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“ Ask 1101‘ to name up Slims, then, Ellis ; but, do not admit any mac else," I replied : and the next minute the drau\'i11g»ro<ml door was thrownopcn by Ellis, and “ Miss Burke” announced. She was dressed in mourning, and, even in the din] light, was, lcmihl see, a paleâ€" mced, rather handsome girl of apparently about imu‘mntl»t\\'eilty. Her height was over the average, but seemed greater from her extreme thinness, which struck me as almost, startling. “ Good-evening, ” she said, in a low and rather pleasant voice. “ I am Efraid 1 (Lin very late ; it was so kind of you to see me.” “V\'1111tcd,by a young married 111d}, a companion to 1es1de “1th 1101 d111111g 11m husband 51111591100 ID 11111111. A 111101111 salzuy will be ('i\ 011 with 0\ my 1101110 cu111fort,to any one suitable. Appl) , I101 sunnllv, if po sible at NO. 240 [ppm La 11910) $11 at “ Thank you,”rcspondcd my visitor. “ 1 came about your mlvcrtisemcntfil saw you wanted (L companion, and I am anxious to get a situation of the kind.” My next visitof was a most pert damsel, without any pretensions to being:r a lady, who informed me that her pa \ 'zls dead, and is there was so many of them at home, her ma 'nnted her to do for herself. I had not much difficulty in dismissing her. And of the legions that followed, I cannot attempt a‘ detailed description. By the afternoon, I was thoroughly exhausted, and had made up my mind to see no more, when, just, as it was getting dusk, my servant mine up to the drznving-Hmni; and informed me that Such :1, nieevlooking young lady \‘(15 in the (lllllllgrl'uolll ; quit-e the nieest that llild been 3‘01. '5 it is late,” I assented, “ but that does not matter.” u “I have had so many applications to- day,” I answered for want of something bomber. to s'ay. A very (liliet, sweet-looking, little person came forward, and at the first glance I fancied I had found a. suitable companion. But alas! her story was a sad one, and there were reasons which rendered it im- possible for me to avail myself of her society. She was married. Her husband was a hopeless invalid, and they were very poor. She had not been educated highly enough to be a governess, and when she saw my advertisement, she fancied, if the salary was good, she might be my companion by day, and return at night to her own home, which was at no great distance from my house. She looked so thin and so ill, that l was almost tempted to make some arrangeâ€" ment with her, but as I intended leaving:r town oer. ionally, seeond thoughts showed me it was cut of the question. Besides, I (*ould not have home to think that while she was with me, she would always be in an agony to be with her husbandMâ€"whieh, had I engaged her, would most natuially have followed. I told her so as kindly as possible, and after Inaking her take a glass of wine and some eakeuâ€"Awhieh latter I saw her fur- tively convey to her pocket, for the sick husband, I supposed~she gave me her direc» tion, and took her departure. I afterwards went to see her, and her tale was sadly verified. But to proceed. > “ Ah I I can quite fancy it,” returned Miss Burke. “ I fear I am too late Y” “I am afraid,” I put in at, this juncture, “that even one hundred is beyond “*1le intend to give, and 1 l1\ 0 so quietly “ \\ e “on L quarrel about 5 lam, ’ inter- rupted niy \\ ould- be companion : “ and as to quietness it is just what I wantf A peul at the door-bell emboldened me to till greater determinerion, so I replied very resolutely for me : “I do not think we should suit ; I uni sorry you have had the trouble of coming.” “So am 1,” she rejoined dryly ; “but one ought not to trust to mlvertisements.” Hardly noticing niy "goml-nxirning’,” Slie gob up and flouneed downstairs, evidently in great wrath at her rejection. My husliand, Major Conyers, had beenl suddenly ordered to lndia; and having no sister or any availahlc cousin whom I could invite to stay with me during his absence, I thought a companion was the best thing with which I could provide myself ; aecord ingly, I indited my small paragraph, which I had the satisfaction of seeing placed in a very conspicuous part of the paper on the morning after I sent it. I lived in London, consequently, tclt certain that the personal interview would he easily managed; but I had committed an error in not naming any particular hour, as, from