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THE ATLANTA QEQRGIAN AND NEWS.
nJlTL'HD'AY, JULY !T. Wl.
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.YOUR LAST DAY FOR PURCHASING.
GEORGIA PETROLEUM STOCK
x > At 40 CENTS PER SHARE
TODAY 40 CENTS PER SHARE-TOMORROW $1.00 PER SHARE
> AN ADVANCE OF ISO PER CENT
bo your last opportunity of securing stock in the Georgia Petroleum Company at the low price of 40 cents per share. Tonight at midnight the price of these shares advanced to
•rs postmarked before midnight tonight, Saturday, July 27, will be filled in. the order they are Received at 40 <
Today will
$1 each. All orders postmarked before midnight tonight, Saturday, July 27, will be filled in. the order they are Received at 40 cents per share. This is your last warning. If you desire to participate iu
the development of this Georgia oil field, let us have your order at once by telegraph, telephone, or mail.
The work of drilling our second oil well is • regressing very'rapidly. "We have now attained a depth of over 1,000 feet, and should be able to complete the well to the infra oil bearing deposit in
side of the next two days. - ^
We have All along contended that we lind. every reason to believe that we would succeed in opening up an oil field in Eastern Georgia in every way the equal of the great Texas oil people. The
formations through tvhich we hnvc been drilling h.U'c been found to be practically identical with those found in Texas; we found -a small deposit of oil at about 800 feet depth in both our first and
second wells. They find the same deposit of oil in the Texas oil fields at about the same depth. We
expect to encounter the main oil deposit at about 1,200 feet,/where it is encountered in the Texas
oil fields.
And now, to top off nil our arguments, we have had the oil found in our second well analyzed and
find that it is practically the same in every wtiy ns that found in the Texas oil fields.
Do you wonder at our enthusiasm njf‘ steadfast belief in the future of this stock f With all
these things it is easy to sec why we believe Ihfit in the next few days the stock will be worth from
$50 to’ $200 per share. * * ■ N ». -
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REPORT OF PR. EDGAR EVERHART
Chemist to the Geological Survey of Georgia
Chemical Laboratory
July. 20, 1907
OF V
Dr. Edgar Everhart,
Atlanta, Georgia 4
Bell 'Phonea v
824 Main, 280 Wait.
l£r. OttoG. Tague, Pres.,
The Georgia Petroleum Co., f
Savannah, Ga.:
Dear Sir: '
I have subjected the sample.o? oil brought me by you from your
laboratory with the followinG results:
I find the oil to be cwtde petroleum somewhat resembling that
found in the fexas oil field*. \ It'has a specific gravity of 33 1-3
degrees Baume. It yields on distillation a considerable percentage
of lighter hydrocarbons with a residue of heavier oils. ,
I will submit a more detailed report later.
Yours, truly, (Signed) Edgar Everhart, Ph. D. ,
- Chemist.
OTTO G. TAGUE, President.
1001-1002 NATIONAL BUILDING
SAVANNAH, GA.
I, the undersigned, hereby subscribe (or .
shares of the Capital Stock of the GEORGIA PETROLEUM COMPANY at 40 cents per share of the par
value of One Dollar per Share, full paid and non-assessable, amounting to
_DolIars, which sum I Inclose herewith.
Street Address
City and State_
, Our Local Representative, Mr. R. O. Foard, 40.0 Austell Bldg., will be glad to call on those who* telephone
him to do so, Address
OTTO G. TAGUE - 1001 lavli i „ O a n h,'G B a“ ildinS ’
!THE BRACEBR1DGE DIAMONDS
1 A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
SYNOPSIS.
Kriwk itho hiwoi am! KlalimM Urn«**-
l.rlifgp <«*nu*iuni mart 11 mnrvi*lounly Imhiu*
liful wmiimi on tin* plnxtn nt Nurntogu.
Woman, much iiram-mplcd. exhibit* nhj»*«*t
tiMT»r M|H*n pifflitliig nniiing imrty of ih*w
TirflvIiU a fnivjfti looking man. Frank
* * *hi* In MIuh. Wn» Htnvlnxky, That
blm al
.... at the gaining
fefttr a woman** Ncraniim nttmrk* Frank
tn>tln* grotintl*. Ilo illNOrrn Vorn In ln*nt-
nlteiTOflnn with th»* foreigner (hr. Cnrl
Mro-llori. I hi* latt«»r ilniitnmllng • thnt *lie
«9fti*uili*r to him '*n bit of paper nml
t'lalm* ho ha* "mlNNlng frag-
nwnt" ami that “tin* other* wen* ineii In
tbf hotel.** Vern denies ahe ha* them with
her. Moeller In rage attack* her.
