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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATTHtur, ivsb a, am. THE GHOST OF LOCHRA1N CASTLE A Thrilling Novel of Love, Intrigue, Tragedy and the Mystery of a Famous Diamond By MRS. C. N. WILLIAMSON, Author of "The Lightning Conductor," Etc., Ete. • Illustrated by GEORGE KERR and F. NANKIVELL. CHAPTER V (Concluded). But at tha thought of that aketcb. something which had been putiling Elspeth waa made clear. The llkeneee which had ao bewildered her waa be tween Captain Oxford and the boy In the portrait. It waa not ec noticeable now, for the . young man waa looking grave to aom- i brenesa, while tha face of the boy was bright and amlllng, atlll Elspeth could aec It, and It waa marked enough to seam rather odd. But. after all, what could It mean? The boy, who was by this time either an old man, or dead, had been one of the same type with Captain Oxford, perhaps not an ex traordinary one, although she had not happened to aoe any others, save these two. She waa half Inclined to speak of the penciled portialt she had found, but she did not wish to be called upon nt present for an explanation of tha pink stain, as she probably would be, If the showed the sketch to Captain Oxford. As she mentally compared the real features with the pictured features, the young man spoke again. "Naturally, Mr. McGowan would pre- fer to think that 1 had been attacked by some poacher, while straying about In lonely places, where I had no busi ness tp be after dark. Any other Idea —any more sensational Idea—would be bad for the hotel." ’ “Why?" asked Elspeth. "He. wouldn't like to have It said that there were thieves and murderers lurking about. That sort of thing would probably keep a great many guests away from the Hydro. The sort of people who come here don't want adventures." “But do you think It was a thief who attacked you?" the girl Impulsively asked. Captain Oxford laughed. "I've noth ing worth stealing, and everybody who knows me, knows that. Otherwise, the whole affair might have been almost Worthy of Hie Underground Syndicate —If only it had come off a little more aaecaaafully.' Elspeth looked blank. “What Is the Underground Syndicate?" she asked. “You've never heard of the Under ground Syndicate? Well, I can’t tell you precisely what It Is, or even wheth er It exists. And If It does, that prob ably Isn't Its own name for Itself." "It sounds rather vague, but very mysterious." said Elspeth. "If there Is such an association as the Underground Sydlcale. It 1s very mysterious—so mysterious that It has S taled England In general, and Scot- id Yard In particular, for years. It's supposed, you know, to be an associa tion banded together to commit crimes for Important clients who don’t wish to commit them themselves. Several fa mous murders have been set down to the account of the Underground Syn dicate, but though there have been clews and traces, there have never been enough to help the police to make ar rests, or even actually suspect any one person. They have, as It were, heard MAGNETISM CURED GIRL CONSUMPTIVE Camille Flammarion Tells of Remarkable Case in France. will seem to be talking about It. Now; (distance for dictation, have you seen him? Mr. Kenrlth hap pened to mention you were going to write for him this afternoon." There was no need to speak the name. Elspeth well knew who Was meant by "him;" and she doubted very much that Mr. Kenrlth had "happen ed" to speak. Yes." she answered, as her head and Lndy Hilary's were bent over the book. "He only wanted me because ho had heart) that I'd traveled In the same car- He had begun rlage' with you, and hoped I could be got to talk about you to him. He con fessed that after I'd been In the room a little while. Oh, Lady Hilary, he wor ships you. 1 do wish I might take the liberty of saying something—>" "Say It quickly. It won't be a lib erty." "It's only that I do hope nobody will persuade you to give him up, because such a love can come but once In a life. It seems to me, and—” "Hush! Hero comes that Mr. Trow bridge," whispered Lady Hilary. "Oh, stirrings behind a veil, but the veil has he Is most oppressive. I wish Lady never been lifted. Now, If 1 were alArdrllffo hadn't Introduced him to ' ' s to leave to mother. I'm afraid I'm going to have very rich'man with millions t , relatives, or If I were In anyone's way, I should say to myself—because of cer tain things that have happened—'Aha, , the 'Underground Syndicate has put a black mark against my name.' But there Is absolutely nobody except Lady Lambart—who would bo the better off for my death; and poor Lady Lambart, even If she were prepared to