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18 him. Most important will it be for you to have your home and your school and your town safe, and good, and clean, to welcome your Uncle Sam.

Perhaps you have stood in front of a large colored poster of Uncle Sam that you pass on your way to school. He is not smiling as you have seen him in some of his former pictures, but looks sober and anxious. He points his finger at you and says

That was Uncle Sam's first thought when he decided to make our country the most helpful, and most powerful in the world. He comes all the way from Washington to your town, because he needs your help, right here at home. You wouldn't fail your own uncle; neither will you fail Uncle Sam. Boys and girls can build a great nation from their own doorsteps. Wave the Stars and Stripes, and go to work to-day for Uncle Sam.