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bad health for the past three years. I am still
taking Cascarets, the only cathartic worthy of
potiee by sensible people.”
Geo. Bowles, Baird, Mass.
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Self Sacrifice.
[The Rev. Robert Russell Booth’s Sun¬
day sermon in the New York Herald.]
Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, Ex¬
cept, a corn of wheat fall into the
ground and die, it abideth alone; but
if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
—[.John xii., 24.
These words were spoken by
Christ to His disciples with refer¬
ence to His own personal experi¬
ence in the immediate future.
From the beginning they thought
that His life was necessary to His
triumph, but now He teaches them
plainly that He could be glorified
only by deatli ; that for Him to tri¬
umph and reign as they had prefig-
uied His destiny would be for Him
to fail of His purpose and “abide
alone;” but for Him to suffer and
die according to the purpose of
Cod would be to accomplish His
mission.and thus bring forth “much
fruit. »» The illustration which He
use6 to impress This great truth is
one of those symbols through
which nature itself seems to point
out the mystery of atonement and
sacrifice. The “corn of wheat” is
the most simple and universal ex¬
ponent of the great law that out of
self sacrifice springs forth the bless¬
ing of fruitfulness, and that the
method of inciease and elevation
which Cod has appointed in IIis
moroi government requires some
correspondence to that renunciation
of the life of the seed for the sake
of the forth coming harvest.
In its application to Christ the
analogy finds its highest signifi¬
cance, but it is no less the truth for
these lives of ours. The “corn of
wheat” abiding alone in conse¬
quence of its being preserved for
itself and the “corn of wheat 5 «
bringing forth fruit abundantly by
the sacrifice of its own individual
§
life—are not these the symbols of
facts in human experience which
are of the greatest importance to
each individual?
Consider, then, the 4 4 corn ot
•wheat > > as an emblem of each bu-
man life, to which is presented the
alternative between an isolation of
self by the control of self love and
the ennobling and enriching of self
by the power of self sacrifice—
< 4 Except a corn of wheat fall into
the ground and die, it abideth
alone.” Here it is intimated that
abiding alone the seed misses
the end of its being. This expresses
a fearful calamity. Good in itself
and capable of accomplishing good
by having its individual existence
preserved, it is nevertheless a thing
so insignificant and comes so far
short of its capabilities in being
thus kept in safety that this isola-
tioii is in reality the worst thing
that could befall it.
Of course, we cannot adjust this
figure of speech exactly to its hu¬
man counterpart, but we observe
the central principal ot the insig-
Toccoa, Georgia, August I, 1902.
mhciinct* and lowliness of the seed
corn when its individuality is thus
guarded and made an end
to itselt, anti from .his it is easy to
deduce the lessons which apply
with liir greater force to each self-
confined human life l ue For must
-
till understand that there is
such a position for man as that
suggested by Christ in the first
clause of the verse, and the practi¬
cal problem which each one of us
has to solve for himself is to deter¬
mine whether he shall thus en-
throne his own narrow sell interest
»nd bring all thing, to tlenpend-
ettce upon it or whether he shall
deve.op that personal life by p 1 ac-
ing it in those relations which (iod
has established, and by opening bis
consciousness to receive into it the
thoughts, feelings and interest of
ot hers.
In other words, every man lias
this Capacity of ordering and con¬
trolling his life by self-love or
self-sacrifice. He may contract his
soul or he may expand it ; he may
live unto himself and be selfish ; he
may not live unto himself, but un¬
to others, and be Christlike. The
great question is: Which of these
two shall he choose?
And so we are brought face to
face with what Christ intends to
present as the highest ideal of life
—“But if it die it bringeth forth
much fruit.” Here the death of
the seed is declared to be the life of
the harvest. Jt must perpetuate
itself by self-sacrifice. Its imme¬
diate existence is to be merged into
new products which shall give seed
to the sower and bread to the eater
in multitudinous measure. But
while the seed loses its conscious¬
ness in this propagation there can
be no loss of true individual life
when man is thus using whatever
of strength or beauty o»‘ love may
be in him to enrich the broad fields
of the world. What is it that
makes him the lord of creation ;
what lifts him above the dead level
of Nature? Is it not tlie powers of
thought, feeling and energy, whose
unfailing exercise upon their own
object diversities, adorns and en¬
nobles his life? How, then, can
he reach his true consciousness or
find himself out until he becomes
alive to the noblest ends of exis¬
tence ; until thought rises into en¬
thusiasm and feeling warms into
love and energy puts forth its
strength in godlike endeavor?
Thus man finds his life as he loses
it, and this, as Matthew Arnold
has said, is one of the great secrets
of Jesus. If it be true that ease
and indulgence and self assertion
are thrust out in this process, it is
also true that in their stead come
the fair graces of sympathy, pa¬
tience and charity, and the heart
is a gainer not less tor what it has
lost than for what it receives, for
the old saying holds true ever¬
more—
The heart growo rich in giving.
