The Psychic Century from Topeka, Kansas • 4

THE PSYCHIC CENTURY. placed a music box which he took the pains to examine. He found that it was not wound up, and that the lid had to be raised in order to wind it. Under the stand also were placed some slates. The old lady sat in an easy rocking chair some feet away from the stand, and complacently rocked to and fro as the manifestations proceeded.

An invisible power wound up the closed music box and started it to playing. An invisible power wrote messages on the slates and gave them to him from underneath the stand. All this was in the light. He was in Cincinnati at the time Teeples, the spirit photographer, submitted to a test imposed upon him by other photographers of the city, and proved to them that he was not a fraud, which they believed him to be before the test was made. The conditions were that they be allowed to use one of their own cameras and prepare their own plates, he to touch the camera and make the exposure, after which they were to develop the negatives.

If, after these conditions had been complied with, the pictures of departed friends appeared on the plates, they would forfeit the $500 they had placed in the hands of other parties. He received the money. The narrator told, also, of (sittings with the Bangs Sisters, and of sittings with the Fletchers, the wonderful flower mediums. At a seance given by the latter, all kinds of flowers, many from tropical climes and some that could not be obtained at greenhouses, were passed by spirit hands from the cabinet to people in the audience. This seance was given in the winter and such an enormous quantity of expensive flowers came from that cabinet that, if they could have been and had been purchased at the hothouses, their cost would have exceeded many times the sum which the mediums realized from the seance.

The flowers were all fresh and covered with dew as if just plucked. The seance was given under test conditions. The gentleman relating these experiences gave it as his opinion that more wonderful physical manifestations occurred some years ago now. A Psychic Center is Kansas. Editor William A.

White seems to understand that there is something about Kansas which renders the inhabitants thereof "peculiar." He does not tell us what it is, but he perceives that whatever it is it makes people sensitive and susceptible to influence. While in Chicago recently he said, among other things, to a representative of of the Chicago Post: "Kansans are not idle dreamers, not mere theorists. From the time of John Brown to Carrie Nation the Kansan has been a simple-minded man who took a very short and absolutely direct cut from his ideals to the realization of them. If civil or criminal statutes or constitutional provisions happen to stand between the Kansan and the realization of his ideals, then God help the criminal statutes and the constitutional limitations. "In the sisterhood of states Kansas is the prophetess.

Kansas is, first of all, an educated state. The percentage of literacy is higher in Kansas than in any other state in the Union. To be a prophetess one must be a seer; to be a seer one must be a scholar. The composite mind of Kansas is open to ideas. Psychic waves, political tendencies, economic movements that are in the air, find their natural lodgment in the quick mind of Kansas and there find their first crude expressions in her deeds.

This first crude action, the result of impulse rather than of reason, yet always of high impulse, has given the world the impression that Kansas is a state of cranks. John Brown was a crank in that sense, yet he was a voice crying in the wilderness. He cast the shadow which foretold the impending conflict. He was dead wrong in theory and practice. A great many men who are right are wrong." President Barrett Coming.

Miss Emma Challand received a telegram this week from President Barrett of the National Spiritualist Association, notifying her that he would be in Topeka March 8, 9 and 10, and requesting her to secure a hall wherein he could hold meetings on those dates. He was in Minneapolis when the telegram was sent. Later--Miss Challand is in receipt of a letter from President Barrett stating that Mr. and Mrs. Kates will be with him when he holds his meetings here.

He says: "Mrs. Kates is a splendid test medium and will certainly draw large numbers of investigators. Mr. Kates is an able and eloquent speaker. I have already written to Daniel W.

Hull and Thomas A. Thompson of your state to see if they can be with us at that time. With their help and such as I can give together with your local talent I do not see why we cannot have a meeting that would certainly rouse the people to a high pitch of enthusiasm, and my feeling is that the help should all be secured at once." In 1897 Lillian Whiting wrote a series of articles for the Light of Truth. The following is a part of one of them. The friend referred to is Kate Field: For the pass fourteen months I have written a letter nightly (with a few exceptions) to that beloved friend who vanished into the etherial world in May of 1896, and rewhom my little book entitled "After Her Death" garding of psychic experiences with her--was written.