Frank rii*lie« to the tlefenra, ami In n
Hefre *tniggle both men Nhnw knowleilge
of n wiCNtllng trick which In a necret
oft the HrneebrMge fnmlly. Frank I* al*
nyjat exhauNtcil when Vera plunge* a hypo*
dtfiulc needle Into MuHlo.l and render* him
unrua*rl<»u*.
CHAPTER IV.
8aved!
*A cr>* <>f rage and pain broke from
Mueller'n lip*.
. (You ahe devil, you have killed me!”
he gasped, and gripped Frank with
murderous pa**lon.
• i will kill you tlrat!” he hlaaed, and
with a sudden atrength born of trensy
pinned Frank's arms down with one
arpi, while with the other he clutched
Bracebridge* throat.
“My time has come,” thought Frank
a*, those murderous Angers closed ui»on
his nark.
JCven at that terrible moment It was
tuft of hi* own life he waa thinking, but
of the woman. How Would she fnre
when lie was no longer there to defend
hor?
Theft a strange thing happened.
Frank felt the clutch hipon his throat
relax, felt whole body of Mueller
limp. With a smothered groan
Mpeller slipped from Frank to ;he
ground and lay supine and helples*
Frank started In horror. He remem
bered the glimpse he had had as he
lay prostrate of the gleaming thing
In Madame’* hand, he remembered the
hoarse cry of "You ahe devil, you have
killed me,” and he gasped.
Was this heautllul woman a mui*
deresa, even If she had. stricken the
bit w to save him and herself?
“My God!" he faltered. "Is he dead?
Have you killed him?”
Madame Vera smiled, a alow In-
scrdtable smile. * /
"You believe mo a murderess,” she
said, "hut 1 will relieve your mind.
The cur deserves the denth of the dog
he la, but I have not killed him. I have
only given him so strong a hypodermic
of morphine that It will be morning be
fore he remembers what has happened
to him.” k
The Sacred Truat.
Madame Vera Sluvlqsky came so
Close to hltn 'that the warm breata
touched his cheek, and putting her
hands upon hts shoulders, said solemn
ly:
"My friend, you and I have come a
long, way toward each other. Since I
was old enough tj understand the
meaning of a sacred truat, I have been
searching for the one who also held the
trust. I believe you to be that one. Bu*
I must ask you not (o nsk me more
now. 1 must do many things, traad
many devious paths, before you nnf I
meet again. Will you promise to do
something for me. something In which
you must obey me Implicitly.?”
When Frank Bracebridge, cool, wary
attorney, looked back upon that hour
afterwards he wondered at the readi
ness with which he took one of Mme.
Vera's slender hands In his and gave
her the promise she asked.
"You may command me always.” he
said solemnly, as If taking an oath.
"First, I must warn you not to be
surprised at anything which happens,”
she said.
He smtleo acquiescence. The next
instant he was startled to hear the
shrill cry of a catbird close to his ear.
It was quickly refloated,, and then in
the dim moonlight he saw* Madam**
Vera smiling. /
"You?” he exclaimed quickly.
"Yes, I,” she answered. "May I ask
you to step back Into the shddow of
that trunk and ( draw* the vines partly
afound you. I do. not wish you to be
seen.”
"But—” said Frank, sorely puzzled.
"Please usk no questions," said Mad
ame Slavlnsky, and Frank retreated
close to the tree.*
A moment or two later he heard the
sound of running footsteps. Then
croupier from the gaming tablqs and a
man whom he ,had seen employed In
the stables came up to Madame.
"Ah, we ore renlved," said one of the
men.
"We heard the scream and I wanted
to cQme, but Otto saRh 'No, Madame
sAld never till the catbird calls, no
matter what happen*.’ ”
"Otto was right," said Madame Verq,
smiling nt the croupier. "My Instruc
tions are to be obeyed explicitly,
Franz." The employee of the riding
stables bowed low.
"Now*," said Madame, briskly, "there
Is work to be done. Which of you can
best leave tonight without exciting sus
picion?"
"I can." said Franz, promptly. "I
have a telegram In my pocket now
telling of the Illness of my brother In
New York.”
"You would be glad of the chance to
see your brother, Franz?" asked Mad
ame.
"Surely," said the man.
