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I'HK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 2S, 1907.
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Womanhood
The greatest menace to woman's
permanent happiness la life is the
suffering that comes from some de
rangement of the feminine organs.
Many thousands of women hare
realized this too late to save their
health, barely in time to sare their
lives.
To be a successful wife, to retain
the loro and admiration of her hus
band, should be a woman's constant
study.
If a woman finds that her ener-
giesare flagging, that she gets easily
tired, dark shadows appear under
her eves, she has backache, head
ache, bearing-down sensations, ner
vousness, irregularities or tiie
"blues," she should start at once to
build up her system by a tonic with
6pecifio powers, such as
PREACHES OF U, S,
Says America Is Example
for Religiously Inclined
Britons.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
the great woman's remedy for woman's ills, made only of roots and herbs.
It cures Female Complaints, such as Dragging Sensations, Weak
Back, Falling and Diaplacementa. Inflammation and Ulceration, and all
Organic Diseases, and is invaluable in the Change of Life. It dissolves
and Expels Tumors at an early stage. Subdues Faintness. Nervous
Prostration, Exhaustion, and strengthens aqd tones the Stomach. Cares
Headache, General Debility, Indigestion, and Invigorates the whole
female sysem. It is sn excellent remedy for derangements of the
Sidneys in either sex.
SAYS SECY JONES
Party Leader Talks of New
Spirit and Compliments
The Georgian.
TENNESSEE RIVALS
HERE THIS WEEK
fipecltl to The Georgian.
Chicago, Oct. 28.—"Withfn another
twelvenlohth the South may not only
Be leading tha North In.local and state
prohibition progress, but may have be.
come the militant vanguard of the
whole country In the rapidly crystal-
Using demand for the national annlhlla.
tinn Of the whisky business," declared
National Chairman Charles It. Jones In
an Interview with the Associated Pro
hibition Press today.
Mr. Jones has Just returned from a
ten days' trip Id the Hotith, where lie
has been In conference with leading
prohibition party workers, especially In
Georgia and Florida. While In Atlanta
Mr. Jones accepted on urgent Invitation
to meet with the Chamber of Commerce
of that city, which, with the Atlanta
city council, the mayor and the gov
ernor. Is backlbg the prohibitionists In
an enthusiastic effort to secure the pro.
hlhitlon national convention of 1908 for
the famous capital city of Georgia.
Awakening of 8outh.
"It is no exaggeration," said Mr.
Jones, continuing his sketch of condi
tions, "It Is no exaggeration whatever
to say that the Southland upiiears to be
In the throe* of n mighty moral awnk
enlng. which tomorrow may flood the
whole country with the popular enthu
siasm of an epoch-making reform, come
to Its hour of final and permanent
achievement.
“The old adage, 'It's a long lane that
haa no turning.' appears to .lit tlio
situation In the; South with almost
startling exact nek's. The 'Solid South'
Two nten prominent In the political
history of Tennessee will be visitors to
Atlanta this week, and both will de
liver lectures.
Tuesday evening ex-Senator E. W.
Carmack, who was defeated for the
United States senate by Robert L.
Taylor, will apeak for the benefit of
the police fund In the Baptist Taber
nacle. »
On Thursday evening Senator "Bob'
Taylor, who defeated E. W. Carmack
for the United States senate, will open
the lyeeum course In the Baptist Tab
ernacle.
Both are unique. Carmack fiery, 1m.
passioned, brilliant: Taylor, eloquent,
suave and a wenver of exquisite word
pictures. Both will be well worth hear
ing, nnd both will undoubtedly draw
large audiences.
Food Poisons.
90 Per Cent of All Diseases the Re
sult of Undigested Pu
trefying Foods.
Men of affairs, w omen of society and
children with active ‘brains are too
often sedentary In their liablts, giving
little time to exercise. To this evil Is
added that of high nnd Irregular liv
ing—as -a result, the stomach cannot
aland the demands made upon It. The
abtlsed' and overtaxed stomach does
not properly do the work of digestion,
food taken In ferments and the |>olson
. permeates the whole system. ' The body
■ loses in weight and becomes n prey
for tbe attack of whatever disease It
may encounter,
Difi It ev*r occur to you how busy
that, stomach of ynura la'.’ K only holds
‘ »1ld)e-’phM„ but In one year you force
It fo take In i'.tdfl pounds of material,
digest It and prepare It for assimilation
Into the Blood. No wonder It rebels
s KUea overworked. We crowd It with
cgteaka and pastry, Irritate its Julies
wttb apices and acids, and expect the
stomach to do Its work. It can't do It.
