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hide on both Of his shoulders and
poured a gallon or so of salt water into
his nostrils and told me that if he
wasn't any better the next mOrnin' to
let him know. About two months aft
erward / met him in town one day and
he says, 'Helloa, is that the horse
doctored? No. / replied, this is his
half brother The other one is all
right / suppose. Well, he was the
last time / saw him. said l. He was
Iyin' over on the hillside. Why, 1 told
you to let me know in case he didn't
get any better Yes, but he was bet
ter until about the time he was dead.
and then 1 didn't think it necessary to
tell you Then he presented his bill.
and I-believe he made it bigger out OF
resentment against the fact that the
horse died. Yes, takin' 1t all in all, I
don't know of a sadder man than the
average horse doctor. The expression
of horse laugh doesn't come from
him."
copyrighted, 1905. by Opie Ready
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-14

"HE sunshine had brought out
the butterflies. They seemed as
bits of the golden day, f1utter-
ing low above the earth. The
weather had been cold and
stormy. On the hillsides the calves
had moaned for spring and out in the
woods the hogs had rooted up the cold
earth. looking for a warm bed; but
now the sun had come back again and
the violet, timid lest the frost might
bite it, peeped blue-eyed from behind
q brown leaf lodged against a bush.
They were sitting In front of the wag-
on-maker's shop, the wise men of the
neighborhood. They had told their
old jokes. They had laughed at the
things that happened in their boy
hood. And now they must depend
upon immediate observation.
Wander goes somebody a ridin'
over the county road" said old man
Carter, wagon-maker, coffin-maker
Dock Miller
Every man got up, looked and sat
down again. They all of them agreed
that it was Dock Miller. Moreover,
they knew that there was distress in
some ones family, for Miller was i
horse doctor. A horse doctor expects
to be called dock" But the folks
doctor resents it as a disrespectful ia
miliarity. He has more of education,
perhaps, than the horse doctor, but he
is not expected to possess so much of
native shrewdness. Therefore what
he may chance to remark upon the
ordinary affairs of life does not carry
the horse doctor weight.
"Jucklin," said Brizintine, Dock
Miller makes a good deal of money,
don't he?"
Don't know as TO that" Limuel re-
piled. But 1 believe that a man is
quicker to pay a horse doctor bill than
a folks doctor bill. / don't know why
it is true, but true it is. Now there was
old Dabney Stillman. The family
doctor used to sue him about every
two years and then had to comprom-
ise on corn and fodder. But he always
paid his horse doctor bills. Had no
chiIdren-just a wife, and as women
were rather plentiful and horses scarce
out his way-why, reckon he thought
he could get a wife cheaper than a
horse. Shakespeare said put not your
faith in a horses health, and l reckon
this principle must be sorter inherent
in human nature, for no man can
count on how long his horse is goin'
10 be with him. Can't tell as 70 a
human bein's health, either; but some
how the average farmer amt so much
concerned in him. We pray for the
recovery of our friends, but a man
looks foolish if he's caught prayin' for
a horse to get well. That brings up
Buck GoodaIl. I was passin' along
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is SO melancholy. It's no easy matter
to give horse medicine, either And
when he's sick, nothin' is sicker. From
him comes the expression. AS sick as
a horse Nothin' can look more woe
begCne. unless it's q sheep. We carry
about with us the reflection of our
occupation"
L don't know as to that" spoke up
the coffin maker and the burier of the
dead. Nobody can say that I'm not
good -humored.''
Yes" replied Linn, you are good
humored, for it is a reaction. Your
sadness has been forced upon you for
the sake of appearances Your job is
melancholy, but it is a job and you get
paid for it, and it is not in human ma
ture that man should feel very sad
over his success in business. When
you get through your good humor rises,
of course No such reaction comes to
the horse doctor. He can't very well
