Down In Freeport today Conrad Ben dor la quietly celebrating his *nlnwy-flfth birthday What a ripe old I age that i* for a man to reach. And t what a wonderful panorama rnuat t paaa before bis mental sision a« he sit* in the shade of his vine and Ug tree, and recall* the past When he wa*a young man railroad*, telegraph ' telephone, electric light, bicycles, au- 1 tomobilea, steamboat* and ail the u other wonderful thing* that are in , lt;ommon use today, were not even In the mind* of mau At the time of hi* birth the war of 1*12 was still fresh in the minds of all Then it 15took weeks for news to come from (lWashington, I). C., to Pittsburg Now the news of the world is received ev- {l cry minute Some time ago Mr. Ueud fl er * Wife died, and he is now patiently b awaiting the summons that will re- a unite thorn on the other shore. T FAnP.R I.TfiHr S °