Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-12-07
THE INCOMES OF ROYAL FOLKS.
These Who Enjoy The LuxurIss d
Abundaat wealth.


Seventy.four men and two women
divide among themselves the govern.
ments of the world. In other words,
there are rs rulers. OF these % govern
as presidents, Is as kings, II as dukes
and grand dukes. 6 as emperOrs, s az
princes, and as sultans There are
2 khans, of Beluchlstan and of Khiva;
two ameers, of Afghanistan and Of
Rokhara; queens. Queen Victoria
and Queen Wilhelmina; khedive. Of
Egypt; shah. of Persia; one hey, OF
Tunis; makado, of Japan; maha-
raja, of Nepaul, and rajah. of Sara
wax. OF these august potentates
Queen Victoria and her grandson,
William II, of Germany, are the only
zones who sport two titles-the one
queen and empress. the other emperor
|and king.
The most venerable Of these rulers
|is Sfli Ali Pasha. Bey Of Tunis, born
in 1917. The youngest head of y nation
is Wilh+lmina, of Holland, born in
1880. the young king of Spain not vet
being seated on his ancestral thrOne.
In the spring and summer seasons
one.third of the birthdays Of these po-
tentates occur, April, May and Au-
gust being the particularly favored
months.
When it comes to the civil lists the
Emperor of Russia, who is said to be
the richest man In the world, Can show
the largest bank account, S15, 200. 900
being his yearly income. This is no
more, however, than some citizens of
our republic have as their income.
Seven other sovereigns have incomes
reaching the million figure-the Sultan
of Turkey has $40, OOO, 900; the Emper-
or of Austria has $.3,875, 900; Emperor
William. of Germany, has $3, ,852 900;
the King of Italy has $2.85S. 600; the
Queen of England has $1.925, 600; the
King of Bavaria has 8. .4l2 900; and
the King of Spain has 81. 100000. The
King of Spain, however. has an addi-
tional $500, 900 for his family, and the
King of Italy must deduct from bis
millions $lSO. 600 for his family.
The one who obtains the bulk of his
income in the most original manner is
the Sultan of Sulu. who raises 1t by
fines. He has men whose business it
is to watch his subjects who are max
ing money, and as soon as q man gets
something ahead he is charged with
some crime, and the result is fine.
If man has amassed $500, for exam
Pile. he is accused OF some crime. and
to save himself from prison or death
mast pay fine of $4,000. The Crown
Prince is often sent out to collect the
fines. From the rents of lands he re-
ceives $5 900 year, and the United
States adds $3 900 in silver to the roy
al treasury yearly.
The monarch who stands last on the
list as regards his income is King Ma
lieto Tanu, of Samoa. He ekes out an
existence on the paltry sum of $50 q
or less than $4,000 a year. The
salary paid to his predecessor for up
holding the dignity of the Samoan
throne was $50 a month, and with this
sum be was well satisfied. When the
new king, year ago, came to draw
els first months salary he struck for
$50, and got it-after going to law
about it. The cashier OF the treasury.
which is now controlled by the con-
suls of the United States, England and
Germany, at first refused to pay the
demanded.
The fact that the king is drawing
such a large salary is source Of graf
ification to his adherents, who expect
him to wear a clean calico shirt every
day at lesst on account Of his new
accumulation Of wealth. Chicago
Chronicle.