go to such lengths to wipe out a would-be aon-ln- law. couldn't afford to pay the Syndi cate's prices. They charge thousands, ■ so the story goes. And they are very rich—according to the same stories— for they often bring off big coups on their own account, such as relieving {"••spin of their Jewels. I often warn Kenrlth that he had better look out." ' "It sounds too extraordinary," said Elspeth. • "I don't believe there Is such a syn ; dlcate really, do you?" v ' "No, I don't." replied Captain Oxford. “As you say. It Is too fantastic. Peo- J le will get up any theory to account or crlrtlee which remain myeterles; and I believe that rather a sensational morning paper Is responsible for aug' gosling the Idea that there was n syn dicate. After a murder that baffled the police Inst year, the editor published a series of extraordinary anonymous ' letters that served the object of selling the Issues In which they appeared. If no other.” ' At this moment the resident doctor appeared, to see how his patient w getting on, and Elspeth waa banished from the room. It was now her hour of freedom, and she was glad of It, for She had mueh to think of. Sho went to her room, where tea wns sent to her, and rested luxuriously on the old-fash ioned sofa. Wlmt a wonderful day It had been, she thought. More had hap pened In It than happened In weeks In her old tendon life, where one day told another, and she forgot whether It was lfonday or Saturday. Sho seemed to have been plunged Into the midst of many lives, and to have some Influence, large or email, upon each one. It was almost aa If she. an Insignificant young girl, a paid employee of the hotel, were watching tha performance of a play In a theater to which she alone had the right of entrance. 8hc tried hard to Join all tha different loose threads, which she felt vaguely ought somehow to match together, but the could not And the way, and at last the effort culminated in an absurd Jum ble which was a dream. Sleep did her good, although her nap waa short, and aha awoke with a start, fearing that ahe had missed her next appointment; but it was only half past 6, and ten minutes later, with smooth hair and bright eyea, ahe waa In Mr. McGowan's room. He was there, and had kind things to say concerning the reports he had received of her work during the day. This was encouraging, and the girt felt very happy, as she went to begin her hour of work with Mr. Trowbridge. She did not like him much, but she fancied that he could be very amusing and, whatever else It might be, ahe was sure that her time In his society would not be dull. In the great hall, through which she had to pass on. her way to Mr. Trow bridge's tilting room, she saw that gentleman deep In tal* with Lady Hilary. He was lean ing far forward In hla chair, hla el- bows on hla knees, lost to everything but his Interest In the beautiful girl who listened with an Indifference which ahe did not try to hide. Hla back was turned tow ard Elspeth, but Lady Hilary saw her, and with a word to Trow bridge, which Elapeth did not hear, sprang up and gave the young steno grapher a look which said "Come to me." The two gtrle met half way across the bell, and Lady Hilary handed Els peth a book. "A pretence." ahe said trouble with him." Her voloa changed suddenly, as Trowbridge; strolling toward them, came within hearing dis tance. "It will be good of you, Mlse Dean, If you will copy out the poem for me. I— f ' ahe stopped, for her pur pose waa served. Trowbridge had S oused close beelda them ana muet avo heard all that she Intended him to hear; "I will do It gladly this evening," said Elepeth. "For the next hour, my time belongs to Mr. Trowbridge," "Lady Hilary and 1 were Just having a rattling good argument," eald he. "I was on the point of convincing her thst I tvne right and aha was wrong, ao I will give up half my altars of you for today to her. Copy out the poem she wants. Miss Dean, and when you have finished come to my sitting room, plesas. I'll bs there by thst time." Elspeth moved away obediently. The book really waa a volume of verses by a minor poet, and though Lady Hilary had probably selected s page at ran dom, the girl copied It In her own room, with her own machine. In half an hour she went down again, and this time Lady Hilary and Trowbridge had both vanished from the hall. Elspeth hail brought the typed poem, and the book. In cnee sho should meet Lady Hilary, but not seeing her, she look them on to Mr. Trowbridge's silting room. He hlmeelf stood Just outside the half open door, spenklng with the hnndeome woman Elspeth had heard spoken of aa Countess Kadepolskol. but ns the girl approached, with a slight