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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

cross of st. Andrew. and later on with the cross
Of St Patrick, was the very last flag to be sup
planted by the Stars and Stripes.
THE people of America, with growing contempt
for Old World flags, fabricated many Of their
own. Some of these were very odd and without
exception all of them were very ugly. This was
true until 1920 when the Mayhower carried the
St Georges cross, but those stern old Purtans
protested against the use Of the cross upon the
flag believing 1t to be sacrilegious. and In every
way they could. used other devices and designs.
only to bring down upon themselves the wrath
" the kings officers in the colonies The first
evidence of this when Mr.. Endicott. mu-
fnying against the cross, concluded to cut of
ne end Of 1t. Roger Williams for some reason.
srobably Just to get a whack at one whom he
dsliked complained of this. The kings officers
tok 1t up, and after long discussion. decided
Tat Mr. Endicott had been guilty Of lese majestic.
although that term was not known in those days
HI was deposed from office and penalty i'm
poed that he should not hold office again for
on, year. thus putting an end to the flying OF
an, flag other than that bearing the st. George
eros
TOR a long time plain red flag was carried
by IN organization called the Sons OF Liberty.
Foll,wing this blue flag with three cres-
cent, another with two, and still another with
one. Washington himself in ITS suggested
white flag with pine tree, and this Is only an
other proof that the story of Washingtons coat
Of arms was false About 1775 a striped green
and yellow flag was carried by one OF the militia
companies. In January, 1775 the first red and
whtesriped flag was adopted. This was known
as the Cambridge flag. and consisted OF 13 alter
nate red and white stripes, with the kings colors
then consisting of st. Andrews and ST. Georges
crosses Oh blue field.
Later Colonel Gadsen proposed to congress
our first naval flag. This a great big yellow
flag. with a snake coiled up in the center. It
hung over the head of the speaker for some years
and then went out of existence Following this
came flags Of red and blue stripes, and red and
white stripes each without field, and each with
snakes In them. There were pine tree flags
galore There were flags with badgers. flags with
anchors; In fact. any old thing except a st.
Georges cross seemed acceptable to the ~colonsts
struggling for light in the darkness. In 1776 the
Rhode Island colony adopted flag Of IL white
stars blue field. This is the very first time
stars appeared in the flag.
From the date Of the Declaration Of indie
pendence and for year or more afterward the
colonies used almost everything that flies in the
heavens or swims in the water or grows on land
as a symbol for their flag Finally, one bright
day in June with father and no mother, Old
Glory born. There is not a word or record
of any kind to show who designed the flag. who
presented the resolution. or how 1t ever got into
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
BRYAN ON MEDIATION
Secretary of State ExuItant Over
Peace Plans.
Cabinet Head In Address eefoee
Brooklyn League Says President
Wilson's Policy 10 Part OF
the "New Era"

New York.-William Jennings BY
an addressed the Brooklyn league,
civic organization. at its sixteenth
annual dinner at the Masonic Temple
building on The New Era. he re-
ferred incidentally to the Mexican
situation and the mediation proceed
ings. The secretary of state arrived
late and spoke less than one hour. He
was preceded as a speaker by William
C. Redfield. secretary Of commerce,
who quickly yielded the floor to Secre-
tary Bryan
Toward the close of his address Sec
rotary Bryan referred to his pacing
policies and to the situation in Mex
leo. In the new era, which Is being
ushered into the world. he said. and
which is evidenced by a general adj
vance In popular education. In popu-
lar government and In a more equi-
table distribution of the burdens OF
government in all countries, the gov
ernments In power will resort more
and more to reason, and less and less
to force.
Mediation is Just now being at
tempted In a question affecting the
United States" continued Mr.. Bryan.
THE representatives Of the three lead
J ing republics OF Latin-America have
rendered their good Offices to see II
peace cannot be restored In Mexico
The president quickly accepted their
| good Offices.
Il thank God that we have a presi
dent who hopes that mediation will
succeed. He is in sympathy with those
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

