I
STORY.
THE—
SECTIONAL
unaided,
man.
calm,
cool
years, different stirred
at
the and
look
establish
to
back
and
person,
seventy at
as
& SEEDER
be the
to
PROVE
BEST
of
Implement
kind
its
the
on
the
want
Best
write
us,
How
I
and
devices
cultivated
& Co.,
PURSER
128
street,
as
WIL..IAM
STKEKT,
Pf.KTH.
urgent lounged patients
case..
soon
I
as
away
in
who
did
assumed
air
cases
office, not
out
souYe
for
but
as
in
and
tempted
was
I
found
Head
IRON
nostrum
patent
CO.,
MERCHANTS,
JOINERY
Office:
LORD
Branches:
and
FREMANTLE
CEDAR, DOOR
BALTIC
KAURI,
SASHES,
MATCHBOARD,
MOULDINGS,
Building
bring
COUNTRY
How
ORDERS
upon
ALL etc.
a
ATTENDED
was a
human
congested
At
circulation.
gaudily
a
flayed
highly
very
coiled.
was
the
was
left
Indianof an picture the romantic Fenimore In one hand he held a Cooper type. tomahawk, and in the other a bottle of medicine, deadly," my "equally friend remarked with a chuckle.
in
establishment
sensational but that way ; shown by the
was
within
their
—
as they doubtless
telligent dollars
was
most
a
got.
and
even
was
suc
it
roomful
faces
not but
of
as
in
their
might
be,
quite
satisfactory.
a vast broad As for a printed sign, of canvas, twelve feet long and. stretched across the four feet wide, at one a. front of the house end was of an Indian distorted figure again,, and with a tomahawk and bottle, crown on with a gilt his head. ;
TO.
Perth.
280,
showing
the
among
side
Specialty,
PROMPTLY"
of these
right chart
with
people SIZES
and
rattlesnake
—
chew and anti-dyseptic soaps, patent scents and delicate ing-gum, very' sure to heal diseased yet agreeable and appetizing lungs cooling, to the blood, drinks warranted purify and the like. And how glad I am now
IN etc.,
a
Telephone
SHELVING,
IRON
Timber
"
full-length of chief,
up
ARCHITRAVES,
GALVANISED
sus
skull,
gilded
alcohol,
disgusting
FLOORING,
SKIRTINGS,
in
stuffed,
a
The whole
PERTH.
KALGOORLIE.
DEALS,
huge
a
WORKS. STREET,
and
new
a
sign.
a
stances
cessful
to con which
skilled advertising, return in money. large my thoughts funning
a
&
STEAM
town, I which
by
might,
TIMBER I
hoping
come, the into
&
WOOD, LIMITED,
an
hours
of
COOMBE,
!
this
Beyond coct
to
of responsibility a practice large
imply
many
my
passed an
might
Scores
!
col
leaving
from the end of a rod which In the from the house. projected were large window, of the lower floor several sub jars containing repulsive
figure, arterial
the
on
was
jars
ex
summoned
just
if
!"
doctor's
At the
walked
I
!
—
painted
ad
I
mature
stern,
a
lege
is
hope of gaining patients beard encouraged the youthful
of countenance pression whenever I appeared rapidly
a
pended
a
ingenious
to
up many years after when we discovered
kept
It
You
sight livelihood.
opted
skill
was
unique
Market.
a
heart
my
world
and training the suffering,
sound
offer of
to see more destined of this man. Two or three weeks afterward a medical friend of mine was young out a tenwith me, taking walking " mile I which constitutional," daily I
strange sympathy at of his struggles for practice
what in the
I
CAN
RICHD.
the
from
now,
of my height myself a young man
with
Ah,
me
Machine
This
;
I
high ailing
no
himself.
I
order
—
WE
nobler than vocation the of medicine as an profession old I may physician be pardoned for so and' there is no much; saying in which it is harder a profession for vounjy
though
STEEL
CULTIVATOR
—
is
ANT
(3-j
ALL
DOCTOR.
QUACK There
"
.
—
«
THE
.
OUR
resisted
I
waited
for each
hoped
these
a
success,
legitimate events
to
my
down the walked to do some I had street errands. been busy that day, not with patients, the an for articje tbut with county " Medical in the hope that Record," its of learning would push my weight name a little forward into notice.
