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One of the Proposed Harp Designs.


ranged by Jefferson, based on the COM
pilation of a Huguenot named Du
Simitier, be reported to Congress on
August 10, 1875. The design in ques
ton was quite elaborate and indicated
fundamental knowledge of the laws
of heraldry, besides containing primal
symbolic language, and one impor
tant element which appealed strongly
to the Irish pride Of race The pro-
posed shield carried an emblem to
represent the six great nationalities
taking part in the war for independ-
ence, or those who populated the col
onies and were earnest in the fight
for American freedom. Thus, for Eng
land appeared rose, for Scotland
thistle, for Ireland harp, for France
a f1uer-de-lys, for Germany black
eagle, and for the Netherlands lion.
Ou Simitier, who was the heraldic art
list, placed Ireland third in this i'm
portant subdivision of that proposed
shield for the Union, and it is inter
esting to note the reasons set forth
for this recognition of the patriotism
of the colonial inhabitants who came
here from Ireland:
The third Quartering, green, with a
harp of gold, was to be the respected
symbol of Ireland, and was placed
upon the shield as token to the Irish
patriots who took an active part in the
war for independence; in fact, having
brought over with them spirit of dis
ike and revenge against England,
they fought most bravely in our strug-
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Particularly the Ladies.

Not only pleasant and refreshing to
the taste, but gently cleansing and sweet
ening to the system. Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA is particularly adapted
to ladies and children, and beneficial in
all cases In which wholesome. strength
ening and effective laxative should be
used. 1t is perfectly safe at all times and
dispels colds, headaches and the pains
caused by Indigestion and constipation so
promptly and effectively that it is the one
perfect family laxative which gives salts
faction to all and is recommended by
millions Of families who have used it and
who have personal knowledge Of its e1-
cellence.
Its wonderful popularity. however, has
led INSCRIPTIONS dealers to offer nnita-
hons which act unsatisfactory. There
fore. when buying. to get its beneficial
effects. always note the full name of the
Company-Caldornia Fig Syrup Co..
plainly printed on the front of every
package Of the genuine Syrup Of Fig
and Elixir of SIENNA.
For sale by all leading druggists. Pnce
SO cents per bottle.
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gle. Six thousand Irish came to this
country in 1929, and dispersed and
settled throughout the colonies, princi-
pally in Maryland, Virginia and the
Carolinas. From among those devout
settlers sprang some of the most
prominent and influential colonists.
The musical instrument which SYM
bolizes the land of Erin was an at
tributive ensign of the Goddess Hi
hernia, the patroness of early Ireland.
AS early as the fifth century, the harp
was SO common in Erin that hardly
peasant house was without one. In
the old laws of Wales and Erin the
Triads specified tie use of the harp
as one of the three things necessary
to distinguish a freeman or gentle
man from slave. Pretenders were
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discovered by their unskillfulness in
playing Of the harp"
That the heraldic device of which
Du Simitier was the author pleased
his critics is proved by the fact that
Franklin at once withdrew his design,
Adams abandoned his and Jefferson
relegated his diagram to oblivion in
favor of the compilation offered by the
French expert. Also there were other
designs placed in evidence by distin-
guished colonists. Among them was
an emblem of Ireland, Harp" with
thirteen strings, and the motto, Majora
Minorobus Consonant, meaning THE
greater and lesser ones sound togeth-
err The strings of the harp were OF
different lengths, yet they composed
one instrument in strong frame and
sounded in harmony. This appropri
ate device was intended to represent
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thereof the same as in the canton;
and round her waist purple girdle,
fr1nged or embroidered, argent, with
the word VIRTUE, resting her In
terror hand on the escutcheon, and
holding in the other the proper stand
ard of the United States, having a
dove argent perched on the top Of it.
'On the sinister side: a man in
complete armor, his sword-belt azure
fringed with gold, his helmet encircied
with a wreath of laurel and crested
with one white and two blue plumes;
supporting with his dexter hand the
escutcheon, and holding in the interior
lance, with the point sanguinated,
and upon it a banner displayed, vert;
(green), in the fess-point harp strung
with silver, between star In chief,
two deurs-de-lys in fess, a pair of
swords in saltter, in basses, all argent.
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| terested in the following sketch of the
career of the man who solved tbs
problem of providing a seal for the
Government of tho United States:
Charles Thomson was born at Ma
ghera, Ireland, November 49, 1929 and
cams to America with his three elder
brothers In 1741. They landed at
New Castle, Delaware, with no other
dependence than their industry.
Thomson was educated by Doctor AL
lison, the tutor of several Of the
signers of the Declaration of indie
pendence. He had a great passion
for reading and when yet young
man he had CLEANED sufficient knowl-
edge to be counted among the "literi."
He was afterwards a teacher in the
Friends acadeIay, at New Castle, Del
aware. From thence he went to
Philadelphia, where he became &C
quainted with and obtained advice
from Benjamin Franklin; he soon be-
came the intimate friend of the
learned Philadelphia" and their
friendship seemed to increase daily.
In 1872 he served as negotiator with
the Iroquois and Delaware Indians,
and his good, conscientious work
among the natives brought for him
the worthy nickname, "Truthteller,"
by which name the Indians always
after called him. He was man of rare
abilities and had the peculiar requi-
sites to make and keep friends where
ever he happened to wander. He was
called to the responsible duty of keep
ing minutes of the proceedings of the
first Continental Congress in 1774, and
| from that time until he resigned his
Office in 1789-then ifty-nine years old
he was the secretary Of that digni
fed and important body.
John Adams called him the Sam
Adams of Philadelphia, the life of the
cause of liberty" This certainly was
| compliment, coming as it did from
tried and honest patriot. Thomson, it
is true, made a most diligent secre-
| tary, and in that position he had the
rare pleasure Of taking notes Of all
the important congressional actions.
For the first years work he recsived
no pay. He served as permanent Soc
rotary during the eventful fifteen
years that followed. His seal was az
| cepted officially on June 20, 1882.
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DOCTORS FAILED
RESTORED BY PERUNA.
Catarrh of the Lungs
Threatened Her Life