eleven in the forenoon until ouite late in the day the applications for a personal .ntcr v iew with my mi: 0 tunate self um 01 ceased lhe fir st ari had “as a \ ery handsomely dressed lady of about fifty, who came, evidently, quite prepared to enter upon her duties, at once, and quite overpowered me with a series of questions and statements, without giving me the faintest chanee of making any in» quiries myself. She had lived with Lady This and the Honourable Mrs. That, and one and all had treated her like a sisters-She felt certain I should do the salllxtwrllnlUUtl, she quite knew me already. Home comforts were exactly what she cared for; asto salary, it was no object to herAâ€"a hundred a year v.as all she asked though de Ll‘ Lady( wold ing [and said she w as ne\ er to take lcs: than two. “Another lady to see you, “ounced my pnl'IOIIr-nmid. The fm‘egoing advertiscmentwns dcsputch» ed by me after considerable cogitution, and } awaited the results of it wiLh some unx» iety. “N0,.” I replied; “ I have seen no one ye u to suit me. “ If you would only try me, I should do my utmost to please you,” she said almost pleadingly. “I have already been a com» p:1ni011,and I can give you references which may induce you to think of me ;” and Miss Burke opened a small black ,Velve t bag, which, until then, I had not perceived, and placed in my hands a monogramed and coronetted epistlc, addressedto herself, pur- porting to come from a Lady, Montacute, whose companion she had been for two years, and who expressed herself in the \‘ai‘inest terms, assuring Miss Buike, whenever she returned from the continent, whither she was just then going, that it would give her the greatest plcasure to answer any in- quiries in her fzuour; in the meantime, Lady Montaeute authorised her to make what use she chose of the letter 110w sent, endina by saying she was certain, wherever she went, Miss Burke must be a fax our ite and an ac 111' Then followed a letter from a Rev. Mr. White, from a remote rectory in Cumber- land, stating that he had known Miss Emily Burke from her childhood, and could certify A CURIOUS COMPANION. ma‘am,” an One night Shortly alterwards I awoke, fzunryingl heard 11 movement outside my door. My room was perfectly dark, and l \"rLS convinced some noise 111111 suddenly awakened me. I listened intently, almost 10'.) t1-11ilie1l to l111'11‘1l10 until I heard most d1sti111-t‘:\ the 1111111111: 11f111y door cautiously turned. An almost death like hmror sci/0d inc, :111df111'1111 instant I \1‘E1s1tl1s11h1tcly rigid \1’ithter1‘or' hut the spell was broken by another 'uldihle 1' {fort to open the door , 11nd thehztll clock striking,r tinee, “hich 111111le 1110 spring up in bed, St, xe the matches, 211111, with trembling fingers, attempt two or three ti11‘1es to strike 11 light. At last I was sue- 1'11 sful, 111111 the welcome blaze of the gas “hieh I litg awe me 01111111110 to call out boldly : “ \\ ho is there?” 1’ 11t no answer 0111110. I peeled 1ny bell vigorously, {1.1111 in 11. few minutes I heard steps approaching, 11rd. lillis’s welcome voice asked if I was ill. -r No, Ellis. not ill," I said, “but terri~ find,” as I unlocked the door and admitted her. “ Some 0110 tried my door not five minutes ago. ” “Tlicd your (lo()1‘,1na’un1? surely not 1” ejaculated Ellis “Yes, Ellis ; I am certain of it, and it has jvenme such a shock. I cannot be left alone again.” “\VliZit is the matter dearest Mrs. Can- ycrs ‘1” exclaimed Miss Burke, who appeared in my room just as I had made the lust 1'0» mark to Ellis. She presently appeared, very much alter- ed by the removal of her bonnet. She were her hair in a crop, a fashion I dctested; and her figure without her cloak was only re» deemed from awkwardness by the well-made black dress, which had evidently been the work of a firstmate media'tr. She were no ornaments, except a plain gold ring 011 the little finger of her left hand, which I noticed was particularly large. I ceased to criticise her after we had been together for a little. She was so pleasant, so chatty, and so quiet withal, that ere evening came I had begun to congratulate myself on my own perspieac- iiy iii-having engaged her, and was fully prepared to endorse Lady M ontacute’s opin ion, that she was sure to be not only a favorite but an acquisition. A fortnight slipped quietly away, and in my weekly budget to my husband I gave most