The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-06-13

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WHat the CrotUned Heads of Eat
rope Receive ff0s0 Their Sab
iects EUery Year.

.1eccS Every Icur.
The people of the United States
have, generally speaking, but a |
vague idea OF what it annually
costs the people OF Europe to main
tain their sovereigns. The Ger
man Emperor heads the list with a
yearly stipend of 100000 OF
francs, which means, in other words,
that every man, woman and child
of the 47,oO0,000 of Germans who
inhabit the Fartherland must pay
an annual tribute of about Is cents
to sutain the dignity OF the impe-
rial crown. The Gar of Russia
comes next with civil LIST Of BE,
100000 francs, OF head taxation
of nearly ceLts for each one OF
his 87,000,000 OF subjects.
The Emperor Of Austria, who
rules over Al 100000 of people, oc-
cupies the third place with an an
nual income of $4,000, 900 francs,
raised by means of an individual
personal taxation Of 81 cents, for
which every inhabitant of the Aus
tro Hungarian Empire Is bound to
pay to assure the personal comfort
of the Emperor and the well-being
of the imperial family.
Queen Victoria receives from
the 100000 of people which com
prise the population of the United
Kingdom a royal tribute OF 1000,
600 francs, that is to say, that ev-
cry member of the English, Scotch
and Irish families must contribute
to the support of Her Majesty and
to that of her offspring to the
amount of 10 cents per head.
With population OF 29,0O0,00O
Italy favors King Umberto with a
civil list which was raised last year
from 100000 to 100000 OF
francs, or to little more than 10
cents for each individual. Spain,
whose population is about 10000,
900, pays her baby king 100000
francs q year. or an average of ii
cents per head,
Considering that In all these
countries monarchy is more or less
hereditary, such facts and figures
speak volumes and cannot fail to
bring home to the mind of the
reader forcible comparison be-
tween the republican and the mon
archical forms of government.
Barring out Qeen Victoria aht
is 50 years of age, the majority o
the crowned heads OF Europe arr
comparatively young and may b.
expected to enjoy for many year,
To come the generous support pro-
yided for them by their subjects
William H., the present Empero
of Germany, is only 30 years old
but promises to be spendthrift, a
in less than half year he has gone
through large amount Of his year
ly income.
Alexander III, Gar OF Russia
is Al years old, and assembled tn
throne seven years ago after tn,
murder of Alexander H., his father
He lives beyond his income. Fran
Josef, the Emperor of Austria, i
81 years old, and during the fort
years in which he has worn the i'm
perial crown has doubled his pri.
vate debt.
King Umberto, of italy, is A
years old. He has occupied tn
throne for fourtt en- years, and a
this hour is said to be in debt t,
the amount Of 100000 francs.
Abdul Hamid, the Sultan of Tur
key, is 46 years old. He was call
ed to power twelve years ago. Al
to his revenue and expenditures
they can only be surmised, but ar,
known to be enormous,
Louis l., of Portugal, is so year,
of age, and duridg the twenty year
which he has reigned in the little
Kingdom he has never ceased playa
ing the bankers OF both Lisbon ant
Paris for more funds.
King Oscar, of Sweden ant
Norway is in his Goth year ant
although he has been king tol
over seventeen years he 10 no
known TO have contracted any
debts. The same may be said o
King George, of Greece, who il
now as years old and has reignet
for over twenty-five years.
Alexander Obrenovik, son Of ex
King Milan and present King O.
Servia, who is only Id, and the lit
tie Alfonso of Spain, who is not ye
4 years of age, are, in the order o
things, the last on the list of all Eu
ropean sovereigns whose costly
maintenance seems an anomaly "a
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