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MS AND WLS SEE PA6E 20 LADIES SHOULD DEAD EASE 21 JUSTICE IN RUSSIA. QuX DHK'Hg JoUHfvHs THE WORK OF THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNTAIN SOCIETY DURING THE PAST TWENTY-THREE YEARS. made to this, so the fountain is now stored away. Quite a number of the fountains now in use havo beeu presented to the society by various public spirited and well known among; them John Wanamaker, Henry C. Gibson, George W.

Childs aud Authony J. Drexel. Previous to tho organization of tho Fountain Society Philadelphia was but poorly supplied with these necessary institutions. Thn first fountain erected in tho city was built in lrfOO. This was Rush's famous wooden figure of Led a and the Swan and was placed in a circular basin in front of tho cngiuo house in Centre Square, whero tho Public Buildings now stand.

From the throat of tho swan issued a jet of water, and a smaller jet sprang from tiie foot of the figure. When it was first erected it was considered a great novelty and one of the sights of the city. tough and crook he gained the confidence of his new associates. In writing up his experiences he made a record for himself with his paper, though not au enviable ono with his recognized themselves in too faithful details and fled to cooler climes. This small fame, however, counted as nothing to Davis in comparison with the rich stock of character studies he had laid in and which he thero traced and has introduced to thousands of readers since.

While still a reporter he was sent "to do" the Johnstown flood. His record of nine days in ono suit of clothes thero has been touched on before. The "stuff" sent to his paper was very good. I'pon his return the long hours and night work told on his health and he was compelled to give up his position and accept another on an evening paper in New York. Arriving at tho Jersey City ferry with his grip, canes and umbrella, a noted bunco man with the nom de guerre of Sheeny Mike mistook him for a farmer.

Now the opportunity presented itself and Davis made the most of it. Leading the gentleman with bunco proclivities to suppose that he had an easy and rich find, Davis, with well-acted walked him into tho vicinity of the Post Office, where he quickly dropped his satchel and took a foot-ball grip on the astonished confidence man's collar and trousers and handed him over to the more gentlo care of a New York policeman, who had sauntered into view. 4 our existence was a struggling one, and after I became president it was only by personally soliciting subscriptions among my friends that I was able to keep the society in existence, but recently we havo fortunately been left some money which will greatly help to enlarge our scope of usefulness. "Mrs. Swann, who died the other day.

left lis something in the neighborhood of $30,000. All this money we will not get. as her estate is not sufficiently large, bnt for the erection and maintenance of a fountain to her husband's memory wo havo received. This fountain has not as yet been erected, nor has a design been chosen, hot wo intend to put it in some public place where it will not only be useful but at the same time ornamental. I may say hero in relation to the ornamental part of our fountains that their adornment has always from the first been a secondary consideration, our principal idea boing simply to provide a receptacle for the holding of water.

By tho will of Mary Bcbecea Darby Smith, who died in November, 1SSU, we' received the sum of for tho erection of a fountain to represent liebecea at tho Well after Miss Smith's own design, as follows: 'Kebceca represented with her pitcher in the act of dipping it into the well, and speaking to tho servant, who with Abraham's camels stands waiting, with the inscription thereon in large letters, Drink and I will give thy camels drink also. Genesis, "As Miss Smith did not desienato any especial spot for the erection of this fountain wo will select one which we consider1 most appropriate. "We wero also left $1,000 recently by Alfred Bamber. He was a member of the old Hope Fire Engine Company. This money we received on the 1M of September, 18il.

"Another legary was by the will of Emily Long of Twelfth and Arch streets. Miss Long left six hundred dollars for the purchase of a polished granite fountain, which was erected by her executors on the Long property at Twelfth and Arch streets, but has ii fas, ON HANNAH LIGHTFOOT WALTER BESAXT ENTERS INTO AN OLD SCANDAL. HER AMERICAN DESCENDANTS A Family Naniptl Iiex, in Pennsylvania, Was DpscenuYd From Her and Georo Unless Their Family Tradition is Ineor-reet-Was the Story True? Here followeth the reopening of an old scandal. A lady, writing from the United Statjs of America, informs me that she is the great-granddaughter of George III. and Hannah Lightfoot.

