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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THURSDAY, JULY tt, 1H
CflPT, EGELSTON
HAS PASSED AWAY
Was OfBcer in Regular Ar
my at Old Fort Mc
Pherson.
Kou»« S. Egelston, Union veteran
and ex-captain In the regular army,
dropped dead at the residence of J. “
Slmonton, 405 Gordon street, at 7:
o'clock Wednesday evening.
Captain Egelston was a native
Ke«- Tork state, having been born
there In MU- He entered tbe war aa
captain In the Ninety-seventh New
York Volunteers andeuas subsequently
promoted to the rank of lieutenant col
onel He was mustered out at the close
of the war. and on account of his ex
cellent record was given a commission
as captain In the Eighteenth Infantry,
I- g a., and was stationed at old Fort
' McPherson, which was then located
In what Is now West End. Captain
Egelston retired from the army about
1170 and entered the railway mall ser
vice where he served until,hurt In a
wreck In the Atlanta yarda about four
or live years ago. He had acquired
considerable property and retired from
active work after that time.
Captain Egelston waa married
New York before the war and he and
his wife lived together for more than
fifty years. After a long Ulneai his
wife died several years ago and waa
buried In Galway, New York.
Built Memorial Church.
While very modest and retiring. Cap
tain Egelston was known for his char
liable acta, and several years'ago ho
built at his’own expense the Rouse 6.
Egelston Memorial Methodist church,
which standi at the corner of Fulton
and Washington streets. Here the fu
neral services will be held. Rev. Isaac
Miller officiating, though definite ar
rangement! have not been decided upon
pending the receipt of advice from rel-.
atives who were communicated with
by Mr. Slmonton Wednesday night. It
Is probable that the local poet of the
G. A. R. will also hold services, as he
waa a prominent member.
Captain Egelston had no children,
and the only relatives known to Mr.
Slmonton are his nephews In New
York.
On account of the fact that Ct.
Egelston’a wife died after a long lllnesa
he had several times expressed a wish
that when he died the end might come
quickly and without pain, and when he
tank down on the lounge just after
leaving the supper table Wednesday
night his wish was fulfilled to the let-
THE TWO BEAUTIFUL MARYS
OF THE KINGDOM OF ROUMANIA
10
CONNECTING ROADS
Special to The Georgian.
Adel, Os. July 2».—The latest rail
road development Is to build a line
from Thomasvllle .to Adel by way of
Favo, tapping the O., 8. and F. railroad
St this [dace, and in this way com
pletlng a link in the great system of
railroads that extend from Augusta
to the gulf.
The building of this road has been
thought well of for several months, but
not until recently has any move been
made toward Its accomplishment.
W. L. Adams, Dr. J. F. Harris and
11. Roberts, all of Thomas county, are
arranging the preliminaries for tho
building of this road. They called on
the people hero yesterday in the Inter
eat of the road and found them ready
to do all that might be expected.
Spoke on Disfranchisement
Special to The Georgian.
Fort Gaines, Ga., July 26.—Hon. T,
IV. Hardwick, congressman from the
Tenth district spoke here yesterday
In Coleman's hall on "Disfranchise
ment." There was a large representa
tive crowd of citizens out to hear him.
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O Bristol, Tenn., July 14—When O
O he marlred a runaway couple D
O from Virginia last night. Rev. D
O Alfred Harrison Burroughs, of ct
O Bristol’s Gretna Green, reached O
O his two thousandth couple since Ct
O he entered himself here as a han- O
O dy parson for elopers sixteen O
O years ago. He holds the blue Ct
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O the South, having made happy O
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Telephone
Cost
Cannot be measured
in dollars and cents.
Bell service brings
peace of mind that
no other agency can
furnish. In an emer
gency it may save
fives—or fortunes.
It reduces miles to
inches—does it in
stantly !
<3 Reasonable Rates.
Call Contract Dept., M. 1300
BELL
SERVICE
IS SATIS
FACTORY
The two Marys of Roumanla. The beautiful mother Is the crown
princess and the lovely child is her youngest daughter. This picture
is from their latest photograph. The crown princess Is a daughter of
the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Ootha and she Is planing another trip
home.
TALE OF THE TALL GROWTH
OF CABBAGE IN GEORGIA
demote Precincts Where Heads Are Reached
With Ladders and Caterpillars Are Fought
With Shot Guns.
An ex-Georgian, living In this city,
gives some Interesting Information re
garding the slxe to which cabbages
attain In certain aectlone of the
Cracker State,” says The Richmond,
Vs., News-Leader. It eo happens that
every one of these communities Is at
great distance from any railroad,
postofflee or telephone station end so
this botanical fact la not generally
known.
