New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
PRINCE And BREWER.

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Following the example OF his father whom he
succeeded In 1888, Prince Climber Friedrich Karl
! IL. Of hwalz0urg-Sondershau>eD feeling his
/ years ard lahlmtIeS, has abdlcated, and his son
rel ms IN his stead. The late head Of the house Of
S0nCcr>hauScn WAS not II sovereign OF note. lie
was bot Of tie great Powers; ms dOmn0ns
We're united, ana his opportunities tor evil or good
prUpOrtIO.alely small. But in his long lifetime
OF eighty years he has witnessed many strange
viCi>sitndes, and, with the exception Of Duke
William Ot Brunswick, he has survived every
crowned head who furty-iiye years ago sat on "A
European throne. Born when The century was
young there seemed little chance of his ever ruling
most of Germany The "H0y Roman Empire"
which was neither holy nor Roman. had ceased 10
exist, and the Princes were. m patches of dozen
al Il tlne, disappearing INTO exile or noihInguc,s.
Yet at the Congress Of Vienna Climber t. escaped
tie "med.tstiUu' which overlook 50 many Of his
brother SOfcrelgnS, Tor he pleaded that his house
was an ancient one, winch Ia the fourteenth CeA-
tury had gwen Lal,er to the Fathrrand.
IN the tr.uuiDu, umeS Of ISIS, when The scared
little Sov,feignS at Germany were either In arms
against their subjects or were drawing mp hnlsy
constitutions 10 saye on the evil Gay, ID" mer Of
SchwIzburg-SO IGershauSeu lived at h~ ease IN the
EeSldenz-o,adt, though he voDchsaied. rs late as
1897. au exceedingly IIOderat" amour. Of set-gOy-
erDwcHt To h9 sixty taOusIud heges. Under the
Ncklan regime he Jared no worse han ne did
under the NapOrOnc yoke Tor while Hrsse and
Hanover were lIrgle-s, ne kept his mimic Conn IN
SOUdc rshaus.U, married aud give iu marriage
and even got divorced. HIS priucipaIty Is indeed.
something ~ an anaclrOnisnl-d Kind Ot 90 surYlNIr
from former state OF political existence. Less
Monarchy, Iu which the prI..cts dlc .un Wa, tie
only law of tine land. AZ present il has 81 Diot oil
fifteen members, OF whom, however only five are
elected by te people at large; but the sol. txeci-
tive amt part Of the LEGISLATIVE pDwerare - Il vested
sOiriy iu tiie cUycrrlgns hands II has IA area ot
bar 81 square miles, and revenue o. Eos 900.
OF wcI iA" Prince aUs1rbs for his clVIl Inst more
than cDt-utth.
zee Prince Is one OF the wcalthle>t Of cx-Soy.r-
rlCLs i0r he owns great Is ale, M Bohemia and
Meck.cuburg and his prudent father carried on FOR
many years mol0poly OF brewing beer for his
people. Iruc, tine SchWuIzbW g-S1udcr>hauscucrs
sometimes turned 4 WY face az the liquor. But
the Serene Maitstcr took care 10 SIM, out other
SORTS by Hlvy duties; lc pc0pl" had either TO buy
the beer, or pay for their tJS.r ne shape OF Gus
toms dues. Accordingly, like loyal subjects and !
prudent hou.cEOidar., obey chose she cheaper
alternative, and drank what the King |
had sent Them After al they were better
on thau many OF their ue!ghbUrS. fine Sovereign |
OF MeCkeuburg-S cAweriu owns, for instance. one
fifth Of tie coGutry he rule, over and his cousin of
Mecklen ouT4-StreutZ fully oie-hd!t he Prince OF
Schaan burg-Lipps abs0rbs fhrcc-fOurth, Of the |
revenue, winnie rhe Sovereign of Reuss-OTatZ Is at /
once Prince and landlord of almost ms entire do !
nam. The Prince OF Llppe mas one-fourth If tie |
National revenue Bur he is more than half bank |
Tupi IN spite OF having sold of his territory
to Prussia for life annuity o. L 800, and were he
not the most humane Oi rulers git regret that he
cannot. owing To modern prejudices, dispose, like
the quOndam sovereign Of lieSse- Cassel of few of
his subjects to exc out his household expenses.