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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25
History Of the Flag.

common institutions and common
civilization -civiIizations which
must be protected against other
peoples, having other gods, other
! speech and other institutions.
Thus from the first the Flag
represented all that was best and
dearest to the men and women
over whom it waved and who died
in it's defense. As civilization adj
vanoed and the thoughts of men
widened with the process OF the
sun the Flag became more aud
more representative, more em.
blematical and more cherished
cherished as the visible embodi-
ment of the highest aspiration OF
a whole people.
THE HALO ABOUT THE FLAG.
The higher nation stands the
more of a halo there is about its
Flag. The character of its people
is accurately measured by their
devotion to their national emblem.
That devotion is the exact gage
of their adherence to principle
and the elevation of their lives and
aims. From what they will col
lectively do for it's advancement
and honor we can best judge OF
their individual character and vir-
tues in private life. 1t is impos-
sible to conceive Of a people who
Can be great in any respect who
are lacking in devotion to their
Flag.
The white plume of Henry of
Navarro inspired the defenders of
his house to deeds Of desperate
valor. The sacred raven of the
Danes led them to merciless de-
feat. The passion red cross OF
the Crusaders was an inspiration
as they marched to battle chanting
prayers, and it was under the ban.
ner of St. George that England
marshalled her Hessians against
the colonies. .
When the American people were
delivered from the rule of Eng.
land, all that belonged to her be-
came obnoxious TO the colonists,
and the flag which was the sym
bolization Of English sentiment
was reviled and detested by those
who had dared to defy the British
blusterers, and a new standard be.
came a necessity. r.
Like ship without a compass
the new born nation was drifting
without standard about which tc
rally. There were many flags
each Of the thirteen colonies had
one, bearing each its own peculiar
device, but there was no banner
which represented the crystallized
and concentrated ideas of free
government such as they sought tc
perpetuate. 1t seemed almost in.
credible that nearly 300 years had
elapsed since Columbus flung ,to
the breeze the flag of Ferdinand
and Isabella, the first flag ever
kissed by the winds Of the new
west world, before nation indigo.
nous to the soil was ready to unite
its people under u national banner
which should be to them THEN
guidon and their glory, telling elo
qnently if mutely, the story Of
stormy trials, foes vanquished and
victories won. But after three
centuries new nation, solidifed
thru suffering, strong thru con.
fict, steadfast thru purity of patri.
otism, "raised their flag against 9
power to which for purposes Of
foreign conquest and subjugation
Rome in the height of her glory
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

American Flag, and the cale-
bration of that anniversary
was general thruout the United
States. 1t meant much on that
far away June day, this birth of
Freedoms banner, and the few who
saw it streaming on the breeze for
the first time had just as little con-
ception of it's mission to the world
as had the Fathers Of the Constitu-
ton when they framed that i'm
mortal document.
Aud yet, perhaps, the Psalmist
prophesled it, for in the Goth
Psalm, fourth verse. we read: "Thou
hast given a banner to them that
fear Thee, that it may be..displayed
because of ths Truth and it is
also truth that that banae has been
raised ever, because: of the Truth. y
Mankind loves symbols and en-
blems. They, are Of Infinite use
to humanity, and absolutely es-
sential to mans spiritual and
moral elevation. They speak a
higher, finer language than the
tongue can frame. After speech
has done it's best-after words
have exhausted Reconsideration
symbols and emblems come in, the
concrete sign that all the words
have failed to express-of more
than speech can convey. They
represent range OF emotions and
aspirations far transcendlng utter
ance, flights of the soul that
tongue must ever lag behind.
To the Christian the Cross means
not only all that the Bible teaches.
and all the fabric of righteousness
which the worlds best and purest
have built on those teachings; but
also all that his own soul has
wrought out in it's most exalted
moods.
So the citizen of the Flag means
not only all that is good and
great in his country and her his
tory, and all that the men whom
he hoi.ors have done for her ad-
vancement; but all that his brain
conceives and his heart wishes for,
the betterment Of his land, his
fellow-citizens, humanity and him
self. He may be weak, sordid and
selfish, but it is impossible that he
shall be without some pride in
his country, some hopes of the
future, some aspirations for higher
things. The Flag represents all
these to him, and rounds out and
amplifies his inchoate and unex-
pressed thought. 1t reacts upon
him, making him better and finer
by what he bestows upon 1t.
1t would be difficult if not i'm
possible task to trace the history
and evolution of national banners.
The earliest and crudest families
had totems to distinguish them
from other families-to mark their
property and around which to ar.
ray themselves for war. every
man of the children of Israel shall
pitch by his own standard, with
the ensign of their fathers house, -
was the command God gave Moses
in the wilderness, after he had de-
livered the IsraeIites out Of the
house of bondage When the
families were merged into tribes
the totem of the principal family
became the badge Of the whole. In
the tribal relation a common pa
ternity was the central thought,
and thus the flag meant worship
Of ancestry and the brotherhood of
all the members of the tribe.
When several tribes were con-
solidated into one nation the flag
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

