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GIVES HISTORY OM
CONFEDERATE FLAG
TELLS OF CHANGES MADE IN
EMBLEM.
AT FIRST UNSUITABLE.
Bore Close Resemblance to Stars and
Stripes.?Bonnie Blue Flag
First Used in Mississippi.
So many inquiries as to the Confederate
flag have been received at
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information is supplied by the library
for the benefit of all interested.
There was during the first year a
very wide variety of flags and standards
used by the south, the first seing
the Palmetto flag which consisted
of a white field bearing a green
palmetto in the center and underneath
it the motto of the South Caroline
state, "Animis Opibusque Parati."
March 4, 1862, the day that Lincoln
was inaugurated president of
the United States, the Confederate
convention at Montgomery adopted
as the official flag of the Confederacy
the "stars and bars," which was
the first of the three official flags used.
This flag consisted of a red field
with a white space extending horizontally
through the center, and equal
in width of the flag; the red space
above and below to the same width
as the white. The union to be blue,'
extending at the lower red space, in
the center of the union a circle of
snViiffi c< tare r>nrrpsnnndins' in number I
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(then seven) with the states of *he
Confederacy.
Events showed that the resemblance
of this flag to the stars and
stripes wTas too pronounced and occasioned
confusion and mistakes. In
the first battle of Bull Run the stars
and bars was several times mistaken
for the stars and stripes and vice
versa. After this battle Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston adopted the "battle flag"
which was designed by General Beauregard
and this was afterward adopted
as the battle flag of the Confederacy
by the Confederate congress. The
flag was "a red crimson field across
from one corner to the other the stars
white or gold, the blue being separated
from the red by a white field."
Similar to British.
As the need of a change from the
official flag became apparent, after
much discussion, the second flag of
the Confederacy was established by
congress May 1, 18 63. This was to
be "a white field, with the union,
'now used as the battle flag' to be
a square two-thirds the width of the
flag having the ground red; therein
. a broad saltire (St. Andrew's cross)
of the blue bordered with the white
and emblazoned with the white mullets
or five pointed stars, corresponding
in number with that the of Con
federate states."
The objections to this flag were
that at a distan'ce it bore a close resemblance,
to the British white ensign
and also that when it fell limp
around the flag pole, it had the appearance
of a flag of truce. These
objections were so valid that congress
decided to add a broad transverse
stripe of red to the end of the
fly of the flag, this change being of
ficially adopted February 4, 1865.
Thirteen ^cates Represented.
The thirteen states on the flag represented
the thirteen states of the
Confederate union which in order of
their secession were South Carolina,
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas,
North Carolina, Tennessee,
Missouri and Kentucky.
The "Bonnie Blue Flag," which inspired
the rousing battle song of that
name, was, according to Harrison's
authoritative work, "The stars and
stripes and other American flags,"
first used in Jackson, Miss. It wras
made of silk by the ladies of that
city and presented to the president
of the convention, W. S. Barry. This
convention adopted the 'ordinance of
secession January 9, 1861, and the
presentation of the flag occurred after
the announcement of the passage of
the ordinance. It was waved aloft
hv Prpsidpnf Rarrv nmirl vptim nf
wild enthusiasm. The flag is described
as being a "flag of white
ground, a magnolia tree in the center,
a blue field in the upper left
hand corner with a white star in the
center, finished with red border ana
a red fringe at the extremity of the
flag." The song, the "Bonnie Blue
Flag" is disputed of authorship but
the most reliable authorities seem
to agree that it was written by Harry
| CARLISLE SCHOOL NOTES
Clipped From The Bugle.
A meeting of the student body was
called Tuesday to decide the fee tc
be paid for membership in the rifle
club. The fee last year was 50 cents
but on account of some work that is
necessary to be don3 on the range, il
was decided to increase the fee tc
75 cents.
It is with deep regret that we ah
receive the news of the death of Capt
Webster's father, who was accidentally
killed in an automobile wreck
last Sunday afternoon in Greensboro
N. C. Capt. Webster departed foi
Greensboro soon after the news had
been received, and is now with his
step-mother, who was probably fatally
injured in the same accident.
A big squad answered the roll cab
for the landscape gardening class
This organization is doing wonderfu!
work for the boys as it relieves them
of their "surplus" energy. Mr. Poag
the president, had advised his "secretary,"
Mr. Brewer, not to add anj
new members to the roll unless the
parties wishing admission prove thai
they have the surplus energy required.
