Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-02-23
GAUDY COATS-CF-ARMS.
bob burtlette DiscusSe< One of the Dear
eat Rights OF Citixenship.


eat Rights of Citixenship.
Enquirer" OF Fort Hamilton,
writes: Il sent this inquiry to tho
leading journal of New York, Is it
proper to make use of II coat-of-arms
derived from female ancestor, there
being none in the direct linep' and
received from the editor the reply:
NO. you can not use a coat-of-arms Of
family whose name you do not bear
Is this correctp' We are surprised
that enquirer" should write to New
York paper for information upon any
subject except its circulation. No, the
answer is not correct. You can use
any coat that your royal STAR
spangled American pride has set its
Fourth Of July heart upon. If you
fancy the Queens. you can and may
use that, just as freely and independ-
emily MS though you sold soap for a
living. II you prefer that of the I'm.
perial family of Germany, have it en-
graved on your stationery, painted on
your panels and embroidered on your
horse blankets, and If any editor in
New York tells you that you can't do
1t. pin his scalp to the seam Of your
leggings. II you can find no ready
made cont-of-arms to suit your fancy,
any good stationer will have one
designed for you. Can't wear any
coat-of-arms you want to, indeed
That's II sweet idea to introduce in
this free land! Why, lots Of oul
society people wear clothes that
belong to other people, eat food
they haven't paid for, live in
houses belonging to other men, and
in some instances subsist entirely on a
''female ancestor whose name they dc
! not bear, and yet we are told that W,
! can not wear her coat-of-armsp Com
| Off We can (and wilD wear any thin.
we eau get ON. And, indeed, ever,
} American citizen should maintain
good three-ply coat-of-arms. 1t cost
5 nothing, and is within the Legitimate
! reach Of the humblest. In demo
: cratic nation it is IL choice boon.
will keep man warm. when his othe
: coat IN hoe st3nO tribuiis. 1t will len,
, him dignity when his trousers ar
e fringed at the hem. 1t will keep las
0 years collar from chatting his neck
D To the man who wants n coat-of-arm
e it will be sweet to the soul and healt
to the bones, and would be great med
+ cine to his brains, if he had any. An
r man in this country who can afford
5 borrow Sunday paper and study tn
J. illustrated patent medicine advertise
+ ments, and then goes hungry for Il Goa
t of-arms. wishing one, would perish {
:. thirst if he fell into Lake Michigan
e Still. that's the kind OF II man, usually
It who pines for coat-ofarms and hasn
d the originality or courage to invent {
It steal one. Bless you, simple one
It there's no copyright on coat-of-arm
n unless it $ soap trade mark or som
|, thing of that sort. In that case, hant
n Off But if it only belongs to son
n Queen or Emperor, or that sort
is person, why take it and use it; it
T. yours.
O. who steals my coat -of.nrms, steals trash; I
). something nothing,
' Twas mine as much rs it is his,n.
?. But he who lays his thievsh claws upon
rs The trade mark OF my Prime Leaf Lard,
- Which cost me twenty dollars to design,
- And two to copyr ght,
l. viii smart for it If there be any law in all Il
10 land b Tiehe, in BROOKLYN Edgts