Show benefit of going barefooted I 1 the following taken brorn rom the london lancet very sen bibe able and worthy the respectful at antion of parents I 1 have ever faund aund the writers view confirmed eon firmed by y personal experience w with ith my wn children children who are allowed to go are footed enjoy almost perfect im unity from the danger of C cold by cental chilling of the feet and ey are altogether healthier and 4 irl ler than those 4 hoin obelie obedience nce to wo the ile usages of social life have their beir lower extremities permanently ded and so to say carefully arched war thed and put awa away y in rigid cases As 8 regards the lower classes of chilen drell there can be no sort of doubt III n the mind of any one that it is in better they should go rooted than wear boots that let an a the wet and stockings that are nearly y always damp and foul there could be added to the above the testimony of many eminent physicians who give as an addition 41 reason 1180 the impossibility of a childs te ab ta foot growing naturally natu naturally ralTy shod it t has to be with the conventional shoe ax wildcats in a fight levi smalling a spring brook huntar aka recently witnessed a remark able oie fight between two male wild f ts in the woods of that section 1 was still hunting for squirrels a ww a c C ud rabbits rab bite 11 said mr smalling hen I 1 heard a terrific yowling bowling tt snarling down in the ravine th ati where JL I 1 was tramping through ge woods I 1 knew at once that the je noise was made by wildcats for ur I 1 had heard them scream at ight got many a time ari an 1 ny first thought was that e r had been i caught in a adrai aral nd lud was from rom pain I 1 listened for a atte and then I 1 heard two dis v voices olms I 1 hurried to the brink of Q 1 a 4 ledge to look down into the ft vives viv es e and on my way it seemed though I 1 cou could id hear three wild caff 14 and I 1 was not mistaken in this MB soon found out do arthen when I 1 got where I 1 could look sm I 1 saw what all the fuss fuse was wild y in an open space two he froli fi cats were making the hair fly ow each others bodies yelling t low retching and bitin biting and every y and then tumbling tum ling over each fyd oer and tearing up the reaves leaves on rab close by to them sat ashe 1 d I cat with her back humped up u she e was spitting ting and rid j agitating agit u urging the he e ones on I 1 made UP ray ay mind right away that the t T oms were fighting ter over her to I 1 benj enjoyed oyed the row more than ing i had ever seen in the zo ea w 1 l 8 when the to toms me g got ot tired of th ing 08 one another they crouched 14 gh 0 pound ground a few feet apart and ah 8 she ed their tails and howled while taiti otle one on the limb kept up a con tt noise and lashed her tall tail too albiter er each resting spell the toms tome ahti at one restant abnot another er again and ten a a they ey were ripping and tearl tearing ing baking the blood fly I 1 clam bored down the ledge stop stopping pling every time they stol stopped pe for fear they might hear me and either run away or make for me it seemed to be nip and tuck between them for they were both big and strong and each appeared bent on killing the other before he would give up I 1 wanted to kill them both and get their hides and the bounty money and so I 1 waited for a good shot at them I 1 had a charge of buckshot in my right barrel and a bullet in the left ien bind and my intention was to send the buckshot at them when mixed u up P in the next bout then athen they flew at one another again but before I 1 could reach the spot that that I 1 wanted to get to before I 1 blazed away the toms tome separated once more by this time they were pretty well fought out and for a few minutes all they did was to glare are at one another swing their tells Us back and forth and howl the she cat then sprang from her limb to another branch giving a scream as she leaped and in in less than ten seconds the he be ones dashed at each other and fought more furiously than ever filling the woods with their yowls bowls then I 1 banged away at the heap with the charge of buckshot one of the wildcats leaped into the air and fell down dead and the other went howling into the bushes out of my sight I 1 saw that there was no use of trying to get another shot at him and I 1 sent the bullet at the she one and knocked her off the limb I 1 stir from the spot until I 1 had chucked a charge into ea each ch barrel and then I 1 hurried down to see if I 1 had killed the she one she was dead enough I 1 was glad enough to find out and then I 1 thought I 1 would search for the live torn tom thinking that he might have been wounded by one of the buckshot I 1 found him after a little and I 1 guess he would have given me a pretty r etty lively time of it if two of was h his ra legs ego been broken As it was a h he e showed fight and tried to tear my bootleg off but I 1 had the advantage of him and I 1 shot him through the head 11 scranton pa letter happiness in doing good A big man walked down fourteenth street about 5 in the afternoon he was faultlessly dressed with a flower in his coat lapel and a gold headed cane in his hand his moustache was gray and his face a little flushed he looked to be about 60 50 years old and has been taken for a