The gold leaf., 1906-12-06
.'The Stars and Stripes and Other
American FIars."

Including their origin and history, army
and navy regulations concerning the
national standard and ensign, flag
making, salutes, improvised, unique
and combination flags, flag legislation
and many associations of American
flags including the name of Old Glory,
with songs and their stories. By Peleg
d. Harrison. Richly illustrated with
colored representations of eight flags.
Price $500. Boston, Little, Brown &
Company.
In this most exhaustive and noble con-
tribution to the patriotic literature of
the country the author has completed a
stupendous and unwearied labor result
ing in a volume of over hundred pages,
coverering the entire history of the
American flag in all the uses and obli-
cations and victories since the time of
its adoption, June IA, 1777, when
General Washington in speaking OF the
emblem said, "We take the stars from
heaven, the red from our mother coun-
try, separating it by white stripes, thus
showing that we have separated from
her, and the white stripes shall go down
to posterity representing liberty"
This invaluable volume teens with
thousands OF facts concerning Old Glory,
the larger part OF which were absolute
ly unknown to almost all it's readers.
New England may we'll be proud of the
fact that all the bunting used in the
United States navy. which only uses the
very best quality procurable, is made in
Lowell, Mass, in the mandatory of the
United States Bunting company, which
was: founded 1865 by General Butler;
aid the author also informs US that the
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and bunting, of Great Britain, Australia
and Canada, are manufactured in this
country. Among the most important
and interesting chapters that of Tributes
to the flag deserves especial mention, in
cluding as it does sentiments and selec-
tions from the speeches and writin g of
the greatest and most honored men of
the United States. The final chapters
are devoted to the Confederate flags in
Guiding the battle flag which, in the
glowing words of one of the greatest
generals of the South, is said to have
been "Conceived on the field of battle,
lived on the field of battle and was
proudly borne on every field from Manas-
sas to Appomattox.
The above is taken from the Man.
chester, New Hampshire, Mirror We
nave eAdulllleu Will 1HCeFeSC dliu
pleasure the book under considera-
tion. Mr.. Harrison has done his
work well, and his labors deserve the
highest commendation and reward.
There are some extracts from Mr..
Harrison's book which we are going
to publish next week, which will be of
local alinterest. 1t may not be generally
known, but it is a fact, that a citizen
of Henderson, Capt o. r. Smith,
(then living in Louisburg) designed
the flag (the Stars and Bars) that
was adopted by the Confederate Con-
gress at Montgomery, Ala. The first
Confederate flag that floated in North
Carolina was raised in Louisburg, by
Capt. Smith, in March, 1861 A full
account Of both incidents is given in
Nr. Harrison's book, together with
much other historical information
about the origin and history OF the
flags of America which should cause
it to have wide circulation wherever
introduced. OF the eight flags of
which colored pictures are shown,
four of them are Confederate flags.
Miss Jessica Randolph Smith has
the agency for the sale OF the book in
this territory.