Show THE SMALLEST REPUBLIC A Iopolllon of Piflyfle sail the ttonus CI ulel Among Iho tiny republics ot the world pr hags the tlnlnt of all In point of population la the Ilepubtlo of Ta velars on the land of that name about eight miles from Bardlnla It hAl a population of fiftyrive and is I Irs I than two miles In length Bovtrelgnty was accorded 4n lUG by King Charles Albert 10 the head of thus Iiartoleonl family who wa Klven the title of king For nearly M years this monarch Paul I was hls name ruled hla mlcroacoplo kingdom with iklll and Judgment and enjoyed peace with an his neighbors Ho died May 10 Hit after exprenlng the desire to Pile sorrowing relatives that none of them should succeed him Ho strongly wished his subject to govern gov-ern thimnlve No pretender roe and for nearly four year the almplo Inhabitant 1 got along omforlabl without any hiind at the helm of their hip of stale Hut In 1SSO after lengthy dlicuiiloii In which the Tavaluran women took a prominent part a republic repub-lic was proclaimed The women had a largo say regarding the > nand n-and they secured the right of surf age The president Is elected for six years lie and the other oltlclal serve without salary The Independence of the tiny state naa recognlted In US7 by the Italian Ital-ian government |