The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-18
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KAISER IS HARD UP
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4 Inc German emperor, as king n
PRUSSIA, wants 20 have his salar
raised. lie Is not getting euopoi
pocket money, and he has depande1
more. Most OF us have repeated ma
lid nursery rhyme, 1T must be uico NJ
be king" and doubtless il ie sotue
ZINES. But IL must be hOrried 10 he a
KING ana not have enough money IA
spehd. One does not easily IMAGINE
KING nowadays not having am he
wants, especially a king Of leading
, european country But so il is In
other words, the kaiser is hard m
ne mas admitted 10. Al present he re-
} celyes from the state $3.50 900 as Ger.
an emperor and nearly $4,000 900 as
ng or Prussia. The last Increase
men amounted to $750.000, was made
~ 1889, In the second year Of his
rrlgn. still 1t Is not enough. The
user today actually is receiving less
tlin the old kings annually received
IN income exceeding S4.5OOOO a
year Is not a despicable sum. even
Tor Kaiser Wilhelm, but those who
Know say II Is not excessive. There
are no allowances 10 other members
OF the royal family and very little
20 mes from the royal domains. Some
on began, year or two ago TO try
am root up the Kaisers tailors bin
! Ihey became tired in the middle and
ne'er got to the end The Kaiser has
! Sc eral hundred uniforms: complete
uniforms or all the Prussian regiments
horse, loot and artillery-besides the
reg ments OF the lesser states and
those OF which he holds honorary rank |
IN lJrelgn countries. He has ieWeled |
requirements equal TO those OF an /
indian prince. and every appointment \
Is leriect. The Kaiser is great |
suchier In matters OF dress. and none
can ever find fault in his personal
equipment. lie Is a connoisseur I'm
the art OF securing apparel and I'm the
ART az wearing II to the best advan
rage Nobody has ever denied that
part
Kings and emperors cannot travel
alone The Kaiser always has a large
retlnhe with him. He forgets moth
ing that can make for pomp and splen.
dor Hence his travelling expenses
amour 10 a pretty tall figure. Then
In ADDITION TO the up-keep Of his fifty.
TWO castles, palaces. country homes
innum rable farms and forests he is
expected To maintain the ROYAL thea
tiers az Berlin. Hanover and Cassel
and has 10 foot the bills for the roval
The Kaiser has been very
iOrtuna te. however. in the way of re-
ceiving legacies from wealthy sub
lects Only few years ago Herr Wi
helm ilildehrand left him an estate
worth $315,0oO and S750O00 in hard
cash. West Prussian landowner
gave him an estate OF 5000 acres as
an earnest OF greater possessions 10
,ome az the donors death. Baroness
Jppenhe m Cohn gave him $500 OOC
ma Her Hcnckel Won DOnnersmarch
placed S2,500000 at his disposal in :
900.
Statistics published in various for
IGN Journals prove that the Kaiser is
" no means the best.paiG monarch 4
4 Europe The Car OF Russia has
hat honor The Russian imperial fam 6
" Is The wealthiest in the world of 4
ulers. IL derives its wealth from =
hree sources-the state treasury. the
nperial domains formerly church q
lndsl and the so-called cabinet prom
rites" 2
The state treasury pays out $1,000 n
DO annually for the needs of the i'm. -
erial house principally for the main =
OF the palaces and the officials r
itached 10 them The reigning EN- -
'ess has an allowance of 500 900 per -
Ear, and the Dowager Empress the 2
inc Every child born to the Car -
'ceives from birth to the age of y
fenty-one nearly $4,000 year. while n
e heir 10 the throne receives ANN. -
ly. In addition TO the maintenance -
palaces, $4,000 Daughters receive e
dowry of $500 600 when they marry -
The imperial domains. the MAR -
URGE OF wealth Of the Romanoffs
ere originally church lands and com =
Use 2l.32S,000 acres. an area large, -
an all Ireland. The clear profit do q
red from them. in their agricultural =
lcultural. pastoral and forest Weld -
over $4,000 900 per annum. Durine -
past hundred years no less a SIM =
IN Sl25.OOO,000 has been paid on
the imperial house. -
he cabinet properties" compris, -
100000 acres. and belong 10 IN.
gning Car personally as Car Thi, -
'perty is almost entirely in Siberis -
l includes the best and largest ~ =
gold and silver mines. -
Ning Edward gets S2.3500OO annu q
Tor his own use Each mambe, =
the British royal family receives
ious grants, which exceed in tota q
$1,000 per annum. Besides his Off =
salary King Edward has a large
vate purse. but court gossip has L
II that the King could do witt =
re pocket money. In fact. II has
n openly stated that King Edward y
very often short OF funds for his =
gate needs.
he Emperor OF Austria has a sal -
OF s4,120,OOO which is derived r
n two portions OF his monarchy
is the Kaiser receives far less than
Austrian neighbor.
he King Of la y has 1920 900 3 =
r. The King ~ Greece has onl,
, 1000 year. This sun is so in
quate for the position hat Great =
ain. France and Russia each pa,
100000 a year. New York World u
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