Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18

men You are IS years old; when
you have been Shotidered aside from
the business game because another man
with more strength and later kuowi-
edge plays it better than you can or
when you have voluntarily retired from
its botsterousness. what are YOU going
20 co: Just hang around waiting 10
die or do something's
Uncle Henry DeLong" according to
the Nonpareil. sis about the busiest
man in Council Bluffs during these
zero days. He Is IS years OF age. Jus,
now Mr.. belong has in progress the
comendahle work of preparing q pub
lie playground on Avenue F. for the
use OF the children in the summer seas
on, And he has adopted an excellent
plan Of work in this connection. He
seeks 20 provide work for those who
need il in the filing Of the lots with
dirt hauled from the hills while the
season is dull He is, in fact. con-
dDcting q sort OF a clearing house De-
:T-eao .hose rrho desire help and those
Wiling 70 give il. But the -emarka Die
par % this situation is that furnished
bv the picture Of man al,nos, 50
years of age Sill busy helping those
IN need
This old man OF 5. II appears. is ore
ce the l:vesr propositions n Council!
Bluffs He isn't rich, Probably most
people would think tina, : poor nan IS
years old has very li-rle 20 live for.
8u- Uncle Enry sDeLe.s" IS an
answer 10 argument along this line.
He seems 20 have all Council Bluffs 70
ike for Consequently Uncle Henry
DeLo-g IS in way 20 be missed and
remembered when he does die much
more than e lot C younger and richer
ner IN Council Bluffs.
The-e are NAM nsn grown DID and
rich or growing old and rich 10 whom
'Jncle Henry belong and his ac-:vi-
ties Should peculiarly appeal belong
has the secret Of happy do age. the
knacs Of retaining interest II lie. He
has tourd something worth living tcr
az IS His is formula which works
out for sd as for 80 Such men are
content with their years ard happy in
their weakness They 60 not grow OLD
and ou-casr because u physical in
abilitv 10 push ard crowd in rle mar
ke, places. They 60 not even fade
Being useeu, they -ip=n-
SUPPOSE every ole man who feels me
world slipping away from hin because
younger ard stronger ones shoulder
! him aside II business. sought another
Interest in life xh=-e Uncle. Henry
! DsLong- finds his: suppose every
! elderly man who finds himself with
more money than he can ever n=ed %
use for himself and his own. suppose
| these -nen shifted thar interests and
.hei- means TO human need and its
alteration What effect would il have
on humanity and 1po. re old nan
himself?
Thousands Of ne. die evarv Gay OF
whom the main question asked ors'
their cofans is: How much did he
leave? and whose only monuments
are the granite shafts bought and paid
for ~out Of me estate" The Uncle
Henry belongs" have much The bes'
os these men. living and dead
What are you going 10 90 when you
are old and rich7 Retire. lose interes'
in life and die suddenly some day soor
after. more because you haven't any
thing 10 I've fn- than from disease e
i, Why not Try the Henry DeLong pre-
scrptton. And why wait 70 try !
until you are -? DeLonz has bee:
busy with ii fifty years- Perhs p
that's the reason he is IS and sctsT'
, in zero weather. s..-.