The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-10
.J08LESS N0NABCHS
N0N NUMBER SEVEN
HIT on UNEMPLOYED ROYALTIES
IN EUROPE ss gR0WiNG
LONGER.

I.ondon TitBits: The forced retire
rnert OK treacherous King "Tino,' with
"a few frionds" and a yearly stipend OF
20.O00 rounds, makes an interesting ad
dilion to the lengthening list Of unem
ployel monarchs At the present mo-
moat there are no fewer than seven
ex-csowned heads, "ail dressed and no
place to go"
Tfe most notable is the eXcZar, who
like "rino," has to thank his Germano'
phile wife for his deposition. It IS
probable that after the war Mr.. Nicho
las Romanoff( as he Is known in regen'
eratel Russia, viii retire to Switzer-
land; and rumor has it that little
whHe ago the Russian minister at Berne
instructed by his government nesq'
tiated for the purchase of an estate
situated in the vicinity Of Geneva.
the time being, however, the e'tczar
viii be lodged in the Tsarkoe-Selo, the
imperial palace near Perosrad, "out Of
harms way"
Tho private lands of Nicholas Ro
manoff yield him something like geo.
900 pounds a year. so the Russian peo'
pie need have no fear Of being burden
ed with extra taxation in making an
allowance for the man who nearly be
trayed the Great Bear" into the grasp
ing tentacles of the Prussian.
another crowned head, who was com
PEELED 70 retire from business" is the
ex-King Manuel of Portugal, who lives
the life Of a country squire at his beau
tifu home in Twickenham. His majes
ty has no need Of financial assistance
from the Portuguese government, as
lis charming mother, the ex-Queen
Amelle, inherited a large fortune from
he father, the Count de Paris and his
wife Victoria Augusta Of Hohenzollern
was wen provided for by her father
Prince William Of Hohenzollern, head
of the junior branch of the family.
The amiable Abdul Hamid of Turkey
who made a hurried departure from
the Porte in 1905, taking with him a
few million pounds from the state treas
ugy which he had put aside" in case
OF emergency, lives in peaceful retire
ment in Asia Minor. Although a strong
bolyguard encircles his beautiful home
he is allowed to do practically as ht
likes
His chief recreation appears to be II
annoying his illustrious brother, tn,
su,al, by sending missives of rhap
sody TO him in which "he fears his ma
jesiy win fall victim at the hand OF
some villainous assassin" These pes
simistic epistles OF brother affection un
nerve the sultan and cause endless
amusement to the deposed Abdul
In the absence OF information to tn
contrary it may be assumed that tn
youthful ex-emperor of China is sti
alive. He lost his throne owing to tn
exhausted patience of his subjects. VIII
hal endured the harsh rule of the Nc
grls for nearly 1000 years. However
surprising though it may seem, the
came down" handsomely in regard [
his pension, allotting the sum Of 400 90
pounds per annum for the ex-emperor
privy purse. He lives with his famil
IN the summer palace. in Manchurii
and is permitted to hold semi.royi
court during the presidents pleasure
Isle whereabouts Of that mean an
despicable ruler the ex.khedive {
Egpt. is at the time of writing VI
known but the last England heard {
him was that at Christmas he paid
VISIT TO his august master, the "a
hishest" at the general headquarter
Il is said that he is now living in
small country mansion just outsid
Vienna, In receipt Of a small pensio
from the generous" Austrian goveri
IDent
somewhere in the wilds OF Persia
There is an out-of.worll shah. who.
pet diversion seems to be in plottln
with German agents This "shado
of God on Earth" however Is mel
nonentity and his existence does n,
alarm the foreign Office in the least.