New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-17
GENERAL NOTES.

The French Anti-TObaccO Association has
Illustrated the evil effects OF smoking in striking man
rer pair of twins growing quite satisfactorily
and were about four years old, when one OF them WAS
taken ~ with some trifnG ailmeut friend OF the
twins unfortunately placed in the infants hands a.
playthuga lighted pipe. The child Immediately pulled
away at the pipe, and appeared to enjoy II thoroughly
The amusement soon became habit then necessity,
until tie child continually worrying neighb0rs and
even strangers in the streets give him tobacco The
effect ucesstut smoking on ms constitution WIS as
ss'r0us While ms brother rdPuy Sno up Imo n; ~
no d. the premature smoker remained stationary IN his
Development He is at the present moment IN reality
young man. but IN appearance puny INFANT as stuhted
IN nie igence as he is in stature.
Near Bourg ST. Maurice in Savoy there is
mountain called the Bee Rouge" 1t is connected with
she out lying spurs Of the Little ST. Bernard, and Is
1900 feet above the level but only about half that
height above tile adjacent valley, which is called the
Masure or the Mroir from the name of two little
villages in IT, This mountain is tumbng to pieces. For
several weeks the blocks OF solid of which 1t is
built up have been crumblns away and the whole side
OF the mountain appears be pouring itself down into
The plain. The scene is described by member Of the
French Alpine Club as magnificent The bonders which
dah themselves are often OF lmnru use Size ana the3
lean down a step slope at an extremely RAPID pace,
crushing literally TO match wood tie trees and saphngs
which they encounter. The noise made by The descend
hg masses resembles distant peas OF thunder.
correspondent of The London Times de-
scrnes terrible hail-storn which swept Tiis on
June Is The first indication OF bad weather was the
approach Of a thunderstorm, which followed by a
doep gloom, as black mass OF cloud was secn approach
inc he town from the southwest grateful puff OF AR
became IN the OF few seconds VIC ont squal
ana soon the air full of hailstOnes two inches in d.
smeer AMI Weighing ounce. The hailstones fell in
thousan being driven by the wind with the velocity OF
asowbll thrown 10y an aDle-bOdied school-50y. They
composed OF hard ice in concentrc layers aterna
ing with white aud less transparent ice, ana crystal
Nre If al
posed to tue southwest suffered the ST, the windows
T.filed IA She music Of the nail and one crash ater an
other announced their fdtcs il succession IL one cas-"
clean hoe was made IN pane oil giasS as u ~ ma oeen
ten minutes, and then rain began 10 fall III torrents
Comic journalism of the highest order has
slaaye been dismal failure in America, not because the
liieI-lress dull but rather because the draughts
men devoid Of talent in art and tact in politics
Nr Ieuue whose cartoons appear in Punch, is regarded
by English critics the most powerful drauShtsman III
the wo-i and is especially happy in depicting Lord
Beac nsned The cartoon entitled The Russian Night
has irrtlted the Tories. may plainly be seen
from these remarks of Mayfair at cannot escape the
oonn0ne,t observer that there has always been hatred
an contempt for Mr. Dsrael in every line OF every face
Of bis that Mr. Tenniel drew whereas, MI Glad-
stone is always put before the public with admirable at
indeed with personal affection Instead of dislike. Well
human nature being what IL IS, and Mr. Tenulel being
The very wonderful artist We must all allow him
TO be, suppose must accept his partahties and
mparuaitcs with respectful gratitude. II is
worthy "A statesman Lord Sallsbury's position to
cal names, aud IL unwOrt OF Mr. 1enuleFs position
put those into cartoon which is not only in
teney sded but positively below tine standard Of
historical education OF man like Mr.. Tennle, ac-
9uaintcd with fact and history"
The daughter of country practi' Toner, IN a.
h.e llage IN Scotland awoke one morning TO find ner
self great hcress Her uncle had died, leaving
tate and fully ~ 100000 her Miss Macpherson Grant
was bright clever handsome and about 2l years OF age
She possession OF her property and lived in great
style keeping large stud Of horses end driving tandem
herself all over the country. sumo fifteen years ago a
young ady paid her visit 1t ended IN this lady
Miss Temple leaving father and mother, and living with
Mss Grant for better or for worse, until death
thould them part; in fact, they formed such a
frendship that they entered INTO engagement
that neither should marry and that they should
pass their lives together. Miss Grant then and
there refused very good offer of marriage, and rejected
oil other smtOrs. The conditions that Miss Grant
70 leave her estates and everything to Miss Temple,
hMss Temple, on her part, never left her and never
married. A Will was made by Miss Grant, under which
per property pass the Temples Two years ago
Miss Tempe married. aud last Christmas Miss Grant
uled The will revoked she never fOrgaVc the de-
lection sue made another Will. aud the estate goes
70 an obscure country doctor ia ADerdceDsnIe, VINO
hardly knew be related Miss Grant, and never
saw bef Other relations poor trades eopc, come IN Tor
asudfr over this question OF succession there VIII be
ffDlg hen IN the ldwcOurts between the Temples and
we LfHsit-aW Ihe LOHdOH World nnds TINS interest
ING story ~ It's Scotch exchanges.