingly and again replied in the negative. "But didn't she leave a message for me?" asked the disappointed swain. 'YeSBlr," said the lad and nothing noth-ing more. As on.- who sees a great light, the young "'an tossed him the coin. N'ow ' ne said "out with the mes- sage." p "She said she's not gonna see you any more and you're not tr Ive me any money." i Patent ofitcc Receipts. I mring the year 1914 tho surplus receipts of the Patent Office were Increased $114 122 over 1913. The Patent OfBce pays its own expenses, and during 1011 yielded a surplus revenue of $251,000. 1 |