14
THE DEVIL'S WEAPON
Terse Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting
Topic of the Young People's Societies—Christian
Endeavor, Etc. —For March 25: "The Saloon —
The Foe of Society."—lsa. 59:1-8.
By William T. Kills
The social and moral welfare of
the people has become a national
passion. Whatever promises to make
the lot of mankind freer, easier and
happier, can get a majority vote
nowadays. In this era of insurgency,
hoary traditions and established in
stitutions have small consideration
■when they come into conflict with the
common weal. Within the past gen
eration there has grown up a convic
tion in the minds of all right-thinking
persons that the liquor saloon is a
baneful influence in the nation's life.
The institution has lost "face." It has
everywhere been put on the defensive;
and in many places it has been driven
entirely out of business. The verdict
cf the people has come to be that the
saloon is a factor that hurts, and not
a factor that helps social life.
The time-worn argument for the
saloon is the license it pays; men
'with this plea keep silent about the
cost it entails upon a community.
All moral and social questions aside,
the saloon exacts such a heavy toll
Have You Been Sick?
Then you must know that
Bickness leaves weakness and
you should commence taking
scorn
IMDLSHHI
to put an edge on your appetite,
put power in your blood, induce
restful sleep and restore
your nerve force. Scott'a 4
is a true tonic-food which is Yflf
free from alcohol.
Bcott A Bowne_ Woorafleld. N. J. 16-25
FORRHEUMATIC
PAINS AND COLDS
IN CHEST
• Gingerole Best For Pleurisy, Ton
silitis and Bronchitis
Cures coughs, chest colds and sore
throat over night without stomach
drugging. Stops headache, toothache
aad earache In 10 minutes. Speedily
.'ends lumbago, neuralgia and neuritis,
and prompUy stops rheumatic pains
!and reduces swollen joints.
Never be without this great house
' hold remedy, for there is nothing so
&ood for sprains, strain*, sore muscles,
.swelling bruises stiff neck and back
ache. Thousands successfully use it to
.<jraw the agony from sore, painful,
•liurning feet. Be sure it's GINGER
•OLE—it will not blister the tenderest
skill. 25 cents. Any first-class drug
gist can supply you.
For sale by Gross* Drug Store.
• Croll Keller, Clark's Medicine Stores
and dealers everywhere.
Says Poisons Canse
; Headache Dizziness
Coated Tongue and Myriad Ail
ments in the Spring.
Grandma's Remedy Now Sold in
Tablet—Sulpherb Tablets.
Many men, women and children
need a Spring Blood Purifier. The
•Mood becomes poisons
.'through the wintermonths. When
!spring comes serious ailments like
typhoid, scarlet fever, coughs, colds,
neuralgia, rheumatic pains,
Joss of appetite and a sluggish all-in
Reeling prevails.
The bowels, the liver and the kid
neys _ need help. The blood needs
[thinning and purifying if pimples and
•toils are present. Sulpherb Tablets
;quickly relieve constipation and kid
ney inactivity and elimination of poi
sons takes place and you are made
and fit for spring and summer.
.Grandma gave sulphur and cream of
•tartar in molasses. Now you take
[them in tablets with laxative purify
.i-jfi; herbs—a better medicine, easy and
"peasant to take. Druggists sell them
Im 50c sealed tubes. Every package
♦guaranteed satisfactory or money
{back. Get Sulpherb Tablets (not sul
phur tablets).
• Miller's Antiseptic Oil Known As
Snake Oil
Will Positively Relieve Pain in Three
Minutes
Try it right now for Rheumatism.
Neuralgia, Lumbago, sore, sUff and
swollen Joints, pains in the head, back
end limbs, corns, bunions, etc. Af
ter one application pain disappears as
it by magic.
A never failing remedy used inter
nally and externally for Coughs, Colds,
jCroup. Sore Throat, Diphtheria and
TonslllUs.
This oil is conceded to be the most
penetrating remedy known. Its
prompt and Immediate effect in re
lieving pain is due to the fact that it
penetrates to the affected parts at
once. As an Illustration, pour ten
drops on the thickest piece of sole
leather and it will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three
minutes.
Accept no substitute. This great
oil is golden red color only. Every
bottle guaranteed; 25c, 50c and (1.00
a bottle, or money refunded.
Sold by Geo. A. Gorgas' Drug Store.
Harrisburg.—Adv.
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FRIDAY EVENING, HXRRIBBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 23, 1917.
for the support of police, jails, alms
houses, divorce courts, orphanages
and asylums, that as a business
proposition it is about as sensible as a
merchant's receiving one dollar from
a customer and returning him goods
that cost three.
