New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-19

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crmne, martcn, beaver. otter, and others are well
| known az the ornaments of luxury. The brown and
white bear the lynx, wolf. and fox the eland three
species of wild goat the red and fallow deer the
wildcat and jackal present ample spoils to the ell
tcrprise of the sportsman. He may even show his
prowess in Siberia and the Caucasus by encounter
| ing tho Mongolian tiger, and In the Icberkess
country will occasionally meet with tho panther.
There is perhaps no country in the world where the
sportsman may pass his time 80 agrecably az at
VIadkaykas The author describes some singular
varieties of the OK family in Russia.
Among tho kinds OF bovnes the most reinarkabie Is
the SlratOH OK, splendid, gigantic animal OF Deauuu
form ana color There i, smaller KIND III use among
the O5setes the Terek, which enoed nv admlrailoh
by it's great STRENGTH activity, and endurance OF sen
der decrke build, IL has stride so long aui oSH nt.
| IL is next impossible for the powman 10 rolOW ~
without running and the driver simply NJ yer attempts
waking by the side OF the auui but taxes MS soa at
One on the yoke between tho heads OF tue beasts
Government tried o increase the SIZE anu wPlgh VI
this noble animal by crossing 1t with the great oardio
breed, but the experiment. has generally nlscar,eu
through quality OF the water, Which, Delng moS'B
| supplied by the mountain torrents, and therefore
loaded with ne sand. becomes iaal III ia u'c 10 .c
last named while the pare OsSet breed dflh' IL WIN
XII tie Russian bovincs are on the whole. excellent
working toltl, who tcir beer - Of superior HtEO.
| The cows however, do not yield either much or nhc
milk Gifted by nature with great strength hhrd aud
sound hUO's aud raOrunIry power o. ehdutlhcr'
they able 10 perform Journeys 0 Surprising sn
Tlcr food while GRO ,,ue the endless seppr, btNhe
m".t wr"tched mIicrils; ami sometimes 1t happens
that they have to 10 Tor several days without crop Oh
wafer Some tins wcihcr brdSC OF course, Will sue
cnnb ana become The OF the yuuro. Tnoir bleach
me- hone. remain 10 remind the pIss.i-3y Of the cruelty
OF nan and the pLticlt elty Of tao gente animal
drudgc. These oxen are mostly 81 Hght iaWH cOir'
with b ack nuzzlc, eyes aud tips. Their beau
TRULY gcnlo aud SOFT, aud Is really di!1cu 10 meet
In Trans Clnt asia the buTflo f. extensively employed
It's strength considerably exceeds mat OF inc common
OK, its waywgrl HABITS rcnr il use rather rNsoe
IN inner aud carrier caravan Oh b.liues 10. i'll
al
hcy ~n. INTO river OK swami dragging their freight
behind them. Tury moreover rather delicate, re-
quirc careful iceGug am w"c:n- ana tne.F sAh must
freuuently b. rubbed vita oh 10 prcyent 1t getting
cracktd Their feet also more ton1cr thih
those Of the OK anI requro S"eIng H. II t'net IA
tween f1lr stout posts their POSITIONS tNcn Without
urtner ceremony reversed. L. ing Oh tucir backs wth
,o,cis roieas 90 the blacsnith's hammer and longs
Tno MIX builo is Iicn ana iile IN hAyor D gee
yield is small I"ey arc destructive To orcAlFiI unu
young ptatoas ount OF heIr rubbing ana leau,
IN. asns, SAGA II &C, AZ. hIoOIS &c oH"e D@'- '''
shoots. .
| The Russian horse is an animal of remarkable
oualitios. which are set 70. tn III manner to make
| MS wish for his better acquaintance. Fast driving
holds a preGmiLent place among the sports OF tho
| Eussian gentleman. No expense nor trouble Is
deemed 100 great to crafty his fancy In that re-
! spect. good pair OF fast trotterS OF ldVoIite
! breed sometimes brings much as ElOJO, a pilce
| which is looked upon a. stupendJu5 by the author.
