"Every man owes some of his time, his talent and his money to the town, the state, the nation to which he belongs! He gets their help and protection when needed. Protection and aid perchance in time of fire, flood or cyclone, and police protection as well. And now let me close where I begin with the gravestone and the epitaph." [Here draw picture of grave and gravestone with the epitaph, "Here Lies John Blank, He Was Born a Man But Died a Grocer."] "Let us read together once more this strange and curious epitaph, and make up our minds that no one will ever have a chance to write such a sentiment on _our_ gravestones." Read it in concert. INDEX TALKS FOR SPECIAL DAYS. Page. ~~Boys' Day:~~ "Johnnie Appleseed" ........................... 121 "Valueless Things" ............................ 157 ~~Children's Day:~~ "Bring Forth Fruit" ........................... 151 "Jennie Casseday" ............................. 91 ~~Christmas:~~ "The Christ-Child" ............................ 43 "The Christmas Stockings" ..................... 22 ~~Cradle Roll Day:~~ "Messages to the Children" .................... 145 "The Little Ones" ............................. 166 ~~Decision Day:~~ "The Hollow Tree" ............................. 181 "The Desert and the Mountain" ................. 112 ~~Easter:~~ "The Doorway" ................................. 67 "Easter Lilies" ............................... 55 ~~Flag Day:~~ "Our Country's Flag" .......................... 163 ~~Girls' Day:~~ "Helen Keller" ................................ 196 ~~Home Department Day:~~ "Public Sentiment" ............................ 124 ~~Lincoln's Birthday:~~ "A Firm Foundation" ........................... 61 "True Success" ................................ 37 ~~Missionary Day:~~ "Hidden Sunshine" ............................. 118 ~~Mother's Day:~~ "Mother" ...................................... 94 "The Plum Tree" ............................... 178 ~~New Year's Day:~~ "Turn Over a New Leaf" ........................ 34 "New Year's Resolutions" ...................... 97 ~~Rally Day:~~ "The Two Flags" ............................... 49 "Tree Surgery" ................................ 187 ~~Thanksgiving Day:~~ "The Pilgrims" ................................ 190 "The Perfect Life" ............................ 148 ~~Temperance Day:~~ "The Key to Failure" .......................... 25 "The Evolution of the Jug" .................... 79 "The Keg and the Bucket" ...................... 31 "Young Men, Ahoy!" ............................ 154 "The Open Saloon Door" ........................ 103 "The Heart of the Trouble" .................... 73 ~~Visitors' Day:~~ "Our Hands" ................................... 193 ~~Washington's Birthday:~~ "If Washington Lived Today" ................... 76 "Washington's Strength" ....................... 136