Miss Ninette Porter, Braintree, Yer
mont, writes: Il have been cured by
Peruna
L had. several hemorrhages of the
lungs. The doctors did not help me
much and would never have cured me.
L saw a testimonial in a Peruna
almanac of case similar to mine, and
commenced using it.
L was not able to wait on myself
when l began using it. l gained very
Slowly a. first, but 1 could see that it
was helping me.
After l had taken it a while I COM
menced to raise up a stringy, sticky
substance from my lungs. This grew
less and less in quantity as l contin-
ued the treatment.
L grew more fieshy than had been
for long time, and now 1 call myself
well"
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Revised VerSiop

Senator Bankhead, discussing an elo-
quent speech that had been rather
poorly reported, said:
1.-THE report spoiled the speech. 1t
was like old Hiram Earwig's account
of Daniel Websters last word. Web
ster, you know, as he lay dying. ut
tered the profound and significant
sentence. 81 still live Well, Hiram
Earwig of Skeeter Beach said to a
visitor from the city:
"'Yawp, life's onsartin. Wot wuz it
that thar New Highlander said-Web.
Dan Webster. He got off good thing
just afore he died. He riz up in bed
an says, says he:
az amt dead yit Baltimore Sun
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coPSEtShT 10
~ @. daP1AH

the national banner was taken until
June IA, 1777. But Jefferson was SO
impressed with the idea of recogniz-
ing the countries from whence Amer
lea was peopled, and to show definite
ly admiration for their patriotism in
the fight for liberty, that he placed be-
low the Du Simitier idea the motto,
e Pluribus Unum," to indicate From
Many (People), one (people) or
From Many Nationalities, one ma
ton" or From England, Scotland
Ireland, France, Germany, and the
Netherlands-the United States" The
motto does not mean" From many
Colonies, one nation" as the basic
definition Is clearly indicated In the
device and in Jefferson's description
Still, Congress was hard to please.
and the report of the distinguished
committee was set aside and new
committee assigned to the task.
Though Jefferson continued deeply in
terested in the matter and submitted
several other devices, no less than
twenty designs were under discussion,
bored with the seal problem.
Then in 1882 a committee called to
their aid certain Mr.. William Bar
ton, a patriot, soldier and heraldic ex-
pert, and he designed a seal which
again incorporated the emblems in
token of the Irish allies of the Re
public. His design was elaborate and
mr. ofi nal1 10 of
present seal In the shield the Stars
and Stripes appear and the eagle and
eye of Providence. But the special
consideration of the Irish Is found III
the two figures supporting the pro-
posed design. The harp and the f1eur-
de-lys relate to the assistance rem
dered by Ireland and France, and are
blazOned on a green banner. How
ever, this committees report Jared no
better than its predecessors, and
finally the entire question Of evolving
an appropriate seal was placed in the
hands Of the secretary of the Cont
mental Congress-the IrishmaD,
Charles Thomson. He, with the aid
Of William Barton, gave to the world
our present emblematic signature.
Americans in general, and those OF
Irish ancestry In particular, will be In
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despair fed into the sacristy, from
which retreat he exhorted his col.
league to be Of good cheer, crying
that they must do their best ito ex'
tricate themselves from those ladies'
The siege lasted for three or four
hours. News of 1t flew about town
and bands Of young men, scrupulous
ly neutral, watched proceedings from
the bars Of the outer gate. Eventual
ly the Jusuits yielded and the nuns
occupied the house until a new con.
vent entirely to their taste was erect
ed for them
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jected to as an American emblem on
account of the harp being representa-
tive OF Ireland
But this, like many other devices,
was not reported from the committee.
There is good reason to believe that
the following design came as later
proposal from Doctor Franklin, as he
refers to it in his writings:
"SuppOrters-In the dexter side:
the genius of America represented
by maiden with loose auburn
tresses) having on her head a radi-
ated crown of gold encircled with a
sky blue fillet, spargled with silver
stars, and clothed in a long, loose
white garment bordered with green.
From her right shoulder to her left a
scarf, semee of stars, the tinctures
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Blissful ignorance,

