Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03
CONCEITED titles
Many of Those Claimed Are not
Truthful.
THE ASSUMPTIONS OF NABOBS
Especially EaSiean MOnarChs Who Claim Poten-
lIous Powers and Who Imagine Themselves
Of Tremendous Earthly Importance Queer
Reading For a Plain American Citizen Who
Does Not Know Of Tdese Things

Even when King Edward has had
his title so tinkered that il win fin.
clude the sonorous phrase, King Of
all the British dominions beyond the
seas he still will not be as well Off
in high-sounding titles as many other
soYereigns. The Sultan of Turkey af.
fects the style and title" of "Com.
mander Of the Faithful" and the En-.
peror Of Morocco is prince of the
True Believers" while the Shah of
Persia and the Emperor Of Abyssina
bo,h call themselves the king of
Kings. But thes are modest when
compared to the Emperor Of China
who styles himself "Son Of Heaven. 3"
The Emperor Of Japan has a most
curious title, being styled the MikadO
or Honorable Gate" Thebaw of
Burmah, the wicked old fellow who
was otherthrown by the British, used
modestly to call himself His Most
Glorious, Excellent Majesty; Lord of
the lshaddan; King Of Elephants;
Master Of Many White Elephants:
Lord Of the Mines Of Gold. Silver.
Rubies, Amber and the Noble Serpen-
tine; Sovereign of the Empire Of
Ihunaparantha and Tampadipa and
other Great Empires and Countries.
and Of the Umbrella Wearing Chiefs.
Arbiter Of Life, the Great Righteous
ness, the Sun Descended Monarch.
King of Kings, and POssessor Of
Boundless Dominions and Supreme
Wisdom For obvious reasons the
modest Thebaw had no visiting cards
The Amier of Afghanistan calls him
self The Light Of Union and Religion. 4"
The Emperor of Austria is His Apos-
tolic Majesty; the King of Spain. "His
Most Catholic Majesty" and the Bour-
bon kings of France were Most
Christian Majesties'- least in title
though they were sometimes quite the
other way in reality. But King Ed
ward need not take a back seat when
1t comes to religious titles, for is not
that pious man Defender of the
Faith? The King Of Portugal is also
possessed Of religious title, being
His Very Faithful Majesty" King
Oscar, of Sweden, calls himself king
Of the Goths and the Wends," and the
German War Lord" calls himself
Duke Of the Wends." The King of
Denmark, like his royal cousin of Swe-
den, calls himself king of the Goths
and the Wends" This IS very confus-
ing to an amateur in the king business
and their majesties, of Denmark and
Sweden ought to toss up to see who
keeps the title. 1t must make the Sui
tan of Turkey smile to see how many
monarchs, reigning and dethroned, call
themselves king Of Jerusalem" This
title is borne by the King of Spain and
the Emperor Of Austria, by the Bour-
bon claimant Of the throne of Naples
and the two Sicilies," as well as by
Don Carlos, the claimant Of the Span
ish throne. The Sultan calls himself
Servant of Jerusalem" which is more
modest, and as he has the city the
other fellows can quarrel over who is
king thereof. The King Of Portu
gal has a set of titles for private
circulation" as It we're, in which he es-
pecially delights, calling himself
when he feels particularly "cocky,"
king of the African Sea, Lord Of
Guinea and the navigation and COM
merce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and
India" Little KING Alphonso Of
Spain, not to be outdone by his neigh
bors. calls himself king Of the East
and West Indies, Of India and the
Ocean Continents" The President Of
the United States came very near hav-
ing a title. When they were fixing up
the Constitution 1t was proposed to
insert the clause, "The President shall
be called His Excellency." Benjamin
Franklin offered an amendment which
read. "And the Vice President shall be
called His Most Superhuous Highness."
In the laughter which followed the title |
clause was lost.