10 THE OMAHA DxihY BEE: MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 100.1. M Offvxju, clo a. 9 ' M&f Unit (Uaajl nL oLuu BEATRICE COT M BUNC Former Eesident of the Town Rerives Memory of a Bidionloas iDoident- A BOGUS SCHLATTER GAVE BLESSINGS Group of Talea hf Travelers Told to Pais Away the Time Which De. plet Varloua Phaaea of Hibh Nature. "You have all heard of Schlatter, the Wllaon, a former Beatrice resident who was at the- Merchants Sunday. "Well, when- Schlatter was astonlBhlos the Den ver , folks, and the rest of the world for ) all that, there was a big delegation of Beatrice people went out there to get healed by him. Many went to get cured of rheu matism, some for deafness, and others for all sorts of ailments. Those that couldn't raise the price to go, got those that did go to bring them back a handkerchief that Schlatter had blessed, and I'll be hanged If there were not lots of people that act ually believed they were cured by him through the mediums of those handker chiefs. Of course as soon as the erase died down they all went back, to their old diseases In great shape and some of them have long since died of their complaints. "Well, the craze got so Intense that about the time Schlatter disappeared It was ru mored that, he was to show up In Beatrice. Some practical Joker encouraged the Idea, and got If. pretty well advertised that Schlatter would be In Beatrice for a few days. Bo one night one of the Jokers reg- J . M O I- 1 . ... .1.. TJniliSfllr iBlvrvu o (..intuitu b iimiiio ni uic i vuvw.-iv hotel. The. report got out In no time, and the Jokers' enlisted the services of a fellow , named Qua Schmidt, who In personal ap t pearance strongly resembled Schlatter, en gaged him a room on the top floor of the hotel, and had him sit at the window - fronting Court street, and the word was sent out that ' Schlatter would bless the afflicted from that window. "In little or no time tho street was k thronged by people with all sorts of all ments who verily believed Schmidt to be the real thing, and even a number of those who had made the pilgrimage to Denver to see him asnerted that he was tho ver itable chlatter. Handkerchiefs were sent up to him by the score, and Schmidt played his part well, but the boys had to keep the door of his room closely guarded to pre vent Mm from getting soared and giving the snap away. Many of the people who were blessed by him from the fourth floor Window of the hotel acknowledged them selves cured, and some of the people who had their handkerchiefs .blessed by him believe to this day in their efficacy. The trick finally leaked out, and the Jokers went Into hiding for a week or two to keep from being mobbed." Had Tried Both Systems. Henry Posson, a ' former Illlnolaan, but now a well-to-do resident of Dundy county, Nebraska, was at the Arcade Sunday and, being in a reminiscent mood, told of n old German farmer that years ago lived near Qslesburg, til., who was about as droll as they make them. He said: The old fellow was a good deal of a philosopher and raised a big family of boys to whom he Was constantly giving advice. Ha had been somewhat wild In his younger days, but had reformed. One day he was talking to his boys regarding the best meth ods of getting along In life, and among Either things told them that honeaty was the prime ensentlal, for, said the old man: 'I'll tell you poys, I haf hat lota of ags perlents. Pe honest, poys, pe honest, for honesty Is der pest policy, for I haf dried both.' " Woadrona Slants la Laramie Hills. "Tou people down here may not know It, but there are ao:r.o curious and Interesting freaks of nature up In the Laramie Hills country that are worth taking a look at," saia cimer isowiing, a mursnian crura nv vicinity of Guernsey. Wyo., at the Mer chants. "One of them Is the Natural bridge down near the headwaters of Horse Shoe creek, some fifteen miles southeast of Douglas. It Is one of the finest natural bridges In the United 81a tee, and while not mm high as the famous natural bridge of Virginia, It Is a heap prettier, for I have seen both of them. It is right In the heart It (he Larunla lyils, and in a eeUou ot country which for rugged scenic beauty cannot be excelled In the Rocky moun tains anywhere. There is an old trail running under the bridge and a cdvered wugon can be driven under the bridge readily. Of recent years the bridge has become a great resort for the people of Douglas, Guernsey and all the towns up along the North Platte. I have wondered why this bridge has never been pictured or painted by the railroads, as one of the attractions of the Laramie Hills country. "Then there is another old curiosity up there that I have never heard spoken of outside that vicinity. It Is an old dug-out or cave dwelling up near the headwaters of LaBonta creek. The peculiar feature Is that the front of It is made largely of bottles, set In lengthwise with their butts outward. These are placed