charming accounts of my companion, which our everyday intercourse seemed fully to uonlirm. lint about the third week, a something I could not explain made me take a dislike to her. I had not been very well, and her kindness had been unremitting ; consequently, I felt almost angry with my- self for indulging in a feeling which I could not help acknowledging was both unreason- able and childish. But 1t gained ground in spite of myself; and one nigl it as I was standing by the lookâ€" ing- glass 111 my bedroom, which was in the shidmv, I caught sight of Miss burke, who was leaning on the mantelpiece in the full light of the gas, which burned on eitherside ofit, regardinginewith a stealthy and scarch~ ing glance, which 1 instantly observed, hut had sufficient sense to take no notice of. The expression in her large black eyes haunt-ed me for days, and caused me to say good- night to her on the landing, and, in addition, to luck my door a precaution I had never iwimc 1h 111gl1t of taking. “I have been frightened,” I answered; “but do not disturb yourself, Miss Burke; it \‘iiLS prglgablx nothing.” ‘ ‘IL v?) 111d notvhave bets/11 anything, 01' I must have heard it,” she said, half to me and half 10 Ellis. “Pray, do not trouble yourself,"l respond- ed ; “I am only sorry you got up at all.” She stayed for a. few minutes, but getting 110 encouragement to remain, returned L0 her own room, assuring 1110 if she heard a. sound she would be with me in a moment. The instant she was safely gone, I turned to Ellis, desiring her in the first place to close and lock my (1001“ , and in the second, to pop 110 to 1emain with me until the moiningj; for I was so Unhinged by the ei1c11mstanee,trifling though it \\ as, that to he left by my_self was out of the question. Ellis had been with me ever since my marriage, now three years, and had been well known to my husband’s family all her life, consequently, I felt I might trust her, so I said: “Ellis, I have my own suspicions, ' but we must do nothing until we me suie. Meanwhile, you must have a bed 11111110 up in this room, and we must watch” 1H “\Iiss B luke?” whispered Ellis. “Yes,” I Icplied; “it was she who tried my (1001'. ’ “Well, ma‘am,” confided Ellis, “1 have been downright afraid of her this some time hack~-~â€"ci\'il-spoken 1h0ughsheis.l§ut what could she \ 'uut m, your door?” “That I do nob iUUHV; but we may find out." By111'111 of 1111111111191 (111 111V bed, 111111 51111- dry )shzmls I< 111$ 11'; 1111111: umnfm’taMc for the rest of the night (111 111G 50111, 111111 1 1'0- 111111911 10 11011 1101 to Sleep 1111' I was 11101111191131 11115111.1>11L to 110 11nd \\ 011d( 1' how I \1'1s u\ 01' 11) get 1111011011 11 1c 1011 111(111tl1s 111111 still 1011111111011 of my 1111511111111 S absence. “Summon the Eel-(ants, Ellis,” I said ; “and, and 4 ask Miss Burke to come down- stairs. ” It was almost like a dream to me, sen- ing my four domestics walk in ; and 1110117 suspecting nothingâ€"came Miss Burke. “Not without some trouble,” coolly rc- sponded his prisoner, whose courage was apparently quite equal to the occasion. In my wildest moments I had never dreamed of so desperate a denoucment, and the discov- ery perfeety paralysed me with horror. It was too dreadful to realise that I had harâ€" boured a wretch of a man in woman’s cloth- ing not only in my house, but in the capacity of my companion ! In less time than 1 can describe it in, the detective and his prisoner had departed; it vas quietly and quickly managed; and though a detalled account of it did appear in the papers, my name was, happily for me, not allowed to transpire publicly. ”Got yBu at lasf, .ez'r f” Cried the detec- tive, making an agile dart towards my com panion. “I am a. detective police oifieer, madam, and my business here will, I am afraid, be an unpleasant one.” “Indeed l” lejaculatcd ; “in what way?” “From information I have received, I believe you have a person under your roof who is wanted on a very serious charge. I must ask your permission to summon every one in the house into this room. I have taken precautions to prevent any one leav- in}?r it, and if you will kindly accede to my request, I Shad] get over a painful duty as quickly as possible." If my lips had been capable of utterance, the words they would have irimed would have been “Miss Burke," but Isuid norhing. I merely rang the bell, which Ellis answered so