Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-04-23
I" BRUM RIES."

The mustang of the American CONT
nent has its counterpart in ;he "brum.
bic" Of Australia, large herds of which
exist in the interior parts Of Queensland
and New South Wales. These animal.
are SO numerous that they have bee.
destroyed and boiled down for the sa,,,
of their tallow end hides ami in somr
Of the nevly-settled districts they swarin
ip such numbers that the sIlatters ha,.
to protect themselves ard the pasturag,
against their inroa.ls. BIumbic stalking
is a recognized pastime, the destruction.
of the wild horses being as necessary as
the destruction Of fangaroos or rabbits.
The sport of capturing and tanning tn, -,
animals, however. has attracted Il euoi
manv adventurous spirits, who adopt
tactics somewhat similar to those a,lupt,d
by the inhabitants of Mexico and s;uutl,
America. The hardness aud strength,
and size of these brumbies are remark
able, and when trained they are Of con-
siderable value. Their progeny, when
crossed with European horses, possess
excellent qualities. 1t is recorded tha;
in one year no less than 1000 wild
horses have been shot ON single station
in New South Wales.
Mark TwAIN,s ADVICE TO sCRIB-
Here are some words of sarcastic adj
vice from Mark Twain which are often
put into an editors head by matters not
wholly uncOnnected with the contents
OF his letter-bOx: Don't write too
plainly; it is sign of plebeian origin.
Scrawl your article with your eyes shut,
and make every word as illegible as You
can. Avoid all painstaking with proper
names. We know the full name of every
man, or woman, and child in the United
States, and the merest hint at the name
is sufficient. For instance, if you write
d character somewhat like q drunken
figure and then draw wave line, We
know at once that you mean Samuel
Morrison even though you think you
may mean 'Lemuel Messenger.
How we do love to get hold of articles
written in this style! And how We
should like to get hold of the man that
sends them--just ten minutes-alone-
in the woods, with revolver in our hip
pocket I"
A WRITER in Chambers Journal says
"The bread par excellence, according
to the majority OF medical men, il
aerated bread" A patent for the max
ing Of this was taken out about fifteen
years ago, but since then it has not en-
joyed, says the writer, nearly the popu-
larity and consumption that it really de-
serves. Hhas many decided advantages,
. great one being that the dough de-
mands no handling from perspiring and,
too often, unclean bakers. DR.. Corfe,
Of the Middlesex Hospital, insists strong
ly on its value Sin those cases Of dys-
pepsia which so often affect the brain
workers of the great metropolis" It
keeps better, too. than other bread"
We sometimes hear it snoeringly said:
That mans father was q bootblack. or
hat lady's mother was q washerwoman.
The sneers, of course, are directed
against those who are trying to make
'olne figure in the world. Would it not
De well for us all to put on the robes of
humility? The ancestry of the whole
human family were only savages. The
ancestral beginning of every one of us
vas hardly worth Dragging about, and,
Vhat is worse, we greatly fear that our
thousand years from now will
Ne heartily ashamed of us.-Dr. Foote's
Health Monthly.
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the
Government Board of Inspectors de-
Jared the steamship Gulnare unfit for
arctic service, that vessel has sailed
rom Washington for Halifax, under
command Of Capt. Palmer. This is
Lnown as tho Howgate expedition, its
being provided for by Capt.
aowgate. The crew consists of the
nate, and fifteen men, Massachusetts,
vhalers. DR.. Octave Pavy is the sci
ntist, g. w. Rice the photographer,
nd Mr.. Henry Clay. grandson of the
Teat statesman, will be the volunteer
i'd of the expedition. The Gulnare
8 q British-built vessel, but the Attor-
'ey General has given the Captain per-
mission to fly the American dag.
AsPARAaus.-Iti is much better to roll
p the punches in muslin than to de-
end upon string. Boil in salted
'ater until very tender. Toast some
ices Of thin bread, dip into the water
, which the asparagus was boiled, but ,
er plentifully. Take up the asparagus 4
nd place upon the toast. Two or three 6
able-spoonfuls Of melted butter may be
1rned over it and little vinegar added,
liked.
SoME people act as if they thought :
hat as long as the poor have food for r
they are in no danger Of stary. a