a cOmmllCee to arrange ZOE tue
manufacture of the national en-
blem. Washington, who had a
pretty taste for finery, suggested
that his shirtmaker Betsy Ross, of
Arch Street, Philadelphia, was a
dainty seamstress, SO to her they
went, and she made the first Of
fetal flag. She made the flags
while she lived, and her defendants
followed in her footsteps for at
least two generations.
The first appearance of the Flag
in a British port carried dismay
and CONSERVATION. It happened
on Feb. 3, 1883, and it is chronicled
in the Political Magazine of Lon
don of that date which said: "She
wears the rebel colors. and belongs
to the Island of Nantucket in Mas
sachusetts. This is the first ves-
sci which has displayed the thir-
teen rebellious stripes of America
in any British port" The English
knew what the flag looked like
tho, for Copley, the painter, had
lmmortalized it on canvas, in a
portrait of Elkanah Watson, of
Philadelphia, made abroad in 1852.
Watson was a sturdy patriot, had
the picture all finished up but the
background, that being reserved
by Copley to represent ship bear
ing to America the intelligence of
the acknowledgment of indepen-
dence-a rising sun gliding the
Stars and Stripes streaming from
her gaff. 81 dined with the artist, T"
says Watson. con the glorious 5th
of December, '82, after listening
with him to the speech of the
king, formally receiving and reoog-
nizing the United States of
America as one of the nations Of
the earth. He invited us to his
studio, and then and there, with a
bold and master touch, attached to
the ship the Stars and Stripes.
Thus while the words Of acknowl-
edgment were still warm from the
kings lips, the late rebel, but
henceforth free, colors were dis
played in his own kingdom within
a few rods of his own door,
THE FLAG ABROAD.
The Flag went first into Chinese
waters in 1874, and the Orientals
called the starry emblem "the
Flower Flag" because it seemed
to them so beautiful. The Flag
was carried to Japan in 1870. The
first appearance in Spanish port
was on, July 4, at Callao, 1892.
The first stand Of American colors
presented to foreign nation was
carried by Mr.. Monroe, in 1874,
when he went as Minister to
France, and at the request of the
French Republic.
In 1895 the Flag was changed
by Congress to fifteen stripes and
stars to accommodate Vermont and
Kentucky, they having just come
into the Union. The Constitu-
ton, -"Old Ironsldes," launched
Oct. 81, 1897, was the fist of the
newnavy to float the changed Flag,
and she carried it to Tripoli and
planted the Flag over Fortress
sDerne in 1905, the first time the
Stars and Stripes ever waved over
an old world fortress.
The Flag was first carried to
Smyrna in 1897, and made its first
appearance on the Great Lakes the
same year. In 1900 the George
Washington anchored under the
walls of Constantinople, and flung
out the Star. Spangled Banner,
much to the distress of the Turks,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

