The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-26
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

Geneva. Aug 26-Returning home
 from work along the bank of the
 Rhone, at Bellegrado, a young me-
 chanic named Dubois heard cries of
 distress, and seeing woman instrug-
 gling in the stream, plunged in, and
 started ito tow her to safety As
 his feet touched bottom, Dubois dis
 covered that he had saved his mother in-law, with whom he had been on
 bad terms for a long time He
 promptly threw her out into the water
 again and, walked away swearing.
 4 boatman saved her.
 Vienna, Aug. 2s-Emperor Franz Josef has given Lieutenant von Blaschke. the military aviator. $5,0 900 that he may marry. The Lieutenant
 but could not marry her because she lacked the $12,5OO dowry required by the Austrian army regulations. Re- gently, Bloschke earned $7,5O0 in fly ing competitions and in recognition of
 his aerial prowess, the Emperor de- Paris Aug. 26-Thousands have sign ed petitions for the release of Sister Valentinien of the Order of the Holy
 Ghost, recently arrested at Lorient. The technical charge is illegal prac- lGgas sisting in doctoring the poor free of charge A fine was assessed against her last March. She was unable to pay but sevaded arrest, her where abouts being concealed by the peasan- try, until a few days ago when she
 was seen on her way to mass and locked up.
 Vienna. Aug 26-A serving maid in one of the most aristocratic families of Vienna was dismissed because it
 was discovered that she was using her
 mistress visiting cards. to which she had added her name and the explan- ation, Cook to the above
  London, Aug 26-Bad children are in for bad time when a new league, formed to combat sindicipline' in home and school, gets to work. The league aims to teach parents how to control their children, and has the support of 1,200 distinguished per sons including Cardinal Bourne, Rev F. B. Meyer. Archdeacon Sinclair, the Duke of Devonshire Earl and Countess of Meath, Viscountess Hood, Sir George Reid. and Mrs Bramwell Booth. Their principles are the exaction of instantaneous and unquestioning obed- fence from children from their earliest years and the continual instillation of ideas of order, obedience. industry, concentration, punctuality, politeness, patriotism and loyalty.
 Paris, Aug. 26-If FrenchWoman wants to wear masculine attire, she ought to grow beard, according to the Paris police French law prohi- pits women from wearing the sterner sex's clothes, but recent granting of permission to Mime. Dieulafoy, wife of l prominent Parisfan, to wear them led to inquiries which elicited the re- ply that it was a special case. The only ground officially recognized is that the applicant has beard.
 St. Petersburg, Aug 26-Journalistic investigations have revealed that the Czar,s chef gets s1sO0o year The Czar prefers simple dishes, but in ad- dition to His Majesty; the chef has to | feed 300 inmates of the palace. His great trouble, however, is to see that poisons are not introduced into: the dishes intended for the Czars table vice agents who spy on him and on one another.
 London, Aug. 26-President Walter Runciman of the Board of Agriculture I has introduced in Parliament a bill 1 to protect bees. It provides for $56 l fine for anyone keeping diseased bees Or who attempts to hinder the govern ment inspection of them Local au- thorities are empowered to destroy sus- | pected hives.
 Vienna. Aug. 26-Public opinion ir Austria is divided over the verdict at Leoben in the case of a Vienese | clerk named Haas who killed his con- sl1mptiye wife to end her continued sufferings. Haas shot his wife in 8 railway carriage pasisng through 2 \ tunnel, and then attempted suicide | The wife died immediately but the | husband was only slightly hurt The jury acquitted him of murder, bu' Hound Haas guilty of carrying a. re.