The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

Ex-President Cleveland was given IL
/ nuict reception at one OF inc ciups III
/ this city he was returning 'Ioiis 80, 80
[ terson island, after q weeks hafd duck
/; hunting. Among the brightest features
of the evening were some early day rec
4 objections OF Hot Springs by ed Gurus.
well known raconteEr, artist actor anu
mighty hunter President Cleveland o.
Ten referred TO those stories, hfisuhhs
with their Curtis originality yesterday
Mr. Curtis was asked TO ten me ssois
OF Dr. Magic and his New~Drieans VIC
..ms. which Will make another clever ad-
d.tion 10 the Cleveland series
..1n the middle 50S the now extensive
cifv of i5o. Springs was known to the
| BOYS as Lonesome Valley, said MI
1 Curtis ''rhe Arlington was The Digsest
/ hotel. and OF course, II was not the pres
ent Arlington. Jim Stitt ran 1t, and me
/ Arlington stable, up behind the botei,
/ q, ,Ianny Hollow. ,vos owned and operat-
| cd by your humble servant. Bush, Henry
! turner, Frank Flynn, Pampey Payne,
J Truman Feathcriy, Danny ouina ana
| Pane Tiernan were in the heyday OF their
! careers. Foster Smith ran what was
| then considered a paiatiai saloon, faro
| behind n screen in the rear, with pii-
! Hard room accompaniment. But OF az
/ the big men in the valley in those WIG
4 and woody DAYS was DR. Magic. the great
| Indian doctor--no cure, no PAYNE great
4
! fFala
/ ..He was a faro dealer by occupation.
/! but when he was NOT showing hity-lhfee
/ cards out OF a faro box he was PosI.1s
as n doctor. for the amusement OF 'he
| hovs md they were always on hano al
! INC Diamond 10 depot stee11ng suckers
pf.ainst tirrs; lTaiiacashoot, VINO hein
avs or his .sraEeo consultations coupe
i OF nights week .,
"a victim would aiight IRON, the all
1 "A stranger would approach him With
\ Here for treatment!
Yes = SgA.
6 ..lrho's YOU doctor?'
& ".,yo,I / thought ia try Buchanan
z you're foolish, ] tried him and then
isr:ed lawrence and Brooks and Garnet
t.,d creenuav None of EN- did me any
GOOD until ] struck Magic, the Great
WnIlscashoot He's the doctor for me-
and you ought to see him iirst. ne az,
holds a free consultation io-iiish'' -
/ take you up il you say so.
..!f tho sucker agreed. the Great Walia-
roehcot was notified the sigr-fhere WAS
| not only n sign. but printed circulars
xyss nut out the boys who couid contio Vi
sha,r features and Were on good terms
with the doctor were asked 10 CUM W
.und the consultation room mace feaos.
..-r'he great Maggie was WeH-Brooiieu'
stoclSy. iron-gray IIishnlan OF 1o'ls-t's :,
en5 while yea couldn't exactly cut peat
e-r.th his brogue, X was Strongly D" go
dence He had a most Wonoefluf ce'.toi
IF his face and his Focaoula13 VI i'oe
q attn technical terms would staREst t''s
-.,ctim. whose replies 10 MS aHestio,is
~,o,,ld before many of them were mace,
cause spontaneous cofnhhst,o'. atHp 9,,s,,h,a
rarg, when the sucker Wouid tuinp,e'
1na If he was good -natured he would take
flo ,,oys into Foster Smiths, next door TO
tho Office. and set 'em up all round, as
Inc swore that he'd so out and get announcer
,atient in order 10 get even before ne
tcok a bath.
,,,.ry consultations. and recoilects the ap-
pearance before him OF many NC" w
1e2ns patients.
..,ron Duffy went 10 the Springs for
.ciatics. and the prescription dictated 10
the secretary, SO that the gang conie
hear ii, was: In the morning take the
hot wallops, at noon the colo "aioPs ana
at night the wallacashoot
The gang exploded as Tom looked at
hin, and said: You id Mick, / don't
believe you're any doctor at all.
lie told John ISinsella that without any
examination he could see plainly that ne
had a case of 'ke,tunks.' jules Tram
,yer,t for 9 consultation. but refused 10
be examined in any but private con-
suItation room whereupon Maggie told nm
aie never treated ladies and would maze 10
decline his case Train WAS cffeninate
locking many of the boys knew HIM, and
he was guNed linmercifuliy.
zone victim. who swore vengeance paid
Mike McCools fare from st. Louis TO
the Springs 10 whip Maggie; disguised NC
{-Cool as an invalid and brought him TO
n seance. He stripped at Nagle's com
,rand and pitched into him, but The doc
tor was the best man at the game. ana
when the smoke of battle cleared Nc
x,ool was indeed an invalid
| pierre l4orillard brought 3 valet to the
tSn,,nrs His name was Wilkinson. he
| mad been a jockey and had grown too
| heayy TO ride, but his ambition was to
grow tall, and Billy McTague recommend
ed DIR. Magic as the scientist VINO con'o
DO The Job. The gang were ranged round
the room with their faces tied up 10 con-
ceal their laughter: sticks and cans We're
/, on every side. Wilkinson stripped ioF the
operation and after hopping on one 1901
around the room, crying out: dot wal
tlops, cold wallops, Mallacashoot. me doc-
sfor began 20 question him:
/ .'.when you were a Jockey and pulled
la horse, did 1t give YOU pleasure or did 1t
give you pain"
80 don't sco what that has to do with
The case, doctor
/ ".of course il has: want to see if you
can ,fand pulling.
"AlI this time the gang were getting
'Seady TO explode.
..NNhen you dress Mr.. Lorillard in the
j sucrninss does the nicotine affect the mu-
cous membrane of your 'romanosis?