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Title: What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin, 1875-1961
Subjects: Citizenship
Publisher: Chicago, A. Flanagan company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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hands to everystate in the Union. Our roads are strong enough to carry automo-biles and heavy trucks, tons of coal, and countlessbarrels of flour, barrels of potatoes, masses ofcopper, and gold, and lead, and silver, and iron,bales of cotton, sacks of mail, express wagonsloaded with Christmas gifts, and everything elsethat is needful for the life and happiness of thebig United States family. All boys and girls like to be out in the streetpart of the time. But they often forget thatUncle Sam is there with them, and they thought-lessly undo the great work the towns good roadsare doing. Follow the road with me, young American,Uncle Sam says, but help me to keep it a goodroad. In the winter you can help by cleaning yoursidewalk after every storm. There is usually acity ordinance that compels a property ownerto do this, and it costs a good deal to enforcethis law, A group of boys might form a snowcleaning squad and shovel sidewalks where thereis no one to do it, for a small sum. This will
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tmtm m 98 WHAT TO DO FOR UNCLE SAM be a splendid help for the street cleaning de-partment. In the summer keep the grass in good conditionand well cut along the edge of the curbing. Thegrass growing around the letter box on the cor-ner often is tramped down so that it dies. Newturf may be put in, and will be one sign that youare helping the Government to keep the streetsbeautiful as well as safe. Loose papers shouldbe picked up and put in the paper cans. Thecountry boy can make a road drag, and ask hisboy neighbors to help him use it. A split logmakes a good one, and if it is used after everyrain, just as the road is beginning to dry, it willmake a smooth, hard bed. Using such a drag isvery important on a dirt road. It serves to makethe road slope away from the center, which givesit good drainage. The greatest help that boys and girls can givein the streets is in keeping them safe. Anythingwhich blocks traffic is very dangerous. Try tokeep out of a crowd. Dont attempt to run acrossthe

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