The eldest son of Hannah," she says, was named George Res. He came to Pennsylvania toward the close of the last century" ho should have been born about tho year 1738. "There he married Mar-caret Kepler, by whom he had ten children. One of them was a son, also named George Hex, and a daughter Hannah, who was my grandmother on my father's side. In speaking of her father's parentage, my grandmother always said that he declared himself to be the sou of George III.

and of Hannah Lightfoot." This grandmother was probably born about tho beginning of this century or the end of tho last century a date which is important, as you shall see. Now on getting the letter I thought I would look into what has been investigated and written as to the famous Hannah Lightfoot story. It has formed the subject of much research and discussion, and a good many papers on the question have appeared in Notes and Queries at various times. Thanks to the admirable indexes to that admirable paper I havo beeu able to hunt up all the references. The late William Thorns was tho principal contributor to the subject.

Ho declaied his disbelief in tho whole story for many reasons. First, certain contradictions impossible to be reconciled in tho various forms of the story; next, the silence of Walpole and other contemporaries; thirdly, the steady character of tho King; fourthly, the proved meddling in the matter, for her own purposes, by Olivia Wil-mot Serres, the pretended Duchess of Cumberland lastly, the late appearance, of tho story. Perhaps there were other reasons, but these will serve. This is the story. Hannah is said to'havo come of a Quaker stock; she was born at Wapping, where her father was a shoemaker.

She went to help an uucie, who was a linen draper in St. James street. There the young Prince George saw her and fell in lovo with her. In order to prevent scandal it was determined that she should marry someone; she therefore married, at Keith's Chapel, in Mayfair, an irregular place, a kind of Fleet marrying place, one Isaac Axford, a grocer, whom she left at the chapel door in order to join the Prince. After this thero follows contradiction on contradiction.

She lived at Kuightsbridge she lived at lilackheath she This story Davis wrote tho same day for the New York Evening Sun, and this was a powerful introductory wedge for the young journalist. He made his mark in New York as a newspaper man more rapidly than he had in Philadelphia, and it was hero his reputation extended beyond journalistic lines. Several of his short stories appeared simultaneously in two of tho most influential and conservative magazines, and people after reading them began to inquire as to tho writer, and magazine editors, holding tho popular pulse, requested more similar stories from the, new and young author. In February, ho was offered by Harpers the managing editorship of their Weekly, the "journal of civilization," succeeding Mr. Foord.

This hich honor, which he accepted, marked as rapid a rise for a young journalist as is recorded in the history of the profession. His exceptional training has given him in his short stories, for he lias not as yet gone far beyond the 5,000 word limit, lucidity with concentration. His stylo is delightful, possessing the same magnetism as that of the piercing eye of a direct and clever conversationalist -it holds without entailing any effort on the reader, who having finished the first paragraph is not content until reaching the last. It would be unjust to Mr. Davis not to add that ho has made a study of French short stories and idealistic sketches, particularly A Story Which Khowa That It ia Not Knllrrly Kxtlnct.

From London Society. Justice In Holy Hussla! General Van Wabl, chief constable of the police at St. Petersburg, when he was Governor at Kteff, received a visit ono day from a poor woman, the widow of a police agent who had fallen a victim to his duty. For long time she bad solicited the pension which was duo her. Tho head of tho police to whom she had addressed her demand seul her always brutally nway.