Have you seen Joe lately?"
why, yes; saw the old chap yes
terday. And, what do you Think
he's going to be married."
Can it be possible? To whom"
"He's going to marry Mary Merrie."
What! Why, l didn't know they
knew each other"
"They don't. That's why they're go
ing to be married"
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One morning about forty Of them
advanced against it, by strategy in
duced the Jesuit brother to open the
outer gate, and then trooping into the
courtyard fell upon their knees, thank
ing God for this preliminary success.
In vain did the two monks reason
with them on their scandalous con-
duct.
Some of the more reasonable mem
bers OF the sisterhood explained That
they were really in need of a dwelling
as spacious as this and that they did
not purpose leaving it. The rector In
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Convent Stormed By Nuns

ease, had the misfortune to be burned
out
At that time there was in Orotava q
house of Jesuits which had lost its
former importance, and, though COM
modious and healthful, gave lodging to
but two men, the rector of the house
and his assistant. On this mansion
the nuns cast covetous eyes and soon
resolved to appropriate it.
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Probably the Truth.

The druggist in a small town died,
and his widow continued the business.
A month later she arranged the win
dow display so that it was very at
tractive. That week the town paper
contained this item of news
MIR. Arthur Edwards, prominent
druggist of Higginsville. took in the
sights Of our city yesterday. He was
very much interested in our drug.
gist's attractive widow"
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Great Northern RY
Makes Low Fares West
daily March Ist to

Colonist Tickets on sale daily March Ist to
April 18th.
The Great Northern Railway will place in
effect on March Ist, special One WAY Coll
onist fare of $3.50, from Milwaukee to pointo
in the Great Northwest, and continue same
daily to April 18th.
This fare will enable everybody who has
been convinced of the great opportunities
awaiting them in the Golden Great Northern
States to reach the goal of his desires eco
nomically and quickly.
Three daily trains will carry the Colonists
west-from the principal gateways-St Paul.
Minneapolis, Chicago, and Kansas City-and
special preparations are being made for the
comfort and accommodation of passengers.
tThe fare from St. Paul. Minneapolis, Kan
sas City, Duluth and Superior will be SIS 100,
from Chicago s33 90.
Tickets will be sold to nearly all points in
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
British Columbia, including Helena, Butte,
Great Falls, Havre and Kalispell, Montana;
Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, BeIling-
ham, Vancouver, Victoria and Portland.
Every town in the eastwill enjoy the benefit
of this rate, and through tickets can be pur-
chased at low figures. In planning your trip
to the Golden Great Northern States, write
for free copy of Colonist Folder and cost Of
through ticket from your town to,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-08
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See That Coffee Poison
Was Doing the Mischief.