I --a record began these letters to her from an unconscious impulse at the moment, and later I studied the attempt as an experiment. Writing had always been the essential communication with us. Our paths lay in different cities, and our tho' frequent, were usually brief. So in almost meetings, the first hour of that bewildering grief on hearing that she was gone, I siezed pen and paper and wrote to her. Each night, the last thing before sleeping, I wrote, placing the paper on a little table near my bed.

Whether those in spirit life could read our manuscript or printed matter had never, up to that time, particularly occurred 1 to me. As I thought of it I realized what a tremendous fact, in the search after psychic laws, this would be were it true. The results have convinced me that it is true, al hough it may not be that they read the written word in the same way that we do." "For a number of weeks after the passing of this idolized friend I was in Europe. Almost every night in my letters I preferred requests and wishes and entreaties regarding the direction and fulfillment of certain affairs of hers, than which nothing, from the human side, could have seemed more unlikely, not to say impossible. Every one of those entreaties have been granted me.

Could I specify them them and unfold the singu'ar chains of circumstances that have, at last, brought about these fulfillments, the story would prefigure itself as a curious panorama of spiritual history. It has all been a drama of the Seen and the Unseen Co-operating. "Over and again have I written to her saying, 'If it is true that you read these words, send me some sign tomorrow on my plane of This sign has never failed. It has taken various forms, of persons coming and saying certain things, of events and circumstances; but always something of a corresponding and evidential nature. "Again, I have noticed that the spoken or the written word seems to reach one in the etherial world more clearly than merely the thought--the thinking to him, so to speak.

The spoken word seems peculiarly conveyed by vibration to the instant recognition of the spiritual being. One who may experiment on this possibility will find, I think, almost startling results. To speak the words slowly (about five seconds between) and distinctly seems to insure their being heard by the one in the unseen to whom they are addressed. The habit of giving a certain time alone each day to the friend in the Unseen; to sit alone and call on him to come, will soon establish a magnetic rapport that is inconceivably comforting and for use will be returned if so desired by the sender. the audience.

It is reported in the Talmud and was repeated later by Rabbi's, that when Jesus and his disciples, from a day's labor, were, near nightfall weary and hungry, the Master sent on Peter and James in advance to secure food and a resting place for the night. Nearing a little, squalid village, they saw quite a crowd surrounding a dead dog by the wayside. One said: "Doubtless the dog was mad and had to he killed." Another said: "His skin and ears have been deservedly torn because of being a thief dog." Another said: "He has probably chased and slain some sheep, and he himself been slain in consequence." Each and all commented in similar strains upon the poor, wretched, dead brute, with not a word in his favor. At last Jesus drew near and looking at the poor, prostrate creature and being full of compassion said, pitifully: "Pearls are not equal to the whiteness of his And the crowd said: "This must be Jesus, for surely none but him could see something to admire in a poor, dead dog." This, though a legend, has within it a meaning deep as beautiful, for there certainly is something to be admired, something good in all -Temple of Health. We would be glad to receive communications from those who desire to help the cause in this way.

If you have a good thought give it to the world. Don't let it die for want of light and air. All communications not available for use will be returned if so desired by the sender. The Psychic Century has received the February number of Mind, "a azine of liberal and advanced thought, devoted to progress and research in Science, Philosophy, Religion, Metaphysics, Occultism." It is edited by John Emery McLean and Charles Brodie Patterson, and is published by the Alliance Publishing Company, Life 19 and 21 W. 31st street, New Its table of contents for February is as follows: Did Christ Teach a New Religion? Abhedananda Divine Justice in Disasters.

Axel E. Gibson Cosmic Evolution Grace Shaw Duff The Philosophy of Delos Smith In a Jos Dana Miller Thought Carter The Dogmatism of A Side-Light on Telepathy. Charles A Dwight Wright Mata the Magician. Isabella Ingalese Editorial Department -The Springtime of the New Century, by 0 The Healer, by Ellen Dyer; 'The Death of the Body, by Bolton Hall; Injustice, by Emily Key C. Gause.

