The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13

He Was CobbIer, and Was Called
From His Bench-Busy Every Day,
blessing the handkerchief of the
Ailing-SOme of the Cures.
From the Springfield Republican.
The crowds of people in all stages of dis
ease, and all degrees of deformity, which
MI one of the streets Of Denver for hours
before the coming of the alleged miracle
worker, waiting for a grasp of his hand,
or word of blessing for some article be-
longing to the friend at home too i'll 10
come, prove the universally of the faith
or superstition or impulse which sends
other multitudes Of the afflicted to
Loprdes. or the shrine of St. Anne OF
Beaupre, or to other shrines and relies
innumerable in search of supernatural
relief for their suffering. This Denver
healer Is an ordinary enough mortal, with
nothing remarkable in his person or char
aeter and the people who go to him for
healing are fairly representative of all
classes Of the inhabitants of Denver: but
both healer and his followers seem 10 be
completely under the sway of the con-
viction that some mysterious power rests
in this ex-eobbler, by which he can order
disease and deformity away, and health
Is happening in Denver has happened
wherever this particular healer has been
from Mexico and Texas to Colorado. ana
what would be practically certain to han
pen were he to come to Springfield. ana
that is more or less general expression
OF that belief in the marvellous and s,,-
pernatural from which few of us are en-
This Denver miracle worker is Francis
senator once cobbler in that civ
since then wanderer over the countrv
aimost after the manner of a tramp, until
the development Of this mysterious DOW
er, which he claims and numbers are
ready to concede to him, gave his nil
grimage its present character. He is a Ger
man, about 90 of little above medium
night, with rather large head unon
Wnch is mass of brown hair worn LONE
parted IN the middle and hanging in
rlnglets IN his neck His features are reg
ular, his eyes blue and clear his beard fnll
and the whole expression Of his face more
than usually benignanJ and intelligent
He IS an enthusiast ad a dreamer pro-
foundly earnest, honest and thorouehiv
convinced or the truth Of his MESA pc a d
the genuineness of his powers. This is the
estimate ana description of a Somewhat
unfriendly critic, who has no faith in the
reality OF his healing but is Impressed WITH
the sincerity and benevolent purpose Of
Schlatter This purpose is indicated bv his
refusal to accept any reward for liAs SER
vices, ana his willingness to endure EXTRA
ordinary fatigue in order that none OF the
away disappointed, He has been recefv-
ing these multitudes in Denver for some
weeks, and before that had worked and
tasted himself to the verge of exhaustion
IN New Mexico and Arkansas, and IT Is
said that in the latter state his powers re-
ceiVed so slight an appreciation as to be
the reason fer his arrest and imprison-
nent fer some time as a vagrant Va
grant he certainly is. for he has neither
means 81 support nor an abiding place.
and accepts such food, shelter and CLOTH
ing as may be offered him.
Schlatter stands every day very MAINLY
dressed and IN his shirt sleeves behind y
fence n the open air, and takes the petit
FloAefs Tor the exercise of his power nv
the hand as they are allowed to pass. one
y time, through marrow lane shut off
ffoI1 me sidewalk. In his left hand n
usually holds several handkerchief. one
z. mere seiongirg 70 me person whose
1anq re IS erasping WITH his right and
ne 9tnefs 70 whoever can reach across the
80 lie pfays briefly. but silently gives
tne Letu and the handkerchief Squeeze
IT. men repeats The process wits other
Ills ana articles. keeping up this pro-
an day. and every day. without
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