The Newtown bee., 1895-06-07


 having reference to the adoption of the
 national flag, shall be held etc. Now, l am prepared to say, that such patriotic exercises as are intended by
 this public act ought not to be over-
 looked, for on an average of little more
 than thirty years, all that concerns the
 most devoted and earnest citizens of our
 republic, will pass into other hands,
 who, early in life, should be taught that
 eternal vigilance is the price of lib-
 erty."
 All civilized nations have adopted a national emblem, SD that they
 may be known on land and sea.
 This not only distinguishes one people from smother, but 1t serves to unite the
 sentiment, and service, of the entire people, in the protection of national hon.
 or, character and wealth of the nations. The stars and stripes, whether on land
 or sea, always cheer the heart Of an
 American, and throw around him a
 shield of protection, as against all the
 nations of the earth. We could not have
 said we were a nation by ourselves, un- | til the close of the Revolutionary war,
 yet the proclamation of Independence, July, 4th 1775, set forth our grievances
 to the world, and declared our inten- | tions to become free and Independent people. For seven long years after the
 battle of Bunker Hill, June 17th, 1775,
 did the yeomanry of this, then sparsely
 settled country shoulder their muskets, leave home and family, to suffer the
 worst hardships of brave soldiers life, l all in defence of the liberties they fought 1 for, and which their children, and chil-
 dren's children, have.ever since enjoyed. To the credit of Connecticut be it said 1 that in the midst of want and almost poverty she sent forth more than 30,000 brave soldiers to do battle for the coun-
 try and our flag.
 England had made unjust demands | upon the Colonies for exorbitant reve- nues, and to enforce her unjust demands had covered both sea and land with her | armies and navy. The best blood of the people poured forth, and with firm re- lance on Divine Providence, mutually pledged to each other, their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor' to de- fend, to last pulsation of the American heart, the principles of freedom and | liberty.
 And gave her home-she loves it now She gave us liberty, and patriotic joy Married, to right her foster boy Then freedom wove us an emblem bright Set with the dladems of night To show our spirit onward, brave, She,the keen eyed Eagle ,nobly gave, " ltn talonS fixed, her noble eye The English Lion to dety- The blood our fathers nobly gave, child Of heaven, kind liberty, to save, Bought q right that Providence designed, That free and unconfined should be the | Not trammeled meath the power of kings - Earth's thrice ignoble, detested things" Congress appointed 8 committee in | the latter part of l775 to consider the | subject of national flag. This con- nlITEpp runnrfpd flo nf rrD nl | blue, with the Union Jack in recognition
 of the sovereignty Of England. This flag was hOisGed January 2nd, 1776. Soon as the independence of the states was determined upon, the British Jack l was dropped and the stars and stripes | substituted. General Washington sub stituted star of five points in place of six, which appeared ill the original draw ings.
 This improved flag was the first offic- lal one that ever tiOated over land or sea, and was adopted by Congress June IA, l777.
 No one, since that day, have ever sug- gested any improvements, and it will be difficult to find wherein it can be im- proved, since it has lived one hundred | and eighty years, and been honored ,and respected by all the nations of the earth. All nations respect it, and it is our pass | port into all harbors of the seas, and | wherever it floats it proclaims freedom, | and demands justice to all our people. There ought to be, and there will be, | a reward on earth, and in heaven too, | for the good work of every true patriot, | that has lived, or will hereafter live in | this country, maintaining and carrying | forward the good and glorious work of | the patriotic fathers and mothers of the ! American Revolution. Though they | sleep in their silent graves, yet their voices seem to speak to all the people of | this Republic, and say in unmistakable l language, keep and preserve the liberties 1 and freedom, so dearly bought by our blood and treasure, to be handed down | from generation to generation to the end when time shall be no more' Great credit is due to all who have been instrumental in procuring the beau | tiful emblem of liberty, the only one I am told, that waves before any school building in town. Let it wave to the honor of our country and to the credit l of teacher, scholar, and friendl Look | to those wise and patriotic men who established the American constitution
 for government of the people, see to it
 that the Declaration Of Independence | that was proclaimed to the world July
 4th,1 still fires the heart with love of | Ia | and country.
 We will ever cherish and revere the l old flag, the flag of our country, yea more, we will protect and defend it's folds on every sea and in every land,
 where by right it shall wave, throughout
 the world.
 Send the boys and girls to school And let them know the rigid rule To learn their lesson before they play Be taught good manners day by day. Advise them kindly, when at home, And mark the fields for them to roaln And take Q part in what they play And what they do from day to day. Do not forget when you were young, How oft you used your little tongue, Because you thought your task to long, 'Boohoo'd," and said-"the eteacher'sIwromg' , Ninety nine, in one hundred times, When all is known to willing minds, l The truth be told and all made plain | The teachers right and child to b1ame-
 All All this. and more, the teacher knows But cannot stop the way it goes, l But must depend on common sense
 ot all good people, for defence.
 The worst of all was one good mother, Mno l scarcely knew one child from 'tother,- Her boy, she said. had been to school,
 Knew every book and every rule.
 But when the teacher reduced his stahding.
 For want of mind that needed mendilh1
 To keep his place in class assigned.N 'iiS AAiSiy Sots WHICH cfaZeQ her rsmlli1d.
 Then to the school she rpatlly went With force of mind- she gave it vent And wished to know why this was jtf1us ,v Ana who the D-I made all the fussa The teacher told the truth at once,--
 Said she was acting ike dunce,
 Her boy was lacking in his capacity, Though nought be said ot his veracity. Capacity Capacity, Is't that you dfeplore And sure, we'd bought one long before, Had we known he needed such & book, , To keep the class he undertook