Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-05-01
PINHEAD REPUBLICS.
NosT G. THEM W EUROPE on on
plARps o. Tbs sea.

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forms - c-oserpsranA
Whsn sIorson speaksof snaIi rcpub-
Rca he h.urpoos1 70 neaa thoss o.
South Amtrica and EuroPa which are
marked Gl 6veiy map AID described in
sYcry ~oyolopodia printed Eiacs hcy have
become republics Ths fact ia the world
h spotted with snail republics has are
hever heard q, somo 80 saall that they
seem Raoro like needle points than PIN
heada A few q thom ere known 20 the
most LEANED teachers u geography. bus
tho majority 81 them would set the most
% there teachers q tai which would r..
SURE ;zerS thza single says research
These littla republics Gs found IA is
lands 90 tininutivs that they ire mark.
cd only on E-vigatorl' charts aud again
between and Ia the center Of kingdoms
In area they run f-o.a lees than a aquaYs
mile ~ - aboat 100. Il populatioa they
run from - people N " Lut little more
than that rlaly hundTeA They arc all
republics ia thst tlycy are governed by
the people. but tio.r plans q government
show = great many novelties
To TavolGra may b accorded tine dis
tinction q being tie smallest republic
IA point OK population Oh tie face OF the
globe. Il l. eitaat-d Ou al island about
ave nilos long by fve-Gigh;hs u y mile
In width ~ pilcs or the Northeast coast
Of Sardinia Its population numbers
about % people. The principal occupa-
ticn Of tie iuhGhitGntS Il fishing, tbe
laud being titled only enough to supply
the needs u tho islanders Tho posses
fioo sHl AZ oluts sovereignty OF tho is
LAND Ok Tavol=-2 WA formally granted
b. King Charles Albert Of Sardinia to
the BcItolroni family in 1896, and for
more than half a century Paul /. king
Of TGvClara, TeiCHod over il in peace.
On the 9 a OF May, 1882, King Paul
died Of heart disease, sitting IN his chair,
like the Emperor Vespasisn, vainly en-
deayorlng 81 wvito q Will. His last words
were q request that nolo Of his relatives
should succeed him on tho throne Of tho
island ard tAat it, inhabitants 10 allow
Cd 70 Cover themselves Mono Of the
relatives ever fled a claim. and On
March p, 1850. tho islanders held a
mass mcet.u x ard decided 10 establish
republic T.S matter WAS a simple ono
for them. a constitution was drawn up,
which give, b. tSc way, equal suffrage
60 women uui also provides for tho cleo
sion Of n president every six ycara The
President receives 10 salary aud is adj
visod by r. council Of six. tho mombcrs OF
which are elected by the people There
is NJ pay and 10 Porquisites attached to
any Of tho Offices. Tho independence Of
Tavolsra US formally recognized By
Italy ia 1891, but there il nothing on
the records which shows a. other
try having taken notica q IT,
II wo were Judging TIE countries by
their ares, taen to Goust must be award
cd tho honorA Eut whilo it, area is nos
one-third g. great rs that Of Tavolara
its population Is over twice - much. tho
total number OF inhabitants being about
1870. Goust is situated Oh tic Hat top of
. mountain in the Lower PyTcnnes and
occupies an area OF hut = fraction over "a
mile. The republic has existed einco
1913 and is recognized as IN independent
state by both Franco md Spain The
government il vested liz 3 council, con-
sisting o. 10 members. who serve seven
years.
This council elects from its number
M who discharges the luti,5 Of CHEZ
executive. He acts a. tax collector, as
SCISSOR, judge, etc, Lus from al hiE acts
thcro IS IN appeal to tie bishop OF La
run in TIE valley below. Other than
these there axe TO oflocrs. net even
! clergyman. Neither Is thoro . cemo-
terry o. any public institution whatever.
The pass which leads &c the adJacens
Spanish parish Of La-uns :lgo steep that
tho earning Of heavy burlcus Is en- i'm
possibility. The inhabitants of this TIM
mountain repialc have built G chute,
therefore down which tACy slide heavy
articles and the bodies Of thoi. dead to
the cciacterg & below. Ildeed the good
inhabitants O. Coust rro baptized, mar
ried end barred in the nearby Ossan
valley. Slice the seventeenth century
the population has vayiCd bat little. am
bitiOu and a desire 20 SOC tho world call
Ing the moro ycutGrc5or;c from thia 70
public IN Tao c!1gda Tho Inhabitants
are long lived aad robust. arc shepherds
and weaver o. cloth sad Focm entirely
eoutcIioi v!,h thci. lot, having little
ambition either Tor riches or power.
Their lang age is a qasiut mixture o
French aud C~1taloHian Spanish.
Another pubic OF dwarf proportions
Is that @ l.-Eoeyille. gn island In the
New lIobritcs group. situated east OF
Australia cil . short distance Lorth OF
New Caledonia Il contains an area Of
some 20 miles, and its population COZ,
si5ts II about 80 whites and 800 natives
The island vas formerly \ colony OF
Franco bat its independence wa gusx-
Srteod Il IN 1870. Its government con-
sists Of n president aud advisory council
Of eight. CHOSEN By tie people The
president who IS at prcsent a Mr.. r
d. Polk. \ native Of this country, Is ap-
pointed a judge, from whose decisions
thoTe 50 ~ appeal. Equal suffrage Ia ex-
tended % all White or black, male oR
female nay vote, but only the white
male may hold o,lca Tho island repub-
lie Is in a prosperous condition and car.
ries on a good trade with Franca-Sk
Louis Globe Democrat
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