Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-02-23
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THE COST OF a QUEEN.
What England Pays for tho Luxury Of Roy
all Family. IN III II Ks

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Kings and queens have long since been
sconced led to be Injuries. Exactly howe cost
they are few people know. view 4 offs]
this fact, it Isl Interesting tolook into tho
expense account the ENGLISH people have
to- make good for the sustension OF their
certainly moderate royalty as compared
with those Of some o. the older European
realms. III VI
$8 There are, for instance, about one thou
sand persons attached to the royal house
hold. One million nine hundrea and
twenty FIVE thousand dollars is The annual
allowance made to the civil liz i, ont Of
which the pay of this host comes. This is
entirely apart from any allowance made to-
members Of the royal family, ~ my ex
penditure the queen makes out Ofe her pm -
waite income. Enormous as this sum seems,
even if is almost small by comparison with
Il those of previous relgns, the al owances
which had to be made to William Nv for
the same purpose was So, $50 600; George
w, got sSS4 .225, 900, and George III. $5,
5 The income Of George ~ was really
greater than that Of his predecessor, how
ever, for he had in addition to his 81 225,
600, 81 100000 from hereditary Irish and
J. Scotch estates and 81, 10000 from tax
duties and custom duties, since abolished,
which ran his total up to S, 025, 900. George
Hi. made things somewhat equal, though,
f sons contraction to be paid for him by
parliament. Yet this monarch lived on
mutton chops and apple dumphngs, and
y was Ill together modest and economical
1 sovereign, who left others to do the spend.
4 ING for him and footed the bills 4$9s H
HOW THE QUEEN KEEPS HOUSE,.
TO return to Queen Victoria. The
highest priced servant she requires to do
her proper service around the house is a
master of the horse, who costs the people
$12,500;a lord steward, lord chamberlain
and the keeper Of the privy purse, who is
in plain nglish, her majesty's private sec
rotary, at $4,000 each, and a black rod,
who whatever his duties may be, gets the
same sum FOR performing them; SIS, 500
is the SALARY Of the master OF The
buckhounds, and the captain Of
the yeoman OF the guard is paid
hereditary grand falconer, who is no less
parsonage than the Duke Of ST. Adams.
The master Of she households wages are
$3.50 and the cesnproller of accounts,
secretary Of the private seal of private
arms and cIerk n1a,sl,al come i, FOR 7ss5 Gna
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Same nav roll III havond an11rnaration "a
There is q vice chamberlain. price $4,000; a.
treasurer and comptroller Of the land stew
ards department., price 81, $40 each; and
groom of the robes and a crown equerry at
"a 900. The lord chamberlain s chief clerk
receives $780, and his paylnaster and the
,,,ist.a:s s's,vo :.
s1,Ta 4ha IF ,,Iass 81, 90 'I mn ss the
aacreta1y 81 tha hoard ~ s,raan l nlotb fnr
ST. 500. and the master Of eeremonies for the e
same. There are eight lords in waiting at
SO, $40 each, four grooms Of the privy cham
Der at 1866 each. -the same number Of gen
waitlnsg5 at 81 $40, 5hree deputy gentlemen
ushers at 750, and some deputies deputies 4
at four Thousand dollars in a lump Six
eauerries in ordinay under the Z. mas
ter Of the horse receive $3.50
piece, the master of the tennis
court $500, and the pages Of honor, Of
whom there are five, 5000 O. piece. "a
ne mistress of the robes has eight ladies
Of She bed chamber at So, 500 and EIGHT bed
eha.aber women at 81. 500 q piece to keen an
eve on. The eight maids of honor receive
each IS. 500. The dean of the chapel roya,
is a thousand dollar officer and his sub gets
$4I55 The sergeants at aams receive. $500
each -eioht of item which Is all the MONEY!
ma 7snat la,Taafa hv. NV 81 ,,nnninallv
J. 1,,arnher a. tbe ,oval household The al,
sr;;es and retired allowances &c these ana
other rety,i;,,ars last rear: Mounted 10 over
SgO0 900 and a cost nearly soon O0a r.
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