Oldest son viii. II he lives. succeed
his father on the throne. Also Prince
Alexander Of Teck. though his family
has not been classed with royalty. il
one generation nearer to George III
than 10 the present king. He 10
through his mother. q great-grandson
Of that monarch. whereas George '
ts . great-great-grandson
The drst duke of Teck was the son
OF Duke Alexander of Wurttemberg BY
his morganatic wife. Countess de
Rhedey. who subsequently received
the augmentation" Of countess OF
Hohenstein. The countess was not Of
equal birth" Of the duke. and he could
not obtain the consent of his kinfolk
to have the union treated as other
than . morganatic marriage.
The offspring of this union, who
might call himself count of Hohen.
stein, duke or prince o: Teck. as he
listed. came to England and married
Princes Mary of Cambridge. They
were the parents of Queen Mary and
of Prince Alexander and his brothers
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

eagle I'm black for Germany, and beisna
for Holland. the idea being to commemon@
countries from which the states had Deen pe'Y.
In addition. It was intended to have three es'sS
cons linked together by a chain. anu e1
these chains was to bear the initial Oh 0e
the IL independent states. Then there was
a Goddess of Liberty in corselet and arm",
smear and can and a shield OF the states'
goddess OF justice bearing a sword In nu
hand and In her left a balance In inc os
provision was made for the eagle OF rrous
in a triangle, with the motto. e Plur1ous ~.
On the other side of this unique seal was rn
in an open chariot, with a cross and Sworn
ing through the divided waters OF the he0
pursuit of the Israelites Moses was tnas
the pillar of fire, with the motto, keoep"
tyrants is obedience to God This desVn
not adopted.
I'm March, 1779, another committee w
pointed. and the report they made for
seal was worse than the first. On June 10
however. a William Barty Of Philadelpnn
posed practically the present coat OF arms
was finally adopted after being Lodlneo
other committee"
The story OF John Paul Jones is mus
associated with the story Of our nrst nas
same congress that created the nfS ~
pointed John Paul Jones to command tne
mental ship Of war Ranger at the SAM
When the flag was prepared and the hans~
about to go forth on her lonely adVen.s.'
naval committee made the COMMANDER I
official present Of the flag OF the uniteo ~
The achievements of the Ranger are
of the most stirring events OF our nis'".
the world knows how. in 1777, Jones m.u.
gallant use OF the Ranger and kept INC 'A
England and Scotland in constant terfoi ~.
The first military incident connected ~.
new flag occurred on August 2. 1777, wnA
tenants Bird and Grant invested fof'
The garrison was without flag wnen .ns
appeared, but the patriots soon suppheu
much on the pattern just adopted oy y"
mental congress. Shirts were cut up
white stripes bits of scarlet clotn ~'.
for the red, and the blue ground ioi q
was composed Of a cloth cloak belons,ne -.
Abraham Swartout, who was then ~ s.A
Before sunset this curious mosaic s'A. ~.
precious to the beleaguered garrison o. 1870
beautiful wrought flag OF SILK anu m, 4
was floating over one of the bastion'' ~
was raised on August %, but II
what became Of the imprcvised nag. III ~
In his statement to Governor Trumua c,,s1
FL. 1777. of the occurrences at ro'. 49, -
Colonel Willett mentions as one Vi $500
of his sally from the fort that ne 'aT ,bs =
brought off FIVE OF the enemys coio,.' . d,sph|
O, which on his return to the fort wer 1870
on the Flagstaff under the improlnp''
flag.
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World. A quantity Of naphtha was
placed in a saucer and lodged a, near
as possible to a heavy spark. and a
piece Of waste saturated with naph-
tina was placed close to the spark elec-
trodes. but in neither case was the
vapor ignited by the spark. A sim
liar test was applied to the small
sparks which obtain at minor paits OF
the apparatus, but 1t was not up til q
continuous spark was allowed II q
very long period that the naphtha, was
eventually ignited.
The tests. which were al the more
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

