Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-09-21
NUMBER 76.

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than brains aand more credit than either. ~ In
nine cases out of ten the effort fails, and the girls
remain unmarried thus increasing the number
Of those disconted old maids, who mistakingIy
think a single life possesses nothing honorable,
but who have only themselves to blame for their
fate, since they dispised the honest men who
would have had them, in the vain hope to- get
Others who scorned them in turn B
There is nothing more foolish, indeed, than
this trying to be 'genteel." The word tselfis
vulgar, and has no real meaning, at least in a
republican country. We have no gentiity here
as they have in England. Every man is on an 1
equality. The honest day laborer, who serves
his God, pays his debts, and does his duty to-.
his >neighbo is as worthy of respect as the rich
est citizen. A reseetable operative, through
poor, is far more estimable than either the fash.
ionable dandy, who lives by cheating his tailor, :
or the extravagant merchant, who spends more
than his income. In common parlance, agen-
teel people" more generally, belong to the spend q
thrift class than the real wealthy to the vain
and empty fools, who live for show, than to the
intelligent, honorable and worthy. To endeavor
to ape the rich, by an extrasagant expenditure
of narrow means, is what most weak persons do,s
who wish to be considered @genteeH 1T is our
deliberate opinion that no young woman can live
this life Of pretty hypocrisy, this constant strug-
gle to seem to be what she is not, without losin5
that strict regard for truth which is one of the$
brightest ornaments of females character
Better, far better, be frank and honest, Power
ty is nothing to be ashamed of, while deceit and
extravaganza are If We were young man, we
would avoid all families in which we detected
this effort to be "genteel;" for we should be sure
we would run great danger of marrying an ex-
travagant and foolish wife, if nothing worse
How TO DETECT CoUN9ERFErrs. II. Exam
inc the appearance of blll-the genuine have
general dark neat appearance
2. Examine the vgnette, or picture in the {
middle OF the top; see if the sky or background
looks clear and transparent or soft and even, and
not scratehy. -, =:
8 Examine we'll the face; see if the express
sions are distinct and easy, natural and lfe-ike;
Particularly the eyes. -
4. See if the drapery or dress fits well, looks
natural and easy, shows the folds distinctly.
5. Examine the medallion, ruling and heads,
and circular ornaments around the figures, &c. :
See if they are regular, smooth, and uniform
not scratchy. This work in the genuine looks
as if raised on the paper, and cannot be perfectly
initiated
g. Examine the principal line Of letters or
name of the bank. See if they are all upright,
nertectly true and even or If slnpinss,
form slope.
I. Carefully examine the shade or parallel
ruling the face or outside of the letters, &C.;
see if it is clear, and looks as if colored with
brush. The fine and parallel lines in the gen.
uine are of equal size, smooth and even; couu-
terteits look as if done with file, s,
8. Observe the round handwriting engraved
on the bill, which should be black, equal in sizef
and distance, of uniform slope and smooth
This is in genuine notes invariably we'll done,
and looks very perfect In counterfeits it is sell
dom so, but often looks stiff, as if done with
pen.
8. Notice the imprint or engraver's name,
which is always near the border or end of the
note and is always alike; letters small, upright
and engraved very perfectly. Counterfeiters sell
dom do it well.
NorE-It was remarked by Stephen Bur-
roughs, before he died, that two things couIds
not be perfectly counterfeited, one was the dye
work, or portrait, medallion heads, vignette, DC,
and the other the shading or ruling above the
letters.-Bank Note Reporter.
The BrDLE.-We have never seen more
truthful remark upon the Book of all books"
than the following:
"The Bible" says Rowe, is dangerous
But dangerous for whom9 1t is dangerous for