The man who votes for the saloon
is pulling on the same rope with the
devil, whether he knows It or not. —
Billy Sunday.
The saloon is a mother of crimes
and the silent partner of every ex
isting social evil.
A brewer one# aid: "It appears
from these facts the success of
our business lies in the creation of
appetite among the boys. Men who
have formed the habit scarcely ever
reform, but they, like others, will
die, and unless there are recruits
made to take their places, our cof
fers will be empty, and 1 recommend
to you that money spent in the crea
tion of appetite will return in dollars
to your tills after the habit is formed."
Patriotism, as well as religion,
should impel us to oppose the saloon,
for it is the greatest debaucher of
polities and legislation. Next to cor
porate greed and akin to it, the saloon
is probably the greatest existing men
ace to our national welfare. As we
love the purity of our nation, and as
we cherish its sacred ideals, we should
contend against this power which
threatens them.
When this day of brotherhood which
is dawning is fully come, there will
be no room in the world for anything
which stains the soul or maims the
body of man. That bars out strong
drink. It must go under the ban of
love. The net influence of the liquor
traffic is bad, and only bad. It hurts
humanity. Therefore the men who are
their brothers' keepers will not con
tinue to let it continue on its devast
ing way.
The drunkard sells for a dram ills
divine right to rule himself. He drowns
his kingship in the intoxicating cup.
• * *
Dr. T. DeWltt Talmage once said:
"The world may scoff at Christian
people as insignificant, but banded to
gether for any great moral movement,
they can carry anything at the ballot
box and in the congressional assembly.
The trouble is that they have never
yet massed their forces."
• • •
If the saloon stood alone, it would
long since have fallen alone. But it
is buttressed by every other form of
organized vice.
Covetousness, one of the less re
pressive sins, which often moves in
the best society, is the mother of the
saloon. Love of money is the root
of this evil. It commercializes the
thirst for drink, the loneliness, and
the stupidity of men. Because it is
a business that pays high profits, cov
etousness is quick to engage in it, re
gardless of the consequences to human
life.
The full saloon is an ally of the
empty dinner pail.
Mirth in the saloon is commonly re
lated to misery in the home.
Every time we face afresh the tem
perance question in any of its aspects,
we need to remind ourselves to be
temperate in our attitude. The easy
way is the partisan way. To take
sides with the largest crowd requires
less courage and conviction than to
think things through for one's self. A
judicial attitude toward even the sa
loon is not only more creditable, but
also more effective than an unreason
ing antagonism. The person who looks
into the subject, from a sincere desire
to be fair, will surely come to the
conclusion that the saloon is an evil;
and his temperate opinion will weigh
more than the hotter words of a less
evenly-balanced person. To lose re
spect for the truth, and for the other
person's rights, is as bad as drunken
ness; all friends of temperance should
insist upon this as basic. Antagonism
to the organized liquor tratHc of
America is perfectly consistent with
the utmost conservatism of tempera
ment.
American Baby—His Week
"One in eight of all babies born in
the United States dies before he is
twelve months old," is a startling
statement made by Allene Tupper
Wilkes in an article in the May Moth
er's Magazine. The cure for this, ac
cording to the author, is for more peo
ple to take part in the Baby Week
features and to learn the results of
scientific experiments which have been
made by delightful men and women
who have made a life study of the lit
tle and great things concerning
babies.
"Investigating scientifically, these
men and women have recorded the
results of innumerable experiments;
conclusions have been carefully
drawn, indexed and cross-indexed so
that mothers may benefit for the mere
askjng and all may have a system, an
orderly method to follow in rearing
their children from babyhood to ma
turity.
"To appreciate the necessity for a
nation-wide campaign requires only a
momen 's thought—a moment "in
which to examine the distressing
proof that mothers, despite their love,
despite their willingness to do all they
can for their young, often fall woe
fully short. And it is a pitiable fact
that the more ignorant the mother the
more stubbornly she persists in follow
ing methods which have been proved
unwise. She makes her baby the sub
ject of one experiment after another
—she tries this and that—when the
experimental stage of baby care is
past. And the result is that one in
eight of all babies born in the United
States dies before he is a year old.
"In the larger cities systematic, all
year-round infant welfare work has
decreased the death rate astonishingly
and similar results may be accom
plished in any community, for it is
generally agreed that at least half of
all infant deaths are preventable. Tills
fact is to me, stupendous! Think of
it! At least half of the infants who
die could be saved to their mothers,
their communities and their nation if
only proper care were taken."
