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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

DIR. WIN. A. BuXELL. Catarrh. Chronic and
Nervous Diseases, and Diseases of Women.
The most skillful and successful treatment
at hard times prices. Mason Block, y
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A YOUNG lady who has had three years en-
periencc in i thlrd-class office wants POSI-
ton as postotfoe clerk: thoroughly UNDER
stands registry and money order business.
No T. this office. -
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]. G. ABER'rHANY can Ind out something
to his advantage by corresponding with
Mohrowe Waters. care ii. and I. c. ma
chine shops, Houston. a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

Ine,r slrnyed or stolen. Oh Monday, hth
insj,tt a Great Dane PUFFY. brindie color
hotn his cars arc clipped and ne wears
pst..ti,er collar with naue and address ell
s.,nyed ,ipon the rlate a,tuched 20 y; nMits
re by phone J3s. or retsfa Jog 70 5is Main
sar.ci and ret reward Walter ID. Tust.n. =
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WANTED TO BUY.

WANTED--To buy a second hand pool table :;
must be in good condition, cheap ior cash ~;
Chns. Largent. Luflsin. Texas. 20
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FAT FOLKS are reduced 10 pounds n month;
amy one can make remedy at home: sample
box, etc. mailed free. IL costs you nothing
to Try 1t, Hall Chemical Co.. A 40. st.
Louis. Mo. II
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HOW TO become lawful physicians, 2harna-
cists, dentists or lawyers. Lock Box l9b.
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HOUSTON CYPRESS CIsTERN CO.. manu-
facturers of cypress clsferns. tanks. water
trcughs. etc. Office and factory. foot OF
Main street, Houston. Phone No. 6S5. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

FOR SALE New houseliuld furniture for
bedroom, kitchen and dining room Apply
Je9 Cbeneycrt street. 70
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

FOR SALE--500 or more head Of stock cat
lie. Address r. II. Stranger, Brnzoria. Tox.1
FOR sALE--lbe. only nrst-class Restaurant III
u town Of 70Nt inhabitants. doing thriving
business, with prospetts ui fnc summer;
ticn. Address W. A. r.. this office. II
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

J T. KOPF. undertaken and cmbalmer, has
complete line of funeral goods, pictures.
frames and holdings. Phone 6S7. loi4 Prairie
avenue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

SITUATION wanted by colorcd mimi; work
d. .iny kind; good servant around house;
aJsc q years. best reference from last ems
ployer Address e164. this office.
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SCREENS! SCREENS. Twenty-four pags
catalogue of designs and valuable inforina-
,ion free. Dallas Screen company, Dallas,
Texas 5.oD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

HARTMANN g. observation-disclosures
of tents. awnings. tariaulins wagon covers,
etc. Tags made to order; S15k Congresn
avenue. corner Travis street. Houston.
Texas; phone S3i.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

merit, position ais goycrncss on Western
rancl, for the summer: salary no object. hds
dress hoy az. rnlpstinc. TcxNs. 81 ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

NICELY furnished rooms, win or Miapu
,naId: private family, ios cnritol nyeil,,e. :
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-23

How is 1T clothes cleaned or dyed at Fer
handez' Parisinr Steam Dye Works. SIS
Ira Wis, look MS hsw? Because II is done ny
professionals. q
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LOST, FOUND, STRAY. STOLEN

