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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12
The Spider.

"A spider oh. hate spiders :"
Do not say %. Spiders, ! am sure. have
their god side. The Bible. you know.
says. Z" The spider nke,h hold with her
hands. aud is IN kings palaces" The
spider iakeih hold with her hands that
!. lesson Of industry hofs you are not too
proud To learn. even from tho most humble
Of God. creatures. The spider loves TO
work. A, ,oon a. IL begins 10 live. !, DO.
sln, to work. Esery spider i'a weaver anil
rigger. and the youngest spider knows
how 10 do thcss thing. just as we'll as the
oldest. The spider never has u 20 TO school
to learn: it knows how by instinct. In
s,inct ). the knowl,dss which God gives TO
those Of hi. creatures ~ho have not reason
To guide them. Msn have reason and learn
themselves. The bee build. it, neat honey
comb. the bird Il. dear little nest. the ant
u. threo story house, and the spider ~
web. without any help from Others. They
know how fsr better than wc could tell
them indeed. they know the tet way, Tor
God Is their teacher.
NJ, all the ringers. .pinners. and weav.
"a. IN the country can bca, SPIDER IN hl'
work IL. web !. wonder o, strength and
lisLlno-. $50 hos regular aud straight
tile threads are. and how beautifully they
are fastened to the cruss pieces. They never
cume undone. a pod Ol Wind, YOU misht
suppose. would blow it away. So. no.
The brerIe sweeps through II. and over Il,
and there IL hangs. mt harmed at all. IL
/. not car,le.. or hurried work. AN sure.
The spider take. time io do i,' work we'll.
IL !, also q per.cyrrlng lIIIle creature. IL
doe. no, sc, easily discouraged. Childrcn
try 10 doa thing once or twice. perhaps
Ihres times. aud IT they d, not succeed. they
.ay 1t .. M use, and slVo up. MOTTO tho
spider. II you sweep It's web away again
aud again. ,t zoe, to work aud weave. 40.
other.
You remember tho story Of the poor SCOT.
,i.h king Who again AMI again Was defeated
IN battle. until he Was we'll nigh ready TO
give up h,. kingdom for lost. when. as he
lay in bed one day. he saw SPIDER trying
10 ias,en Its thread on the wall. Tho spi-
der tried aud tried again something pro.
vented the thread sticking. bat the little
weaver dI not give is up. some say ittried
twenty times. Bruce got amazingly inter
e.,ei in the spiders pluck. III, watched
aud watched its efforts. and when IL, at
last. succeeded, the young man Jumped up
with new lilo Running through his veins.
~ won'i give up" ho cr'ed; and irom
that time be dates the succes, which alter
ward. crowned his efforts The king won
hi. kingdom and what doe. the spider
gain! "She Is IN kings palaces the
verse says. hat IL. II gain' an honorable
position and - industry and perseverance,
in our calling win Tor u. an honorable place
among men.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

PKEsrRvINs BrrTIR. 4 patent has been
secured by W. Clark, OF London, ior the
following method Of preserving butter
Z" The butter !. Gre, wcll.bea,en IN the
usual manner alter churnips. then placed
between linen cloths and submitted to So
we're pressure for reno ins whey aud water.
II !. now completely en'eioPed or covered
with clea. white paper, which !. coated on
both sides with preparation OF the white
Of egg. in which fifteen grains Of sal, i'
used for each egS rh'. prepared paper !.
iir.t dried. then heated before hrc, or
with ho, iron, just PRIOR to wrapping It
rouni the butter. IL i. stated thai butter
may be kept perfectly swect without any
.al, fO- two months, when thu. treated, II
placed in cool. dry cellar. The sabmii.
,inc Of but, r, a. described, is good plan,
aud one which We recommend 10 all our FAR.
mer.. They can easily praS,ics 1t with a
small cheese press. lSci'ntihc American.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

