The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-23

Wife Has Sued for Divorce Gets
Money to Take Him to Scranton.
Francis Schlnttcr. the divine" healer
whose presence in Carbondalr was re-
ported in The Tribune on Saturday. re-
'eivcd several hard bumps on SHtlir-
day. He met with Dorrance Buckley
Eurdette. for short "DOric' BurdicE.
the philosopher from Newton lake
Those who know DOrlance and those
who have heard Schlatter. can believe
that there was interesting reparlee be-
tween them The one thing above all
others that D0rlance is we'll booked IN
is things Sriiptural DOre knows the
Bible, and If YOU tell him so. he will
say you'd better believe ] do.
The meeting took place in The Tri-
hune office Saturday afternoon. Dor
rance was on Il visit to town and
dropped in to see his newspaper friends.
Schlatter. whose regard leans to meme
herS of the press, came in soon after
wards to read the story Of himself that
was in The Tribune that morning. Dor
rance Was busy writing his usual budget
FOR The Tribune. when he was inter
rupted for an introduction to the man
nf alleged divine healing powers. Don't
bother me-" yelled Dorie. believing that
he was being "kidded." When the for
nality was pressed. DOrie affected some
interest. but when the divine" healing
part of it came ont. he shouted Il dis
gusted BLANK fool" Finally, Dolrance
put aside his pen and paper, pushed his
chair back from the table. and drawing
nearer to the celebrated healer to sur
Ney him more closely.
You're crazy" almost shouted Dori"
when Schlattcr said the spirit Of Christ
was in him and that he was doing His
work. NO man in his right senses
would talk that way" was the con-
tcmptuous reioinder
The. conversation then turned on the
second coming Of the Savior. ana in
arguing it the question of Bibles came
up. Schlatter said his Bible said this.
Dorie said it was the other way well.
If your Bible said that" declared the
Newton lake man. sit must be in Il for
eign tongue. for never snwit IN mine -
II ain't got any use for these new
edition of Bibles: it takes too long to
translate them" continued po,rance,
The only one l have any use for is
my grandmothers. | once bought Il
new edition from "A fellow who was Just
like you,'' he said to Schlalter. "le
WAS up against it. l paid him $3.50 to
help him out, 1t was worth So. but T
don't find ii as good as my grand
mOtherS.''
Thus the argument Went on, the New
ton lake philosopher stinSing Schlatter
with his sarcastic wit, time and time
again Finally, Dorie shut off the in
,erestins repartec by saving, with as
much decision as he could: wow,
friend, you're bo,herins me, and I'm
hothering you. You shouldn't waste
time arguing the Scriptures with mo.
for I've stayed up for forty-eight hours
at stretch disputing over points in
the Bible. AS l said before. you're
hothering me ana I'm botheriua you.
Fwant TO do some writing, so we'll chop
n out right here"
%.The 1chopping took place, ana Dorie's $
dog, which had taken fright at the
pose of the argument, stole back and
bay down beside the man who vun-
luished Schlattcr.
:. Schlatter Goes to Scranton.
Schlatter left town Yesterday after
noon. He made Tor Scranton. taking
VIE lHSt DeldWdTe ana ftuuSOn traln
after dinner, He heard from his wife,
hut it WAS not assuring or consoliny
news. The telegram apprised him that
the madame" whom Schlatter said
Mas the backbone of the firm. had de-
rided to withdraw She has applied for
4 asereeF in divorce. and she advised
hm that whatever correspondence he
gould have with her would have to be
sent 10 her attorneys. This second blow
Vas even more felt than the one that
Dorrnce Burdette gave him during the
argument over the Scriptures.
Schlatter said he has not abandoned
the hone that his wife will take him
back, but he admitted it was a weak
t,ne:- Fhe money.to pay for his railroad
ticket he received from the poor board
authorities. When he gets TO the Elcc-
tiics City he will have To depend on
charity, as he is without Il cent. lie
hopes, he said, 10 open osteopathic par
lnrS IN fti