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The Record Newspaper 29 July 1899

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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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