A meeting of this organization
was held Monday and Cadets Stackhouse,
Loveland and Kirby showed
their skill in cuttin'g trees. A second
meeting was held Tuesday and the)
have partially completed the rifle pit
THE KID SPEAKS.
Now one of my sister's best beaux
Is extremely fond of loud heaux,
So oft when he'll call
And they sit in the hall,
He will peaux, so heaux he'll expaux,
S. S. Williams, of Norway, visited
Capt. Lanham Sunday.
Miss Kearse went to her home al
Olar this past week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Arant and son, from
Bowman, visited Cadet Leonard Arant
Sunday.
Capt. Stabler spent the week-end
at his home at North.
P. .0. Bonnette, of Neeces, visited
Cadets Carsie and Zula Bonnette on
Sunday.
J. C. Inabinet, of Orangeburg, was
on the campus Sunday.
TWO DEAD; ONE WOUNDED.
Three eDaths May Result From Infatuation
of Married Man.
Chattanooga, Oct. 30.?Mrs. Lulu
Mitchell and W. M. Howard, a photographer,
are dead, Miss Anna Mitchell,
step-daughter of the dead woman,
is in a hospital probably fatally injured,
and Mrs. B. Elliott is held at
police headquarters, charged with accessory
to murder as the result of
a triangular domestic mix-up here
today. Howard, who was married,
but infatuated with the Mitchell girl,
encountered at the Elliott home the
Mitchells, shot the two women and
then sent a bullet through his own
heart. Two ^bullets penetrated the
body of Anna Mitchell, and physicians
hold out no hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Mitchell was instantly
killed. W. O. Mitchell, nusnana 01
the dead woman, was an eye witness
to the killings, but being unarmed,
was unable to interfere.
Mitchell told the police that the
direct cause of the tragedy was his
objection to Howard associating with
his daughter after he had learned
that he had a wife and two children
living at Rockwood, Tenn. He also
said that his daughter had left home
and took up residence with Mrs. Elliott
in order to be near Howard.
The first shots were fired at Miss
Mitchell, who had left the room occupied
by her parents, and then Howard
opened fire on the elder Mitchell
and his wife, the woman being killed
and Mitchell rusing to a neighbor to
secure a gun. It was while Mitchell
seeking the gun that Howard turned
the revolver on himself, according to
Mitchell. Howard had been arrested
on complaint of the father of Anna
Mitchell and was out on bond.
Did it on Purpose.
"Ever have any accidents?" asked
the insurance man of the lanky westerner
who had in an application for
a policy.
"Nope," then he added as an after
thought, "got a couple of rattlesnake
bites, though."
"Great Ccott, man! Don't you call
those accidents?"
"No sir. They bit me on purpose."
McCarthy, an Irish comedian who
was in the hall when the vote on
the ordinance was taken, that it was
sung mat evening tor me nrsi tune
at the Spengler theatre.?Greenville
Piedmont.
REPUBLICANS WIN
BY BIG MAJORITY
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! VOTE BEING PILED UP FOR THE
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G. (). P. IN EASTERN STATES.
- RETURNS FROM WEST.
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Governor Cox's Own Newspaper and
I * Chairman White Concede Defeat
of Democratic Cause.
New York, Nov. 2.?In the face of
' returns showing the growing land
j slide for Harding, Governor Cox's
own newspaper, the Dayton Daily
News, and Chairman White of the
Democratic national committee, soon
after 11 o'clock tonight conceded the
I election of Senator Harding. Without
waiting for returns from the west
I which four years ago elected Wilson
t in the face of pluralities for,' Hughes
throughout the east, the Democratic
f
. candidate and his chief manager conr
ceded that in the "solemn referen,
dum" which President Wilson declart
ed would decide the league of na- '
. tions question, American voters had
preferred Harding, who favored
. "staying out."
[ Governor Cox, who was in his
[ newspaper office when the concession
j of Senator Harding's election was
published, said he would issue no
statement. Senator Harding at his
home in Marion said he was "more
: given to prayer to God to make me
capable of playing my part" than he
was to exultation.
At 11:15 o'clock, eastern' time,
. with the west and middle west still
scarcely heard from, the Harding
^ landslide in the east was continuing
with gathering momentum.
