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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-01
"Winohester's Genuine Preparation"
Is THE ONLY RFIIARIE

Form OF Dr. Churchill's Remedy. MADE from the
original FORMULA The action Of tho liypophosIhits
is isTwoFolD and specific increasing the principle H,H
CONSTITUTES NERVOUS FORCE, and they are the NOT
Powerful BLOOD GENERATING AGENTS KNOWN The eft ct
upon tho tuborcular condition is IMMEDIATE, ALL TIN
GENERAL SYMPTOMS nlSAPlEARSG WITH EAIIlITY WHICH
IS REALLY MABvEIors They Tclierc the cough, diminish
oxpectoraton, improrc the appetite oryet darrLUa;
the night stcedts, chils and Jerr cease; the bowels
becQlMe rellllf. nul TIE EIIl, CAiM pRnEnI.Nn
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-01

AND FOR THE SPEEDY CURE Ut
Nervous Prostration, General Debility, Asthma,
Dyspepsia, ccrofula, Ilerasmu7, Paralysis
Chronic Bronchitis Anonia, Chlorosis,
and oil Disordors ofthe Flood system.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-01
EARNEST SIGNS OF ooNsumPTtot

q AND THESE SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW THEM. - Mark
"The earliest symptom of tubercuar disease is wAsrNG
II pgtccl the cough and it is earlier in point Of time,
than tho HECTIC 1t is first manifested in the face ant
b7nb The muscular tissues waste hence DEBILITY
there Is n sense fsomethug wrcng-a ftfling tlEt1EE
VEAL POWERS ARE FLAGGISd. The WastG OF the liyig
machine is more active than its TIdir. -ir. Pollo,k.
"lf, lrilotdnydppdren cause, or under the influence
of causes which induce WEAKNESS and EXHAUST srch
as rant gi f. ore1ro, crcess pregnancy, cli'dcaric,
atng, Tdiil gropth or slotD recorcy from distd'c,
n person begins to loso his flesh, strength, cOlcr. or
appetite; il he suffers from stortncsS of Jrcd,h or
sltfplsness, and experiences general feeling Of len
guor aud depression, THERE IS REASON TO fEtR that
he is already rrciipocd TO the compcint If to Tho
symptoms be added cough, however slight, particularly
il it has como on slowly, or during the fair season.
THE PROBABILITY Is GREATER STILL. ''--ChVrcktU.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-01

Let no sufferer who values health and life, delay an
hour to try this remedy. Remember that prevention
s better than cure" Dcwarc Of scrdcccptign or tho
soothing assurance Of friends that " II IS only IKE
colt! Fatal error u myriads who now I'LL premature
rravcs Give Cntrcat YOU, prompt attention to tho
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WM. Il. SEWARD. Sec'y Of State.
From the Louisville journal
The Last Words Of Parson Brownlow.

