New-York tribune., 1904-10-26

cszsad 70 exist
a.. bereavement by the death OF HIS only brother
7rinR z portion OF the latters life political diff
ss-sarss had kept them more or less apart But
sn recent years they had become reconciied. and
,bt intimacy between them had grown very close,
% shss the famous author feels his bereavement
ssstsly.
Z. v4er a the fact that Lewis Hsrcourt NJ. P
.sA new master OF Nuzham and OF stsnton Har-
e,urt. has an American wife, a niece OF J. Pier
~. Morgan. end an American stepmothsT, IN the
-ov widowed Lady Hsreeurt. daughter OF the his
s,-isn = Iothrop Motley. il may be Of interest TO
-.,.u that one ef the TIareourts was prominently
ts.rtfaes win one OF Sir Walter Rsleighs eoioni-
r.,,on echemes n America and settled in Virginia
here e not direct lineai descendants in the male
,,,e II any rate descendants through the female
~, so6 vim Hsreour1 blood in their veins. are 20
4, found 70 this Gay among The ole Colonial faIn
nss-
Afar sI Il Is oalg through Tie dstaff sise Of the
heups that tie present head Of the house 81 Har-
.,,r-t f1 England car claim descent from those
HsFcourts who took part in the conquest Of EnS-
,sns sassr william Of Normandy, one Of them
coruasnsiae the Norman arehers at the battle OF
HsstinEs rheIr names appearing on the Battle
Abbev roll on the Bayeux tapestry, in "Bruntons
chronicle" and !n LeIand's ''Coilectsuea-" It was
s5-,rv the TeiEu OF King Richard CRur &c Lion
80. one of the Harcourts became possessed of
Stanton Earcourt. now owned by Lulu Harcourt
f1sr,or~t fought AZ Evesham. the side OF The
rr.st Earl OF Leicester. Another. who espoused the
csse OF the House OF York, was killed in the Wars
n he Roses. Yet another carried Henry NIIs
.-snss-s II the battle Of Bosworth. In Queen
Arass reign Simon HarcoUrt became Lord High
Cbsncelor Of Bngland, his grandson and successor
,einr subsequently, created Earl Harcourt. a title
which lapsed al his death II 1eso. when the male
line secsme extinct
N. French branch of tbs Harcourt family still
exists il the male line and has furnished no less
fnsa saur 1nzrshais the French army. IT'S pres
sat chez bears the ute of Dye 6'Hareourt et de
seuvron the two 6ukedoEns eating from the begin
rinE q The eighteenth century The duke is about
gslr yesrs og sre is married 20 one ef tbs Ia
Bo5husouosuIss and ss notes FOR his diTntnutive
stature.
In describing the other day Ia these letters the
s6-tEne6 -princesss tax which dating from
HsdisVsl eRes Is stan sxscte6 te this present cay
nm the population % the Grand Duchies OF
MscEsnburg-schwerin and Meckien burg-S -Strelitz 70
rhe rune of dFty German pennies per head Of the
population 10 pay for the trousseau OF the royal
hriee I omitted mention that eth more pecul-
.z- tax o. TIE kind survives n the kingdom OF
Bsvsfia. where each tine that queen 81 Bavaria
EiVes birth 20 ohd special frnpost FOR the beno-
ft of her majesty collected from the population
u Elust be thoroughly understood That this IS not
ip any sense OF the word voluntary contribution
from loyal subjects 20 their queen. but IL Is
statutory tax in the tu4l sense 0f the word, the
non~payn1ent % which entails all those pains and
penalties which are reserved FOR those who neglect
n rcidI their obligations 10 the national treasury
The tax il question. which i Is needless 20 state
is - very ancient origin. Is known the 'konigin
woc2enbettgslc" CDhfeh may be translated as
queens c0aaEencnt or sccOuchement tax ,. The
last occasion OF which Il vas extorted from the
population vas when oueea Marie OF Bavaria
gave BIRTH, Il April. lSls the present crazy King
Csho. Ths latter. 81 course. is unmarried. and his
sder brother and predecessor the 81 fated King
boHs likewise died uHwsdaed. Bst the tax has
never been repealed and we're Young Prince Rupert
q Bavaria whose consort Vas 50 III IN New-York
isst geaT 20 succeed the throne within the next
ssE years. and his charming wife Princess Marie
Gabrielle. 20 become queen. the Bavarsaas might
vel be called upon 10 begin paying again this
strange old tax, which was probably ss.stitutsd
hundreds q years ago as sort OF national reward
70 the wife of the monarch for presenting the
people with heirs 10 the throne
u Bsversl other Of the twenty-four States ccm-
Frisse n the confederation known as the German
Es-ss s-s similar taxes and curious Prerogatives
= the ruler and Of the members of his family at
The expense q the people 20 be found. and that s
one q the ruasons Why progressive Germans ma
rrss q The minar States look forward 70 the early
RaoTpUon of their petty governments by that OF
Prussia which - Just as modern and up-to-dats
g. &sss!sEssgg-SchEeriz sAd 50 many OF the
ether Snail German kingdoms and princIpslities
are the reversv
Thus n the pr4noIpaIty Of IAppe. where the
soEethlne akin "a tempest = teapot. the popu-
lsf'on- R11nAerInE 11Gpeo. arc taxed the extent
q 64 ger head yesr 70 furnish the revenue.
sEac lntrg fo $4,000 per aunun. which the regent
or ruler drsNs from the treasury for his nlainten-
ence and for that OF his family. This tax IL
equivalent 10 abaAt s. year per head OF family;
hnaTy burden n = country 80 poor that Il IL
unable 20 fed is own population. nearly n third
o whom 80 away durinR the spring, summer and
fall 10 other neighboring countries 10 make money
sfa Trffh
small savings.
The present regent Of I.ppe. like his fsther be-
1o'e him IS ont!re.y dependent upon this revenue.
"a both ne late and the present resent feeling
lner position insecure. have bean putting by al
9'y coUa FOR a rainy day. and have spent as
Atle e. possible q the money they received. This
mas served &C render their family extremely un-
popular IL ths pri1cipality Of Lippe, and the On
f'-lilon 70 Prince Adolf q lApps echaunberg one
u ne claimants 70 The throne. and who is fhe
t-'ssrs brssiseE-sE-lsp comes not tTon the people
o L9pe themselves. but from the governments of
S'Asr nOn-Prussisn German states, who do not
lsash any increase Of the Eaiser's power ana IN
-s-hes. During the year OF tive that Prince ADOLF
,.en' st Detnaold as regent of IApps both he Hid
- VIE Kept Up q magnificent establishment and
ere nost liberal and generous bringing much
-'-Aey NO the Drincpality and spending & thets'
.-feSy promoting the prosperity OF the people
80 Is WY the people o. Lsppe hope tor his re-
-. -. and thai Is the way IN which ths present
-ls-lfoteIsy viii probably end
nc taet thar TIE present Regent OF L&pPe had en-
,-'ieiaean g-andmofser has already been nlentoAea
ne press. since il is that ladys non-nob-e nrtH
'cA constitutes one of The obieotiOns 20 his ten
i q lie regency and 70 his eventual saecessioh =
throne as FeigainE prince when the present
-.-lal r1ieT who Is 3 lunatie and an inmate OF sl
- asylum, dee. Egt il may be o. Interest u
- -. hat TIE chsef dsgnitary q the regents court
= -,stlAola Is Count Benuo Rttberg whose We ls
american and Fls;eT-iE-law OF 1iajor Estes -