What was to becomeof her and herchlldreu? She took tho resolution to go and see the Governor aud told blni nil her story. "Sit down thero and write," replied the General, pointing lo a writing table. The trembling woman took her seat and wrote from tho General's dictation long supplication. Now address It and wait for me lu the next room." FOUNTAIN. Two or three minutes afterwards thewo- in ii Ti was recai cu, ni mi- ceoe in lhvc nun to Take this letter to the head constable, take enre notto open It and come back to me as soon as you have the reply." A week passed, ut the end of which the woman went to the palace again, but this time joyfully; her pension had been grunted to her, and Bhe thanked 1ho Governor with Joy.

"It. is useless to tliauk me, I am nothing in the affair," und he Immediately gave tho following order: I he head of the police at Kletr Is Ti.e reason, heenuse ho eranted a demand niter having received a sum ol money for so doing." In tie letter which the widow had written to tho head of tho police Genera! uhl Had, unknown to her, slipped imnk note tor twenty-live rouliles, which accounted lor her supplication being granted. MAKXKTIZKl) WATCHES. How Tell IVIirii They Are Ctitler the Influriice. From tho St.

Louis Itepuhlle. "There Is ot lato years more or less talk aiiout the effect of electricity upon watches," said a well-known jeweler, "and It Is qulta true that occasionally a watch will be thrown out of its regular time by becoming It Is the simplest matter in the world, however, to ascertain whether a watch Is thus afli'Cted. Watchmakers and electricians all know that II a common pocket compass Is placed above a live electric wire the needle will de-fleet lu one direction If placed beneath the wire II will deflect in the opposite direction, whilo If placed under crossed wires the needle will vlhrnte. "The spring of a watch Is made of the finest steel, aud is lieretore sensitive to an extreme degree. If you want, to ascertain whether your watch has lieeoine affected by electricity, lakealilllo toy compass and place II ahove be spring.

If the needle moves the watch is Bfli'Ctcd and should have expert attention; If it does not move there is no magnetism In it." Prnphrrj- llastcil on History. From the linlianajiolis Journal. Well, I wonder what will be the sensation of tho week?" queried the telegraph editor. "II I may be permitted to spesk," ventured the horse editor, It Is likely that the sensation of he weal; will coutiuue to be that tir-d feeiiug." l-ii, s.f ill I TV i "I tf 3 Jiff mm' 'fMIi wife' There is an old and very popular Eastern story which runs somewhat as follows: Said a follower to Mahomet: "Oh! Prophet, my mother is dead, what is tho best alms I can give away for a soul 1" Mahomet, always wise, bethought himself of tho parched sands and heat of the desert and replied Dig a well for her and give water to tiie thirsty." The man dug a well and said "This is for my mother." It is very doubtful if many of tho thousands of l'hiladelphians who daily encounter in their walks around the city tho numerous drinking fountains are awaro who has dug these wells, so to speak, for tho thirsty of Philadelphia. In fact their history isobseuro in men's minds, bnt it is generally presumed that these much-patronized drinking places are city Institutions, bought, builtand erected by our municipal authorities.

This surmise is, however, an entire mistake, as all tho drinking fountains of Philadelphia, with the exceptiou of one or two, which have been erected by private bodies or individuals, have been erected by one society which, although it has been in existence many years, is practically unknown, as its deeds and good works havo seldom been brought to public notice. By chance the other day tho writer met Joshua L. Haily. who for nine years has been the president of the Philadelphia Fountain Society. Mr.

ISaily stated that tho society had never been well written up, and that its good works had been heretofore hid under a bushel. "Our society," ho stated, "was incorporated as far back as its founder being the lato Dr. Wilson ('. Swann. In fact, tho society wps during his litetimo Dr.

Swann's pet hobby, upon which he expended a considerable amount of money. Dr. Swann associated with him as incorporators of the Fountain Society M. Hooper, George Plitt, J. Rrnwn Parker.

Mesier Reese, R. Krumbhar, Louis Blodgett, L. P. Ashmoad, Henry Paul Beck, George E. McLaughlin, J.

