The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-28

10 take the offer up. THIS gathering OF
horses III q particular shipping point
Is another item OF expense that
mounts up. Whenever possible the
horses are bought Near 10 the point
nseds6.
The horse census Indicates that be
tween the years 1900 and 1913 tne
horse population Increased 81 the rats
OF about 8 per cent yearly. There
were 12-53T, a24 horses n the United
StRtes IN 1900, SO thai the torai NUN
Der To 1918 shows an increase Of Z
02s,4TS animals. During the civil war
there WIS q Systematic breeding OF
animals IN certain sections to meet
the demand. The horse casualty IN
battle WAS no Small percentage.
And the army Rritumetician sharp
a his pencil 10 keep tally Of the
aime-honored friend of the service,
tbs mule. He lis needed for ambr-
lance and army supply service in good
numbers. There Is q western breed
that Erows as tall as the average
horse, AND IN many instances taller.
~ S -AA - 500 AAA~N AA2AANSS Liz
driver of q uuartsrmastsrts wagon
think he has q team Of sprinters On
the Speedway. The mule population lis
4,386,0e8 and its va1ne sd ,0D0, Or
Ereutsr Per head tnan tine horse.
The cavalry recruit is compelled 10
get acquainted with his horse On SHIRT
notice. Al the recruiting station IN
A Nh i'm ~ arrppfn1 l- d,,-s-.- Ihn IEprn-
ish=American wRT, the routtus OF
breaking il the coming IcnVelrvman
was al but Mountaineering. Ths same
procedure in the main prevails now
at recruiting points.
The recruit was made to under
stand AT once thzt he WAS To be the
twin OF his horse. No allowances
were made thEt ne might not be
naturally ag good a ri6ar as his COM
rades. He was told off to a horse
and then began his misery.
Bareback ne WIS drilled. No saddle
WIS permitted, and no gtirrups nf any
kind until he had shown confidence IN
his q sufficient to hold him there.
There WIS grea1 need Of arrica and
cold cream for several weeks. At the
end of that TING the recruit cavalry
man was q conhdsn1 rider, ever if ne
were not e fancy one.
All the while he had to are fnr
his horse. And this care meant every
thing a~ppsrtainfng 10 the horse. The
down, fed AND watsTed. Saddle md
bride had to be kept spick u spAn.
The horses bed had to be prepareS
and his stall well cleaned ont.
The recruit, WHO Ell have been &
dry goods clerk and accustomed 10
sIarched shirts and collars, found q
Fas difference. When he was finally
pronounced fit TO his horse
education was completed with regular
cavalry drill. This also took heart
breaking work. A1iEnmsnts 1nusf be
kept or officers would repltnand in q
scnrching way that made the new
cavRlryman feel like a wurm
At last. however. in fun uniform,
IN Saddle and going at 3 csrstsr, the
recruit looks like 8 soldier AndI he
feels Ike one. 1t is no fiction thai
relates the affection Between the cav
alry1nan and his horse. They ara SO
mutually Indispensable that the ami
nal seems to know as well as the
man the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
While army msn figure on a Ger
tain use for automobiles IN warfare
the motor car has not yet arrived at
the point Of sffciency 81 thai 1t can
be counted upon 10 replace the horse,
There ara 1nrI-up places and muddy
spots That q car could not be worked
in al al. The foreign armies are said
10 have trias--out automobiles much
more than -TB Tnitsd States army,
and while they may be used TO carry
field pieces undsr certain conditions
the horse is.ths dependable transport