I,osr-cbid.s gold watch; M D. =" out
sidc case. myrtle from Mamma ins,dc'
liberal reward for return 10 Mrs, y. Far-
ris iei7 Milan street
a. nlease return 10 T. u Thompson Co..
ana receiye reward. 20
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MIDDLE AGED white man wants position
with private family. care OF horse. buggy,
yard. etc. small wages; city references
stri,tlY snher AddrcsG 2la1. tha Office. 2.
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THE WILLIAMS TYPEWRITER Now mod
els. Nos. 2 and ?. for 1893. are nearest per-
fiction; visible writing strongest manitoba
Ing spec diest ana best. fills In any blank
form. We sell. rent and exchange. Send
Son. general agents. 2s5 Main street. paIias.
TeNaL. l-l6-99
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FOt, SALE Horse, phaeton,slnd harness, Gail
on N. H. Andrews, room .. over CONNER
eial National bank s5
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NINE. .NANTRA,SSCN, tho tclebratcd medic
am. ii:in6 reader and nai,Gist, is Mow III
Your city ani ear be consulted ON all NJ
taita Of human -Gestiny. DO you wish to
innN facts s'nu should Know Then cons
3 suit this wonderful, gifted medium. Cash
Iriroii granted private audience; s.itisfac-
ton gulIanteed q no ~harEos. Ofticc hours
2 y, nj. to p. nj, Rooms 1912 Texas ave-
&Iuc. o.
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YApcr handKoniely Furnished 1ront TOOTH.
With board suitable for two gentlemen or
,.n,e. three blocks from Capitol hotei;
,,cs Rusk avepus 20
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IT WILL pay every field nan to Investigate
l.ie noto System and advantageous contract
oleted by Harris A Patterson. managers
Teas, Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
"oid Hartford Life" Dallas. Texas. II
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WsN2 ED..Placc MS housckccper IN small
family. Apply tl0s Hickory. y
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-25
9ilhnf gln,rr in Nruz@prf.

9(etp : Y0 It, "A. 5ebruar. =
Inter ben 9aifagieren be5 Eeute aus
Bremen angetommsnen 9ampfers
.Srape" befiroet ii8 8H3of s. 9. b.
Q(n3er, beTen gsri6te iiber bic o:utz
f6en W}iTionsitutionen in China 10
piel SSntereiie erre9t faber. Der 8tz
i6of piro Dur6 bic Der. Stdatsn rad
G6ina reiien, um iaine 2lmt5pfli9ten
in Der gropin3 S9antung, in pel6er
oas beuti4e 'S6uBgebiet aiao Si6Ou
lieqt, pieber an3utreten.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-25
pie ltnteriu6ung uno Die
NATURALIZATION.

gBu5btn9ton, ,. g., "a. 6e6r.
- Sine beute i'm 6lotten 9epGctez
ment eiugttrOfftne 0epei9e oes Gapts
tGns Siqsbee aus 6aDand meIoet, cap
Der ger9eoumpfer .Rig6t 2trm" 5eu;e
Itire g(r6eiten begonnsn bat. Die
sum 6lottenoieIt gebGrigen 3aaGet
iino ieBt Iieben Sage lang i'm binteren
Sbeile be8 Wrud5 Der nUtaIne" uno
r,er Sage i'm @orbsrtbeil tbdttg gene
len. 2ieuterdnt Ufarritt5 &et2e mar
np6 immer nitt geiunoen.
6upuna, "a. 6ebr. - Die llns
terIubunQs GommiIiion 1ieIt 9eute
ibre iibIi6e SjBung unO Oerndbm cine
9ln3abl 3eugsn, Oarunter mehrere
Sou6er. Die 2lu5iaqen perOen ni1t
mjtgetbeilt. 0obrI6ainlicb Bat Die
GOmmjIIion nit Der beutjgen Sikung
ibre 2lrbeiten in 6dpaud pplenoet unO
piro Iih iebt auF Dem 0ampIsr rItan=
grobe" ndh Sen gGeit 6egeben, nm Die
bort bsfinolihen Offi3iere uno Ses=
Ieute Der ,0tdiGe" ga perb0ren.
Der 8er9ebampfar y3iqbt 2lrm"
lieqt ieBt neben Dem Wrad uno ents
fernt etli6e Der leit6teren 3rjjmmers
itiide, niro ieopA Die I6nere 2lr5att
niAt beQinnen, bis bic iibrig3n 8erQes
oumpfer CUR Steue iino. - General
&pnIul See beItreitet Die 2lnqa6e, DAB
er benz generalcapitGn 9lanco gerc4
t6en babe, einen gepiIIen dmeritaris
ICben 8eri4terItutter rp2gen8erienOen5
IiigneriIher 6aBberi6te aus3upeiieu.
@r ertlGrt, er babe Ii6 ME in Oo55bun
uno Srei6en Der 8erihterItatter einges
miIAt. - 0eitere 2O29 Wunn ipanis
I6e Synfunterie tamen beute auf oem
Oampfer yW}ontepioeo" aus 8urcez
Iona an, uno bic StaOt lit ibnen 3u
g6ren feItli6 qeI6miidt.
75lotten : SstretGr' Gong Bat ben
Gapt. Sigsbee auf oehen DunI6 auz
tpriiirt, ale &leiDer uno allies 8ett4
5euq, peI6e5 aus Dem Wrad erldngt
pirO, aus SunitGt5rud{i9ten entpez
Der 5u 5erIt0ren, ooer eB gu oesinfi3iz
rem unb uttlimotiiirtsn 2trmen gu ges
ben. 2(uBeroem erbielt Der GapitGn
synItruttion, nit Dem anoeren niat
mebr brauh6aren Waterial bon penn
@rad gu t6un, mas sr fir paFsnO
balte. Die 3uleBt aufgeiunoenen 2eis
den beFinoen ii6 in einem iol6en 3us
lIprtiennnn iichc 3. Scitr.l
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-02-25