promptly, I felt certain she must have been behind the door, ready to protect me, in ease of an einergenoy, \Vithout a suspicion of what awaited me, I went downstairs, and on entering the dining-room encountered a short and rather red-faced nun), who, Imwmg profoundly, ask ed if I was Mrs. Conyers. On my replying in the afiil‘nmtive, he continued: “May I ask what establishment you have ‘r” Tired and unnerved, i met Miss Burke at breakfast, and we spent our morning in a very silenL fashion. I wrote to my husband whilst she walked rcstlcssly about the draw» ing-rooni, constantly asking me how I was, an inquiry for which I did not feel so grate- ful as 1 might have done under other cir- cumstances. Lunch cumu, and afterwards Miss Burke, who was usually most unwill- ing to go out, asked me if I could spare her for the afternoon, as she wanted to go to see a Sick friend. “Probafl.)1y about some subscription,” I observed: “perhaps I had better see what he wants.” I must have looked "astonished, explained : _ The pseudo \liss Burke turned out to be 11 11oto1 1011s young man, or I may say lad, of the name of 1110“ 11mg who, havinvr embezy- led large sums 21s w ell as stolen 11 zsquantity of 1111tgnihc mt jew elle1y, had been unable, ow i11,c.,r to the precautions taken to prevent his doing so, to leave London, or to dispose of his stolen p10perty. 'l‘hrourrhthe1 agency of a female f1iend, he had? "adopted his disguise, and my unlucky ztd\ ertiseniont l111d suggest- ed to him the idea of insuring his own safety, should I be cl'edulous enough to take him upon the reeounnendutions, which, I need hardly say, hndeuianated from his own pen. Not only had he thought of his person- 111 security, but that of fiie stolen goods. which, in the shape of diamonds and bnnknotes, were found securelystowod away in the little black box, which I had thought contained the worldly possessions of my pov» erty stricken companion. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to penal servitude for fourteen years. My husban'd’s return was hastened by the illness which the dreadful aflhir caused me “It is of no consequence,” I answered, rising from the sofa ; “but please no not do so again. I am nervous and easily startled. ” The circumstance was then tacitly dis- missed, and u 0 got through the m eninér pretty fairly. 1 rathei looked fol“ ard to a safe night, for I knew Ellis’s s bed was in readiness for her. 1 said good-night a little earlier than usual to Miss Burke, but did not inform her that I had indited an cpistle to her friend the Rev. Mr. \Vhite, to ask for further particulars as to her antecedents. A'lmut twelve o‘clock, when we were sitting in the (11‘11‘\\'ing~1'00m, Ellis came up and told me that 21- gentlcmun wanted to 500 me on blwincw but would not give his name lheard her come up to her room, and when her door closed, in feeling of commas» sinn came over me, for I fancied I had not only unjustly suspected her, but been very cold in my manner, which She had evi- dently felt. Ellis came after I was in bed, and in 21 short time I had oral evidence that she was slumbering. It made me feel secure, at all events, though 1 was certain I should (11011111 of all kinds of unearthly things if the snoring “ent on all night. Nothing happened to alarm 11s,:111d, next 1110111i11g,in .1 subdued and 2111\10115 velee, \liss Bu1ke hoped I had not been disturbed, and that Ellis had kept me from feeling nervousâ€"this lust; remark very reproachâ€" fully. “I \\ as {Lf' aid you we] 0 ill, dear \Ixs. C011- ycx s. I do hope I him (2 nob displeased 3011,” she proceeded in a dcpl‘ecating tâ€"one. “I did not mean to offend you.” “ Celtainly,” I replied glad to wet ritl of her. \lmut four 0 clock 1 lay (10“11 on the sofa 111 the lllllCY drawing 100m, and must have fallen asleep, for I heard no one eonie into the room, lmt I awoke with the con- seiousness that some one was leaning over me with th( ir face in close proximity to my own. I felt rather than saw them ; so close were they to me that their lips seemed al- most touching my own, and as I sprang up .I came into Violent collision withrwiny coni- Damon. “ Miss Burke 1” I exclaimed indiguzmfly, but I could say nothing more, for, after all, the crime ofleaniug over me x'as not (If {h deadly nature, though coupling it, as I in- stantly did, with my previous suspicions, .I felt, not only extremely angry, but