Alleganian (Newspaper) - July 13, 1864, Cumberland, Maryland VOLUME 1 CUMBERLAND MARYLAND WEDNESDAY JULY 13 1864 NUMBER 10 She IS EVERY WEDNESDAY on Mechanic Street near the National House OK S TWO in tor a m of Hie llun of f T A Ju of the Court J II 11 A M L BUSH J II J L S I Clerk III Cumberland Foundry T AY UHl V CO IRON A XI Street Mil MINIM umi HAILS ID Jl IAW SIDE Of WILLS CUM HIGHLAND and Saddles Bridles Collars Whips Harness etc Kept mi ind nrc tur s ilo fur north Df M TEAS FISH tie A Stuck of Choice nf nnd Centre Mil in F Iron rlc corner imil Mi- ill Shops Hats clc 3 Story t Tin Copper and nmr HALE in and Fancy C Under OF j f on tlir Clothing strci I the MERCHANT A N II C 1.1 T II I E IS street near Squire A P in Votions etc n t in Clocks If dry Silver anil r VJ nnd Saloon Blink Iv HUCK anil Anil in Blinds Curtains etc olo n few BLAKK TAILOR Anil In BATS CAPS SOLDIERS AMI HOSTS ROODS Neff opposite the HIM ANP SAWS Kor Mb hr i iUr 17 THE SONG OF THINKERS BT Hit Spades of i Ihy witk I lurry out rv stubborn uf Error Unit burta the soil M is them out the tuill the nf r limf Hurl of Out Strk tur Work line frith in unit the crooked to fur Makt road to lire for the I As nork win hardest tit Or no t tit sin plan From tht nf the uf Ainu the uf true Carry out Feed the Fruit prime Soil So the Throne nf It may Jud The Merchant tmd thD Artisan A merchant of the war n contract with a to him with a if tin Xot aflur the of tin eo that contractor must lose money liy tile work nt the price agreed upon However he nothing but went on delivering the cans the for part of the received the em- ployer called upon him and T understand vou are losing money on job replied the but T can stand it a contract is 1 know How much will the merchant Oh no was the reply 1 don't complain and jou ought not to I on knowing Well pince you tho arti- san I the the amount Well paid the man vou not IOM it not be I thall add the amount to jour and the of material may I will advance you the for the whole of the contract which no doubt you can now me lo advantage The to the contractor laid no to five hundred dollars The of both Ihc and the illustrated more honesty il principle carried out Writing This art has been employed to a great ex- tent by military and officers for the purpose of information of the of tho enemy Jinny plane have been resorted lo to attain his end The in writing with an ink which is col- and to the eye until heat a turc chemical means a change and made tho writing rent The juice of an onion or milk will he till exposed lo when the parts written with it col- or Starch in water will if ployed an ink for secret writing remain without color until washed over with n tion of iodine when it becomes of n color Water in which have been may be an ink for secret ting which will become black when washed m cr with a weak rotation of sulphate of iron in water The green sympathetic ink is well known it in n dilute solution uf Cobalt in acid The writing witli thin ink a green color when the paper is warmed at tho lira nnd resumes ill original invisibility when cold This solution has been therefore in waiting over ent parts of similar These when brought near the lire of course of n green color FO as to change the wintry of the view inlo tho appearance of spring when cold again returning to its for John where is your master Oh he's oir sir ii ho 7 That's Where's he recruiting Up in the While fountains sir re- his health Alii pick is the ler V lie cold on account of the draft THE TWO years ago two gentlemen and a lady ad taken their places in tho diligence from arw to Ouo of tho gentlemen M a merchant of the capital us in mind as in body slept y the commencement of the journey ho M a commercial er n oC very animated character lid not allow his tongue to rest a single other things which tie he lot it escape him that lie had his person fifteen thousand francs in hills that the greater part of the intended for the purchase of inductions and the rest as a present to his wife M on tho contrary lie i aru he was aid that he to The diligence arrived at he horses were As the road from hut the to the that they should walk up hill the with pleasure and from to be no although in fact lie had no desire to put Ills legs in Movement They butli started itp the lull then aud the diligence followed them Soon darkness came On lint the continued to lirar tile diligence rolling them After tho lapse of some time they remarked that they wandered in the right i cud wished to return thereto imt the uf the wheels LO longer them The indolent grow afraid Muttering oaths he began to walk at ions rale nnd this change gave birth in the toul of Lussac to a bre his lent owal about fifteen thousand he had with him the most s his mind He in terror whether this suspected ion not plotted witli the conductor to rob him In some solitary place Perhaps lie thought another accomplice might be lurking in Mime place near ready to pounce on him In truth poor deemed himself a man Ho determined fore to lie on his guard With regard to when he Baw become silent he at once conceived suspicious to thote of his companion Ho hnd not it ic like been guilty of nny indiscretion en- his own interests but his pockets were filkil with important papers and the of hia appeared to him now only an adroit trick to him with confidence Keeping at as great a distance as possible from other Ihc two travellers watched each movements At a marhl iii their way forced them ill contact on n narrow path Their alarm and distrust went on increasing raised his hand to wipe which was bathed with then mad a halt thinking he SAW ill his companion's hand an instrument of murder However his courage a little he likewise his hand to a pinch uf seeing stooped down to the muddy to escape the expected pistol hot