E. liaizley, J. F. Tobias, John Bastian and Washington L. Bladen.

"Our object is the erection and maintenance in this city of public drinking fountains for the health and refreshment of tho people of Philadelphia and the benefit of dumb animals. Dr. Swann for many years conducted almost the entire business of the society himself, and paid partly out of bis pocket for the erection of many of the fountains in this city. At one time during Dr. Swann's lifo, I have seen it stated that thero were all told KM I fountains ia various portions of the city maintained by Ibis society, hut I think this must have been a mistake.

To-day we have about sixty fountains. It would be tiresome to enumerate a complete list, but to give you an idea of how they aro distributed I may mention tho location of a few: "There is one on the south side of Chestnut street, between Fifth and Sixth one on Sixth, below Walnut; Walnut, between Sixth and Seventh; anotbor on Walnut, opposite Nineteenth; Eighteenth, opposite Locust; on Eighteenth, opposite Logan Square; three on Market street, one above Twenty-first on the north side, another south of Twentieth and ono between Eighteeuth and Nineteenth. We have another fountain on Callowhill, north of Sixteenth one at Twelfth and Spring Garden, another on Kidge avenue, west of Eleventh, Front and Margaretta, Laurel and Front, Thirty-first and Chestnut, Thirty-second and Chestnut, Forty-second aud Wood-laud avenue, Fortieth and Lancaster avenue, Forty-second and Haverford, Forty-eighth and Lancaster avenue, Fifty-second and Lancaster avenue, (iermantown avenue, near Penn; Susquehanna avenuo, near Second street; Front and Washington avenue, corner Dock and Walnut, Fourth and Old York road, and in Norris Square an ice water fountain supplied with ice by tho Kensington Branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union has been erected. This fountain cost about aud is inscribed as follows: 'I will give unto him that is athirstof the water of lifo freely. Erected by tho Sixth Young Women's Christian Temperance Union, July, We are permitted by the city to erect fountains in any locality that wo may select, provided we gain the consent of tho property-holder, or, if we should desire to put a fountain upon city property, wn must secure permission from tho Commissioner of City Property.

All our fountains are supplied free of taxes with water, but apart from this assistanco tho maintenance and keeping up of our fountains is entirely In the bands of the society. "For long time after Dr. Swann's death RICHARD HARDING DAVIS. A LEAP INTOJUGGESS EICIIARP HARPING DAVIS AND HIS lOARKABLE RISE. REPORTER, AUTHOR AND EDITOR The American Short Story and French Short Story Davis as a Representative American Short Story Writer His Studies After the French Model.

The popularity of American short stories and the rapidity with which they and their atlthois spring into favor is hardly better illustrated by a single example than by that of one of the youngest men in tho front rank, Richard Harding Davis. It is difficult to estimate the influence exerted upon the younger school of American writers by the creations of Guy de Man passant, Francois Coppee, Alphonse Daudot and their iojlowers. Tho wonderful power of concentration possessed by this class of French writers is appreciated by Americans, for scores of them try to imitate it, apparently satisfied with the results obtained, but they do not attempt to go farther in the examination of the style of their foreign contemporaries. Short stories, us American productions, aro of too young a life as yet to have received the careful study given them by the French writers. They possess, with us, in many instances, the llavor of vigorous and careful repor-torial work, but are void of tho polish, choice- of words, tho strong undercurrent of poetical sentiment, coupled with minute tudy of details and tho professional handling of the French.

Comparisons cannot justly be made between American short story writers and such men as Guy do Maupassant, Daudet and Coppee, from the fact that tho American writer springs into popularity the moment he masters his power of concentration and chooses a theme from the familiar things of life, characters with which the multitudes come in contact. Let him add to this realism individual force of expression, and tho public draw no boundary line to their interest. Tin's is also true in part of tho French public but only in part. The education they have already received makes them exact the bare story outlines boldly suggestive, but they demand more. Tho short story they accept must be finished to such a perfect degree that not one figurative outline, bone is revealed through the beautiful word texture woven by the writer.