shrug of the shoulders the counteas left him. "Be careful, that'a all,” Elspeth thought ehe heard her say; and Trow bridge's expression was not quite so pleasant as It had been, though he forced a smile to greet the atenog rapher. "Kino looking woman, that," be eald ns he ushered Elspeth Into the room. "Countess Kadepolskol, I mean. She and I only met here * ehort lime ago, but she's mighty kind about giving me good advice, and was Just telling me I ought to be careful and not overwork myself. You wouldn't think I wne deli cate, would yqu? But I’m supposed to be here for the tonic nir to pick me up after a threatened breakdown. We Americans are so apt to keep the can dle burning at both ends, you know.” Elspeth answered that she would not have dreamed he was out of health; but she was thinking "I don't believe the countess waa Inlklng about over work. If It had been anything aa sim ple as that, he wouldn't have minded whether I overheard or not. But he did mind, for some reason or other, and went out of his way to account for her words. Perhaps he's afraid 1 might tell Lady Hilary that there’s something be tween him and the counteas." You ought to see her Jewels," Trow, bridge went on, as Elspeth arranged her typewriter and paper on tho table. "She’s rolling In money, I believe, a Jolly good catch for some poor young man. By the way, she was telling me that Mr. Kenrlth had bought a Jewel— n diamond. I believe, which was once In her family. I don't care much about such thlnga myself. Whenever I buy diamonds. It Is to give away to some friend. But she la keen to know If he's got It here, for It seems, though It waa In her late husband's family for many generations, It passed from them before her marriage, and She's never seen It. If you hear him speak of It, you might let me know as she feels delicate about asking, and, anyhow, a he hasn't met him yet. But now to work. We must get through as much i we can In what’s left of the hour.” By this time Elspeth was silling at the table, and he flung himself down the drat letter, by giving the date, and getting os far as "Dear Sir," when sud denly he spied on the table near Els- peth'a elbow the book which I July Hil ary had given her. The folded paper waa visible between the pages, and at sight of It Trowbridge's face lit up with Interest. "Oh Just a minute," he said. "LetAt see. If you don't object, what la the lovely Lady Hllary'e taste In poetry.” Elapeth did not object, -because the thought flashed through her mind that Mr. Trowbridge perhaps suspected that something more than the poem eras written on the paper, therefore it might be well for him to And there W«e nothing besides. Accordingly ehe was silent; but she watched Trow bridge, to see what he would do, and as ho reached to take the book, which lay at some distance from hie hand, hie wrist was exposed for an Inch or two beyond the cuff, and Elepeth eaw a very odd thing. Just above the wrist bone, he wore a bracelet—not the pad locked bangle which some men affect, ‘ flat Is so often the forerunner of a heavy aleep, and having saved herself duly, ahe floated peacefully Into dreamland. How long she slept she did not know, but she waked with a atart to And the room tilled with a soft light, which at flrit she mistook for dawn. She had the sensation that something had wale ed her, some sound perhaps; but.If so, It had ceased and the room was as •till os If It had been a vault. She realized after a moment that the light waa the light of tho moon, not of morn ing, and she wondered how many hours of sweet unconsciousness she had had. Were they few or many? In any case, It was delicious to know that there muet be several more left before she need think of getting up to begin anew day's work. Thue she lay for awhile In a blissful state between dreaming and waking, her eyes half eloped, when a board creaked, as if under the pressure of a foot. Elspeth know tho very board, thought sho knew It, for In passing to and fro her foot had caused tha earns disagreeable squeak, and she had tried to avoid the place. In a second she had bounded from her bed, and out of onUc room. hurriedly. “Open it anywhere and we in a big easy chair within comfortable ehe had that sensation of falling which suggest a love-secret, but band of geld, set with pearls and tur- 2Tnch«i . a h n . <, .kin n f. i hsr Cl Sown ‘ho ilcove Into tho big moonllf room. Eaml , *?nM le Iim!? ?nid» Br AWa** thlS 11 *** more by Impulse than deliher. bScriet the itrm w.; covered with «• »«“•»««» »he melted tp die- white kid, like a woman’s glove, and the Junction between this and the fleph was maaked by the band of gold. For tho fraction of a