prosperous new yorker he was extremely dignified nobody would have suspected from his walk that he was drunk his inebriety was of the sort which does not extend below the neck his legs were perfectly sober but he removed his hat and made a stately bow to an old darkey who w was as passing in a coal cart A red handkerchief about the colored mans neck had apparently led him to believe that an elegantly attired lady w was as going by in a landau just jua above dabove G street a poor measly cur dog lay on the pavement in the sun the big man stopped and looked at him the dog feebly wagged his tall tail but was either too poor or too lazy to get up A sympathetic and benevolent look came into the big mans face out from his trousers pocket he pulled a roll of bills it was three inches thick there were tens and twenties and there must have been hundreds of dollars in the roll roh carefully picking out a dollar bill he laid it on the pavement austby just by the dogs nose here poor doggie said he go buy yourself a bone bode 11 and as he passed on down the street his face was radiant with the consciousness of a good deed done washington the three year old king the exceedingly blue blooded little gentleman who was born bom king of S spain pain I 1 rejoices lees in a vast variety of baptis baptismal maies names in in addition to the I 1 alfonso by which he is to be known in history he is moreover the well beloved son of the roman pontiff the I 1 brother of all wearers bearers of crowns the cousin of the spanish grandees grandeas gran dees his mother the queen regent speaks of him simply yet tenderly as the child alfonso XIII is an exceedingly handsome little fellow with blond hair which falls in beautiful curls upon his shoulders he is all gaiety lighthearted heartedness ness and smiles his joyous little majesty gives no thought to his exalted position or his future destinies he reigns but does not govern leaving to his mother the care of signing every day great bundles of decrees and appointments and when a uniformed minister comes from the queens chamber carrying under his arm a portfolio stuffed with papers which have caused discussions intrigues and great political debates his majesty from his nurses arms smiles upon him as though to say what has all that to do with me kling king baby already enjoys the glories lories of a military and civil houseold 6 hold the generals and aides de 4 camp of the tate late king alfonso are attached to the service of the queen but technically they form his maj bestys military household the civil establishment consists of the bovery governess bess mme ame tacon who held the same position towards the late king I 1 the doctors who are attached exclusively to the royal person two or three major domos a lady of honor and several pages footmen and servants the famous monteros of espinosa watch over the kings slee sleep in an apartment adjoining roe e royal bedchamber the little mon arches aichs life is simple he rises at an early hour is bathed dressed and handed over to the wet nurse who in addition to the semi maternal duties which there is no longer any necessity that she should fulfil fulfill takes him out for airings air lings and bears him in her arms at state ceremonies the nurse raymunda Bay munda at night occupies a bed by the side 0 of f the royal crib directly the king is dressed he is taken to his mother who impatiently awaits his arrival he is sometimes present at the early morning audiences to ministers and members of the royal family I ilie his lie favorite amusement while queen christina is thus occupied is to strum upon the table with his chubby little fingers raymunda Bay munda is a faithful creature and is almost as fond of her charge as the queen herself upon one occasion a great lady wished to see the king and the queen accompanied her to the youngsters apartments but raymunda moncla barred the way you cant come in was her peremptory reply he is asleep and the queen W and the duchess retired smiling when the weather is flue fine the king drives out naturally he pa possesses assesses his own carriage with an equerry who gallops bravely by its side and forms the only escort he dines alone at a well garnished table king baby has only one trouble in life it is a trouble which might drive some grown up people to madness but since he is entirely unconscious of it it does not worry him much the photographer is always on the lookout for him scarcely a week has passed since he was born without a demand from some fresh photographer to be allowed to take his portrait he has been photographed standing sitting in his mothers arms upon her lap or holding her by the hand with his hat on and his hat off full face profile and in short in every possible position it is the ambition of every madrid photographer to possess a n negative ive of the king since his portraits tra to sell by thousands not merely in 8 spain in but in most civilized countries coun ries st 86 jr james abw bassette homespun and wholesome here from the wisconsin nain a paper published at milwaukee is a piece bece of plain reading for those who lve have the care of boys mrs Hard lowe and mrs grant sat sewing the placid face of mrs Hard lowe was as serene as u usual au al but mrs grant seemed troubled ana and perplexed pe r kl I 1 ed suddenly she spoke 