The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-21
VERY SMALL REPUBLICS.
or Which the Smallest Is Said TO he Tavo.
lara, Near Sardinia.
From London III BRs.

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There are a number OF small republics in
the world about which so little Is known that
not one person in a thousand could tell about
them, yet each l. little kingdom In Itself.
| with a president and council to govern state
Z analrs and It, own peculiar trials and troubles
! 10 worry the people. As regards population.
! the smallest republic In the world il that OF
Iavolaraan island about five miles long and an
average id il Of Hlittle more than half a mile.
situated about dozen miles to the northeast
OF Sardinia The total population OF the
whole republic does not exceed sixty. but
they elect a president every -ix years and
council Of siy members. all of whom serve
the state without pay Tn" women of this
Island 20 To the poll, and vote with the men.
ana ever since II became a republic. In 1853.
all public ha,ines, has been transacted with
out turmoil. the elect ions taking place with
out any high party feeling or undue excite
npnt
In 1875 King Charles Albert OF Sardinia
granted the Island OF Tayoara to a family
of the name OF Rartol'oni but in less than half
"A century the inhabitants threw of the yoke
OF monarchy and took TO themselves the right
to he governed by themselves This little
war did not alarm the world and was quite
peaceful one kim Paul reicned until
1852 and on his dcathhed requested that none
OF hi- lin should succeed TO ~" 'lronr. and ne
the people decided to draw up Il constitution.
and l.yclarl hu- been a very successful little
republic since Twelve wears ago it, indie
pendenc" wa. rococni2ed by Italy, and It Is
TO be pre-umed other powers would have
recognized it al II they had known % It's
existence
Very few people have heard Of the eSis-
tanoe of H." republic Of Goust, Which lie sit
uat"d on tre MT top OF H mountain in the
Basscs Pyrene",, south OF France. IL has
but az area of one and a quarter square
miles and 2 popUlatiou Of iio 20 that. as
cider repGhl. Tat The vated states, having
been N oN istcurp sine" lfis, and enjoys the
distinction OF h.iu. rcco yniHcd by both Spain
and france. Tn" President ~ elected from
an Elder coli"s" consisting OF Twelve peas
the PEOPLE Inc Pres dent j. also tax col
lcctor. assessor and J dye. II. however,
his dec s.ous axe distressing to tn" people
they appeal 20 the Bishop Of Lanlus. In he
spanish parish down the mountain side.
and what thc u ,nop says il Law Goust is
or clcrgyircu, til" peoIi" worshpping in
churches beyond The limits Of their country.
when death occurs among them the body is
slid dow, to a cemetery ~ the Vc!l"y below.
In this valley TOO. all thc baptislns and
TtcrS i, Il p,rfcc'y Organized republic
in the western par' Of North ,Csrolina
but. although 1t is practically indep"nd-
mrnrs, I, La, never been rrcogtized by
foreign Powers, altaopgA It's indepcndence
mont nj Was inston. This little republic
Is known as Qullla republic. the home Of
about thogs' nd Of the cn"TGSSs indilns,
TIE president Of he LITTLE republic is
sfhrv Of .5'} yea, year Wen It Wastin ston
however, on the rrpubIe's business he re-
% ives 50 day eItra Nons bi,t u SneIrokse zee
the position when the chief l. absent his
duties gre reformed by an assistant chief
member 81 IL" pt,i3na Io council yasr VINO re-
The chefs cabinet il made up OF three
secretaries and the council OF Congress com.
members oc In" tribe Although the chief
Possesses the veto power he cannot act in
any matter Of public policy without the con
who denies the existence OF God or Of heaven
and he'll. and the constitution provides for
both tho Cherokee and the English Ian guage
are taught The Indian citizens of the Qualla
reserve are al law-ablding and industrious.
BaItist ~ Methodist church
Ihe Republic OF san Marine in central Italy
is perhare the best known OF these tiny re-
pubios. Its territory covers about thirty
,hrc" slugr" miles end the. Formulation num-
hcr~ about : 500 souls THIS miniature state
va- founded IN the fourth century by -
Marinls. who. having embraced christianity,
hSd her TO CeconG ~" GSr"sIGg GrDn under
tn crest Of a mountain over 200 t'cf gh
and has "a population Of l,2"1. II l. on" OF
tho most pictures yua places in the world
being verChed on rerpcudiculaT cliffs
In order % avoid DOWNRIGHT din culties
there Is no printing press IN san Marine
AID whom Ne mail arrives ~ Rorgo. a bell
j. ~nuG. nud those irhah''Hrts who have
their dwellings NJ oil the cliffs have to de-
so"rd to Kct q cir letters, Tor owing to the
primitive state Of Affairs The postwan mover
asccrds TIE rock. Another curious fact
is ''9t 'hc ,0wmi-~ary. or Judge, and the |
phySioiIu rusl both br strangers and paid
ONT OF tho fUhlc purse.
Tic small !plf French ard half spanish |
republic Of ArCorra. "! zen ue- IN az almost
ros~essgs a charter OF rights dating from
CNHrlcuagLe H. 100 There j. but one way |
of g,ttuGto Andorra from France and that |
is b. IT." River Bouru. To reach IL from |
Spain you have to be- carried down by mule |
over ono of tho most dangerous footraths |
in Europe. There are six parishes in the |
republic, and the whole contains about 5000 |
people. t.e territory covering an area Of las