Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-02-26
eAUDY coATs-oF-ARMs.
Bob Burdette Discusses One of the Dea
est Rights of Citizenship.

Bob Burdette Discusses One of the Dear
est Rights of citizenship.
enquirer" of Fort Hamilton
writes: Il sent this inquiry to the
Leading journal of New York, is il
proper to make use of 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 coat-of-arms oil
q 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-of-arms that your royal STAR
spangled American pride has set its
Fourth OF July heart upon. II you
fancy the Queens. you can and may
use that, just as freely and independ-
emily as 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 II any editor In
New York tells you that you can't do
II, pin his scalp to the seam Of your
leggings. II you can find no ready
made coat-of-arms to suit your fancy,
any good stationer will have ono
designed for you. Can't wear any
coat-of-arms you want to, indeed!
That's a sweet idea to introduce In
this free land! Why. lots OF our
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
'female ancestor whose name they do
not bear" and yet we are told that we
can not wear her coat-of-armsp Coma
of. We can (and willy wear any thing
we can get on. And, indeed, every
American citizen should maintain q
good three-ply coat-of-arms. 1t costs
nothing, and is within the legitimate
reach Of the humblest. In a demo-
cratic nation 1t Is choice boon. 1t
will keep man warm, when his other
coat in hoe sigao trtbatis. 1t will lend
him dignity when his trousers are
fringed at the hem. 1t will keep last
years collar from chatting his neck.
To the man who wants coat-oi-arms
IL will be sweet to the soul ana health
10 the bones, and would be great medi-
cine to his brains, II he had any. Any
man In this country who can afford to
borrow II Sunday paper and study the
illustrated patent medicine advertise
ments, and then goes hungry for coat
of-arms. wishing one, would perish OF
thirst II he fell into Lake Michigan.
Still. that's the kind OF man, usually,
who pines for n coat-of-arms and hasn't
the originality or courage to invent or
steal one. Bless you, simple ones,
there's no copyright on a coat-of-arms,
unless it's soap trade mark or some
thing OF that sort. In that case, hands
OF. But II it only belongs to some
Queen or Emperor, or that sort Of
person, why take it and uso it; it's
yours.
"who steals my t-otarms, steals trash; it's
something, nothing,
Twas mine AS much as IL Is hisn.
but he who lays his thievlsh claws upon
Tho trade mark OF my Prime Loaf Lard,
Which cost me twenty dollars 10 design,
And two to copyright,
VIII smart for 1t II there he any law In all this
land" --BWdette, in Brooklyn Eagle.