Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-04-12
Your Duty to the Flag
When the flag is displayed, stand and

When the flag is displayed, stand and
salute it, take off your hat.
When the "Star Spangled Banner" is
played, stand up, no matter where you
are or what you are doing.
Never allow the flag to be insulted,
| if in your power to prevent.
The flag can be insulted as follows:
BY allowing it to touch the floor or
ground.
By using it to cover up the flower
beds.
When removing it from a building
where it has been used as a decoration,
by throwing it over the shoulder onto
the ground or sidewalk. In such case,
first pick up the flag, then punch the
head of the person throwing it.
By using it for a horse blanket, or
tying it on the harness SO it touches the
horse.
By fastening it on your wagon or
automobile and then when the wind
breaks it loose, allowing it to remain in
the street, where it fell, for yourself
and others to run over and trample in
the dirt.
BY not saluting it.
BY treating it in any other manner
than you would your mother, sweet
heart or wife.
| Remember your flag is dearer to you
than any other thing in this life except
your God, and treat it accordingly.
| In hanging flag in room or on a
wall, always place the blue field to the
north or east. This is imperative.
In using bunting decorations, always
put the red edge up.
If the flag becomes dirty, send it to
the laundry, it will wash beautifully.
Never allow flag to fly that has
been whipped to pieces by the wind SO
only few shaded strings are left: 1t
is an insult to it.
Hoist the flag after sunup, never
before, and take it in before sundown,
fold it carefully, and place it in safe
place until wanted again in the morn
ing. 1t is an insult to it to allow it to
remain out over night.
If you find flag lying on the
ground, pick it up, no matter whether it
be large or small, old or new, and dc
something with it. Never allow it to
lie there.
Never use the flag for advertising
purposes. There is a law against il
with heavy penalty attached, besides
it ism It right anyhow.
The right to be covered with the
flag, after death, is great honor
which is accorded only to those who
have won it on the battlefield. If a
funeral is passing and the flag covered
casket is visible to you, stand at atten
ton and take off your hat. By so do
ing you honor the flag and dead at the
same time.
Our flag is the symbol of all the
ideas and institutions of our country
1t is the result of 1000 years of strug
gle and effort of mankind
1t stands for the principles that
Icaused the French revolution and the
recent revolt in Russia
For those same principles our fore
fathers fought and died during the
Revolution.
Those principles are, the freedom OF
thought, speech, worship, the press, anc
the right to secure happiness according
to the dictates of our own conscience
In other words, our own persona
liberty.
Our country stands second only to
our God, in our hearts and our lives.
We love our mothers, our sweethearts
and our wives. We would fight to the
bitter death if any one should insult
them.
Without our country we could have
no homes; no mothers, sweethearts OF
wives, therefore our country stand
above these.
Our country has been insulted; oul
personal liberties trampled upon.
Therefore, it follows naturally, tina,
we should fight to the bitter death &c
maintain them.
Why, then, are we not flocking t.
the colors, during this period of dan
ger to our very existencea
Both the navy and army are calling
for men for the first line of defense
Where is the martial, freedom loving
American spirit!
Has this become nation of jelly
fish and mollycoddles2
Isn't it better to die gloriously fol-
the cause of liberty, than to shuttle
off from disease or old age9
Where are the descendants of the
iron men of the revolutionary and civil
wars-Patrick Henry, who loved liberty
above lifef OF Nathan Hale, who re
GREETED that he had but one life to
give his country
Let us forget our personal affairs
let US be big and broad, and let us
protect the heritages given up by ou1
forefathers, who fought, and bled and
suffered and died for them.
A Window Washers View.
A window washer was called upon
one day to clean the windows of a
/ business concern on tho ninatoan4A