Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GIVES HISIORY Of CONffDERATE fAl 'Tells of Changes lade in Emblen AT FlRST' UNSUITABLE Bore Close Rtesemblance to Stars an Stripes--Bonnie CBlue Flag FirH Used in Mississippi. . So many inquires as to the Con federate flag have been received a the public library that the follow ing information is supplied by th library for the benefit of all inter ested. There was during the first year a very wide variety of flags and stand ards used by the South, the first se cession convention which was begui at Columbia, Decemb'r 17, 1860, us ing the Palmetto flag which consist ed of a white field bearing a greet Palmetto in the center and under neath it the motto of South Care lina, "Animis Opibusque Parati." Alarch 4, 1862, the day that Lincol: was inaug-rated president of th United Sta' 3, the Confederate con vention it. Montgomery adopted a the oflicial flag o fthe Confederac the "Stars and Bars," which was th first of the three ojcial flags used This flag consisted of a red fiel with a white space extending hori zontally through the center, and equa in width to one-third the width o the flag; the red space above an below to the same width as the white The union to be blue, extending a the lower red space, in the cente of the union a circle of white star, correspoidfing inl number (then seven S Package before a Package during and a package The Flavo So Does th' Dixie Fabricated Bungalows gI eira cocy, substantial, endural Four wall-layer construction w insulation against Summer heat Shipped in easy-to-handle sect< man, by plans we turnish. WI For a Dixde Pabricated Dungulos DIXIE HOUSE CD A LEUTC teaIed estalog of D7de Howeoe ,. opA flb sit e . n aeE1 bUOAs with the states of the Confederacy. Events showed that the resemb lance of this flag to the stars am stripes was too pronounced and oc casioned confusion and mistakes. Ii the first battle of Bull Run the star. and bars was several times mistaker for the stars and stripes and vic versa. After this battle Gen. Josepli I . Johnson adopted the "battle flag' which was designed by General Beau regard and this was afterward adopt ed as the battle flag of the Confed - eracy by the Confederacy congress. The flag wias "a red or crimson field, its bar sblue, running diagnally across from one corner to the other, - the stars white or gold, the blue be ing separated from the red by a t white field." Similar to British As the need of a change from the 1 official flag became apparent after much discussion the second flag of - the Confederacy was established by i congress May 1, 1863. This was to - be "a white field, with the union - now used as the battle flag,' to be a square two-thirds the widwth of the i flag having the ground red; therein 3 a broad saltire (St. Andrew's cross) - of the blue bordered wit. white and i emblazoned with white mullets or r five pointed stars, corresponding in ) number with that of the Confederate . states." I The objections to this flag were - that at a distance it bore a close re I semblance to the British, white en sign and also that when it fell limp I around the flag pole, it had the ap pearance of a flag of truce. These objections were so valid that con gress decided to add -i broad trans verse stripe of red to the end of the fly of the flag, this change being of the war the war NOW r Lasts e Price! - 6 CHEWING UM re every man a chance to own hi. Io, weather-proof, enjoyable home. Ith dead air space between effects and Winter cold. mB-QUfckly erected by any handy hat you save in rent wlU soon pay COMPANY . N, .G.4 MAN'S BEST AGE A man is as old as his organs; he can be as vigorous and healthy at 70 as at 35 if he aids his organs in performing their functions. Keep your vital organs healthy with GOLD MEDAL The world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles since 1696; corrects disorders; stimulates vital organs. All druggists, three sizes. Look for the name Gold Medal on overy boar and accept no imitation ficially adopted February 4, 1865. Thirteen States Represented The thirteen stars on the flag rep resented the thirteen stars of the Confederate union which in order of their secession were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Geor gia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Ar kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri ant: Kentucky. The "Bonije blue flag," which in spired the rousing battle song of that iame, was, according to Harrison's iuthoritive work, "the stars and strives and other American flags," first used in Jackson, Miss. It was inade of silk by the ladies of that city and presented to the president of the