R, CENTRE HALL. PA. 7 i By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HO is Uncle As everybody knows, he is that genial, lanky Individ- ual’ dressed in a star spangled coat and striped trousers and wearing the tall beaver hat who is universally accepted as the symbol of the United John Bull is the symbol of England But whe WAS Uncle Sam? That is to say, was there a real person who was the original of this figure, made so fa- miliar to all of us by the cartoonists? The answer there was, but al- though Samuel Wilson, a native of New York and a government contrac- tor during the war of 1812, is said hy most historians to have been this orig inal, there are a few inconsistencies in the commonly-accepted story of Samuel] Wilson's being the original Uncle Sam which need to be recon- ciled and some account also needs to be taken of a fictitious person, the product of a Canadian humorist, be fore the history of “Uncle Sam” can be declared complete, Two states claim the honor of being ‘he burial place of the original Unele Sam, Recently the United Press sent out the following dispatch which pre sents New York's claim to that honor: Sam? States, just as is: Catskill, N. Y.——Few persons that this peaceful Hudson river village is the birthplace of one of the most famous nicknames and trademarks the world has ever known. know Uncle Sam, who was largely sible for the feeding of the American forces during the War of 1812 was a native of Catskill, according to Charlee A. Elliot, a grand-nephew of the fa- mous “UU. 8" respon- According to Elliot, this is the story of the origin of the nickname There were Samuel, Nathaniel ane Edward Wilson, brothers, who were as. sociated in the meat packing business in the Hudson valley early in the Nine- teenth century, The countryside knew them as Uncle Sam, Uncle Nat and Uncle Ned. Samuel, who lived in Troy, came to Catskill during the War of 1812 to take active part in the firm established by Nathaniel, They were under contract to supply beef and pork to the United States army, drawing their supply from Greene, Delaware, and other centra New York counties, Many of the casks shipped Catskill dock bore the mark “U. 8" upon was young then and of its name was not so common in that day as in this, So one day, when the man who was shipment what the two repre- sented, the brander replied “Why, that means Uncle Sam, the senior part. ner of the firm.” The boatman thought it was a great Joke. He carried the jest down the river, retelling It whenever opportunity afforded. Thus, Uncle Sam, the American, eame into being, a character unintentionally created by an unknown boatman buf destined to rank with the world's sreatest figures of history and fiction. After the war, Uncle Bam returned to his business at Troy and his sons Benjamin and Albert. He dled in Troy July 31, 1844, and Is buried in that ¢My, but his namesake lives on, a truly im- mortal being in the opinion of his mil- Hons of patriotic nieces and nephews But Indiana also lays claim to holding within her soil the dust of this famous character and that claim was put forth recently in the fol- lowing article which appeared in the Indianapolis Star: from the government The nation abbreviation them. the a boatman asked branding a pork letters Kendallville, Ind.—A woman's Intul- tion and her love of patriotic history has led to the discovery of the last resting place of the original “Uncle Bam,” whom admiring millions of Americans have held In worshipful es. teem. A chance remark came to the ears of Mrs. Louise B. Young of Kendallville, associated with your correspondent in the publication of the Noble Farmer, an agricultural publication. Her nose for news scented a story, and arming herself with a eamera, she set out for the facts and obtained a picture of the tombstone erected at the grave of Uncle Sam, buried In a little obscure graveyard near Merriam, Noble county, Indiana, on the route of the Lincoln highway. The stonecutier made 8 min. take of thirteen years In the date of his deatn, which has never beers regti- fied, as the family hoped at some time to erect a monument fitting the charac. ter it represented, Visiting the son, John M. Wilson, ninety~three years old, and his grand. Relief for Filipinos Driven out of business following the recent opening of a new road and the went Introduction of motor ek transportation, 1,000 bub-cart rivers in the mountain province of he Philippines are facing destitutiod. They constitute more than one-half ihe Inhabitants In the vicinity of Ta. godin, which is enjoying one of the best rice crops in years, Efforts are being wade to interest them in rice ehter both Mrs. Claea Zumbaug? Addl t facts at Albion, the following were obtained and fully ver Wilson, one of triplets, tw boys and a girl, was born at Wilming- ton, Del, March 4, 1778, the son of Marmaduke and Mary Wilson, who came to America from Scotland. There were no other children in the family Growing to manhood there, Samuel with his brother Joined the Lewis and Clark Northwest expedition in 1804, nc. companying them as far as where Man- dan, N D., ia now located These young men spent the winter there, re. turning to St. Louis, Mo, in the spring Later they returned to Troy-on.the- Hudson, N. Y., where they joined with one Elbert Anderson, who owned and operated a ‘general store When war with Great was declared in 1812, the store was converted into a government sup. ply headquarters, with Anderson as commissary and Bamuel Wilson as his superintendent, afterward a quarter. master Among Mr. Wilson's duties that of examining and marking all packages for government use. The mark placed on these containers was FB. AU, 8" Wilson was known by his associates as “Uncle Sam.” and one day when a longshoreman was asked the meaning of these initials, he re- plied by saying: "For Elbert Anderson, the commissary and Uncle Sam, hie superintendent, for he and the United States are all one, He represents the government, too.” Meant as a joke the idea took hold and Mr, Wilson's name, “Uncle Sam,” since that time, has passed