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0 coil, up tobfiorlvs•o. the nlcala.al.ilxture ,#e and if thla ire 1 to ide the it will ■n flrsi yellow [ of in-y the r. com-srnoke he fuel j made r stove icils Ifl cc will •noil to *r thanfl, will. mncv 1. Dirt lel cun }. Thecan be a ton. a% anyf fuel. ITerenoo m. the quickly iTeren**o .Ions In Is do-a quicktdo any lo form tic t.lje«Tproach-Itylel.Haines, was Inti on tho norning. he west ; on the wn over n. which the en-times to rull wasi talking f James ay rJght 10 would r he was and five t Is but ill bo Intinel.first gun id In this0 Demo-delegated ilch will red ay, to1 SUCCeed that dty.well at-nm m_son of uncertain mental balance wjtli abnormally developed propensity for geU tir.g the money and unlimited gall. Bat lo those who have the good fortune te ” know Frank Anselme Intimately, to tt him as he Is at home, r kind and lovtngr^ «■ husband and Indulgent father, he Is pp -far different from what Is generally -cod*- . cetved of street fakirs as the climate 'of *. Greenland Is different from that at tho‘ i equator. • -• :The Quaker Doctor's personality ! If on exceedingly Interesting one. ,lt;5eql*vS volatile, possessing an Inexhaustible femfl of humor, Intelligent, well r«ad andjwldei-ly traveled, a keen observer of men and things, generous, and the soul of hospitality. he Is an entertainer such aa the oid-fashloaed southern gentleman li only suppoM'ri to equal. In the summer, fall and winter months until about Christmas he is a hiiPtllng. rapid-fire bundle of energy. reaping a golden harvest; but lo the J late winter and spring he retire# to the sylvan quiet of his lQke cottage, and ! there surrounded by his family and ln-j tlmate friends, he relaxes from coram6r» rial excMcment and leisurely passes th« time like the lord of a manor, flsbing,•iilng. smoking, chatting, laughing, hunting and meditating.The Quaker Doctor's’* Ufa story make# entertaining reading. Born to wealth, his earlier recollections are of the pleasantest. His father lost his fortune when Frank was qulto young and took a position In St. Louis aa bookkeeper. At the ago of sixteen years Frank concluded to try bis hand at bookkeeping, also, eul ho secured a position as assistant to has father at J5A a month.That was not doing so badly for a youtli of his age, but young Frank thought -along exf.ensiv? lines. lie wanted to earn money rapidly, or not at alL Plodding was not to his liking. He thirsted for the cxcUmmt of commercial conquest.Accordingly one day he resigned his po- *. alflon and went to Chicago with no def\* n'.te aim. Ills capital amounted to a very few dollars besides his energy and nerve, and a latent genius for business. While-wandering along the. streets In a sort of u quixotic search for adventure he saw a street fakir selling medicine, or something that passed for medicine, wrapped In almanac leaves. He watched the sale for awhile, became Interested, and thou * nnd there came the crucial decision la, his life. He resolved to bo a medicina man.He secured a formula from a chemist for a com preparation. Luck was ijitlfc ) him from the start, apparently, for the- y.v very name he gavo thla preparation V-v. ••foot-eaae. afterward brought him J5.0C,With bis corn formula he went to New, Orleans and there began street operas tlona. He found telling modictoo easy. Htor saw a French woman alBO selling med* cine cn tho street, pulling teeth, and'h» r.dded her feat to his repertoire of. accomplishments. From Now Orleans h# journeyed through Texas as the Herb King. selling medicine so rapidly that #■ hr.d little time to count his roonej*. Aftec J “working Texas he went Into Kane i and there Joined forces with *DlamopA I Dick. whose sobriquet was given tins because of the great display of line Jewel* rtf/. he made. •At the age of eighteen years he foubA?^; himself a partner of Glt;wrge B,* lieClfU£:k: Inn. one of the kings of the mnOldw^jh business, doing a lecturing and teetb^-^gk-trading stunt from the rear of the tor's sumntuous private car, 4 ’PI uture#qu#‘ *5 ft v* Amerlc*.-One day Frank Anselms met thexFrencJ(^Sv woman he had seen in New Orlaan* Jn the course of their conversation sbe:.t him he looked like William Penn. It e said in half Jest. That was lone beta Jennings Bryan'e crown of thorns speech £ had made his features familiar. Anselm* V had been to bus yearnfog money to bpr% . regular patron of tho barber and his half?’ hung down almost to hla ehoolderf. gave him a suggestion. Penn'wu*:* Quaker. Tho Quakers were' noted,for their medicinal knowledge. It Jfr\X)bli necessary to detail the line of, thought further. A few days later Frark was In the street in a Quaker eostQM and hi shalr 1s sttU permitted to • frow. Although he Is not the llrsi med(ctna: fakir he Is a pioneer In many respegf jX:v«*. .j7 v •: ‘in*VfvCl*.”.
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Indianapolis State Sentinel
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Wed, Dec 30, 1903
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