WHAT THE INVENTORS
HAVE JUST INVENTED
Nothing new under the sun? Look
at this list, chosen at random from the
Popular Science Monthly, and decide
for yourself.
Eye-glasses for divers.
A "Shot-gun" camera. •
The automobile torpedo.
A mouse trap for burglars.
The acetylene life-preserver.
Sling tennis.
Dancing radiator doll.
Automatic hair-cutter.
The gasoline caddy.
An electric hair comb.
A buzz-saw razor.
A Chinese typewriter.
Sun glasses for baseball mutters. '
C. E. CAMPAIGN
IN FULL SWING
West End Endeavorers Have
Hustling Committees Sock
ing Members
New inspiration, enthusiasm and a
campaign for new members is in full
swing at the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Sixth Street United Breth
ren Church.
George Troup, the newly-elected
president, is a hustling Endeavor
worker and Is puting some pep into
the work of the committees. Every
committee is on the job looking for
and getting theyoung,middle-aged and
even some of the veterans Interested
in the C. E. movement in the west
end of the city. Mr. Troup has been
a member of the Endeavor society only
four years. He has been Intensely in
terested in the work and has been
promoted to the presidency of one of
the leading socieites of the city union.
This society has an enrollment of sev
enty active members and on Easter
Sunday twenty new members will be
received into the organization.
Every Tuesday evening from 7 to
8 o'clock a Bible class meeting for
the young people is held. This branch
was organized by Miss Florence H.
Saxman and now has a membership
of twenty-five. Messrs. Lawrence Mil
ler and George Troup are the leaders
in the movement.
Sunday evening a debate will be
held in the society: "Resolved, That
it takes more courage to be a Pacifist
than a Militarianlst."
C. E. Notes
Rickety, Go Lickety, Go Lickety, Go
leen,
Pennsy at New York, 1917.
With a Rippity, Rippity Rippity Roar,
We are all for
H-A-R-R-X-S-B-U-R-G,
Harrisburg.
The Second Reformed C. E. Society
Attention! Those Who Need Spring* Apparel f
HOW ABOUT THIS? T HIIIIII
Special Purchase of Ladies' Silk Coat Sweaters
WILL BE PLACED ON SALE . rj S IPWjfl
SATURDAY AT THIS LOW ILk. ffiffilHHll IT H 1
FKicK —. ' . nrKi Rill F DEPT STORE
We had the good fortune to get these stunning silk sweaters under price and VJV/LI/Lll lW I ■ V/I ■— /
will let you have them at equally large saving-. All the nobby sport styles and aoq aqh IV/T A"P VTTHP CT AT* QTTI2\X7AV
plum colors are here. Take your pick of the lot at $4.75 420-400 MAKJvxii 1 oi. A 1 OUDWAY
t Great Values in Garments fr
Handsome New Dress "1 Q. 75' New Wool Q. 95 SvKI
Suits of Wool Poplin A*/ Poplin Suits, Special \ irSj C\ Ynnv! ~
, You cannot And a garment in the entire town to equal Handsome new pleated model, set off with white U l\ \ t~\ U \\\
these at the price. Coat is fine pleated with semi-belt ef- stitching. Large collar, stitched cuffs. Lined with fancy M /TTrrTTVflfvX \ / i-w 111
feet, novelty pockets and Spanish gold silk poplin over silk. Great value at $18.05. All sizes. It /y II j l\'\Y\ T 1 'l\\
' Fine All Wool Poplin "I an . d 9 aH '
and Senre Suits at I<£ i New S P r,n * Suits r v
uc, o c UUIIO el Plain serges and mixed materials, in the latest spring I \ W,~ —*"""
Not a suit in the lot worth less than $16.50. Plain models. Blue, black and mixed materials. Lined through- | [ \
tailored and belted model, novelty pockets, handsome out. Belted models. New pockets. 1 I \ \
workmanship. All the latest shades. M 11
? Women's and Misses 7*! fif.9s|!l ew . S /° rt Pf? 9~
New Spring Suits AO | ®f ot e t „ e .JffL,"J..*h.\..,M
T | ' • Mustard, green, tan, blue black, copen. Material of arrived. Made of diagonal cloth, in blue, mustard, green
wool gabardine. All sizes. Sensational offer at $15.95. Be and rose. They have large, square collars trimmed in """
______ sure to see it. contrasting colors. _ mmmmm __^
Wonderful Values in New 'iNew Voile Waists 1
Striped Silk Taffeta Skirts Splendid Values at IgmiHlU
11 Voile waists with embroidered front and embroid- E flyr'Ajßi'* '' Made of fine quality Silk "] JP*
\ T Pw P <sl cratVicrpH hplt 1 mmt I! ere d frills and collars and cuffs —lace trimmed waists lj !|/' , Pnnlin Onp mnHol
JNewest gatnerea DClt | M At~ |! and seco silk waists, in flesh and white and em- K\ / | ropnn. une model IS V/ .4.1
model and fancv eathered ! wm >' broidered in combination colors of blue e>| 9c
In ,11 Irrnn, f fcL' 11 and gold | , po plin collar and cuffs in
pockets. In all color com- I B j! A fine line of tub and Jap silk waists in ffjo If 3 1 1 | Vs '! o-rav crrppn anrl hliip Tho
binations in strioes and I ;! the best colors and patterns at !' gray, green and blue, ine J
. . ' stripes anci j , A big line of dark stripes silk waists will 6JOQC ,j! other model is gathered belted model,
plaids. Ihe most remarkable silk dress !> go for the special price of jr j| fancy trimmed pockets and large collar
offer in the entire city. j j is!?! valu^to n go h for best .. $2.98 /7 i| of self material. Green, gray and blue.
