The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

Paris, Nov. 22-The curious case o1
 one man serving in prison for another has just been revealed through the 1 Bertillon Identification system On examining the records Of a pr1s- | oner who, under the name of Bretcher, had completed a term of 13 months, M Bertiifon discovered that he was moi Bretcher at all. but man named Fedide who had been sentenced to
 only ten days Imprisonment. Upon
 being questioned, Fedide admitted the
 shared @ 1 the - same ~ cell. Bretcher. whn had been sentenced for swindling, fold Fedide he was a rich man. I'll pay
 you s1o0 a. month if you will remain in
 bit. When the head warden came tc release Fedide at the expiration of ten days, Bretcher walked out.
 money.'' complained the 1uckless E eeaue' E
 cent railway strike the schoolmasters of Spain are organizing themselves in- to a union. Their purpose is to make an energetic demand for better salar- iess The average salary of masters in the elementary schools is now only
 A a week-and they get that only
 when there are sufficient school funds on hand to meet the obligation.
 Pretoria, Nov. 22-H is believed that the worlds legitimate matrimonial record IS nGh0 OY 4a1S.t 1u6lIa M. de Beer, aged 7s, living here First mar ried at the age oe eighteen. she. re- gently became 9 widow for the tenth tune She is the mother and step mother of 49 children and the grand
 mother of 270.
 London, Nov. 22-Tt is understood in court circles that Ambassador James Bryce owes his continuance in office at Washington to the personal inter vention of Queen Mary Bryce has ed to Seize on the Panama Canal con troversy as an excuse to recall him, and they would probably have suc- ceded but for his wife and the Cueer-
 The ambassador has never trou- bled to keep himself fin the good graces of the Cabinet, but his wife has pow efful friends, and Queen Mary very much approves of Mrs. Bryce. H7n e the royal hint to the Foreign Office that changes at Washington wou15 be displeasing to Buckingham Palace
 British rnonarchs have more to do with the appoint tment of ambassadors than is generally known During King Edwards reign appointments were made to suit the monareh's taste, so genial companion in any country he happaned to visit
 London, Nov 22-The recent round of Royal visits in England and Scot land has only served to emphasize the manner in which Queen Mary is side 0ISpEtHAS 13 InCTlCc1A 1lOSIcSSOS. w II0TG~ as the Queen accompanied King George on his visits to baronial halls the latter was alone when he accept ed a .shooting E., i1Sitatio1 invite from Cora- ss Colgate of New York;. Nor did she accompany the monarch when he vis- tied his fayorite eqnerry; Hon John daughter of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. Apart from her notorious an- tipathy to Americans Queen Mary never visits untitled persons.
 Zurich, Nov. 22-A local shoemaker upon the death of his sweetheart, ap- prenticed himself to a stone-cutter so that he might execute a fitting tribute to her memory.
 After ii months he became suffi- cienfly proficient to carve a. beauti- fuI rose on a. marble slab and engrave beneath it, ssSuch was She" He per sonaly erected the stone over her grave, and today went back to cob bling.