1 mrs urs Hard lowe what shall I 1 do with my boy will it Is the greatest torment of my life the way he reads dime novels I 1 have burned two this morning and in spite of all I 1 can say he does get them some way I 1 I 1 perhaps there is a better way to deal with it 1 I should like to find it if there is I 1 heard mrs ward say that her henry had never read a dime novel how I 1 wish I 1 could say the same ohl my fred has why how is that I 1 am surprised 11 yes and I 1 read it with him I 1 found he was reading them on the sl sly I 1 said to him one morning fred when I 1 made your bed this morning I 1 found a book under your mattress you must have been reading after you went to bed yes maam I 1 was he replied well dont do that I 1 said it good for you I 1 finished my book last night and why cant we read together we have read so many other books you know yes mother but I 1 dont think you would care about this one 9 ohl never mind about that if you care about it of course I 1 will when evening came I 1 said now fred let us have that book 11 he brought it very reluctantly now new I 1 I 1 said sit down by me and as it is a stormy night we will have a good chance to get all the good we can out of lt it 1 I took the book and read when I 1 came to where the indians were carrying off the beautiful lovely delicate girl and the boy of 16 was performing unheard of feats in an effort to rescue her I 1 looked up and saw freds fredas face red as fire his eyes dilated and his whole frame quivering with excitement cal 4 kept on until the girl was secreted C in in a cave and the boy was carrying food to her and killing snakes indians etc to show his valor and true love for her fred lead his head in my lap and sobbed and cried when I 1 had finished he jumped u up and said thaes a jolly book irever if ever I 1 have a girl ill do just that much for her well fred I 1 I 1 said let us see which is the j jolly part oh ob the whole thing a boy would feel so big to do that for a girl I 1 just j hate indians well now I 1 said well take each part and talk about it I 1 and I 1 dissected the whole story an and showed him how such things be done how what had created so 80 much emotion in his own breast was impossible how the girl must necessarily have starved or died from fright if left alone the time described and how senseless it was to believe for a moment that a boy of sixteen could hold out against so many in dianse 1 I tried to talk very carefully and in no way to combat or ridicule any idea then I 1 asked him if he could think of any good the book had done him and tried bled to make him see that if he be could not he be must admit that exciting the emotions to such an extent over impossible wrongs was very much like taking alcohol to gain strength ten came and ana fred went to bed in about a week fred was in the yard when a boy came along and said fred I 1 have and held up three fingers fred replied 1 I 1 dont care if you have my mother and I 1 are reading arthur bonnycastle Bon 11 and I 1 like it better than those things your blood and thunder stories cant be true anyway any way mrs grant was very thoughtful but finally said your our C way is a better one ill all try to be more patient with my boy benjamin franklins watch levi W groff of lancaster pa has in his possession a very old fashioned looking silver watch shaped like a biscuit and which was the property of Bei benjamin Ajamin franklin the watch is of the open face pattern and there is engraved on its back ben franklin 1776 philadelphia and mr groff says it was the personal property of the great philosopher and was carried by him tt still keeps good time the watch was made by W tomlinson of london and it is numbered in the inside of the case is thomas parkers advertise ment of hIs jewelry business no 1 13 south third street Phil philadelphia adelphiN on which is written 1 I mainspring and cleaning january 24 1 1817 the owner of this relic ra has been offered 1000 a year for the use or of it in a jewelry window wa ton cor new york star the height of gratitude A paisley minister was accosted once in the high street of that town by a poor looking man excuse me I 1 sir 11 he be said 1 I was since ft a coo fewer feeder in a guld guid way before the ploomy broke out the kye when I 1 lost a some of my friends were inkin chinkin th that if I 1 cou could laust just get gel a begin beginning nin again I 1 wad due duewell weel an they hae beon been subscribing to buy me a coo ye mind help fiela in me a wee the minister ga the man two shillings it was evidently more than he expected for iw with an expression of great tion on his face he said I 1 pm im WV very much obliged to ye in indeed deed illa to 1 ye alq extraordinary obliged ye are the minister ol 01 0 the middle KW kirk are nal nae E ye I 1 maun conle up some time and gle gie ye a dacys day hearing gods neighborhood pap man hollered hello an old man arose from a huni neo over position in front of the fire re M stood in the door of his cabin bud after gazing for a few momen exclaimed light an ahlook look at your saddle A well dressed man dismount and approached the cabin coine right in said the landlord here lEer 0 take this cheer got a hickory baja bar bottom an I 1 reckon it la is strong krong enough to hold you the visitor sat down and MW aw holding a |