laugh at the horse. The owner would
resent it. He must show no pleasure
whatever. But he must hold out hope
as long as he can. He says that he will
call again the next day and when he
comes it is not surprise to find the
horse dead. A horse doesn't mince
matters when he makes up his mind
to die. In this regard he does not re-
speet the skill of the best horse doc
tor in the world. And when the horse.
has died ycu can't look upon the docks
comm with any pronounced degree of
welcome. Oh, yes; the horse doctor
is a useful member of society, but
don't envy him. Whenever he starts,
out TO swCp horses the regular horse-
trader cheats him. He could beat the
trader swopping diseases, but the.
trader knows more of horse nature.
lie looks for the spirit of the animal.
The horse doctor is a materialist. Near
ly ali folks doctors are more or less
that way. There amt many ofsthem
that set great store on the immortal
ity of the soul. The study of anatomy
has taught them to say, Show me-
But whenever you find one that does
believe in the soul he is the best. He
knows that many CT the diseases lie
almost wholly in the mind, and / take
it that the soul and the mind are closer
kin than brothers-in-law. l had sick
horse once and sent for a dock that
lived over the other side of the ridge.
Well, he bled him and loosened the
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through his woods one day and I heard
him talkin in a mumblin sort of way,
and 1 didn't quite gather what he was
about until it broke upon me that he
was a talkin' to the Lord. / sat down
on a stump and waited for him to get
through. as / had a little business with
him. And pretty soon l discovered
that he was a prayin' for his old gray
mare to get we'll. I snickered like, and
Buck he jumped up and turn
ed on me. Look here, says /,
amt a man got a right to sneeze?'
But I couldn't put it off that way. He
swore that 1 had sneaked up there to
listen and to make fun of him; and [
wish / may die dead if 1 didn't have
to knock him down to make him under
stand that l didn't mean any harm.
Horse doctors are queer characters,
he added, dismissing Buck from his
mind
They don't always tell the truth.
remarked the wagon maker.
WELL" Linn replied, they don't al
ways know the truth. They are not
real horse lovers, you know. They
don't look for perfections, but for ills.
When We see a horse a-comin' we look
for his graces, the way he carries his
head, his manner of putin down his
feet; but the horse doctor is searchin'
for disease. His art lies in distemDer.
If he cares for his profession he must
think more of disease than of health.
One argues his uselessneSs and the
other makes him necessary. And after
a while he looks at the whole world
as if it We're a sick horse. The day is
never perfect. It's got a blind tooth
All nature has the glanders. The
folks doctor is more or less compelled
to be good -humored and inclined to
joke, for a part of his skill is thus ex
erted and expressed. But horse doc
tor may joke all he pleases with the
master and it won't help the horse.
He's got TO get right down to cold
facts. and cold facts rarely warm up
with good humor. With all of his use
fulness the horse doesn't express very
much. He takes the world pretty
much as he finds it. He never laughs
as a dog does. That's the reason ne
doesn't live long for his size. You
can't exactly tell whether he's glad to
see you or wants to kick you. And
sometimes when you have been kind
to him ten years he reaches around
and bites a piece out of your arm.
/ don't know of a thing that wouldn't
rather be bitten by than d horse, un-
less it's a hog. A horse has a vicious
twist to his bite. He bites as if he
never expects another opportunity.
He doesn't give cut any sign that he's
goin to bite, either. He stands, slow
" winkin' his eye-shuts them, opens
them and bites. A mule bites pretty
bad, but he's quicker than a horse
and it's sooner over with. And again,
you don't mind killin' a mule as much
as you do a horse. 1t is not unusual
for the bite of a horse to change a
mans disposition for life. Maybe that's
the reason the average horse doctor
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Order to Sons Of Veterans.