A)1 over tbe Inner layer of the stom
ach are glands which secrete the Juices
necessary to digestion. The entrance
of food Jnto the stomach Is the signal
for these glands to do their work. The
mors the food, and the more Indigesti
ble, the greater the demand upon them
and upon the muscles of the wall ad
joining.
Think of the tons of high-seasoned
came, sweetmeats and appetizers
crammed Into this little four-ounce
mill; Bad then wonder. If you will, why
you are dizzy or nauseated or consti
pated. Don't blame your stomach or
•■urse 1'our fate that you should be born
so unfortunate. Blame yourself and
• apply -the remedy.
First, get a small package of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, taking one after
each.meal and at bed time. They are
nif a medicine, but a digestive. Tour
stomach Is worn out and needs help,
not medicine. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets will'do the work that the stomach
■fall* to do. There's enough power In
one gram of must t'n Dyspepsia Tablets
Re-digest* 2,000 grains- of ordinary food,
ao you needn't fear that anything you
eat will remain In your stomach undi
gested. ,
. Htuart's. Dj'spepsla .Tablets will rout
the • poison .because they remove the
cause—food fermentation. They are
nature's own cure for dyspepsia The
host of troubles dyspepsia Is father- of
-cannot- be. numbered, for n healthy
; stomach Is the source qf all health.
. Belxe your opportunity before worse
- i traditions confront you. Bend today
■ for,a free tritl package of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. They will bring
‘ Pour stomach relief. P. A. Stuart Co.,
M' cent size for sale
drurcUt’s.
your
is today alive with a new spirit of ag
gressive. practical Idealism.
"Throbbing with ambitious business
activity and far-reaching commercial
enterprise, you everywhere note an ear
nest nnd Impressive moral trend of pur
pose .and thought among oven the bus
iest Industrial nnd professional leaders.
"Nothing can better Illustrate the
new spirit than two Intensely eordlal
Invitations which are Just, being extend,
ed by the people of Atlanta.
“One of these Is a movement led by
the Georgia press to secure the next, or
at least tho next available, encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic for
Atlanta!" What Northern city, I tvon-
der. will be the first to reciprocate and
Invite the veteran* of the Confederacy
to *lmre it* hospitality?
Convention for Atlanta.
• “But. in Home respects, still more
significant, ns well ns appropriate, Is the
thoroughly organized and enthusiastic
effort which I found on foot to cap
ture the prohibition national convention
for the city of Atlanta!
"This project vividly reflects the new
attitude of Houthcrn public sentiment
toward tile great moral issue of the
drink question. Without hating a Jot of
their loyalty to tho great principles of
state rights and sovereignty along ,a-
triotic lines, the extending lines of the
Irrepressible eortfllct with the drink
power has given Southern lenders, edi
tor* amt statesman alike a new vision
of tho scope of their favorite political
philosophy. As a direct result the na
tional size nnd strategic Importance of
prohibition, 1 believe, I* today better
understood and realized by a larger pro
portion of the people of the South than
In many other sections of the country.
"A few months ago It was thought
strange that forty-nine Squthern Dem
ocratic congressmen had united In an
urgent printed appeal to the Federal
house for the Immediate pnssage of the
so-called Hcpburn-Dolllver hill, to pro.
Dibit interstate traffic In liquors Into
prohibition territory—an apparent sur
render of the doctrine of stntes' su
premacy and a confession that In one
case, at lea*t, the aid of the United
State* government was needed to co
operate In tile execution of state legis
lation.
But that Is now exactly the attitude
taken, not only by every Southern pro.
hlbttfon leader, but, a* well, by well
high every congressman and United
Hints* senator and every other pubHc
ofllclnl throughout the South.
