Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1895 — MAY BE KING OF ENGLAND. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MAY BE KING OF ENGLAND.

Thia Baby la Hla Royal Highness, Prince Edward. The pictures of the Queen’s grandson are displayed all over London, one of them but a few weeks old, and they all show a clear-eyed, intelli-gent-looking little fellow, with plump arms and wavy hair. A report has been circulated for several days that Prince Edward, who is the only child of the Duke and Duchess of York, and the heir to the throne of Great Britain, is deaf and dumb. It has been impossible to ascertain the source of the report, but there is no doubt that it is In a circle fairly near the court.

There is nothing in the expression of the face or in the attitude to indicate the slightest mental defect. It in regarded as a little remarkable that, in case the boy be deaf, the infirmity was not discovered some months ago, as he now is more than a year old. The Duchess of York has not been seen often in public recently, and those circulating the reports regarding the Prince say that her reclusiveness is due to her grief. This, however, is bare supposition. As yet no effort has been made to correct the story of the Prince’s intimity, although the curent gossip must have reached the ears of His Highness' parents and grandparents.