The following General Order 80. >
has been issued from the headquarters
of the North Carolina Division. Depart
ment of the Army OF Northern Virgin
la. United Sons of Confederate Fetcr-
ans. Fayetteville, y. c.. June 3. 1905.
GENERAL ORDER NO. -
1T is earnestly hoped that the
young men of North Carolina, repre-
senting the United Sons of ConfedcT-
ate Veterans in this division. will see
to il thai the order is duly represented
al the annual meeting in Louisville.
on June 1915. 1905, the time set b.
our fathers, the veterans, for the next
annual reunion.
This order exists TO perpetuate
memories of a patriotism end devotion
to duty, in which cur State stands sec
ond to none II is with regret. there
fore. that we have to acknowledge a
young men in this division, as COM
pared with others about us.
"The safety OF our country depends
largely upon our young men, native
Americans. with patriotism and pre-
paredness: and recent worid-eSenis
impress this the more upon us: and
we know of no better way To inspire
our young men than to have them
preserve in memory the unsullied rec
ord Of our veteran fathers.
I'VE therefore earnestly hope 10
see the division we'll represented.
by order Of
e z. MackETHAN.
Commander y. 6. Division
u. 8. G. Y.
L 4 MACARTHUR AdiutaIt"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
EXPOSITION THROWN OPEN


Portland, Ore. Special-Amidst q
scene Of festiyity and splendor never
equalled In the Pacific Northwest,
with din and clamor OF cheering thous-
'ands, accompanied by the booming of
artillery. the Ginning Of bells and the
biaring Of bands. Portland, made
her greatest bow to the world In the
formal opening Of the Lewis and Clark
centennial exposition. The event took
place under conditions presaging COM
plete success to this historical com
memoration OF the blazing trial tn "Old
Oregon" by Captain Merriwether Lewis
and VIM. Clark, who. commissioned
by President Jefferson. explored the
great Oregon country one hundred
yeafs ago.
The celebration was participated in
by the President of the United States
through his personal representative.
Charles w. Fairbanks, representatives
Of the State and the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the National Congress,
OF the army and navy, together with
the Governors and stats of the States
of California, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon and multitudes of people from
far and near.
All Portland was decked in her best,
business was suspended and the holi-
day spirit was everywhere in evidence.
The States Of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, in which June 1st had
been declared legal holiday in honor
Of the centennial, sen: thousands of
visitors. The trains of yesterday
brought the vanguards of the excu1.
siOnists and the railroads and boat
lines entering Portland have been
taxed to their utmost. Never in the
history Of Portland has this city been
called upon to care for so many peo-
pie.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
STRIKE CHIEF JAILED
tsassf ef lhkafa Sifi.i~g is,asis's
Isksa 10 Fflses
MAS llitf RTltAID on s1Na
efsslce.s shss. sf Ire Tss~ss,sss'
Union Together Htn rsssaasas
Assoee. CT the Tru<s ofsssss uss
len. 10 ~sssn late caatsay - To-
clesmsn,e chsrszlrg csssssFzsr.

Chicago. speeizl -s,uTueslua = Nase..
hoad of TszmsieEs aaa seaasF IA tbs
strike which has existed ia Chi -sEs
for the last tao nsonf as. ~ss aTtss,si
ana taken ;o Jail soasas ngEht Mits
him on the Journey ffou tee ssiosn n
which hc was arrested "a tas osirr .f
the sheriff. and then 80 tas Jail. sss
Hugh Macl;ee president ~ ias TFurk
Drivers rn!on Bogh men ssFc tsk~a
into custody on caplasss issgsri - -.
diCtmsntx charging them wi1h ceEzapsr-
acy, which Rere voted by the grand
jury that sdloafnci last saturday
night. Whoa arrested. Shea io~t hia
temper completely aud denounced tho
sheriff and all bis works "a emphatic
language. lie was told by the shrfi1
that he would Ss rivrn all necessary
time to procure bnntia.nea bat that
he would be taken Ia jail at once an
less he moderated his manner cf talk
ing.
Shea again broke iuio violent ian
guage. and the sheriff. turning la Dcpu-
ties Honan and Wilson. eoutmanted
them to take Shea Ia jail Immediately.
Shea saw that he had gone ton far.
and attempted to say something to the
sheriff but the deputies tooR him quisk-
ly into hall and from there To- tho
street. where they hailed cab and
conveyed him To jail. President Mac
Gee followed in another cab. and In a
few minutes the men we're inside the
Jail. Both wer. searched. according To
tho usual custom. by Jailer Whitman
and wee ihen taken To cells and lock-
ed up.
After being a prisoner for "A little
more than two hours. both Shea and
MacGoc were released. their attorneys
having procured bonds. which were ap-
proved by Judge Tuthill.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Matter Rests With Enquist.