After some time passed in the anguish of mutual determined to give utterance lo his dread in We he ho thoroughly on our guard here It is the pelf who lias thrown us thus on the high road in the middle of tho night if we meet with any or attack there is nothing lu bo found on me hut empty pockets you surely forget I he fifteen thousand franca which you with Oh that was all cried sac Jly on this point Were Ihc merest wind Of course I was only Joking This speech did not fail lo increase the terror of Writ whatever he said after a few moments hesitation I am uol yield I fired my lol as often as T can exclaimed hut do you nut know that it is forbidden to cirry 41 Forbidden do you assuming an nir of great age nro resolute fellows however who not much iu laugh prohibitions This conversation was liy tho of n horse The rider tillion who our travellers they had gone and they had at a walk of two houn to the nearest posting Both more alarmed than ever re- lief in furious oaths Presently n carriage and it ted to get up behind the struck him M fiercely Witli his whip be was forced to let go Ins hold travelers dragging their limbs uncw the high nud A light gleamed in the distance Our travelers nearly drowned in perspiration and crushed oy fatigue marched towards the spot where the light wan chining It turned out to ho a village Everybody had gone to bed but they at last succeeded in discovering an inn Fresh All the Were but landlord yielding after n while to their passionate gave them the room which he had reserved for himself Hungry and weary however the ions felt the irresistible need of some food The delay caused by the repast was marked by an absolute silence and in nearly the same prepared their exhausted frames to taste the sweets of repose The moment I am in thought 1 shall pretend to be 1 shall even snore with tolerable emphasis if needful but 1 shall keep my alert for may occur As for after having flipped his portfolio under his pillow wished his com- night and blowing out the dle he placed himself as cosily in the bed as he could but kept hh eyes fixed in the darkness on tho corner of tile room the supposed brigand was TH o hours passed away by tho most complete immobility on both sides The first feeble light of tho dawn was be- ginning to peep through when Lussac his neighbor rising with precaution and approaching liia own bed on tiptoe then stooped down over face heart beat like a steam en- gines Fortunately however bo had his knife opened and ready under tho bed clothes He asked himself whether he ought not to be beforehand with the assassin Hut a little cowardice and the excess of his emo- tion forced him to wait without stirring th development of events again gathered some assurance from tho uir of which he who deemed himself a victim simulated lie Went back to bed with a contented heart The result neither of elers having slept but neither of them also liming suffered any greater harm than a good fright they bet out in he course of the morning arm in arm for intimate friends and ended by a commercial partnership The house of Co still at Parn nnd each of the himself with telling the singular circumstances which led lo their business Jt is never however without emotion that M hears M of the ment when the was kept ready under the for a elab WOMAN'S Xo trait of is more valuable in a female than the aion of a It is like the that spring up in our pathway reviling ami cheering us Let a man go homo at night Wearied and worn by the toils of the day and soothing is a word dictated by n good disposition It is sunshine falling upon hi heart He is happy and cares of life are forgotten A sweet temper han n soothing influence over the minds of a whole Where it is found in the wife nnd mother and lore predominating over the natural fueling of the heart kind and looks characterize the ren and peace and love have their dwelling there Study then to acquire and a sweet temper It is more Valuable than gold more ihan beauty and ti the of all of its freshness ami power are writing my on rough said a client to his solicitor mind said the lawyer it has to lie filed before it comes into couit that Jones is a but I do say that i his farm joined mine I would not try t keep no sheep paid one little to an other does giv you a reward of merit t I he the rejoinder he gives me a every day nnd say I merit Lee QUANT Many attempts have been made at a of thd Lieutenant General who noir the loyal armies of the United tales Some are eulogistic dome critical others toadyisms It must be confessed ic is a very difficult subject for the literary In physique he is ordinary almost In his presence there is nothing as expect heroes lo no low small but dlid in is compactly atid capable jf great And Though of the fewest words ho is Hot morose or repulsive This reticence is not the result if misanthropy or for no trial of ruffles the calmness of his mind No officer is more approachable There is 10 General commander FO ready to dispense ceremony or the show of rank to listen carefully and reply plainly to the point is else can be made of and bushy as yel Hot marked with gray The barber has had to lo about his face since the war commenced wherefore much of the native expression of is is lost under moustache nnd A dry straight cut mouth and clear grey eyes are about all that arc ible On Ilia forehead the well and browned hy exposure Is drawn over the frontal bone tight and smooth aa n Not a wrinkle or is ever seen It is the expression of immovable calmness His forehead is higher and ter than it appears lo he for it is concealed fjy coarse bushy hair Incessant close and rapid thought is going on there cr iat the external signs may be Gen Grant cannot be called a genius At AVest Point he was not very bright only mediocre Where is the secret of