Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WttUMfidUAX) jATiunaA *o? OUR STATE F ORIGIN A The following article was prepar- f ed for use with the State flag in the Schools by the flag committee of tie Daughters of the American Revolu tion of South Carolina and has been officiallly adopted by that body: At the ousest of the war between the American colonies and Great Britain two regiments of South Carolina troops were holding a fort on an island protecting Charleston. This was in 1775. It so happened that hese soldiers wore blue uni forms, and on their caps was a sil ver crescent. They had no flag at that itme as the fight with Great Britain had juSt begun. w 1111am Moultrie, who commanded the fort, was requested by the Council of Safety, an organization of leading citizens, to fashion a flag. In those days flags were much more used in war than now, because fighting was more in the open, and in other w$ys very differet from modern war. So they had to have a flag, and Generail Moultrie decided that if should be like the niforfcs an the cap insignia ?if his men. This explains why our State flag isj blue and why that little crescept, looking like a new mo cm, is found in one ocf it corners. -^There's a palmetto . tree in thtfi flag, too but that did not come< until' r 3q|er. In the summer of 1776 a Brit ishrleet attacked a fort on Sulli van's Island near Charleston and the retnBb was a disaster jot the E fleet. That fort, later named Fort J j, Mnnltnip mnut (hiiitt. nf Palmetto lom ' - i " ""r w v and those logs stopped the shot from j j, British cannon. The result .of the fight -was 090ft known ell oyer the State and everywh^e people told the story of how the palmetto logs' j, withstood the fire of the enemy. And J ^ "that'* the reason the figure of the j 0 palmetto tree was put in the crea/tor * of the flag. All of this was/before we had a national emblem. The colonial troops of the thirteen States in the Revo lution used (their respective State4* 'banners for quite a time. Im those days our forefathers were fighting - for liberty more than fo union, so the. various States were more hhpor tant political units than they are now. Not untH the Civil War, or the ?*ar of Secession or the War Be tween the States?just as you pre fr? to call it?was the question of union finally decided. Since that war thg State flags have not had their old time prestige; though, of course, they will never he dispensed with. This flag of ours, with its fine colors and pretty design, has had a career that is not surpassed .by any other State banner. It waved its tri umph over forts and over field troops in the Revolution. It waved again in victory in the war of 1812. Semnole Indians learned to fear it in the 4L I Seminole war. And in our war with Mexico in 1848, the palmetto flag was the first to be planted inside the fortress in Mexico City. That was a bloody fight, and one of the gfeat?et honors our flag ever won was to be first inside the Mexican's stronghold. It was carried there by the Palmetto regiment, made up of South Carolina troops. A curious and interesting feature of the history of our flag is that it ' was once a national ibanner for South Carolina was once an inde pendent republic; That was between the time we seceded from the Union and entered the Confederate States of" America, a matter of a few months beginning late in 1860 and ending early in 1861. After much discussion back and forth between the House and Senate, it was finally agreed on January 28, 1861 that the flag of South Carolina, an independ ent commonwealth then, should be the blue field, with white crescent and white Dalmetto tree. Soon after |K~" wards we enterd the Confederate States, and once more the banner, so familiar to us all became a State flag. And after the war was over, the Confederacy defeated and the Union re-establ.shed, the same flag remained as the distinctive insignia of this State. So many are the stories of fights or this flag, fights