We mentioned yesterday the suppress
sion Of Parson Brownlow's Wig by
order Of Gen. Zolicotfer, in command
Of the confederate troops at Nashville
The IFhig of last Saturday, the last
issued, spoke Of the order as having
come from Richmond The brave ed
itor, in that number Of his paper, antic-
ipating that it would be his last, pub
lished under his name long article up
on the deplorablo condition Of affairs,
closing thus:
$50 far as we arc concerned. We can
suspend our publication, in obedience
% the dictates OF Tyranny and intole-
rance We vii yield tc the demands of
on ar.,,. ..cJ-tDta ever to than or
Office and what little property we have
deprive ourself and helpless family
Of small children of the necessary means
Of support-and beg our bread from
door 10 door among Union men who
are able to giye-but we snail refuse,
most obstinateIy refuse, to the dav Of
our death, to think or speak favorably
OF, such q Contederacy as this, or to
agree that honor, patriotism or love of
country has influenced the meu at its
head, who have plunged the country
into this revolution! And when our
humble voice is hushed in death. wheth-
er our press is muzzlea by the spirit Of
intolerance at Richmond, making this
our last issue of q Journal we have ed
tied for almost quarter of century,
we beg all who may come after us and
our paper, to credit no secession false
hood that may represent US as having
changed our principles from those of an
exalted devotion to the old American
Union, and Of undying hostility to those
who would perpetrate its dissolution
". q. BRovSLow,
/. Editor OF the Knoxville Wig.
August 10, 1851.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
a Proclamation.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE e. STATES.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE z. STATES.
Whereas, 4 joint committee of both
Houses Of Congress has waited on the
President Of the United States, and re-
quested him to recommend a day of
public humiliation, prayer and fasting,
to be observed by the people Of the u.
States with religious solemnities, and
the offering Of teryent suppIications to
Almighty God for the safety and wei
fare of these States, His blessings on
their arms, and speedy restoration Of
peace;
And whereas, It is fit and becoming
u all people at all times to acknovl-
ed1e and revere the supreme govern
n.ont ot God, to bow in humble sabmis-
SION to His chastisementa, % confess
aiIu u1plo.4 t;t<,r sin. ana tfansgres-
sions III the fJll cnaviatio. LAT 5ne fear
Of the Lord is the beginning # wisdom.
and to pray with all fervnOcy and con
TRITON Tor the pardon Of their past Of
fences, and for blessing upon their
present and prospective action;
And whereas, When our beloved
country, once, by the blessing of Cod,
united, prosperous and happy, is now
afflicted with faction and civil war, it
IS peculiarly fit for Us to recognize the
hand Of God In this visitation, and in
sorrowful remembrance Of our own
faults and crimes as nation and as in
dlviduals, to humble ourselves before
Him, and to pray for His mcrcy-to
pray that we may be spared further
punishment, though justly deserved;
that our arms may be blessed and made
eitectual for the establishment Of law,
order and peace throughout our coun-
try, and that the inestimabIe boon Of
civil and religious liberty, earned, IN
der His guidance and blessing, by the
labors and sutfewngs Of our fathers.
may be restored to all its original ex-
celteoco:
Therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, Pres
ident OF the United States, DO appoint
The last Thursday in September next as
2 ..ay oE humiliation, prayer ard fast
ing fer MI the people Of the Nation, and
| 10 earnestly recommend to all the
people, and especially to all ministers
and teachers Of religion Of all denomi-
nations, and to a. heads Of families, to
observe ana keep t}st 32y according
to their several ere a. au, modes =
worship, IL AL Aamilit" uul With all r.
IiciouS solemn y, 70 INC eu~ that The
united pr2ycE Of me nation Gay ascend
to the Throne Il Grace, and bring down
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
COOIneSs.

