The Schley County News Thursday, June 29, 1893 No. 25 DEATH OF COL. EDGAR M. BUTT "Col. Butt is dead," was the message flashed over the wires Monday morning falling with peculiar sadness on many hearts in Ellaville where he was well known and loved as few men have been. We have no heart to attempt a eulogy of our dead friend. While we realize fully that his death created a void that cannot be filled yet witnessing his heroic suffering and changed physical condition we cannot grieve that the great and noble heart has ceased its weary throbing and that the matyr has laid down the cross to receive the crown in that city where no night falls and joy springs eternal. Col. Butt was the soul of honor and fidelity in all his relations to his country and his fellowmen and his magnificent soul went to peace and rest as no man could have gone save through the atoning blood of Christ. In the church that he loved in Buena Vista the last sad tribute was paid by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and all that was mortal of this gifted man was interred with Mason! ic honors. He is not dead in lives made better by his own, he lives forever. LOCAL DEPARTMENT Mrs. J.R. Williams has the finest garden in Ellaville and is so generous that her friends have enjoyed many a delightful treat in the way of fresh tender vegetables. The large pear orchard belonging to Mr. Chappell Murray is so full of fruit that already the trees are bending under the weight and it will be impossible for them to sustain the fruit until it is fully grown. It would interest anyone to visit the chicken yard at Dr. Cheney's home, the large incubator was filled with eggs three weeks ago is now turning out dozens of ??ving downy healthy little chicks. Mrs. Cheney is delighted with this improved method and thinks it will be a pleasant and profitable business. Mr. A.J. Walters who has been suffering from an attack of fever concluded when he was first taken sick that he would discard all medicine and try the virtues of Electropoise. He has rapidly improved and was able to ride yesterday. He is enthusiastic in his praise of this wonderful instrument. (Note: From, "The Medical Messiahs: A Social History of Health Quackery in Twentieth-Century America." One of quackdom's early Edisons was Hercules Sanche, who marketed first the Electropoise and then the Oxydonor. Each was a sealed metal cylinder, and to one end was attached an uninsulated flexible cord ending in a small disc, to be attached to wrist or ankle with an elastic band. "The Electropoise," Sanche said, "supplies the needed amount of electric force to the system, and by its thermal action places the body in condition to absorb oxygen through the lungs and pores." The main difference between the Electropoise and the Oxydonor was that the latter cost $35 instead of $10. Their commercial success bred countless imitators, one of them the Oxypathor. This gadget merits an honored place in the history of anti-quackery, for in 1915, after a long and hotly contested legal battle, the Post Office Department had won a criminal fraud case against its maker, the first victo! ry against a quack device, offering the hope of at least some control over outrageously fraudulent gadgets if promoted by mail.) We call attention of our readers to the ad of the Leavenwerth Business College which appears elsewhere in this paper. The fact that they offer to give instructuions free to introduce their College shows that they have faith in their ability. This is a fine opportunity to gain a practical business eduacation at home and we advise our young people to investigate the matter and profit by it. (Note: the ad offers a free mail corresponednce course of instruction in double and single entry book keeping and business arithmetic, 40 lessons. The institution was located in Leavenworth, Kan.) PERSONALS Mr. Cleve Davis spent Sunday in Ellaville. Miss May Davis is visiting Mrs. Eugene Dixon. Mr. Will McElmurray visited Ellaville this week. Mr. P.E. Taylor is spending the week in the country. Miss Minnie McElmurray is visiting relatives in Montezuma. Mr. Hitt a cotton buyer from Americus was in town Tuesday. Mrs. M.M. McCrory returned Saturday from a visit to Americus. Mrs. W.T. Scoville of Buena Vista was a pleasant visitor to Ellaville this week. Miss Mamie Harper of Friendship is spending the week with relatives in town. Miss Jamie Wimberly of Lumpkin is visiting her friend Mrs. H.S. Munro. Mrs. Tom Walker of LaCrosse visited the family of Rev. R.F. Williamson Sunday. Miss Mattie Kleckley of Macon county visited the family of Dr. W.D. Sears Sunday. Mrs. J.L. McCrory of New Smyrna, Fla. is visiting the family of Mr. C.R. McCrory. Miss Charlie Wynn Baisden of Americus is spending a few days with relatives in town. Misses Mary and Leila Hornady attended the funeral of Col. E.M. Butt Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Crittenden and daughter of Shellman are visiting relatives in town. Mrs. R.J. Perry and nieces Ira and Ora Perry came up from Americus Tuesday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Nina Hornady who has been visiting in Ellaville for several days returned to her home in Atlant(a) Tuesday. Mr. Will Hornady came up from Atlanta Saturday to visit the home folks. On Monday he went up to Indian Springs to spend a few days. Miss Lula Murphy has returned home and there is sorrow in the hart (heart) of a certain gentleman of real estate propensities--Ft. Valley Leader. Queen Victoria is sovereign over one continent, 100 peninsulas, 1000 lakes, 2000 rivers and 10,000 islands---such, at least, is the statement of a loyal Canadian newspaper. Says the Philadelphia Ledger: The experiment of mounting soldiers on bicycles has been repeated by General Miles. In time it may become a valuable arm to the military service, as it already is in the English and French armies. The rough condition of most American roads may lead to some modification of the ordinary form of bicycle which will better adapt it to carry soldiers fully equipped for service. Jewellers are showing small wares of aluminum, a metal having the appearance of silver, but only about one-fourth its weighs and resisting corrision like gold. As it is a good conductor of heat, and retains it better than copper, it is predicted that it will become in time the material for many cooking itensils. It will not need to be tinned nor porcelain-lined. In the German Army it has already been introduced for canteens and other uses. Scarlet fever has broken out in Macon and the schools have been closed. The Central R.R. is bankrupt and will be sold as soon as pacticable. There is strong hope that the South western division may be saved. Terrible floods in Mississippi and Louisiana have caused the los of nearly a million dollars to the farmer. end # 25.