eon- sithu'ubly aim-med. “I we ‘afi'uid you were ill, dear Mrs. Con- {IS he bince then, he and I have never been separ- ated. However, should I ever he avoidably left alone again, my past experience has de- cided me on one point ~11L:\'L:1‘ to advertise, or to trust to written 1‘0 (avenues, or the re- sult may beiA Curious Companion. The opinion of 2,500 people could not be expected to count for much in an 111te1na- tional transaction involving such important issuesas the recentAnglo-German agreement, lry which it is proposed to cede the island of Heligoland to Germany. Had the views of the islanders been consulted it is not likely that the transfer would have been made. By all accounts these sons of the waveâ€"washâ€" ed land do not like heintcr handed over to the tender mercies of Germany ; and rather than iloat the German flag many of them would prefer leaving the island altogether. (lahle reports state that strongr representations are being made to the imperial authorities to pay‘ the expenses of those of the islanders who (iesiie to settle on this side of the Atlantic. 1 he \linister of \giieulture at Ottawa has \1 1 ed Sit (,‘ha1les lupper asking him. if these 1 :ports are true, to suggest Canada as a desn‘ahle field for settlement. No doubt 0 should profit hy the comingr of a class of immigrants sowellvreported as these descend- ants of the ancient Fris ians. Nor could there h , 111 y Valid (11 action anainst them on the ground of intensif ing the mongrel chm - utter of our population, whose Complexity would not he pe1eeptihly influenced by the addition of a little new blood. They will find an open door and welcome should they decide to come. Reports from the smitten districts go to show that the present epidemic of cholera in Spain is not tattcnded with the fit Ll re- sults that usually follow the gliin disease. The oflicials declare that 75 per cent. of those attack ed rcem c1‘.l§11t notwithstand- ing the mild eha1aetcr of the disease, which has led the London Lunar to pronounce the outbreak as “local cholera” rather than the true A iatie plague, the nations contiguous have taken steps to prevent as far as possiâ€" ble the spread of the contagion. The French government has instituted a strict quarantine, stationing soldiers along the frontier and requiring (11stom officers to disinfect all (mods cominrr from \‘pain by submittinfr them to heat in iion cham- oers prm ided tor the puipose. Like- wise England is taking every precaution possible to keep out the unwelcome visitor. Feeling that we are not perfectly secure on this side the Atlantic the Minister of Agri- culture for the Dominion has issued i11â€" structions for the observance of the strictest quarantine regulations to he observed 111 all our ports. But while the government is doing its part to protect us from the plague we need to remind ourselves that epi- demic plagues have a peculiar way of evad- ing quarantine regulations and over-leaping l111111an-i2np1u”d restrictions. 'l‘hel'efore, it is of paramount importance that we prepare ourselves fo1 the worst by attending to that cleanliness which is next to godliness, and to that tompe "ante which constitutes so lar (.10 a part of a hem en approved life. Forâ€" tified from within by bodies flee from humois l iought on hy excess, and guarded from without by the removal of all disease- l)reeding refuse and filth, we can afford to largely dismiss our fears. Such conditions furnish unfavorable soil for the operations of the dread foe. IThe resignation of Chief Commissioner Monro, and the appointment to the office of Edvard Bradford, together with the inâ€" troduetion of several new regulations af- fecting the force, has created great discon- tent among the monibeis of the London police, who have for some days been dan~ gemusly near the point ef striking. That they 11m 0 not done so before this, is prob- ahly owinlr to their innate aversion to “striking.” The danger of such an event has, however, been greatly 1educed by the prudence displayed by Mr. Bradford, the new Commissioner \V hile firmly insisting that the members of the f01ee shall not hold public meetings to discuss thei1 griev anees he has couched his oider 111 extxemely friendly terms, and has assured his subordin- ates that they may rely upon his assistance to the end of secunng to them the benefits they desire. 