"oAioh VINO served
through the Civil war and an. ,-.s ,
ner re'auVes many Of the heroes of both wars
many years ago Mrs. Ball became convinced that
tne real history Of our flag was unknown She
ue'ernineo 70 unravel the tangled skein and
give TO posterity the true history and evolution
Of the American flag
was suggested by early writer's that George
wasnington's coat of arms was the model for our
nag OF today, said Mrs. Ball These statements
are supported only by tradition and legend "a
all my search has proved that Washington was
not egotstical enough to present his coat Of arms
70 tne nation as q model for its flag I have
oelved into history as far 1t is possible to 60
nave examined many manuscripts, and have
separated tradition and legend from facts. and II
Is my belief that Washington never thought Of
MS coat OF arms as a model for the flag In fact,
there Is grave doubt that Washington had any
thing to do with the designing Of the flag at ALL
"A sentence from one Of Washington's own
letters seems to me to clnch this statement
Sir Isaac Heard, an eminent writer of the early
days. wrote to Washington concerning his coat
Of arms which appears upon the doorway and
mantels of the old Washington manor house in
England To this inquiry Washington replied
on May 2, 1872:
This Is subject to which confess have
paid very little attention The arms inclosed In
your letter are the same that are used by the
family here As will be seen. this was a letter
Wrltton Qecaoe a1ter the close OF the RevOlu-
donary war, and nearly two decades after the
adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the congress
of the United States. II Washington at that late
date had paid little attention to his coat of arms
he certainly paid less in his younger days. and
especially at a time when he was surrounded by
enemies. Indignantly prosecuted by them, and
was naturally deeply engrossed in the army and
the preservation of the newborn nation. do not
md In all OF Washington's writings a single alu-
sion by him Of any Of his contemporaries that his
coat Of arms was used a model for the flag
The evolution Of the flag was gradual and un-
doubleday grew out Of the desire of the people
who had come to this country to get away from
the tyranny Of Old World monarchs. OF course
the first flag in this country was the red and yell
low flag Of old Spain, brought over by Columbus
The Cabots, with other discoveries Of England
planted the cross Of st. George up around New
foundland. Pedro RENAL, for the Portuguese
planted the fvespotted blue flag Of that then
great maritime nation. Henry Hudson, coming
here for the Dutch brought the yellow. white and
blue flag. under which he sailed up the Hudson
river. This flag was the flag Of the Dutch East
India company. These may be considered the
four discovery flags.
England dominated the country and the Eng
lish colors were really the last as we'll as among
the arst to dominate the destines Of the evolving
nation. The cross Of st. George. with the added
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
GO4Y% RANlEe, E2EED0n3 HE:My

the congress of the Uniiu|
States. The fact Is ID
ply recorded as follovI
Resolved, That the Z
of the 13 United States !
Is stripes, alternate d
and white: that the Uni
be Is stars, white b
blue field. Representing |
new constellation
so far as the vote |
recorded in congress
was unanimous, and "
is how the flag was b0l
About this time 4
great seal Of the Unf1
States came into ct
ence. On July 4. Ia
Benjamin Franklin, Jel
Adams and Thomas len
son were appointed q a
mittee to prepare devh
for a great seal Of the !
ton. This committee !
ported on August 10 Of =
same year and req
mended a design to q
sist of a rose Of red z
white for England, . u
tie for Scotland, a ~
for ireland. a feurNl
for France. an impa'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
FINDS DIAMOND IN TOBACCO
Edward casterlin, a laborer, Buys
FIve-cent Package and Gets
$50 Gem With lt.

Sussex. N. J.-Edward Casterlin.
employed as q laborer on a farm near
here, is $3.50 richer as a result Of
having purchased fve-cent package
Of tobacco. The man opened the car
ton and drew out large chew. Piac-
ing 1t in his mouth, be felt something
hard between his teeth. He removed
the tobacco and found in 1t diamond.
The laborer came to town and had
1t appraised by jeweler. The stone
was said to be worth at least $50.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

