Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-07

stepfather. But I anticipated an easy
victory over Bess by means of my SUI
per1or strength. But she was too quick
for me. Poor Bess! She got the hand
that wrote the letter Forgive me-my
mother p
That was all. Death claimed him.
The Pensioners Of Great Britain.
New York World.
Not only does Great Britain pay
good salaries to public servants while
they are in office; she also takes very
good care of them in old age or upon
retirement, as witness the formidable
"pension list" 1t has often been asked.
"Do English pensioners ever die ?" and
no wonder. The second name on the
list is that of William Abbott. En-
tering the stationery office at 20, he
served thlrty-one years, and had at
tanned to q salary Of $3.50, when he
was retired on pension of 1925 for
ill-health. This was in 1871, but VIM.
Abbott still lives at the age of 90,
having drawn $16,950 from the pen
sion fund. William Belt, an attache
Of law court, has been drawing a
pension of $3.50 for forty-two years
it is forty-eight years since D. Bran
don's office was abolished, and he was
retired on half-pay; William Cooper
has been on the rolls for thirty-seven
years, and so on down page after page.
A glance Of the column of "total
amounts paid'' reveals some interest
ing figures. Henry E. Bicknell, of
the Court of Chancery, retiring at 70
on full pay Of ST., 25O, has received
the sum of S225,00O, and ''still lives"
The late Lord Chelmsford drew $25.-
600 year for sixteen years: since 1873
the heirs Of Sir Thomas Charges have
been drawing $1,000 year, pension
granted in perpetuity by Charles H.,
and amounting to $3.50, 600 in all since
1914 there has been paid $65O,OO0 to
the first Lord Combemere and his
heirs. Lord Beaconsfield, $4,000 o
year for thirteen years, allowance Ior
political services; Viscount Eversley's
pension Of $4,000 q year for life has
been enjoyed for twenty-five years
Viscount EXmouth and his heirs have
had $4,000 year since 1911; the
heirs Of Lord North has enjoyed SIM
liar grant since 1916; Lord Hardinee
and his next heir have had. during the
same period $4,000 year, but thei1
total is 81 900 less than the sum paid
since 1917 to D. d. Heath, q County
Court Clerk; the pension Oh account
OF Lord Keane's service in 1871 foots
up S3S0,000 by this time; since 171C
the Dukes of Marlborough have beer
drawing $40, 900 q year Richard Mills
of the Court Of Chancery, an eX-tax.
ing master has received since his re-
tirement over $660,000; the heirs of
Lord Amherst have had $4,000 yeal
since 1903, and the name of Nelson
figures twice, a pension Of $17,5OO hav.
ing been enjoyed by the hei rs Of the
title since 1906, while the late Coun.
tess name is set against q pension of
$500, held for seventy-two years.
How sarcastic does the item read -
Heirs of William Penn, since 1890
$4,000 a year forever-total S1,7S0.-
000,' it being reflected that Pennsyl.
vania is not British possession i
Since Lord Raglan's death in the Cri.
mea, in 1855, his widow has had a life
pension Of $4,000, and $4,000 veal
has been paid to his heir. The pension
of 81 900 a year to Rodney's heirs has
been running since 1898; another pen
sion of the same amount seems to have
lapsed with the death of the Dowager.
Lady Rodney in 1878. The allowance
for the members of the royal family
are totaled at $SSO,OOO for the Grown
Princess Of Prussia, S3,20O,000 for the
Prince and 100000 for the Princess
Of Wales, 81 ,225,O00 for the Duke and
Duchess Of Edinburgh, 100000 fol
Prince Arthur, $540,OO0 for the late
Princess Alice, $o90,000 for the Prin-
cess Helena, $24O, 900 for the Marchio-
ness Of Lorne, $565,000 for the Prin-
ces Mary OF Tcck, $4,000 for Prince
Leopold, $4,000 each for the Princess
Augusta and the Duchess Of Cam
bridge, and sl,740,O00, exclusive of
pay and allowances, for the Duke OF
Cambridge. Viscount St. Vincent's
services were rewarded with $4,000 a
year III 1906, a sum increased to $1,000
i'll 1924; OH account OF Lord Seaton;s,
$4,000 a year has been paid since 1910,
and SO Oh through formidable list,
which, doubtless contains some errors.
may be taken as accurate in the main.