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Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-29

rs-S, We again cali attention TO tlle i'm
provcmcnts in rloomSburg. We do this
for thc reason tl,at this is question which
affects not only tic people Of the town, but
Of .ho surrounding country. In fact our
friends Ct the country lave at least as great
an interest as We Of the town, in such mat
terS. These Improvements open UP the
market. The town cannot live without the
country, and the country cannot prosper
well without the town. SO it is gratifying
to sec town and country working together
prospcrousy. At least forty houses have
been erected here since last fall, beside
other improvement, Of II minor character,
such as ra'ins &c.-a done mostly, during
the most inccmcnt weather.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-29

ntG. The Institute building has bcel.
lately furnished with very excellent bell
the largest ani best bell in town. 1t weighs
twenty-five hundred pounds, and cost il
purchasing freight aul hanging about clcv-
en- hundred dollars. 1t Is u matter Of ncccs-
Sity aud The citizens Of our town ami county
justly merit praise ior their liberal subscrip-
lions aud We shall not fail 10 NJ tjcc the
energetic labor Of our young men George
i1lwcl David Waller and Charles Unaugst,
who canyassca for subscription not only
with vigor bit with s,,cccsS. The building
is now about completed in all parts, wanting
only little work upon the grounds to make
its appearance more beautiful, and give it a
more inviting nature iroia ,fc surroundings.
An excellent board walk is laid from Main
Street to the Institute and everything is IN
perfect order to afford convenience, pleasure
and advantage to students.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-29
S305S,l6

SoJoN, W
We tie undersigned Auditors Of Frank
lin Township Columbia County Pa, do
hereby certify that &c 1--we carcirlly cxamin-
ed the foregoing ;ccoGrts and found them
to be correct.
JANlES KESTEn, !
DNNiEf. XAKk, .lulit0yY
J. KOSrENBADER,
Franklin, May -, 1867.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
Large ReCelpts trOm tustOnis.

The receipts from Customs during
March were unusually lGrge, amount.
ing to sixteen million dollars. Last
year during tho same month they
were only 4 triAe over eleven million
dollars. This great increase is a sure
sign that 6dr merchants have felt en-
conraged to prepare for an active and
extensivereFival Of trade.-New York
Herald.
We can cay of Johesborough as
our contemporary of the Shelbyville
Republican. An equally hopeful and
significant evidence oftbis prosperity
having permeated almost every de-.
partment of tradej can 10 seen among
us in the ceaselesS activity and pleth,
4ric stocks of the merchants here.
Day after day we note the arrival of
goods BY The car load and yet the sup.
ply seems insufficient. Many of these
Rre reloaded in wagons and sent to
hundreds of stores in the surrounding
country only to create a new demand
and increased supply.
Our farmers in general are well
supplied with productive resources,
with an incoming crop now prom.
ising an abundant yield, reasonably
hope to once moro realize the halcyon
prosperity of other years. The ma
tional pulse throbs with pride at this
glorious prospect ofa speedy release
from the burthen of debt, transformed
as it were by the magic influence of
popular will into future vindication
of our national vigor. Let US strive
then with thankful hearts to merit a
continuation of the blessings thus
vouchsafed.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
Moral Courage.

General Sherman says the greatest
demand ever made on his morGI cour.
ago was under the following c7Tcum-
stances:
Tho citizens of San Francisco were
celebrating the Fonrth Of July IN the
large American theatre, which was
packed to its utmost capacity. GER
eral Sherman was chief marshal, and
occupied u seat near the front of the
stage. The orator had completed his
grafton, tho poet began his song,
when one of his aids, white with fear,
made his way down the middle aisle
to the foothghts, and beckoning the
Generals ear, whispered to o'him thar
the theatre building had settled foot
and half in one of the side walls,
under the weight Of the crowd, and
might be expected at any moment to
tumble on their heads in ruins. The
General commanded him TO sit down
where he was, without turning bis
panic snitten face to- the audieBce,
and to- say not one Word. He then
quietly sent an aid out 10 report the
condivion of the wall, then gave bis
apparent attention to the poem, ex-
pecting every moment, as he said, to
see the pillars reeling and tho root
falling in; but nevertheless certain
chat any general and sudden move
ment aud fright of tho people would
hasten the catastrophe and aggravate
the ruin, white, by the ordinary slow
method of dispersion, the danger
might possibly be escaped. The ex-
ercise continued calmly to tho close
The audience left the theatre Quietly
without suspecting theirperil, and the
terrible destruction was a7erted by
the presence of mind, the solfcontro
Of the brave soul who, contemplating
at one glance all the possibilities o.
the case, decided upon the policy oI
duty, and awaited without one be.
traying glance, or treacherOus change
Of complexion, the uncertain, ire.
mendous consequences.
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Outrage unOn a Union MAN.