•‘Very well, then; that is settled." re
turned the heautfful-imknown. "Go up
to the hotel at once ahd tell them you
must go to New York foY a day or
two. Then come back here and help
Otto to put this man (Indicating Muel
ler.) upon the train. He will be part
ly aroused by the time you get him to
the station, but not enough to know
what he Is doing. You can pretend that
he Is very drunk and tip the porter
heavily so that he will not talk too
much. Send a telegram back here from
New York signed Mueller, tilling them
to send his things to The Hollow at
Morcjunhe, near Cleveland, Ohio,
has remntly purchased the place.
" The TrTp.
"You will not need to go to New
York. In fact, you would better get off
at one of the suburbs when you se»
Mueller begin to awaken, for he must
not recognize you.
* "He will not come back here, nor
will he report you, so you need not fear
to come back to your work until "
send for you both."
When they were out of sight and
benrlng of Otto sho paused.
"You are wondering," she said, "many
things. I am going to tell you some of
them."
"I know*your name, no matter how.
I screamed because for once In my life
I was startled by Mueller’s sudden ap
pearance behind roe, when I thought
him safe In the Casino. I wished to
frlrhten Mueller. While I fear and
loathe him, I did not dream that he
meant to kill me tonight. I thought I
was still too valuable. But he Is nil
the moro dangerous becuuse he does
not need me any more.
"He will never rest now until he kills
me or is killed. He has the slow pa**
Hence of an Indian also. He will wait
for years, living In the meantime the
life of an ordinary prosaic citizen un
til he has the chance he wants. Oh, he
is u devil!
"I am going to give you a package.
You look at It If you like, but will you
promise me to make no use of your
knowledge nor to show It to fcny other
person until I come to you and ask for
my own again? I do not dare carry it
with me any longer.”
"There arc reasons why I will not
ask you further about this, Madame,"
said Frank. "The time Is not yet lipe
for us to share our common knowledge
further. As you say. we have come a
long way to meet. I will accept your
trust gladly. I will obey your condi
tions, but I will mak%one also. Will
you command me If you ever need me?"
"I will,” said Madame, frankly, giv
ing him her hand as they reached the
veranda.
"Will you wait here a moment,” she
said, "until I get the package from the
safe In the hotel?" y
She quickly reappeared with a small.
oblong* package, which she handed to
Frank, who placed It In an inside
pocket.
"I will guard it with my life," he
suld gravely.
"And now I must say goodby.” said
Madame, extending her hand. "If you
meet me agnln, as you probably will,
dot not refer to this time until I bid
yoq. Also, remember not to speak my
nutne until I myself give It to you.
I am compelled to use several for
reasons, which I may perhaps some time
be privileged to explain to you."
He hurried back to the Casino. Reg
inald -was still In the name place, but
there was a rapidly diminishing pile
of chlpa before him.
As Frank reached his side he threw
them all on the red*and lost.
He looked up at Frank dully.
"I have lost everything I won and
all the money I had for the trip," he
said. "What will Dad say?"
A hoarse cry from behind them made
the cousins turn.
"Important telegram for Mr. Brace-
bridge," called the messenger.
Frank tore the message opep and
read it with >ils face and lips growing
ashen. .
He controlled hlmjelf with an effort
and took Reginald's arm. „
••Come, boy,” he said. "Your ques
tion is answered. Dad will never say
anything to you again."
- CHAPTER V.
Killed in Runaway.
The telegram which Frank Brace-
brldge held In his hand read thus: v
"James Bracebridge died, at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Killed In runaway.
Wire Instructions. BARKER."
Reginald uttered a cry of horror, and
then to Frank’s amazement and dis
gust. he gave q low whistle.
v "That means I'm the heir and won’t
have any more of this nonsense about
money," he said. Then noticing his
cousin's shocked look, he continued,
airily:
"Now*. Frank, don't draw such along
face. You know dad and I have quar
reled for years. You ought to have
been his son; you werejust his style.
I am awfully sorry, of course, but you
can’t expect me to worry much about a
man who hasn’t given me a decent
word for ten years and kept me on
short allowance all the time."
"Not another word from you like
that, Reg," said Frank, sternly. "If
you haven’t any decency yourself, you
will consider my feelings and not give
occasion for a scandal to these gaping
folks about here.”
Cowed and somewhat ashamed of
hlniself, Reginald kept silent and the
two cousins made their way to the
hotel.
"When can we get n train?” said
Frank to the clerk, to whom the news
had already been carried.
"In an hour," said the clerk. "Can
we help you any?"
Leave for New York.