Colonial Congress Resolved that
the flag Of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white; the union be thir-
teen stars, white on blue field,
representing a new constellation"
Aud thus like a new star in mid
heaven the Flag of the Free was
flung across the political firma-
ment to astonish the world with
it's beauty and delight lovers Of
liberty with it's symbolism.
! SO far as history records it, this
was the first legislation, the first
agitation on the subject of a
national emblem for the United
States of America. 1t is altho
probable that there were men in
Congress to whom ties of blood,
if not birthright had endeared any
one of a dozen flags of other nations.
The members of that first Con-
gress were all men of strong will
and, powerful in argument. The
clash of averted opposing opinions
must have been something to re.
member as each urged merits of
his favorite flag, idealized and
metamorphosed for the uses of a
Republican form of government.
But of this controversy the records
are dumb. There was a journal of
Congress, but 1t was evidently too
severely edited to pander to the
possibly profane levity of such
debate, and there were no omni-
present reporters there to tram
scribe the debate while the sting
still ranked. They seem to have
done things differently then.
When legislation was needed it
was effected, and the act itself
seemed to them the only thing
necessary to record. Hence it
must ever be a matter of regret
that the origin Of our beautiful
Flag should be shrouded in
mystery.
MOSTLY ENGLISH AT FIRST.
Women made the first flag
women of English ancestry-and
they made it of English bunting,
sewed it with English thread, de-
|signed it from an English coat of
arms; furthermore, they presented
it to an English bred Scotchman
who within a week after the action
of Congress displayed the brand
new banner over small vessel as
| it lay in the harbor at p Philadelphia,
where thousands of people came
to admire, and few to scoff, at
the new fedged dignity of a young
nation. 1t was the Paul Jones
Flag, and Sarah and Mary Austin,
of Philadelphia, made it, Over a
century and n quarter old, it's
colors are nearly as bright today
a, they were on that long ago June
day.
That John Paul Jones Flag made
a big patch in history. Flung to
the breeze above the Ranger" in
September 1777, Of which John
Paul Jones was commander, the
flag was carried into French
waters, and was recognized in the
completest and fullest manner, be-
ing the FIRST recognition by a
foreign power of the United States
of America. How joyfully the
news was greeted at home that
American Independence had been
acknowledged abroad! John Paul
Jones achievements on the high
seas under that flag will scarcely
bear searchlight, but when the
Bon Homme Richard episode came
out all else that the dashing CON-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-06-25

Stars and Stripes ever waved over
an old world fortress.
The Flag was first carried to
Smyrna in 1897, and made its first
appearance on the Great Lakes the
same year. In 1900 the George
Washington anchored under the
walls of Constantinople, and flung
out the r.Spangled Banner,
much to the distress Of the Turks,
who had never heard of the new
nation. The Flag went to China
around the Cape of Good Hope, in
1874. It made its first appearance
in the West Indies in 1916.
It went across the continent the
first time with Fremont in 1845 -46.
It was. carried into Palestine in
l848. In 1856 the Star-Spangled
Banner entered the closed port of
Sebastopol.
April l, 1918, the Flag. by order
of Congress. was altered again,
taking the thirteen stripes and q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06
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80 --ess Rules

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advice.
u yc- mus; use kerosene ia stars.
-s s-es Deserving t1e following rules
-4s .s-s,a; tls ..ss @. life c- prop
---g.
Prs. keep o.. gasoline or uapa,z4
cans The zlAte.
Second. ls.s. Fol- oil from a -Aa
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Po-. ,he ol into a cup or other open.
'cp s.ss~. and from this 20 the FIRE
Third 1ey-. uate. any c.-cuu-
stances use gasoline or naphiaa for
starting frse
Fol-;a. see ina. cans used .or ga
...re a- -s7a,1a are plainly marked
- .-...- q. avoid qossil.i.ty @: nix.
= ei.L kerosene
No;s-La-7 oil may ignite. al. car.
l- explode al-a contained lu an
open cup
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06
c-lcAco's TRisUTE TO cLEyE
LAND.

