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RUSSIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, PRUS SIA, CHINA, MEXICO AND ENGLAND
ALL HAVE THE! R MILLIONAIRES.
It is a mistake for one to suppose that
V>h. cause the names of As?tor, Vanderbilt
and Rockefeller have become synonyms
for wealtfh in the United States that the
only millionaires are those who pay taxes
in this country, for while it is a difficult
matter to state who is the richest man
in the world it is safe to say that there
are scores of men in other countries, men
whose names are almost unknown to the
general reader, whose wealth is sufficient
to make the American big fortunes sink
into comparative insignificance.
There are rich men in ill the five conti
nents. men who estimate their fortunes
by millions and hundreds of millions, and
some of them may be found in places
where it would seem as if they were
least likely to appear. Germany, for in
stance, is not a land of rich men. and yet
there are several noblemen in the land,
men like the Prince of Pless. Count
Henekel Donnersmarek and Prince
Puckler, whose wealth will exceed that
of any person in either England or
America.
The richest man in England is by long
odds the Duke of Westchester. It has
been estimated that his income is close
upon $10 a minute, which would make it
about $S.000,000 per annum, and It is
growing by prodigious leaps owing to
the fact that 99-year leases made by
a former duke are falling in and as the
land is now of the greatest value, rents
in proportion to the increase will here
after be Charged.
In fact, as the bulk of the duke's
property is in land, much of which »is
located in the fashionable sections of
London, his fortune is constantly in
creasing without any effort on his part,
and yet lie is troubled with the fear that
either he or some of his family will yet
bring up in the poorhouse.
Great as this wealth is, however, it is
little as compared with th- gigantic for
tunes of some of the Russian multi-mil
lionaires. General Basilewski, who died
a few months ago, left an estate the
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THAN »ANY.
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amount of which is simply incalculable,
and it is safe to say that the income
from his properties would exceed that of
tlie Czar of Russia, which has been esti
mated at $50,000,000 per annum. It in
cludes vast gold mines in Siberia and two
estates, either of which are larger than
many kingdoms, besides much city prop
erty, and a controlling interest in the
largest sturgeon fisheries.
»Another Russian multi-millionaire Is
the Princess Yousoupoff, whose husband
is of .American descent. She. too. has
vast mining interests as well as holdings
in real estate and bonds, that are suffi
cient to net her an annual Income far
greater than that of inanv monarehs.
Equally inexhaustible is the Demidoff
estate, which controls many large mines
in Siberia.
Of course there are royal personages in
all parts of Europe whose wealth has
passed the $500,000.000 point, but it is not
customary to consider them with other
millionaires, though why they should not
take their place in the list is somewhat
of a mystery. The late Archduke .Al
bert of Austria left nearly $500,000,000 in
cash and bonds, besides a large slice of
the empire and about 50 per cent of all
tlie big manufactories in the country.
The father of the present Prince of Bul
garia had a fortune that represented tens
of millions of pounds, sterling, and there
are scores of just such fortunes held by
royalty in Europe today. Even the de
throned monarehs possess wealth to a de
gree that would make many American
fortunes seam small. While the Bour
bons are not as wealthy as some others,
they are comfortably well off, and tlie
wealth of the Orleans family is very
great. Don Carlos has expended millions
in carrying out his various adventures,
and yet lie has as many more millions to
draw upon if occasion should demand so
that the time has passed when the term
•*roi en exil" was a synonym for poverty.
4)ue of the richest, if not the richest
man in Prussia is Fred Alfred Krupp,
who pays a tax on an income of $2,009,
000 per annum. As the maker of big
guns, much of his fortune lias been due j
to his own effort, and it is safely Invested l
in the b ; g manufacturing establishments !
of Germany. !
Probably the wealthiest family in the 1
world's history is the Rothschilds, for |
their aggregate wealth, which is distrib- !
uted over 20 branches, is not less than I
$2,000,000,000. and would probably greatly
exceed that amount. The nursery of this
vast wealth was a dingy pawnbroker's
shop in the Indengasse, at Frankfort.
