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house, and the lord treasurer, who are
responsible for the maintenance Of the
royal household.
And of the s4sO,O0O, s1SO,O0O is put by
for a rainy day, 80 that the exact
amount received by her majesty is only
$500, 1000, as fixed by parliament
Compared with the big incomes Of the
American millionaires this is paltry in
deed. Hers, too, is the smallest salary
that any British sovereign has ever re-
ceived. Most of the queens predeces-
sors on the throne had at least $4,000
600 a year.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S LAND.
BY economy, and frugality the queen
has been able to purchase $1,000 acres
Of good land in Great Britain, yielding
a rent roll Of about $125, 900 a year. She
also owns considerable property in Ger
many, a large quantity in New York
and thousands of acres In Manitoba
and "out West" But with all these
savings she is poorer than many Of
our wealthy men.
Claremont House, Osborne and Bal
moral are the private property Of the
queen. The first named, standing in
it's estate Of 400 acres, she bought for
$3.50, 000-a decided bargain, for it orig
inally cost Lord Give $780, 900. Balmoral
and Osborne are said to be worth ST.
100000. In addition to her property at
Ccburg the queen also possesses a
villa at Baedn, bequeathed to her by
the Princess of Hohenlohe.
The royal family of England is not
only the cheapest that country has
ever had, 1T is also the most inexpen-
sive in the world. The entire expense
Of the whole British royal family
amounts to only $685. a year. for
against he total expenditure Of $780,
600 must be set the receipt of 81, O75 GOO
from crown lands, leaving the above
net cost.
Nearly all European sovereigns re-
ceive much higher salaries than the
queen. The emperor Of Russia has
complete control over the revenue Of
his country but he only draws S12, $780,
coo a year. The sultan takes $1,000, 900,
the emperor of Austria $4650. 900, and
Kaiser Wilhelm, s3,65o00O. The king
sum as the whole British royal family
and the king Of the Belgians gets
Only $625,000 a year.
The private property of sovereigns is
also very great. The Russian imperial
family is the richest Of all royal hous-
es, and probably among commoners
also. Apart from his salary as a ruler.
which amounts to s12. 500, 900 yearly, the
car, as head of the house of Roman
offs, owns 21,0OO,000 acres Of land in
different parts of Russia These yield
more than $16,000,0A0; $2,500OOO of this
is paid In allowances to forty-six grand
dukes and duehesses, and the remain
der is at the disposal of the car, VINO
thus enjoys the enormous income of
$4,000, 600 years.. 900 per hour.
The car is-aIse the owner of much
valuable propertX all over the world,
and especially in ithe United States.
The daughter of the car and cZarina,
the infant GnandsDuchess Olga, is the
richest heiressein flie world The week
she was born S. 600, 00O, 900 were settled
upon her. The sum was invested in
British, French and foreign securities
as a precaution against the possibility
of revolution In, Russia.
The Hapsburgss the royal house of
Austria. are veryslittle, If any, poorer
than the Romanoffs They own I'M
nlense landed estates, and have also
inherited large private fortunes. The
income of the Austrian imperial family
is not less than $4,000 in addition
to the grants from the state.
The Hohenzollerns have private in
come of nearly 100000 per annum,
partially derived from large invest
ments in New York. The italian royal
family have private income of SO, 000.-
900 year, also derived from American
property Thus the British royal fam
lily is by far the poorest Of the great
ruling houses.