This is why Guy de Maupassant studied seven long years under Flaubert, one of France's greatest masters, before daring to show his literary wares to the most critical of all publics. Asadctailist in painting like Meissonier stands to an impressionist like Monet, so stands tho French writer of short stories to the American. There is a crude power and breadth in tho American, school that is refreshing idealism plays Utile part in its construction realism is its strength. The stories of Mr. Davis are in their way admirable examples of the forcible realism that gains for the American writer so much attention.

Mr. Davis has not yet readied his thirtieth year, yet his short story characters have become household words. Fragmentary fates of his lifo have been given publicity during tho past two years, and these fragments have at various times, through the aid of the ever-active office scissors, been gathered together. The result has often been a garbled accumulation, hopelessly confuting the mind of the leader and leaving a doubt as to whether Davis played the part of the bunco man or the victim whether ho wrote up the Johnstown flood "from a car window" or graduated as a practical housebreaker for tiie sake of making a beat" for the paper then employing him. His life has been interesting, but not more so than that of many a newspaper man who isstill taking his daily assignments and gathering his two or three columns of "specials weekly.

What is of more interest than the life, common to any newspaper man, is the power Davis possessed of getting at news ami presenting it, and at the same time studying minutely the characters ho wished to word-paint. It is not generally known that five years ago Davis was uncomfortably close to death's door. Then fate's hand shook nervously as it held tho trembling scale. A peculiar lever insinuated itself into his system. Famous medical experts, after careful diagnosis, pronounced it a rare disease of the liver, almost unknown in Northern climes, and declared that an operation alone could favo him.

A written permission to the doctors, signed by his parents and himself, was required before attempting the operation, so delicateand dangerous was its nature. This done Davis was laid upon the table and sharp knives in skilled hands opened and exposed the supposed deceased part. To the horror and mortification of the surgeons their diagnosis was in error, his liver was remarkably healthy. THE REPORTER AND THE CROOK. Every etl'ort was made towards reparation, but in bis weakened condition his chances of rallying were slim.

Nevertheless he recovered and has never since been worried by the fever which almost cost him his lifo. After regaining strength Davis, who, prior to this had had collegiate training at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins Universities, made application for a position as reporter on tho Philadelphia Press and secured it. Hero it was that a special assignment was given him to write up tho petty thief character then multiplying to an alarming extent in the Quaker City, for it was the period when "everything went." Disguised as a somi- US I i uceii rcinoveu recently on account ot tne buildingof the Reading Terminal. The fountain will, however, bo erected in West Phila delphia on the grounds of Long Institute at Thirty-third street. "After Dr.

Swann's death for sometime the fountains of the society wero not properly kept up. All interest in the society among the members of the organ iz it ion seems to have been abolished. But at tho present moment our officers are quiteas active. They are: Joshua L. Baiiy, president; Charles W.

Baily, secretary; Horace Tatnall, vice president ot the Provident Life and Trust Company, treasurer; Board of Directors, Charles Rogers, E. ('. Geyelin, George Dell. Keini, Lewis II. Heduer, George (iodine, Thomas Scattergood, Theodore Justice, William B.

Whitney, Robert K. Corson, aud there is ono vacancy." Mr. Baily said that it was almost impossible for anybody to understand the amount of trouble and difficulty the keeping up and maintenance of their fountains imposed upon the officers of tho society. Property-holders, ho remarked, as a general rnlo were not willing that fountains should be erected in front of their houses, and when they did grant permission it was not long after tho fountain had been erected before they requested and sometimes demanded its removal. The reasons for this aro obvious, as during the season from Aril to November the fountains aro so constantly patronized in busy portions of the city that water is at all times spilt over the surrounding pavement, making it disagreeable to walk upon.

