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WAR HORSES POSSESS MAhY NOBLE TRAITS
Face Deady Fire in Battle Without Flinching—Know Friends From Foes.
Xenophon, the historian of Cyrus the Great, is authority for the statement that Arabian horses were employed by the cavalry which Cyrus used to contend with Croesus, king of Lydia. Harpagus suggested that in the arrangement of his forces Cyrus place the transport camels in front of the cavalry. Thus it was that whsn they came up to the contest the Lydian horses, terrified by the sight and smell of the camels, became unmanageable, while the horses of Cyrus, accustomed to the proximity of camels and partly nourshed with camels' milk, were not afraid. The forces of Cyrus dashed after those of Croesus and completely routed them.
Later, upon the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, there was a grand review of all his army, and in that review, Xenophon tells us, CyruS paraded many thousands of cavalry.
The Egyptians had no cavalry, any more than had the Persians, up to the time of Cyrus. Horses in Efeypt are referred to a period subsequent to the expulsion of the "shepherd kings." Four hundred years after the days of Joseph, when Pharaoh pursued the Jews who went with Moses through the Red sea, he followed with six hundred chariots—"all the chariots of Egypt," according to the biblical statement At that period horses were to be had In Egypt In such limited numbers that each Egyptian chariot was provided with only two horses. All these, we are assured, were lost In the Red sea.
War Brings Out Traits.
Traits of horse character as well as of human character otherwise unnoticed are brought out in the stress of war. Familiarity with danger probably has Its effect in making horses fearless, as ignorance of danger doubtless does. Horses are creatures of habit in battle as well as In the occupations of peace, and this fact has been the cause of many an excltin? Incident on the field of action. There have been recorded many Interesting illustrations of the manner of riderless horses "under Are" arid when wounded.
War horses when hit in battl: tremble in every muscle and groan deeply, while their eyes show deep astonishment. During the battle of Waterloo some of the horses as they lay upon the ground, having recovered from the first effects of their wounds, fell to eating the grass about them, thus surrounding themselves with a circle of bare ground, the limited extent of which showed their weakness.
Others were observed quietly grazing on the field between the' hostile lines, their riders having been shot off their backs. and the balls flying over their' "^Heads' and the tumult behind, before and around them caused no interruption to their feeding. It was aiso observed that when a charge of cavalry went near to any of the stray horses, the latter would set off, form themselves in the rear of their mounted companions, and though without riders, gallop strenuously along with the rest, not stopping or flinching when the fatal shock with the enemy occurred.
The faculty of war horses of knowing on Which side they belong has more than once made it awkward for an enemy who ventured, to capture one and get upon his back.
After the battle of Kirk, 1745, Major McDonald, having unhorsed an English officer, took possession of his mount, which was very beautiful, and Immediately jumped upon Its back. When the English cavalry fled the horse ran away with its captor, notwithstanding all his efforts to restrain It, nor did It stop until It was at the head of the regiment of which, apparently, its master was commander. The melar.-| choly, and at the same time ludicrous,
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figure which McDonald presented may be easily conceived. Besides the sagacity of army horses, which enables them to respond to the various bugle calls and to take their places in the ranks when their riders have been killed, they may also be said to show true heroism. Veteran soldiers say that horses have a wonderful power of enduring an attack made directly upon them, keeping their places as long as they can stand.
In 1864, at Ream's station, nearly sixty horses belonging to one company became the target of confederate sharpshooters, who intended to kill them off and by charging take the guns. The animals were harnessed in teams of six. When one was hit a peculiar thud indicated that a bullet had penetrated his flesh, hut after a momentary start, he would settle down quietly again, evidently realizing that bullets were an incidental evil which it was his duty to endure. One horse, when a bullet entered his neck, only shook his head as if annoyed by a fly, but others would perhaps fall, only to regain their feet after lying quiet for a while.
At the close of this battle General Hancock's horse received a bullet in the neck and, falling, appeared to be dead. The general mounted another, but in a few minutes the fallen animal rose, shook himself and was again ready for service. He survived the war many years. One horse among those attached to the artillery was 'shot in the leg, the bone being broken. He fell, but instantly scrambled up again and stood in his place on three legs, remaining there until vitally wounded. Another animal was struck by seven bullets before he fell for the
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The name of Miss Jessica Borthwick, girl pilot, will be engrossed high on the roll of honor amongs the heroes of the great war. In her boat, the Grace Darling, which she had donated to the Red Cross, she rescued at great danger to herself 1,040 wounded from Antwerp, during the flight from that city before the Germans.
last time, and but four horses were taken alive from the field. The most conspicuous, as well as the proudest of all the horses of an army, 1® the animal that fills the position of drum horse In the regimental band. In certain armies cavalry bands are mounted, and the most honorable position in all the band is that of the bearer of the kettle drum. This horse is selected for his distinguished appearance. He is often piebald, although sometimes pure white, but whatever his color, his appearance must be consistent with the conspicuous position he has to fill. .£?
More than mere beauty of form is required of the drum horse. He must be trained until he becomes a dignified and graceful bearer of the trappings that pertain to hi9 high calling. His education is severe and prolonged. His nerves are tried by the booming of the large drums he carries, but In time he becomes as indifferent to th»ir noise, as war horses do to the singing bullets. In the parade his rider has his hands full in the use of his sticks. He controls the horse by means of reins fastened to the stirrup cup near the foot.
A year or two ago the war department decided to discontinue the service of white and gray horses in the cavalry on the ground that they afford too conspicuous a target for the guna of the enemy, and that by reason of their color tliey were apt to interfere with the efforts of cavalry to escape the observation of the enemv.
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PARCEL POST EXHIBITS
Indiana Displays At Fairs Prove Successful—What the Postmasters Say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Reports to the postmaster genoral on parcel post exhibits at the state and county fairs in Indiana show that on October 1, six such displays had been held, tnd that as many additional fairs, with parcel exhibits as special features, were still to be held.
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The weekly reports of the railway mail service of parcel Shipments of perishable farm products have recently shown a marked Increase in Indiana and elsewhere. This increase Is attributed largely to the new interest aroused by the parcel post exhibit.
Postmaster Springsteen, of Indian-, apolis, In commenting on the success of the farm-to-table exhibit, that he estiblished at the IndiaJia state fair, said: "Viewed from any standrxiint, the exhibit was an unqualified success. It received favorable comment from all visitors, and every one here realizes the great possibilities of the parcel post."
Success at Crawfordsville. Arthur A. McCain, postmaster of Crawfordsville, sent the following report to the poetofflce department: "The most conspicuous place in the principal building at the Montgomery county fair ground was assigned to the parcel post exhibit, and it was a great success."
The postmaster at Ft. Wayne reported th'at his exhibit "was pleasing and attractive and should be made each year."
At the fair recently held at Kokomo, the postmaster of that city reported that 312 farmers and 2,500 housewives registered as desiring to er.ter into the farm-to-table movement.
Tho postmaster at Portland reported that there were twenty thousand vialtors who pronounced the exhibit at the Jay county fair "exceedingly interesting and a great success."
The parcel post exhibit at Laporte, recently held In connection with the county fair there was "the center of !n* terest and haa brought around good results," according to the report of the postmaster of that city.
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