"Send a man up to assist with the
packing, a telegraph messenger and'
some blanks," said Frank.
The two cousins went to their rooms.
Frank sent several telegrams of In
structions, superintended the packing
and then with Reginald was driven
from the hotel to the station.
Reginald slept soundly until New
York was reached, but Frank lay awake
pondering. He hnd loved the old man,
who hnd been like his own lost father
to him. He; not Reginald, had been
the old man’s confldnnt in many things
concerning the one great secret of his
life.
Frank knew there wan much left un
told, but he felt sure hi$ uncle had done
as he had promised years ago and re
vealed the whole of the mystery of the
Bracebridges to blm. in a letter.
"After my death look for the docu
ment that will tell you everything I
have not told* you,” old James Brace
bridge had said once, and Frank re
membered his words.
. The cousins arrived In New York,
and then went straight to the suburb
an home thnt Janies Bracebridge had
built according to his own Ideas when
he first gained wealth.
The home of Frank’s father, on Erie
street, which he had Inherited, and In
which he kept bachelor’s hall, was easi
ly accessible from the heart of the
city, but wafc also upon the shore of
the.noble Hudson. i
Reginald completely disgusted Frank
with the callous Indifference he dis
played to his father’s death.
l’-pon the day of his father's funeral
he displayed no emotion whatever. At
the graveside his face wore a bored
expression, and when the first clod fell
upon the coffin he turned away with
an expression of relief and stepped
briskly up to Frank's side.
Continued in Monday’s Georgian.
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123 GIRL CONVERTS
RUSHED TO SALT LAKE
Boston, July 27.—By tf»e steamship
Republic from Liverpool^ there
123 girls, converts to the Mormon faith,
under the close guard of a dozen elders
who had converted them in vari-
parts of northern Europe and who hur
ried them off to Salt Lake as soon as
the Immigration officials passed them.
They were bright and Intelligent, but
were not allowed to talk.
The Little Huckleberry,
thnt grows alongside our hills mul raou
talus eontnln* nu active principle thnt I.
n happy effect on the bowelx. It en?**:
largely In Dr. Digger*' Huckleberry •>
•I Ini. the grant ■tomueU nml bowel remedy,
for Dysentery and Dlitrrhoen.
Hold by ull "Druggist*, 25 nml 50c bottl<
$2,000,000 for Museum.
Part* July 27.—The Thomas
Evan^Museum, at Philadelphia, t
receive about $2,000,000 from the Ev;
estatAand the heirs at law, $800 «no,
Including $100,000 already paid to them.
During July and August
we make Spring and Sum
mer Suits at greatly reduced
prices. Busk-Starick, ma
kers of fine clpthps, 1304-6
Fourth National Bank
Building.
ASHEVILLE, "Land of
the Sky,” LAKE T0XA-
WAY, the beautiful “Sap
phire Country,” now in their
glory. Low excursion rates
via Southern Railway.
Phone 142, J. C. Lusk, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, At
lanta, Ga.
The Georgian Announces the Organization of the Atlanta Branch of The Nature Club of
America for Boys and Girls as Well as the Grown-Ups of Atlanta..
DO YOU KNOW why the tails of mice and rats are "Bald?”
DO YOU KNOW the relation between Butterflies and the "Show,
ers of Blood" that have occurred at intervals through ages?
DO YOU KNOW what small Bird has the ability to stand and run
and dance on water?
DO YOU KNOW what bird it is that incarcerates the female while
she is setting her eggs, and how it is done?
I DO YOU KNOW that Jack Frost has a “trumpeter?”
DO YOU KNOW, what kind of deer signal to each other by flash
ing a white flag?
DO YOU KNOW that the flesh of the skunk is savory and good to
eat"
DO YOU KNOW what the "Kissing Bug" really is?
DO YOU KNOW whj; an Ant’s head may often bo seen walking by
itself without a body?
DO YOU KNOW that Bread Mold is Mushroom growth?
DO YOU KNOW that the flies we see "frozen” on the windows in
cold weather have really been suffocated by Mushrooms?
A MEMBERSHIP in the Atlanta branch of the Nature Club of
America will add to the resources of your life—will make
every walk in the field or woods an excursion into a land of
unexhausted Treasure—will make the returning seasons fill
you with expectations and delight—will make every rod of
ground like the page of a book in which new and strange things
may be read—^will develop all that is pure and good—in the
boys and girls—leading them to higher morals by bringing them
in closer touch with the beauties and wonders of Nature.
A fc11 P art * culars as to The Atlanta Branch of the Nature
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