Show Income ofaraiiil Uiikei 1 The Russian imperial family numbers num-bers at tho present time something Mko sixty Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses Duch-esses It Is a fact they would one and all be wholly dependent upon the reigning reign-ing Emperor whose wealth is practically practic-ally boundless wore it not that a former for-mer Czar Paul I set aside a certain number of estates to which he gave I the curious name of the Imperial apl panoges The income of these vast I stretches of fertile hind Is devoted to the maintenance of all those members of the Imperial family who are not In tho direct line of succession At the present time this source of Income produces I pro-duces 10000000 a year and the im perlal appanages t l stand In the prom position of being the largest land owner own-er tho most Important and prosperous farmer In the Russian Empire Till Is the reason why Russian Gram Dukes are so amazingly wealthy Chicago Journal |