The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
COLD CASH WILL BUY A TITLE
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In Many Countries one May Choose
BelMccn knishthood and Dnkcdom.

That you can buy everything and any
/ thing with money rs a. truism in the eyes
of Ill who are Versed iu the world do
ings. and titles are not excluded from the
comprehensive remark. The only State
! en- which the sale Of nobility honOrs Is
open and legal L., strangely enough, a
/ republic-thc tiny Italian republic of San
Marine. OF the existence of which many
are unaware. You can get title in san
Marine on dppiicatlOn-and payment OF
the Fee which is not always the same
FOR the individual hOnOr-and the pro-
ceeds are used for the support of the
national founding asylum. You have
the satisfaction Of knowing that you
have performed an act of charity, but
you Will get little more than that for
your money. san Mariuo distinctions do
not count for anything outside the State
and for but little within 10.
I'm the continental newspapers You Will
occasionally see advertisements TO the
effect that the advertiser can produce
you 90 dukcdOm. "a baronN. or other dis
tucion. of Italian. Spanish or German
origin. Tor specified sum- These adj
refreshments are usually bogus. but there
Us a. strong suspicion that In some cases
they are genuine enough. especially If
they refer 90 some petty German STATE
with am area as large as Hyde Park an,
"a total revenue equal 10 the salary ot "a
cabinet minister. The plain Tact ls tndt
bon AN countries including England. titles
are "a purchasable commodity; 10 IS not
done openly. but 30 h done none the less.
When the patent of mob q Is granted
tine recipient has 20 pas very neaNy
registration fees said fees going 10 en-
rich The national eXcheQuer. Hence, lf
| the national eXchequer be- in "a bad way
and 10 would De- easy 10 name some
which are chrOniCally afflicted IN that
IN anner-the sovereign "delgns or rs
eraciOuSly pleased 10 confer a marquis
ate upon this and "a dukedom upon that
.H" T.
tine official organ. but the contingent
lact. mat those subjects had diplomats
/ cally minated their willingness 10 pay
the heavy registration fees for the bene-
/ it OF the national treasury IS not men,
/ toned
Ia Spain. Portugal and Italy the regis
| tratlon ices range from $4,000 for "a duke
10 SlJO for a marquis and $1,000 for
| count. I'm AN three countries the crea-
| tiOn Of dozen peers makes very ac-
! ceptabie addition 10 the revenue. In
Germany the fees are so heavy that
/ Prince Bismarck refused 90 pay them
| lie refused 90 take up the title OF duke
| or Lauhenberg. as 10 would have cost
I him something like $500, and when he
WAS created prince the old Emperor vii
| liam paid the fees for him
/ ln Great Britain the fees arc not so
| high. ON the creation Of "A duke the reg
i~tratiOn Of the royal patent costs g. coo
/ I'm The case Of marquis the fee is 81 800
and 50 The price goes down-Sl.25O Tor an
{ earl. 81 900 for v.scount. $3.50 for =
/ baron 500 for barOnct and only SfG
/ for "a knight 10 will be seen from these
/ figures and from brief consideration OF
! our revenue that titles are not granted
/ here for the sake Of the fees. Distinctions
/ and handles 10 your name cannot be
! purchased so cheaply In the United King
! dom. they cost considerably more than
What do they cost and where do they
| appIv FOR them? IL depends largely upon
/ your own liberality and how that llber-
slifv is manifested. One favorite and
ycrr effective way Of buying a title In
this country Is 10 attach yourself 10 one
I al the TWO great political parties and con-
/ trihute largely 10 that party's election
! fund You cont st a const tuency 20 max
yourself prominent or you purchase a
newspaper and back up your party IN
! that journal through thick and thin. The
| latter will cost you a lot OF money in all
| probability. but you are buying your
title
Another way I'm which titles are bought
here is by giving largely TO chariies or
| making presents OF SIMILAR character.
| We do not insinuate that all VINO nave
! been rewarded with peerages Tor their
! good works have been actuated solely by
| the desire of worldly advancement-there
| are many noble exceptions; but we KNOW
| that this method has been adopted IN
various instances.
Since the establishment o. The French
| republic II has not been possible 10 bus
| titles in France. In that country You
have 10 be content with the Legion Of
Honor for your mOney.-Pearson' Week