TUX KISG AND rnE CoRroR,L. a corpo-
raj of the L,is Guard OF Frederick the
Great. who had great deal OF vanity, but
at the same tune brave fellow. wore .
watch chain to which he aeixed muskst
bullet instead of o watch, which he was an.
able to boy. The King, being inclined to
rally him, said:
"Apropo., corporal. you must have
seen very frugal 10 boy watch /; 10 10 SIX
O'Clock BY mine tell ms what o'clock IL Is
by your.'"
The colder, Who guessed the Kings In.
tcnIiou. instantly drew out the bullet from
hi. fob, and said. "My watch marks nsi,h .
CT Gvo or sir o'clock but !, tells ns every
minute that It Is my duty to do for your
majesty"
Here my TREND" .aid the King quite
effected. "take this watch, that you may
be able to tell ,hs hoas also" And lie
gave him his watch. adorned with diamonds
1, vas not often tha, Frederick was taken
in that way.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

CoxcRErE FLooEs. The lower floors OF
cellar. of hou.e. should be composed of 4
Ssd of eoncre,s abOu, three inches thick
Thi. would tend to rebt.r them dry aud
more healthy, aud q, the same time prevent
rat. from borrowing under the walls from
the outside aud coming up under the doors
the method Pur'usd by these 'srmiu
where house. are erected on sandy soll.
Thi. concrete should be made Ot washed
grave! AID hydraulic cemen,. Common
mortar mixed with pounded briek aud wash
ed gravel, makes concrete for floors nearly
as good a. ,ha, formed with hydraulic c.
ment. Such aoor. become very hard, aud
are much cheaper than those VI BRICK OF
aas stone. Boston caliiyaior.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12
OLD SERIES

TO Gnd that mother "badn't noth'n as'n
him." and would "sive father talk about
IL. and bring him all round"
"Bu,. lIs.,y, want you to tell 'S'Al'
I'd rather Le wouldn't make such . mistake
sgin. don't like the feel Of his big whis'
ker. about my facc, don't approve Of pro-
miscuous kissing-"
'Siah never heard the last Of that blum
der. Old Squire Thomas used to delight
in rchearsing the story whenever oil the
parties interested happened 10 be present.
lie would shake his IA, sides q, josiah sdi'
com6turc. and his wife's tart replies, and
lletty would pin him. and both would
laugh until the tears ran down their cheeks.
Never mind. 'siah." Mrs. Thomas
would say. consolinsly. "L Let him laogh.
He'd have been only too glad TO have been
in your place twenty years ago. Iio had
hard work % e., kiss .rOm me. then.
And | hope i, will he lesson To you and
Iletty agin the mpolicy Of ojnce,lmeni and
underband dom. OF all sorts"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12
sxrn Cons. Mr. P.lce Tsl.., Of Don.

SwIrT Coax. Mr. Paige Tsi's, OF Dun
barton. who received the premium for the
be-, sweet corn, at the late State Fair. thus
writes 10 the Lacoula Democrat relative TO
hi. method OF Preparing and planting 1t.
lie says:
IL soak corn tha, !. shriveled, in warm
water at nearly blJOt heats few hours.
Ia.t year le, one Of my neishbors have
some Of my .wee, corn. he planted !, dry
the frst Of May. when tie ground was cold.
But very little Of 1t ye:eiaied. soaked
.ome OF the same seed few hours, and
planted /, on the l9Ih Of May. aud !, came
up as ~elI. aud grew as vigorously as any
variety Of corn | planted. My neighbor sos
more seed, and planted over, alter soaking
iew hours. and i, came we'll.
As the earliest corn m the market al
ways commands higher price than that
which comes later. our agricultural friends
may fnd prOf, in trying experiments.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

