The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-09

MUSIC IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

MUSIC IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
There In only one band In each d.
vision, and II affords music at inter
walls, but the spirits Of the men are
cheefed on the WAY BY their own songs,
In whiehthey give vent to their enthu-
siesm with q rood will, and melodiops
expression which II quite enltvening,
Afthe head Of each battalion are thr6e
drummers, and In the van are gener-
ally : score or more of good singers.
First one strikes up q solo, whose not
unpleasant air Is listened to in silence,
and then the company In unison and
harmony take up thes chorus, the
drummers Joining In. while the re-
frain swells along the whole line In q
manner,which Is emphatically warlike
and grand. Sometimes where the
musical element Is strong and Il solo
singers rare, soldier with ella ionet
plays the solo, then. all the Others,
with the drums, take rrp the achorus.
The songs are often very spirit.sur-
ing, and ftbe hsartiness with which
they are rendered tells how deeply
the feelings of the men have been
stirred. and the spirit In which they
are, marching to meet the enemy
This singing Is maintained, through
the march, and the effect IL al pleasing
as IL Is inspiring. biaaas .bss1s1 s.b
r THE TOWN OF NICoPoLIs. .A
Nicopolis, which the Russians have
captured, IL u town OF twenty Thousand
Inhabitants, founded by Trajan, ~
miles northwest OflSistOva and 62 from
Rustchdks Near this place was fought
the celebrated battle of Nicop0lis. Sep
tember %, 1896, when Bayazid Ilderim
defeated the Christian army under
Sigismund, King of Hungary. Like
Sist0va, NicOpOlis Is situated on twp
steep hills, and possesses an ancient
castle. 1t has beside . few mosques,
better than, the ordinary run OF such
buildings in provincial towns, and
some small trade of its own. The for.
tifications Consist OF irregular lines,
with revetments and earthern para
pets, surrounded by q deep ditch, flank
ed by flat bastions. On the opposite
Roumanian bank ia 'Gieli, where the
Aluta flows into the Danube. go w
TURKISH RECRUITS, AND HOW THEY
ere g4r7 = g ACT. re- .gnDtf gys.
A corr espondent writes: Troops so
newly recruited soldiers are every day
passing through COnstantinOpie on
thCiA way w khC pS0O VI WoAs ny
are but little removed above savages
They are 'truculent, insolent. and utter
ly destitute of anything like Difference
to other peoples Feelings. They walk
three or four abreast in the streets, Civ
ing no room, and knocking people
right and left While walking with Q
friend in the Grand IRue de Pera, Q
group Of them broke In between us
and hurled us almost across the street
There was no use of demonstrating. FOL
there would soon have collected q
crowd of MussulmansA and women ,anC
children, with q pack Of yelping ours
and we should have been put In the
wrong as Giaours. Recently a Turk
fish soldier went into the bazaar al
Damascus to buy q sword. To try the
temper of one, lie looked around fol
some object. Just ut that moment 9
Jew happened to pass. In the twinklt
of an eye with a sweeping blow he
cut Off the head of the Jew as clean a
though 1t had been done by the axe o.
the executioner. Turning to the mer-
chant he coollyI pronounced 1t Of
good steel, paid the price and Went
his way. The Jews in body de
manded his arrest and punishment
The Governor took no other notice Of
their outcries than to order him to Join
his regiment. mention these Incl.
dents to give you an idea of the kind
Of life we live here now Ntta