The writer stood for a few moments by the fountain at the coiner of Broad and Arch streets. This fountain, by the way, was originally over in the square of the Public Building, but was removed by order of the Commissioners to its present location. During the live minutes spent in watching it at least ten teams wero driven up and tho hordes watered. They stood in a perfect line waiting their turn, and as tho travel progressed to and fro, tho lino was constantly kept up and added to. On tho pavement side of the way boys, men aud wonu stopped and quenched their thirst.

That this fountain is a public, necessity no one who has investigated tho matter can deny, but that it might be a great nuisance to the property holder is readily understood. Another way in which the fountains aro constantly causing the society loss and worry is by their destruction by heavy wagons. It is not uncommon for a fountain to bo entirely knocked over by tho polo of a brewery wagon. From such a happening the society hud little or no redress, as it is dithult to tit the blame, but tho majority of their fountains hereafter will be built low down below the range of a wagon pole. If it were not for the constant expense of moving their fountains and keeping them in good condition the society might vry materially increase the number of these most beneficial institutions, but it is not only by the fountains being mutilated by brewery wagons and other heavy vehicles that they meet' with loss, bnt also from falling limbs of trees under which they may havo been erected.

The fountain on tho south side of Walnut street, between Sixth and Seventh, at one time was surmounted by a handsome eagle of cast iron. One day while a boy was drinking at the fountain this eagle was blown over, tailing on the boy and breaking his arm. In consequeuco he sued the city and recovered a certain amount ot money. Shortly after Mr. Baily had the esgio again erected in a most substantial fashion, but it was not long beforo a branch from ono of the overuaniriug trees fell upon it and broko it squarely off.

It has not since been replaced, but tho stand upon which it rested can still he marked. Small boys appear to be very fond of amusing themselves by stopping the flow of water in the fountains. Only the other day Mr. Baily was walking up Chestnut street and noticing the fountain that stands in front of Independence Hall was not running he inserted his linger in the faucet and found it plugged up with sticks and stones. One of the most elaborate fountains belonging to this society was presented by J.

Oil-linghum Fell and erected in Rittenbouse Square near the Walnut street entrance. This fountain cost in the neighborhood of $.1500. Somo time ago it was removed from the square and now stands at Forty-second and Woodland avenue. When the Constitutional Centennial met in this city on tho 2d of Decenihcr, ISSd, they wore so much Interested in the object and good work of tho Fountain Society that they caused to be made aud had presented to the society a white marble fountain inscribed about as follows: "Presented to tho Phila A POPULAR When the Water Works were removed to i T. rair.noimt this figure was perpetuated bronze and erected in the Water Works basin.

To the tastes of persons of the present generation it seems unusually chaste and artistic in design, but when it was first erected it was denounced as immodest. For many years the State House pumps in Independence Square were a great institution. These humps stood very near, if not exactly, where the Philadelphia Fountain Society in the early period of its history erected iron film- i tains surmounted with vases and intended to be decorated with flowers and shrubs. Long after the hydrant water from the Schuylkill was in common use in the city these State pumps maintained their reputation for their supply of cooling spring water which was considered pure and delightful, and in the summer time, beforo tho existence of the present, ice-water fountain, erected in the square in l7l by the. Sons of Temperance, there was a great run made by hot, perspiring citizens upon tho water drawn from the State Hoiiso pumps.

Tho water was drawn iu largo iron ladles, fixed by chains to the nozzle, which never rusted because they wero in constant use. It is no exaggeration to say that on warm summer days hundreds, if not thousands, of persons frum all portions of the city visited the square aud drank at these pumps, and they did not fail to tho placard posted at the head of tho pump by tho Humane Society which kindly cautioned all persons against the danger of drinking cold water iu immoderate quantities when the body was heated. Since the existence of tho Fountain Society some few fountains have been erected in the city by private and hero let it be stated that this article has no reference to the several handsome fountains which adorn the Park. Holy Trinity Church supports an ice-water fountain on Nineteenth street, opposite the church, an a very largo drinking fountain for man and beast was eree'ed seme time since by the Women's Christian Temperance Union at the intersection of Market street and Lancaster avenue, West Philadelphia. A few other temperance societies have also erected fountains in various portions of our town, the majority of which are intended to be more useful than ornamental.

