, 1877-02-24
KIRGUtZ HORSES.

The horses which arc native TO the Ktsghls
teppes nrr tho hardest breed in the Hor1l
they arc small IN size, usually ugly 10 stape,
md their gallop Is not very swift; but thct
9ovcrs Of endurance. In the way Of both priv4
lion and travel. are remarkable. They arc nevei
,ouscd In winter, severe - Is that season II
Central Asia. nor are they btanketcd during Tho
oldest days or nights. Their cont Of hair thick
and long a. a shaggy Eewfoundlaud's, Il thet,
only protection against the rigors Of wind and
snow, even when slo mercury drops TO ~ deg.
below zero. Nor Is there generally any pro
vision made for thcir susicnanca during thu
months when the ground fs covered with snow.
Turned loose on the stcppc when The days toll
Is over, they arc left 10 make shift for them
selves, which they do by kicking away the snow
and feeling On :ho witllescd grass and herbs,
Occasionally" says Capt. Durnaby, "the poos
beasts perish by Thousands, and Tartar, whs
"a a rich man one week, may ind himself bcaRs.
tue ntxl. This comes from tho frequent snow
tvends to from 40 10 20 degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit; but more often from some slight
thhw taking place for perhaps few hours.
This Is sufficient to ruin wholc districts, for the
coating Of ice mud the horses simply die Of starry
atlon.o
Invaluable as tho little animals are to their
n,nstcrs the latter do not even take the tronbie
assuage their thirst by eating snow. "TowArd
the end Of the winter months,n quoting again
from Capt. Duf1,aby, "tho ribs OF tho poor bcastf
sSs %s as 1e sss oAsi sn
rrpluccs II in tho carly spring comes up, the
animal. gain flesh and strength, and are capable.
u performing marches which many people IN
drcd-miic DIG not being ata1i an uncommon o.
currauee In Tartary. It il aaid that Krghis
chief once .gafloped with Gossack
ssso5 Sn two hotse H. nile IN IL
aconaiuerabc distance over mountainous and
rocky district. The animals, however. soon re-
covered from the effects OF tho journey, al.
though they were little lame for tho first few
Neither IN winter nor summer arc tho Kir1hix
horses Aho9, except when they travel over rocky
ground: Tho hoof Is strong enough to need no
rarity. Capt. Durna1y gives M account Of two
remarkably rapid 1naEches which the Russian
cavalry were enabled to make By tho use OF
IN My, 1870, when Count Borkh ied an eIpedi-
tion against SONIC Kirgh!z auls (vnlages) across
the ust urt PLATEAU, which Is bounded on all
.dss by ssaIped et that H. tn .ome places a, at.
tracks down tta steep incllnc arc blocked by
enormous rocks anil loose stones. The party
comprIscd 160 Cossacks and sixty mounted rifle
nsen. The difficulties ol tho rDad along the
passes OF the mountain were 10 great that men
and horses were continually couing down; jet
r. ttsxx; ls,t was made until sixty miles had been
Thcn bcean ride over a long, sterile, sandy
stcppc. which was destitute Of forage, aud fur.
nistIcd water only At raTc intcrves, Ia wells $50
feet deep: Tho force again marched sixty miles
Without halttng, when tho absolute dcaEth Of
provisions compelled them to retrace ther
steps. The troops reached headquarters on tho
sixth day, aftcr. march Of 2tB miles over an
nrid country. The llcat durtng tho time vas
717 Enf5 ENhr In fhn 6pVtfnR fh{1n TIM nt0hta
were cold. Yet there wero no sick In tho party,
md only twelve horses suffered from sore bucks.
and this Oh account Of thclr being improperly
At another time, Count Dorkh led ayine
column vi seventy Cossacks By secluded paths,
IN order 70 surprise body Of kirEhlz. fIc re-
turned to the camp whence he atartSd at the end
loss OF only two lame horses. On tho outward
trip, the troop accomplished 139 mile, ln TWO
! days.
RUSSIAN LITERATURE.
In review Of tho progress OF literature ID
Russia IN 1870, prepared for th: Alhenaan by
| 3ir. E. Schuyler, It ts remarked that the new
publications Of noteworthy excellence harc been
few. The most important production OF the
year, the work Of Prince Vnsiltchikoff on
"Land-renurc and Agricultural" has not yet
been approved by tho censorship, and Is thcrr-
| fore held back from the press. Count Leo TOT
stoiA great novel, "Anna hcrcn!na," IS YET un-
finished. Tho popular novelist, Tourguenlsf,
has written only short story, "Ihe Watch"
anil brief poem: hut hc has a new and elabor-
ate romance. "Nov,' in process OF publication.
anpcared.-among which Is ono BY Miss sn,Ir-
nof, writer Ut growing power. who bids fair 70
win the i'tst place Hsaong tue women authors %
hes country. ..,,,,
II the domain OF poetry thc most notnnle
publication Is TINT conIers'ns complete coisce.
t!on VI tue poems anu ~ aramAs at tne late
Lolht Ate3is lnsto. ~ .aoot k.uuasi M W.e.s,..
| WORKS OF nst0flca! lnlcrcst nse: ane rttucA
| III Moscow ~ lSl- uy u. u. n. fopo1; inc
Memoirs OF Alctlnel Garnopdkyt the business
| manager of TEfnct Patcnilttn; tho Memoirs OF
| baron Rusen: HTkG Kecollcc{ioys OF Madame
| Tnssnt - Il Wesearrhcs into thu Or1pIn Of Rus
- Il ~, sir iinvniskv: thn ssrth volume of
e., ,n,,:,rcs;s :. IIu.scr fIistn,v r. ~. iuns ~
| tnrv ~ Rt,sefnn I jfe y hv Mr. Ialtcjin MIN.
~. ~ ntrit%,tinnx hayo hcrn mails IN thc ill.,
crntm,r ~ nnlitics' of tnyci. md nj s.iencr
TiI,i, nrn c,t crtnjninH md vnlsahc. TIN work IL
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