The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-08-07
German-American staff of Ply
sicians and Surgeons.
WILL 20 TO GUTHRIE,
Taking Their Splendid Yaude-
Vile Company With Them.
Work Of the Doctors Eminently
Successful.


From the Wichita Beacon:
For one who delights in the study |
OF human nature in all its kaleido-
SCOPE phases, 1t would be difficult to
find better vantage point than is
afforded one who stands at the en-
trance Of the big tent, on South Main
street, and watches the crowds that
swirl in ever-changing eddics into the
great enclosure. Last night a reporter
stood there, near the ticket booth, pre-
sided over by genial Prof. CLARK pur
suing his favorite study.
Hundreds trooped by him, each
seeming to bear upon his countenance
a truthful epitome Of his life's history.
The school girl tripped by with elastic
step and bright eyes, and her face
wreathed in a happy smile that pro-
claimed as though pencilei there in
golden letters that her young life was
as yet untouched by sin or sorrow, and
that the future, to her vision, was one
long vista Of golden possibilities. The
matron, leading her little ones by the
hand, passed by, her thoughts evil
IDENTIFY concerned with the happiness
OF her charges. Her heart was full OF
the peace that comes OF d life OF devo-
ton to others. Young men crowded
iD, fearful lest they should miss some
of the good things on the inside. How
easy to pick out from among them
those who would drift along with the
current and ultimately fail, from those
upon whose brows the good Influences
Of home, the inborn tendency to in
spire and the practice OF temperate
habits had stamped the word 'suc-
cess So the reporter unused, when
his attention was suddenly attracted
! by conversation between Prof Clark
and rather weakly looking man who
leaned heavily upon the counter OF the
ticket stand.
The reporter recognized him as Sim
Traver, who lived at le6 North Topeka
avenue, and who, ea, few weeks ago
was given up by the resident doctors
to die. Approaching nearer, the fo!.
lowing conversation was heard:
"Well, Travers, said Prof Clark in
a kindly tone, 'how do you feel to-
Right?"
Every much hetter," was the reply,
81 felt so much better today that de-
cided to visit the show. and / am glad
that | came. 1t hardly seems possibl
that only a few weeks ago l was given
up to die. DO you remember that
night that DR.. Keith first visited me?
/ was unconscious then and had been
for days"
"Why, the doctors had told that
had an abcess on the brain and would
not be alive in the morning. They
said IL was necessary to -trephlne the
skull. but that they could not operate
for several days, until the abcess had be-
come more fully developed and could
be located Wonder what good they
thought it would do to trephine a
dead mau's skull? Well, DR.. Keith
afterwards told me there was not the
least sign of an abcess, but that il
was an entirely different trouble.
began taking his medicine and the
very next day / was better.
"In four or five days / was sitting uT
and now l am getting better every
day. / have no money though, doc
tor and Just simply cant pay any
thing"
II Mr., Travers imagined this state
ment would ruitle the even temper o.
Prof Clark he was happily mistaken
for he said'
"Well, Travers, II you are poor W,
don't want you to pay cent But
II some time when you are we'll ahC
prosperous you want to send us
chicken for Christmas dinner WI
will call it square"
The gratitude that leaped to poo
Travers eyes at this pleasantly wa
as eloquent as any expression tina
could possibly have been coined o
words, and the simple THANK you
+ that he said fervently as he passed Il
meant volumes. IL is such instance
as tkis that have brought such an i'm
mense volume OF trade to the GeI
man.American staF Of expert special
lists, for each person cured IN such
/ seemingly miraculous manner is 10
, only a walking advertisement but
% talking advertisement as we'll.
Mr. Travers belongs TO that ncbl
: order the A. o, wv, and he told tn
boys at lodge meeting the othe
night that the German.AmericRn doc
tors saved his life.
The doctors will leave for ArkAnsa
j City Sunday morning for an indehnit
o stay, after which they will visit Perry
The announcement that they were I
leave at that time resulted in gran
| rush Of patients for dnal consultatio
J and the reception tent, nearly alwaY
full-was far too small today to hol
, all the people.
} The doctors have already been her