The reason 1* simple. For throe
decades tho South has been waging a
desperate nnd thorough-going war with
the liquor Irnrtlc. by agitation, educa
tion and legal enactment, until the
drink curse Is everywhere the over
whelming Issue of the hour. The theo
ry of local option was proved a mejT
temporary make-shift. Inefficient In It
self, but a scaffolding which servcl as
good vantage point from which to
lid the more enduring legal bulwark
of statutory or eonstltuGonal state abo
lition.
Iiut even this advance, already
achieved In Georgia and Oklahoma,
and assured In a dozen states, finds It
self In turn faced by th* liquor traffic
still defiantly menacing Us succlis and
permanence by a thousand methods of
evasion and nullification.
National Prohlbllonlst,” a decade
ago an almost unknown political quan.
tlty In the South, has suddenly become
the designation of a rapidly Increasing
host of Southern Prohtbtlontsts, aivmg
whom I find many of the conspicuous
leaders of the Prohibition movement In
such states as Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama and elsewhere.
Fefarm in tha South.
. Despite the rapid progress of the
prohtbtiop cause In' the South during
the post two years, this new' movement
Is as yet scarcely begun. There Is no
doubt that th* next two years will
rltness far greater victories than have
yet been won.
Everything indicates that state pro
hibition In Georgia will find a prac
tically unanimous people behind It.
in Atlanta, Git, it is hard to find a
man who would' admit he was not a
prohibitionist.
ECery. member of the Chamber of
Commerce of Atlanta, on the testimony
if several of' Its most prominent mem
ber*, Is now a ‘'Prohibitionist," so far
ss the enforcement of the new law Is
London, Oct. 28.—The bishop of Lon
don, preaching at Paddington, said:
There are several lessons I brought
back from America. It was like an
other -atmosphere to pass from the
wrangles of Great Britain Into an at
mosphere where they are unknown,
found that the bitterness which dis
graces the church at home Is unknown
In the United States, although there
site conscientious differences there.
"Talk of lively services! Talk of a
mechanical ritual! Why, I have heanl
the rafters ring With praise and there
was no sneaking homf afterword, dls
plrited and discouraged.”
G. A. R. MEN FAVOR
ATLANTA REUNION
That the suggestion of holding the
National Gran<t Army of the Republic
encampment In Atlanta In 1909 Is meet
ing with favor in the North is shown
by the comments that are being made
by papers ail over that part of the
country* Since the movement was
launched here a short time a go, during
the visit of Governor Davidson, of Wis
consin, and his party of Grand Army
of the Republic, veterans, It has been
i taken up In the North and the en
campment In Atlanta is more than a
possibility.
Especially Interesting Is the comment
made by The Toledo Dally Blade. This
paper looks upon the suggestion with
great favor and says It would be ap
propriate for the veterans of the blue
to be given the hand, of fellowship by
the veterans of the gray In a city
around which some of the fiercest bat
tles of tho great war were fought.
SAY GEN. WOOD
CAUSED RETIREMENT
Ft. Sam Houston. Oct. 28.—Officers
of the Ninth Infantry at Ft. Sam Hous
ton express indignation over the re
tirement of Colonel Kdgnr Robertson
of the regiment on tho ground of phys.
leal disability. It Is openly charged
by officers here who are familiar with
the clrcumstnncea that personal dif
ferences havo existed for some time be
tween Colonel Robertson and Major
General Leonard Wood and that this
feeling 1* the cause of the forced re
tirement.
“Families Supplied With Oysters, “
Says the Oysterman.
“Families Supplied With Oysterettes, ’ ’
Says the Grocerman.
And thus they join hands on
the good things of life.
Oysterettes
The oyster cracker with a taste
to it, always crisp and fresh,
in moisture-proof packages.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
THE PARMENTER MILLIONS
A Stirring Novel of Love, Conspiracy and Thrilling Adventure
Copyright, 1907,
By Arthur W, Marchmont.
! By ARTHUR W. MARCHMONT j
I Author of ‘‘By Right Of Sword,
| "When I Was Czar," Eto„ Etc.
concerned, no matter what may have
been his personal view* prior to the —
actment of the measure.