st. Petersburg. By Cabie.-Both the
Foreign Office and the Admiralty say
The decigicn whether To diszrm the
three Russian cruisers at Manila or
effect repairs there and endeayor 90
each a Russian port, was left In Ad-
mIral's Enoaist's hands. 10 determine
according 10 mis- best judgment Lit
tie doubt was felt that the cruisers
would be interned until the end Of
the war. as before the repairs watch
Enquist cables are imperative could
be effected. japanese squadron
would be OF Corresidor Island. wait
irg - capture or .sink them
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
News Of the Day.

In a duel between two Italian army
officers one was transfixed by sword
and almost Immediately killed.
Rt. Hon. William Court Grelly,
Speaker of the House of Commons, has
resigned owing to bad health.
The Canal Commission has been COM
PEELED to accept the Attorney Generals
decision that the eight-hour day ap-
phes to Panama.
garding Mr. LoOmis' connection with
the Mercador claim in Venezuela
Chicago spent quiet Memorial Day,
but more rioting is feared when the
sash and door factories undertake to
make deliveries.
The two offieers deposed by Mayor
Weaver informed the latter that they
would drop injunction proceedings.
The Frick investigating committee
is expected to submit its report at tie
meeting of the directors of the Eauita-
BILE Life Assurance Society.
Emperor William of Germany CLOS
ed the Riechstag.
George E. Lorenz turned States evil
dence in the postal conspiracy case
against William G. Crawford.
An anarchist threw bomb at the car
riage in which King Alfonso and Presi-
dent Loubet were returning from the
opera at Paris.
The crush of titled guests to attend
the royal wedding at Berlin is very
great
The President announced that he had
selected Mr.. Charles ]. Bonaparte to be
Secretary Of the Navy to succeed Sec
retary Paul Morton.
Congressman Mudd is striving to
have Baltimore designated as pur-
chasing station for Panama canal sup
plies.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Cotton Needs Cultivation.

Washington, Special.-The weekly
crop report of the Weather Bureau
says:
Throughout nearly the whole CT the
cotton belt cotton is much in need OF
cultivation, and reports af abandoned
fields are received from the Carolinas.
Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana
Good stands are generally reported.
but much planting remains TO be done
in northern Texas, and planting y
unfinished in Arkansas. In southern
Texas and in portions Of the central
and eastern districts the situation 3
improved, and the crop is doing well
in localities. Squares are now form
ing in the southern portion OF the
central and eastern districts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
COTTON CROP LETTER


The following cotton crop letter Is
furnished b. Messrs. W. r. klumpp Il
Co.:
The weather conditions the pass
fortnight have continued unsayoraele
and private advIces with few exccp-
tons report the crop 10 be very back
ward. compared with last season, far
mers being unable TO york the fields
on account of the ptotractsd rains In
the eastern belt, the plant Ia making
better progress than in the central and
western belt, but as a rule over the
entire region the crop is doing poorly.
especially in Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana, where the plant Ia badly in
the grass, and in Texas and Arkansas.
where the outlook In many sections
Is very discouraging. farmers having
been unable 10 finish planting. and
some fields being abandoned on &C
count of wet weather.
The crop is about two weeks later
than usual. and considering the reduc-
tion in acreage. of about 15., as per
our crop letter OF the thirteenth ult..
the weather conditions of the next
thirty days are of greatest Importance.
as they will throw more light on the
chances for a crop in keeping with
consumption.
Weather conditions will continue 10
govern prices for some time TO come.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Neqro- Woman an Assassin.

