The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-01-16
"OLD GLORY"

old GLORY"
l am wondering how many persons
who are familiar with our national flag
with its rows of stars, know that the
first flag that Betsy Ross made for
| Washington had the stars in circle
in the blue field; more persons know
that with the fourth of July new ar
rangement is made with the stars, if
new states have been admitted in the
preceding year; but they still remain
in rows in the regulation army and
naval flag. 1t is news that the war
department has just accepted wholly
new arrangement of the stars in the
blue field, although it is not to dis
place the old arrangement OF rows of
stars. Mr.. Wayne Whipple is the
man who has proposed the new ar
rangement, and he thus tells how he
got it; he says: 81 saw the original
Is states set in the seal of the United
States in sixpointed star, so | took
that for the center of,mv arrangement.
Around this star | placed circle of
stars on no less an authority than
Washington, for the first flag, made
by Betsey Ross, had Is stars placed
in ring on the blue. But this circle
contained rs stars for the states ad-
mitted after the first Is, during the
first century of the country's history.
The ten states added since 1876 are
represented by tn stars outside the
circle-so the Is, rs and 10 make 48
states in the Union, including Arizona
and New Mexico"
1t is not proposed that Old Glory,
under which so many have fought,
shall be superseded, but that the new
flag be made permissible, and so like
ly to grow in favor. In time of war,
should that unhappy event come, the
old banner would be the standard up
lifted.
l have a silk flag, the size of
pocket handkerchief, with this new
arrangement and it certainly is pleas
ing to the eye; in the shape of six
pointed star in the center with Is
stars, then large circle around it of
the twenty-five states added to the |
Union between 1876 and 1876, and the |
next ten outside of that opposite the |
points of the center star.
A number of years ago / heard one |
Of the leading French writers in a |
lecture in Portland, Maine, on a COM
parison of the social customs of the |
English, Americans and French, which |
was very bright and witty His de-
scription of the different manner in
which a French, English or American
family would enter hotel dining
room was most amusing, and wound
up his talk by the declaration in the
French dramatic manner that IF a
kindly Providence should decree that
| should be born anew for human
lite, and permit me to choose NV
nationality and sex, l wo aid ask that
might be born an American womanw
l have recalled this incident after
reading the following from the New
York Tribune:
1t is pleasure to write a word of
appreciation of the American man.
Poor dear, he gets little but abuse in
these piping times of votes for wo-
menu Perhaps it is because Ameri-
can women, with maternal instinct,
wish only to remedy the defects in
what they love, like the mother who
Furnishes the child for its own good.
Or it may be that familiarity breeds
contempt. Being blessed always with
men about the house, handy, helpful
souls when the electric lights are out
Of order, even if they are a nuisance
at house cleaning time, the American
woman torgetS to be thankful that her
husband is not as husbands are in
other lands, neither useful nor orna-
mental, mere encumbrances. At anv
ate the husband who is without honor
n ms own country is much esteemed
by visitors from across the big pond.
lhe American husband is credited
with all the virtues and MANY useful
ways by writer in an English mag
lzine, who says: 1--WE have an idea
over here that American husbands use
heir homes only to dine and sleep in
hat may be true of millionaires and
u commercial travellers, but the ord;-
iaty professional man knows about
ne inferior OF his home in far more
'raetleai way than the English cous-
An English bishop was visiting
Ameriea lately, and stayed with
rlend OF ours, who is a professor of
aw' His hosts had private money
nd could afford to keep an excellent
ervant, and during the bishops visit
Verything went smoothly. When he
EFT ne gave his hostess a ST bill and
Sked her to give it to the boot how
ne II bill is nicely framed. and hangs
the professors study with the leo
nd underneath: Money honestIv
armed by G. L. R., professor of iuris.
rudence and bishops boot bow
One evening last summer we d;nad
beautiful home with two cultured
eople. The hostess had cooked ev-
Trything and the host slipped about
hanging plates and filling glasses So