Down In Freeport today ConradBender la quietly celebrating hla ninety-fifth birthday What a ripe old age that i* for a man to rea« h And what a wonderful panorama mutt pass before bln mental v ision as U# alts In the shade of hi* vine and Untree, and recall* the past When he wart a young man railroad*, telegraphtelephone, etoctrlc light, bicycles, automobile*. steamboat* and all the ; other wonderful things that are in , common use today, were not even in the minds of mao. At the time of his birth rhe war of 1H12 was still fresh in the minds of all. Then It ‘ took weeks for news to come from * Washington, D. C., to Pittsburg Nowthe news of the world is received ev- * ery minute Some lime ago Mr. IJeud 1 er’s wife died, and he is now patiently 1 awaiting the summons that will re- aunite them on the other shore. *■ 11