around .it, and other eyent in which it participated that o*e could not attempt to tell them all in anything short of a book.. So we shall take only a few of the stories more or less commonly heard about the Palmetto State fcaaMr. In the fight between the British LAG; ITS ! ND HISTORY j I I leet and Fort Moultrie, the flag was j hot down, and fell outside the en- | losure. A sergeant, William Jasper j >y name, leaped over the walls of i he fort, picked up the flag and un- i ler heavy fire coolly replaced it on ! he fort. South Carolina did not ; lave a governor then, but a pTeci- J lent, and this .president, John Rut- J edge, presented his own sword to I asper in appreciation of the heroic I IapH. There ia now a county in the | State named Jasper in commemora- | ion of this Revolutionary fighter. In -the Revolution South Carolina iad a havy, and of course the pal netto flag was its emblem. In this lavy was a ship, known as the Fri rate South Carolina and reputed to e the greatest ship then afloat. It iras commanded by a SouthCafolinian Commodore Gilland, and its exploit rtrile operating under our flag were amous far and wide. It took British rizes all over the Atlantic ocean, ,nd was gloriously sailed until finally rhen'some man other than Gilland mas in command, it was captured by i strong British force at sea. At the battle of Gaines' Mill in the Var of Recession, four soldierst ail irider twenty years of age,, were hot down while bearing the Pal netto flag, three of them being kill d. And so on, almost without end. Jut there's not the time now to tell aore. It has known victory and it as known defeat. It has known verything except dishonor. It is all uterwoven with the interesting, rith the fine history of the State ver which it always has and always rill wave, too longer a token of art ^dependent republic, frut always a oken of an independence of spirit, f love for liberty and justice. GORGEOUS PAGEANT IN QUAKER CITY lor* Than 11,000 Persona Took Part Largest in History of City's New Year Spectacle Philadelphia, Jan. 3.?King Mom ius held sway in Philadelphia. At the ead of the largest and most gor eous mummers' pageants in .the his 5rjrof the city's unique new year's pectacle, he marched between lines j ' 1 " l-"? " ? KnfVt I I entering numam^ uajm?u uu w>u | ides of Broad street from Porter j treetkto Girard avenue. For several j ours during the parade Broad street . ras transformed into a fairway of ' antasy, mimicry and music. 1 More than 11,000 persons, repre- ! enting scores of new year's clubs, ! ook part in the pageant and inci- j efttally competed for $12,000 in J rizes offered by the city and other j housands offered by business I louses. There were fancy dressed I lubs, the costumes of some of whose | aptains were reported to have cost j nany times as much as the amount i >f any prize they might win; comic | lubs, whose antics furnished the I pectators with much amusement; I tring bands of great variety, and I cores of floats depicting events of I listoric as well as nresent day inter-11 ?t. Thousands of persons went without | leep last night in order to obtain | >oints of vantage along the line of | narch. Most of the mummers' or- I ranizations held dances beginning at uidnight and the motion picture j louses provided entertainment for i thers. Clowns, jockeys, Cleopatras, | Chimpanzees and assorted freaks, in heir costumes ready for the parade, ] :avorted through the cafes and J J treets of the downtown section' i hroughout the night. Almost Perfect. Movie fan, after reading the names'! >f the author, the scenario writer, tdapter, director, supervisor, photo- J rragher, art-titler and property man ! >n the screen: . il "Maw if T Vnow the namp nf t.hp I nan who sweeps out the studio or vho brings the onions for the star's ears, I could set right back and en oy the picture." |j f (I Illiterate Millionaire. Buenos Aires.?Leon Poneche who :ame to the Argentine a poor boy and gained a fortune