Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-19

have too many holidays Those VIII,
say so cannot surely appreciate VIVA
necessary part of our education car
only be secured by the observation o.
such days. This education seems tC
be of two kinds--the education of oui
hearts and our heads First as t.
our heads; Let us collect all tn,
facts we can with regard TO our flag
as to its history, It's form and Its use
What signature is to an indiyid
uai the flag is to the uation-it IL the
emblem. the sign OF the country In
the early struggle for freedom our
iorefathers soon felt the need of Il
nag. 1t was natural that at first they
should use the standard of Great Brit.
ain. the red field with the cross OF
ST. George After cur troubles VITA
the mother country began. many flags
were chosen. One month after the
battle of Bunker Hin flag was raised
that had red ground on which we're
the words, "An Appeal to Heaven. "
Franklin's flag. on which was the
| words ,sItrtta 90 A., :, ,.os., - o. T.,
,,,nn,a ,'.,'a =, ~" w us
,a.a,t, VI '"e "''
oI1 IL, 49,. a..
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The privateors then fitted out n flag
with large mailed hand holding thir.
In u,a 60, ..,.,.
hao.,, ~, nus
90 n,ar,,, ~, TT ;, -, 'oN ''e"' , >
49,, -, pa,.,,
.ora ..pa,,,, r., ~
+, u.os no, III ~, ,---
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ao,.ao ,,,,, ~, -. 80, NP'' 20
~, ,,.,,1e 49,, 49, ~" "'' we
,,,,,o, ,,,,,s, ,,ta -. -,
st-ro,a, 49, a.. g.
rha aoa, az an,a - - va" u,. ,,,.'peS'
family sugcastod aa,,h,,a., ,,l
r,r,,,,,,,,, a..
we atm 400 ,ban, 90, ~ -, y,
natto, rate, ,,o,,,I ,..,..,",
sto, and ra,,.,,., ,,,i.,,.1 A.,
ore N, oo,,rs. CO.,, 1t
az had m ,,,,a 49,,
Tho Are, t1,o
and a naw s,r,,o TO-, oaa,, na,,. ,,,,'
I'M, no that 80, ,.,..,' -.
when twsntv st,,es ,or,na1 49, ,,,I,.
I, wos ,graad 10 loo, ~, IT.,
tbirte.n .tr,nas -, ot,,.,,,,
white and odd now st,r an ,,I,,' 49,
,f,or tho ad,,iss,,, ., -, -
Whom Lincoln un,,rIaI ,,,o -,
flag at phlladelnhto II aaI ,htr.,, ,a,,,
s,ors and now ,ha ,,,,a al, ,,...,,,,
bo,de ,or,,.a,,
Since tae davs who, wosht,,,a,
was hailed ,s "grst IL, ,,or a. II,
neace and fret in thn haorto -, ,I,
oountrymep {" wa have ne nation had
a nossion FOR "ors,s,, 49,, 49,.
thinking of nur n.o NO nov so, T.,
was 6rst mada hy pa,s,. D. a.,
adonted limo IA mr. ors, oa,r,.I ~
sea hv PAM Joras ~, ,ho po,,,a, s.r,
saIutad nv Franc. Anr,, ., I77o a..,
fired nm nj cooch,s pr,aaa naio
wbera In toot ,,oruon, ,,oa
vailed tn commemorota M. -,
First raised over ~ scnnylor ,,hara
the brave parriaon ,ftar oo,t,,rinc
five British aaye br,g ,ha,, ,,n,,,,
down above tho sort ana malIn.
rude f,ap from scrans n, an oId Zinc
iacket "A wnite sbirt and Mir, a, rod
flannel ran II nm ahova tbar, all
Nayt lei us think ohou, tho ,orr, -,
our fac. The national er,hlem ia
familiar ia all but tho fac, Inn, mo
Arrangement and form ara variod ,or
different pnrnoses seams 10 he ,ovs
TO many
MANY other nations bave usod IN.
same three co,ors France has tho
taree colors with bars rpnning ver,i.
caIly: Russia horizontally. cre,,
Britain shows red Acid and tho
cross Of 81 George vim tho s,ne
three colors. Chill Costa Ric, and
the Netherlands sbnw tho came rad
white and blue
In tnIs educatjon obtained from be
flag the heart is mora concerned ,ban
tne bead Tn. ,briu ,yo AM r,,h,,,