, 1875-07-06
4 "Reminiscences 0E Dlltsl1ss Pcrc.

| Paris correspondent Of tic Now York J'0s
writes: TLo death of 1lnle. Cornt1 God14ugttol
OF Queen 1insteuHc, Rul ono u tie rtnlas kabie
porBuuaEca Of tho Hccoll Empire, hss rallad uus
hoat pf rntiouh nnectuteH rpi1earnnl hor n1nBu.
lar character. bho was = wonIan oi lish chur-
| actor aad relluomeut, aud, although tho Emper-
or Napoleon Third doubtless fuit bnuud to do
Handsomely y by ller. plo would uccept no favor
al Its hands, aud occupied herself With workh Of
henctcepce mud with endcayof1ng to !iberall%o
flcncA institutions. Her funeral Was attended
by vast throHH OF literary iutn, artists, Aud
eaYaus, lnauY of whom Blie Ind warm!y defendad,
6ho lal ilHslonalo admiration for tho genius Vi
Alexander Dumas tho elder, aud DID n1l abo
could tu ad lilu. Thu fR!iluuB ahtloE uuro cn1le
70 i4er auu sad that Lu cuusd l'ut gt llDm tho
Imperial 14ihrarrcertau singular books that lle
lieet!eI 10 aid llul III constructing une Of Lis
ron!auccs
said Mime. Corfu.
- up you think !sc would give uAcu!"
"Of cuussu lu Gul,!d. Write i .od-natural
oI-bai,d irtter to ll. aud tiro it to lnt, VIII
put II before Inn to-,orrow morning wlsn hls
barber co,Ilss to SEQ hlm. That's lie best tine.
Promise You that you blAli have your books"
30 Dumas. with llis SUPERIOR iMpudonco.
wroto o sulicLins 1oto u Napoleon Third.
beginning 'aty dear eons1s1o." aud he TO-
eeiyeA tbs aeHireu yoluulea next day. Uut
nmo. Corau. although n!auys he;riug friends,
nuSor demanded for herself. Bha !Al suutl con-
tofuptr nlso, for the crowd OF creRtHrea which
burl0unuel tho lnFntial chai! and cried tor pAIl.
that sle elton lied from tho rupital aud remained
away Tor months toEet1er. hllo Naa tho vito uf
Corul1 tho eu,iucnt usttst, WIN died humber Of
ycats ago.
ThH rIoM1uituex Of Arctic i.tatatfs
In n work reocutly published In London, "1llo
Land of Tie North Wind; or Trasols Among the
laplandefs aid tho bamo. eoa," tic author,
Edward ltoe, gives the following account of tho
ATctin mosquitoes. which aluloAt lnakes lis
contuht with our uwn: ''l'lao ono bitter drop
~ our eup Of toY. waa tho monssrons but
tnseparablo clirse Ut Arctic HNls1lar hfe-t!lo
mosquito. lie abountled. ourisfctl, luxuriAtetlt
SURPASSED himself, out-ts.ublRsosd himself.
OIL tho hulnl Niyer. Nu wcru ut lila mercy; our
wells, .annslstA, Aandkolcl1iofs, HAPPIER alt wero
= vatli1y anl yaaatiuli. 10 Kill WIN wAntou. for
10 dessruy sufficient was snlossihlo. VIC had
forceeo,l Ajl tliis, aud eysn Thought OF taking,
among other things. 9 WooaVocaer from homo to
protect our face whl!e wo slort; but ono wood.
pcckcr would have bceu solemn 1aocacry; wo
should have wanted fresh woodrecker egesy
tlyo mlsnitca. suppose tIssao Hcro tho historical
tea sent 10 punish tho disubcdi~
cut obstinate Egsptans; they came
g.!syous pIagues-tho corruption Of tho waters,
the multitude u frogs aud tho Hwalms Of lsce--
had entirely failed. We sase becoming, conno.s-
soirs in nlos'lultnes wo watc tiso!n trs.ycsa our
wills like figures OH alos i'll lIagtp lai,spEE.
There ID tho yoitow-sttape4 vampire inca.luito
with triple fang 10 his rroboecia; tllerois tho
brown, hunclltacked Or camel tnosquitr, with.
legs OF Eoseanser, who appeasu to 0nr Ttr.lictlyo
ayes 10 bs fruul Two to tBree incLcs iu lougti !;
finally, there IL tho Bcorp!un mosquito, ysry
searching and bpsincss-like. No dislike hun
greatly, for Ao waAtes no time. Wo know now
that leather ID q hollow ,dolusloI, and ssmor-
plated gauutlets afn alone Of avail"