Show or Im I fl th t A This Is our Uncle Samuel and were all proud of him Ho Is l 121 years old today and Is tIme liveliest old gentleman gentle-man of his years on the lop of the earth He was weakly In his youth and has at times been afflicted with serious disorders but hennas steadily grown stronger and is at present more robust than at any time in hs history with no ailments likely to bring to a termination his glorious and useful career The old man is of a quiet disposition dis-position and is hard to stir up but when once he is aroused its a pious thought for all outsiders to stand from under He is hard to start but is several sev-eral million times harder to stop when he gets going He is a hospitable old fellow and all a stranger has to do to have all the privileges of the house Is to prove a fairly good character and good intentions Uncle Sam has had many Imitators but his methods sllll remain unique and unequaled He has adopted many children from many places and they all manifest the same willingness to scrap for the old man that those who were born in his own house do Hes the best there Is and we love him Hun ah for Uncle Sam This is the day we howl and let everybody every-body take a hand |