'l 1113 judiciousness and tem» pcranee on the part of the new oi'licerhas created considerable surprise, seeing that when in India he was regarded as a perfect 111artincta11d ruled his subordinates like a little despot. That such a man should suddenly take to reasoning with those over whom he is appointed may well excite surprise. His case would furnish an interest» ing study for the mental philosopher. Stones and sticks are thrown only zit fruit- bem'ing trees. Satire is the right hand of burlesque. Joy’s recollection is no longer joy; but- sorrow’s memory is sorrow still. It is stated that the United States, presi- dent and secretary of state have received positive assu 'anees from the government of Russia that the latter stands prepared to make good the representations given at the time Of the Alaskan purchase that Behring’s sea is a closed lmdy of water, and that if the United States desires the co-operation of Russia in enforcing that doctrine she can have it. This fact together with the circum- stance that Russia is not noted for making unusual concessions or submitting to gxeat slights for the s Lke of peace, leads the Chiâ€" cago Times, which charges Blitish sealels with keeping up their “ piracy” on Behring sea, to ruiiark that “ when England learns that the war is oan waiting to have a chip knocked ofi his shoulder and is anxious to take a hand in this international question John Bull may decide that it is cheaper to buy sealskins than to steal them. \\ hen it \1 as pom little Portugal that need- ed subduing there was a great array of ling- ]ish war-ships sent out, but it is probable that (liplmnzxey may he considered more ex» petlient than powder in settling the Behringr sea dispute” “hen the 7'13)ch succeeds in denmnsti'ming that English sealers have been engaged in stealing, it will find England (lrepared to make honorable amends for any wrong she may have committed. But this is just the aspect of the question American journalsrefuse to discuss, finding it easier to beg the chief and pivotal point in the dis- pute. The Behring Sea Dispute Don’t Like the Change. London’s New (Thief. The (‘huiera ‘1. l Smell is the most acute by far of the fiv _ human senses. Take an ounce of musk“â€" ! most powerful of scentsâ€"and leave it where g the atmosphere is still, open on at table, for a. year. At the end of that time, having for full 12 months rendered odorons the whole air in its neighborhood, the most delicate scales cannot detect that it has lost a. partâ€" iule in weight. Yet the smell has been in- finitely distributed, microscopic portions of the musk flouting off and exciting impresv sions upon the nerve papillae under the deli- Gate lining of the nasal 1.): “sages ; for this is what smell means. The sense has grown almost rudimentary/.111 hun inn beings, through want of necessity for its use under civilized conditions ;but it is- highly probable that ‘ the cave men had- it quite as well developed. as the sharpestâ€"nosed beasts. HULTUV 1111y 111117111101] ".1! "L' \"i tori", » 1’. (X, Lpeeiul s _\'L : The 1‘18\\L‘ 1110111411111ed from .1'111'1 1(1\\11Le11(1 11111 11 S1101" 1'11 mesugn» ger 111111 111'11\ e11 11'0111 \\:1L11i11gte11\\1t11 111- struetions for the 111011111111111151“ (1f 11101'1111011 States cutters 111 11101-01111 10 Behiin’ 111111 ser 1 1111 \UbSClS found 11 .111 of having been engiwed in the {N111 fishery, causes great indiicnzuien. AL‘ . ‘nne comes the story that U 10 1";1111L11 squadron has film en ordered to 1'0111e/\(111s at 11511111- 111:»11. 111e 1thte1' L101 y 11r111<mpeaee to the 11111115 01 some, 1111b the 11 a,” 'ity of British Cohnnhians 11e1ie\'e, no mailer what zLe‘L of piracy may he eonnnitLed by the. Yankees, the l ritish 71113111115 W111. notintrerfere. It is knewn the crews of 2111 vessels proceedingr Lo theseuling grounds are 11111" armed with :1 View (11 resisting sei/ure, 1111b 10-day 11 story Ranked 0111 thah {“0 ch P( r sehenners 11111 being seere11y fitted wilt in \121111e 111w snee1u1 1y to meet the Y zmkees. It 1; .111111 11111“: 11058013 “111 each eeu'ry heavy SW1VC1 11eL 1es Wm 5111:11101‘ guns, and disgui. 1,11 its seal! will tempt seizure L0 215 to 111111;; on an encounter. Re- garding Lhe story, Capt. Scott, 11 veteran; sealer, Lays the report 110 11(111bt was true, but t111e11111‘11e1'hzu1been key! (11‘ 11. The skippers of two “15231118 in \'.