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resigned Nov. 1, 1886. Appointed United States “Infantry and Cavalry,” 
School Instructor Hippology, Nov. 1, 1886; resigned Aug. 6, 1889. 
t An ex-army veterinary surgeon is a strong condidate to fill this vacancy. 
§ Appointed Veterinary Surgeon First United States Cavalry, 1877; resigned 
1880; reappointed January, 1881; resigned January, 1886; literary graduate of 
St. Patrick’s University, Carlow, Ireland. Never was a student in any veteri¬ 
nary or medical institution. 
*t Fellow Royal and Highland Agricultural Society, April, 1874. Appointed 
Junior Veterinary Surgeon, Seventh United States Cavalry, April, 1883; re¬ 
signed September, 1887. 
*t Cavalry soldier, 1858 to 1863 ; cavalry soldier, 1867 to 1872. Appointed 
Junior Veterinary Surgeon Seventh United States Cavalry, March 19, 1872; 
resigned October, 1875. Never was a student in any veterinary or medical in¬ 
stitution. 
*|| Notary public, general repairer and dealer in all kinds of jewelry. Never 
was a student in any veterinary or medical institution. 
Incidental Remarks. —Those appointments are made by the Honorable 
Secretary of War, upon recommendation of regimental commanders. The First, 
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Regiments are each legally entitled to 
one veterinary surgeon, who receives a salary of seventy five-dollars per month, 
while the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Regiments are each legally en¬ 
titled to two veterinary surgeons, one senior veterinary surgeon, who receives a 
salary of one hundred dollars per month, and one junior veterinary surgeon, who 
receives a salary of seventy-five dollars per month. They receive free quarters, 
light, fuel, medicines, instruments and generally a good saddle horse and all 
necessary horse equipments. Free medical attendance when sick. They receive 
first class transportation with Pullman palace car or state room tickets, hotel, 
restaurant and omnibus expenses while traveling or absent on detached service 
away from any military post. The actual cost of living is very cheap, as the 
commissary department furnishes a great variety of excellent groceries, meats, 
vegetables, tobacco and other articles at prices which can not be duplicated at 
any retail establishment in any part of our country. Milk and meats are very 
cheap, and there are no personal taxes. They are entitled to one month’s leave 
of absence on full pay for each year spent in military service, not to exceed six 
months leave of absence at any one time. It seems strange that non-graduates 
have not embraced this advantage or opportunity to attend some good veterinary 
college or school while drawing full pay, and finally graduate and become mem¬ 
bers of a scientific profession. It seems remarkably strange that non-professional 
men are employed in professional capacities, and even draw larger salaries than 
well educated and competent men employed in like capacity in the same branch 
of the military service. 
A New Veterinary Society. —New York has a new 
Veterinary Association, a number of the veterinarians of the 
Northern part of the State having met—we have not yet as¬ 
certained where—(in January), and formed an organization 
under the name of the New York State Veterinary Medical 
