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I'HK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 2S, 1907. Perfect 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