One
evening
-
streets
The
one
on
of
full
were corner
a
large
people, crowd
CHARLES).
J.
MONSTER
PRIZE
KALGOORLIE
CUP,'
COOLGARDIE
CUP, 10,000
at
10,000 at
.run
MENZIES
CUP,
GREAT
METROPOLITAN
C4ULFIELD
10,000 at 5,
5,
CUP,
and
ANNIVERSARY
had
PERTH
I crossed over and found gathered. with to the others, myself listening, and clamorous appeals impudent witticisms of a noisy street-pedlar. Mounted on a box, flar under the he urged of a kerosene torch, ing light the merits of his patent silver polish with astounding cracked daring zeal, and even ventured to comment jokes, on some of the faces be facetiously fore" him.
at
5,000.
10,000 at
CUP,
CANNING
5,
LIST
run
Kalgoorlie,
run
Coolgardie,
:
12th.
August August
19tli.
August.
Menzies,
STAKES, 25,000
CUP,
MELBOURNE
Perth.
Barrack-st.,
-
I
(C/o
in
turn
favour.
TATTERSALL'S
107
and and
temptations,
day for
A.
25,000
at
Randwick,
run
5,
at: distinctness. I laughed cynically the quack's little display, imagining " that the famous chief," Saggitaw,
September.
October.
5,
run
Caulfield,
at
5,
run
Flemington,
5,
run
November.
7tii
would
Day, December
Boxing
.Canning,
25,000 at 5, run HANDICAP, January 26tli, at CUP, 50,000 at 5, run Perth, January 1st, 1900. Bank of New South Reference, Wales.
26th,
1899.
1900.
one the door-bell, and was confronted
for
Sight-Testing
after
box
really
knew
less,
tenfold
man's
the
I
of
a
saw
substance
nothing, its
cost,
impudent
them
buy
&
CLARKE AND
OPTICIANS
KNAPP,
SPECTACLE
MAKERS,
8
Royal
Perth.
Arcade,
I
to
DRAKE &
gain
my
professional
footing,
National Library of Australia
& and
Ironmongers GENERAL
REQUISITES,
" How walked
get little
as easy," I sourly reflected, " to for this man on, slowly offering money, though people's in return, and how hard for me
to
; .
Agents
f.
for
Merryweather
John &
.
ROLLED
Danks Sons',
Importers,
STEEL
by a lad who
said and
have
of per that his that he To
the
that
use
.
of
some in books, physician's in and to give his services any .
;
STTTBBS, 351
Hay
BRASS
IRONMONGERY, GALVANISED
to
,
afternoon,
sleepy
Joel Jarvis, become a doctor.
desired
he
medical
or
TUBES
GIRDERS
&
(All
Perth.
Street,
FITTINGS
&
PLUMBERS
FITTINGS, Sizes),
& Melbourne; Son, Ltd., Fire London, Brigade Appliances.
Alston's
"Windmill.
Telephone
358.
summon
me
for
a
caller
the neighbourhood. talk the lad I. with my During " How did casually inquired, you to me ? There arehappen to come so other doctors in town." And. many I forced to add, So many myself are who quite as able as myself." if
BUILDERS'
them.
was
door-bell,
box
of which they doubt paying, and all beeause wit fascinated
name
old,
years
;
fortunes. up my I answered, later
in return. I had little for capacity him to do, but after various inquiries. I serve as He would engaged him. an advertisement of increased prac I decided. serve me He could tice, to either and I with no cost of him, I us. had a good medical library he could answer the for his reading
;
as
1 6
office,
as I listened moodily pondered, shallow and to his Observed patter I attentive auditors felt dis his of my couragement at the credulity
men,
haps
end
I
fellow
a
wished
Free
build month
to
help
About
.
.
that
W.
.
—
!
canvas remainder of the was a with painted advertisement,, forth the super-human power setting of the famous chief,"' "Saggitaw, " over all side, and pains pains inthe in the head, and pains in the joints, and pains in the back, and pains in the loins, of the and pains in the pit and many other all stomach," pains, a most enumerated in unscientific but with and manner, great fulness
The
filled
I
out
were
in
"
had a frank: The fellow young that he did and I saw countenance, in his not what was quite like to tell not mind butihewould equivocate.. -
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