convention, V. S. Barry. This con vention adopted the ordinance of se cession January 9, 1861, and the pre sentation of the flag occurred after the announcement of the plassage of the ordinance. It was waved aloft by 'resident Barry amid scenes of wild enthusiasm. The flag is de scribed as being a "flag of white I grounit d, a n1.gnolia tree in the cen ter a bliuo field in the upper left hand corner with a white star in the center, finished w ith red border and a red fringe at the extremity of the flag." The song the "Bonnie blue flag" is of disl)uted authorship but the most reliable authorities seem to agree that it was written by I larry McCarthy, an Irish comedian who was in the hal when the vote on the ordinance was taken ,that it was sung that evening fo rthe first tine at the Spengler theater. CliARiG ES IMPlLICATE, SIlII'l'ING BIOARID Mexico City, Oct. 24.-Charges that the United States shipping board is indirectly interested in an application now before the dep)artment of petro leun for all oil auleduct concession across the Isthnus of Tehuantepec, and that its purpose is to secure a ready oil sullply for the Am....ri.tn iacilie fleet, are pulbllished today by the newVspaper Excelsior. In an article describing as a "voice of alarm calling on the Mexican government to beware," the newspla per asserts that the companly making hte app111 liationl, whllile ostensibly Alexian nin its mak 1wupf, has repre sent atives of' the sh ippJinig board as .\lA Il.':G DEI'lNES I'IA(CE ON HOAlUD PaIt imore1, Oct. 214.---lIn formlat ion ob tained herel( tollighlt was to the eofect hat Th'Ieodore Mlarbu rg of' this city, tUnitedl States' minlist(er t~o Helgium undenrli the( Taft, admnilstrantien, has dleclined hlis appointmlent by I 'resi of thet Unlitedl Staltes shippinlg board .\lr. .\larbur1 g conirmel~td thiiis, am "'Aly position was malde' clear inll lehtter' to the('prelside'nt whlichI I hm:. the hornor to take ill pehrson. to th White ilouse (Il Fridauy, the day th ne'wspa per hiispa tchI announced m1''( l 'eOitmen'lt. It remalinils for th tresidentf to diecide whether1 the hei ter is to he i givenh ouit. Sulbscribe to The1( T~imeCs F CHI LDREN STO'IA~l sad 80Wls ANTI -~riN ROCK IHLI,$.I Utz & Dunn Style SHOES OF QUALITY ILI V; Another shipment arrived today. Pi iced according Fito today's market. We have never had a traveling sales man to tell us he had a better shoe than Utz & Dunn to sell us. Old Man just as Good is still living, but we be ilieve you want the best. That's why we sell Utz & Dunn Shoes for Women. kvm Better buy Utz & Dunn than wish you hiad. E;90 I McCoflum Bros., Sumter, S. C. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENE~EEEEEENEEEMEEENEMENEM LET US HOLD YOUR I FOR BETTER PRICES 1 IT WILL, COST YOL NOTHING. WE ARE WILLING.1 TO TAKE ALLN T HE RISKS TO HELP YOU OUR PROPOSITION IS VERY SIMPLE You have the cotton and we have the merchandise you want and need to * supply yourself and family. You can not afford to sell your cotton at the pre- U sent 1-w prices. We can arrange it so that you can have your cotton and ob tain an the merchandise you want and need without having to sacrifice your * cotton at the present prices. You can bring your cotton to us; we will hold it for you free of charge for 11 60 or 90 (lays or longer if necessary. In the meanwhile we will let you have the N full amount of the prevailing market price, or any )art of it, as you may de- N sire IN MERCHANDISE, and when you desire to sell this cotton, we will sell U I I it for you and pay you the difference. N ILet us illustrate it clearly. Suppose you have a hale of cotton, which would, * at the present price bring 20c or $100.00 a bale, you can bring this bale of cot- U ton to us and get $100.00 worth of MERCHANDISE at our regular advertis Hi ed prices. We take this bale of cotton and hold it for you, F R E E 0 F U . C H A R G E say, for 30 days. At the end of 30 days this cotton m.y be * 1 worth 35c which would be $175.00 the bale and you (ecide to sell it. We then i sell this bale of cotton and give you the difference, which would be $75.00. So N you see you are not selling your cotton outright, we simply hold it for you to N obtain a better price. CAN YOU EXPECT A BETTER OPPORTUJN ITY'? COME IN To SEE US AND LET US TALK IT OVER. ft1 We are still leading in genuine offerings of BARGAINS of rare value and of very exce)ti onal merit. We are still making astounding cuts in our lines of U LTHING, DRY GOODS, SHOES, HATS, UNDERWEA R, L A )IEQS) j A DY-TO..WEAR and the general line of dependable merchandise of merit. Respectfully, 1' A HN TH E BAiTTE RYI * MANNING, S. C.- SUMMERTON, S. C. E Look For The Yellow Front.