The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21

the thoughts of living men many milc5
away. Then. of lato years, he alleges
nc has gotten into close communion
with the dead. while engaged In he
automatic writing he claims his right
arm becomes impassive. while his
fingers guide pen over papc. IN
which appear letters from his SON the
brilliant young writer, William, who
died several years ago. Mr stead
states that this writing appears With
out his exercising any will power
TO either hold the pen or move it.
Next Editor Stead announced thu
opening in London OF his Juiia's
bureau. public telegraph Office, where
any one misnt call up friends across
the suif This bureau is so-callcd
because it's spirit control"-,hc oper-
ator upon the StySian side is allie ged
to be tho shade OF a pious Chicago
woman. Miss Julia q. Amos, who for
some years edited the American organ
oil The Womans Christian Temperance
Union. 1t appears that Miss Ames
ike Lombroso. Professor James and
Dr. Funk. made arrangements to come
back after death, and that she mado
second instance / happened TO be stay
ing at the castle where her appari,ion
has been seen" says Editor Stead ..As
my hand began 10 write automatlcal-
~ then. / placed IL at the disposal OF
Miss Ames, and Rhc has used 1t a S her.
own ever since
Thus she became the Julia of
"Juiia's bureau through which Mr..
Stead some time ago claimed TO have
received the startling campaign lit
craturc sent over the spirit wireless
by the great Gladstone
Write Compact in blood.
And II might DE recalled that no
less light than the noted Lord
Brong ham. lord chancellor of England.
reported the fulfilmcnt OF such pact
as Dr. Funk entered into-ono mado
Wiz his lordship's most intimate boy
hood friend, c. with whom he at
tended university.
We frequently in our walks
discussed and spcculatcd upon many
grave subjects. among others on the
immortality of the soul and on a
future state" wrote the chancellor in
his memoirs. This question and the
possibility. I will not say of ghost
walking. but OF the dead appearing
TO the living. were subjects OF much
speculation; and we actually COM
mttcd the folly Of drawing up an
hBIccitIt, written with our blood, TO
the effect that whichever of us died
the first should appear TO the other
ana thus solve any doubts we had en-
tcrtained of the life after DEATH"
This chum entered the civil service in
India and seldom wrote to Brougham,
who after a few years almost forgot
him.
How this compact was worldly full
filled Lord Brougham thus tells in his
journal of December 10. 1908: 81 had
taken, as | have said, warm bath;
and while lying in 1t . - turned
my head round, looking toward the
chair on which l hae deposited my
clothes. 800 On the chair sat G..
looking calmly ut me. How got out
Of the bath l know not, hut on re-
covering my senses found myself
sprawling on the floor The aprari-
ton. or whatever It was that had
taken he likeness of G., had disap-
neared."
All Of this. according to the record.
occurred during visit TO London. and
soon after his return to Edinburgh
Brougham received "a letter from
India announcing G.'s death and stat
ing that he had died on the 10th OF
December.
Singular coincidence"
Copyright, 1912, by John Elfrcth
Watkins.