An old lady who was in the hsbi, OF de-
elaring. after the occurrence OF an unusual
event. that she had predicted it. was one
day very nicely .old bv her worthy spouse.
who. like many cther' 80 have heard OF,
h,i 60, tired Of her e,erna!" " told you co."
Rushing into the house breaihl--' With eI.
eitement. he dropped into hi' chair. elevst'
ed hi. hands. and exclaimed. 30. wife :
wife ! what-whai-wbat do you think Z
The old hr,ndls COW has soae and ate up
our srind.toos :" The old Isdy vas ready.
and hardly waiting to hear the Las, word.
she broke out at the top Of her Lungs. "i
told you 80. you old fool - told yon ~
You always would let IL stan out o doors -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

rre-eminently the months for this work. bat
II time can be found to drain that disagree
able and anproftable piece Of land tina, bs'
80 noar hs AoEn. IL would he a great com
fort to the women 10 have IL done. Besides,
,hs, is the best acre # gras. land ON the
farm. and drained and top dressed a little
annually. I, would yield two tons Per acre,
Tor twenty year. IN SUCCESSION.
OF cour.e. there are many other things TO
be done On the farm in April. which will
suggest themselves to him who has the re.
.pon.ibility Of Attending to them. lilo mus,
remember that good start generally &C.
eomp.i.be- abOu, one half the thing TO be
done. and that !, Is the lassard who is for.
ever grumblIns and putins and blowing aud
trying to catch M with the world. but
never does il. lti.sn eysesdin;ly dis,;rea.
BE state OF mind. always TO ieel in hurry.
let US, then, be up with the season in our
work. b. con,en,ed and cheerful, aud fu!l
OF weIi.fOuudcd hope Of prOsrc,, and prof,
thi oush the gro~in; months.
- The orVcu-e. pu, up their LITTLE heads.
Will n rains. IL rsias. It rain.;
AL III. pia1 .pir.. .prias from their chill, hcd..
Wk,L q u.ia.. u rsiA.. Il rs'as;
The reach blossom. ~h,.rc' -iih,a their cells.
We ~,Il ,P-u Os' sys' sRd peep irom our b.II..
Wh,s It ra,a.. u raia,. Il traia..'"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

i:4rrErsssr ~ Gk,ss CrLrrKE. An old
agrieul,uri., wri,e- in the Mark Lane Et.
pres, Eng y the following accidental e,.
pertinent in gras. culture In laying down
land to permanent gra--. he found the hr.,
year. growth invariably the hc., and tia,
after~ard the eoarsr eras.c- ehokcd
out the finer sorts Many year. ago his
hired man mis,ook oriers, and accidentally
plowed nearly bali an acre in the wron:
Geld. Thi. ~as in the fall. aud the land
remained with the root. OF the eras.e. thor.
oachly exposed to the atmosphere through
the winter. In the spr,,g It was carefully
turned back and rolled. by tai. means the
quality aud quantity Of grass was % greatly
improved. tha, the eIae, line, where The
plo~ bad gone. nigh, be seen for years az
terwaris.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

4 decsni bokins lri.hmsn, stopping at
hotel to warm himself. inquired OF the land.
lord, &" wha, was the nes.!'
The landlord. disposed To run arg on
Paddy, replied
"They say that the devil is dead :"
AN sure" quoth pat. " that's news
indeed"
Shortly after, Pat stalks up to the bar.
and. depOsi,ing some coppen, resumed bis
seat.
The landlord, always ready for custom.
er. asked him what hs would take.
Nothing a, oil" "aid Pat.
Why did you put down this money !"
asked tho host.
"oeh an a,re. sir" said Pat. it's the
custom In my own country, when . chap
like you Loses hi. DADDY, to give him few
copper. t. help him paw Tor the wake"
The landlord stood treat oil round.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

HoR.rs' Fkrr REQUIRE MOISTURE. Nine
,enths Of the diseases which happen to the
hoo!. and ankles OF the horse. are OCCASION
cd by standing on the dry plank floors OF
the stable. Many persons seem 70 think,
from the way they keep their horses, that
The foo, Of the horse was never made for
moisture. and that. IL possible, II would be
beneficial II they had co~hidc boots 20 put
on every time they went out. Nature de-
signed the foot for moist ground-.he earth
Of the woods and valleys /; at the same time
,ha, covering was given to protect II from
stones or stumps. I0hio Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