Wc understand from reliable au
thority that n Union man named Du-
vail was ordered away from Mitchels.
vile, Tennessee, few days ago, by
the notorious Harper and some of his
gang: Duvall, not thinking il safe to
remain at home, after the threats had
been made, went to Gallatin, where
he stayed day or two, and then left
for some other point.-Press Il Times.
No necessity for State Guards, in
dcodI When Union men are COM
PEELED to leave their horAes in fear of
such bAnditti as Harper and his gang.
We hope and pray the day is not far
distant when all such desperadoes
will be properly disposed of and peace
and safety be secured to every man
in tho State.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
BreWnlOW RehOtfilnatedi

owe are pleased to learn that that
brave but health-broken old man
Gov. Brownlo%, of Tennessee.-bas
been unanimously ren6minated 10
that Office by the Union party of that
State. Blunt, coarse, at times, what
the world calls vulgar" he is still
one Of the noblest specimens of NOR
al manhood yet developed by the re-
bellion. A STAKEHOLDER and South
erner he rallied beneath the National
flag at the first symptoms of Demo
cratic treason. As brave as he was
honest, he hurled the thunders of his
press against the movements of the
traitors, even at the time when loyal.
ty was certain to invite murder. He
was soon seized by an angry mob,
maltreated in the most cowardly and
and brutal manner, and thrown into
a dungeon. But his high soul never
qnailed for o moment before the ene-
mics of his country, and in prison and
in bonds no continued to defy their
malice. He finally escaped to the
North, and the stone rejected by the
secession builders has become the
chief corner stone of the State. Man
proposes, but God disposes.
And nobly has this feeble old man
discharged the trust confided to him
BY an outraged and loyal people. Of
all the Governors of the States, his
hand has been heaviest upon traitors
1t is for this the traitor Democrats of
the South howl for his blood, and their
COpperhead confcderates of the North
denounce his as the viIest of the vile.
We find the foregoing remarks ih
regard to our noble and patriotic
standard-b bearer, Governor William G..
BrOwnlow, in q paper published in
San Antonio, far away on the plains
of Texas. IL only proves that loyal
ty is alike appreciated by loyal men
everywhere throughout tho vast do.
main of our Republic. Gov. Brown
low is honored and loved by all patri.
OTIS and execrated by all traitors and
scoundrels, no matter in what section
of the Union they reside.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

crutches had been knocked down in
the church, where she lay, unable to
rise, and on seeing her, the crow (who
was after something to eat,) few
down beside her, and cooking his eyes
at her very knowingly again crOaked:
Damn you"
The old lady eyed Him savagely for
a few moments, and burst forth in u
tone of reckless defiance:
"Yes-and damn got, too! had
nothing to do with getting up this
Methodist meeting and you know it,
too w
The poor old sUtl had mistaken the
crow for the devil, and concluded to
propitiate, if possible, the wrath Of
his Satanic majesty BY denying all
completely in this affair. The world
is full of just such people.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
The Old Woman and the Crow.

The following amusing anecdote,
which has never yet appeared in
print, struck me as containing o point
so keenly satirical, that l determined
to write it down and have it placed
"on the records" 1t was told me by
one who was both an eye and ear
witness, and who, of course, speaks
from the book. The story will lose
much of its righteousness IN my style
OF writing, and his Of telling it, but
here goes:
AT certain cross roads in the State
of Alabama stood small grocery, or
"whisky shop" previous to the rebel
lion, where bust head and chain
lightning were dealt out to the thirs-
ty, unwashed, at the small sum Of five
cents a drink, or twenty-five cents u
quart. The presiding genius Of this
delectable institution was one Bill
Strikes, who, among various other
pets, had u domestlcated crow, us
black as "a pile Of black cats on a
rainy night This crow had learned,
among other accomplishments, TO re-
peat quite plainly the words damn
you which he Of course frequently
heard repeated in the grocery. Dur
ing the prevalence Of knock down
and drag out fight one day, however,
the crow was frightened from home
and flew to the woods, never To- 70.
turn any more.
About three miles from the grocery
was settlement meeting house-an
old tumble down, dilapidated affair,
only used on certain occasions, when
q circuit rider happened to pass that
way. In this BUILDING went the crow,
taking peaceable possession and two
days thereafter the church was thrown
open for preaching, and large crowd
assembled, among whom was a very
old lady, who was compelled to- use
crutcbes in walking, who took her
seat in the front pew, and was soon
deeply absorbed in the eloquence OF
the preacher. The reverend gentle
men scarcely got under good head
way, and commenced laundering his
anathemas at all grades of sinners,
when a hoarse, croaking voice from
above uttered the oninous words:
damn you"
The preacher and congregation
looked aghast at such profanity, and
each peered in his neiyhbor's face to
detect some sign of guAt. Quiet was
at length restored, however, and the
sermon proceeded, but ere ten min
utes had elapsed the omfnous damn
you = again electrified the audience,
and Just as the preacher cast his eyes
upwards to search for the delinquent,
tie crow few down from his perch,
and, lighting on the bible, calmly sur.
yeyed the terrified crowd, as he gave
another doleful croak:
"Ddmn youP
The effect was electrical. Giving
one startled and terrified glance at the
intruder, the preacher sprang through
a window, carrying sash, glass and all
with him, and set off at a break.neck
pace through the woods, closely fol-
lowed by his horror.stricken congre-
CATION who had piled out Of the build.
ing peIl.mell after him. In the gen.
eral scramble, the old lady with the
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
Cnrinns Sensation.

