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Year: 1863

In consequence Of the absence of gold,
opportunity has been afforded experts to
manufacture large quantities Of filed coin
which is said to be pretty we'll circulated
in this and other cities. The resum mption
of payment of custom duties in gold, in
. consequence of the scarcity of the de-
mand notes has brought out the false
coin in company with the genuine and
the counterfeits are so well made that
none but experts can detect them. We
are informed that many of the banks
have received and paid this bad issue;
brokers take and sell it, aud it IS sent to
the Custom house to pay duties, without
CRU inal knowledge or intent. The pro-
portion of the fled coin now in use is not
large, as compared with the genuine
currency, but it is nevertheless true that
few Of the men handling it know wheth
er the coin is genuine or not, and the
uninitiated cannot possibly detect the
work of the tamperers.


At the Custom. house, the filed pelces
are sent in for payment of duties, while
the rejection OF number of them in one
day is not uncommon. The discovery
of these peces is followed Immediately
by cutting them in halves with chisel,
when they are returned to their owners.
who, of conrse, replace them with good
coin.


The system of filing, as now practiced,
is said to have originated some years ago
in California, and was first detected in
England in the process of melting the
coin. The business is now, if possible,
more carefully, and more extensively
conducted. The process is to split the
coin, to take from the centre one.third
to one-half, and, some cases, larger
proportion of the gold, which is carefully
weig ghed, and an equal amount of platina,
or alloy of platina, of an inferior quality
put in its place-in what manner is not
precisely understood. The sides of the
coin are then closed, the edge is remilled
and the whole of the work is so accu-
rately done that not only the weight of
the pece remains unchanged, but the
size remains the same or so nearly the
same that the difference is not percepti-
Bile; and what is more singular, the ring
is perfectly clear. This test, therefore,
which is generally employed to detect
spurious coin is quite useless, although
some experts think they can by this
means observe and detect tbe filled
peices. The milling of the coin most
frequently reveals its character.


At the present rate of premium, six to
seven dollars worth of gold can be taken
from a ten dollar piece, while the filling
is estimated to be worth four dollars per
ounce-one- fifth perhaps of the metal
distracted.


The skill with which the fraud is com
mitted constitutes its danger; but it is by
no means likely that any large proper
ton of our gold coin will be thus debased
Phil. Press.
Year: 1863

ever TO be oblterated from memory
Every object about that shrine OF oul
childhood has an association, tale, or
memory, that we love to liuger fresh and
green about our hearts. This idea Is
most ftringIy expressed by Woodwork
in these words


How dear to this heart are the scenes OF my
childhood,


When fond recollection recall them tc view
The orchard, the meadow, the deep-tangIeo
wildwood,
And every loved spot whichmy infancy knew


Heaven designed that Home should be
be cherished spot and man would be
untrue to all the hiLher and nobler in
stincts of his nature, if it were not so
The last passion which grows cold in the
human breast is the love of kindred and
home. Even the savage. dead to sym
pathy as is his heart for the white man,
cherishos an idolatrous reverence for his
hunting grounds and graves of his fore
fathers. This sacred principal of vener-
alton for home and its cherished objects
runs all through the lower and higher
grades of society. 1t obtains as much
in the humble cottage of the poor and
unlettered, as in the splendid mansions
of the opulcnt and the great.


And why should it not be so? 1t was
the re we we're born there we spent the
days and mingled in the well-remembered
scenes of our childhood. With such hol =
and ballowiug memories attaching to
that sacred place, why should we not
love and cherish it? Why should not
mellowing, soul touching influences play
arouud our hearts, when


"Fond memory brings the light
OF other days arOud u.s."


The sentiment is universally received 4,
that "there's no place like home" We
conclude our extracts from the poets on
home, by giving the beautiful touches of
an anonymous bard upon this subject
"I've wandered through many cline where


flowers OF beauty grew


Where all was blssful to the heart and lovely
| to the view


I've seen them in their twilight pride and in
their dress of morn,


! But none appeared Sc sweet 10 me as the spot
where was born


Auhu's Home Magazine.
Year: 1863

/ QUEER THINGS We know lazy, shift
less, trifing devils, who never pay .
dollar of taxes in their lives, who are
bowling twelve out twenty-four hours
about the enormous taxes we are bur-
dened with ..-.


we know men. the seat of whose pan :
falcons display the flag OF distress at
half mast, who could not buy the toe-nail
OF niger if able bodied slaves were sell
ling at dollar dozen, who fly into q
passion if they hear of an attack on
slave property.