Jake was a little negro boy, the slave
Of DR.. Tallerfo, Of Georgia, and was
said to have in his little frame a heart
as big as Gen. Jackson's- say moth
ing Of Napoleon Bonaparte and Zack
Taylor. He didn't fear even Old Nick.
and as for coolness-he was as cool as
the north pole.
One day, Dr.. Tallerfo, upon occasion
Of commencement of q medical college,
Of which he held the chair Of anatomy.
gave a dinner. Among his guests was
q well known ventriIoquist. Late in
The evening, after the bottle hal done
It's work, the conversation turned upon
/ Courage, and tha Doctor boasteI CO.
s.lerably Of the lion heart Of his f:3yo.-
/ ico boy, Jake, lie ofelcu = bet moth
il" cc1I2 scare him, a@l .alS let a..
. '>-lltTlloqal@t took up, mining st til
same time the test he wished to have
.,@g,-@oi. Jake was sent for and came.
'.Ja!-2," " said the Doctor, Il have bet
a large sum of money on your head,
and lou must win It. DO YOU think
E7u can -
Berry we'll, master," ropliod Jake,
'es tell dis ni"r9 ~l.s II. i to do, and
he'll 90 it sure"
I want you to 90 70 tie dissecting
room. Yon will find two dead bodies
there Cut off the head Of one with a
large knife which you will find there,
and bring it to us. You must not take
q light, however, and don't get fright
ened."
'Dat is all, is it? enquired Jake
ooh, berry well. I'll do dat for sure,
for sartin; an as for being frighten de
debble heself amt goin' to fiighten me. :"
Jake accordingly set off, and reach
ing the dissecting room, groped about
until he found the knife and bodies
lie had just applied the former to the
neck of the latter, when from the body
he was about to decapitate, hollow
and sepuIchral voice exclaimed:
Lot my head alone. -
''Ies, sar!" replied Jake, Il aiut tie
iar--t@the', Ae@d,i 10 ies as " L. .
lie accordingly put the knife t. the
aack OF lle next corpse, when another
r9ice, equally unearthly in its tone,
ahr' ked out:
Let my head alone -
Jake was puzzled at first; but an
swcre3 presently:
"Loo1 = van! Master To1liver said [
aust lr;n~ ona ob DE- heads, an YOU
ANT 2w.ne 81 tor, me, 10 how - and
Jake hacked away uucjl he separated
the head from the body. Tnereapon
half q dozen voices screamed out:
''Bring it back! bring it back.'
"Now-now, see yah! Jes YOU keep
quiet, you duce ob q fool, an don't wake
up the Wlnmcn folks. Masters only
gwne to look at de bumps"
''Bring back my head at once." cried
the voice.
"Tcnd to you right away, sab" re-
piled Jake, as he marched off with the
head and the next minute deposited it
before the doctor.
$50 you've got it, see" s2ii his
master.
Eyes, sab" said the unmoved Jake,
"bnt please be done looking at HIM
soon, h0so do gcna'1ao1 tole me to .fotcb
him back right a1cdy."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
EI S[Ss @

jessie FREMoNT.-Private letters
from Gen. Fremont speak of the great
assistance which his wife, "Jessie,"
we'll remembered of the campaign Of
1856, is rendering him in this most Sc
rious contest. She acts as his private
secretary, writing many of his most I'M
portant business letters, and taking
notes of his conversation with officers
on matters of moment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31

Cows LEAKING THEIR M1LK.-A
correspondent of the Prairie Farmer
says, that where COWS lose their milk
by leaking, the evil may be rcmedied
by applying a small quantity Of coLlod-
con to the end Of the teat immediately
after milking. This will.at once form a
thin, tough covering or skin, which
will prevent the leakage, and which
may readily be removed before milk
ing again,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
Fat Contributor in the Home Guards.