CE'..a. faa tribute 90 the mon.
a-y o' Grover Cleveland viii take the
form ~ "a big memorial meeting 20
%. aorl 10 'ae Auditorium next sun
day July I- Personal friends and
political associates 90 the former pres
den, wil make tho leading addresses
and thousands o. citizens OF Chicago
gI unite with them 'p DO honor 20
tho sage Of Princeton" The meeting
vT ha held under the auspices Of
'ho lr1Quois club tho democratic
club Of 'he city From the day that
the news OF Grover Cleveland's doa'h
reached Chicago associations. clubs
and public bodies here have We'd with
each other in bearing witness 10 the
admiration aud affection with which
the former president was regarded.
by democrats and republicans alike
1he Board OF Trade was one OF the
first bodies to take official action aud
summed up the feeling of the city and
OF tho entire country In the following
striking resolution. ION June % the
mortal life Of Grover Cleveland was
ended The record OF mis- career a.
president o' the United States for 1850
'u1 terms and in other capac.'sa
ho'a private and public IS ono a'
.H''" patriotism of m urrus.l onH-
nrr n. na-Fer,Hs fidelity 'n great
and mmu'1he principles ~ profound
.'a'."ar...n. of Undertaking ."...'
'' h.s convictions regardless % -.-
sona' 0r.i.-'..n. a- .n.'r.a. .".s.
'-" .a '. @
...s. .# -r. t... Pa. s.'
1""1 and s....T '- F..T '.e main.
'or'.o o' Hw and order ar' 'a.
glory n' '. republic $50 ...7'rF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06

mine is the rarcst Of all trades
said am Eug.i~hmuu II am maker
OF instruments OF torture suppose
that ~ this moment In siam and china
yellow men are bleeding aud bowling
in the clutch ~ machines OF my make q"
He lighted his pipe Pleasant
thought cht Bnt We must make ou-
living somehow In Birmingham mines
made There FOR seventeen years /
have t""n turning out racks, hair and
nail drawers thumb-crews. skinner
needle beds soaring IRONS, bone break
ers uul unHt ulf
">Hw arI China have bought their
Instruments u' torture from Erwug.
hau '.- generations SOM, u' rn,~-
cprr-..r..- a-e very costly urI 800
gnr".. I..r.- v.rrr ar.ppe-
0t..a works .s or.sv.r, rur so-,,
S-Nu I..-.- N.'r.r-- r.. tern
'.- rn f... about I..l l..,., -rrI
m.n's hr r.. was. Hr. -me.
cr...r faau '.- ~Hu.-r >.a lors
Press
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It Can't pe Beat.

The best OF an teachers IS eNpe-
rIence C. VI Harden OF Silver City.
North Carolina says; Il find Electric
Bltiers does an that's claimed for
H. For stomach, liver and kidney
troubles IL can't DE beat. have tried
Il and find A. a most excellent med.
icine." Mr. Harden Is right; it's the
best ot all medicines also for weak.
ness, lame back, and all run down
conditions Best too for chills and
malaria Sold under guarantee at ".
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06
BURGLAR LOST ~ HOUSE.

r.-.s.4r-. Pa. July James u
-.aa.s4u. commission merchant.
.4s awakened early .u the morning
biz burglar. who stood over him
s.'a revolver .-se.ed g. his head.
Nov don: as frightened. said the
--g.a-. You see. its this way.
When came 10 -e-e forgot % .-as.
e door oiel. and there's SO blame.
.ly iJJ.- .a t4.s old shack 1f yllr-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06
Col. +. A. Parkey in City.

With his courteous and oblig!ng as.
s.-'aat Mr.. c. d. McGrego-, with him.
They will work your city the next
week taking orders for winter hosiery
and underwear. These mills are DOW
prepared to fill and ship orders rom
ple,e on short notice. Your orders
will be appreciated. Orders delivered
Sept 25th Yours for business.
SO o.. col. SOX.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06
WHO WILL BE THE VICTIM?

