Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1898 — Flags Down Sonth. [ARTICLE]

Flags Down Sonth.

Ah ex-Oonfederfrtd officersvrhd makes yearly business trips' through 'the .woutnertl States,- remarks the wonderful growUb In patriotism , throughotit that section of the country, as shown by’the-sudden popularity of the stars ’Htld snipes. “I returned a few days ago from a trip through several Southern States,” esuiid “and was amazed at the iiuinbef of flngs which were, flying from pritate hothses. and l|usiießs ■blocks. It has bedh a matter of remark to, urn. that since tbe civil war there hasten a retleence 'on the part of the Softthemers to throw the- stars ’Bfuhatrlpeß- to the breeze. They were loxal to the Goverument, but the use k>fcolors.'was: confined to the . buildings, to school holies 51 tir some sections and to the homes of Northern men, who decoraWftthfltr property with flags and hunting oh holidaya “But, the beginning of hostilities, a hew era lias begun. In my travel I saw fully as many flags displayed Jh Southern towns as Is the custom North, at present. “In Atlanta I visited a recruiting office which was in charge of a former Confederate fighter. H!e had strung an Immense flag across the street from the building in which the recruiting "SfflfifiF WS situated. It hung directly over the sidewalk. “ ‘Y r es, sail!’ said the veteran, ‘I reckon I’ve fixed It so that every citizen In Atlanta who passes this place will have Ito *—rilttslfiifg Dispatch.