Parcoclrr. ws have little friend by
the name Of Freddy. who 10 lee thaa four
years old. Iiis sister. who 10 not quito .
year old wa. s,,tiug IN her fathers lap one
dsy, crying and i'st,ins for her mother
who had gone away, when Freddy turned
to he- and said. IN the most earnest man
ner possible;
{" There. Alice, yoa'vs cried enough ;
there's no use fre,tins any more mothers
gone away, and father DON, keep the ar'i'
Gle you want" IlarPcr's Magazine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12
Fanny Fern lately said -

III one half o. the girls only knew the
previous life oi ,he men they marry. the list
Of old maid. would be wonderfully iucrs.s.
ed"
Hut the Boston Post asks:
III men knew. Fanny, What their future
lives we're " be, wouldn't i, increase the lis,
Of old maids still furthsr,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

yrsEr,HLr MARTA To ruE AcEE. Ia DR..
{. ;. Jaeksou'- Geological Survey Of Rhode
I.lani. he received a statement from Mr..
Phinney. tba, in the middle Of May he col
lee,ed and weighed the plant. IN single
cubic foo, Of .ward. and found that the
auoan, Of vegetable matter vas no less than
thirteen ton. per acre Turning in such
quantity. which supplies humus to the soil
II. advantage as a fertilizer may be e',imai'
al
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

ASorurR Coon Cow. Mr.. joseph =.
Butier6eld. Of Eas, Di,ssld, has COW from
which be has made the pas. season. 3ls
pounds OF butter. and sold four dollar.
worth Of new milk. besides furnishing the
cheese and nilk for the family.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

An actor. With very homely ph'1. was
acting Mi,b,idates. when a beautiful cap.
tive sah to him. "Ah my lord, You change
coun,enanee." Hook, who was in the PIT
exclaimed, (" Don't stop him--don't stop
him For heavens sake, let him :"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

An amusing incident took place In on. Of
the large dry goods .t.res 10 New York. .
short time sinc-. A god looking. honest.
faced country girl cane to tosn with her
:. fellow " 20 do little uiae Of shopping.
The magnitude Of the store, the piles Of
goods. the dazzling array Of articles. the
hi,,ins ca.h.boy-. quito o-r powered our
good friend. who scarcely knew wba, 10 Co.
Her 4" fellow " ob.,inAtsly refused to 20 IN,
but Io,isred towards the door. The clerks
being all busy just then. tho young lady
va. obliged to remain standing Tor few
minutes. At length gaily dressed little
fellow came bowling and smiling up 70 his
blu,hipg customer with" Anybody watt
ing upon you madam ?" The color deepen
ed IN her cheeks as she pointed to the door
and faltered out "Yes, sIr, he To-" The
clerk wilted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

WIS, SAWS. Evil men speak as they wish
rather than what they know.
lie ,ha. would sppy the fruit must not
gather the flower.
Never open the door to = little vice. les,a
great one should enter alec
An hour in the morning 10 worth two In
the afternoon.
All things arc soon prepared In we'll.
ordered house.
However little se may have to DO. le, Us
DO tha, little we'll.
Nothing beset, confidence sooner than
punetuali,y.
Fair dealing is the bond and comen, Of
society.
Money 1. useful servant. but ,yranni.
cal master.
Il I. easier to suppress n" dr., dr-ire,
than a. satisfy all thai follow u
That urtae which p.rley.s n,a, 'ar.
render.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12