on a big log, hewed down as part of the entrance pro tection, and the bottles have been cemented together with natural cement. This front was evidently made for giving light, and In Its day made a pretty good window. Nobody seems to know when the cave was built. It has been In a decaying condition for many "long years. It was evidently built by some old-time Hudson Bay com pany traders fifty or sixty years ago or probably longer. None of the oldest timers there have any recollection of when the cave was ever occupied, and even the Indians know but little about It. There Is a sort of vague tradition that the cave, may have been fixed up by either the Mormons, or during- the California rush some time in the '40s. It lies about four miles southward of the old Mormon trail. The bottles, or what now remains of them, are of an old pattern, and the cave has certainly been abandoned for over forty five years." gome People Can Be Mean.' "You've read that story about three samples of meanness on the part of men which Is having a run of the papers Just now, I guess?" remarked Jimmy Hamlin, of Decatur, at the Drexel to a number of cronies. "I think It first appeared In the Saturday Evening Post. Well, I wait to go on record right here that for pure, unadulterated meanness there are some women that can discount all that. There was a woman In our part of the country who prided herself on her piety and ec onomy as well as generosity. She always hired an old soldier's widow to do her family washing, agreeing to pay her 60 cents a day. Well, that pink of piety would Invariably dock her washerwoman IS cents for renting at the noon hour, and then charge her 25 cents for her dinner If she ate there." t "That reminds me," said another, "of an aid society of a church in my town that got up a donation party for a poverty Btrlcken and sick woman, a member of tho same church. The donations were to be In pound packages. There were twenty mem bers of the society taking part In the dona tion, and when the donations arrived at the poor woman's home they consisted of nineteen pounds of oatmeal and one pound of salt." "I knew a woman In my town over in Wisconsin." said No. S, "who got a little girl 6 years old from an orphanage to raise and educate, and she didn't do a thing but make that little 6-year-old tot take care of her baby, wash dlxhes, make her own bed, go to school, and then refused to feed the orphan meat, though they had an abundance of it, because it would tend, to make the child coarse and gross. And that same woman was a leader In her church and waa constantly prating about the tender care of children. The child waa finally taken away from her and returned to the orphanage, and died a few weeks after, Just from the 'treatment received by hsr foster mother." ' Very Low Rates, Washington, D. C, and Return, Via "Northwestern Line," "The Only Double Track Railway to Chicago." Tickets on Sale Feb. 28 to March 2. Good Till March IS. City Offices, 1401, 1403 Farnam Bt. Harry B. Davis, undartaxr. 411 Uth Edholtn. Jewler. ltth and Hara.y at. Pnrae-snateher Hoy. As Mrs. Olaen, who lives at S14 South Twentieth street, was painting In front of the Bachelor hotel at Twentieth and Far nam vuvria about 8:15 last evening a young man snutehed tier pur.e from her hand anil run away. The purse contained 13 in sliver and a door key. Mrs. Olaen deacrlbes the 1 purse snatcher as a young (ellow about Su I'sar old and said that he was white. INSTINCT DEMANDS A COD Rev, Dr. Smith Discusses the Spiritual Life as Necessary to Human Kind. DR. MAC KAY ON' THE SPIRITUAL HELL Power of Fervent and Continual Prayer to Win Blessing for Home and Bualtteae Life la Theme of -Rev. A. J. rolaom. In the Methodist Episcopal church Sun day morning . Dr. E. Comble Smith , Im pressed on his hearers the Innate charac ter of the spiritual Instinct and the failure that comes from Its suppression. "The foundation of - the spiritual man is built eternal in the heavens," , he said. "That there Is a spiritual life is proved by the spiritual instinct. This was never so insistent as It Is today. Generations have passed and the earth has changed since the Bible, but in every age we And this in stinctIn savage and in cultured man. We may find It materialized In an Idol wor shiped or seen. In the sun or the moon. In the adoration of his God man may go through awful perils. History shows ua if there were no God we would have to make one. Man Is always trying to find one. , , "Man recognizes this spiritual Instinct. The sinner fears It. Man In his worship demands more and more. The realty of the spirit Is proved by the meanlngleesness of life without It. We are conscious of this when we stare in the face human pov erty and suffering. We say If the grave is all, it is too Irrational and unsatisfactory. Hollow and meaningless Is Ufa If above there Is no satisfaction. If you can bring Into life that light which never waa on sea or land