A lady tells OF bad case of coffee
poisoning, and tells it in way so SIM
ple and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve 1t.
II had neuralgia headaches for IL
years" she says, "and have suffered
untold agony. When l first began to
have them I weighed 40 pounds, but
they brought me down to 10.
Il went to many doctors and they
gave me only temporary relief. So
suffered on, till one day, a woman
doctor advised me to drink Postum.
She said I looked like I was coffee
poisoned.
$50 / began to drink Postum, and
gained Is pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining, but not so
fast as at first. My headaches began
to leave me after I had used Postum
about two weeks-long enough, I e1-
pect, to get the coffee poison out OF
my system.
Nov that a few months have pass
ed since began to use Postum, can
gladly say that I never know what .
neuralgia headache Is like any more.
and 1t was nothing but Postum that
relieved me.
Before I used Postum never
went out alone; I would get bewilder.
ed and would not know which way to
turn. Now l go alone and my head
Is as clear as a bell My brain and
nerves are stronger than they have
f0 ~
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's reason" and it ia explain.
Cd in the little book. 'sThe Road to
WellVille." In pigs.
Ever read the aAevs letterf A new
one appears from time to tine. They
Interest.
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L Ii u
French allies, they merit the highest
commentator for their aid to the
cause of freedom; and only because
the former people hailed from an al
ready established government are
their claims granted precedence.
Irish historic emblems, both in device
and tincture, are woven unalterably
into the fabric of the evolution of
American history. Here, for the
first time, are set forth items or
great heraldic Importance, giving the
proper credit to Erin's emblems, as
they have formed an equation in the
development Of the present govern
mental devices of heraldic or SYM
bolic meaning
It is generally supposed that the
only important matter which engaged
the attention of the first Continental
Congress, on the fourth day Of July,
was the adoption of the Declaration OF
independence; but the records show
that no less essential national problem
"a government signature, or seal
was a part of the considerations Of
that eventful occasion. 1t was about
three o'clock in the afternoon, when
the Liberty Bell was still sounding
the call to arms and proclaiming the
dawn of freedom, that John Hancock,
president of the Continental Congress,
arose from his chair and said:
1--WE are now nation, and | ap-
point DR.. Benjamin Franklin, John Ad-
ans and Thomas Jefferson a commit
tee to prepare device for great
seal of the thirteen United States"
The committee Immediately proceed
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Conclusive Proof.

THAT expression, a human dynamo
fascinates me-"
1t Is very apt and vivid when ap-
piled to man of boundless energy"
"Tackbittors must be a human
dynamo
why do you think so9"
mo matter how cold the morning
is. he leaps out of bed with ever
stopping to think the matter over"
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the new government under the Con-
tinental Congress, as composed of
provinces of various sizes and
strength, but all working and re-
spending tremendously for the gen.
eral good-made united in strength
and purpose by the framework of Con-
Tess This design no doubt was OBJ
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The tenants of the escutclieon stand
on a scroll on which is the following
motto: Dec Favente,' which alludes
to the eye in the arms, meant for the
eye of Providence.
The Congress evidently counted 1t
more important to possess the seal
than a flag. for no definite action on
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Jesuit Priests Unable to Hold Domi-
Gle Against Dissemination OF
the Fair ReIigionists.

A curious tale of a besieged and
conquered monastery belongs to the
early history of the Canary islan1s. In
the early part of the eighteenth CEN
fury there was in Orotava, on the isl
nd of Teneriffe, convent of Domini-
an nuns Who. after some years of
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Bears the
His View.
|, romantic

TEL me about Spain. romantic
Spain"
WELL" said the motorist, there are
few bad places as you come down
the mountains, but in the main the
roads are pretty good"
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The Paxton Toilet Co. Of Boston,
Mass, will send a large trial box of
PaXtine Antiseptic, a delightful cleans
ing and germicidal toilet preparation,
to any woman, free. upon request.
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Vivid Imauination.

"Duffins says a pill looks as large
to him as a golf ball"
THAT being the case, l don't see
how he ever manages to eat green
peas"
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A man feels as Ill at ease in a dry
goods store as woman does in to-
bacco shop.
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Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton, aliays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle
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The Remedy that revolutionizes and re-
generates the victim of constipation is
Garfield Tea, a herb combination.
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Among Epicures.

Paris it a swift town." a-..-es
That's true. but snails are very
popular there" es >~ o. r
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The Rea son.

This purse is real alligator skin"
Il suppose that is why it has such
snap"
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but steady love of good and steady
scorn of evil.-EToude .-
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, Dr. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invigor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not grippe.
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Browns Bronchial Troches

Unexcelled for relieving Throat Troubles Eoopiates
Sample free. JOHN l. BROWN & SoN Boston Mass
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Two heads are better than one-in
cabbage patch.
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1t isn't difficult for a man tC see his
affinity in a woman with an obese
bank account.
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Garfield Tea, taken regularly, will correct
both liver and kidney disorders.
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If love Is really blind how is it that
love can always find a way?
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fI1annHfanf 70 Moth or.

CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
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ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE."
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNINE. Look for
the signature of E. w GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
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SHIELD


T. P a trio k day,
March the 18th, be-
longs to the Sons
of Erin by world
wide assent, but
few Americans, out
side Of those de-
scended from ma
tives of the Emer-
aid Isle, pause to
cons / d er W h a t
memorable services
were rendered by
Irish during the
Revolutionary war.
With the single ex-
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She-Speech Is silver and silence is
golden.
He-But the man with the most
brass gets the tin
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Many girl repents at leisure be-
cause she didn't marry in haste.