: At the rate the Harding column
was growing at that hour, the Re1
publican plurality in the state of New
York would be around the unprecedented
figure of more than a million.
! Newr Yorjk city, normally Democratic,
was going for Harding by at least a
^ half million. The governorship fight
1 continued close with Republican maa-;
agers claiming the defeat of Gov.
1 Smith.
Pennsylvania returns at that hour
showed Harding leading Cox three
to one and Senator Penriose elected.
Massachusetts was promising Harding
the greatest plurality ever given
a presidential pandidate in that state.
Boston had gone for a Republican for
the second time in its history and had
given Harding a greater lead ovar*
Cox than it gave McKinlev over Bry'
an in 1896. Returns from half of
. Vermont gave Harding a three to one
lead over Cox. Hughes beat Wilson
f two to three in 1896.
In the home district of Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall,
Harding beat Cox 2 to 1. Maine re|
ported Harding leading Cox -by the
largest plurality ever given to a presidential
candidate. Ohio, one-fifth
t complete, showed a growing vote for
Handing.
Harding carried two wards in the
. city of Atlanta, Ga., and two parish.
es in the Louisiana sugar belt, Both
, Democratic territory.
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In the New York senatorial race,
Senator Wadsworth was leading his
Democratic opponent, Lieutenant
, Governor Walker. Senators Brandegee,
of Connecticut, and Moses, of
New Hampshire, opponents of the
league of nations, both seemed certain
of reelection.
The late closing of polls in the western
states, the difference in time,
long ballots and a greatly increased
vote, were the cause of the late returns
from the west.
Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 2.?Governor
Cox's newspaper, the Dayton News,
issued an extra edition shortly before
11 o'clock tonight conceding the -election
of Senator Harding, the Republican
candidate, as president.
The governor himself said he would
make no statement tonight. His
newspaper, however, carried the election
returns under the caption, "Republican
Landslide; Harding Wins."
Governor Cox himself did not formally
concede his defeat regardless
of the statements of his newspaper.
He said:
"I will make no statement tonight.!
and whatever my paper says is purely
impersonal."
New York, Nov. 2.?George White,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, conceded the election of
Senator Hr:di/g at 11 o'clock tonight.
Mr. White also conceded the election
of/a Republican congress.
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WOMAN OWNS BIG FARM.
1,250,000 Acres in Three Texas Counties
Operated by Woman.
Rockefeller and Morgan may have
a near-corner on the world's money,
says a Kingsville, Texas, dispatch.
Mrs. Henrietta M. King has a nearcorner
on the world's land, or at least
so it seems.
For three hours by train one rides
across her ranch. And still a two
hour journey is ahead 'before the
fence posts of her nearest neighbor
is sighted.
For Mrs. King, a sweet-faced motherly
woman of 70, widow of Capt.
Richard King, soldier and stockman,
is the owner of the world's largest
ranch.
It has nearly 1,250,000 acres?
nearly the size of Delaware. Forty
miles of it is sanded beach.
It covers every inch of three counties?Kleberg,
Willacy and Cameron,
But, most remarkable of all is
Mrs. King's city?Kingsville. It is
the only city of its kind in the world,
residents say. For Kingsville, a modern
city, lies in the dead center of
the King ranch, surrounded on four
sides by the 1,250,000 acres belonging
to one person.
At Mrs. King's palatial ranch home
?and mansion of Spanish beauty?
one learns the story of the "biggest
ranch" from its owner.
"Fifty years ago .my husband and
I settled here," she said. "We had
but five neighbors in all south Texas.
They owned ranches of approximately
the same size as ours. Land
was free then. Nobody wanted it;
in fact, it was impossible to give it
away.
"Then my husband died. My
daughter married the finest man in
all south Texas. He had vision. He
showed me how I could aid so many
people through my land. I gave him
full charge."
Later the "finest man in south Texas"?Robert
J. Kleberg, was interviewed.
"Mrs. King is the most wonderful
woman in the world," he said. "I explained
to her my dream?the building
up of this great ranch. She set
aside 100,000 acres in the center of
it and told me to experiment with it.
"Today 5,500 people live here.
They cultivate 26,000 acres of the
finest land. Fifty thousand head of
their cattle have free range on the
rest.
"My mother-in-law cultivates 2,000
acres more, in cotton, cane and kaffiro.
Her 100,000 head of cattle are
spread over the remainder of the
property."