All its wealth is living grain ;
• Seeds that mildew in the garner.
Scattered, will till with gold
the plain.
Ms P ills
FOR TORPID LIVER.
A ^ ° wboIe
SICKHEADACHE,___
IKsJH-fVTSfl Costiveness Rhen-
matism, Sallow Skin and Piles.
There is no better remedy for these
common diseases than DR. TUTT’S
LIVER PILLS, as a trial will prove,
Toko No Substitute.
“Good Will to All Men.’
—~, rjz
Some Reasons
Why You Should Insist on Having
U EUREKA HARNESS Oil
Renders nequaled by any other.
hard leather soil.
Especially prepared.
A Keeps heavy out bodied water.
oil.
Harness
A u excellent preservative.
Reduces cost of voir- harness,
ftfever burns the leather ; its
Secures Efficiency is increased.
best service.
Stitches kept from breaking.
Oil
|s sold in all
Localities Manufactured by
Standard Oil Cumpnnr.
Flowers a Bride Should Carry.
The flowers the bride shall carry,
says Martha Coman in Leslie’s
weekly, is a question to be decided
by her own individuality, The
bride’s bouquet is not invariably of
pure white, though the paler colors
are more effective and much more
acceptable than the deeper ones of
red or pink. Lillies—of-the-valley
made up into one of the beautiful
shower bouquets are about as ap¬
propriate for the fair maiden as
anything,though there are innumer¬
able combinations possible in the
way of orchids and vioiets.
White orchids combined with the
delicate green of the Farleyencis
fern make a stunning bouquet, es¬
pecially when the whoie is tied
lavishly with broad, soft velvet
ribbon that matches exactly in
shade the delicate petals of the rare
exotic. This flower and fern, put
together in the form called the
“Princess Plume” bouquet, is a
most beautiful and effective acces¬
sory to the bride’s attire.
The violet cuff bouquet was a fad
for a time, as was also the Du
Barry collarette of the same modest
but popular flower. The collarette
and cufT effects were generally used
only for the bride’s attendants, the
bride herself carry ing a huge
shower bouquet of white violets.
Leghorn huts of white, lavishly
decorated with pink io»es and lied
on with broad si reamers ot ribbon
to match,are vi ry pretty for brides¬
maids, and ii is then almost effec¬
tive idea to have the mu-ndants
carry only large benches of waving
feathery, in Aden hair fern, Wild
sweet-brier roses and apple blos¬
soms are very lovely for floral dec¬
orations, but they are rather diffi¬
cult to manage when it comes to
the bouquets, and so they are both
more popular for wall and aisle
decorat ions.
Accident Bulletin Issued.
Washington.July 27.—The inter¬
stale commerce commission yester¬
day issued a bulletin on collision
and derailments of {trains and
casualties to persons for the three
months ending March 31, 1902.
According to this showing tiie
number of persons killed in trnin
accidents was 212, and of injured
2 .x,r. Accidents of other kinds,
including those sustaihed by em-
ployees while at work and by pas
sengers in getting on or ofl cars,
brtngs,he total number up to S, 3
killed and 9.958 injured.
IJuoing 1 \ tins ,, period • . there .. were
1,220 collisions and S38 derail-
ments, of which 221 collision and
S4 derailments affected passenger
r
and roadway by the ac-
culeBN $■•<) 1 4.25$.
Wnm '' 1 ma .,.. ’ 1 ‘ iilKI 1 . ,,,, n lt , r
whole, elevating. .She generally
holds a fellow up on payday.
Successor to Toccoa Times and Toccoa News.
How 5am Jones was Floored.
“Traveling on the steamer
Northumberland,on ' he Rappanan
nock river, lust week,” said the
Rev. K. B. Bagby, of the Ninth
Christian Church, according to the
Washington Post. *‘I fell inNvith
a group of ministers on the tipper
deck, and soon we were swapping
stories. The eccentricities of the
famous evangelist, Sam Jones,
proved a prolific topic. The Rev.
Mr. Butts, a Methodist minister
from Gloucester county, said that
the only time he had ever known
Sam to be disconcerted was at
II , Va., where he had been
called to conduct a union revival.
The first night of the meeting the
pastors of the different churches
were on the platform and crowds
filled the pews. All were looking
for something sensational, and
were not disappointed. Evangelist
Jones a-ose, turned to the Metho
Hist preacher and said :
<< i Brother S., how many mem¬
bers have you in your church?’
i * * Three hundred,’ was the an-
swer.
11 i How many are willing to
pray in public? 1
4 4 4 About a dozen.’
4 4 4 What is your salary?’
4 4 ‘Five hundred dollars.’
