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WnA1 Is An INGnALN cARpEr.
Textile Manufacturer.


The two-ply ingram known 10 the
trade is a fabric composed of two webs or
"plies of cloth, made with different col
ored yarns-say one "ply" green, the
other red-oi an equal consistence of
texture, united at the edges or selvages
of each by the selvage threads, and in
grained or united at different parts of the
cloth, wherever called for by the design
or pattern If the red "ply" represents
tife ground color of the design, then the
green will be the figure color; and when
everthe green figuring "ply" appears over
the red ground "ply" that is ingraining.
The more general this ingraining or mix
ing up of the two webs or "plies," the
better the fabric is ingrained and the
longer it will wear. The ;hree-ply in
grainis made and ingrained after the same
manner. A two-ply carpet, woven on
the same loom and mounted" in the
same manner rs a two-ply ingram, if
woven plain, without any design or pat
tern, would be a seamless bag. or two
bags joined together by one side of each.
The old Scotch twO-ply ingram weighed
about twenty-four ounces to the yard,
The weft yarns were heavier than those
now used, and the warp-threads were
tbree-cord worsted and much stronger
and heavier than the two cord now in
general use. Two things are gained by
the substitution of the two cord WARRIOR
the three-cord, though the fabric is rem
dered less durable. One is the saving of
yorsted, the most expensive of the two
materials which compose the fabric; the
other is that the wrap being finer it per-
mits wider scope in shading the weft
colors. This will be understood evenly
the unskilled reader if he will place an
unequal number of coarse and fine black
threads on two pieces of scarlet or white
cloth or paper of equal width. The finer
the black threads are the brighter the
colors underneath will appear. Ingram
carpets are frequently called Scotch car
pets, and by others Kidderminster. The
difference in the nomenclature of this
fabric, we presume, is due to the fact
that, until 1912, Kidderminster had
nearly monopoly in making ingram.
In the memora ble strike of that year,
which commenced in March and contin-
nod into AUGUST. ID lost nearly all us IN
-. -. wi ich mostly fell into the
6a...4s of Scotch manufacturers.
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less severe, as the number of brave men
had been sadly reduced but the yawning
gaps were quickly closed up, the living
pressed forward TO fill the places of the
dead, and the terrible column swept to
the very foot of the wall
With shout of exultation. fuller
vengeful hate than the whoop of an
American savage, they planted the scaling
ladders, and, maddened with excitement
and frenzy, swarmed over the fortifica-
tions upon the struggling patriots, and
commenced the butchery.
There was no giving way, no steps
backward, ns cry for quarter. Though
as one to ten, they continued the fight
with dubbed muskets, and died shout
ing for Texas. The brave Colonel Travis
was almost the first to fall after an
entrance was effected. "God save my
country, and bless my boy" were the
last words he uttered.
The death work was rapid. and in five
minutes scarcely a dozen Texans were
left alive. Seeing this, Major Evans
FASTENED with lighted torch to fire the
magazine as had been previously arf
ranged. He reached the spot, and was
on the point of applying the torch, when
be was riddled with bullets The half
dozen who now remained were over
powered, disarmed, and the capture of
the Alamo was complete.
The bound captives were carried into
the presence of Sarta Anna, who heaped
upon them every conceivable insult, and
finally ordered them to be taken outside
the camp and murdered Among the
prisoners was the celebrated David
Crockett, who was captured with his
celebrated rifle, "Betsey," which had
been the gift of club of Philadelphia.
The order was brutally executed, and
Mrs. Dickinson, wife of Lieutenant Dick
inson, one of the officers, her infant child,
a servant of Colonel Travis, and two
Mexican women who were employed by
the garrison, were all who remained of
the one hundred and eighty who had
fought so gallantly for Texan liberty
But they were not unavenged, for before
the walls lay the bodies of five hundred
and twenty of the enemy, while eight
hundred and fifty more lay wounded in
their camps.
Thus fell the Alamo In two hours
from the first signal of assault, all was
over. 1t was Santa Annals last triumph
over Texas, for in less than two months
General Houston won the battle of San
Jacinto, and the Mexican butcher came
a trembling captive into the patriot camp
to beg for the prolongation of life his
crimes had many times forfeited.
In the churchyard at San Antonio is a
plain small granite stone, erected by pri-
vate parties, bearing the inscrintion
Sacred to the memory of those who fell
at the massacre of the Alamo"
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PERSISTENT SPIRITS.