efforts and trusts that they will be
successful and that the nations honor
will be maintained and the welfare Of
Mexico conserved.
THE presidents desire for peace
goes beyond the western hemisphere.
Under negotiations for arbitration now
carried on. more than threequarters
of the peoples of the world are initial
ing an era Of peace with the United
States.
More than thirty treaties have been
negotiated. Fifteen have already been
signed. Ten are almost ready for
signing. We are linked by treaty
compelling Us to submit our differ
ences to impartial tribunal without
resort to force. with one-half Of the
population Of the world"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

been killed and paid for and the same
price has now been placed on the
head or rather the tail Of each Of each
Of another thousand.
OF the 1000 seals on which bounty
has been paid. only . dozen were shot
in the Fraser river. although the de-
partment's patrolmen have reported
seals in the river between Steveston
and the Sandheads In considerable
numbers. While some were reported
in February. they became much more
plentiful later. % being sights1 On
March 4 Win g voOo eoan1o1 q
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

important, as naphtha Is one Of the
most infiammable cargoes carried. con-
vinced the officials who carried them
out-the experimenting engineer Of
the shipping company and a repre-
sentative Of the Marconi company
that fumes Of naphtha would never be
sufficiently dense inside the wire
less cabin to permit OF ignition. Out
side In the rigging this would be even
more obvious.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
DIAMONDS GO BY AEROPlANE
New Air Line Will Make Gems Safe
From Robbers and Avoid Dim
cult Jungle Paths.

BeriIn.-Aeroplanes win be used to
bring diamonds from the mines of
German southwest Africa to their
shipping point. The air route will
save both time and money, since It
will at once do away with the neces-
sity of traversing dificult Jungle paths
and Of sending q troop Of soldiers with
each shipment to protect 1t from rob
bers.
The imperial colonial authorities
have laid out q flying field at Canbib,
100 miles northeast Of Swakopmund,
and experiments will be begun there
next month by four noncommissione ed
onlcers Of the African protectorats
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
PET DOG CUTS NEW Teeth
EIeven-Year Pennsylvania Poodle
Dropped Old Ones, Apparently
Worn Out.

Jenkintown, Pa.-Veterinarians OF
the Old York road district are interest.
ed in an unusual case. A French poodle
dog, for more than II years a pet in
the family Of Howard Smith Of Noble.
dropped" all its teeth some weeks
ago, this condition being attributed to
old age Of the dog.
Within a fortnight the dog has
started to "cut" an entirely new set
of teeth-a condition declared to be
distinctly out of the ordinary.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
NO DANGER FROM WIRELESS
Investigation Shows That There ID
No Chance Of lie lgnItins Rig
cling Of Ships.

In April. 1913. at the instance of a
hrm of shipowners, the Marconi CON-
pny carried out exhaustive expert
ments with the view of ascertaining
whether there was any actual danger
in the presence on board Of ships Of
SPARKS arising out Of the use of
the wireless plant, says Wireless
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
Her Lips Mark Royal Glove

greatly agitated and alarmed when
she saw what had happened. but the
kaiser assured her that 1t did not mat
ter. Nine. Pavlova said afterward:
II was never 30 frightened In my
life. Such an offense would have had
the most serious consequences in Rus
STA"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
canada's New Ruler Descendant From
MorpanatIe Marriage--More Royal
Than King Himself.

London.-Announce OF the Sc
lection of Prince Alexander OF Teck.
the brother of Queen Mary. to succeed
the duke of Connaught as governor
general Of Canada has served to again
bring to mind the romantic history Of
the house of Teck
The status Of the Teck family IL
most peculiar. Though descended from
Q morganatic marriage contracted 75
years ago. the family has given q
queen consort to Great Britain. whose
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
Prince Alexander of Teck

troops. who have been trained at Jo-
hannisthal and Mulhausen.
Besides transporting diamonds. the
machines will serve to bring mail out
from the interior and for military OBJ
servations, chartography. etc.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

