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Show Some floral CIiII Lists. Tiie peoplo of the United States have, generally speaking, buta vague Idea of- what it costs Uie people or Europe to maintain Uielr respective sovereigns. The Germon Emperor heads Uie list with a yearly stipend ol 42,000,000 of francs, which means In oUier words, that every man, woman wo-man and child of sT.OOO.OOO or Germans Ger-mans who Inhabit the Fatherland must pay an annual tribute or about IS cents to sustain the dignity of the imperial crown. The Czar of Russia Rus-sia e-oraes next, with a civil list of 35,000,000 francs, or a head taxation of nearly a cents for eacii one of his 87,000,000 of sutjecte. The Emperor of Austria, who rules ver -11,900,000 ot people lias an annual Income of 23,000,000 francs, raised by means ol an individual persona taxation or57 cents. Queen Victoria receives from the 37.O0J,0JJ people who com-prlwthe com-prlwthe population of the United Kingdom a royal tribute of 10 cents per head, or$3,70J,(. VnUcd Jtet-bytcrUin. |
