"Uncle Sam "--A Postscript.

The author discusses excerpts from U.S. newspapers that relate to his article "Uncle Sam," which was published in the April 1908 issue. He notes an article from the newspaper "Troy Post" which suggests that the nickname "Uncle Sam" derived from the abbreviation "U.S." rather than a nickname for contractor Samuel Wilson. He suggests a reference to the abbreviation "D.D." in the book "Adventures in Texas, Chiefly in the Spring and Summer of 1840; With a Discussion of Comparative Character, political, Religious and Moral," by William L. McCalla, illustrates how abbreviations can be expanded.