Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1903 — Crowned Heads and Old Age. [ARTICLE]

Crowned Heads and Old Age.

There is an old snylng,to the effect that there is considerable uneasiness connected with the business of. wearing a crown. This uneasiness, however, does not sern to act as u preventive to longevity. In 1900 there were 40 crowned heads In Europe. Of these the remarkable proportion of 29 had reached or exceeded the age of 00. Seven of the 29 exceeded 70 years, five were 80 aud one, the Pope, was 90.