The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

~-~-~~~~~~~~~~~S~~~ | Lisbon, August 13-The latest in- vasion and attempted revolution in Portugal-the fourth since King
 Manuel was deposed, and the most costly and best organized-has failed because it's leaders didn't understand ] their own countrymen
 The Royalists, knowing, as every body does, that the peasantry in the north are not Republicans, came to
 the conclusion that they must be stanch Royalists. Tn addition. Capt. Pavia Couciero belived that he had only to be seen and the afmy wou1a follow him. In both cases they were mistaken.
 The peasants in the north are quite ignorant, and scarcely understand tho difference between the Monarchy and I the Republic. If the local squireM had asked them to fight for tfa Monarchy they might have done sos but the local squires, with a few ex~ l ceptions,s are far too cautious.
 After several months Of careful preparation. the Royaiists believeU l that they had the best possibzio chances of success. On the same day and almost at the same hour, several l villages in the north rose against the l Republican authorities, and hoisteo or tried to hoist the monarchia1 flag. I and from several places across the | Spanish frontier there came groups Of lRoyalists armed with rifles, machine | guns and artillery, sgzQ A@d1 Tsa1 di Busto, Ca1orico, di Busfo, and Vim | has Azoia the peasantry revo1ted, l while the Royalist entered the country | by way of Valenca, Monta1egre and | elsewhere The result was pitiful. The rising of the peasantFy was quick ly suppressed everywhere. The. Royal | ist invaders were defeated at Valencz and at Chaves after a few hours | fighting, and again fled to Spain, ieav- ing behind their guns and ammuni- l ton.
 The wonderful prestige of Capt 1 Cabereira proved delusion. The Re- i publican troops were neither to be ca joled nor frightened They jumped into the fray as if 1t was a real pleas- ! ure
 The past months history seems to | demonstrate that the monarchy can not be re-establfshed. a
 Geneva, Aug. 12-It Is more dffffcult to get married in Switzerland than it 1t is to get divorced and profiting by | the fact that 1t only costs about ten | dollars to secure dissolution of the marriage tie, Swiss couples have plac- | ed their country an easy first in tho l divorce statistics of Europe. | Last year the proportion of dt$0rces | in Switzerland was 43 per 100.000 of i the population France comes second with 33 per 100000 Denmark third with l 27. Germany fourth with 21. and other I countries in the following order Great Britain IT, Norway IS; Holland and Belgium IA each; Sweden 1ot Arstria tS and Finland 6. so / Melbourne, Australia, Aug 1S-The Federal House of Representatives has got tired of listening to lengthy l speeches and has passed a rule limit | ing members to sixty-five minutes. or ninety-five minutes in special cfrcs1rn- stances.
 1 Basel, Switzerland. Aug. 13-Swftzer- | land is to have a tax on cats. and l big movement is on foot to secure the early passage of the law providing for | it's introduction. Each household will have to register its cats at the local ostoffice and every feline win be dec- orated with a badge bearing it's num- Der. The law forbids owners to- 1er their cats out at night in case they disturb peoples slumbers.
 Hamburg, Aug. 13-Unable to resist the attractions Of a succulent sausage a policeman poked his sabre through G partly opened store window and irn- paled the tempting morseI. He had barely commenced to devour it when he was approached by a civilian who had been watching his exploit. and who ordered him to follow to the po- nee SLaIlOn. 1ne BlLudtIOH was -tOO much for even a German policeman and after .vainly pleading for mercy. he meekly followed his captor and was duly arrested He is now await ing trial for larceny.
 Budapest, Aug 13-Johanna BaioEh. of Kossuthfaiva Hungary a young Eovesick peasant, has broken new ground in the way of unique nnetheds of committing suicide, by trying variation of the Achilles Hector stunt horses to a cart and tied his ankles to the tailboard. He then whlpred the horses into a furious gailop. Ba- logh's head was battered to pieces.
 Rome, Aug. 13-One hundred and nf- ty aeroplanee are to be added to Italy's aerial fleet by popular subscription. Announcement was today made that up-to-date the subscription totals 35oe.- O00 It is not to be closed until ssn0.- 900 has been donated. will be the result of donations maee by the Italians living in the United States.
 Rome, Aug. 1S-The narrow skirt hks just been put under the ban by Car dinal Cavallari, patriarch of Venice and successor in that position to PeSe Plus x.s Along with the narrow skirt he has also decreed against prae- tically every expression of feminine fashion from the short sleeves down through the list of peek-abco wai8zs. low-necked blouses hobbie skirts. b5yb- tic-maze stockings and scanty attire in general. -