New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-03
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Schlatter the so-calIed Divine Healer was ar
rested for drunkenness in Elyria, Ohio the other
day. He first came into notice in 1895 in Albu-
querque by performing alleged cures among the
N1encans' He was shoemaker by occupation and
IN MS dresS arected the conventional appeara nee
OF the Lord After a forty DAYS fast he went IN
Denver where he began three months mission
under orders from The Father" as he said In
mat time twenty-five thousand persons visited
him. Many miraculous cures bv LAYING IN -
hands We're reported. Sermons by the hundreds
were preached against him Special trains vera
run 10 Denver to carry the lame. blind and the
SICK who sought treatment. Committees besought
MIN 10 visit Chicago and st. Louis. He received
thousands OF letters daily. For his ninistrations
he would accept no money. nor would he allow
any persons about him to accept pay. Neither heat
nor cold seemed to affect him, and he SCARCELY
paused TO eat or drink On November A. 1895 he
closed his mission and disappeared Schlatter was
heard from several times journeying southvard ~,
a white horse. In August 1897 a man who safd =.
was Francis Schlatter was curing the sick nv
laying on of the hands in Ohio towns Den,tv
Sheriff Burns. Of Denver exposed him as oRattIe
snake Bob a patent medicine yender The pou
Charles +. Mclean posed as "SchIatter' and hold
meetings in Brooklyn. He was called fskir NV
his audiences. and had to move westward
Here, where are you going?" cried the house
Why, lady" replied Harvard Hasben ..r don.
suppose you want me to get my board here per
None of your impertinence! Before gave Won
your dinner asked you If you were ready to go 10
work at once, and you said yes
stood you to say once l thought YOU were curious
about my past. philadelphia Press.
Nothing says THE London Chronicle" has
been heard of Princess Chimay for a long time
but probably this is due to the fact that her do
mestic troubles are at an end and that her
husband has forgiven her for her indiscreet ad-
ventures with the Hungarian gypsy Rigo The
Prince and Princess are now In Paris and the last
kGafv
effect that he somewhere in Africa photo
graphs of the Princess are no longer on saIa Itbe
in Paris or Vienna, and big sums are consequently
offered for the picture OF her as she appeared an
the Partisan variety stage"
teacher when he made his appearance in the the
primary schoolroom the opening day " '''
MY name Is Johnnie Blank" said the boy
And what is your fathers
you mean my Stepfather's name, don't vou -,
inquired johnnie. He amt my father 10 Vso,,
know him? He's Frenchman. They cali him O =
cleveland Plain Dealer.
In the notebook of the late Bishop Fraser Of
Manchester there is story of a former vouna
eurate of the English village of Stoke which shows
the value Of little common sense in deciding a
knotty point The curate. being exceedingly any
ious at all times TO do things In the order OF the
liturgy, once insisted. when marrying a couule ON
the ring being put the fourth finger. The bride
rebeIed, and finally said
Il would rather die than be married on my little
finger"
For instant the curate wavered then he said.
But the rubrc says So"
Matters were at standstill-the bride fearful,