OppoIition in 5orm zines Riid5ugsz
geF:ftes gsfii6rt purbe. Oas W&iliz
tGr6ibs:t lit bepilltgt, oenn bic geIeB=
Iide britt: 2eIung iit ieBt rur nod
5ormiu6e unO pirb nur penig 3sit
in 4nipruG nebmen.
4u8IGnoer uu5gei4lpi~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

time was known as the "rattlcsnake nag
Running diagOnally across the thirteen stripes
was the figure of a rattlesnake. ana pcio" II ''e
warning Don't tread me- The Original
of this flag which was the device or the darihs
captain John Paul Jones. IS In the inuseu" III
independence Hall, Philadelphia
on June IA, l777. the first distinctive nag 10
represent the United States was decided upon
The Continental Congress was then IN seSs'o"
in Indepo ndence Hall. ard General "ashihS'o"
was In Philadelphia - receive instructions iron"
and 10 give information TO the congress i"o
decision upon this occasion to nave one M
t;onal ensign took form In the following resou-
ton which was adopted:
THAT the flag Of the United States he thirteen
s,ripes. alternately red and white; that the
union be thirteen stars. white. IN blue heid'
representing a new constellation
This "new constellation" was to he circle, to
s,,,ho,,ze unity md the pcrpetuation OF the
union of the States. The thirteen stripes were
TO represent the thirteen states. me co'o'S
wore also syrnbolical-the red denoted darihs'
Tho white purity and the blue perseverance. Inc
first flag was modelled under the personal SUI
NORWEGIAN NJ washington and a committee from
Congress Calling AT n little upholstery shop
IN Arch-st near Second kept by MIS- i'e'Ss
Ross. a relative OF Colonel George h"sS' % VI"
Continental Congress. they asked he' 81"
could make n flag according to the design ""c
said she could. out suggested the SUBSTITUTE"
Of a fvc-poin,ed star for the six-pon'ed one
proposcd. Her alteration was approved S"o
made the nag at once and had 1t ready 70 MOIST
ON the next day II was six feet six inches '"'R
and four feet four inches wide. and Inc o'"'
field was made square and TO the dep'h OF sewn
s,ripes The same proportion In Inc 'h'''e "'-
that is the width should be ;w"-'hifHs III 'io
,cngth-is maintained TO this day III p'op''' -
cu, md made n,gs. The union. however %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

