Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-04-21
THE RULERS OF EUROPE.
A List of the Living Emperors, Kings
and Presidents.

New York Sun.
Queen Victoria now holds a place
among the oldest sovereigns of Eu-
rope. In May of next year she will
be 10 years of age. She has been on
the throne for a half century. She
enjoys good health, and bids fair to
live and reign for many years yet.
If she attains the age of her grand
father, George Ill, she will weld
the sceptre BARRING accidents) up to
the year 1901. fiat that time her son,
the Prince of Wales, becomes King,
he will have reached the ripe age of
60 years, and his tendency 10 bald
ness will, doubtless, have become
more marked than it is now.
The new German Emperor, Fred
erick, is 81 years of age, and the EN-
press, the daughter Of Queen Victo-
ria, is AS. Judging from photographs,
he does not closely resemble his de-
parted father in the face, but she
looks very much like her mother.
If Frederick should live to be as old
as his father, and perhaps he may, he
will wear his crown BARRING acct
dents) up to the year 1922. His all
ments dim his prospects, but the
Scotch DIR. Mckenzie may Danish his
ailments.
The King of the Belgians, Leopold
H., is SO years old, and if he should
reign till he reaches the age at which
his father died he will be king up to
the year 1910. He has been on the
throne nearly twenty-three years.
The Emperor of Austria, Francis
Joseph is SO years old, and he has
worn the crown for forty years. His
predecessor was his uncle, who abdi-
Gated the throne in his favor when
but So years old, because he was tired
of the turmoil and trouble. Francis
Joseph is polished scholar, a lin
guist, an equestrian, and admirer of
military pomp, and charmer. He
is healthy, and bids fair to reign for
a long time yet, barring accidents.
The King of Italy, Humberto l., is
A years old, and has worn the crown
since the death of his father, ten years
ago. Hell but the second of the
kings of United Italy, and his home
is in the eternal city of Rome.
The Emperor of Russia, Alexander
I'LL, is 43 years old and mounted the
throne after the death of his father
seven years ago.
The King of Denmark, Christian
TX, is 70 years ofage, or year Older
than Queen Victoria, and is the sec
ond oldest monarch in Europe. He
has welded the scepter for quarter
of a century, or just half as long as
the British Queen. One of hi:
daughters is the wife of the Russian
Gar; another of them is the wife 0
the heir apparent to the British
crown, and his second son is King o
Greece.
The King of Sweden and Norway
Oscar H., is in his 60th year, and ha
reigned for sixteen years. He hal
favored some reforms.
The King of Portugal, Louis l., i
so years old, and is a man of enter
prise and progress. He has been 70
twenty-seven years king.
The power and authority of tn
King of Spain, Alfonso KILL, VIII
is not yet 2 years old, is limited b.
the regency of his mamma H
never saw his royal sire. ...
The King of Greece, or King of tn
Hellenes, Georgios, l., is 43 years O
age, and has been king for quartz
of a century, or since he was electe,
to the Hellenic throne, He finds j
a hard job to rule the modern Greek
3 or keep their favor, 1IIul a'll d9gg
The Sovereign or Sultan of Turkey
, Abdul Hamid IL, is 46 years OLD, an,
succeeded to the throne twelve year
ago, when the majesty who precede