The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-18

allowed to exceed a certain amount,
nowadays, and very poor men can sue
cessfully run for seats in the house of
commons. Almost all of the labor can
didates in the house now, for instance,
are poor mon. 1t is impossible for a
man to literally ruin his fortunes in an
election over here. now, as has often
been done in the past. Imagine if not
pressed for time, what a showing some
of the campaign expense accounts Of
our American candidates for public
Office would make if they were pub
lished, as they are in every country
over here. 1t would be hard lines on
some of our politicians, fancy.
III the English Shops.
The shops are growing prettier and
prettier as Christmans draws near, and
| waste all Of my spare time looking at
the enticing things and-wishing.
Everyone who has been in London will
remember the large number of shops
over which they have seen the arms of
England, the lion and the unicorn with
the three feathers, and the invariable
motto accompanying it and the legend
underneath, Halter" or Glover and
underneath, Halter" or Glover and
Hosier," or "Purveyor" to III. r. II.
the Queen and the Royal Family" or
Brewer to II. r. IL. the Prince of
Wales" or "Perfumer to II. r. II. the
Princess of Wales" and so on. This
coveted distinction, my English friends
tell me, is won by petitioning the queen
or the prince or princess to buy an ar
ticle of a certain kind from the person
desirous of the honor of being a "pur-
veyor" to their highnesses, and after
that, they may use the English arms
on their shop and wrapping paper, and
be court glover" or court perfumer,
or court anything else for that matter.
1t Is not true, as some of our party
were told while touring this autumn.
that these people must every year send
a stipulated share of their gloves, or
hats, or beer, or groceries, TO the royal
ties from whom they have received
their letters patent. If there is any
one who profits by this proceeding it is
the court officers through whom the
queen must be approached for the sup
posed honor and if the tradesman who
has received it sends bonuses to any
one 1t Is to the "middleman" concerned
1t is true that some persons of the
royal family are very poor, compare
lively so, at any rate, and all the Eng
lishmen with whom l have spoken on
the subject say that while the queen is
immensely wealthy, by reason of the
estates which, she has added, little by
little during her long life, to her other
possessions, the other members of hel
family, especially her grand children
are quite poor for royalties. All of the
children of the queen have a yearly
salary" or gift rather, from the Eng.
lish people for their maintenance, ant
all of her grandchildren have been pro.
vlded with like support, as one by one
they made their appearance upon The
scene.
Stipcnds for Impecunious Princes.
The last gift which was made for this
purpose was bestowed by parliament
upon condition that the queen SHOULD
ask for no more money for like pur
poses during the remainder Of her life
time. These yearly stipends are no
sufficient for a royalty, sometimes, ant
SO II they want anything extra they
must come and ask grandmamma, thu
queen, for it. She gives away very lit
tie, the peopel say, and while not con
tributing from her own income for tn,
welfare of her descendants, she ha!
spent very little of it upon herself anC
so has been quietly, as the years passed
by, possessing herself of great deal o
property which makes her as extremel!
wealthy old woman, even for queen
on the other hand, her children ant