ROCKFORD, Ga, Special.-Sunday
night Joseph Daughtry, a prominent
young farmer, was shot through the
heart while in his buggy and killed in
stantly. A negro woman Caroline
Riddy) fired the shot. She escaped.
This morning Paul Jones, a negro.
was arrested as accessory to the muir
der. While Jones was being taken
to the Jail at 'Statesboro he made an
attempt to brain the sheriff with
brick. The sheriff was partly stunned,
but succeeded in drawing his pistol
and firing. The bullet went through
Jones temple and he was killed in
stantly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Presidents Southern Trip.

Washington, Special-It is announced
at the White House that President
Roosevelt will start Oh his Southern
trip on the night of October II. 1t is
also stated that the extraordinary ses-
sion of Congress will not begin until
after the November elections.
The Southern trip will consume about
two weeks. The itinerary has not been
arranged, but the Presidents intention
is to visit many important cities, in
Guiding Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte,
Jacksonville and perhaps Tampa, Bir-
mingham, Taskegee. Montgomery, Mo-
bile, New Orleans and Little Rock, the
trip to end at Little Rock and the Pres
ident and party will return directly to
Washington. 1t is likely that some
other cities will be included in the
stops made by the President. The
length of the stops at each place have
not been determined, but will be gov
erned by the necessary arrangements
to be made hereafter
A delegation from Charlotte called on
the President recently to urge him to
spend a day in that city. He told the
callers that so long as a stop will not
be possible, he promised to extend his
cordial greetings to the people of
Charlotte.
The delegation was headed by May
or McNinch and included Daniel A.
Tompkins, r. M. Miller, Jr., B. D.
Heath, George Stephens, 7. s. Franklin,
Heriot Clarkson and G.. c. Huntington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Vessels Must Leave Manila.

Washington. Special.-Admirai En-.
quist will not be allowed In repair his
ships at Minila. This Government has
decided that 60 the injuries To- the yes
sells were not caused by either sea or
storm they will he Obliged tn refuse
permission for the vcEsals to be re-
paired there.
Secretary Taft cabled the following
Instructions to Governor Wright. at
ltanila. regarding the ships:
Time cannot he given for the repairS
or injuries received in battle. There
fore the vessels cannot be repaired un-
less intcrned until the end Of hostiii-
ties"
Admiral Train has been Instructed
accordingly. II f. stated by Secretary
Taft that Il the Russian vessels sgreed
10 leave Manila in their present condi-
ton they were welcome 20 40 80. but
as IL did not appear that they had SUI
fered from any damage canaed by sea
or storm. this Government WAS
Obliged to take ;he position above out
lined.
The Presidents decision regarding
the disposition of the Russian vessels
at Manila. that they shall interne or
put 10 sea. IL. II iE said here. In ac-
coTdancc with the beet naval opinion
and Is In pursuit. cf the policy Of strict
neutrality followed by the Washington
government from the beginning Of the
war II is specially declared that
there Is no intention 10 show the
slightest favoritism in the matter. and
everything possible viii be done for
the comfort of the wounded Russians.
The ships. when interned. win OF
course be allowed To be put In habit,
able condition. and such repairs a.
are necessary TO keep them afloat viii
be allowed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-06-08
Toco Visits Ro Roiestvensky,

Toxic, By Cable.-Vice Admiral To-
20 visited Vice Admiral Rojestvensky
at the naval hospital at Sasebo Satur-
lay and expressed his sympathy for
the Admiral's wounds He praised
the courageous fight of the Russians
and expressed the hope that Vice Ad
niral Rojestvensky would soon be
able to return to Russia. Rojestve.i-
sky was deeply moved by the admir-
ais words, and thanked him. He con-
graduated Japan On the courage and
patriotism of her sailors, and said it
lessened his regret and the sorrow of
defeat to know the high character of
the victorS.