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Show Tho (."11 1 on Jar It. In reference to the order of the secretary secre-tary of tho navy that hereafter, until July 4, 1891, tho Union Jack shall contain con-tain forty-throe stars, The New York Times says: Tho Union Jack is a flag peculiar to vessels only. It is a square blue piece of bunting, studded with while stars, representing tho different states cf the Union. On - board a man-of-war it is flown from a jackstatl mounted mount-ed close to the cap of the bowsprit. ncro a vessel lias no bowsprit it is either mounted in theextremo forward part of the bow or run up on a hoist passing over a small block secured to the forest ay. It is not usual for men-of-war to display their Jacks except when lying at anchor and all is snug. In home waters tho Jack is rarely seen other than on Sundays or during general gen-eral inspections and on state occasions. While iu foreign ports the Jack is deemed as essential as tho national ensign and is always to be seen. To tho man-of-war's 1 man the Jack appeals perhaps more .' strongly than tho national ensign. Tha j blue jacket recognize that tho defence and honor of tho Union Jack are confided con-fided to the navy. Ho is consequently extremely jealous of this blue piece of bunting, which, to tiie navy, corresponds corre-sponds to the regimental flags of a battalion. |