TuI SIMPLICITY OF GsnTsrss. Many
year. ago the lieontiate. Of Princeton Ssul.
nary we're IN the habit Of preaching At .
station some distance from that place.
Among their habitual hearers was q sincere
aud humble. hut un-ducated christian slave
called Uncle SAN. who. on hrs return hons
would try 90 tell his ml-,rr., what he could
rrmembar ui the .'rmon. hut he vpgld AZ.
s.y- complain tnti thr .'u!cot were To
deep aud learned ir him. Ons day. how
ever. he came homr In srs.E good hun'or.
,aylrg that poor nHiarhi DID man, Ja,i ike
himself. had preached tha, DAY, who he
hardly .uppO.cd. was ht 10 preach to :ha
white people but he xa. glad he cone i"r
hi. sake. for hs oou.d rsna-b,r ere yfhiag he
sad. On inquiry. it va. Ioand ,h., Uncle
sam. F." unlarn, old man was Rev. Dr..
Archibald Alexander. who. when he heard
the criticism. said it va. the hishe., com.
p!imsnt ever pad u hl. preaching
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12
farmers department.
"sFEIp pruErtow."

Anthe au. AID .cisace. psr,s'n'"g 70 W. he
cla ~, bakssl tugs,het. snd are 'aUH''eN '""'r''
s,i 9Th Ass,eslts,e --AsSteoL,'
New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-16

ment, the penalty shall be death. With this pass he
starts off, and is required occasionally as he passes be-
tween the camps to exhibit IL, and this is all. he
brings the pass home with him, thus retaining both
pass and pledge in his possession, and the query
very naturally suggests itself after be has completed
bis WRIT been shown the forts and armament and par
taken of the Inequalities Of the odiers-How would
they convict me upon this pledge if were to prove
uaori
Another source through which information is com
INUNDATED 70 the rebel army is the number Of ladies'
who nres the hotels and boarding houses of the city
They are adrot interroga.ors and keen Observer but
their presence and mission, apparent to almost every
boarder have thus far escaped the vigilance Of the
military police. 50 long as the system Of prevention
is 70 loose against traitors, correspondents and papers
cannot be blamed for telling all they know.
A resolution was passed in the House this morning
expelling John B. Clarke, one Of the members from
Missouri becaLse he fought against ourroops at Boone
Vile, Mo- 1t ehcited some discussion. but the ex-
pul.ion was effected by more than twotbirds vote.
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,,;r, not cancnize BIN as st. Stephen, and buy
tho 6ber OF his old garments for relics. Nei'ner
..n snv surviving friend become an lgnatus 10y
oIa and found an order of modern Jesuiism to
take charge of administration and revenue. when
merchants are buying invoices at an importer $
auctiou. the dealer in merchandise IN snah
trunks need not offer his retail wares. When
men are anxious for the safety of nation, they
viii not spend sleepless nights of anxiety 70 kno"
who are the delegates to the State Convention
from Lehigh and Luzerne Counties. Indeed, tney
are go careless of their true interests that 40
not believe they have commenced to buy up deieea'
tiop, for nomination at new Chicago. Messrs
Senators will you do the business OF the country
and 20 homei You are very agreeable gentle
men, but you will be more welcome here next
December than you are now. Never mind inc
next election. If you are faithful, aud iorset
party while remembering only the country you
need NOS trouble yourselves whether the JOINT
ballot is Republican or Democratic You VIII
come back. If you are not all OF the mule
power in the valley of the Mississippi cannot
haul you here again, even if you double teams
with Gen. Scott's artillery horses. As we DO not
use either artillery or cavalry in our strategy,
you can have our equestrian stock for hgnt
draught OF any time.
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because you are waiting for an army ooYe,a. sa
children have been born who are 10 20 n'a'1
trocpers. Numerous colts have been ioaled "h'e-
are 10 be bought for cavalry 10 end the war
And now, thick beset as we are WIN al "O"y a;na
we arc apxious about the danger Oh s'aDrs us
armies. We have had no Government ..ss .o1s
enough; now let us have the tonic Of nn, a,..~rt
mower. Blanc mango does very well iOI uoa'. I'd
but let it be eaten on substratum 0' O"''" "''
beef
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FROM MARYLAND.