Armstrong Captain Reid fought. on September
70 and q. 1914. at Fayal. in the Azores, one
OF the most remarkable and desperate naval
battles on record. His victory in this action was
the saving Of New Orleans as the British squad
ron was detained ten precious days In burying
Its dead. repairing its vessels and recruiting Its
losses. General jackson generously remarked:
IF there had been no battle OF Fayal there
would have been no Battle of New Orleans:
The loss OF the British in the engagement IN
killed and wounded was four hundred; on the
Armstrong two were killed and seven wounded
Previous to CAPTAIN Reds command OF the
General Armstrong ne had served as a ridship-
man in Commodore Truxton's West India Squad
ron Commodore Truxton, approaching Relds
superior character and attainments, appointed
his his aid and private secretary. In order 10
take command OF privatecrs. they both lert the
Naval service. The Commodore re-entered II
after the war, but Captain Reid, TO whom
post captaincy In the Navy was offered, declined
II for n much more lucrative ONCE in NeW-forK
I'pon the secession ~ the Southern states ana
the outbreak Of the Civil War II became ncccS-
sary at once that the Confederacy should nave
n flag Of It's own. But there was vast d.
versity of opinion as 10 what design shouo ne
adopted. and "A curious relic in the archives OF
the Confcderacy is the scrapbook Of I'D designs
which we're suggested \ certain resrcc; ior the
Stars and Stripes evidently fingered IN the
hearts Of many Southerncrs for most OF the de-
signs were modelled upon the cid plan, ana 'here
was a strong desire to keep as mucn OK II rs pos
sihlc one woman who sent n pattern SAID IN
her letter: You have fought well under one
glorious banner; could you fight az we'll uhder
another? Never. Alter it. improve IL as you
will but for heavens sake. keep the stars ana
Stripes" Another letter said: Keep the stars
Keep the Stripes. Keep the azure HELD ana 'heh
add a red cross. the Southern cross. cutting the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

skinner named William Driver. He was at that
time captain If The brig Charles pogSett Cap
tain Driver vas a successful doepsea sailor. ana
was preparing he brig for voyage to the
southern Pacific. The story Is told ny the coh
pilcr Of the < theological memoir OF the Driver
family Harriet Ruth (Waters) Cooke.
lust before the brig left Salem a young man
al th. head OF a party of friends Saluted cap
tain Driver on the deck Of the poggett' ana pre-
eented him with large and beautifully maze
American nag. 1t was done up In stops, ana
when sent aloft ard broke out to the air cap
tain Driver christened it odd Glory" He took
II 10 the South Pacific. and years after when
old age forced him to relinquish the sea, he
treasured the Nag.
cap,ain Driver removed 10 Nashville. Tenn.
In lS:,1. and he died there in lSS6. Previous 70
the outbreak Of hostilities between the North
and m, south, "old Glory" was flung 10 the
hr..ze every day from the window OF captain
Drivers Nashville house, but when the bullets
began to zip and the oder Of gunpowder to tant
thc mir the old flag had to be secreted
II was kept out Of sight inside grcat oeu
comfortable until February -, lSG-, when Brig
adier-C.neral Nelson's wing OF the Union Army
appeared in Nashville and Captain Driver pre-
sentcd il 10 the General to be holSted on the
capitol II was run up. and captain Driver
himself did the hosting. lie watched II throuEh
the night and, a heavy wind coming up ne
took II down and sent a new nag UP III us
place. ,,, - ,,.,iu, %
The original "Old Glory" was beginning 10
ruLon The second flag owned 10y Captain
Driver was given to the Ohio 9th when that
regiment left Nashville for home. IL was paceu
in the rear OF baggage wagon, where mule
nosed II out and devoured H.
The original "cld Glory was preserVeu, ah ..
after the death Of Captain Driver in lSS'. II
was presented by the compiler OF the priVer
memoir 10 the Essex Institute, at Salem, where
il may now be seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