The moment the fao was threatened,
large bodies of men were called upon
to ralIy in its defence Re;no . larne
bodied man. rallied and enrolled nv
self with the Home Guards. The drill
is very severe on me this hot weather
although I am constantly allowed an
attendant with fan and a pitcher of
ice water.
am constantly reminded that one of
the first requirements of soldier. is %
throw out his chest and draw IN his
stomach. Uayino been bnrned opt ...v-
eral times while occuDyino rooms i m
attic, | have had considarallo Dracfice
in Myoacsj21 0,ft 222l cboef. Int H. what
system Of practice could ever hone
to draw in iny 2toa.2c42 7 ant s.,.g.,ss
up''-it's no use trv,gr. II nv vost
Buttons are in llno. "a. .a~ j. t,.e r,a,.
and if toe the 1at1.. : f.ars.1' J.-raa
indicates my position. Cr.are s. -
room for argument in regard to ,,ly sen
timents- can see at q Glance
just achere I SANDS One evening We
ha / y new drill sergeant who vas near
sighted. Running his eyes down the
line, he exclaimed sharDIy-
'What is that man doing in the ranks
with bass drum ?"
He pointed at me, bnt 7 hodn't any
,lrum-it was tie surn1ns stomach that
! couldn't draw in
am the bntt Of numborlass ioI,ne &c
vou NAV suppose Tbev have oot .
story in the guards that when | first
hoard tho commend uOrdor o,.,,,c y, !
dronned nv mnsILot and tsJ;,or o,,+ NV
note book. beoan 70 drow on or3or On
the Governor for what arms u~sntod
Tbev say ordornd We've, 'st,,<,, s+oa,,,
eun with = nair Of DahIorcoo,s ,,: bou,;f oIy.t.
zers for side arms Ease tahr;cat;onsr
Nv ambition never extcn1e1 bn~ond .
ritied cannon an1 thnv InoIy i
hlrhouoh in respoct 70 size I ho1ono
to the "beav1es., nv nrnf,ronrn i for
the )ioht infantry sprvicn Nv En.o-
sack is marked "jirht inf,ntr, ) OnnI
EVENING he n,.ct1t,.,,x socInaj con,.GrI.-
cd about some him. md NV comra.g..s
Uttered bv ,,lstao.'y VI ~. YER NV I~ts
was turanl W.. Ia i. ,,,,,at..~. +, !
rna unt; Iaid o.r r.,.,. ,-,o..so..,- ss~...o
wretch had erased ~. f,.-@ saar r-..ta~.
and ha,l been .,.r....a... in tl,a a.a7-
mo I1bo.,a6 o5u.-:...s..= +, ~ shove.
i ore of tha I@arxan3 o..,.....>.... +oI
which T am su.,.a,te.I ara r3l,..-~ ...1
consnn;nr- .at,.;.....,,, l.,,,rr .,...,
me t, submit 10 i. r9Ifio1 # -
call of nv country. AMI am not +, bel
mt ont NV tho 3,l7J,,;,., ~ ,,,,, n.,,.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
z c@sE-,

~ \ lady at Columbus inquired Of
the spirit rappers how many children
she had. "Four," replied the spirit
The husband, startled at the accuracy
Of the reply, stepped up and inquired ::
How many children have I?o sTwor
answered the rapping medium. The
husband and wife looked at each other
and with an odd smile for moment,
and then retired unbellevers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
-~z--e@s U.

a USEFUL CLEEK.-A New York
letter to the Mobile Tribune saYs:-
':There is remarkable man connect
ed with the Custom House here, a
Spaniard. His business is to receive
and test money. He will pour the con-
tents Of y bag Of gold Or silver coin in
to a scale-for it is weighed not count
ed-and in trice announces the
amount in dollars and cents; then run
ming his fingers through the shining
pieces, and applying his nose to them,
Immediately takes out every counter
felt coin. He was never known to
make a mistake in pronouncing mon
ey good or bad, and his jnfaIIible in
stinct for detecting the spurious metal
is located in his 0ltactory organs"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31

Discuss NOT poIlT1cs IT ALL
" hen Judge Douglas, III his last great
speech in Chicago on May last, enioin-
ed the American people to "co0se DIS
cuSSiRg party issues, make no a1luSio7aS
to old party tests, haze no crin7ja0tjo2as
and recrjmjjeotions, i,adu[ge IN no
taaaats one against the other, az to aeho
has jecn the cause Of these troubles"
he, no doubt, wished to prevent the oc-
currence Of just such events as trans
pired at BriggsvilIe on Saturday last
y couple worthy citizens of that place,
having heard that Washington had
been bombarded and taken by the reb-
els, concluded they would make d pi,,-
grimage to this city, and ascertain the
Truth Of the rumor. One was staunch
Democrat and the other firm Repuh-
lican. Mr. Democrat had buggy and
harness, and Mr.. Republican was pos
sessed Of horse, It was mutually
agreed that they should ''hitch teams"
and make the Journey. After q few
miles had been made, they both agreed
that if Washington had been taken, it
was very bad thing. y es, says
Nj. Democrat, "but YOU Republicans
ar TO blame for it. You have got up
all this ultficuIty." To this, our Re
publican, Of course, demUrred, and
charged the whole thing home on the
Democrats, as being alone responsible.
Then, Of course, there arose ''crimina-
tionS aad reerininations, taunts indulg-
ed one against the other,' dc, &c,
and the consequences that followed
might have been expected.
Dir. Republican concluded that his
horse couldn't draw any such man as
Mr.. Democrat; SO he alighted from the
buggy, embarrassed his horse and came
to Portage on horseback, leaving his
Democratic associate dividing his time
between damning the Republican par
ty, wondering if Washington had been
taken, and specializing as to how he
was going to get his buggy back home
again.--Fortage Register.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
-=r@ 80 e--

