The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-07-03

latitude Of the world.
The colonies. OF course.
lived under the British flag. In 1851
the flag OF New England was white.
charged with ST. Georges cross in red
surmounted with the crown. In the
center was inscribed Jacobus Rex.
While Manhattan was in possession OF
the Dutch the ships waved a nag on
which was a beaver, the then insignia
OF the New Netherlands. 1907 the
colonies adopted the Union Jack OF
Great Britain. This was formed by a
combination Of ST. Andrews and st.
Georges crosses. and OF course was
typical Of the fact that the two coun-
tries had become one when Queen
Elizabeth died and the Scottish king
succeeded 10 the English throne.
At the time Of our revolt from Brit
ish authority the Union Jack was in
general use. usually bearing some
patriotic motto OF which Liberty and
Union was the favorite Directly aft
or the battle OF Lexington a new flag
was improvised with the motto OF the
state OF Connecticut, viz. "Qui trans
tulit sustinet." This 500 gave way
TO regimental colors. each being dis
Inactive in shade. Il Bunker Hill n
blue flag was chosen to designate New
England troops-the first sign we see
Of union in tho colonial army. This
flag had St. Georges cross in one
corner. II was growing beautifully
less within our limits and soon after
wards disappeared when Gen. Put
- as-.fu..l d. ~o1 Hannnr ON pVnu.
pect hill with the motto An Appeal
: TO Heaven" The colony OF Massa-
chusetts sent out cruisers in the
spring. supplying each with a white
4 flag on which was painted a green
J. pine tree. When armed vessels were
commissioned in Washington they
we're furnished with flags Of similar
kind.
To Col. William Mou,trie OF South
Carolina is due the honor OF raising
the first republican flag. II had a
white crescent on a blue ground. This
" was unfurled on the east bastion OF
+ the fortress in Charleston harbor. June
IS. 1916. while on the opposite side
waved the flag called the Great
Union
: June II. 1777. the Continental on
gress. realizing the appropriateness
OF longer using British colors. resolved
that the flag Of the IL United States
7. be 13 stripes. alternate red and white.
that the union be Is stars. white In a
blue field. representing a new con
stellation."
The first national flag after this pat
49, ,san ,ouIa hr "A Me- nncc a LADY,
OF Philadelphia. She had some dis
tinguished men TO assist her. among
. whom were Benjamin Franklin and
o Gen. Joseph Reed. We are not in.
N formed whether these ueu. appointed
"a BY congress for the purpose, used the
d thimbla, needle and tn cad hat the
d. lady herself employed. From her gen
sr eral character II is probable that Mrs
al Ross declined TO let them boss the
20 Job" and proceeded in her own way.
The 13 stars of the flag OF 1771
n were arranged in a circle. although
ID there was no officially prescribed
ID form. In 1894, after the admission
81 OF Vermont and Kentucky into the
union. II was resolved by congress
that from and after May /. 1896, "th'
a. flag OF the United States be 10 stripes
alternate red and white. that the unior
"a be Is stars. white. in a blue field.
A. No provision was made by this &C
for future alterations. nor were an,
changes made till 1918. although
~ number of new states were admitte'
~ meanwhile into the union. On Apri
le 4 of that year a bill embodylng til
"a suggestions Of Capt. Samuel G. REID
ne Who recommended the reduction O
the stripes to the original 13 and tn
adoption Of stars equal to the numbe
81 the states, formed into one larg
star. and a new star TO be added O
FL the Fourth OF July next succeeding th
o. admission Of zach new state, was al