The following editorial IS from the
Buffalo IS y Times:
Il Us plain that Caud. date Taft has
framed lp "A great bIuko game for
tomebodv Who So 10 Doe tho victim
vii % be Theodore Rooseyel
II he me system?
Mr. Roosevelt selected Mr Taft as
ihe man 10 further DTS policies as ure-
ident He directed the work OF secur.
ing delegates and packing the national
convention 'or him He viii naturalr
expect Mr Taf, 20 stand on his poll.
cics II elected
The policies Of Mr. Roosevelt are
"a a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Called 70 Meet in Ardmore on the
nth Of july

The Democratic central committee
of Carter county IS hereby called
20 meet at o'clock p. m, Saturday.
July II, 1905, in the city hall al
Ardmore II Is importan, that every
precinct In the county be represent
cd ar this meeting
G. W. YOUNG, Chairman.
r. =. CARSON, Secy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06

There .s some disappointment over
the FAC, that Mr Ta.ts house has 20
froa; g0-eh. 10 may be- that visiting
delegation ~. have % DO entertained
ir The storm oe .ar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06

The Mexican reyo.lti0uls,s claim %
have an army o, 600 mea aud COZ
horses Evidently the reyoiauonisu
DO d., Intend o. 10 ny vaklng.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06

The l-es dent having nominated a.s
successor uy@ seems % tl4ak thar be-
vlI have - run The election also.
Poor Taft g. certainly Handicapped.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06

DoGb'leFs some % those bencfc.-
aries % republican subserylence %
trust interests vi'l look un0u g. o'
only natural THAT President Roosevelt
should 20 90 Africa 20 KIN elephants
after Just about killing the z o. p
elephant IN this country
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-06

J VIII sci, YOU a good home on
reasonable terms
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The ArIu1r-.'- IS authorized 20
announce Ham p. Pee as a candidate
'.- representative from Carter county.
Announcement is made subjec, 20 the
action o. the democratic primary
August .. 1905.
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,-'roo-a''a wo"' aas G4, Rasnlrs
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Phone 3ss
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Arsmors, worssy !.y e, 'sr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-18

Dr3ing preparations simply devel.
Cd dry catarfh; they dry np the seeretions,
which alhcre TO the membrane and decom-
pose. causing far more serious trouble
than the ordinary form Of catarrh. Avoid
all drying ihhnleuts. fumes, smokes and
stnas aud nse that which clnanses. soothes
and heals. Elv's Cream Balm will master
catarrh or cold in the head easily and
pleasantly. All druggists sell the 80 cent
size. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street.
New York.
The Balm is used without pain, docs not
initiate or cause sncezing. 70 spreads itself
over an irritatsd and angry surface, relieve
ing Immediately the painful Inflammation.
Ely's CreGm Balm contains no cocaine,
mercury nor other harmful drugs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-18
Notlce.

All parties having any soda bottles
or cases belonging TO me or bearing
my name kindly phone to my Office
and ] viii send and get them
Extracts from Council Bill No. 100,
Sections Two and Three.
1T is unlawful for any person, other
than the pgopriotory,to fiji for the pnr-
pose Of traffic or for sale with any
compound whatever. and Box. Siphou.
or Bottle, or shall buy. sell or dispose
of, or shall break, damage. or mar
injure or destroy any such vessel. shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and upon conviction. shall be iinod in
any sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars
A charge will be made for missing
bottles as follows: Soda bottles Sc.
Quarts &c. Siphons soc each
n. 4. ClIEADIE.
Phone g.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-18
UEMocRArlc PRESS
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS.
interesting Business Session Held at
lone Hotel.

Interesting Business Session Held at
lone Hotel
The Democratic State Press asso.
citation met yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the lone hotel pursuant to
san Of the president L. G Niblack.
The meeting was well attended and
matters of interest to democratic odi-
tors OF the state We're discussed. u.
5. Russell. OF Shawnee, was elected
president to succeed the retiring pres
ident L. G Niblack, who was elected
when the association was organized
az ShaWneo three years ago. j. n.
Shepler, of Pawneo, was elected first
yice-president; II. M. Butler OF Pryor
Creek, secretary. and a. l.. Kates. Of
Clafemore, treasurer Len Whorton,
Of Perry, r. p. Duffy, of El Reno, j.
p Renfrow of Alya, Otis Weaver. of
Ada. John Easley OF Ardmore, were
named as executive cOmnittee. Res
olutions We're ad pied for a good libel
law. and against the establishment
OF a state printing plant at The pres
gnt time The democratic state adj
ministraiion was endorsed by rosolu-
ton The executive committee was
instructed 10 confer with the demo
ratio executive committee looking 70
the employment of a press bureau
manager.