second Elspeth forgot herself, end stared. Whether Trowbridge noticed the direction of her eyes, or whether he merely remember ed after an Instant of self-forgetful- ness that he had been Indiscreet, the effect was the same. Flushing darkly, he drew back hla arm, and the brace let and what waa above It were once more completely hidden by hie sleeve. CHAPTER VI. A Face In the Moonlight. E LSPETH had had very little time during her first flay at Lochraln Castle Hydro to brood over, flier own affaire. Those of other people had proved still more abeorblng, and dwell ing upon them had prevented her from giving much attention to the mystery ot the night's disturbances. But when darkness came again, and a second night had to be faced In the tower room, even the romantic love trouble* of Lady Hilary Lambart and Captain Oxford faded Into the background of her mind. The one absorbing queetlon was whether a trick had^ really been played upon her or whether, In spite of her firm conviction to tho contrary, there were such things as ghosts. which haunted place* on earth that they nw loved or hated? The girl had now to remember rut- fully that ehe had taken etepa to de fend herself against other nights of terror, and that no light whatever had been thrown upon the mystery. The one piece of evidence In favor of tha trick theory (If Indeed It could be called evidence) was that the servant who had brought her meals had worn rather a peculiar expression when he civilly asked after her health In the morning. He had looked, ahe thought, as If he hod expected to hear that ahe had passed a bad night, and appeared somewhat disappointed when ehe had announced herself to be In the best of health and spirits. But then, even If she had not Imag Ineil the expression, the man might easily have known no more than that the tower waa said to be haunted. Persons In that class of life were supposed to be fond ot horrors, and It would have been a delicious declara tion for the servants' hall If Mr. Mc- Gnwan's new secretary had acknowl edged receiving a visit from the ghosts. Perhaps tha man knew the story of the tower, whatever It might, he, and would be more willing than Mr. Grant to repeat It. But Ejapeth would not yield to the temptation she felt to ask him, when he brought her dinner or took away the tray, and when he Imd gone with hi* polite "a good nlght'e rest to you, rnlsa," she knew that she was alone. Realising all too keenly now what aha had undergone latt night, hep nerves began to Jump, but she took herself to task sternly. This sort of thing would never do. Either ehe must become the victim to moral cowardice, trick or no trick, and ask to be given another room In exchange for this, even If It were no more than eight feet square; or else she muet be Arm enough not to be frightened, for It was Impossible thnt she could lie wakeful and trem bling with nhmelese terrors night after night, and still be able to do Justice to her work by day. So well did she succeed In getting the tipper hand of her nerves, that by 10 o'clock she was actually calm enough to be sleepy, and to feel that nothing earthly or unearthly would have the power to rob her of slumber. Hardly had her head touched the pillow than cover, It ehe could, what had made the sound, tor hardly did she e.upect to see any form save the dim shapes of the qld-fashloned furniture, each one of which she already knew. But there was more to see. By the fireplace hovered the pale appearance of a man, dreseed In eomethlng dark and loose, hie face clear and white In the stream ot moonlight, which fell full upon It. Only for a breathing space did Elepeth's eye*, and tha eyes of this ap parition meet and hold each other, for, without a sound, seemingly without a motion, save one gilding step back ward, the tall form vanished from sight, aa If the shadows—no more ethereal than Itself—had swallowed It up. Stiff and straight the girl stood star ing at the spot where It had been. Then when she recovered from the first shock, half terror, half amaze ment, ehe went unsteadily and shiver ing. as If with cold and weakness, across to the table to light lamp and candles. All the while she could see the white face In Its halo of moonllilit, a* plainly ae If It had been photo graphed upon her brain; the fine fore head, the straight brows, the brilliant eyes, yes, more clearly than the rest, those terribly brilliant eyes. Her own breathing frightened her, anil the knock, knock of her heart against her side, until she had got a light. Then It was more horrifying to And the room empty, eave for herself, than It would have heed to see the man where he had stood before. If he were a man of flesh and blood, he would hare been there still, she said, for the door was shut and locked, and It would be Impossible to enter or es cape through a window. It muet be, the girl thought,-that a ghost had come to provei to an unbeliever that such things were. And yet—and yet—ehe did not feel aa It she had seen a ghost. Besides, why should a ghost have By RAOUL OE 8AINT RENE. Paris, dune 15.