The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-07-06
Beautiful Enplish Frost.

The beauty of frost Is greater per
haps in England than in any other
country because it is apt to be 50 tran
sient and because it is often not ac-
companied by SNOW. Frost does not
work much change upon ii snow COW
cred world. 1t may leave its delicate
patterns on the window paneS and
decorate the ice with crystals, but
elsewhere we have To look closely for
the marks Of its silent ministry Il
transforms the whole earth only
where there Is a great variety Of color
and surface for il To work upon, where
1t can edge every leaf and blade of
grass with fringe Of white and
where it casts silvcry bloom upon
the distant green uplandS-LOudon
Times.
Speed OF the Teal.
Give a bluewing teal a forty mile
breeze behind him. having the little
rascal dropping down with it, and he
comes on SO fast as to be simply I'M
hittable. Some writer's have claimed a
speed for him of 100 miles an hour, or
go feet second. The canvasback,
redhead and bIuebil have a way Of
driving before a gale, too. that will
be found fast enough in all conscience e.
Much Of the fascination of wing shoot
ing comes from the fact that shots will
always be afforded quite beyond skill
of mortal man. - Charles Askins in
Outing
Herbert Spencer at The Derby.
Sir Francis Gallon met Carlyle twice.
On the first occasion, he says, Carlyle
surprised him by his unexpectedly
courteous, even polished manner, hut
he became more like his ordinary SELF
later on. On the second occasion he
seemed 10 me the greatest bore that
country house could tolerate" But
Carlyle amused him by Cravely hop
ping up and down in order to keep
warm.
Cation WAS the only man who ever
got Herbert Spencer to the Derby
Spencer said that the crowd of men on
the grass looked like flies on plate
and that the Derby was just like what
he expected it TO be.-Pall Mall Ga
zette.
Lies Little Tragedies.
A youth dashed into the florists
shop.
There was something wrong about
those red roses you sent the lady on
Lincoln avenue" he declared.
I'm sure they were sent" replied
the florist 81 remember the order.
You said you wanted the very cheap
est ones, dozen and a quarter Here.
joe"
The new boy came forward.
"YOu remember those roses you took
TO Lincoln avenue Sure you got the
address right?"
Eyes, sir. took it of the bill for
'em, SIR"
Bring the bill here"
81 can't sir I put It in the box with
the roses!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Punished For Not Voting.
According to the universal suffrage
law Of Australia, all those on the reg
lister must record their votes, and ar
the last general election In that coun-
try 10000 electors were fined sums
from 81 downward because they neg
lected to go to the poll.
Spain is another country that looks
on voting as national duty, at least
In the municipal election, Should a
citizen omit TO cast his ballot his
name is published as a defaulter, his
taxes are increased by per cent,
while If he be In the public service his
salary is reduced by l per cent
Should he commit the fault a second
time he is debarred forever from hold
Ing an elective position or an appoint.
ment under government.
Drying an Umbrella.
An umbrella should never be opened
In order to dry it. as the ribs get
sprung, and 1t will never roll up neat
ly and tightly after once dried In this
manner. Doing this will also spoil the
cover by stralning the weave unnat-
urally. The correct way to dry an um-
brella Is to stand it on the handle that
the water may run off the points in
stead of gathering at the ferrule and
thus rotting the material.