Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
SOMETHING ABOUT GREECE.

n has a population Of 2, 49,, 2Os.
Ss By it's Inhabitants Greece Is called " Hell.
las.'' 81
The mean temperature Of Greece is 81
degrees F. . t5. /,
Sa No part Of Greece is 40 miles from the
~ or 10 from the hills.
About one-half Of the population are
agriculturists and shepherds.
sIt has an area Of "a, OFT square miles, OF
4 trifle over one-half that Of Pennsylvania.
II is the only country III the world whose
armies are provided with the Gras guns
and paper covered cartridges
The Greek flag is white Cross on q
blue ground-the Bavarian colors and the
Greek cross.
It Is more thickly populated than any
other country In Europe, with the exoep.
ton of Sweden and Prussia.
III has few rivers and many hills. None
VI the former Is nayigable, and many Of
tho latter are fortified. sa B.
IN the completely of its make and the
variety of its natural features Greece ex'
oels every country in Europe.
Its present boundary limits were deter
mined by arrangement betwee9 Great Brit
ain, France, Russia and .Nhrkey, con-
alluded at Constantinople on July 81, 1889.
Only about 10000 Of the inhabitants
sneak any language other than Greek, and
only about 90, 900 profess any religion 9th
G. than the Orthodox.
The chief characteristics Of the average
Greek are his inquisitiveness, fondness fol
excitement, love, of discussion, desire foi
knowledge, an aptitude for learning and
aggressive patriotism.
Cell once remarked that in travelling
through the Morea in March he found
"summer in Messenia, spring In Laconia
and winter in Arcadia without having
moved beyond a radius Of SO miles"
The climate has two striking peculiari.
Eea-the heat In summer and the cold In
winter are far more intense than those Of
any other country in the world lying In
the same latitude.
Though not much more than one-halt
the size of Portugal, 1t has coast line
greater than that of Spain and Portugal
i together. .> &. ~&. Z
There are three distinct races within it,
confines, speaking different languages,
wearing different costumes and holding
little social intercourse with each other
the Greek, the Albanian and the Walla
ohian, or Roumanian. =.
The present king, Georges l, came to the
throne in 1868, in. his eighteenth year
He draws an income of $3.50, 900 annual
", Including $50, 900 from Great Britain,
France and Russia.
He is the son Of the present king Of Den.
mark, Christian TX, and brother Of the
Princess of Wales and the dowager EN-.
press OF Russia. r,
He married in 1867 the Grand Duchess
Olga, eldest daughter of the grand uncle
TO the present emperor Of Russia.
She has had six living children-flve
sons and one daughter. -..,- .s-'@
The king has palace at Athens, built
by Ohio at G. cost Of $2,5OO, 600, and
summer residence at Corfu
81 He shares the legislation with single
chamber, called the boule, the members OF
which ore elected by the people every four
years.
There are seven ministers Of admins
tration, whose salary is So, 140 year each
For purposes of local government Greece
ts divided into 10 monarchies, under OIL
GERS called monarchs. ...,g d.
It has an excellent legal system, based
upon the old Roman law.
Its regular standing army consists =
16, $50 infantry, $40 cavalry, 3,S42 artil.
lery, 1850 engineers and transportation
men, S,4OO officers and men, making 9 to-
tai of 20, 40 troops in the land Forces
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