The cltv council, to a man. Is saddl;!
for the law. nnd the mayor and gov
ernor have declnred unequivocally for
Its strict execution.
Th* Georgian's Stand.
The'moat'notable evidence of this
universal approval of the new order of
things |H the attitude of th secular and
dally press. In Atlanta the three great
dallies are united on tho proposition
that tho law must and shall be en
forced. The Georgian, edited by the
famous John Temple Graves and pub
lished by Fred L. Hecly, bravely and
whole-heartedly espoused prohibition In
the midst of the fight preceding Its
adoption nnd has tnndo Itself one of the
most quoted and best loved journals In
the South os a result. The Atlanta
Constitution and The Journal are now
backing the law ns sturdily as they op-
pd*ed It before It won out.
Florida nnd Alabama seem likely to
be the first to follow Georgia In the
•nactment of state prohibition laws.
Birmingham, Ala., the wonderful young
metropolis of that state, vote* on the
prohibition Issue next Monday, Octo
ber 28.
In Florida thirty-five out of forty
flvo counties have already adopted lo
cal prohibition, every candidate , fo
governor Is a prohibitionist, and Jack
soavllle and Tampa, the lending cities,
aro scheduled for elections within the
next ninety day*.
The Prohibition party Is being thor
oughly organized In Florida and Geor
gia, and the possibility of a, record-,
prohibition vote for president
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Olivo Vermonter, heiress to Gregory Pi
mentor's millions, In engaged to the future
l*nl ItellHiroiigh, of Oxfordshire. Engtnml.
Gilbert Merridew, with the nhl of the Hon,
Mrs. Tn-inton, scheme* to win the girl.
olive's fnther receives n mysterious tele-
gram signed "Itnchel,' nnd appears greatly
excited.
olive’s fnther Insists that her msrrlnge to
Jneli take place at once, lie gives ns n rea
son tlist Ids heart Is trnutillug him and he
fear* be mny not live long, olive nnd I July.
Iletiinruugli, nnnu tho tail!
n wur pi words, .- - — r
loidy llolhorougti (site* occasion to tell.
Olive that she doe* not ri-gnrd her with
fnvor, nnd even Insnlts the girl. Olive'
hither becomes very til, hut Insists upon at
tending the wedding ceremony.
"! am better now," he said with a
smile, as they started up the al*H\
The little church wns packed with
people from all the district; and a mur
mur of admiration rustled among the
congregation ns olive and her father
appeared, and neck* were craned and
all heads turned to see her.
Rarely lovely she looked, as with
head slightly bent she passed up to the
altar rail, where Jack was walling In
mingled delight, anticipation and nerv.
ousness,
Olive herself was quite self-possess
ed: and what the onlookers mistook
for the nervousness of a bride was
really nnxlety on account of her father.
She was glad to see that he appeared
now to shake off the depression and
fear which had ho disturbed her; nnd
he took his place with quiet dignity
and pleasure.
As the clergyman commenced the
short and solemn exposition of the
estate of matrimony nnd endod with
the demand that "If any man can show
any Just cause why they may not be
lawfully Joined together, let him now-
speak, or else hereafter forever hold
his peace," the old man lifted hi* head
and looked around the building with a
sigh of Intense relief.
Rut In that second hi* expression
changed.
A woman closely veiled came quickly
up the aisle and raised her hand.
“Slop! I forbid- tbe banns,” she
cried. In a loud, ringing voice.
All eye* were Instantly turned upon
her nnd a quiver of excitement moved
the whole congregation.
The Interruption was so entirely un
expected that for the monteat the cler
gyman himself wns at a loss what to
say.
"Who are you, and what U tho na
ture of your objection?" he asked at
length. *
"I am Richard Parmhnter's wife, nnd
that Is not our child," she cried In the
same tone, ns she threw back her veil
and pointed ttrst at Olive and then at
Mr. Parmenter.
The eye* of all followed her Anger
of denunciation and were fixed upon
the old man, who shrank and trembled
so violently that Olive put out her arm
to support hint.
Gray as death Itself he was, his livid
Ups parted aa he strove for breath and
sought to form some reply to the accu
nation.
