Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-06-03
What the Crowned Heads of Eu
rope Receive From Their Sub
jects Every Year.

idea of what it annually costs the peo-
pie of Europe to maintain their re-
spective sovereigns. The German
Emperor heads the list with a yearly
stipend of ~ 900, 900 of francs, which
means, in other words, that every
man, woman and child of the AZ ,O00,-
900 of Germans who inhabit the Fa-
therland must pay an annual tribute
of about IS cents to sustain the dig
nifty of the imperial crown. The czar
of Russia comes next, with q civil
list of Sc 100000 francs, or head
taxation. of nearly 8 cents for each
one of his 100000 of subjects.
The Emperor of Austria, who rules
over Al 100000 of people, occupies
the third place, with an annual in
come of 23,000,000 francs raised by
means of an individual personal tax
alton of 81 cents, for which every in
habitant of the Austro-Hungarian
empire is bound to pay to assure the
personal comfort of the Emperor and
the we'll being of the imperial family.
Queen Victoria receives from the
100000 of people which comprise
the population of the United Kingdom
a royal tribute of 100000 francs,
that is to say, that every member of
the English, Scotch and Irish fami-
lies must contribute to the support of
Her Majesty and to that of her off
spring to the amount of 10 cents per
head.
With a population of 29,00O,O0O,
Italy favors King Umberto with
civil list which was raised last year
from 100000 to 15,000,000 of
francs, or to little more than 10
cents for each individual. Spain, whose
population is about 100000, pays
her baby king 100000 francs
year, or an average of over IL cents
CONSTRUCTING IId6 III ali 1uCoC JOuu-
tries monarchy is more or less hered-
itary, such facts and figures speak
volumes and cannot fail to bring home
to the mind of the reader a forcible
comparison between the republican
and the monarchical forms of govern
ment.
Barring out Queen Victoria, who is
50 years of age, the majority of the
crowned heads of Europe are COM
paratively young, and may be expect
ed to enjoy for many years to come
the generous support provided for
them by their subjects. Wilhelm H.,
the present Emperor of Germany, is
only 20 years old, but promises to be
spendthrift, as in less than half
year he has gone through a large
amount of his yearly income.
Alexander Ill, the Gar of Russia,
is Al years old, and assembled the
throne seven years go,after the muir
der of Alexander H., his father. He
lives beyond his income. Franz Jo-
SET, the Emperor of Austria, is SO
years old, and during the forty years
in which he has worn the imperial
crown has doubled his private debt.
King Umberto of Italy is AZ years
old; he has occupied the throne for
fourteen years, and, at this hour, is
said to be in debt to the amount of
%, 100000 francs.
Abdul Hamid, the Sultan of Tur-
key, is 46 years old He was called
to power twelve years ago. AS to
his revenues and expenditures, they
can only be surmised, but are known
to be enormous. Louis l., of Portu-
gal, is 80 years of age, and during
the twenty years which he has reign
ed in the little kingdom he has never
ceased plaguing the bankers of both
Lisbon and Paris for more funds.
King Oscar of Sweden and Nor
way is in his Goth year, and although
he has been king for over seventeen
years, he is not known to have con-
tracted any debts. The same may be
said of King George of Greece, who
is now 48 years old and has reigned
for over twenty-five years.
Alexander Obrenovik, son of ex-
King Milan and present King of Ser
via, who is only IA, and the little AL
fonso of Spain, who is not but yrs.
of age, are, in the order of things, the
last on the list of all the European
sovereigns whose costly maintenance
seems an anomaly at the end of the
nineteenth century.