Mayer Browns Apology for neeenfon-
More al the Mason Cause.-The New
Peiice-The Coming State Eiecsisn--
Payment OF the Troops--The Cambridge
Secession Riot.
''''' BALrrxoRs, July l3. 1861.
I see you have published extracts from Mayor
Browne apology for the Baltimore Rebellion. PITY
YOU did not give i. ALL for It is virtual confession Of
the treason of the Police authority.
To believe that official, IL was the Union men Oh
Baltimore who got up the mob Of the 10Th OF April
and II was the Secoeonsts who were overpowored IN
their efforts TO put Ii downl Mr.. Brown must think
the Unions Of our town great fools as the Sc
cessonis,s are Rebels II he supposes he can hood
wink tho Government and its friends by his special
pleading.
tsyou remark that bis efforts 10 wlitewash Kanc and
bs masterc ere of consequence. True, but not 80
hs continued resistance TO the authority OF the United
States which has rescued tho city from the despotsm
Of the late traitorous police and is now engaged Ia
executing, in good faith and impartiaiy, the existing
police law Ifthis portion of his Message TO the Coun
Gil does not consgu him to lodging in Fort Meneniy
IL viii be out Of sheer pity for bis delason onOu'a
the Council however give vitality 10 his reoonlnenua
,ions by tire passage of hostile ordnance oi "
fusing to lend Its power in aid Of the aoVefninon',
when required thereto tho whole subject may assume
an unpleasant aspect to all the parties engages.
The Mayor rsterates the falsehood put iof'n 'ue
late Board, that the police law has been suspsnoea W
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JBy rolesuphI 40. T,
FoRrREss MoSRoE, July IA, ieoi' I

Via baltimore, MONDAY, JuIy 10 IoOI'
learn from Col. Bendix, at Newport News tna'
twelve men and two lieutenants belonging TO his regi
ment are missing They have doubtless been killed or
tahen prisoners. :,
party Of the Sanitary CommissOn have reached
Old Point and have busily spent the day in visiting
Newport News and Camps Hamilton and Greble'
Their names are, the Rev. DIR. Bellows, Presidents
Dr.. Van Buren, and Agnew; Prof. Gibbs, and MesSrS
Frederick Law Olmsted and Strong
The distinguished visitor Of the day is Mr. Russell
Of The London Times. He went TO Newport News
with Gen. Butler and the Sanitary Commission, and
witnessed some excellent firing with Sawyers gun.
This afternoon he visits Hampton, and will witness
the reopening of the Hampton bridge.
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Total r.m,i0u, 10

The following are the discharges on Surgeons GER
tfcate, and deaths during the month:
Edwin Russell private, s. Vermont, Co s. discharged rom
service, June TO-
James copsdep, private la Vermont Co. 10, discharged
June lk
r. Y Baett private lat Vermont Co June H.
June H.
q. w. CornweI prfyate 5th NJ Y Co. d. discharged
June l5
Abner Holmes musician 4h Co O. discharged
Jane 26.
?. Longee, private, 1t Vermont Co. T. died Junsl2
r. O. Bennett private, 1st Vermont Co died June &c.
Francis L. souther, private, 4sh Massachusetts Co. IL lied
June TO-
VIM c. Csdy, sergeant I'd N. Y, Co. y, died June H.
Adolph Nncennes, private, 5th w. Co A. died June "a
Geo. B. Giles private 10th N. Y. Co n, died June 49,
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

A gound Of cur Men Caught In Ambush--
About a Dozen sIissing-Why In not Gen.
Butler set 70 Work-Clotiing wanted for
our characterization Of the Hospitai-
The Court-MartinI Abruptly Cioscd-The
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u, votm2 DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY JULY 49, 1851. ~

the General Hospital at Fortress Monroe, give the
following Statistics for the month Of June, period
coverip AZ the affairu of tho Rethels.