New York.-The servant problem
has been solved BY . clause in Mrs.
Mary J. SissionG win. which dives her
servant . trust fxnd Of 5000, -
long - she remained With her hus-
handle family. Ma Sission dSd not
want to go h0 hnooanA v1khpns >nmr
petent 10
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

the End day OF January,
1776. When the ensign
was first displayed at Cam
bridge, the British regu-
lars assumed It was in
tended as an indication of
submission by the Is
states to the king, whose
speech had Just been sent
to the Americans. The
comment Of the British
Register of 1776 on the
new standard is interest.
ing: THE rebels burned
the kings speech and
changed the flag from a
plain banner to one bear
ing Is stripes. as a SYM
Doi OF the number and
union Of colonies"
Isabelle Worrell Ball Is
the woman who made the
American flag her life's
study. She is the daugh-
ter Of a veteran of the
Revolutionary war and
the founder Of Flag day.
which Is now observed all
over the country. Her IA.
Their was Capt. James p.
Worrell. who SERVED
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

Dominion Fisheries inspector Gives
$3.50 . Head on
Thousand.

New Westminster. B. Cit 10 IN.
nounced By r. H. Cunningham. chief
anspector Of dominion fisheries, that
bounty win BE- paid during the coming
year On another 1000 hair scala The
Arst Loco seals. On which . bounty Of
3s,So Q hsad cane into force ct tn
HaGlnniAg e ~ ysag. have algsaAy
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

March 10. and 100 on April 10. Few
river fishermen seem to have made
any effort to GET the seals, though
their tails are worth $3.50 each.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

much by assuring him that his ban
had killed the tango In America
In kissing the kaiser's hand, Nine.
Pavlova imprinted a kiss from her
rouged lips on his white glove. leav-
ing q red mark. The dancer became
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
Anna PavIova, kissing Emperor VIII
lIam's Hand, Leaves the stain
Of Rouge.

Berlin.-Anna Pavlova, the Russian
dancer. was called to the royal box
after her performance at Brunswick
recently. She pleased the kaiser very
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
Wife Used ROLLING PIN

Chicago.-Louis Tuft of Harvey.
Ill, has filed suit for divorce charg-
ing that his wife struck and injured
said plaintiff severely with . rolling
pin"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13


to the oppressed Of all lands. The Union CLEANS
out through the world a gigantic monument or
freedom, and the lowly and prosecuted Of all ma
tons have their eyes turned toward America with
the hope that some day they may reach the prom
ised land.
The American flag is the oldest flag among the
nations Of today. It antedates even the present
emblems Of the ancient empires of China and ia
pan. The Star-Spangled Banner has history I'M
like the flag of any other people. 1t is older than
the present flag Of Great Britain, which dates from
1901; 1t is older than the German empire standard
of 1870; older than that of France-1794-or that
Of Spain-1785.
The first legislative action of which there Is
any record concerning the design and adoption OF
rational flag was taken in a resolution Of con-
gress at Philadelphia June IA, 1775 but 1t was
not until October November of that year that
a committee Of three-Benjamin Franklin John
Adams and Roger Sherman-met In the old city of
Cambridge and entered upon their duties. After
long elaboration. this committee adopted design
consisting of the kings colors-the crosses of St.
George and St Andrew-with Is parallel horizontal
stripes alternate red and white most strange
and unfortunate selection 1t would seem.
The flag was unfured for the first time over the
camp Of the Continental army at Cambridge. on
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
Sentenced TO Be Spanked.

Yonkers. N. Y.-George Creiger,
twelve. accused Of attempted burglary,
was sentenced to be spanked by his
father.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13

Debt 10 Q paradox. The faster We
run In, the more We get behind.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
Nv the WhoIesaie.

BY the WhoIs'''s. y,
Silas-What an enormoD
that man Jenkins must have
Hez-What's the prooH -.
silas-He says he always -
restaurant where they serve
la carte.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
ecc sh.ned 1 liz Horn ~ pi.,~.

Egg Shaped Like Horn Of Plenty.
Newton, N. IA leghorn hen laid
an egg shaped like horn of plenty.
Farmers here believe 1t q sign of
good times.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-13
A Date Eater.

A Date Eater. -
Bacon-Ever see goat a. y, s h
Esbert-I don't think 70
one eating dates. today n. r
Where did the goai $3.50 !,
he was eating . cais's