"5f COM- ICE WATER FOUNTAIN In 1S7, during the Mayoralty of Mr. Stoklcy, the Councils passed resolutions of thanks to Dr. Swann for his efforts on behalf of the public in erecting drinking fountains through the city, and a copy of the resolutions was purchased for the society at the sale of Mrs. Swann's elici ts. K.

Lksme (Iili.iAms. A Met Arrangement, From the New York Press. Bride (after the return from the bridal tour). "I see by this medical work that a man requires olght hours' sleep and a woman ten." l'rldogrooni. "Vc, I've read that somewhere myself," Bride.

"How nice! You can get up every morning and have tho fire made and the break fait ready before it Is timo for me to got up." A 1 FOUNTAIN ON WALNUT STREET RITTEN HOUSE SQUARE. i jVC(i at Islington, whero she died and was buried; she lived in a house in tiie open fields i Jiaemiey roau. Mie nan sons who 1 were placed in the army. She had daughters who married meu in the army. And so forth.

i nrmnhi. to written by Ladv Anne Hamilton," a some- what detailed account is given of an actual marriage with the Prince, which is there stated to have taken place in St. James', Piccadilly. So far for tho story. The facts which have been proved are as follows: There really was a Hannah Lightfoot.

Sho was born at Wapping, the daughter of a Quaker shoemaker, in the year 1730. In 1751 she was married to ono Axford at Keith's Chapel, Mayfair. For tho offense of being married by a "priest" she was "disowned" by tho Quakers. In Axford, then a grocer at Warminster, married a second time, describing himself as a widower. In 1777 the story of tho King and Hannah wis first alluded to by Combe, who wrote Dr.

Syntax." It was! the year in which the royal marriage act wa passed, and very likely was used by that writer to illustrate the act. Then nothing1 more seems to have been heard about Hannah till the years 1HJ1 and ls24. when tho story was revived with obvious additions. This letter from America proves that beforo the end of the last century there was a man out there calling himself the son of (ieorgo III. and Hannah Lightfoot.

Lastly, thero till recently, and perhaps is still existing, a family at the tape claiming the saum descent. These facts, in my mind, outweigh the objections advanced by Thorns. Tho silence of Walpole and others is easily accounted for. There was no scandal, and nobody knew anything about it. The contradictions are due to the meddling of Olivin Wihuot Serres, who got hold of Combe's papers.

Why did Combe associate the very real person, Hannah Lightfoot, with tho King? Why did these men at the Cape aud in Pennsylvania call themselves sons of Hannah Lightfoot and the King? Why is there silence on the subject of Hannah? When did she die? Where did the live? The only strong objection is that in the year lleorge 111. wa only 16 years of age, and this is by no means a fatal objection. For my own part, 1 think that the researches of Thorns only make tho story on its broad lines the more probable. But it is now rer-toin that tho Prince was never married to Hannah, unless tho lady committed bigamy. Therefore wo caa no longer have any uon-senso talked about rightful heirs to the crown.

Meantime I should very much liko to see the photographs or portraits of these so-called descendants. There is hardly any face whose features are so distinctive as the face of the House of liruiKwick. Waltkr Besant. Strrrt Car Conrtrsy. Krem Smith, 'rny Monthly.

Tho electric car was eryfull; so was the fellow who Just got on. He caught a strap In front of a very pretty girl; the other strap In front of the girl was occupied by a young man. He seemed to belong to the girl; they seemed to belong toeach other; they were on their wedding trip. A disjointed umbrella happened to poke the drunkard, who began to let out a strlug ot oaths. Tne young man caught tho fellow by tho shoulder aud shook him: "How dure you swear before before my wite?" How-how dl-dld-I know-your wife wauted to ker swear first?" he said.

