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Show THE DAY Or THE FUG, A week from today I ' Flag day,' the obnervnnic of which ta growing In favor thioughout the country On tune 11 1""7, Congre panned n. Joint rco-lutlon rco-lutlon that 'the Mag of the thirteen tnlted Statu bi thirteen trli-e, al-tuinate al-tuinate red nd white that the Union b thirteen tar, whlto ln a blue Held representing a new constellation" It wu In accordance with thl resolution resolu-tion that (Icn Washington during the wimc month In whhh It wa pasted engaged en-gaged Mr. John Hosh at Phllail"lphlu 10 iniiko the flrat nag The tar wero arranged In a 1 In l nn the field and that form prevailed In the flag until 1795 It II supponed that thla ling via first dlsplnved at the siege of Tort Hlanwlx, In August 1777 and from thenceforward In the Important military mili-tary and naval operation of the War of the Devolution The sinllment of patriotism and hearts hear-ts louIt to country that la embodied In the observance of ' l'ldg day ' Is most admirable It lommend itself lo every one, and we are glad to see the OAK lomlndei nf tho da), calllnc on evi ry one to prepare for tlag dl-liny dl-liny iml for the appropriate obacri-mice obacri-mice of respect for the rtns W e trut that the people may respond faithfully and Joyousl lo tho lemlnder uml the tall |