A lady says the first time she was
kissed she felt like a tub of roses
swimming in honey, cologne, nutmegs
and ctanberries. She felt also as il
something was rurning through her
nerves on feet of diamonds, escorted
by several littES eupids in chariots
drawn by angels, shaded by honey
sucklery and the whole spread with
molted rainbows.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

BGi.ANNSUNCING CANBIDAfEs--For County
offices, SIS co. State, $40 OB
JOB-PaiSTINd, of all descriptions, neatly
executed.
BeAa All eStimunicatiOnS tending to per-
sonal agfandzement or emolhment will be
charged the same as Advertisements.
Advertisements and subscriptions CON
tlnued Unless Rrrearages are paid and
ordered 70 be st1pped, arid they will
be charged for accordingly.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
JOSH BlllInss on Preaching.

l always advise short sermons,
especially on q hot Sunday. lfa
minister kant strike lie in boring forty
minutes, he mas either got a poor
gimIet or else no is a boring in the
rong place.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

pa A g;rl who had become tired
Of single blessedness thus wrote to
her intended husband:
"Dear Bill, como rite of If you're
comm At ALL Edward Kederman Is
inslstn that I shall have him, and ho
hugs and ki5ses me 40 continually that
| can't hold out much longer"
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
@ 9 e e R Y
0, Gardener Come! !

SHE, HUPPosISd MIN TO De rHB GARDENER"
Luke XXI, 10.
o, Gardener, come o, morning bl5omI
Tie night has been so long and chin;
Our hearts are painting for the day,
And yearnlng f5t Thy wondrOus skill!
Though now by faith so dimly seen,
We feel Thy blessed presence near!
Dispel the morning mistsi o Lord
Our garden waits Thee-enter here.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

B6jN Different sounds travel with
different degrees Of velocity. A call
to dinner will run over ten acre field
in a minute and half, while a sum.
mons to work will take from five to
ten minutes.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

sa- An insurance agent urg ing d
citizen to get lis life insured said !:
Get your life insured for ten thou
sand, and then, if you, die next week,
the widows hesrt will sing for JOY"
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07
our OLD stand
Agents Wanted.

y every County, Town and village, 10 sell nsv and
popular Historical WORKS, By which agents max
Ing from 500 70 s20 per month, via The Loot Cause,
ne only oheial aouihem History n the var, By r. A.
Pollard, ol Virginia Grant and sherman, their Can
Paigna and Generals, By Hoo. J. T. HcAdly, giving
the two great heroes and their principal omesrs "a
cred Hounalns and scenes IN The aoly Land Wash.
ington and ha Generals; Napoleon and his MarahAls
md other important vorts Clrgulrs With terms sent
free. Addres's ., y, SUTTON, Pubiishsr,
Marlin No. IS Union n. MsmHhi-, Tenn.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

nsrA young lady says there Is but
one word in the Bible she wishes to
be altered. She would have the word
Sntte changed 10 kiss IN the following.
Whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn the other also.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

GT Somebody thinks that if nature
had intended a man to be drunkard,
be would have been constructed like a
churn, 80 that the more he drank, the
more firmly he would stand.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

A German writer says a young girl
is a fishing rod: the eyes are the
hook, the smile The bait, the lover the
gudgeon, and marriage the batter iD
which he is fried
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

pS- A young man Of great gallantry
recently rescued a beautifuI woman
who was in danger of drowning.
She stood in high tied shoes, sur
rounded by forty spring Under wat
erfall and notion in her brain.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

VI A married wretch says the
greatest gift vouchsafed to any living
man was that granted to Adam, as he
was blessed with a wife without over
having q mother-in-law.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

" A Davenport (lowaJ woman,
who was not married when sho ex-
peotod to be, sues the faithIess one for
slI 25 expenses for lights, refresh
meIlts, etc.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

