Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-02

i77ia7zNlHE flag room" of the old
lHAAI state house at Annapolis, Md,
lW Etzjl Capt William Baird, u. S. A,
III informs US, has recently been
IN rearranged to contain under
glass cases many of the flags
carried by Maryland troops,
some in the revolutionary war, some in
the war of 1872, the Mexican war and
the Civil war, from which latter as
border state" have come naturally
the battle-stained ''colors" both of
those who fought for the Union and of
those who fought for the Confederacy.
One of the most interesting flags of
the collection is "Old Glory. " the flag
that was carried by Maryland troops
during the American revolution, and Is
thought to be the Oldest United States
flag in existence made In accordance
with the act of congress, June IA, 177T.
1t is positively known to have been
carried as the regfmental flag of the
Third Maryland regiment, under Col.
John Eager Howard, at the battle of
Cowpens, S. c. In that battle it was
carried by William Bachelor, who was
wounded and sent to his home in Balti-
more. He brought the flag with him.
This flag is made of bunting, and is
therefore in a state of much better
preservation than many of the flags
made of silk that were carried in the
civil war. Mr.. Gherardi Davis, an ex-
pert on the subject of old flags and
colors in the United States thinks
there may be in Brooklyn, N. Y, an
other U. S. flag carried by New York
regiment, which also was authorized
by the same act of congress, and it is
understood is still making an investi-
cation thereon. This flag at Annapolis
is thus certainly as old, if not older
than any other real United States flag
in existence.
Every traveller in South America rec
ognizes Rio Janeiro as one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. The
effect it produces is partly due to it's
location, but still more the repression
of unsightly crudities Its buildings
are handsome and it's vacant spaces
are not marred by monstrous bill
boards. This result has been brought
about partly by civic pride and a rec
ognition of the commercial value of
beauty and partly by the taxing of
signs of all sorts. This tax is graded
according to size so that it becomes
Improbable to maintain large bill
boards; and in consequence such signs
as there are are small and artistic.
Incidentally the city gets a consider
able revnue from it's tax on outdoor
advertising.
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The newspapers seem inclined to
make a great deal out of the shipment
of $4,000 pounds of high-grade bonbons
to the supply ship of Admiral Evans
fleet AS a matter of fact, there was
nothing very remarkable about the
| quantity. In the separate canteens OF
| the batttleships there was probably q
much greater quantity of bonbons. The
| Culgoa's $1,000 pc unds was an extra To-
taken as precaution against exhaust
ed stocks of necessity of life in tn,
various ships. The attitude toward
| candy has changed of late years. Il
is no longer thought childish or eff
Terminate to eat bonbons The medical
corps of both services recommend
sweets to the men and the eommissary
makes it easy for them to get the best
Pure candy. and especially chocolate
of the best and most nutritious energy