“ ‘Then each miuister was called
in turn and interrogated upon the
same points; revealing the fact
that the amount ot salary received
by the minister and the number
taking public part in the services
was woefully small in comparison
with the size of the congregation.
4 4 Well,’ said Mr. Jones, ad-
dressing the ministers, but with a
sidelong glance at the audience, ‘if
I had such a mean, measly lot of
people in my church, you know
what I would do? I would get
them in a pen and send off and get
a bound dog and set him on them
and say: “Sic 'em, Tiger; sic ’em’
Tige.’”
4 4 4 Excuse me, Brother Jones,’
said the Methodist minister, rising
and stepping forward, ‘but that is
just what we have done. We have
gathered the people together. Now,
“Sic ’em Sam ; Sic ’em, Sam.”
4 4 If Mr. Jones was not himself
the balance of the evening, it was
probable that he was thinking of
the hound dog.”
Never judge a man by the clothes
he wears. Look ut those he hits to
buy for his wife.
Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unfcealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
. The kidneys are your
h. k )] blood purifiers, they fil-
ter out the waste or
p impuriti If they ^ In sick the blood.
\ are or out
W of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches and rheu¬
matism come from ex¬
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
kidney troubte .
Kidney trouble quick or unsteady
over-working in pumping ti. ,k. kidney-
trouble* were to be traced to the kidneys,
ning in kidney trouble. Kg
If you are sick / you can make no mistake
by doc!orln your kidn< . ys The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer’s
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. It stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
cent and one-dollar siz- -r-'rr*
Smpte'boSieby*m»li k::t£
h_ *
fre*. also pamphlet telling you how to find
0 ut if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
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I Hair Splits
“I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor
for thirty years. It is elegant Tor
a hair dressing and for keeping the
hair from splitting at the ends.”—
J. A. Gruenenfelder, Gi amt'ork, III.
friendships. Hair-splitting If splits 1 I
the hair- *
splitting is done on your ii
own head, it loses friends
for you, fer every hair of j
your head is a friend.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor in o I
advance will prevent the
splitting. If the splitting I
has begun, it will stop it. 8
$1.G0 a bottle. A - , hrtifgists. I
If your druggist « iv supply you,
send us one doll;;i :>i • will express
you a bottle. IP* sure amljghe the naitij
of your nearest express onf< e. Address,
J. * *. AYER CO.. I.owell, Mass.
A Family Affair.
She sewed a button on my coat,
I watched the fingers nimble;
Sometimes I held her spool of thread
And sometimes held her thimble.
“I’m glad to do it since you’re far
From sister and from mother;
’Tis such a thing,” she said, and
smiled,
4 4 As I’d do for my brother.”
The fair head bent <=o close to me
My heart was wildly beating;
She seemed to feel my gaze, looked
up,
And then our glances meeting,
She flushed a ruddy, rosy red,
And I bent down and kissed her,
4 4 » Tis such thing,’ I murmared low
“As I’d do for my sister.”
—Exchange.
BEETLE JEWELRY.
Odd Ornaments Devised From the
Shells of Nicaraguan insects.
Not alone Nicaragua but all of
the Central American republics are
wonderfully rich in insect life. Both
butterflies and beetles are marked
by the most magnificent colorings
known to entomology. The aborig¬
ines utilized many of the beetles for
decorative purposes, and their Span¬
ish conquerors adopted the beauti¬
ful ornaments.
The favorite beetles the writer
has found to be of three classes.
One is about the same shape and
size as the Egyptian scarab, though
a trifle flatter and very much stron¬
ger. It is coated with a green enam¬
el of metallic luster, which looks
like a gem from some other planet.
The Indians cure the beetle by dry¬
ing and smoking and mount it with
golden legs. This is set upon a
disk of white stone, carnelian, milk
quartz or even porcelain, which in
turn is rimmed with gold. This is
employed as a brooch, cuff button
or breastpin. Sometimes the beetle
is mounted upon a thin plate of
gold or silver and is used as an ear-
ring.
The second class of beetles are
of the same general outline as the
tumble hug, hut their wing cases
are of rich, changeable purple, blue
and green, with metallic luster. The
tint varies with the angle at which
light strikes the surface. They are
not as strong as the scarab and are
employed for making necklaces and
bracelets. Three or four are fas¬
tened together so as to form a bead,
and a number of these heads are
strung upon elastic cord or gold
wire. When around a snowy wrist
or neck, they make a wonderfully
striking display of color and light.
—New York Tost.
Perfect Logic of a Lunatic.
A visitor to an asylum saw a man
capering along the hall astride of a
stick. “Ah, haT’ said the visitor,
wishing to be pleasant. “I see you
are horse.” having a fine ride on your
“This isn’t a horse/’ an-
swered the lunatic contemptuously.
“Not a horse? What is it, then?”
“It’s a hobby,” wa3 the reply. “If
it was a horse, I could get off.”—
London Chronicle.