wanted each regiment to use Its STATE coiorS
hit this was deemed impract.cable, ana spe'
cial standard was chosen. This was caieu LIS
Southern Cross" 1t had a red ground VIII
,,vo wide blue bars crossing each other diagona-
~ from, one corner to the other in the form OF
St Andrews cross. narrow white strip "oS
ON zach side of these bars as border anu on
the bars were thirteen white stars. There were
not then thirteen States In the Confcderacy' pu'
this flag was adopted az it stood. The stars
and Bars" still held the popular preference
however although 1t was not we'll suited for
battle flag.
In 1863 still another flag was adopted, to take
the place OF the Stars and Bars" and was
known as the Flag Of the Confederacy." It
was all white. with the exception OF rather
small red Aeld in the upper eft-hand corner.
On this field was blue st. Andrews cross
studded with thirteen stars-the same as the
cross Of Johnstons battle flag. on small scale.
In the same year. 1863, the Confederate Con-
gress adopted new battle flag. the same as
Johnston's in design. but having the ground
white instead OF red and emitting the narrow
border on each side OF the blue bars OF the cross
Besides these flags many Of the Southern
States had their distinctive standards. Those or
South Carolina all bore the crescent which had
been proposed in one Of the designs for nag
for the whole Contederacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
BUNKER HILL FLAG.

70 formed After that II would be necessary. In
order to add more stars. to crowd the others
little and alter the Arrangement slightly
The history Of the present American nag be-
gins with the year 1777 but before that time
the colonies had distinctive ensgns OF various
kinds TO many OF which romantic ana pic'ur-
esque interest clings. 1t was customary whi'e
the colonies were under British rule, Tor them
~ use the English flag with some special en-
biem added upon IT to show the particular
nrovince to which Il belonged. but after the
struggle for independence began new HaSs were
designed as rallying standards for the patriots
The designs on some Of these have been retained
IN the arms Of the respective States. AT the
battle Of Bunker Hill there was carried req
flag. which bore in It's upper lett-hand corner
the cross Of St George upon a white hcid. n
small pine tree figured In the upper left-hand
ouar,er OF the cross on the day after the bat
tie It having been proclaimed that the troops IN
.h. field had bv Congress been designated as the
,orcce az the limited Colonies Of North Amer
,ca General Israel Putnam displayed another
Gag This too had a red ground, upon one
side ~ which was the Connecticut motto Qui
T-aus,ulit Sustinet" die who brought US over
sustains ,,sl and on the other side. over pune
tree the words: IAN Appeal TO Heaven. Ihis
motto was chosen by the people OF Massachu-
setts Hay and was adopted as the motto Ior the
signal flag for the American cruisers. the I'M
furlinc - this flag by General putnam was at
tended with solemn ceremonies. praying ana a
general salute OF artillery.
THE FIRST FLAG DISPLAYED.
The original Of the striped nag was irs' uiS-
playcd By General Washington on Jhhua'S 80
l77G nj Cambridge, Mass. II consisted Vi I'll"
teen stripes Of red and white. arranged do ~
present but instead Of the starry heia III Wv
upper left-hand corner II bore the co'ii"'",'
crosses OF ST. George and st. Andrew r'P'
Ing England and Scotland. as IN the h'i''S" "'t
Of today This being before independence w.
declared symboizcd the thirteen c"'"i''
their British rulers. Aaother s'ahuAiu Va -"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

