Telegram-herald., 1889-07-13
DON'T TREAD on NJ


tained England used % transport hither
many u her consicts. and after several
murders had been committed by these un
welcome iInpngrans a writer IN Ben Frank
Inns paper suggested. in saure, that the colo
nies reisllate by sending - Eng land cargo0 Il
rattiesnakes, 10 be turned loose IA Inc gardens
of the roblsmsn. Aftes the snake had made
his appearance on the llags Franklin himself
defsnled the device on the ground that the
RATHER is found only in America, that he was
considered by the snoients symbol Of Wis
dom, that h,s bright, lidl.-s eye signifies vlgl-
lance, that he never attacks without first gig-
Ing warning, and that his rattles while dis.
tinct, ars 50 firmly Joined that they cannot
he SEPARATED, and that as he grows older ths
rzttles increase In number. Indeed this idea
was rsaAe rs OF IN device which repre-
srnted spak, with nins joints, his head
marked "S T." New England. and the To-
manning sections IN =" IN. j. :" "Ps. y
"sih. ,""va. ""N c. /" 20. c." and Ca"
Late in - Ben Franklin went TO the camp
at Cambridge and mado flag which con
tainei the kings colors for a canton, and
thirteen stripes, alternating red and white.
for the remainder This was quite generally
used, though not sanctioned by law. IL was
.
grand Union flag was raised over the Cam
bridge camp by George Washington This
was substantially tho fag which congress
officially adopted in June. 177g, and il was
this dag that Mrs. Ross, of Philadelphia.
made for Gen. Washington from sketches
furnished by him. In fact, the weight of
evidence Is in favor of George Washington
Us the designer Of our national ensign. The
tl.f x%r,- I
various persons by the East India company's
flag. or the United Netherlands banner. for
it was an obviously appropriate symbol OF
the thirteen colonies. There is much resern-
blance, too, between the flag and tho Wash.
ington coat Of arms. la heraldry the star
contains six or more points. hut Washing
tons fag bore stars Of five points, Us did his
srrnorial shield, these stars being known to
heraldry as mullets. Was this an accident'
Mrs. Ross, who made the first fag, was,
oddly enough. a Quaker, and she made flags
for the government for many years, and her
family after her. Mrs. Ross says the Declsra-
ton Of Independence was celebrated by un-
furling Of many flags which bore the stars
and stripes, but while this is quite possible,
since II was six mouths before this she had
made the flag for Gen Washington, the state
ment is disputed by many historians.
1t Is said the first time the official fac ever
foato3 over a battlefield was at the Brandy
wine, and days after its PRONUNCIATION by
congress in Philadelphia There Is sono
doubt as 70 where belongs the honor of first
hosting the stars aad stripes over a ba tic
snip, but John Paul Jones seems to have been
the fortunate man. ard when be flew the flag
at the ms. head OF the Bon Homme Richard
and captured the Scraps on the coast o. En-
land the effect was not m.rh less than that
OF the Alabama by the Kearsage reariy a
hundred Years later The Gag first Hoated
over a foreign fortress in January. IT'S
when sInaA force from an American sloor
captured Fort Nassau, in the iSlani Of New
Providence.
When the Chinese first sav7 tie fag they
called the craft lying il the kaw-cLee-cheun
c'fower "a gship1. They were greatly ins
pree>ed with the beauty Of the ensign When
the stars and stripes first foated in the
shadow ot the crescent Mt Cops5antinopis in
1850 the Turks declared they had never
heard II stsch a country ss the United States
Of America Perhaps they hadn't, but they
have heard o. Il since
II is not generally known that a battle was
once fought in Ireland uader the American
flag In 1920 Boston contractor went 70
Londonderry 70 buUd bridge, ard when be
lad finished II ne openod il % the people Of
the town after first decorating Il with the
ssars and stripes. For sonne reason Be wss
o-3zrs-i to close TIE tui4s7s and on refusing d
company of British soldiers was sent to en-
.o~ce the order There were present several
Boston mechanics. ana taxing this action OF
tho military - ruean an iEspit TO the aag
thov rave battle 70 tx rcd coats right oB
tho bridge. II vas fcrrc contest. il which
FIVE o. * persons were killed snd many
wounded
Bat now tis flag has grown - fortv-tvo
stars. and bluff cd Commodore Walker saYz
u toe country keeps on spreading the ensign
siI be al stsrs before 3 great many years
have yassed BY law tie new faz cannot 20
iuto of8cial use til IT, Grst July after 81
mission = TIE new states. and in tits case
that VII bs July 4. 1870 The United states
has thousands Of flags IN the army. navy.
mar se Se~vice etc and 70 throw s~sy Oh
the ssgs now in Use and p8t nsH ones 10
Their place would involve 4 iarze ard nee5
laSr eruense Conmosiore WAlksr sags msng
Of TIE present fsss Wi have feuT stars sdaet
ts taern. but Sc rill sgt mss. much dlfsrsrcs
r they are pct sddad. hscsuse nobody aoBla
tell one fag from tie osae- Ehile 6ylns 81 q
mas bead
Taers . TO lsw szslnrt the uss - a tie
staIs ons NAV risa ~ yut On. snd, though
fte government v1-4 ~s.t tll - tae y.rEsIs
my 2 3 on IsAepsudeB1s Gay IS many forty
tw7 s4sr banners A. tsey visa Ar tie
nor. ~ nsgrtar hosEHT GEAvEs
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