During the middle of the last century the
founder of the great family lived in a
quaint little house, in the front room of
which he carried on his business, under
the sign of the Red Shield.
Here the first brood of budding million- !
aires, five sons and five daughters, was
reared, and while they played about like
the children of any other poor Jew the
father, it is said, drove hard bargains for ,
a few ounces of old silver, or chaffered
about the advances on a bundle of old .
clothes. Small as this beginning was, '
however, it laid the foundation for a for
tune that is world-wide in its influence,
for today there is not a country in the
world where the wealth of the Roths
childs is not a financial power.
A glance around the world of million
aires will reveal no more picturesque fig
lire than that of Li Hung Chang, the Chi- '
nes.v millionaire, who has played a part
in the world's history that will not soon
be forgotten. It is impossible to estimate
his character by western ideals, for his
method of playing the game of politics
has been bewildering and peculiar. Dur
ing his long life, as one biographer lias
expressed it, "he has lost enough peacock
feathers to make an eastern screen and
won them back in a manner that makes
the world's head swim; he lias buttons
cut off and buttons sewed on. He has
been the friend of every nation and the
enemy in turn."
These few words express fully the posi
tion that Li Hung Chang has held in the
political life of the world. As a million
aire, however, he has long held a posi
tion at the head of the list, for while he
was born a poor boy and for a long time
taught school, lie has succeeded in
amassing a fortune that is probably not
less than »500,000,000. How' he achieved
this feat is a secret 'that the celestial
millionaire has not divulged, but his
diplomatic life has been full of opportu
nities , and it is evident that they have
not been neglected.
At present, while much of his fortune
is in China, the wily diplomat has banked
a large sum with the Bank of England.
During his years of experience he has
learned that political supremacy is a
most uncertain quanltity in the Celestial
empire, and he has placed a portion of
his property where he would be sure to
find it in case of emergency. As it is,
however, lie is the richest individual in
China, with the possible exception of the
dowager empress.
Another Chinaman whose wealth w'ould
pass the hundred million mark is Chank
Yi, tke president of the Chinese Engi
neering; and Mining company. Like Li
Hung Chang, he was a poor boy, but lie
took advantage of every opportunity,
and today he is not only one of the most
wealthy persons in the country, but he
can account for every penny of his vast
fortune, and show that lie came by it
honestly. He is the iron and coal king
of China, is tlie leader in all banking in
terests and owns a large block of the
stock of all the railroad companies in the
country.
■Mexico has a multi-millionaire who,
while lie bears the common name of John
Smith, descerves to be rated among the
richest men in the world. Tlie extent of
his wealth may be judged from the fact
that he himself is unable to estimate it
even approximately.
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"God alone knows how much I am
worth," he lias said.
In spite of this non-committal attitude,
however, there is no doubt that he is
worth more than $500,090.009. He osv.ps a
gold mine that is simply inexhaustible,
and from which he expects to take not
less than $1,000.000.000 before he dies. In
addition to this he lias tens of millions in
vested in railroad and bank stocks, and
he also owns thousands of acres of real
estate and so many cattle that it would
keep a man busy for a month to count
them.
In spite of all this Smith is a man of
simple tastes. He lives well, but not ex
travagantly. and his sole ambition is to
become the r leihest individual' in the
world. If his life is spared he may yet
succeed in his ambition, but as he is
already more than SO years of age his
success may be regarded as somewhat
doubtful.
What, as compared to these almost in
calculable fortunes are the paltry'mil
lions of the Goulds, Sage and the Van
derbilts. Of course, there are rich men
in this country. The A sit or Estate, for
instance, is probably not less than 1200.
000,000, and John D. Rockefeller alone is
worth as much money in his own right.
The Vanderbilts, if all their interests
should be united, would be worth even
more, but even these fortunes, great as
they may seem, are smail when com
pared to the hundreds of millions lietd
by some of the rich men of Europe and
.Asia.