and can recognlzo all of life' trials and sorrows are a school to prepare us for the celestial life, then I say to you, you can stand the dark, can bear ' the afflictions and disap pointments. If It all ends In the grave the most rational thing In an Irrational world would be the discontented man. "Another thing which shows the presence of the spiritual Instinct Is the discontent we And about ua We cannot look and not see how every effort leads to failure, every trial of genius leads to disappointment, pessimism and cynicism where men shut out God from the world of matter and of life. So beloved. If you and I can link these perplexities .to the universe above and cling to God through alt our troubles, this light will Illumine our doubts and even make the rough places a highway to our feet. O let us hold on to the light and let us recognise It Is of God." FUNERAL OF CHARLES HODDER Bhopmatea and Fraternal Aaaoclatea Attend In Large Xantbers to Pay Their Last Tribute. Many friends and associates of the late Charles Hodder gathered at the Seward Street Methodist Episcopal church yester day afternoon to attend the funeral serv ice, which was conducted Jointly by Rev. J. B. Priest, pastor of the Seward Street Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. E. R. Curry, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, and Rev. William Gorat, presiding elder of thia Methodist district. A goodly representation of Mr. Hodder' former associates at the Union Pacific shops, where he worked twenty-five years, and the member of Alpha camp, Wood men of the World, were in attendance. The pallbearer were: C. L. Mather, E. M. Schnellbacher and J. H. Ellsbury of the Woodmen of the World, and George Mc Dougal, Henry Kempen, Jr., and Leonard Oberg of the carmen' union. Mr. Hodder was 43 year of age and en tered the Union Pacific shops when ha came to Omaha twtnty-ftve years ago. His last poaltlpn wa ' that of airbrake in spector of the passenger department. The body was plsoed In the receiving vault at Forest Lawn cemetery. The twentieth century way. Take Din or' Digesters before meals. An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure In In digestion. At Myers-Dillon Drug Co. Invest Constant Oil nocx. 101 N. Y. Ufa A. B. Hubermann, diamonds; direct Imp. MUST WITNESS FOR FAITH Personal Effort for Christ Urged by Evan gelist Charles Stelsle. PROFESSING CHRISTIANS TOO TIMID Chrlat's Mission Kmpnaalsed as that of the Ureateat' Teacher and Power-Giver the World Has Ever Sees. Rev. Charles Stelsle emphasised the need of personal effort for Christ by Christians In his talk Sunday morning at Westmin ster Presbyterian church. Quoting the saying of Jesus, "Ye shall be witnesses," Mr. Stelsle pointedly aked how many pro fessing Christians arv witnesses for Christ. Most of the v he safu, "t like prisoners u the bar when their Christianity is In ques tion, act in fact as if they were afruM of the whole world. Against tru tlmldky he contrasted the zealous missionary spirit of the socialist and the trade unionist In lessor degree. He meutloned the cards presented to their friends or chance ac quaintances by the latter, on which la printed the name of their union, the office they hold In It, etc. Proceeding from this Mr. Stelsle said: "The first mistake of the church with reference to the workingman was In sur rendering authority to supply tils spiritual needs. The gospel of Christ is entirely adequate to do this. "The second mistake Is In the Idea that a great deal of money is needed to do the work' of Christ. Jesus held Just tho con trary Idea and cautioned His disciples to take with them neither gold, silver or brass. Men Mnat Be Speclallata. "The third mistake la to think that after receiving that power which comes from the Holy Ghost, the baptism of purpose, all men should work In the sums way. Christ never aimed to destroy man's Individuality. The successful worker for God may be so In singing, In teaching, as a secretary, an usher, a committeeman. "If all the employers and employes of this city should become imbued with the holy spirit Omaha would become famous in a day. The holy spirit is Intended for the whole church, not for the few ministers in it. "Christians, followers of Jesus Christ, must speak with authority and enthusiasm. Announce and proclaim your affiliation with God in a sane, healthx and Joyful manner. "To say to the workingman, 'We can do nothing for you because you do not be long to the church,' is the same as if the authorities of an hospital should say to the patients, 'We can do nothing for you because you are sick.' If the workingman does not belong to the church there Is all the more need for going forth to get him in. "We want to reverse the condition found In a certain district in New York City, where forty churches moved out and 30O.UOO people moved In." Christ the Greatest Teacher. Mr. Stelzle preached at the 3 o'clock Bervlce in the Second Presbyterian