Grimes AT right angles" The Ho"'"s'" 49,,
ms found In many OF the designs ana '"' r''
matt, tree and the ION" star WIZ
r,o,uincnt Agurcs There was one r"'
,.s,,.,, surrcsted by the old Nag OF Paul Jones
=, ,,,s c,sc the snake represented 'he '""'''
cracy. -. o,o ,v,s
-, o,,o,e the multitude . designs one was
,,, vaa IN. original 4 the we'll
L,own stars ana Bars" This vas anop''u '"
March ? lsGi The resolution said; i"' ""s
cu,,a.-,,e states - America Shali con-
.,,, -, , h,ue field - extend through the upper
90, ,,,,n. and the white stripe. and IN TINS u"'o"
en-. ,y,u D.. 4 circle II white stars, IN hu''lpe'
-, many AZ the states In the Confederacy. Inc
..,., -, h,,,otn stripe shall be Of red ruhf''"e
,ho ,,u ,eng,h II the nag" Two hours at''' 're
,o,,;,, ~ the resolution the women 81 Mo"''
.o,,erv Ala. hal made the hFSt '"h'''V'' ''
"a, and (, WAS run up over the Moh'S"'''''
c,,,. House ard loudly chccred The heio
,,,,,,,.d eleven stars instead f seven ior IL
,ha, time eleven States had seeded
THE "BoNNIE BLUE FLAG"
o,o ~, tho first naes designed and carried OUT
,v The confelcratcs vas Tho bonnie o'ue n'S
ina, be,rs a single star" II was the nag WING"
Insured the Lively and popular southern war
tim. eon, which hal the above line III Us re-
,,,t, Nlny Of The southern regiments car 'e"
this dag and IL was held In particular "'''' WIN
,,y the south Carolina and Virginia troops 10
hlre field. which occupied nearly hali W '"o mas
extending the entire width bore single az ~
white. star The rest of the iag consisted 81 wv
broad horizontal stripes. the upper one "'''s
and the lower one req.
The stars and Bars OF lo'i IA" Ger .'''"
drawbacks as the distinctive nag oil the O'"-
r.I.,,cv II VAS complained that ii too
nearly rescmblcd the stars anu 9'''i'''' '''' -.
mn, seldom caused soldiers Of the same arm! u
,,,.,u zach other believing that they had met
49, 1.,,,. m remove this difficulty n battle
a., ,,,ir.lv different from anything carried by
,,,, ,n., WAS selected FOR the Confeder-
o,os The subject was discussed by Generals
r.h :, Johnston and Bcauregard. johnston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

,o ,o,re, eouoro / II an oblong The original
flag made by Mrs Ross MAS hoistcd over fof'
SCHUYLER at the lower end OF Long islah'
Sound on August g. l711 Mrs. Ross was aI'-
pojn,ed by Congress TO De the manufacturer 81
the Government flags, and she followed inns
occupation FOR many years
Ru, the nag Mas not destined 10 remain con-
,inuously in the form then adopted. III inc yea"
1894 after Vermont and Kentucky had "e'' III
the Union FOR two or thr"e years without "''nS
rcprcscntcd In the nag Congress passed the 'o'-
loving resolution; -
"rhat from and after the lst Of May, lob
The Nag Of the United States shall he N''''"
stripes. altcrnatl-g red and white ana tha' ti'e
union hc af,ccn stars. white, in blue heid
FIFTEEN STRIPES TOO MANY.
This bill was attacked by many congressman
,ybo very reasonably objected that at this rate
,vo NAV go on adding and altering FOR one nun
a,o, ,oors 70 come" I;ut no member Vcnturc'
20 move that the number Of stripes be maze
.r,,.nont and the measure was passed, lest us
i.c,ion might offend the TWO new states
~, dag with It's fifteen narrow stripes ana
i,e s,ors arranged in three rows OF I'VE each re-
,f,o1 the National standard until lNlN In
,ha, form IT was the banner around when the
Army and Navy rallied throughout the war Oh
1912 81,
=, 1918 five more States having been admit
.d On tho Vnon some changes In the nag Do
came necessary. Following the SUGGESTION Oh
Captaln Samuel c. Reid, OF the Navy the nun"
,.or ~ s,ripcs was again reduced TO thirteen ana
,,rov,son for the representation OF all ne"
c,o,os wos made. In the sentence quoted at the
,o,,,rnirg Of this article Captain REID, Ihe
1I.ro of Fayal," was thus the designer OF inc
..rican flag in It's present form, and. In view
-, chic fact and OF the services he rendered 10
h,o country during the War OF lSl2. II Is sofhe-
,,ho, NJ a reflection upon the Nations memory
-, ITO heroes that the brave captains grave IN
C.oanwood Cemetery, Is to-day unmarked ana
almost forgotten. In the privateer brig Genera'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22

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