We know the men who never did q
days work in their lives-save when bor-
rowing or stealing was impossible who
are bowling like wolves against 'niggers
coming North to compete with the labor
of white men


We know men who never had an entire
dollar in their lives, spend hours inexpi-
ating upon the danger of paper cur
rency.


There are queer people in the world.


Nine-tenths of all the talk upon the
above topic is done by the class es men,
toned.
Year: 1863




aEs The following from the Philadelphia
CITY Item possesses truth and force, and is
proper rebuke to those fault finders, who
amid President Linco!n's unparalleled re-
sponsibilties continually and industriously
engaged in hunting out something to carp
at:


TO FAULT FINDERS. When you are dis
posed to find fault with the President and his
cabinet, bear in mind that no Administration
has been so sorely tried, the difficulties which
beset MIR. Lincoln at every step, would have
appalled, any ordinary man With rebellion
at the South, disaffection at the North, and
depleted treasury, a navy scattered to the
four corners of the earth, treason lurking
and active in every department of the Gov
ernment, one half the officers of the army and
navy corrupt and perjured, the hearts of pat
riots saddened almost unto death, surely no
President has had his hands so full? We
may well bear with occasional short comings.
in view of the extraordinary trials which have
attended the Administration thus far. Let
us be patient, hopeful, resolute, and all will
be well yet.
Year: 1863

ity of Northern civilization. [ have no
fear to set it in competition with that OF
the South. Letthcm proceed side by side
in the race of empire, and we shall see
which will triumph.
Year: 1863

1t will be seen by the programme published
in our columns to-day that the anniversary of
our National Independence Is to be properly
observed by the citizens Of Washington. The
arrangements made by the committee, who
were entrusted with the management of the af-
fair, will be found mos. satisfactory to the pub
lie, and our citizens will have an opportunity
to celebrate the day in manner that shall
comport with the dignity Of the occasion and
the Joyous memories that cluster around the
dag that will float in to.mOrrow's breeze In
spite Of the efforts of rcbcllious States to OBJ
scure its glorious renown. As proudly as ever
will the " flag Of the free hearts hope and
home" he given to the breeze on the Fourth of
July, 1868, day on which the loyal hearts of
all American citizens will rejoice with exceed
ing great Joy.
Year: 1863

This book will be found Of fncstfmabIe va1ue
10 all Paymaaters, and will be Of proportion
ate service to all who are Interested In the
pay Of the army, or who may be seeking In
formation on the subject.
Year: 1863

Sa-Nearly every day, some victim of
tho recent Rebel ravaging Of the Cumber-
berland Valley, may be seen working
nortbward for safety-the whites to
secure their property and avoid excite
ment, and the blacks to save themselves
and families from being kidnapped. Such
are the sad fruits of Slavery and Rebellion,
which do no good, but do incalculable
harm to soul and body of both guilty and
innocent,
Year: 1863

R-It is gratifying to learn that wear
ing the Copperhead badge is no longer
fashionable 10 Psnnsylvanis-is does not
protect from Rebels or from the Draft il .
drait becomes necessary.
Year: 1863

Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens is the leader of the
Abolition Republican party in the House of
Representatives. AS the Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, he is the
mouthpiece of the Administration, and his
statements are fairly taken as the sentiments
of the Administration. In his speech on
the admission of Western Virginia as a
State, be expressly declared that the adms
sion was unconstitutional, and that he would
not stultity himself by declaring to the
contrary, nevertheless he voted for the bill
he said, "under absolute power which the
laws of war give u.s." and thus committed
perjury according to his own confession.
Bat this was not all he said in that connec,
ton. The following words should sink deep
into the mind of every reader, as showing
the intent and design of these men from the
beginning. He said.