church. His exhortations were devoted to showing that Jesus Christ was above and incom patible with any other teacher, of social reform. "Jesus Christ lived in a more corrupt time than this. He went through every Struggle you 'have gone through and felt every sorrow you have felt. Christ said, 'He that belleveth not Is condemned al ready, because he docs not believe in the Son of God.' Unless your belief is a posi tive belief that leads you to action you are already condemned,. "Jesus Christ wiis the best man who ever lived. He differed from other teachers in that He spoke with authority. (Nlco demus said,' 'Thou, art a teacher sent of God." Jesus Christ, is the court of last appeal. No one questions this, not even those who do not accept Him. "Jesus differs from other teachers in that His word never grows old. Text books are discarded. The Bible Is the only text book that is always up-to-date. This is because God made It. "The world has never lived up to the words of Jesus Christ. Hnu.v shall pass away, but I Bhull not pass away.' Christianity is the result of God seeking man; all other religions are the result of man seeking God. Christ came into the world to seek and to save the lost. Power Comes with Belief. "Christ not only gave great truths. He gave us power to live up to them. Other teachers do not. Jesus Christ offers the greatest reward. Others promise little. Christianity promises eternal life. Not alone In the hereafter does the church do us good, but In the struggle of this life it comforts the sorrowing and afflicted and brightens our lives with hope and inspira tion. , "A Christ of Infinite power and influence, He satisfies the longings of your heart. He Is for women, but He is essentially for men. Christ was a manly man, the Son of God. His precious promises are not alone for the cultured and Intelligent, but for every man. I say to any of you men who have not accepted Him, you can come as others have, saying 'Jesus, take me.' He has said, 'Him that cometh to Me, I will In no wise cast out.' " Prayer Is the key to God's grace. Men are too prone to think that the ordinances of the church are sufficient. Righteousness Is that which Is necessary to keep light with God. "God is more necessary to us than money or material comfort. The one thing needed Is to lift our hearts to Ood in "prayer. God alone can satisfy the craving of the heart. He alone can fill the heart with sweetness. Mere reading of the Sclptures, ' genius, science and wealth can accomplish nothing. The only recourse Is to get on our knees In prayer. Come to Him Just as you are, come with your riches, your genius- ond burden of sin. Do not try to add to or take away anything; come Just with your own heart to the throne of grace. "Open your hearts that God may give us more of His love. Seek Him with the open soul. Praver opens the door of the heart to God. Pray continuously. The praying Chrlntlon Is the working Christian. Pray in your family; pray God to give you grace In the morning and in the evening. With prayer everything else will come right with Oo4 " FAITH VS. Till SPIRITI'AL HEM, Snfferlna; of Soul and Conscience to Be Overcome by Inrreaaed Faith. Rev. T. J. Mackay preached tho sermon at Trinity cathedral Sunday morning. He discussed the progress of Individualism as opposed to sacerdotalism and spoke of the necessity for an increasing faith In Gcd. "When the apostles heard the sermon on the mount It was hard for them to realize how they were to follow the new order, in such sharp contrast with the old, over throwing Ideas that had prevailed for cen turies. It was then they felt the necessity of more faith and appealed to the Father for It. There are Christians, I know, who never seem to feel the demand for In creasing faith. They have consigned themselves to a creed and In it they bury their doubts and fears. We must admit that the popular conception of God has changed much during the lost twenty years, as have ideas touching the Immor tality of the soul, heaven and hell, among growing Christians. The old-time material hell has passed away and a spiritual hell has taken Its place one In which man's conscience and his soul suffer. In view of these changes is there not a real demand for an ever Increasing faith? "Trouble Is pent to the individual by God to educate the former to nobler Ideas of life. The soul can be revolutionized only through battle. Its progress is through re sistance. Without the dally struggle there Is no advance no betterment Intellectually or spiritually. j "Faith is the staying power of the uni verse, the strength of the individual Chris tian. It means the power to fall back ab solutely on God when all else falls. "In religion individualism means an open road from the soul to God without the mediation of priest or pontiff. It is a bat tle that will go on until it conquers com pletely, sustained by faith In God. In Rus sia the contest Is on now and no man can