In this country the richest individual
is undoubtedly Mr. Rockefeller. , Less
than 40 years ago, it is said, lie was a
newsboy earning his own living by. sell
ing papers on 'the street. To-day he is a
man who cannot tell within, a few mil
lions just how much he is worth, and his
money is invested in scores of financial
enterprises, all of which are highly profit
able. Next to Mr. Rockefeller, Cornelius
Vanderbilt is the richest individual
American, and the Vanderbilts are close
ly followed by the As tors and the Goulds.
In no instance, however, do the fortunes
of our American millionaires equal those
of some of the rich men of the cid world,
many of which, like those of this muntry.
were self-made, or were built up from
foundations that were laid little more
than a century ago.
UNIQUE CONTEST.
Chicago Chronicle; Cripples who sit on
the sidewalks and deal out more or less
discordant strains from music boxes with
cranks attached had a lively war at ;
State and Van Buren streets last night. !
Five of these itinerant musicians came
from nobody knows where to that cor- !
net* and each wanted it as a newsboy j
who desires an attractive stand and !
fights rivals away. None of the five was j
able to fight, though, and the warfare as- I
sumed an unique character.
They all played at once and it was the
plan of each to make the most clamor, so
that pedestrians would gather about him
alone and drop their pennies into his tin
cup. The music boxes were squeaky, the
music was frightful and tihe discord,
which it all amounted to, was terrible.
Naturally popular airs—that Is what they
probably purported to be—were all differ
ent.
One old and decrepit beggar arrived on
the scene early and seated himself
squarely on the very corner of the side
walk. His eyes yere closed and a dilapi
dated placard on his alleged music box
red: "I am deaf, dumb and blind." He
began to play.
Then an aged woman assumed a point
of vantage 10 feet away. Her card went:
"I have been blind for 55 years." She
started the opposition. Another came,
bearing the legend: "My husband and
all my children are dead. Help my fam
ily." Pretty soon a man on crutches ap
peared with an accordéon. Then came a
boy with a mouth-organ. He leaned
against a big store close by. All five
were within a space of 30 square feet.
Curious passers-by stopped and won
dered. The crowd grew. Van Buren
street was soon filed and State street
partially choked. Special watchmen in
the vicinity finally induced the vagrants
to scatter, but they kept on playing at
intervals of a block.
Wta I Art SMA il Paris Eat
BIT NI 1ST A. GOODWIN.
Paris. Aug. 28.—Dotted around in the
art students' quarters are an attractive
lot of tiny restaurants that cater espe
cially to American art students. On high
days and holidays their windows are
decked out with a prim row of scal
loped pumpkin pies, and a modest little
placard tells the passer-by that there
will be "cranberry sauce" served with
dinner.
People who are acquainted with the
high prices of meat and provisions here
are surprised to see how these little res
taurants thrive, but thrive they do in
spite of the wonderfully modest price
they place on their dishes.
It is the marvelous French nianage
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for this thriftiness. Only the French
seem to succeed with these small res
taurants in this quarter. Both Ameri
can and English women have tried the
experiment, armed with all the recipes
for dishes dear to the heart of Ameri
cans, and yet they have failed, because
their prices would mount higher than
their French neighbors.
"Henrietta's" is one of tlie most suc
cessful of these little restaurants. Its
situation is particularly happy. Tucked
away in the middle of that short rue
"Leopold Robert," where it is rumored
that 600 Americans are housed, it enjoys
an exclusive American patronage.
Last summer it boasted only a single
room and a kitchen, then two more
rooms were added, and this winter the
pretty, bright court adjoining was
glassed in so as to make a big attractive
dining room that is always crowded at
meal hours.
The greatest attraction at Henrietta's
now is the mural decoration that has been
undertaken by two of the cleverest girl
artists in "the quarter." Miss Mumford
and Miss Lunborg. In the quaintest,
most decorative way possible they have
told the tale of "The Queen of Hearts,
who made some tarts, all on a summer's
day." The work lias been done without
any previous sketches for the composi
tion or color scheme, and the artist's here
are all unanimous in their praise of the
decoration.
The restaurant of the Girls' club rue
de Chevreuse lias always been popular.
