Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-17
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS.

THE British Government proposes to lay | q submarine cable between Bermuda and Halifax.
 NEW ZEALAND offers bounty of five | cents each for the destruction ot English
 sparrows.
 | IN somc provinces in Persia it is against r the law to court a girl over four months be- | fore popping the question. FRANCE is the greatest snuff consuming | country in the world using 100000 | pounds year, or an average of five ounces | per capita.
 | THE Prussian Minister of War at a re-
 cent reception to the Emperor surprised his | guest with music furnished by an orchestra | made up of army officers. WHEN the Emperor of Germany dimes with Bismarck the menu is said to be in l French, but when Bismarck dimes with the Emperor the menu is in German. Why this | is no one knows
 | THE herdic coaches in general use in many | parts of this country, and especially in Washington have just been introduced in | London, and arc proving popular as a sub- stitutc for the hanSoms. THERE are marriages still at famous
 Gretna Green. One Willie Lang there takes | the place of the ancient blacksmith, and in
 the public house splices dozen or so of run | away couples every year. IT is not generally known that the Elm press of Austria sits alternately on either | side of her horse and that she has saddles
 made in both ways. The custom has also
 been adopted for some time by several En- glish ladies.
 TIE Popes income for the year 1888 amounted to S2.520, 900, of which S1, ,S6O, 900 | came from St. Peters Pence, and S660, 900
 from the interest of moneys invested out of | Italy. The outlay of the Vatican only amounted to S1 FOG, 900.
 THE London Spectator notes that the same day which brought the tidlngs of in-
 creased distress among the starving mill. ions of China brought the news also that
 ''the Emperor was married to whole group
 of wives, amid ceremonies which cost S10,- OOO,OOO."
 CANADA doesn't produce enough pork in a year, tho Ottawa Free Frees says, to supply
 one ordinary gang of lumbermen, and thou
 sands of barrels are annually imported
 from Chicago for the lumbermen, which ac- | counts for the fact that the Canadians have decided not to raise the duty on mess pork. TRADEsPEoPLE and shop-keepers ill
 Russian Poland are being compelled to sign an agreement not to use the Polish lan- guage among themselves or to customers. For the first breaking of the agreement l they arc fined, and if they break it twice
 their shops are closed by the police.
 THE postal telegraph system in England ! is operated at Q continual loss Last year
 the receipts were s30 900 less than expenses,
 and there was, besides, the interest on
 ssO, 100000 of investment to pay, making a
 total deficiency of over millios, and half
 Since 1S73 the net loss upon the telegraph
 departmental the post-office has been over SIG, 5O0000
 WOMEN i'll the west end of London go
 about armed with small squirt guns filled
 with dirty water, with which they slyly soil the coats or dresses of persons whom
 they.pass. Then they meet the persons, and,
 with elaborate bows, beg pardon for calling
 attention to the fact that the dress or coat
 IS splashed, and offer to wipe it off with a
 clean whlte apron. Nine times ou. of ten
 the trick brings generous tip. -....,.