Kleberg then pointed out the
things Mrs. King has done:
Twelve years ago one had to travel
by wagon from Corpus Ohristi to
the Mexican border. Mrs. King offered
the St. Louis, Brownsville and
Mexican Railroad property if they
would build. A good railway and a
$100,000 depot resulted.
Built new high school and gave it
to the children of the community. It
cost $125,000. /
Four other schools, one an industrial
and agricultural school for Mex
ican children, cost her $60,000 more.
She now provides teachers for all
of these.
Two Catholic, one Presbyterian, a
Methodist, a Baptist and a Christian
church stand upon ground she gave.
Built Casa Ricardo?a $200,000
hotel.
Built "Santa Gertrudis," the magnificent
King home, said to have cost
$200,000, and is admitted to be the
most beautiful dwelling fa south Texas.
Cotton gins, owned by the people,
were made possible through her gifts
and aid.
"We're never bothered with legislators
probing the housing question
here," the natives say. "We've found
the garden of Eden?their official
name for Kingsville?and, while city
folks worry about their two-room i
apartments, we're livng in happiness
on our'ranch of 1,250,000 acres?
making money and growing?all in
12 years."
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Off the Dot.
Tt was a hot day and the teacher
was endeavoring to teach his unappreciative
class the rudiments of geometry.
"With the point as center," he began,
placing one leg of the compass ]
on that point. Then he turned to the
boys to make soem remark, inadvertently
letting his compass slip. Immediately
the black sheep of the flock
raised his hand and waved it wildly.
"Yes, Johnson," answered the master.
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"Pleas, sir," came the prompt re- i
ply, "you're off your dot!"
LORD MAYOR DIES
IN BREXTON PRISON
TERENCE MACSWINEY ENTERING
74th DAY OF STRIKE.
BRAINS OF HIS PARTY.
Body Carried to Cork for Interment,
Which Took Last Sunday
at Former Home.
London, Oct. 25.?Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor or uorK, tne most
prominent of the hunger strikers and
said to have been the brains of the
republican army in Ireland, died early
today in Brixton prison.
The end was not unexpected, for
the lord mayor had been unconscious
for several days. He was entering
upon the 74th day of his hunger
strike as a protest against a sentence
of two years imprisonment on several
charges, including one of having
seditious documents in his possession.
Only his brother, John MacSwiney,
and his private chaplain, Father Dorninic,
were with him when he died.
Mrs. MacSwiney and the prisoner's
two sisters, Annie and Mary, were at
a nearby hotel.
The lord mayor, who was terribly
emaciated as a result of his long abstinence
from food, had been delirious
for many hours, and was unconscious
when death came.
Family Reaches Prison.
It was several hours after the
lord mayor died before his brother
was permitted to tell Mrs. MacSwiney
the sad news. She immediately
went to the prison accompanied by
her parents and Mrs. MacSwiney and
the family group, stoical and dryatr/v
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lay on the cot.
There were no untoward demonstrations
outside the prison after the
news of MacSwiney's death became
generally known. A large force of
police had been concentrated to put
down any disorder that might occur.
It was said at the prison that the
reason for . withholding permission
from John MacSwiney to inform the
relatives of his condition that it was
in the prisoner's interest.
Just before MacSwiney died Father
Dominic and John MacSwiney knelt
the the bedside and offered up prayers.
The priest administered . the
rites of extreme unction.
The body of MacSwiney was carried
to Cork and interment took place
on Sunday.
FLORENCE TIES CARLISLE.
Slow and Listless Game is Full of
Wrangling.
Florence, Oct. 29.?Florence high
school battled the heavy Carlisle
school here today to a draw, the final
score being 0 to 0. Neither team
showed much offensive. Carlisle had
the better of it on line plunging
while Florence completed many for
ward passes of both the long and
short variety. The Carlisle quarter
back gained most ground for his
team. Brunson, for Florence, passed
well and played good defensive
ball. The game was low, listless
and featured by unnecessary -wrangling
in which both teams played a
part. Referee, Terry; umpire, Timmons;
headlinesman, Inman; time of
quarters, 14 minutes.
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ABDUCTION CHARGED.
Married Men in Bennettsville AiTested
on Serious Charge.
