The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-10

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ssssss u tsss, combination Il ske sess
eFxsss o. Eagisssf Al n ses- wtis~ x-ss~~
Of Fssae-. TAis. hpxtvsr. esnuaf
have h<en tie sac. A. the wfttses.
tsasen rvm<svss al 1eahs ~ 70 y hat
wAs lsssrs ED. The laion & az i 81
sosn 1ssa "a Sea sxceps as a part al
The esssizn- n A~n her aai@Sgs i sa
board &ay vessel il is hos-ge3 o. the
lssxSeEa- mast. the sss nj >g4nst2T1 besas
hek~sssi CA the nzaiansass. sad that ssl
ias lord AssA z<lussFal On tie fssrena Ass.
II SssS sFssla TIE malt a as s. s.se TAG
u as sssnsiE4A 90 the fssef. aas<s il il
isosssezt. &c ts sseys. on beard = sAip sAss
= hss-h > coart-asastiss y tsksnr t9sce
II WAS in>esse IL sbr ensfEa IA I-s-s
previous fo shSeh date The latter h~sre
me Eng1 n cFssSS ia tfse carton. fhe
rosAl standard 81 this ce2atrx hiss
varied es>n>i1cr2hsy sror slnse t.
tsssse. At Present IA tears tAe arms o.
kast&tisf ia The frSs All tn0Esh quar-
isrS, SCOTLAND IN tie sscalsst aus Irs-
sAssss ii the third IL may nas hS SrE-
orally kao@n that lla~ srsuee at A@ssz~
has sfaa<Sa rs 81 has ows. y hsca l.
always Aos>tsd When O. J. Oh ssssSrs :
saif. IL l. che same as the roy@l
standard, syCsps thai Il seasS. ca az
beFasstsc language. a label argent Is
three l-eiats. ~itG The arms al >axoay
Oh al esculcaSoa az psvtxnse-
4 national Gag regarding n hIeh
Euksi-haen NAV nat9f4sie srRa sazsse
interest, l. thai Of the United States
OF America Before ssse ssec.aratisss.
vi independence tsse different { ssossiss
used, 1ot always Aissuas fsnsssss,e
TRANCE. the fs& ~ tsr ssotts@r cossnfrx
slth s.ae sslaiEi,sn az S0ase local tsss~
ID, nH- rhe nT~s aa.. issa~esi, AL. n1sNl
- ssAs4a4.&s rMsRsa bv tie ~lsi4ss ii
tie Inssed Stafvs. consisted az the
ssos fagnll ar her ;xoRsai stripes. with
the British Union ia A cai.toa. Ga
August ID. liz, congress resolved
that tie Tag os the ssltesg States be
thirteen ~ ises, alternately red and
White. and that the inlan he thirteen
;aFs. white IN h.ee neld, rep Z.
>cntlug He~ constellation" T&4n-
iy-sNo years iaser the naa8oes
os stripes ani stATs Nas alike in-
cressea Ia tittrsG. bal ia isis CanxFs.s
reverted 10 the us.a talEsexa 81 pee
The same IA nansber as toe esissRai
States. wi4lle tie naIns.r 81 stars "a
Increased 10 taensy. and il ASS or
aerssi tAai ussc sh<sala be aided Ter
each new State admitted Ia tle [ "A GA
The origin OF the we'll kfowa fgeaatA
trscoiur seeus Ia Re iavassed ia oss.
sSaFity. Ii certainsy dates from the
RevosutiSn. bal Guc eosogs sseta ca
h-ye hern ofGen in horiS spt.i itneS,
which would mske them rrSsm lc ihr
Uut asg Ia 1924 II Wa orsvFesl
that the Nag Shossd ise asi' ptesa a. n "
lu Use. aad thoash this lnisusesiea
does not seem a. have sscea tps.
media,eis or universally complied
~ith. II gradually secured acceptance
This country by 30 nav Sis< stzIsas
alone IN setsiag spart a special ensign
Tor tue Use 80 is mercantile marine
Among European states. Germany
Russia, Spain, S9s,ien. NORWAY aasi
Denmark have followed "a similar
ccarse, AS have Peru and Mesies. ss
well as nn1ner ct aisur states Ia
AmeIiea There i obviously much
more that might ~ written regarding
the use az sssss sfteat. rheir employ
iasefsi for the purposes oi signaling i
worthy OF notice. 80 are .he inter
national ussges regarding them. ard
limits within which they NAV he
hanorahiy used Tor purposes nf de
Cepsi9n aufiBg var. TO enter upon
these subjects, however. would lead ~
too far aIsvlsi, AID would cause ihls
article % extend 10 too great a less2ta.