"It’s—It’s"—but the words would not
come, and suddenly he clutched at his
throat, gasped spasmodically for brenth
and uttered a despairing groan ns he
slipped from Olive’s arm. He fell for
ward on his face and lay huddled upon
the altar steps.
As he fell, an Involuntary, exclama
tion broke from many of those present,
and every man and woman In the
church was wrought up to a pitch of
Intense excitement. s .
A great hush followed, as Dr. Greg
ory bent over the millionaire, and In
solemn, awe-ln«plrtng silence, the whole
congregation Waited for the result of
his examination.
which he gave her In reply she caught
her breath nnd clenched her hands,
summoning all her courage-and self-
command. She rend in It a verdict
which confirmed all her worst fears.
As she reached the vestry a low moan
escaped her tightly pressed lips, und
fora moment sho-reelod unsteadily un
der tho force of. the blow.; Mr. Case
ment was by her side and he placed his
hand under her arm. She turned ami
thanked Idin with a Wan smile, aud
then, with a supreme effort, nerved her.
self,fun the coming oi-de-tl.
Mr. Parmenter jva* laid.on a bench
In the vestry and all save olive. Jack
and Mr. Casement were shut out, while
Dr. Gregory made strenuous efforts to
revive his patient. But ho had passed
beyond all human aid, and at length the
doctor abandoned an ntteinpt which he
had known from tbe first woiild bo
fruitless.
Olive, 'white to t he lips, sat tvlth her
hantl In her lover's, waiting In tense
misery and anxiety for the final verdict.
"X can do no more,” declared the
doctor, “Heaven give yoy strength to
bear the blow. Miss rarmenter. Your
father Is dead."
For a moment of Intensely painful
silence for all. Olive closed her eyes
and bowed her head, nnd then rose.
"I will go home. Doctor, you will
see"— 1 Her lips quivered, nnd she fin
ished the broken sentence with a mute
glnnce of anguish at the dead body.
"Oh. my dear," she cried: and. falling
on her knees, she bent over her father'
and kissed first the forehead and then
the cold lips.
"I will bring a carriage to the vestry
door," said Mr. Casement. He hurried
out, and during his absence Olive re
mained kneeling by the dead.
She had heard what the lawyer said,
and on hi* return she rose from her
knees, took a last long look at the bier,
and, with a tremulous sigh of .bitter
anguish, turned away.
"I am ready. You will take me home,
Mr. Casement. No. Jack: don’t come
with me," she said, ns he took her hand.
Intending to lead her out. "Come to
me later In the day. or tomorrow; I
will send for you. But that ecene in
the church must he explained.”
"It Is nothing to me.", he cried pas
sionately.
"I know that, my dear; I know that,
But”-r- and she shook her head.
"I can't let you go like thl»," he
declared. "My place is with you.”
Olive turned and put both her hands
on Ills shoulders nnd gazed into 111*
eyes. "Ah, my dear, don't make It
harder than It l»,” she cried, as she
kissed him.
He strained her to him tenderly.
"You must lot me come, Olive," lie
whispered.
“No, no," she said, shaking her head
resolutely. "I know what Is best. It
must be goodby for a while. Pray God.
ti la not for always;" and with that
she drew away from him and taking
Mr. Cnsement's arm, left the veatry.
"You are a brave girl, Miss Olive;
but you should have let Mr. Fenwlrk
come with you. It Is hard on him,"
said tho lawyer aa they drove off.
Olive shook her head. "No. I must
first knon- what that terrible woman
meant by her story. Oh, dear! And
this my wedding day!”
Nothing more was spoken on the way
to Stlverbeech; and when they reached
the house Olive asked the lawyer to
return at once to the church nnd as
certain nil lie could as to the meaning
of the strange Interruption to the mat-
rlage.
"I shall bo better after I have had
some hours to myself." she declared
"and be quite able to talk to you this
evening."
"I should like to say one thing." he
answered. “Whatever this woman mat-
mean. It can make no difference to y 0 ,.
In regnrd to your fortune. I prepared
your father's will and everything Is left
securely to you."
"I do not seem to think about such
matters Just now, but I thank you all
tho same," replied Olive wearily, as'she
entered the house.