SHj /J j ' • Now, Mr. Clothing Buyer -
A ;What Do You Think
Y „ - . „„ NOBBY NEW SPRING SUITS FOR
Get Shoes For the Whole Family at i MEN AND YOUTHS WILL GO AT
Salkins and Save
Even against the high prices that other stores are asking for shoes we ! I I I I W I
I are selling them at prices that are the lowest in the town and you can prove ■ VF M ■ mW " 1 1 '
this If you compare the styles and qualities. n, 1 — r fcit
LADIES' SHOES—of white canvas—lace model y* 1
high and low heel, regular price 13.00 very spe- ww Come and sec them. Don't, by any manner of means buy a suit
cial until you have seen these and then you will know why we are so j
CHILDREN'S SHOES—of white canvas—button style—will go at the , , ~ .. , , . /
following special prices on Saturday sure that you cannot get values like these if your search the whole ' Ifffi
Sizes 5 to 8 at $1.15 jtown over day and night. n I
Sizes 8 1-2 to 11 at. .$1.35 ALL SIZES IN THE OFFER A
o.roir^fu 8 MKN'S 81.50 SHIRTS—the best that | MEN'S DRESS PANTS- wonderful
ML ' N b SHOES—the best scout shoes in the y° u can et will lie offer- /+ - I value—ln the new mix-/frfc t\ p "i
town, all solid tan and black leather. Regular price. e<l Saturday as a big lead-\ I I tures and stripes will go /S T?T-'
2.75. Special, pair * Cr & • | atony
BOYS' AND YOUTHS' SHOES—genuine vicl kid, guaranteed all solid " £
leathers— , v WKfft j
C;,. QI.ItI 9.1 tl QC MEN'S ATHLETIC UNDERWEAR! MEN'S AND YOUTHS' SPRING ' * r-irnif m
UIZC 3ID 1J lit clll. .. f 1.30 —Union Suits that sell ma I IIATS—in the very new- /K -a f*f\ '
Siie 1 to 2 at $2.23 jraSSy 2 50c| m-
Size 2 1-2 to 5 1-2 at.. $2.73 SALKIN'S, MAIN woor. 'j
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has adopted the following functions
for the new year and the Interest In
the work Is constantly increasing:
Training expression—(a) In Prayer,
(b) In Testimony, (c) In Service, (d)
In Song. Department work—Quiet
hour, tenth legion, temperance citizen
ship, mission study, evangelism, intro
duction, floating endeavor, prison
work, peace union. Daily devotional—
Bible reading, personal evangelism, de
veloping initiative, community service,
life-work recruits, supporting church
service. Efficiency—Physical training,
co-operative service, fellowship and
social life. Aim— To train the young
for the work of church and kingdom.
The officers are as follows: President,
J. Paul Selsam; vice president. George
T. Burtnett; recording secretary,
Miss Mabel DeWnlt; corresponding
secretary, William H. Cocklin; treas
urer, Miss Margaret Wingeard; pian
ist, Miss Margaret O'Leary; assistant
pianist. Miss Emily Watts; chorister,
Oliver H. Senscnig.
World-wide Endeavorers will study
the topic, "The Saloon—the Foe of
Society," on Sunday evening in the
prayer services.
Seven new members have been add
ed to the Harris Street K. L. C. E.
They are as follows: Forest C. Don
moyer, Paul Strine, A. A. Burrell, Mrs.