"This talk of restoring the Union as it was,
under the Constitution MS it j., is one of the
absurdlics which have heard repeated until
have become about sick OF it. This Union shall
never with my consent be res stored under tn
Constitution rs it is.'


There is the announcement, plainly and
distinctly. Now, if Mr.. Lincoln is trying to
restore the Union and the Constitution, as so
many people profess to believe, it is certain
that Thaddeus Stevens don't think for mo
ment that he is assisting hun. There is no
positive antilslaveryite who wishes the Union
restored, and they will do all they can to
prevent it. Hence the admission of West
ern Virginia in order to perpetuate their
power Hence the Texas expedition OF
General Banks in order to divide Texas into
four States, with eight bogus Senators
Hence their election of bogus Congressman
IN the South. All this is done to vote down
Northern Democrats, and allow them tc
complete their plans.


Ney York Caucasian.
Year: 1863

OLD UICKoRY ON PAPER MoNEY.-lt may
not be amss at this time, when the country
is being literally flooded with government
promises topay, to quote statesman and a
PATRIOTS opinion of paper money .-Presl
dent Jacks n on this subject declared that


"l'he Constitution Of the United States
unquestionably intended to secure to the
people a circulating medium of gold and
silver"


81 am and ever have been opposed to all
kinds of government paper currency, let it
be derived from exrhequer or otherwise"


"A national paper currency is great
curse TO the laborer of the country, for its
depreciation always falls upon the laborer."
Year: 1863

BosTcN, 10th.


There was large attendance to-day Of
newspaper proprietors and book publish
ers before the legislative committee on
Federal relations, to urge the Importance
of mcmoralizing Congress for relief against
the paper makers monopoly. 1t shows
that the cost of school books alone is five
million dollars annually, and this COM
bination Of paper manufacturers added
thereto, full 90 per cent, which was also
serious tax upon the majority OF pa
rents also that nearly all religious pub
lications, weekly newspapers and books
heretofore published for the people, would
be compelled to sus end entirely or be
greatly restricted in their use!ulness.-
The daily papers would also be compel
to further advance to their price.


The publishers closed their case by pre-.
sentinr the following resolutions


Res9ioe9, that the welfare Of the commun-
twas well as the diffusion Of education and
general intelligence call for the adoption
of some measure which shall cheaper the
cost Of paper and prevent any combina-
ton of wealth or OF Interest in keeping
up the value Of the article at so high a
point as to infict a severe tax upon cdu-
cation and the dissemination Of informa-
ton generally among the people.


Res71ccd, That so far as regards the
protection OF capital and Industry, the
book and newspaper publishing business
employees vastly more Of capital and labor
thon than the production of the raw mate
rial, is entitled to the highest con'ldera-
ton.


Resolred, That onr Senator's and Rep
resentatives in Congress be requested to
vote for an amendment of the tariff which
shall red uce duty on imported paper
from 80 to per cent, or as near thereto
e5 may be practicable or expedicnt.
Year: 1863

Do they miss me at Home.
Do they miss me at home. do they miss me
'Twould be an assurance most deaf,
To know that my name was not mentioned
As though l had never been there.


To know that my landlord and tailor,


And the banks where my paper is due,


And hosts whom now cannot mention


Had banished me quite from their view
Do they miss me at home. do they miss me :
When no longer I'm seen upon change,
And the friends who were wont to assist me,
Say, his conduct is remarkably strange.


Does the sbylock who loan d ne his money
To bear me to regions unknown,


Sigh in vain for occasions to dun me,


And wish 1 again we're at homea
Do they mss me at home, do they miss me
When the market in money is tight,
And collectors in haste are pursuing,
Their debtors by day and by night


Does TIE fellow who loaned me a City


And the one that loaned me n ten.


Heave a sigh OF regret as they miss me
And wish they could see me again
Do they mis-, me at home. do they miss me
'Twoulfd be an assurance m )st dear.
To know that my name was not men toned
As though had not been there.


But know that my memory fingers


Around that old SPOT as roam.