doubt but that Individualism will win." Great Furniture Sale This Week THE RELIABLE STORK. Great Furniture Sale This Week HAPPY MEETING IN HOTEL TOO MANY PRAYER LESS HOMES Rev. A. J. Folsom Speaka of Power of Fervent, Continual Prayer. "Get right with God," was the subject of the sermon of Rev. A. J. Folsom at Ply mouth ' Congregational church Sunday morning. HIb text was from Gallatlans, fifth chapter and first verse.' "Stand fast therefore in the liberty where with Christ has made us free." He said in part: "Get right with God. It is not our power to do so, but is the gift of God. How easy It is for us to drift away from, the gift of God and the love of Jesu Christ. How almost powerless our lives have become. The ministry of this city have recently become maxed at the prayerlessness of our homes. Lonsr-Srpnrated Fntlier and Son Find Each Other In Omaha by the , Merest Accident. A. J. Bennett of Hot Springs, S. D., had Just stepped out of the dining room at the Murray hotel yesterday noon, and inci dentally noticed an elderly man standing by the writing table. Something In the older man's appeorance looked strangely familiar to the younger man, and he ap proached him and asked him his name. ' "My name, sir? My name is F. N. Ben nett, and I nm from Areata, California," was the rather dignified reply. "Why, father, don't you know me?" The older man hesitated a moment and again glancing at the younger earnestly, remarked with a trembling voice, but full of emotion: "Why, ble.ss me, my son, where on earth did you come from?" The two had not met for many years and their meeting here was wholly acci dental. The father arrived1 here Saturday and was enroute eastward. The son ar rived at the hotel Sunday noon on his re turn from a business trip In the east. This was their first meeting for many years, the first in fact since the then boy had started out to win a living In the world for himself, many years ago. In that Interim the fa ther had moved from their eastern home to California, and in the passing years all trace of the son was lost. He had in tho meanwhile entered into business for him self and was prospering. The remainder of the afternoon was spent in each other's company, and last evening they again separated, but with the loving assurance that in future years their meet ings should be more frequent. Wonderful Clothing Values m .a. ana m m at m m in uur final Clearing bale ot Men's Winter Suits and Overcoats $7.50 to $10 Suits ? Kand Overcoats, avP J Stylishly rut, well tailored, service able garments, Broken lines from our own high grade stock the suits come in plain blue, black, oxford gray and fancy mixed cheviots, mel tons and cassimeres. The overcoats in black, brown or oxford gray ker sevs. meltons and Irish frieze. Best values to be found in the city at our sale price k aai r y p t : n' w $5 $12.50 to $i5 Suits and Overcoats, $7.50 A specially handsome and complete line in all the newest fabric and colors, the materials and workmanship throughout are ex cellent. Garments that are without an equal in lit. linish or fashion at our sale price I ill 11 V 111 L V A 7.50 Special Pants Sale Men's Pants in cassimeres, chev iots nnd worsteds, in stripes, mixtures and plain colors reKti- inr .fl'.Ou to $3.ro values, special, at $2.50 and 1.50 Boys' if Suits In double breasted or three-piece styles, all shades and great va riety of fabrics, regular $:i.50 to $.".(H) values, special Cf sali! price tkLtDJ mm 1 Bee Want Ads are the Best Buslnci Boosters. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS B. K. May, C. E. Pascoe of Fremont and C. P. Mills of Clinton are at the Henshaw. C. II. Traver of Sioux City, A. Howard of Cheyenne and E. T. Marsh of Denver are at the Arcade. J. N. May of Kansas City, R. A. Smith of TeKaman, t:. J. crandall of San Jose, Cal. are at the Millard. General John C Cow-in Is at nrenent rnn fined to his house with Influenza. He has had quite a tussle with the affliction, but is now convalescing. He Is expected down town in a few days. S. Burnett of Seattle, Mrs. J. N. Bundock of Norfolk, K. r . Madden of Hays City, Kan.: Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ryan of Lincoln and n. Manley or Lyons are at the Her urana. O. N. Monger of Hastings, A. J. Rennett of Hot Springs, S. !.; Kent R. Bent of moux Llty; r . is. Kennett of Areata, Cal., and A. J. Martin of Marquette, Wyo., are ai me Murray. C. S. I.yle of St. Paul, Neb.: D. E. Wat- Kins of Honest eel, a. J). ; Mr. and Mrs. tnrls Nelson of Kjiton, Colo.; George Ixw, rey of Lincoln. A. C. Blahar of Madison George Holden of Denver and William Marr or Laramie are at the Merchant E. C. Hovey of Sioux City, A. V. Dann of Kearney, H. S. Melnsteln of Seattle. 8. M. Welpton of Lewlston, Mont.; Edward Lytle of Wan FTanclsco, Mr. and Mrs. (.. E. Hawner, Philip Hamlin of Denver, and wiuiam ivrotter oi etuart, are at tne fax ton. 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