—H. Camille Flamma rion has Just published the account of an astounding cure by means of mag. netlsm of a young girl In the last stages of consumption, who had been given up by three separate physicians. Mile. B.. twenty-eight years of age, was the orphan child of a mother who died of tuberculosis, while her brother suc cumbed to the same disease at eight years of age. Her own condition became worse and worse until April, 1505, when she took to her bed apparently never to rise again. Tho three doctors called In In dependently found that ehe was suf fering from absolute loss of feeling and movement In the lower members, that deep palpitation was Impossible, owing to pain, that there was a curva. five of tho spine, and that tho patient suffered from other symptoms of ad vanced consumption, among which were extreme emaciation and weak ness, loss of appetite, stubborn consti pation, persistent Insomnia and fre quent syncopes. These Independent diagnoses were made by Drs. St. Martin, GrandJean and Dleh last March, and entirely con firmed thoso of Dr. Levy, who had been attending her for the last two years. At the commencement of the month of March the patient was stretched pn her bed In a state of In- ortla, only the arms being able to make a few very rare movements. She was able slightly to turn her head to the right, but as soon as the body was raised her head fell heavily to the side; the vertebral column had absolutely no rigidity, and It was Im possible to alt her up In bed, the mere effort to do ao bringing on a faint. Her face waa deathlike In pallor, but the eyes were lupernaturally bright. It was while she waa In this state that M. Emil* Magnln, the hypnotlzer and magnetizer, first met her, and, finding that she waa extremely sensi tive to psychic Impressions, determined to make one last effort to bring this desperate case to something nearer life. The patient told him that, among others, ahe had the following vision; "On September 18," she said, "at 2 o'clock.ln the morning, I woke up, my lamp having suddenly gone out. I relit It, finding that It atlll contained oil, but It went out again. Being now In com plete darkness, I saw a light In the kitchen through tho door which had remained half opened and across the vestibule, and then I heard a voice ask distinctly, 'Can you support the trial?’ I answered 'yee.' then I saw come nearer me a slender hand, hold ing a torch, which lit up the whole room, and I read above me ‘On March 8th you will get up.' The vision slow, ly disappeared, and after several min- sites plunged In darkness the lamp was relit of Itself." Mile. B. declared that she had never seen the hand again, but that she would know It If she eaw It M. Magnln determined to make use of this vision, white taking care not to make any special suggestion of It to the patient. At first he tried by mag netic passes and suggestions to bring about a diminution of the pains am some sleep. Almost at once ha produced a seda tive action on the abdomen and the patient fell Into a peaceful sleep. This was In the beginning of March. On each of hla dally visits she slept about two hours. The Intestinal functions started to return, and with them the strength. On March 8, on awakening, the patient related to the hypnotist that she had seen near to him a "beau tiful lady,” and when ahe gave the description M. Magnln found that It coincided very nearly with on* who was very dear to him, and of whom he SOCIOLOGICAL STATE SOCIETY President -Dnpont Ooerry, Macon. Go. First V.-P.—Dr. A. R. Holderby, Atlanta. Second V.-P.-Dr. E. C. Peete, Macon. Sec.-Treas.