Bennettsville, Nov. 1.?0. T. McBride
and J. P. Hurt were arrested
today and brought before Magistrate
J. P. Gibson on a warrant charging
them with the abduction of two young
school girls about fourteen years of
age. The two girls left home to attend
school Friday morning and failed
to return to their homes that afternoon,
and they were not found until
Sunday night. The two girls were
seen yesterday near Hasty, N. C., by
a citizen of Bennettsville ?nd his
wife. McBride, who was known to
one of the girls as Tom McCriver and
single, is a married man of Cheraw.
Hurt is a man of family here. Mc
Bride waived preliminary hearing ana
was released on $2,000 bond. Feeling
is very strong against the defendants,
but they will be allowed a full and
fair hearing.
The Herald Book Store can sell
rou ledgers, cash books, etc., at pricai
cheaper than elsewhere. Our stock
was bought more than a year ago.
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3 KILLED IN MOT.
More' Than 100 Heavily Armed Officials
on Duty in Fighting Zone.
Montgomery, Nov. 1.?Three negroes
known to "be dead, fifteen in
the Montgomery county jail and property
loss through incendiary fires of
Saturday night and Sunday night, ap-^
proximating $100,000 recapitulates
the outbreak in the southern part of
this county early tonight. Over one
hundred heavily armed county and
city officials and civilian volunteers
are on duty at strategic points in the
affected area tonight, although it was
generally believed the threatened uprising
had been nipped.
The killing of Warren Taylor, negro,
the third to die in connection
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hours, occurred early this afternoon,
tol at Chief of Police Taylor, Sheriff
after he had emptied a pistol at
John L. Scoggin and other officials *
who had placed him under arrest at .
his home eighteen miles south of this
city. Taylor had reported earlier in
the day an attempt to burn his property
by night riders, the robbery of
his store and an attempt upon his
own life. While he was being treat- ,
ed for a buckshot wound in his shoulder
in the city, officers went to his
home and questioned his mother and
found the two statemnts at variance. *
They found also the safe Taylor had
reported had been stolen under his
bed. The discrepancy in the accounts
as given caused the officers to decide
on Taylor's arrest and when he came
home he fount? the officers waiting
for him. When he was bundled into
the chief's automobile, he seized 3
a gun lying in the car and started
shooting. Detective Sergeant Avant,
pinioned the negro's arms causing
his aim to be ineffective. Before the
negro had emptied the pistol, however,
he was fired on from the side and
eight bullets pierced his head, caus- j
ing instant death.
Conflicting reports were received at
Montgomery throughout the day from
the southern part of the county, con
pled with alleged threats to destroy '
one or two rural towns during the
night. This caused the swearing in
of 100 civilians who with county and
city officials are on guard in those localities
tonight. A prevailing report
here tonight, which was without cdnfirmation
due to inability to secure * i iy
connections with the community, was
to the effect that four negroes had
ben shot to death near Highland
Home, Ala., early in the day.
A Croesus on Wheels.
New York, Oct. 30.?A negro Croesus
came out of the west today rid.
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ing a freight car. His legs were wrapped
with $100,000 in stocks, bound
to him by cloth/and his pockets held
$250 in cash and an impressive bank
book.
When removed from the crude , \
traveling berth and taken to court
on a disorderly conduct charge, he
described himself as Gurley Green, of
Chicago, and said he expected to be
a millionaire soon, telling the judge
his stock holdings totalled $900,000.
Asked why he did not travel in better
style, as befitted a person of so
much wealth, he explained "there's
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more fun riding freights."
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Many Strikes. ;
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Apropos of Henry Watterson's retirpmpnt
from thf* T>rmisvillft Courier
w"w
Journal, a Louisville banker said to
the great editor: "I understand your ^
idea is to start a paper of your own
that will strike a new note."
"Well," fenced the veteran, "that
would be a welcome change, for papers
out here do nothing but note a
new strike."
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Practice Makes Perfect.
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"What crime did you commit to
be in here?" inquired the prison visitor.
"I guess it must have been because
I attended too many weddings.''
"I see! You stole the gifts or drank
too much champagne?"
"No, it was not that. It was just
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groom." answered the arch-bigamist.
Invitation Issued.
The following invitation has been,
issued: "Mr. and Mrs. James Barre
Guess relguest the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Mary Frances, to Mr. Charles Decania
Barr, Jr., on Thursday, the 11th.
day of November, at 8 o'clock in the
evening, at Bethel Park Methodist
Episcopal church, Denmark, S. C."
Mr. and Mrs. Barr will be at home
after December the first, Leesville,
S. C.