, 1876-11-06
FAMILIAR TALK.


FAMILIAR TALK.
THE K11tnIi1X,
The rhmadfc people who ihhablt the Western
sttppca OF Asia are named hy the ilnaslans Kifghtz
but they call Themselves kAEnk.. k..-thc tanc Tnfcn-
Tastnn terms given by tho 1tAaians 10 tho CosEAck%.
They are Of Turkish origin. and arc akin 10 the
Ckbcks In Khoknnd and Dukhuta. Thcy speak 4
pure Tartan dialect; but The has, by Intermnr.
rIazc, t1ed various foreign e.cnents with la own.
until II has almott lost te original type. In the
last haf Of tho fifteenth century, tie nncicus Of
the Tribe sellsd IN the vicinity nf Lake 1alkaah.
where In the course af Lilo years, Il grew tn mum.
her !, 600. 900 men and 900, 900 warrio's Al the
time OF thelr 1rentcrt prosperity the Kirrhfz occu
pied tho cities anh prnytnccsnf Taekkent and Turk
ittan; hut in liza the City Of Tnrkatau was wrert-
cd from Them by tie Khan or ruler of Janesria.
Tho tribe had, prior to this event. d!riIcd lnto
three rlordcs,-tbe Great Horde mnvinH 10 the
cast, where It now occupies the distr!et Of A1atau:
the Middle Horde migrating To Southern Siberia
and The country north If TAshkent: md tho Le-scr
Horde taking pOssceAIon Of the stcppo between the
Arnl and Caspian Seat and the trial River.
This laat band of The Kirgh1z, bordering upon the
terrltury Of the Glars. have given the RuFsiAnsa
great deal vt trouble With their trade,
plundcring the caravans. and keeping up an unin.
tcrsnpted warfare with their notGhbors al! sides.
In liza tho Khan Of the KtrEhtz made pacific
rnna .n o =, out '
ment, nnd The s.cppe became mora dangerous
ground than ever. For century and halt the
dif,en,tlcs remained unsettled: but. With the en-
tahi.h,nent. in lHah, nf Kuasian nostB md g8rr!.
| Hons Throughout the kir9hiz territory. It became
Eubscryient TO the authority ut The Empire. In
1861 the ttcppu was divided Into twn districts.
": q t,taltk md Of Tnreai; and over each was
placed ttiIa]inn GGvernot. ntinbrt NJ PFe1cCtA
GnNnlntGH br him. hNu Of ti1rrk 1f The fO{ag{E.
eissscd sy ths K'r*hi.: Two years 'ss Of Violent
se peoc the st .ss5s sss hs @
sss Sy hasn the s,ssh wh x,% ws.m they s sa
!!ssds 4 kI!ss'; S.ss ssse%s ssst :ssest, j ~
r. Gnia II ii ana S le acatss IN II
1 @ ass Te q! s inG nec er ao9I
oSS; ana ths i.es.e5 Iofao sSoat so$: cso ssill
r. Tic s c.mut. EH ea bs st. Eses sehuyer
toa % s Of T tie S' Kshs eae as
Az s fs% :S:tSp sS
.nd .hse ~ ac to faes e.as o. o rcn
"re snS rroits IN o,n"nci r. IL II 3o IN -
ana ha,sy mhsy e,, aSe fo1n 1as erafthy fass. tr
cheek, ,bonrs.. They sometimes dwell In nudes-
ErMnH n"ts T. ",n1Gt at. Ha. @ rGses , Ms
ntn fooga, 'a ~, " saG M,Hscs en- en-
sn.a"n 49,, ~ iiht .nnon tra1. .e r,s w. ~
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eas!y saXen atais ama pnt .oGe'aer haa y 50 iSnt
ELI trt s. tya ~ ~, IT. IT, sG'o
m nat 1o un Mnp,c M ca ns %e nnt n y IL sd H. cn ~
M Sno s9o ~ hs Xiii ~ r. ,a % Map o .nstn na
tgo"s M MI ut cn,n~ ~, IN tc rns ~ c incslae
tne irns y aecneatca WIN pieces oi tonoh u sar
@ Ely k.a', ~ nsf ,ne IT, 1s ~ ann n.omna
nante Eums' o.. ratS mansefee.. M
"n ut rxsn XII nyrr nri,res With tn ~ trnnn,nE. ~
hos.cs ana Mnuse.nid. ntsnaiia vhs t1hsffa TURNS
Moss colnaortsnle apoae' oelns cool IN summer
h',9 T,s wnsnl n ~ :" "hter. .1.' u,,,
lug aseas o. tiv mSn eonsiets Of palr o1 'asGc
s' !onse' acatEe. pteScnee anM Cnhshe sntt, WIN