And while I've my wits and my creepere
They'll miss me. they'll mi.s me at home
Year: 1863

We are informed that some persons


hostile to the Federal and friendly to the


Confederate government, are attempting


to make persons not we'll informed belize


We that when license is asked for and


obtained Of the Collector o. Federal Reve-


nue., as a retailer of liquors, that license


is full legal authority to sell liquors.
against any State Law forbidding such
business that Grand Jaries indict per-
sons tor violations of State anti-liquor


laws when they are pursuing the business
authorized by the federal government and
for which they have duly paid the reqair-
ed tax.


The persons who thus attempt to excite
prejudice against the government in the
minds Of ignorant or unthinking persons,
themselves know better. They know
that they have sinister purpose in view,
which is no less than to oppose the FEEDER.
al government.


The Excise Tax Law conflicts with no
State laws. The 9th Section of the Ex-
ci-c Tax Law is as follows:


"SEc. 81. And be 1t further enacted.
That no license hereinbetore provided for
if granted, shall be constructed to author
ize the commencement or continuation of
any trade, business, occupation, or EN-.
ployment therein mentioned, within any
State or Territory of the United States
in which it is or shall be specially pro-
hibited by the laws thereof, or in viola
ton of the laws of any State or Ter
ritory: Prorided, Nothing in this act
shall be held or constructed so as to
prevent the several States, within the
limits thereof, from placing duty, tax,
or license, for State purposes, or any
business matter or thing on which
duty, tax, or license is required to be
paid by this act"


1t needs no argument to show that if
person is pursuing business that is
forbidden by law of the State, that
business is not legalized by federal Ii
cense which is virtually issued as re-
cept for the payment Of the required tax
on that business. The retailer announces
his business to the Assessor, and pays his
tax to the Collector. If he reports him
self to be carrying on business that is
unlawful in the State. and pays the tax.
it is his own fault. He is not required
by the Excise Law to pay tax on an
unlawful business.


The Excise License does not make a
business lawful which by State law is un-
lawful it does not even confer authority
to carry on any business whatever nor
does it forbid the prosecution of that busi-
ness as penalty for non-payment OF tax
it simply imposes fine for refusal to
pay the tax which the business man vol
unfairly reports as his business. 1t is
simply receipt for the tax paid, specify
ing the kind of business reported to the
Assessor and for the time the tax IS paid.
The "License" has no legal force beyond
this.
Year: 1863

"Well, yes, then. Are youal satisfied.


Perfectly"


The marriage ceremony was performed
as S, on as brother Jack could be notified
and his consent obtained, and to this day
Captain Colby declares that the most
fortunate event of his life, was his being
so essentially beaten in his race for
wife.
Year: 1863

Nymph from reaching port till after the
Abicore had arrived, and he in turn had
bribed his men to assist in the plot"


He was severely rerpimanded by Cap
tain Barton, who declared that he should
be degraded if anything of the kind ever
happened again. But for the present he
was allowed to continue in office as usual,
on promising never to repeat the offense.


The crew were summoned aft, and the
captain informed them that he had dis
covered plot to delay the ship, in which
many Of them had been engaged. lie
knew very well who these men were, he
said, and if any man was hereafter de-
tected in keeping the ship from her legiti-
mate course, or otherwise disobeying the
sailing directions, he should be put in
irons, and delivered up to the proper au-
thorities when the ship arrived in port.


After this the mate kept vigilant
watch, but the conspiracy had been effec-
tually checked for the remainder of the
passage both wind and weather favored
the "homeward bound" and on the
twenty-second day from this time, the
sight of Cape Cod gladdened the eyes of
the crew. The first salutaton with which
Captain Barton greeted the pilot was


'lIas the Albcorc arrived ?"


"No, sir; but her owners expect her
daily. Heavc up your wheel. Fill away
the main topsail'


Scituate, Cohassct rocks, the Graves,
the outer light and the forts, were soon
passed, and at two o'clock in the after
noon, the Sea Nymph dropped her anchor
in Boston harbor.


A train of cars left Boston for Mill
vile at three o'clock, and Capt. Barton
hastened to the railroad station as soon
as he could leave the ship, but he arrived
a few minutes too late, and as the next
train did not start till six o'clock in the
evening, he returned to the ship to put
himself in better trim to appear before
his lady love" As he passed torough
State street, he stepped into the Mcr-
chants Exchange to look at some files of
foreign papers, and while there chancci
to cast his eye upon the open book which
contained the list Of arrivals in port for
the day.


