Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-07

There are at present 10 less than
forty mOnarchs wandering about the
world out OF regal employment The
chief cause is the annexation of their
kingdoms by more powerful neighborS
Thus Sardinia has swallowed eleven Of
its weaker brcthrcn-Genoa, LON
hardy. TUSCANY Messina and Carrara,
Modena, Parma Piombino. Venice, the
TWO Sicilies and the Papal States
and then in trying to swallow Italy got
swallowed itself. and is now merely a
province Of the Kingdom of Italy"
Prussia comes next with regard to Eu-
ropean subjects. having deprived five
rulers Of their kingdoms But all save
lnOnarcEs have abdicated their rights
ard settled down quietly in other coun-
tries. and having married thc younger
daughters OF the reigning soyereigns,
procured lucrative sinecurcs in their
fatherin-laWs' governments or house
hold retinues. The Papai states were
taken from the Pope III 1870. and ne
has since periodically protested, and
will under no consideration publicly
reliEquish his claim 20 the throne y
the same His example has been fol-
lowed b. the majority of the other un
employed monarchs. only III some
cases they are thwarting each other
in their efforts to regain their de-
parted giOries. Thus, if the French
nation eyer tires Of a republic, it Will
have to choose between five royal
claimants, each Of whose titles is as
valid as the others. The five UNI
crowned rulers are, in this case, Louis
and Philip Bonaparte, le Due dor
leans. the Empress Eugene. and Don
Carlos. of Spanish renown, who lays
title OF Don Carlos VII. and to the
French as Charles MI. Philip Bona
parte and Don Carlos are perhaps
the most disquieting royal claimants
in the world Although Philip Bona
parte is the Youngest brother of Louis
and therefore not the rightful heir, the
greater number Of the BOnapartists
have decided to follow him, as he is
the more capable and energetic man.
He is still in the prime of life and is
at present collecting funds with a view
TO a coup d'etat aneut the Dreyfus
scandal. Don Carlos. however. is at
present directing all his attention to
Spanish affairs. His cause in Spain
IS. in fact, winning new adhererts
every hour. and i may not be long DO
fore he leaves the great army Of the
unemployed Gu the other hand.
Princess Mary Theresa of Bavaria, who
Is a Stuart claimant to the English
crown. has practically abdicated her
right to the same. and is living quietly
with her husband the Prince Regent
OF Bavaria, at Munich. And the same
applies TO Queen Caroline OF Sweden,
who has found plenty of work to do as
Queen Of SaXcny. England has only
depOscd one sovereign in Europe with
Il view To annCxing his kingdom,
namely. Jean Baptistc Ceschi Of Malta
though she has swallowed the king
doms OF some thirty Indian potentates
setilt. rs size ii1S always D6en Cdltlul
TO look after them financially, they
are not very sore over their deposit
lions. Russia has swallowed three
countries Poland. Georgia and Min
Erelia-anl as she has not followed
England's lead in making them repara-
ton. the rulers are always plotting
against her-always at distance. The
United States have taken Hawaii,
thus depriving a queen of her means
CT livelihood. And France has Savoy
ard Madagascar in Ter pocket, and
finds them quite sufficient. TWO
thrones were taken by foreign mon
alchs. as no legal rulers were forth
CCminS-thc Eastern Empire annexed
to TURKEY in 1913, and the Holy Rom
an Empire taken over by Germany in
1860. But as neither is anything but
4 very high-sounding title, no one
cnyies The pCssessors.