~ As Freddy, a fair headed
youngster Of four summers, who after
being, the other day, for some time
lost in thought, broke out thus: s'Pa,
can God do anything ?" "Ies, dear"
"Could he make q two year old colt
in two tninntcs % "Why, he would not
wish to DO that Freddy" 'SBnt if he
did wish to, could he % eyes, GER
tainly, if he wished to- "What, in
two minutes % eyes, in two minu-
tes." ''Well, then, he wouldn't be two
years old, would c?''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
Eccentric Hospitality.

During the American war of 1912. q
soldier who had been wounded and
honorably discharged, being destitute
and benighted, knocked at the door of
an Irish farmer, when the following di-
ologue cnsued:
Patrick-And who the devil are you,
now?
soldier-My name is John Wilson.
Patricl1-And where the devil are
You going from, John Wilson?
soIdier-From the American army
at Erie, sir.
Patriok-And what do you want
here?
Soldior-Nill you permit me to
spread my blanket on your floor and
sleaD there tonight?
stric9-Devil take me if I do,
John Wilson.
S2.4ier-On your kitchen floor, sir ?
Patrjck-Not |, by the Hi O
Howth.
SoIdier-In your stable then?
Patrlck--I viii be hanged if | do
that, aither
Soldier-Im dying with hunger,
give me but a bone and crust; | will
ask no more
Patrick-Devil blow me If I do, sir.
Soldier-Give me some water to
QUanch my thirst, I beg of you.
Ioatrick-Beg and be hanged, I'll
do no such thing.
Soldier-Sir, / have been fighting
to secure the blessings you now enjoy
can you SO inhospjtably reject me
from your home?
Patrick--Rejcct you? who the de
VII talked about rejecting you. May
be ] am not the scurvy spalpecn you
take me to be, John Wilson. You ask
ed me to let you lie on the floor, my
kitchen floor, or n1y stable now by the
powers, dye think ia do that, when |
have a dozen soft beds all empty 2
no, by the hill Of HoWth, John, that I
won't. In the second place, you tod
me YOU were dying with 'hanger, and
wanted . bone and . crust to eat 3
now, honey, dye think I'd feed q hun
CRY man on bones and crusts, when my
Y. ard is full ofpulets, and turkeys, and
pigs? No, by the powers, not ], that's
fat. In the third place, you asked me
for some simple water to quench your
thirst; now, as ny water is none Of the
best, | never offer to a poor travcIer
without mixing it with plenty OF wine.
Come into my house, honey, devil blow
me but YOU shall sleep III the best bed
| have; YOU shall have the b2st supper
and breakfast that my farm can supply;
Eou shal. drink rs much rs you like,
provided you mix it with plenty Of
wine. t shall never be said that |
trated mal scurvily, who has been
fighting for the dear country which
gave him q free home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31