It seems that "way back up yander
whar the Blue Ridge fraxxles out in
Kennesaw mountain” the average height
of cabbage stalks Is fifteen feet. The
head spreads out huge, round and
symmetrical like a three-hundred-
year-old oak.
The great slse of these vegetables
has been brought about by careful se
lection of the seed. These are taken
only frqm the very largest planU. It Is'
n well-known fact that seed taken
from plants possessing some unusual
quality tend to exaggerate that quality
In the next set grown.
Following this line of reasoning, the
gentleman from Georgia thinks It is
only a question of time when a cab-
boge half as large, as the world can be
grown. If they should be grown any
larger than this there would not be
enough soli to hold them.
These cabbages are set out In orch
ards. They overshadow the ground
to such an extent that other vegeta
bles cannot be grown around them, ex
cept that sometimes the head le cut off
and the stalk Is used for a bean pole.
The use of the stalk In place of logs
In mountain cabins Is considered shift
less, for the stalks shrivel so much in
a year or eo that great gaps are left In
the walls.
The leaves are used for tents, bath
tubs and parachutes. They are not
used much for making cigars, because
a smoke made from these giants la so
strong that only men with very tough
systems can use them.
The leaves are gathered thus: __
ladder Is placed against the stalk and
the farmer ascends and saws them
off one at a time. On one occasion a
four-year-old child climbed one of
these ladders and got up In the cab
bage head. His toot slipped and he
was drowned In live 1 feet of water
caught In one of the leave*.
One farmer had a laborer who waa
always disappearing during working
hours. One day while this man was
oft duty terrific yells were heard com
ing from the cabbage orchard. Sevoral
men hurried In the direction of the
trouble. They found the loafer up a
big cabbage, waving off a six-foot
cabbage bug, which was standing qn
Its hind legs and pawing at the man
with hideous green claws. One of the
farmers ran to the house, got a shot
gun and poured two barrels of buck
shot Into the poisonous creature. With
a shriek of agony h* curled up and
died.
The monster caterpillar was skinned,
stuffed and le now said to ba In a
museum In the mountains of Georgia.
But as the museum Is forty miles from
any railroad no one has yet gone there
to get a'photograph of the monstrosity.
MASKED BANDII BOARDS
GERMAN EXPRESS TRAIN
AND ROBS RICH WOMAN
By MALCOLM CLARKE
Special Cable—Copyright.
Berlin, July 24.—An extraordinary
outrage, smacking of the American
wild west,” rather than a European
country, occurred on an express train
from Berlin to Nordenery, the fashlon-
>le seaside resort, during the night.
Frau Noelle, the wife of a high of
ficial In the ministry of finance left
Berlin at 11 o’clock last night for Nor-
dtney, accompanied by her two sons,
aged It and 11: her daughter, aged 6,
and tha letter’s governess. The five
occupied a reserved first-class com
partment, constructed on the English
Man. After turning the gas low, all
live settled down to sleep.
Robber Had Rsvolver.
Immediately after the train left
Rathenow station the door of the com
partment was opened and a strange
man entered, holding a revolver In bla
right hand. .The terrified occupants of
the compartment could see by the dim
light of the lowered gas jets that hit
face waa partly covered by a mask,
being thus unrecognisable.
regular “penny horrible" style—"Your
money or your life!”
Demanded More Monty.
Frau Noelle Immediately handed him
three notes ot the value of 5 pounds
each. The masked brigand selxad them
and said:
“Not enough. You have more, hand
over all your money or I fire.”
Frau Noelle produced another note.
The robber then compelled her to turn
out all her pocket* and hand ovar every
coin she bad, afterwards rep '
process with each of tbe chi
tbe governess. The total plunder
•mounted to 1125. Pocketing this sum,
he opened the door and disappeared as
suddenly as he had com*.
Vietims Frightened.
The victims were too frightened to
think of pulling the alarm cord and
sat, shivering with fear, until the train
stopped at the next station, Sendai,
whera Frau Noella reported tha out
rage. The police have been unable to
solve the mystery of the masked rob
ber's disappearance while the train was
running at fair speed.
Frau Noelle and the governess are
One Hundred Dollars
Which will be given away immediately after the sale of the lots at Cascade
Pofl/ wp^ pfiH
SATURDAY, JULY 28, AT 3:30 P. M.
This is the home 1 of J. J. Donnelly, just opposite these beautiful home
lots which you will have an opportunity to purchase at auction Saturday,
July 28th. Cascade Park is just off Gordon Street in West End, and one of
the most desirable residence locations about Atlanta. This should be in
teresting for investors for homes or for speculators, as this property is
sure to double in value in a reasonable time.