--Dr. W. T. Jones, Atlanta. Annual Meetinr In May, iso:, at Macon. ATLANTA 80CIETY President E. Marvin Underwood Vice Pres Dr. Theo. Toenel Secretary Miss Ilattle E. Martin Treasurer c. E. Folaoni Regulsr meeting seeond Thursdsy nlcht of each mouth at the Carnegie Library! EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. Rsv. C. B. Wllmer, J. D. Cleaton, E. Marvin Underwood, Dr, R, R. Kims. WESLEY MEMORIAL MOVEMENT AND GREATER ATLANTA By R. R. KIME M. D. Besides, why should a ghost have seemed startled at sight ot her? Sure, ly there had been a look of apprehen sion and alarm on that pale face, with Its frame of dark beard, aa tha bril liant eyes had found here. And then, there was another question. Why should a ghost look like Captain Ox ford, disguised In a dark wig and beard? , Elapeth hated to ask herself this, for ahe wished to believe Captain Oxford all that was noble; and yet there was a klfld of relief In the thought that the strange vteltant might have been he, bent upon some mysterious errand to the haunted tower. There were secret entrances to rooms In some old house*—secret en trances so skilfully hidden that none eave the Initiated would dream of their existence; Elapeth knew this very well from hearsay. But what , business could Captain Oxford or any other man, have In the tower? Whoever It had been, ghost or human, the sud den revelation of her presence In the room had been unwelcome, and the ap parition had hastened to avoid her by vanishing In some way, therefore ahe might assure herself that the visit had not been connected with her. The trick theory was equally negatived by the evident apprehension on the white face. If a man had come Into the room to play ghosts and frighten a girl out of quarters sacred to hla own purposes, - he would have stopped long enough to complete hla work thor oughly. and he would have attempted to look appalling, rather than appalled. All these reasonings restored Elspeth to a semblance of calmness. She took a candle In each hand and made aa thorough an-examination aa ahe knew how, of the wall on the right of the fireplace, Into which the figure had teemed to vanish; trt as far as ehe could tetl by peering tioeely, and pass ing her hand over the surface of oak, there waa no door or any mesne of opening the wainscot there. When ahe waa satisfied that If the wall hid any secret. It was not to be found out by her that night, she sat for \ time, and waited, ao still she scarce ly breathed, for any repetition of the sounds. But nearly an hour passed, and all quiet. Nothing could be ac complished by waiting longer. Elapeth decided, and shivering with the night chill, she crept back to bed. She did not expect to eleep, but fa- tlguo overcome fear, and from puxsllng over the mystery In waking thoughts, she began heavily striving to decipher It In a tangled maze, of dreams. Aa before, she slept until brood daylight; but It waa earlier than.on the previous day, and when she had dressed hastily, ehe thought that she would have time before the coming of the servant with breakfast to venture on soma explora tions. But they were even more brief than she expected, for aa she had sup posed, there was no way of mounting higher than her own room. The atone staircase that had once wound on above had been built up with brick, which formed a solid wall. On the floor below, the door of the room under her* waa not locked, and a glance showed that there was no myetery there. The wainscoting had been prepared long ago by some person of bad taste, .and not being renewed evidently, for. many years. It had fallen Into bad repair. A few pieces of old furniture and tome empty packing boxes and roll* of car pets were the sole contents of the room, and all were plainly visible In the bleak light which streamed through the two uncurtained windows. From the room on the ground floor came sounds of hammering, and Elepeth guessed that the carpenter, who, ac cording to the housekeeper, had hts quarters there, was already at work. It was more than Improbable that there should be any visible means of com munication with the upper floors. In a room used as a carpenter shop, and If there were a secret one. It would not bo possible for her to seek tt while the carpenter was at work. Altogether the glrl’a exploring expedition did not lost ten minutes and she gleaned nothing from It, save one thoughL which struck her aa somewhat significant. IVhy, •he asked herself, had this one room —the one she occupied—been kept In repair, while the others had been neg lected. and left uninhabitable? Was the reason for this connected In any way with the story of the tower, or was It concerned with some other secret apart from the ghost story? She de cided that, without mentioning her ex periences for which she still Intended to be silent at all events tor the pres ent, ahe might ask these questions of the housekeeper. Continued in Next Saturday's Georgian, There Is pot a more fitting tribute to a great man than the Wesleyan Memo rial movement It Is In keeping with the progress of the age and la but an Index of the onward march of Christi anity. Tho church to fulfill Its mission must reach the masses and lift them to higher planes of living. The Indt vldual church must meet the demands of Its environment as well as foster a mission spirit that looks to'the