TORIES IN CoNNECTICUT.-About
one hundred and fifty sympathizers
with treason, styling themselves "Con-
servative Democrats" assembled at
Bloomfield, Conn, on Monday, last
week, as we leGrn from the Hartford
Press, and adopted resolutions setting
forth that one-thrd Of the States of the
Union had withdrawn, and the effort
to enforce the laws in them had resul-
ted in civi! war; denouncing "the fell
spirit Of coercion;" protesting against
interference with slavery; lamenting
the unnatural war;" praying for a
suspension of hostiIities for the pur-
pose Of holding a national convention
to '<rcconstruct now discovered IN
ion - and requesting the Democratic
State Committee to call mass conyen-
ton Of the conservative Democracy of
the State. Speeches expressing hearty
sympathy with the South were made
by several persons. One of them thank
ed God that we had no more men at
Manassas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31

- Remember soldiers widows.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-08-31
Look before you Kick.

| y minister in one Of our orthodox
churches, while on his way to preach a
funeral sermon in the country, called to
see one Of his members, an old widow
lady who lived near the road he was
travelling. The old lady had Just been
making some sausages, and she felt
proud Of them, they were so plump,
round and sweet. OF course, she IN
sisted on the minister taking some of
the links home to his family. He OBJ
.jected, on account OF not having his
portmanteau along. This was over
ruled, and the old lady, wrapping them
in rag, carefully placed q bundle in
each pocket Of the preacher capacious
coat. Thus equipped he started for the
funeral.
While attending to the solemn cere-
monies Of the grave, some hungry dogs
scented the sausages, and were not long
IN tracking them to the good mans
oycrcoat. Of course, this was a great
annoyance, and he was several times
under the necessity Of kicking these
whelps away The obsequies of the
grave completed, minister and people
repaired to the church where the func-
raj discourse was to be preached
After the sermon was finished, the
minister halted to make some remarks
to his congregation, when a brother,
who wished to have an appointment
given out, ascended the pulpit steps
and gave the minister's coat hitch to
get his attention. The divine thinking
it dog having a design upon his pocll-
ct, raised his foot, gave a sudden kick,
and sent the good brother sprawling
full length on the floor.
"You will excuse me, brethren and
sistcrsI'' said the minister confusedly,
and without looking at the work he had
done, ''for could not avoid it. Ihave
sausagcs III my pocket, and that dog
has been trying to grab them ever since
| came upon the premises"
Our readers may judge Of the effect
such an announcement would have at
d funeral.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-06
IFopt DolaUaro.

Font Delaware Is garrisCncd with one hun.
dred and thirty mon, Of whom seventy are reg.
Z ars.
The guns are more than one hundred In mum.
bcr including nineteen columbisds fvo Ct
which are tsn-inch guns weighing 1900 pounds
each, OPS pound shot) capable Of reaching any
craft within three miles fourteen eight-inch
columbiads, weighing 5000 psuSts each. Tho
weight Of tho balls Tor tho lattof Is nearly one
hundred pounds each. In addition to these,
there is . large quantity Of ordinary guns, how
itzers, &c, A tquad Of the Artillcrists are di-
ly employed in hosting cannons to their places
on the pIapet, and in short inc the whole
array Of cannon In the citadel will be fixed in
commence target practice with their cannon
and the colunbisd'. Thirty-lour guns arc
already mounted. To assail successful
" tits fortress of tho Delaware, an
attacking Zoo must first sail up tho channel,
With the guns Of the fortress bearing upon
them. II the foe should successfully hazard
such a gauntlet, the island must bs in
vadcd. In five minutes this could bo laid un-
Her water four feet docp. If even this terrible
eXigoncy should be ovaiod the solid walls Of
the fort compassed with a deep moat, are next
to he scaled. Should ladders bs raised to the
high psrapot ot the citadel the great guns Of
the bastions are ready TO sweep the nssi'lants
into destruction. Should they, by any fortui-
tous circumstance, snter tho fort, It's founda-
ton can be flooded to the depth Of four feet.
Fort Delaware is in many respects the counter
part of Fort Sumter, but larger and stronger
in fact, almost utterly impregnabie. Twenty
six years have bsen required to bring II 10 its
present state OF completeness, and probably ten
years oi additional labor would scarcely make
1t equal to all engineering requirements.