ent ones
suffer for the common comforts of life, food and clothing. This we
call poverty. [Add the word Poverty. This completes Fig. 43.]

"Many more words could be added to this list, representing the
misfortunes which come to the victims of this great evil power. In
every instance it deceived its victims into believing it was
harmless--that in accepting it there was no danger or risk.

"What is this great evil power? [With red chalk draw the heavy line,
completing Fig. 44, to bring out the word Whiskey.]

[Illustration: Fig. 44]

"Now, boys and girls, consider this not as a puzzle drawing. It
represents a truth almost as old as the world. Concerning strong
drink, the Bible cries out, 'Beware!' Remember that every drunkard
believed he could taste liquor and then leave it alone if he wished.
You, in your happy homes, may think you are safe from it. Beware!
Some day, the temptation will come to you; someone will test you.
Beware! 'Whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.' 'Who hath woe?
Who hath sorrow? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who
hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine.' Beware! Be
not one of these.

"No, let us keep our minds on the pure, the upright, looking ever to
Jesus, who is our strength and who will keep us from the power of this
evil thing. 'Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot
shall not stumble.'"

IF WASHINGTON LIVED TODAY
--Washington's Birthday
--Character

The Principles Which Underlie Success Are the Same at All Times.

THE LESSON--That true success will attend those who found their
lives on the principles which governed the life of Washington.

Properly handled, the illustration designed for the following talk
will prove a revelation to young and old. The application fits the
illustration so well that the talk should prove of absorbing interest
and lasting impressiveness.

~~The Talk.~~

[Before beginning the talk, make the following preparations very
carefully: Attach several thicknesses of your drawing paper to your
board, leaving the outer sheet free at the bottom by tacking at the
top only. Next, with a sharp pen-knife, cut a hole in the outer sheet,
indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 45, and throw away the piece
which has been cut out. The object of this preparation is this: When
you draw the portrait of Washington, represented in Fig. 45, a portion
of your drawing will appear on the outer sheet and part of