Show I I By t One Story of Origin Of U Uncle Sam This is one story of ot how the ex expression et- et Uncle Sam popular name for or the United States government is said to have originated Immediately after acter the declaration of ot war against England In 1812 Elbert Anderson of ot New York then a contractor visited Troy N N. N Y where there there- was concentrated concentrated concentrated con con- and where ho he purchased a 1 large Urge quantity of provisions beef beet pork porle and so forth Samuel Wilson an inspector of ot these thele articles at that place was generally known as Uncle Sam He lIe superintended In person a large number of ot workmen who on this occasion were employed in overhauling overhauling overhauling over over- hauling the provisions purchased by bythe bythe bythe the contractor for the army The casks were marked E B A. A U. A.-U. U. U 8 8 This work fell to the lot of ot a facetious facetious face tace fellow tellow in the employ of the in inspector inspector In- In who vho on being asked by some of ot his fellow workmen the meaning of the mark for tor the letters U U. S S. S for tor the United States State were then entirely new to them said he did not know unless it meant Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sar Sam alluding Sarit alluding exclusively exclusively then to the said Uncle Sam ham Wilson The joke took among the workmen and passed currently and Uncle Sam himself being Ing present was occasionally rallied ra by them on the increasing extent of ot hi his posses posses- ions Some people spend their surplus money having a good time and some spend it foolishly Indian Indianapolis apolis Star Mar |