‘111 , he was in- terested had armed their ('reWL and swore to go to the bottmn rather 1115111 unit to see evidence [Rpm-ts Showing 'l‘hal l'rm k tiun. llzuve‘ liven Math» :0 Eight. Scientific men the world over are agreed that an exceptionally mild winter is apt to be followed bv a summer marked by heavy mortality resulting from zymotic diseases. This summer promises to prove no exception, as the early appearance of cholera in Europe and of yellow fever on this continent indi- cates. Canada is not apt to he visited by cholera, and is almost absolutely safe from yellow fever, but it is none the less necessary that every precaution should be taken to prevent the spread of less fatal but still very dangerous epidemic diseases. rl‘he condition of yards and back places have been the sul» ject of much criticism, and that criticism is very well founded. It would he very well to postpone work in other directions until every district has had a thorough house and yard cleaning, for if this is not done it is more than probable that typhoid and malarial fevers will claim more than their normal share of victims before the season is over. 'lhe political \\ oild at Berlin is full of ominous ieports and seiious apprehensions regarding the dangers threatening the con stitution through the despotic tendencies of the young emperor. His conviction that he has been called to the throne by the “ grace of (led, ” who has elected his family to 111lo over Prussia and 1esto1e the ancient glory of the tierinan empire, is as strong and as firmly rooted 111 the '(leepest recesses of his soul as 1t \1 as in that of hisr gra ndfather V\ il- liam I. All the wisdom 1equired by a. ruler for guiding his subjects to that destiny which the Lord has prepared for them from the beginning of the “()lld is given to a ruler of the house of Hohenzollern by inâ€" heritance, and he, Emperor \l'illiam II., has inherited a measure of that wisdom divinely bestowed full to overflowing. It follows that his subjects are only he "0 to obey his commands. The semirofiieial Cologne Gaze/1a has already advised 11, restriction of the rightof universal suffrage for the reichs- tag, and \Vindthorst, during the debate on the new military law in the eon’unittee, said he was not at all afraid of a dissolution of the reichstag, but of that which would folâ€" low after the dissolution, me 111i11'r to say that the liberties of the people ‘V01‘1<l prob- ably he curtailed by an arbitrary dee1ee of the emperor 'l‘he emperor is determined to :arry his scheme for the inerease of the army through hy any 1n< s, peaceably if he can, hr. at all events he will carry it. One of my prescriptions fm longevity may startle you somewhat. It is this: lhrome Hzr ~14Q7’rr'2‘.q/‘(1. mortal (11's (1v. Let 1:. i a dozen doctors thump you, and knead you, and test you in every possible way, and ren- der their Verdict that you have. an internal complaint ; they don’t know exactly what it. is, hut it will e rtainly kill you by and liy. Then hid farewell to the world and shut yourself up for an invalid. lfyou are threeâ€" some years old when you begin this mode of life you may very probably last twenty years, and there you a1‘e«»u11 oetoge- narian. In the meantime your friends outside have been dropping: oil, one after another, until you find yourself almost alone, nursing your mortal (-ornplaint as if it were your baby, hugging it and kept alive by it if to exist, is to live. \Vho has not seen cases like this, a man or a woman shutting himself or herself up, visited by a doctor or a succession of doctors (I I‘emenr her that once, in my :arlier experience, I was the twenty-seventh phy ‘eian who had been consulted), always taking medicine, until everybody was reminded of that imâ€" patient speech ofa relative of one of these invalid vampires who live on the blood of tiredout attendants, “I do wish she would get welliorsonmfhz'nyf” Persons who are shut up in that way, confined to their cham- bers, sometimes to their beds, have a very small amount of theirliving substance. They are like lamps with half their wicks picked down, and will continue to lmrn when other lamps have used up all their oil. An insur- ance ofiice might make money by taking 110 l‘lSliS except on lives of persons suffering from mortal (lisease.â€"â€"0/iz‘62' Wendell [101m ' go to the bottom seizure, Emperor by the Grace of God A Prescription ('01‘ Longevity. THE SE KL FISHERS. The Sense of Smell (‘lcun Up.