Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-22
Nevada Drug Store.

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furDr. li.' satisfactory. PRICE '1"tE. and 80 cts.
For sale At Nevada Drug Store.
George W. Knapp, No. 534 Sheridan
road, Evanston, Ia, is the owner OF u
Unlted States flag Tor which ne has
refused an OTTER OF SOC go. The OnCr
was made by an Engnsn collector or Gu
rios, and was reJecLed by MIR. Knapp
with the remark that There is nuC
money enough in England and Amer
lea 70 Duy mat piece OI SILK
The nag Was 1aG by the women of
the UnItcd States IS The olHcIal nag
OF the WUrlu 5 lair. 1t headed Lne ogCu-
Ing pIvUtaolUH; II was the liISClag 10 De
nlAui led, ANA the last 10 be IU>, ercLt
at the exposition. livery Unread 0.
silk IN the Udnner was tahtn lruiu liz
cOcoons and woven by Anlrrlcun VOL
ell. Iue sla1I also Is an Interesting
composite OF historic WOODS lrDIu an
the states and territories OF the unlua.
since lie world lair TINS dog has
ADDED 10 us honorable history DIV lcau-
ing IrtsIulut mckinney $ lLLusul.I Id
raue- serving a. ,.iicagus - at ~
Iuhid, III NttF ICIn and ttsv5litlte. MI.
hH~Tp IL,tenuo seAuulg il 10 the Paris
eApOatuUA, Were 1t viii doubtless lie
the OlucI-l nag.
lhe sinA o1 which the flag is made
was all grown in America, 20 states con
triUutIng Ii raw material. Not a
thread OF imported silk was allowed
to enter the lag, which measures UNO1a
feet, Win d nAngc OF gold sltk lou
inches VIDE. 1t 10 also the Hrst nag
to contain II stars on a blue field.
but perhaps the most unique part
If the nag Is the staff. 1t Is mace OF
a piece OF Illinois onerry Is rect long,
a~urmOunteu oy Il golden eagle. The
stan Is lhialu win pieces OF historic
wool, representing each state and ter
rltory OF the union. The inIaiu pieces
are placed in a row running owu
ward along the lower section OF the
stan, starring with d design consisting
of IS stars about five teet from the
lower end OF the staff. In the center OF
the design is a larger star made from a
piece OF one of the oak supports OF
lhe old liberty bell in P~hiladeIpnta, anu
around 1t, in a circle, are grouped the
other ~ stars. Connecticut is repre-
scented by a star made from a piece O.
the tamous charter oak of colonial his
tory, Massachusetts by a piece of thu
old elm from Boston common, Viz
ginia by a piece OF the old Monitor
and each OF the original Is ~colonie:
has contributed wood equally historic
The 81 remaining states are repre-
sented by squares and the five terri
tories by diamond-shaped pieces O
historic wood. Illinois has a piece OF
walnut taken from the residence o
Shadrach Bond, first governor of tn,
state, located at the old capital at kas
kashia. Nebraska's square came from
the flagstaff of old Fort kearncy, Will
the diamond of Arizona is the oldes
! piece of wood in the flagstaff. 1t wa
taken from the famous ruins of Casa
Grandes, near the ella river, in Pima
county, Ariz. These were standin;
when Naz4uez de Coronado, the frs
Spanish explorer, visited Arizona il
1910. The wood wa taken from tn
phlN ,JtISt tSlI44AIiE III JLt DuiiutIS.
The idea of such d flag originate
with Mr.. Knapp soon after congress
appropriated money for the world
fair. He told his plans to the board {
worlds fair commissioners and on Apr
4, 1891, the board passed d resoiutio
empowering Mr.. Knapp to work out h
: idea, the product to be the official Tia
of the worlds fair. He immediatel
went to work sending circulars to til
commissioners of the various states an
I territories, explaining the plans an
. asking for pieces Of historic wood. MOI
difficulty was experienced in gettin
the native silk and women to weave i
but through an order placed with tt
American Silk Culture association, con
| posed entirely of women, Mr.. Knapp S
cured a flag made entirely by wome
from silk raised by women of PC state
Curiously enough, the flag was mao
in Arch street, Philadelphia, on II
same street, and within a few blocl
! of the house in which the women
Philadelphia made the Paul Jones fla
lis years before.
] The flag arrived in Chicago Octob'
20, 1892, and was hung on the handson
staff. The next day it headed tt
opening parade. On the opening da
+, May /, 1893, the flag was presented
> the board of lady managers of the ia
by Mr.. Knapp. After the worlds ia
the official flag was shown at the pri
winners exhibit in New York. 1t W
there that the attention of the Engli
collector was attracted to it. He beg;
with an offer of $4,000 for it and rails
the bill daily until it reached 5000
MIR. Knapp grew angry then at t
Englishman's evident conviction tn
n anything in America could be bougl
y This flag is not for SALE" Mr.. Kna1
8 said. There isn't money enough
England and America to buy it."-Cl
y caCO Inter Ocean.