A. A. Burrell, Edna Lyter, George D.
Mehaffie, Beatrice Welsh.
Samuel Mehaffie, Sr., will lead the
service on Sunday evening.
The Rev. R. T. Chafer, of the Phil
adelphia School of the Bible, will give
an exposition of the Bible in the
Fourth Street Church of God on Sat
urday evening at 8 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Quiet Hour and Bible
Study Department of the City C. E.
Union. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend.
Lawrence A. Miller will have charge
of the C. E. services at the Sixth
Street United Brethren society on Sun
day evening. The Juniors will also
hold a well-planned meeting on Sun
da yevening.
An interesting meeting was held
this week at the Sixth Street TJ. B.
Church by the presidents of the
various societies of the West End.
Paul D. March and Charles S. Urich
gave short addresses. Plans were
made for a number of new features
in the work for the new year.
Last evening in the Camp Curtin M.
E. Church the young people of the
Sixth Street U. B. Church rendered
a cantata, entitled "Our Busy Ladies'
Aid."
The Rev. M. S. Sharp will lead the
C. E. services at the Zion Evangelical
Lutheran society on Sunday evening.
A C. E. society at Corvallis, Or.,
raised potatoes to help out the so
ciety's fund. With pototoes at present
prices this is a good hint to societies
ever> where.
At the recent convention of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement, at
Boston, the well-known Endeavorer,
Dr. William T. Ellis, made a stirring
patriotic address and proposed a
"Christian Covenant of Patriotism,"
which was enthusiastically adopted by
the audience of over 2,000 persons.
The California delegation, seventy
five strong, has chartered a special
train, which will leave Los Angeles
immediately at the close of the State
convention, arriving at New York in
ternational convention at noon, July
5. This train is scheduled to make
the fastest time ever recorded between
Los Angeles and New York.
New York City Endeavorers have
already registered for the convention
to the number of 827. One Endeavor
society of the A. M. E. denomination
has registered 151 delegates, while
thirteen societies have registered their
entire active membership.
H. C. Baum and Harry Weirick will
conduct the C. E. services at the Park
Street K. L. C. E. on Sunday even
ing.
Thomas Curtis Clark, office manager
of "The Christian Century," of Chi
cago, is one of the latest Christian
Endeavor poets who is putting Chris
tian Endeavor into poetry which is be
ing published in many secular and re
ligious papers. He also composes mu
sical compositions.
County Standards
Pennsylvania C. E. Union has
adopted the following county stand
ards and goals have been set to be
reached by July, 1918:
County must be organized into a
county union, reaching all Christian
Endeavor Societies in the county.
County convention or rally held an
nually.
Statistical reports sent to State
headquarters annually.
County apportionment for State
work paid in full.
County apportionment of campaign
for millions adopted and apportioned
to the societies.
Society standards adopted and so
cieties urged to adopt same.
Branch or local unions organized
A Laxative for
Good fo
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
a Safe and Efficient Fam
ily Remedy.
Every member of the family Is
more or less subject to constipation
and every home should always be
supplied with a dependable remedy
to promptly relieve this condition.
Whenever the bowels become clog
ged and the natural process of elim
ination thereby disturbed, the entire
system is affected, and readily sub
ject to attack by disease. Constipa
tion is a condition that should never
be negleAed.
Mrs. E. U. Gilbert, of Millbro, Va„
says that Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepnin
is a splendid laxative for children be
cause they like its pleasant taste, and
it acts so easily and naturally, with
out griping or strain, and she llnds
it equally effective for the rest of the
family.
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
combination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin that contains no opiate
or narcotic drug. It Is mild and
gentle in its action, and does not cause
pain or discomfort. Druggists every
j where sell this excellent remedy for
I fifty cents a bottle.
I To avoid imitations and ineffective
- wherever practicable.
All counties fulfilling the above con
. ditions upon proper notice to the Stato
secretary will be awarded a banner
by the State Union and be known as
1 "Front Dine Counties."
All counties reporting three-fourths
i of their societies as "Front Elne So-
I cietles," and having also met tlio
"Front Line County" conditions will
be enrolled as "Efficient Counties"
and receive proper recognition from
I the State Union.
jjj^
substitutes be sure you get Dr. Cald
well's Syrup Pepsin. See that a fac
simile of Dr. Caldwell's signature and
his portrait appear on the yellow car
ton in which the bottle is packed. A
trial bottle, free of charge, can be ob
tained by writing to Dr. W. B. Cald-
I well, 455 Washington St., Montlcello.
I Illinois.