The Albieore was telegraphcd only
two hours later than the Sea Nymph
Year: 1863

huAA oIodh1dSI-~-1IS EuoCC or
Health.


Breakfast should be eaten in tho morn
ing, before leaving tho house for cxor
else or labor Of any description; thos,
who do it will be able to perform more
work, and with greater comfort md alac-
rity, than those who work an hour or
two before breakfast. Besides this, the
average duration of the life of those
who take breakfast before exercise or
work, will be number Of years great
er than those who do otherwise.


If early breakfasts were taken where
chill and fever, and fever and ogue pre-
vail, and if in addition brisk fire wer @
kindled in the family room for the
hours including sunset and sunrise
these troublesome maladies would di.
minish in any one year, not tcn-fold
but thousand fold, because miasm is
more solid, more concentrated and
hence more malignant, about sunrise
and sunset, than at any other hour dur
ing the twenty-four. This and much
more said upon the subject by D octor
Hall, agrees fully with our long expe-
rience in miasmatic region of the
West. The most industrious people
who come from England, where they
have been accustomed to early rising
and working before breakfast, were the
ones most liable to attacks in Autumn
of bilious fever and aguc. Let us,
therefore, urge evory resident in such
region never go to work, nor in fact 90
out doors without broakfasting; and let
no expense or trouble about the work
deter you from having your dwellings
purified by FIRE, In some parts of
South Carolina men have lost thoir
lives from a single nights exposure to
uiSsm, without fire. Hence, whenever
IPersops are compelled to spend q night
Year: 1863

The Enquirer complains that the SOL
dier s will not have an opportunity to
vote for Vallandigham. Will the edit.
or agree to circulate VAllandigham tick
cts among the soldiers2 if 80, We have
no doubt he will be permitted BY tho
commanding generals to do 80. The fact
is, there is not hundred Ohio soldiers
in tho army that could bO induced to
vote for that traitor, and no one know.
this fact better than the editor Of the
Enquirer.-[ Gin. Gazette.
Year: 1863

The Commissioner of Agriculture has
published his statement of the crop Of
last month throughout the United States.


The condition Of the wheat is very
nearly but not quite up to the average,
nnd larger breadth of land has been
sown than ever before. Corn Alss ia
slightly below the average.
Year: 1863

"Among other benefcent results of
the draft" says the Providence Jour
nal, sit has awakened a good man y
bachelors between the ages of thirty.
five md forty five years to their great
folly in noglecting to marry. 1t is too
late now for those in this State to save
themselves from the draft and atone for
their error, but those in some other
States mny take warning from the sor-
rowiul company about our streets. We
may state, however, to illustrate the
perverse and hard hearted nature of
some of these, that they impudently
justify their course by saying that it is
better to serve three years than for
life."
Year: 1863

his brother: but l believe the time is not
far distant when peace will again prevail
and the sunshine e Freedom light up ev-
cry State Of our glorious Union, from the
Lakes tefhs Gulf of Mexico, and from
the Atlaptic to the Pacific Ocean.


My early political education Was in the
Wing school, but at present I know ofbut
two parties, Loyalists and Rebels. The
"Star Spangled Banner" is my banner.
Under it and for it will do my utmost,
till every traitor in the land shall bow in
reverence and submission to its dignity
and power.


In domestic matters shall WELD the
little influence I possess to put the right
man in the right place." and what cannot
be accomplished by fair argument and
courteous language, shall be left undone--
so far as am concerned.


The interest Of Marysville, Marshal
County, and State of Kansas, shall be ad-
vocated in the BIC BLUE Ux1oN as long as
l have aught to say in its management.
WIZ. Hxnxx.
Year: 1863

BRIcKs.-Messrs. Histed, Acker and
Wells, have come to MarysviHe for the
purpose of making brick. They assure
US that the qualify of clay in the neigh
borhood warrants them in promising to
our citizens a superior quality of brick
We wish them success.