The directors of the club make every ef
fort to keep the restaurant on the most
reasonable basis possible; and at the
same time there is a wholesome variety
of food. The frieze of the dining-room
attracts no end of attention. It is a most
spirited array of game and vegetables
painted boldly on ordinary brown wrap
ping paper, i'hree or four years ago it
wlas designed for the girls' dining room
by a clever architect, who has since won
laurels in iiis own country.
Josephine's little restaurant, which
catches all tlie pupils front the great bite
atelier, is another popular place with the
.American art students. Josephine and
her sister are two shrewd, far-sighted,
business women, who have been so suc
cessful in their little restaurant that they
have been obliged to have their place en
larged and refitted in the past year. On
Fridays, at the dejeuner hour, tlie little
restaurant is crowded with the "bite"
pupils, who come expressly for Joseph
ine's celebrated codfish balls and corn
beef hash. These two dishes a "Neiw
England" girl taught Josephine to make,
and on these two dishes her reputation
has flourished and become famous.
"Thomas" is another little restaurant
that is patronized by the students,
though they make no pretenses to cater
to .Americans especially. Occasionally
the little waitress tells one with great
glee 'that they have "sweet put-tar-'toes"
on the bill of fare that have been gotten
at "the American grocery store."
If one happens in a little late they are
sure to be 'treated to a quaint little tab
leau. Monsieur, in his white cap and
coat, sitting at a little table in the back
of the restaurant, with his popular great
green-eyed, black cat sitting vis-a*vis,
all eagerness for the morsels that come
her way.
, At any of these little restaurants one
; may have a pretty fair sort of dinner
for one franc. A soup with bread, four
j sous; a dish of meat with one vegetable,
j 12 sous, or perhaps 10 sous; then a genet—
I ous bowl of crisp, fresh salad, or a des
; sert, may be had for the remainder of
I the franc.
j To a French mind this would be a very
1 incomplete sort of dinner without the
! customary half bottle of wine, which
I represents six sous. But it is too bad a
! quality to tempt American students, who
I are not used to the custom of drinking
I v.ine with meals, and one may rest as
! su red that the carafe contains filtered or
j boiled water, for there are comtmission
! ers here appointed by the government,
who inspect the table water used at the
restaurants.
Since the Art club—the men's club—
has moved its headquarters near 'the
river these tiny restaurants in "the
American students' quarter" are pat
ronized principally by the women stu
dents.
Who would want to take the trouble of
preparing a four-course dinner and have
the atmosphere of their studio made
dense with steam from boiling vegeta
bles and smoke from boiling meat wiien
these neighboring restaurants are so
reasonable? NIN.A GOODWIN.
WEIGH THE BABY.
Nothing tells so accurately how tlie
baby is thriving as its gain in weight [
from week to week. Scientific men have :
given such thorough study to tlie "bottle (
fed" baby that this tiny development of.
our modern civilization now stands fully 1
as good a chance as his "mother's milk" |
competitor in the matter of adding the ;
desirable number of ounces from week 1
to week to his weight. |
At birth the average baby weighs TVs
pounds, is 2014 'inches high; chest, 13Va
inches; head, 14 inches. Girls weigh about
a pound less. They are about the same ,
height. At one year the baby should !
weigh 2014 pounds; at two, 26Vi; at three,
31; at four, 35; at five, 41. j
During the first six months weigh your ,
baby (without clothes) every week; dur- j
ing the next six months, at least every
two weeks. The first week baby will .
probably lose from four to eight ounces,
after which he should steadily gain from
four to eight ounces a week up to the
time he is six months old. Now baby
will begin the troublesome job of cutting
his teeth, which will cut ills gaining in
two in the middle. But in spite of teeth
he should take on rrom two to four
ounces of weight each week. If he does
not do this there is something wrong
With his food, Ills airings or bathing. ]
There are many excellent proprietary
foods for infants, but it is many times
not the easiest thing in the world to find
which one of these best suits the idiosyn
crasies of your baby's stomach. For this
reason the "bottle fed" baby may not
gain as rapidly as the one that is nursed
for the first two or three months. .After
that the gain should be quite regular. By
the time t?he "bottle fed" baby i.s a year
old he has a decided advantage of his
nursing friend, that about this time the
entire household is busy weaning. "Bottle
fed" baby is tucked down in his crib with
his favorite nice, wann tipple on the pit
low beside him, quietly laughing in his
sleeve at the baby that has to go through
the process of being weaned.