GA simple way to detect the pres
ebce of moisture is the surface Of the
is earth, to wear boots With hole in
the soles, or sit ON the groundtout pf
doors for two hours, and then calcalate
according to the degree Of dampness
in the seat of your breeehes.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

VI A down.east cotemporary nd.
vocates the establishment. Of semina-
rates for young ladies whore spinolo-
gy, knitology, weavoology, cookology,
&c, can be taught-the graduates TO
receive the degree Of p. 2. w., or
" Fit for WivesV
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

A Western editor says he wants
grain, pork, tallow, candles, whiskey,
bees-wax, linen, wood, ana every
thing else that be can eat
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

1t is reported that two thousand
persons have signed the temperance
pledge at Poughkeepsie, N. Y, since
September last.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

.B A young lady tainted in Now
York theatcr the other night. She
was revived by throwing water IL her
face, and her first words were, "oh
my new bonAetP
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

VI There is n chord OF Lore run.
ming through all tho sounds Of croa-
tion, but tbs ear of love alone can
distinguish IL.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

mo-. The owner of piece Of land
complaining how little it produced,
deemed that Che clover was so'short
that the honey bees, in order to get
at the honey, had to go down on their
knees.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

W Sixteen hundred gallons Of II
qlor valued at $4,000, wero spilled
into tho cutters Of Boston by the
State constables few days since.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

NO. He who seldom thinks Of heav-
en- is not likely to get there, as the
way to hit mark is to keep the eye
fixed upon it.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

tI-'My brudders, said waggish
negro preacher to bis congregation.
In all affection, in all Oh your trub
bles, dar is one place where you can
find sympathy 'WarkY, cried several.
in de dictionary he replied, roll
ing his eyes upward. gnu
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

W Why is vain young lady like
q confirmed drunkard !? Because nei-
ther, Of them iS satisfied without the
glass.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

bdr What can be done to check the
evil of intemperance' Keep your
elbow straight.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

r Prentice says a man sometimes
drinks at his friends exp6nco-always
at his own.
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THE UNION FLAG.
JOneSbOrO', Tenn, June 7 1867.
G.. e. GRESHAM.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.



baS~ The UNION FLAG will be published
every Friday Morning, on the following
terms:
One copy, per year, So 90
Six months, 2 90
Single copy, 10 cents.
TERMS FOR tE.CBS.
To Club of Five subscribers each, 81 IS
TO Club Of Ten subsceibGr5, each, q 80
70 Club Of Twenty subscribers, each, q 90
No attention will be paid to orders for the
paper, unless accompanied by the CASH.
Terms of Advertising.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

~ There is a firm in Blgih, Illi-
nois, known as "Gray & Luno" Half
the letters come to- them dirsotsd TO
Lay & Grunt."
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

W "You want nothing, do you,"
said Patrick. Bedad, and if its
nothing, you will find it ID the jug
whero the whiskey was"
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

" Why is a dogs tail great nov
city because no one ever saw it
before.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

bg< "Whth was Rome built" in
quired a school Inspector. ain tho
night sir" was the ready reply. ain
tho nigbtp said no, q How do you
make that out lp-" Why, cir, you
know that Rohie wasn't built in n
day.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

no. Bury your troubles, but don's
ling6r around the graveyard conjur-
ing up their ghosts to haunt you.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

ra- Why is Bingen, in Germany,
like pigs bristles 1t is on tho
Rhine
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

VI The largest room in the world
IL the Groom for improvement"
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

p0- Whenever you take a drink be
sure you keep your nose above Uater.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

n What kind Of q ship has two
mates and no captain T! Acourtsbip.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

NJ Red noses are like light
houses to warn voyngers on the sea of
life of the coast Of Malage, Santa
Cruz and Holland.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

ua- Which key Is most used in this
nEsiOn. The whis- (Key.)
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

Some one paints the following pic
ture of paternity: "Think Of the
pleasure of a father, in dishabille,
trembling in the midnight hour, with
his warm feet upon a square yard of
oil cloth, dropping paregoric in tea
spoon, by moonlight,somebody thump-
ing on door, wife of your bosom
shouting "hurry," and The baby yell
ing till the fresco drops from the cell
ing."
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-07

DR.. Guthrie tells an amusing story
about a simple hearted, but rather
weak headed man in the north Of
Scotland, who got into the pulpit Of
the village church on Sunday. before
the minister. "Come down, jamie"
said the clergyman, as he walked up
the aisle, chats my place" " Come
ye up, sir" replied jamie, 'tbey are a
stiff netked and rebelious generation,
the people O. this town, and it will
tax us both to mahage them p