The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
WHAT ROYALTY
REALLY COSTS.
Sultan of Turkey Most Expensive
of Monarchs; Queen Victoria
the Least Costly of Sovereigns
CAR A HEAVY EXPENSE.
Europe Spends s30.OO0,0O0 a Year
on the Thrones Of Her
SOvereigns.
PRESIDENTS DO NOT COST MUCH.

In spite of the pomp and ceremony
with which kings and queens, emperors
and expresses, and others OF royal nlfIn g
surround themselves, royalty IS not s0eh
= drag upon the countries of Europe as
many of the exponents of democracy
would have Us imagine Those VINO are
in the habit of railing against royalty
ind many arguments in support OF tneir
theories in the accounts Of the individual
expenditures that appear from time 10
time in the daily papers
OF course. it is admitted that some
| of these expenditures are large For in
stance. when one ruler visits another FsaS1
sums of money are spent. but despite al!
this when it is seen that from actual
figures. the rulers of Europe are burden
only one fortv-second Of a cent to hfty-
| two and one-haIf cents head per annurn.
one cannot well imagine why the most
thrifty subject should grumble at sucn
The total amount Of money Teauired3 ID
Europs is gbout $40 60O. oo5 a year. but,
large as the sum is and Incredible as
II may seem, II only represents an annual
from each of the subjects in Europe.
a COSTLY RULER
The Sultan of Turkey is the most ex-
pensive OF all the monarchs in Europe
For several years it has been estimated
have exceeded s35. .0o9 go. This sum. how
ever, is ten times as much as he receives
as his official income, his private fortune
being far greater than that Of any Of the
European Enonarchs-
as his own weight in hve-dollar gold
pieces and it costs equally as much to
! deIicacies- Every week he spends four
/ and one-half hundred-weignt Of gold in
| presents and the same amount is ap-
1 his harem- His tailor's bill alone IS 100
| a week, but even he, with all his extrav-
I agance, demands contribution Of only
| nfty-two and q half cents from each of
| his subjects.
1t is long step from the Sultan OF
! Turkey to the next most costly OF mon
archs. the Kings of Belgium and of
! would furnish each annual exchequer,
Austria comes next the contribution
imperial throne being nine and one-haIf
/ cents The Emperor. however. is by no
/ OF Sa.5eo.o9 year gives him daily al
4 Italy ranks nth on the list the King
/ dema nding nine cents from each subject;
Sweden sixth with eight. followed by
mandS cnly seven cents d year from each
/ OF his subjects Like many other n1onarchs
/ the Cars income and fortune are stu
/ pendOus- His private fortune which in
/ cludes mines. forests and 1.oo0 coo acres
/ Of fertile land has been estimated at $50.
more than s12,ooo.ooo. or about 81 q
queen Victoria is the cheapest Of all
| European rulers Each subject of the
t7Vo-tl1irds cents for her support. and II
! this tax should be levied upon the whole
| OF her empire she would demand less than
half q cent from each of her subjects AS
| she is the least expensive of the nonarchs,
| she is also the poorest Her entire private
| fortune is not more than SO. 90 90. and
/ aer annual income viii not exceed S1.090,-
| go a sum less than many of her subjects
/ enjoy
| Between the cheapest of the sover-
! eigus. however. and the most expensive OF
I the Presidents there IS wide gulf In
| France. for instance the annual coutri-
button of two cents by each citizen would
meet the cost of three Presidents. while
| Switzerland the cheapest Of al countries.
/ could obtain the services of twenty Presi-
/ dents by the expenditure of the same
modest sum.