More Efficacious. Krom Illustrated Mils. Muttons (alter a half an hour wait). IUng the bell, sir!" Employer (enraged). "Yes, but I made a mistake.

The uext time I shall wring your neck." Some Mtn Nrvrr Can be Srrlous. From Till-Hits. Iniun-Urown. I should like to feel when I die I leave the world better than I found It. Jackson.

"My dear fellow, lam quite sura tbo world will he better when you arc goue. the do Goneourt method of story construction, where every word is eiscle, as the French call it, or chiseled, and when finished forms a perfect word mosaic. His efforts in this direction arc now, dust covered, in the bottom of his desk, wrapped in the stereotyped letter of thanks and declination from tho editor of the very firm now employing him and the same editor who accepted oue of his first what might be termed truly American character studies. That his future career and work will bo looked forward to needs no better proof than the praiso and favorablo criticism he receives from the book reviewer and the favor his writings receive by tho general reader. llKNRV KUSSKI.I, WrtAY.

A LESSON IN VANITY. The Knling Feminine Fad Shows Itself an an ICarly Ar. From the Brooklyn Eagle. There Is nothing more dispensing totbe refined man or woman than to seen llttleglrl vain and self-conscious, and yet this Is often the result of open discussion of dress In ber presence until she Is quite versed In what Is fashionable and what not. On the ferryboat the other dny was a girl of 10, I should say, possibly older, dressed In black China silk and yellow silk gulnipe.

Her dress was very short, showing to perfection her open-work black silk hose and blgh-heelcd French shoes. Brie was In the height or fashionable attiro according to the past season's criterion. She ran outsldowtth a self-eonseloua flourish, but returned almost Immediately to ber friends In considerable excitement What had she seen? What had Interested her? Was It pafsine boat, the opnoslte shore or the water? Not at nil. She had found girl of her own age dressed more fashionably still In a black und whllechecked skirt and Jacket trimmed with black velvet and a full yellow Bilk blouse, there being a line ofyellow in the check to justify the color of blouse. iicrthlck, crimpy hair was worn banging each side of her face.

Her bat was a new fall felt In white, trimmed with a big yellow ribbon bow. The first little girl felt crestfallen, as she plainly showed by her looks, and after some coaxing prevailed on ber mother to go out and see the suit. To one observer, at least, the scene was a sad one, unci, unknowingly, the very grace or carriage, which later the girl would long lor.was being ruinea ny ncr mgh-uecica shoes, JtUC.Ji-:'rt "rL NORRIS SQUARE. Miphtlr Karens tic, l'roin the New York Press. lluxband.

"What are you sewing, Mary?" Wire, "lam sewing a suspender button on my II. "And can vnu do It W. "Can I do It Why, of course I can. What makes you ask such a foolish question 11. Nothing much.

Only I thought you couldn't sew on suspender buttons." A lloomrranfr. From Truth, "Aro you doing much rending this asked Mawson of' tho sllly-looklug girl, Just for Joke. "Not much," she replied. "A little Kant, snmo hcliopoiihniior, lirownlngand William Morris. What do you think of Morris?" And Mawson had to admit he'd never read Morris.

delphia Fountain Society by tho members of the Constitutional Centennial." This fountain was erected at the place of meeting of the members, now a school house down town, hut somn little time ago Mr. Baily was requested by the principal of the school to have the fountain removed, as the scholars amused themselves by constantly playing in tho water. Mr. Baily after awhile had it taken away under protest, stating that it was not tho fountain's fault but the scholars' that it was a nuisance. After removing it ho proposed that it be erected in the yard of the City Hall under the windows of the Supreme Court, but there was an objection A -ot Tailor Made.

From Puck. Felicia Joy. "Don'tyoutbinkI look plump lu this gown Mina Anne Pussley. "Yes.lndeedf Where) did you got It made at an upholsterer's?".