At four months baby should hold up his
head; at five months he should have
doubled his weight; at seven months he
should si't alone; at between nine and
10 months old he should bear his weight
on his feet, and at 12 months give you a
proud little grin when you let go his
hands, hold one finger up to him and say:
"Now! Alone, alone." When he is 14 or
15 months old he will walk all over tlie
room and keep you busy seeing that he
does not take a "header" out of bed or
down stairs. But never urge your baby
to walk. He will do it of his own accord
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as soon as his bones and muscles are
strong enough.
Let baby sleep In his little carriage
out of doors if he wants io. It is not true
that a child takes cold more easily when
asleep; on the contrary, he will grow
stronger and be less liable to take cold.
In the summer and early autumn baby
may be out of doors almosa any time
between 7 o'clock in the morning and
sunset. In the winter, modified some
what by climate, only between 10 and
11 o'clock in the morning and 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. See that the wind
does not blow directly in his face, that
his feet are properly covered and warm,
and discharge the nursery maid on the
spot that lets the sun shine down into
you baby's eyes, whether he is alseep or
awake.
ALDERMAN HINKY DINK.
Chicago Times-Herald: Alderman
Michael Kenna ("Hinky Dink") of the
Fiist ward, has returned from a four'
weeks' outing at the Atlantic coast. Ha
visited New York City and Philadelphia,
and saw all there was to tie seen. Most
of the time, however, he spent at Far
Rockaway, C'oney Island, Manhattan
Beach, Brighton Beach, Glens Island and
Atlantic City.
"There is only one real hot sporty town
in this country," said the alderman last
night, "and that is New York City. There
is much difference between New York
and Chicago when it comes to sport as
there is between Chicago and Oberlin,
Ohio. I took in New York from the Bow
ery to High Bridge, and I saw things
which we people in Chicago never
dreamed of. Everybody there has got
money to burn. Hundred-dollar notes
are ns common in New York as five spots
in Chicago. I never saw so much money
in all my life. The biggest I took with me
was a twenty case, and I felt like a suck
er. People in New York drink wine just
like we mop in beer in Chicago. Oil, for
get it! I visited about 30 big gambling
houses—no little snide games in the rear
of a saloon—and you can get any kind of
a game you want. I was told by people
who are on the inside that there are
about 200 poolrooms in full blast. It's tlie
hottest town I ever struck. A man going
from Chicago, where everything is closed
up tight, to New York, where the town is
wide open, feels like a jay.
"No use talking. I'm daffy over it. In
Chicago we think the levee is a little
tough, but it's no comparison to the ten
derloin district of New York. There's as
much difference between the tenderloin
and the levee as there is between Lake
Shore drive and Custom House place.
Broadway is a great street. I saw more
people on Broadway after midnight than
you'd see on State street in Chicago at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. One day I went
out to Central park to see how it would
stack up with Lincoln park. I don't think
it is any finer than Lincoln park, but I
was able to try a bottle of nice cold beer,
and that's something you can't do in any
Chicago park.
"There's a whole lot of small saloons in
New York, but I don't like the way they
keep the beer. Such a thing as a free
lunch is never seen in one of those swell
joints. Here you've got to give people a
full meal, including hot soup, with a glass
of beer, or they pass you up. At some of
the places there is a dainty lunch of
Roquefort cheese and olives, or some
thing like that, but you never see fried
liver or bread corded up two feet high ok
the bar."
i Mr. Kenna was in Philadelphia tw*
days. His observation of the Pennsyi
i vania town is "She sleeps."
THE FUNNY BONE.
That which is popularly known as the
"funny bone," just at the point of the el
bow, is in reality not a bone at all, but a
nerve that lies near the surface, and
which, on getting a knock or blow, causes
the well known tingling sensation in the
arms and fingers.
NERVOUS OYSTERS.
Oysters are such nervous creatures
that a sudden shock, such as a loud
thunderclap, will kill a whole boatload.