Show tle star nd A german periodical bag the follow lag story as to the origin of the star and stripes the idea originated with a dane named marker lie was born on the island of st croix of the danish ladles where his father and grandfather had lived in 1703 he left ills native gland and proceeded to phil he was among tho first to join a company of for american liberty and independence voe valor shown at Orla kany be was elected captain and to show bla gratl tude be designed a flag in whose upper corner bo applied tho thirteen atari emblematic of the thirteen original of the union this was the elret occasion upon which the star eana aled banner was unfurled the brigl origl nal flag of captain marker Is supposed to b in existence la gome nasonal col luon of rellna of the war of the revolution |