For plats call at W. A. Foster’s office, 12 S. Broad.
W. A. FOSTER, Agent,
MHH I. W. FERGUSON, Auctloi*** ^
SALE PROMPTLY AT 3:30.
The masked Intruder shouted—In the III with nervous prostration.
GENUINE BULL FIGHT IN GOTHAM
IS WITNESSED BY 5,000 PERSONS
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 26.—A genuine bull
fight between a maddened buffalo and
a cowboy, mounted on a trained cow
pony, was the unique diversion afford
ed 5,000 spectators who nield the ele
vations surrounding the buffalo coral
at the Bronx 100 park.
The buffalo was Cody, commonly a
mild, tractable beast, but recently
made nearly mad from the pain of an
a cowboy, was hired to undertake to
"rope" the buffalo. .•
No sooner had the noose settled upon
the back of bis bushy neck thtn Cody
seemed transferred Into a demon.
Bhsklng off tbe lariat, he rushed at
Abbey*! pony, Pinto, with his great
head lowered, and the battle was on.
Keepers, armed with lassoes, ran to
the assltssnce of. the cowboy, but they
were driven over the fence one by one.
When Abbey was caught against the
fence they succeeded In riveting the
Injury'sustained when hs stepped on bellowing bull’s attention far a frac-
a piece of wire netting. Pate Abbey,, tlon of a second and the mt:e pony
150,000 TROOPS TO ENGAGE
IN GIGANTIC MIMIC WAR
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, D. C., July 25.—The big
gest Imaginary war ever pulled off In
this country will begin In a few days.
It will be participated In by practically
the entire regular army on duty In
continental United States 'and by
about 54,004 soldiers of the national
guard, or approximately 110,000 troops.
The regulars and the militia will be
enlisted under
■ one flag as allies agali
Inst
put
the latter out of business by Octal
Anyhow, that Is the plen of (he
general staff. Should the enemy de
velop unforeseen prowess, there will
have to be a new deal.
In order not to create the Impres
sion that these summer maneuvers will
be mere play for the soldier *boys, the
war department has carefully avoided
In Its general orders any use of the
term "mimic war.” The seven points
of rendesvous for the troops are mod
estly entitled "camps of Instruction."
Bo far as possible, in the concentra
tion of tbs troops at these points and
In their work at the camps conditions
of actual warfare will prevail. Tha
regular troops will proceed to thflr
designated stations by forced marches,
just as they would should they expect
to find the enemy when they get there.
Every detachment ot Infantry will
march 200 miles and the field artillery
and cavalry 1(0 miles.
The ramps at Mount Gretna, Pa,
and Chlckamauga, Ga., will be estab
lished not later than Friday. All the
others except that at American Lake,
Wash, which Will be established not
later than August 10, will be started
by August 1.
The roster of commanding generals
Is as frill.
ML Gretna P*V~
D. Grant; American Lake, Wash. Brig
at the various camps
Major General Fred
m. vn.ii.i „I...'. I. _n Lake, IVash., Brig
adier General Fred D. Fupston; Fort
Riley, Kana, Brigadier General T. J.
Wlnt; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.,
Brigadier General William H. Carter;
Austin, Tex. Brigadier General Con
stant Williams; Chlckamauga Park,
Os., Brigadier General John W. Bubb.
was given time to leap with Its rider
to a safer place out In tbs open.
The skill of the cowboy and tbs clev
er dodging of the pony saved them both
from death many times. Step by step
Abbey end Plato forced the buffalo Into
the corner between the fence and shed..
ay finally landed the. noose over
Cody's head.
tan Us* keepers ran In and helped
him drag the buffalo toward a tree.
Tha operation was then performed Im
mediately.
Load of Furniture Foil.
While loading a dray for the Atlanta
Furniture Company, of Broad streeL
Wednesday afternoon. Clash Howard,
a well-known draymen, was seriously
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members of the class of 1906 were placed in lucrative anil desirable positions
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and Civil Engineering and Engineering Ch. mi trv. Extensive and new equip
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Injured by the fall of a portion of the
load. Two ribs broken and a shoulder
dislocated were found by Dr. Glenn,
Iwbo was called, to ba the principal
Injuries, and hs Is now resting com
et his home, 145 Markham
LUCY COBB INSTITUTE,
Athens, Ga.
1906 1907
The FORTY-EIGHTH session of the
Lucy Cobb Institute, an institution for
the education of young women of
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SEPTEMBER 12. For catalogue and
room reservations apply to
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