She went straight to her own rooms
and after she hod laid aside her wed
ding dress she sent her maid away and
remained alone, giving herself up »t
first unrestrainedly to her grief, prav-
Ing earnestly for resignation, striving to
submit herself to the divine will, and
seeking to find strength to bear the
heavy burden of affliction.
She passed several hour* In this soli
tude. and when In the evening she left
her room, she had won her Hard battle
and regained her self-composure. Mr
casement Was watting to see her and’
was surprised at her calmness and self,
strength.
"Tell me all you know at once
p'eajO''; she said. "I want something
to think of so that I may not brood
What does It all mean?”
"The woman maintains her claim to
be Mr. Pannenter’s wife. She says that
tweqty-three years ago they were mar
ried In Sheffield, and that the marries,
was kept a secret from his parents. She
thus retained the name of her former
hpsband, Gilbert Merridew”—
"Ah!" cried Olive, Interrupting. "Now
I see.”
“She has always called herself Ha-
rhel Merridew, and I understand that
tho Gilbert Merridew who was recently
In Belborough, Is her son. Her story Is
that Mr. Parmenter deserted her and
fled from the country, leaving her to
support herself a* she best could. She
lost sight of him entirely and had to
reaume her life on the atage. She went
afterward to America, and only recently
heard from her son that Mr. Parmenter
was alive. She Immediately cabled him
from New York that she was coming
over and crossed by the first steamer."
"The latter part la about correct."
said Olive, after a pause, and ehe told
the lawyer what had occurred In regard
to the telegram. "Do you believe her
story?"
“I have no mean* of Judging." wns
the cautious reply. "She gave me mam-
detail* when I told her I was acting for
you. She showed me a number of let
ters written to her In the old days, and
these all go to show that her tale In
correct. So far a* I could Judge they
were undoubtedly written by Mr. Par
menter. and she fcave me every partlcu-
lar as to the time and place of the mar.
rlage, so that that part can be readily
Investigated."
"I don't believe it." said Olive. In
stantly and decldediy. "I know my
dear father would have been the last
man In the world to act as she says.
A more honorable man or one with a
kinder heart never breathed. He wns
Incapable of such baseness as to desert
her In such a way. Nothing will ever
make me believe It. But what do you
adviser’
*'! propose to go 'at ones to Sheffield—
tonight, In fact. I have the facts, and
can hunt up the reglatrar by whom tire
alleged marriage was performed nnd
find tho witnesses (If any of the parties
are still alive). It will not take long,
and I will wire you the result Imme
diately."
“And then?"
"ff the facts are as she assert*, you
will probably wish to make seme pro-
vision for her. ,1 think-that should be
done.” '
But Olive’* face hardened. "We will
wait and see. Even If her tale be true,
why should she seek to put that shame
on me today publicly, and stop the
marriage? She killed my dear father
by her violence, Mr. Caaement. Why
ahould I have more mercy upon Irer
than ahe had on him? There Is more In
this than we see at present. We will
wait." And so It was left.
A night’s long and bitterly painful re
flection confirmed Olive In the verdict
she had formed of Mrs. Merridew'* ac
tion. and she came near to a guess at
the truth In regard, to her and her son.
If the woman had arty real claim on irer
father, why had the son come first to
Sllverbeech with the glib falsehood that
he wus a rich American? Why had he
sought to como between her and her
lover? Why had ahe not made her claim
at onco Instead of sending the man to
spy out tbe land first?
(Continued in Tomorrow's Gsorgisn.)
Five thousand pounds was paid at
Chriatlo'a auction rooms, London, re
cently for a necklace. It was com
posed of 14 emeralds, »lx large pearls
and 80 marquise-shaped brilliants.
CHAPTER V.
Hours of Anguish.
Dr. Gregory's examination of Mr.
Parmenter was very brief; and when
he rose It was first to Whisper to the
clergyman and then to sign to Jack to
help him carry the millionaire Into the
' * Jack, who had taken Olive's hand in
the moment of crisis. Immediately com
piled. and the millionaire waa lifted by
them gently and carried out. Olive fol
lowed. She was pale, but quite self-
collected.
"The restoratives are. in the-carriage.
doeicr." she whispered, but at the look