The Family Circle--Types of Mothers We Often Meet, by Helen Van Anderson; New Year in China. by Fannie Malin; Lily's Advice, Poem, by Lilian Foster Colby; The Earth- Worm, by Henrietta Latham Dwight; A Certain -Bruce and His Teacher, by Selections. Reviews of New Books, by To the Readers of the Psychic Century: Friends- -We are pleased to state that there in a Spiritual society here in Topeka known as the Ladies 'Temple Builders, whose object it is to raise funds, with which to build a Temple here to be dedicated to the use of Spiritualists and the promulgation of the Spiritual Philosophy. Realizing the magnitude of the work and also that there are many tried and true Spiritualists who stand ready to do what they can for the advancement of the Spiritual cause, we, the Ladies Temple Builders, have concluded to hold a Fair the last of March for the purpose of increasing our Temple fund and do kindly solicit your assistance at this time. There is scarcely a brother in the Spiritual ranks, as well as many other free thought people who cannot send a dime, and often more, or some book, or other article; while we are sure each sister will be kind enough to send us something that can be sold at our Fair and in so doing each and all can lend us aid and encouragement in our work.

Receiving in return our warmest thanks. Please address all letters and parcels to Miss Emma Challand, 712 Garfield Topeka, Kans. As secretary of the association I have been delegated that honor. Permit me to say in conclusion as president of the Church of Spiritualism in this city, I can fully appreciate the importance of the work in which the Ladies Temple Builders are engaged and sincerely hope the day is not far distant when we all may rejoice in the successful completion of the grand work which they have so courageously undertaken. Trusting you will all respond to this call in the name of the glorious cause of Spiritualism, I remain, very respectfully, EMMA CHALLAND.

Mass Meetings in Missouri and Kansas. Mass meetings under the auspices of the National Spiritualists association in conjunction with state associations are being held in various parts of the country. Successful meetings in La Crosse and West Superior, closed last week. The following cities and dates are arranged for: St. Louis, Feb.

26, 27 and 28; Kansas City, March 2 and Topeka, March 8, 9 and 10. It is expected that a meeting in St. Joe, will be arranged for March 5 and of Truth. If all the Spiritua'ists in Topeka would subscribe for The Psychic Century it would place it upon a safe basis and insure its ultimate success. It is sure to win and i is destined to become one of the best journals for psychical research in the world.

But now is the time it needs the help of all lovers of liberty and advancement. When The Psychic Century makes its appearance at you home, if unbidden, it means an invitation to you to help in the grand cause of enlightening the world by your support of it as an educational journal. If your heart is in the work then you can not do better than patronize this paper. A The Church of Spiritualism will hold its regular Conference meeting Sunday at 2:45 p. m.

Mrs. Laura B. Payne will lecture in the evening at Lincoln Post Hall. After the lecture Mrs. Inez Waguer will give tests.

Rev. C. H. Searing lectured at Lincoln Post Hall Sunday evening, on the Relation of Soul, Spirit and Matter. Some good thoughts were presented for the consideration of A Gleam of Light.

A woman in a tattered shawl rang the bell of a stately mansion. "May I die on your doorsteps, here?" she asked, respectfully, of the butler, who presently appeared. "No!" was the brusque reply. The woman was turning sadly away when a beautiful child, with golden hair, cut in: "Oh, papa!" cried the child; "please do let the woman die on the doorstep." "Very well," said the father, for he could deny his little daughter nothing. So the woman died on the doorstep, feeling that the world was not alto.

gether dark, after all. -Detroit Journal Christians now number 000; the Mahomedans 200,000,000. These forms of faith are on the increase. Buddhists, 250,000,000, are decreasing. Laura B.

Payne's Beautiful Songs Can be had at this office. Latest, The Millennium, can be had for 25 cents. By mail, 30 cents. MRS. INEZ WAGNER, Trance and Platform Test Medium, Located at 320.

Monroe, Topeka, Kan. Gives private readings. We desire to exchange with all progressive thought papers. You Can Be Healed By A. M.

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Phone 305. The Topeka Magnetic Institute. Are you sick? Do you have a chronic disease? Then you need our assistance. There is health in store for you. We have never failed to effeet a cure, even in the most severe and chronic cases.

We do not claim to perform miracles. but we do, by natural and scientific methods, bauish disease of the worst character. Call or address Prof Roberts, 109 Ninth Street. National Catarrh Remedy. A positive Cure for Catarrh, Colds and Headaches, compounded under spirit directions.

Price prepaid to any address 25c and 50c per box. Address Bellman, 819 Kansas Ave, Topeka, Kas.