who has evidently never heard of the costly stud
III our turf-conpeliing townsman MIR. IL. Bonner
! These horses arc hnc-oo6ing animals, but are only
| H. for town use. They always driven without
bincrs for il is the faith OF every Russian coach
man. that if you give horse a chance to look round
ard examine every object before him he Will not
ehy. The post horscs are unmatched in the wollI
for swiftress and endurance. Another Kind OF horse
and devoted to peculiar service is thus descriOed
The Tchcrbess the Great and Lille Kabarih breed
enGid race horses Brought u9 III the wilt s'eppe
amid dangers and nightly alarms, it, approhcnsve a-
rary becomes early developed Ia hiEh degree. t ~
| a II no animal, with strong spne powerful croop ana
thigh, aud width OF shoulder aud chest the knee
caps are broad the MOOT as If formed OF iton bead ana
neck tOlcrIoly light; everything seems combined 10
render them trusty lndefGlGdpe 9erNant' 10 man. Inc
ichetchcnts, the most eIocous and illei DfSands
brrs) used 70 buy ,heir horses IN the kaarfal Iey
pick out most promising oue-ycarud'. take them
home. where tIy ale, 80 10 cay .tce'Su INTO ne G1sn
OF the faiDl5. lIcl receive thti Ioou "hcn wv a'eI
sits down 10 meal and they often sleep III the same
rom Tne young children Will play with tlem talk 10
| them. and crawl all dp long over ana ABOUT them
wonder If the horse becomes almost as wise as lts
! master! The young boys viii sometimes mount BIN
and rllop pralrcs, bat no adult thinks OF be-
strding before ne as hnsncd MS SKIN yr"' Ills
aud feed arc tec bis wind iuyincUle. He knows his
n 80, J,irr ana Ioo,-u1y he has even some notion
OF ms character. His have from his btth been
finely tuned to tho sound OF danger or mysterious enter
PRISE. u when Its hrg ui master Is on an expo
| dItion risk aud uuldw iu Odrne. whispered word
s .nds HIM into the nigh si"ppe-wccd or bushes
situated near the road az pios where ,hc latter j. i-
cult where dItch is at hand to receive
carriage and It's human freight Ia breat!less silence
| both wait for what turn up. Ine OF the
lcuetc -utsiau Black Less shy move To every watt Of
the hight wId and before the min hear the ST. gntesC
sound By the dcEeanor of h sliced that business
vii soon ne al hand lark FAINT sound Of the postal
be-. Fastened the po OF the vehlc) strHes his ear
he tc,ls for h gun, ms pistol ms razor-edSed sword
tnr barge dagger ount La aud breatne,sy awaits me
anrroach travellers. Not single thodght OcstOw-
| INK the proDIhI; nuho or qiLny o. nc roe, lie
stands over ls horse which slowly gathers his fceE dp
beneath hn AT as' INC o c r ,ot "fEm nlI ar
riXef. Inc carriage Is lusI " e rgut Ul,ihCc rom
tuc ditch o. other accidental difficulty or the rOid-a
SOFT touc IT, aud and man are Up WIN the rOund
OF tiger me hore p'uuceS upon tlt leuut' a., ,rAis
Them with hOOi and tUJtn. stimuli acou,B the rider mas
fired AZ the driver mad with terror the pOst-hor-eS
have 'umped of the road, prec plating the GARAGE IN
the hole and before ia inmates have time 10 Feel for
'ro,orf, ami MAJ thank God If they broken
u, .g and nmb in theIr fab Before they recover from
his saop home. lie has hard rae before INN ana ne
ms wei a. nj cunning quadIdlci knows IL iuI welI
for tomorrow there VIII De an iuq iry about where Ma
! ham.d or Arr, aa Bey or Melissa, were mat hIsht.
! sian Grade Nltchalnk's question: "Wucre should
have been hnt herc Inc robbery was committed near
nav lion ,,ny sanltz 100 yersts go milcs mere.
ana what at o'clock you why, waN mere at 49,
IA can pr,ve, and coult not RIDE That distance III
three hours" The officer up to lch'chcht ttK', anu
nvthnr hut satisfied to The steed 10 discover
from her appearance the eli cts "t 80 severe rue nut
The nag is quietly eating his corn. ana looking as con-
rnted aud playful IA he knew that his masters safety
| depended on his brave bearing
The chapter devoted to Russian literature is brief
and unsatisfactory, giving very inadequate idea OK
the activity and prOductlycness OF the Russian IN
tclloct since the time of Pnshkln and Lermontov.
The meaeer hints, however, are suggestive ana may
serve to stimulate the reader to further Researches
on tho subject.
vr,cu1y9 AMERICAN MICH aSIGAL DICTIONARY By Ed
h- WARD II. ksIGnr vol. 40 j. L. Fora Co.
The history of the mechanic arts from tho
earliest period OF civilization to the present lne Win
mi and exact descriptions OF the most important
machines Inventions and processes is presented in this
commemorative manual. 1t treats OF the various
branches OF civil and military engineerins the progress