his military renown t Ha is not a or a drill master In mutters of he is not a 1 tin exhibit ut no special like or dislike certainly no Their affection and their confidence is not the growth of n day hut n It is not always necessary to have genius to be a great general Wellington won his blowly and was no favorite with his men He won it by clear common sense Gen Grant sees tho object in icw and looks at nothing else Hois fond of war and hates politics The battle is one of his delights although even here there is no excitement A calm and judgment presides amidst the most These qualities by degrees attach soldiers o him personally They acquire confidence n leaders who moie into battle fearlessly jel while they have full control of their In as a he was as careless of life At in November 3801 personal i were run losing his hoicc and servant On the at Shiloh his sures were frequent and imminent If Gen Grant docs not court popularity he avoids giving offense lie if slow and moderate in military censures bul for all this penetrates the of those about him There nrc qualities here for a good independence lo decide without councils of war discrimination enough to select the best for his work quiet but linn daring in battle kind social and approachable are not these belter the most exhibitions of Are these reasons why so much confidence is in small unpretending man? We hear of no jealousies or bickering among his corps commander Soldiers and officers feel they must follow his example nnd go eicr he is willing to lead or to order them It them with n of under which they stand up to tin work of death till that comes or victory forms no part of his lie moreover that in prolonged coiv tests northern men conic out best On these Iwo he is always ready lo take tin risk of battle if Ihc numbers nro not far fron equal When the moment arrives to strike Ihc blow is delivered without studying vcr whether everything is ready for it a great army must ho left to chance and much more lo onx E 13 Lee graduated at West Tom in among the first fivo in his lie was a of sedate respectable mid There was in his manners flic old Virginia not however in an offensive His inti mato companions were few nnd of Iho sami stamp It wu evident he considered him self a member of the Southern iut of tho purer and more elevated class In person he is robust and of good height and presence veil formed with dark hair eyes and complexion During he Mexican rar he was captain of having tho till confidence of Gen When thd army turned of El by Iho vay of Chalco Captain Lee performed part of the operations against For three days dud nights hs vas in motion till he fell down from mere Ho maintained his reputation the war Until the rebellion broke out and attained tho rank df col- inel of cavalry Always cool prudent and Colonel Lee stood among Iho most men of our army By ic acquired wealth which with his bravery as an officer bis talents and from dissipation him to maintain at Arlington thu of a true chevalier and oil aristocrat dear to the Virginian He wad and patriotic hut to him old ginia constituted more nil the rest of The rebels have a grade above that of our General which Gen Lee holds great service he has icon to ihu President on cordial terms with He into with Evert now theie who distrust his estness in the Southern cause Like Grant IQ is not a brilliant genius hut lie has a more cultivated mind They are alike in their independence of thought in their courage nnd in pertinacity of their ng Their inch hate confidence in both but one has to deal with impetuous souk who demand something brilliant without counting risks They will envelop n rush up to the ditch and into it in ranks four deep no matter how much ranks nrc broken in upon by a storm of siles They will surge and howl around thd angles of the works till half of them ard dead or disabled hut in Iho calm conflict of days their ardor loses its force Tu the patient endurance of bis forces GeHi Grant hits n better clement lhart tile liery chivalry of the South IIo avoids fortifications whenever they can be turned forced marches and clears them quicker than by assault He has men as hard to gain the parapets of the enemy when it is necessary hut with his he has other and better modes of success On one side is the dogged steadiness of tho English on the Southern fide of the French Loo is nol in ideal of a commander lie is cool clear-sighted and obstinate Ilia military experience however up very much fot headed valor so much by the erners they have confidence in him as a commander and our Generals ad- mit him to be the most able of their i Astounding as treason has been ho has a professional character that men of all nations will regard with He is now about sixty years of age nnd Iho senior of Grant by twenty years but has a good well calculated lo tho wear and Icar of field service r Such are the men now playing fho most conspicuous parts of this age In military fairs as posterity will view or bo Toil is tho price of sleep and appetite of health aud The necessity which overcomes out natural sloth is a blessing The world does not contain thorn which divine mercy could have are with tile which we can come by Industry than we could been with spontaneous plenty nnd unbounded The body and Iho mind arc the toil that fatigues them Tho toil is n thousand times reworded by tho pleasure which it bestows Its enjoyments are peculiar No wealth them no indolence can taste They fiW only from the they repay Do yon consider lager beer replied ash I cr glasses a day aud it me bnt 1 don't know how it would pc.if-s mro make a hog of l manors will attract i gard notices will produce lar genuine yirtu'cs proceed from Christian one ia other is ri -J in white falsehood I in t ho seven primitive colors and b ill -i 4 f 7
