The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
SOME TINY REPUBLICS.
MOsr OF 1HEM IN EUROPE OR ON
ISLANDS OF THE SEAS.
TIE s-sIisst .. Area is = Litrs More ths,
gausrA Mile, nnd the Srsaiisst IN Pos.
vistlsn Nu-nbers FIftS-avs souis.

| FNo~ nsls. Lguf. sloo~ D,ncrot
l. when = person speaks OF small republic,
! he is osed to mean those OF South Amer.
lea aud Europe. which are marked on every
map and described In every cycloprda
| printed since they have become repubucs
| The fact lie, the world IL spotted with small
republics that are never heard o. some 3,
| ANAL that they seem more like needle point,
| than pinheada A few Of them are known 10
| the most learned teachers OF geography. but
the maiorityyof them would set the most Of
these teachers q task which would reuurs
| more than a single days research These lil.
| tie republics are found on islands so dimlnu.
| tive that they are marked only on navigators
| charts. and again between and in the centre Of
| kingdoms. In area they run from less than a
| square mile up to about one hundred. In pou.
| ulation they run from hfty-nve people unto
| but little more than that many hundreds.
| They are all republics. In that they are GOV.
| erued BY the people. but their plans OF govern.
| m Mt 9 now great many novelties.
tioS Of seins the sn sllest republic in point Of
population on tine face OF the globe. tits sii.
or u sR IN %aS thirteen $
OF the northeast coast OF sardinia Its porn-
p siiSa ap% ocsap. ton Of The inSsbitsnts
| fishing. the land being titled only enough to
session and aSsoiute sovereignty Of the island
q Ts.Of w a ssrsss g n. 9 sf
| family in 1855, and for more than half cen.
tury Paul L. King Of TsSo,srMa reiE ,Esf Eyer
faS p Sss III ho sS ' disease sitting in ME- 10.
chair. like the Emperor Vespasian, ysinly
Ieaus sS hat none q his .Sya.
should SUCCEED him n On the throne ns Fl the
ever filed claim. and on March 81 1896 the
held mass meeting sSd decided to
pie one for them. A Constitution was drawn
wIn sso By prtS ss SS
President every six years. The President re.
celyes 40 salary and p aSyised By SognS!
sites ste attached g any Of the ihds.
RiasG By italy Ia 1851 but there & NOTHING on
the records which shows any other country
area then to Goust must be awarded the
great HH as that Of Tayolars. Its population IS
over twice as much. the total number OF in;
Pyrenees. and occupies an area Of but irac;
Since Gn of 1913 and Is reeoSnizea an inIs
pendent state by both FRANCE and SPAIN, The
S Of tweVs memSers Who serve seven ysais
This Council elects from its number one who
as aots as Fax d co Ss SSds
SS .S SS from B Biz acts the sSuD
IN the eDs valley bsiow. Other than tSeSs
there are. no. officers. not even a clergy.
%s " fss which
leads to the adjacent Spanish parish Of La:
rs 10 ssss So
Of this tiny mountain republic have built
articles. " and the Sodies Of their dead to the
cemetery far below. Indeed. the good inhabi:
Suried IN the nearby Tssan Valley. Since the
seventeenth century the population has varied
r IN m a n r q m m
EerutIie 10 the clouds The inhahdtants are
with their lot. having little ambition either for
TasS Z
Another republic OF dwarf proportions Is that
OF Franceyille. an island in the New debrtdes ride.
distance north OF New Caledonia II contains
an area OF some eighty five miles and It's POP.
natives. The island wa. formerly colony OF
' L. q fss
tide saG ss o. n ss Is
pointed Judge. from whose decisions there
ALL wSs or oe male 6s
but only the white male may hold office, The
sp1eS rs5s PtS
san Marine is an Italian republic. o., uated In
the eastern spurs OF the Apsn9inss AMI oe"l.
miles. An interesting feature Of San MaTino
matter printed in the country is liable to con-
iiscatlon and the publisher 60 be sent to prison.
about $500. and their cheese and wine, are
The city o. San Marino can DO reached from
Pisaro- Urbino by a good carriage road, and
Ssrs about @ ifoS iaRsSlssnss. and is aa1int
old place having changed little. II any since
old customs intact. and the dress Of the pro,
PIE: even. IL the same a. it Was three cent?.
world has not intruded itself The streets
and gloomy built OF undressed stone. but de:
cidedly picture.lue In appearance. for al
called Prsnello.. stands magnificent white
marble statue OF Liberty presented to the city
city o. San Marine no BUSINESS Of any KIND IS
allowed to be carried on. and all OF the shops
busy, village about two miles away The
republic is governed by Great Council
life From tais body Is elected a. coun '%
OF Itwelvs. who decide In the third and last 70;
by two Captains, Regent. one cleo cd by tho
RnH P1 "a and the other Appointed from the no,
SsOlnst consist ns Of a Home sserstsry, a
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. ana a Ghsneell9r
ployed on police duty. San MArino dates its
ind >pendsncs AS a republic from 1871 Sapo'
leon II protected u from Papal interisrencs
IN 1913. anu AZ tue unlncdtOn OF Italy IL WAS
allowed to retain its Independence. through
the efforts OF one CeDrario.
Andorre. or Andorra. as It 10 commonly
called. IL another EuTopean republic. a trlhs
larger In point OF population than San Marine.
and nearly six times as large In area II /.
situated In an almost inaccessible valley OF
the Eastern Pyrenees, between the Preach d.
partment OF Anegs and CaladOrTa in Spain.
The country 10 crossed by thu river BOliTa,
which Affords an entrance from France. the
only other entrance being "a pTecipitOus mule
path from spain. The AndOrrians are fire.
robust people, whose principal occupation
consists OF fruit culture and mining. tho moun-
IAins surrounding Andorro containing some
OF the finest iron and lead dsposlIs In the
world. Andorra, the capital of the republic.
is situated ON the River BaluA. and contains
about 100 inhabitants 1t was formerly a
quaint old city, but the progressive in
with the BALANCE Of the world. have
torn down many OF its old buildings and the
Its indlyIdnalty. The Iannhlie NJ Eoyarned