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The Toccoa Record Subscription $1 Per Year. Vol. XXIX. TAPE WORMS “A tape worm eighteen feet long at least came on the scene after my taking two CASCAKETS. This I am sure has caused my 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. BEST for m THE BOWELS ^ vnoccvitito ^^jj^^CANOV CATHARTIC %(/ oSTSSSi.»0° CURE CONSTIPATION Bterllag Ktmrfij Company, ('b)'arn, Montreal, New York. 313 yA IVU a ta IU”DAv DAO Sold giatH and toCU&K guaranteed Tobacco by Habit. ail drug- 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. 4o. 29 a 11 — t ■■ —- 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.