The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
SOME WILD HORSES
TWO STATIONS FIGHT A DUEL. AND
SOME HERDS HAVE PITCH BATTLES

Wllllam Jameson Reid, who spent sew
eral years in exploring China and
Thlbet gives the following account of
the wi horses of Thibet in his book
Through UNEMPLOYED Asia" which is
to be issued shortly:
Will horses, called by the Sifanese
Dzerlikadu, are very numerous in the
country to the eastward of Sukulat at
the pase OF the mountain ranges. They
are generally in large herds, very shy.
and when frightened continue their
night for days. They are never hunt
ed, owing to the difficulties of the
chase, but are captured by strong noos-
es attached to sunken stakes, distribu-
ted in the districts which they are
known to frequent, in this manner in
surlng their capture without injury.
These horses usually roam over the
country in groups of fifty to a hundred.
Each lot of mares is led by a stallion,
the size of whose family depends on
his age, strength and courage, his in
dividual qualities keeping his herd to-
gether. over this he maintains the
most strict watchfulness. for If he de-
series intruders from other herds in
his ranks he rushes to the encounter
and tries in every way by biting and
kicking to drive them off. During the
breeding season the males are excep-
tionally aggressive, and encounters
among themselves, and even attacks
on human beings, are of frequent &C.
currence,
We rode for some hours, until we had
reached a spot whence we could over
look the plain where we were inform
ed the astonishing wonders of which
we had been told might be performed.
Suddenly upon the night air resounded
q bloodcurdling neigh, as clear as
bugle call; end Immediately the herd
stepped feeding, and stood with heads
erect, as a mighty army at the call of
its leader Another prolonged neigh,
pitched in a somewhat higher key. and
like whirlwird, the whole herd bolt
ed up the valley, as orderly and regu-
larly as the finest disciplined army
with The three or four who seemed to
be the leaders symmetrically arranged
ahead of the main body, and thanking
and rear attachments posted with stu
deus eXactness.
"On reaching the head of the plain
once more they came to a halt and
had been so drawn in following the ac-
ton of this herd that we had not no.
ticed that another fully as large had
come from far down the valley and had
installed themselves On the feeding
grounds just vacated. The scene in
front was now all-engaging; cold and
fati' ue were alike forgotten in the en-
thralling interest of the moment. For
half an hour both herds cropped the
short grass in silence, when a shrill
neigh from the group nearest to us
attracted our attention in their direc-
ton. They had all stopped feeding.
and stood restless and fearful as if
detecting the approach of some terrible
enemy. Suddenly from out the com
pactly gathered mass sprang a gigantic
stallion, who. after paving the earth
and meanwhile nelghing fiercely, pro-
ceeded at a gallop a full half mile up
the valley. stopping every few hundred
feet to repeat his bellicose neighing
Following his movements we now saw
that another animal was galloping
down in similar manner from the
other herd, doubtless to accept the
challenge. The newcomer was a mag
nificent snow-white, and, with the clear
light Of The moon shining upon him. he
presented a gigantic appearance when
contrasted with his smaller antagonist
When within a quarter of mile Of
each other the two beasts came to an
other halt and stood facing their re-
spective herds, paving the ground and
neighing fiercely, bending their shape.
ly necks much in the manner of two
h1t III nu bl
preliminary flourish previous to deadly
action.
"This overture lasted for fully fiji
teen minutes, when with startling sud-
denness both animals leaped around
and rushed at each other with the We
lucity of well-aimed proiectiles. Near
er and nearer they came in their mad
onward career, and we were waiting
the moment when the two grand beasts
must come together with tremendous
force. But, no. for when within
twenty feet Of each other they came
back on their launches, and eyed each
other cautiously for a moment, as II
awaiting the necessary opening. And
then, with one last defiant neigh al
each other they leaped to the encoun-
ter.
ITO describe the events of the next
ten minutes would require pages OF
hyperbole to give in any measure a
faint idea Of the supreme grandeur
and weirdness of this herculean strug-
gle between two giants. They rushed
at each other time and time again
like immense catapults; they Tough
with tooth and hoof The two beasts
hn rim n ai
locked together like two wrestlers
their teeth tearing each other and theil
great hoofs relentlessly kicking in al
directions with the force of pile-driv'
ers. Both animals were firing per-
ceptibly, when In an instant all was
over. A sharp rally and then the ghost.
ly form of the big white .'tallion rose
alone, and ON the ground lay the pros
trate body of his antagonist. The vic
tor contented himself with giving Ut
terance to short, exultant neighs, and
ever and anon kicking the body Of hi;
defeated foe"
How to Develop the Voice.
II have often thought" pursued Hos
kins, "of recommending Signor Santi-
nj to take his girls out on excursions
on a locomotive and have 'em exercise
their voices while the whistle was blow
ing It's my belief that it would do
more to develop their voices than all
the exercises that he makes them sing
at the piano. He makes match be-
tween a girl and a piano, and requires
the girl to come out ahead of the piano
Now If he'd match his girls against a
steam whistle and the rafting of To-
connective at high speed, he'd find that