welfare of mankind and redemption of the world If It discharges the duties In cumbent to Its existence and fulfill ment of Its function. The churches are awakening to their duty to humanity as never before. They are realizing that It Is not alone the business and duty of the church to administer to the spiritually weak and diseased, but to the physically and morally diseased as well. The successful church needs sound men physically, morally and mentally as welt as spiritually. It Is as much the duty of the church os It is of the state or city to look after the physical, moral and mental development of man kind. In fact It Is productive of higher and greater good when Influenced by the church. • Education without moral restraint and the leavening Influence of the church Is frequently a great factor for evil. Education In the broad, sense does not mean simply Improvement of the mind alone, but Includes the physical, moral and spiritual. All are essential In a fully well developed, rounded char acter and one Is Interdependent on the other to a great extent The church In the past has neglected some of Its Important functions and when we see a great church Indorsing and aiding such a work aa establish ing an Institutional church and hos pital It speaks well for the future use fulness and work of the church. That such a work unprecedented in the history of Methodism should be In augurated In Atlanta speaks well for the city. Now that the aplrlt and sentiment of "Greater Atlanta" Is In the air, then ther Is a greater demand and necessity for greater church work. Shall we have a Greater Atlanta? Greater In what? Greater In commercial supremacy and greater In population with Its at tendant evil*. Greater In crime, vice, disease and degeneration? If not the city mustjook well to the physical, moral, Intellectual and spirit ual character of Its citizens. For ultimate success ot a greater city character building la the molt Im. portent. In this work, the church has the greatest responsibility. Preaching the gospel every Sunday In the churches It not sufficient to meet the demands of a metropolitan growing city like At lanta. If we desire to keep a proper observance of the Sabbath and whole some, moral atmosphere In the city, the church must look to the amusements and entertainments furnished the city and to the proper development of the children. So long as we have saloons, penny arcades and cheap theaters to pollute and destroy the morals of men and women, boys and girls of the city, the churches are not doing thalr duty. So long as the churches and the city fall to furnish playgrounds for the physi cal, moral and mental development of tha child, reading rooms, gymnasiums and plaoes of amusement Lor the older ones, neither Is meeting the common demands of humanity In a rapidly growing city like Atlanta. . * If tho church members and cUliens of Atlanta fall now to willingly con tribute of their means to the establish ment nnd support of playgrounds for children, parks and places of recrea tion and amusement for the older peo ple we will be compelled to pay In- creased expenses later to sustain Ju venile courts, add materially to tho police force, Jail and hospital expenses and cemetery lots. Money invested now will bring forth a thousand fold In saving boys and girls for future usefulness and citizen ship. Playgrounds for children pur- chased now will be invaluable In the Greater Atlanta from a commercial standpoint, alto In the saving of boys and girls and in the development ot character. crowded cities with narrow streets, small yards or none at all, no small parka nor playgrounds, a blind man can read the future of the children ot that city. "What proflteth a man If he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" What proflteth a “Greater Atlanta" If It la gained at the sacrifice of the physical, moral and spiritual develop ment ot her children and citizens? No city can be really and truly great without a high standard of physical, morel, mental and spiritual develop ment of her children and citizens, and the church Is the most potent factor In securing such high standards of character, ' The church of the future must broad en Its field of work and save the boys and girls from contaminating, degrad ing social conditions and environ ments. The Wesleyan Memorial Is a great movement In that direction os well as the tabernacle work In the city of At lanta. The one Is backed by a great churcli In a united action and the other should bo so as to render each able to accom plish the work that so much needs to be done In the Interest of a greater moral Atlanta. It Is a grand opportu nity for Atlanta