of $3,500,000, has bequeathed his wealth to his nephew, Nanaolle. The latter is a French sailor who can aeither read nor write. j . . I granfzmMnizKfaraniiitJzni 01 WIL i 1 AN r~1.1 MOND |~Special B IN THESE DAYS WHE FULL WORTH YOU W BE FOUND IN THIS A GINS FRIDAY, JANU DURING THAT T DOLLARS DO THEIR ] MEN'S AND BOYS' $4.00 Boys Sweaters, sale pric< $2.50 Men's Sweaters, sale prl $2.00 Men's Sweaters, sale pric $15 and $18 Ladies Long Goats, % MEN'S AND BOYS' $35.00 Men's and Young Men' Sale Price 7 .. $25.00 Men's and Yourfg Men's Sale Price ... r $20.00 Men's and Young Men's Sale Price $15.00 Young Men's Suits, sah MEN'S ODD 1 a $7.50 Men's Odd Pants, sale pi $6.50 Men"s Odd Pants, sale pr $5.00 Men's Odd Pants, sale pri ,$3.50 Men's Odd Pants, sale pr $2.50 Men's Odd Pants, sale pri $2.00'Men's Overalls, sale prict $1.00 Men's Overalls, sale pric< Boys' Overalls, the. best at . . . Boys Knee Pants . DRY GO< 25c Dress Ginghams at. 20c Dress Ginghams at. 35c 32 inch Dress Gingh 25c Crepe at yard Apron Ginghams at 25c Heavy Cheviots, saL 15c Heavy Sheeting, sal< 25c Bed Ticking, at yar( 35c Bed Ticking, at yard 50c Feather"Ticking at. 15c Curtain Scrim, at y 9Kr? Towels, each ? w ~~i - BLANKETS AND $3.00 Blankets, sale prii $5.00 Wool Nap Blanket $10.00 All Wool Blankel $2.50 Heavy Comforts, < $3.50 Heavy Comforts, $2.50 Bed Spreads, spe< $4.50 Bed Spreads, sale NO ( D.P< ABBEVILLE, ZiZBIZBgffliraiZIB JR REGULAR i IRIN( L BEGIN THIS 1 ^ JANU ID CONTIMUE T k 1/ rrnr j\ i, rcor argains in E\ * N IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL BE INTERESTED II 1Y ANNUAL JANUARY ARY 20TH AND RUNf IME THE FOLLOWING FULL DUTY:. SWEATERS 3 $2.69 *3-50' ce ....... gj . $3.00 I * IliS# "Ml sale price.. $7.00 i CLOTHING $500i s Suits, too AA $3-50' . <p&&.uu $3.00 ] Suits $19.00 $5.00 1 Suits, $14.00 $4.50 ] i Price . . $12.50 $3.50 ] PANTS r $3.00 ] [ ice $5.00 Ghildre ice . . . $4.50 - ce . .. D $3.50 $5.00 ] ice $2.98 $3.50 ] ce $1.9$ 3.00 M * $1.48 $1.00 1 85c 50c Me 98c 75c to $2.50 DDS 19c. .. 15c. lams, special 25c. 15c. 10c and 15c. s price, yd. .. 15c. 3 price, yd. ... 9c. 1 15c. 1 25c. 38c. d 10c. 15c. COMFORTS J( ee $1.69 $2.5C ;s, sale pr. .. $2.98 . Chile ts, sale pr. $5.00 ? pri Bach $1.25 $1.5C each $1.98 Men' nal sale pr. $1.75 $1.0C price $2.98 5-4 T iOODS CHARGED AT OLD / IZIiRllBniMBBUZIiia \NNUAL SSA {EAR ON ARY 20tl HROUGH ii t it nv i iuam, \ V ' rery Departr S - ? . ?*V ?' MAKE EVERY PEW V THE SPECIAL BAJ CLEARANCE SALE, 5 THROUGH FEBRUA LOW PRICES WILL M riiAPei OLIAn onuLo: onuLi > uid $4.00 Work Shoes, sale pr Men's-Work Shoes, sale price Men's "V^ork Shoes, sale price and $6.50 Men's Dress Shoe Ue Price Men's Dress Shoes, sale price. YIen's Dress Shoes, sale price . Men's Dress Shoes, sale price [iadies- Shoes, sale price .... * ^ Ladies' Shoes, sale price . . . Ladies' Shoes, sale price .... Ladies' Shoes, sale price ..... in's Shoes from . . At VI 4 MEN'S HATS AND < Men's 'Hats at ... . . . Vlen'sHats at ... .. en's Hats at Vfen's Caps at . r-. ...... ... sn's Gaps at DRESS GOOD! ? yard Wool Serge at.... i yard Wool Serge at ' yard Wool Serge at.... ? Silk Taffetas and Mess; ale Price > Crepe de Chine and Ge t yard : . /Torlvoo doId r^yina vq nauiaO) cait f/nvv/j juiw dadras at jadi^s' Hose, special .... ^adies' Hose, special N'S WORK AND DREI s Work Shirts, special si hie they last ) Men's Dress Shirts, eac ) Men's 'Dress Shirts, eac Iwi-n'o TTnirk n Si life cn^ LJL O HIV ii^Uivuj fcjfcsxs ice the garment ) Ladies Union Suits, no^ s Underwear, per garm< ) Ladies' Vests, sale pric< 'able Oil Cloth, yard THESE PRICES. lKOI ..80UTH C BBBBBBBBBBBBffl IY BUY ITS IGAINS'TO WHICH BE RY 6th. AKE YOUR tPiiilU $3.98 $3.50 ii 248 }c " $2.50 CAPS . $3.50 $2.98 \l $Z?5U 89c 38c 5 65c. 85c. .... $1.50 alines, $1.19 orgette . . 98c. 19c. 25c. 38c. 19c. 5S SHIRTS ale price 48c to $1.00 h $1.00 i, ci en 11 ^ l .UU cial sale 50c and 75c. n $1.19 ent I 50c. 3 75c. 25c. ?r \ 'AROLINA | ] arenmuzranniai