Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1898 — Old Glory. [ARTICLE]

Old Glory.

To tb® true lovers of our country tbs American flag is the most beautiful emblem of a nation's glory that floats to the breeze. Tb it® defenders in the past il means more than mere glory, as it syn> bolizes a onion of States and hearts, pur chased by Hood and treasure freely given, for the country’s welfare. Its contempls. Mon brings to our memory Ahe scenes ol strife on land and sea, where Old Glorj was ever in the van.