current as a personifieation of the United States the world ever Tater Uncle Bam began to appear in carieature, In many guises before the Civil war. Although tall and slender, as Mr. Wilson was, It is thought the present * conception of Uncle 8am, which began to appear in cartoon In the early ‘30s, had its inspiration In the tall, gaunt figure of Abraham Lin. colin, “Uncle Sam” had a varied experience during the war, He was on board the Constitution in that famous twenty- five minute battle with the Guerriere when the latter was sunk off Cape ace. In this battle Uncle Bam was cited for gallantry by Capt. Isaac Hull, and when he was honorably discharged he received two land warrants fror: the government, One of theses war- rants he sold to his son John M., who now lives at Alblon, Ind, while the other went to a Jim Harrison and was also used In Indiana. After the War of 1812, Uncle Sam went to Pennsylvania where he was united in marriage to a Miss Susan Anderson of Cumberland county. To this union ten children were born. seven boys and three girls, as follows: Noah, David, Andrew, Samuel, An- thony, James, John, Mary, Angeline and Lucinda. By trade and profession Uncle Sam was a tallor and a doctor. His son, John, now has a lance that was used by Uncle Sam to alleviate the suffer tng of his patients, in the old days when “bleeding” was regarded as a cure-all for most ailments, As time rolled on, and the caricature of Uncie Sam became more and more in use, his family developed a strong antipathy to this familiarity, and when they moved to Indiana among strang- ers they resolved to avoid any further publicity along this line and kept the ifled Samuel Britain Anderson Was growing and to introduce inte that ter ritory a new variety of rice that will permit the harvesting of two crops a year and double the yield. The gov. ernment is distributing the seed, which is especially adapted to the climate there. a Too Late to Change . The raln was pouring steadily down and the children were feeling distinet- Iy unhappy. With thelr fuces pressed close to the window panes they watched the water flowing torrentially identity of Uncle Sam a peered ever, a chance remark fure clew which when followed Lire above which was ily veried Rlory, freely died March anty, Ind, at ‘'ncle Bam Kosciusko cot ope hundred years body was where it bers of i the age { nd three days, His later removed to Merriam now with other mem- the family. rents the Star I Uncle grave stone which has since widely printed In newspapers throgghoot the country. On the appears the legend “Soldier of 1512--8AM UEL WILSON~—Died Mar. 7, 1565 Aged 100 Years & 3 ds” From two accounts given above, it is ap parent that, while as to Samuel Wilson inal of Uncle testimony on his raises Did he Accompanying aph of story is mn photog Sam's heen gravestone there is Do being the orig- Sam. the conflicting and burial questions death interesting July 31, 1844 or on March 7. 1865 or on March 7, 18787 How did the stone-cutter happen to make the mistake of 13 years in date of his death? I= he buried in Troy. N. Y, or in the obscure cemetery near Merriam, Ind? The Canadian ROME die on little contribution of na ig rather an incidental one, but inter. esting, nevertheless. In 1K35 Thomas Chandler ville. Onion county, whose adventures appeared mously in The Nova Scotian, it was published as =a Sam Slick of Slickville,” lent to Bentley, the English publisher, who issued an English edition. To the English Sam Sliek was the typical Amerfean, In his shrewd say- ings, his shrewd business dealings and fn his boasting that the United States wns the greatest nation in the world. Consequently the pictures of Sam Slick, as drawn by Hervien, na Frenchman, and Leech, the artist who made Punch famous, for the English editions of “The Clockmaker,” came to be looked upon as the symbol of the United States and some unknown artist, whether English or American is unknown, at some unknown time, went a step further with the concep. tion of the typleal Ameriean. fe ndded a goatee to Ram Slick's smoothghaven face, put some stars in the hatband of his tall hat, some more stars on his coat dnd stripes on his trousers, held down by long straps, nnd behold-—Sam Slick was Uncle Sam, the symbol of America henceforth! down . the gutter toward the drain. “1 am afraid we'll have to give up the idea of going to the goo, children” remarked their mother, “You see, i's pever going to leave off.” “But, mummie,” protested little Muaarice, who had set his heart on an elephant ride, “we moet go! Yes, we must, ‘cos I've put it down In my diary that we went!” 2 Radium cays that penetrates metat 15 Inches thick are being used to hunt for hidden flaws in castings in Russia. HIS MISTAKE The telephone operator was spend holiday sounding ' sea the first morning, however, she had occasion to rate the mald of the real or imagined negli by the On gence, “Why didn't this “1 did, miss, vou call me as 1 told morning? she demanded " reqlied the maid, with “1 ealled out ‘Seven you ses was ‘Line's thirty!" and all Why? A woman engaged a new maid, whe pendent, On the first morning after her ar not a sound was heard in the house, so the mistress rang the bell up the stairs: “Are you awake, “Yes, Why?” Mary? rather,” answered the mald EASILY MADE UP “l can make up Miss doubt, ment, “No be much of a tas) Sharpe.” 5 Sn " Vy Genius My faith in genius great and good Oocasionally must relax I don’t beleive John Milt Have figured out his income Too Realistic During the making of Cabin” they naturally came to ths where Simon Legree has to whale the tar Everything was ready, the ‘ " Uncle Ton Tom lifted Uncle lash out of out a yell. “Hold everything” he to put on the bellowed cork undershirt Nerve Man sign on that Jusiness The Busy read? Can't you LOOT means know--and I'm g Canvasser-—] f 1 hate it's there, If there's anything ing to a prospective customer. WANTED THEM OUTSIDE Goof (seeing Indy of house angry) j=] guess you want me to take my gum shoes outside? L. 0. 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