to demonstrate to the world that a city can bo really and truly great without depending on vice and Immorality for Its greatness. The Institutional churches In the center of the city with their hospitals, dormitories for boys and girls, reading rooms, gymnasiums, bathing rooms, night schools, etc., are powerful fac tors for good end no churoh denomlna. tlon Is doing Its duty without them. Then the various Individual churches are not doing their full duty without seeing that the children of their Imme diate neighborhood have proper play grounds properly equipped and under competent Instructors for the physical and moral development of their chil dren and their neighbor's children. Children need play. It Is their nature to play; they must have It In health ful, moral surroundings. If such Is not furnlshsd them they will seek un healthy, Immoral surroundings, and they are not to blame for doing so, but the parents, the church and the city are responsible for their degradation, disease and moral degeneration. Will the city, the churches, the citi zens, and the church members do their duty and save the boys and girls and develop a Greater Atlanta In the high est, and noblest senss? It remains to be seen If each and every one will discharge the duties nnd obligations resting upon them, for a city 1* Just what Its cltlsens make It. We can have Just what we will desire nnd moke. I urge In the name of hu manity for the highest, noblest and best. had certainty thought Involuntarily. The young woman then fell Into a hypnotic condition, and after a few moments extended her hands and ex' claimed In a suffocated voice, "Help me, help me!" He massaged the larynx and the hearL saying, "Here Is strength, take It" A few seconds later she sighed, and turned her head, making efforts to sit up. He helped her up and she remained sitting straight. • Greatly astounded, the hypnotist remarked aloud to the Invisible personality the vision of whom had produced this ef fect, “It you are really there end have made this girl sit up, you can also make her walk," and with an encourag ing gesture he'threw aside the cover ing*. Slowly the patient, without much ef fort, lifted her right leg and placed it across the bed, the left leg Joined It. the two feet were on tha rround with the toes inward, the legs stiff and the body leaning against tho bed. He re peated to her r, wolk, walk; you can.” She walked twice around the room, with her hands Joined, her head raised and looking upward. M. Magnln says he believes he Is not exaggerating when he declares having seen a light aureole round the patient's head. As ahe returned to the bed her head fell, and her legs gave way, and the hypnotist caught her In his arms. On March 16, ahe had an uninter rupted sleep of (even hours, and she told him afterward that she had seen her vision friend, who told her to stretch her arms, that ahe had touched her hands, and had felt fresh strength enter Into her. After this the patient wrote him a letter, a thing she had not done for twenty-three months. M. Flammarion adds that since this date the patient has not looked back, but hqs continued rapidly to get better. Dewtger Lady Ilchester of Holland Home. London, Is said to own the finest hlics E ls extant They belonged once to the resa Eugenie and were collected for her ig ten years by Napoleon III, *bo gave nearly 1160,000 alone for one string. Jacobs 9 Prescriptions There Is more to the proper filling of a prescription then Is apper- ent at first glance. The success of the physician, the health; the very Ilf* of the patient is dependent upon the care and judgment of the oom- pounder, and the quality of the material ha uses. Accuracy Is everything, and the pharmaceutical chemist must give his entire mind and thought to this on* particular line, If he la to give the best that la In him. Jacobs* Prescription Department hat prepared for this contingency, end in this department maintains four expert pharmacists who devote thelrentir* time to the filling of presorlp- tlone. They have no other duty and no other thought, and their experi ence, coupled with the use of tho most complete laboratory of drugs and chemicals in ths United States, supervised by the earn* executives whose care hes been the cause of our succees, assures both physician and pa tient , Accurate Service—Fresh Drugs Reasonable Charges In building up this unusual establishment we have borne in mind that tho rudiments of the druggist's success is the proper dispensation of drugs* Our service is prompt Wo maintain a messenger service that will call for and deliver your order. Jacobs > Pharmacy 6-8-10 Marietta Street. 23 Whitehall Street.