Notwithstanding the exposure of a
couple of years ago the Holmeses contin-
ue to do a thriving ghost business in
Philadelphia. Among the dead and
gone who honor their cabinet are George
Washington, rather soberly dressed !;
Thomas jefferson, resplendent in claret
colored coat with silver buttons, black
knee breeches and buckles, white silk
stockings and silver 5uckled shoes,
ruffied bosom and cuffs, and white wig
with queue; Mohsmmed in a turban,
and general Polk in white surplice and
a mitre. Katie Kings father comes as
of yore When, in the course of human
events, Robert Dale Owen takes his
place with the silent majority we doubt
not the potent Holmeses viii be able to
sonjure his gentle spirit from the far-off
SORE CiAcinnqti Enquiiey.
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national championship, the following
cities were represented: Newark, Bur
lington, Berjen's Point, New Jersey;
Philadelphia, New York, Albany, "Yale
College, Virginia, Chicago, Cambridge,
England Dublin University, Ireland;
London Rowing Club, England. The
successful contestants: Eureka Club,
Newark, y. j.; Yale College; Columbia
College; Beayerwick Club, New Albany;
Watkins Club, \. Y; London Rowing
Club; Trinity College Club, Cambridge,
England. Thus, out OF twenty clubs,
only seven came up TO the standard of
first class rowing. England seems to
sustain her reputation as queen of the
seas. The British rowing was splendid.
The North Western, of Chicago, made
good showing, but, like Philadelphia,
was eft ont in the ''wet" The British
will win the international plume, and do
as British tars have always done, from
Trafalgar to all points where pluck and
seamanship were at premium. We
have some good Towers, but they need
more roast beef and 'alf and 'alf to put
in n muscle stroke Rev. G. III. Fowler
viii deliver an Grafton on the history and
resources OF Ililnois. Mrs. Nash, OIL ia
maica delivered an interesting lecture
on that island, last week. In personal
interview with this accomplished West
Indian, | am pleased to say that, if all
the natives of the West Indies are as in
telligent as this exhibitor of Jamaica,
why, must argue, that Horace Greeley
was right when he said, young man, go
west !" He must have intended the
West Indies Forty thousand three hun
dred and eighty persons were carried
. - IL Il -
the entorian lungs of cOppers advise
you, in the little trains that railroadavi-
gate three miles round the grounds in
twenty minutes. 1t is one of the best
paying enterprises on the grounds, both
from the respective standpoints of pas
senger and manager. In the rush Sat
urday thirty children, of various ages,
were lost, and found by the guards on
the grounds. When you take your chill
dren to the centennial hold on to their
hands, as one moment OF your sight, and
while tor an instant you may spy a rib
bon (in this sense Tiband) ordinarily, on
the top of a human wave, the next, the
surging human billows will sweep the
little ones one hundred feet from you.
Hold them tight while in crowd, and
save yourself much anxiety. The cen
tennial excursion of the New York press
association have arrived. They are an
intelligent body of men, The three ex-
cursions from Toronto and Hamilton,
Canada arrived yesterday. They num-
ber 5000 men. At the Sons of Temper
ance iee-water fountain, ton and half
of ice is consumed daily. Those who
drink this "ale of Adams" number
1000 hourly-no one need complain of
not getting a cool drink at the centen-
nial. In my next the canine will be
made subject of consideration, as all his
points are to be made of international
criticism, and hence, the dog problem
will be solved, j. e., whether the dog has
enough of the vital fluid in him to carry
him to the happy hunting ground, in an
other sphere, or whether, like other ami
mails, the genus homo excepted, he goes
down to the grave as dumb-unresurrec-
tionable J. b.
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1erribtc Story Of S1ferinD on fhe Sea.
New York SpeciaI IN C,hica-o I fp,es

Terrible Story Of S~ferimD on the Sea.
New York Special TO Chicas % lines.
There comes from the sea a tale of suf-
ienng and death. The steamer Frisia,
OF the Hamburg American line, arrived
mere today. Among those on board
were the captain, two passengers, and
one of the crew of the Spanish brig
Joquina, abandoned at sea after the cook
ana i've of the crew had died, and the
captain and two Others were reduced To
sne verge of starvation. On August 18th
tile Frisia sighted the small Spanish brig
Jo9uina, which was drifting helpIessly
az the mercy of the waves, and from
which signals of distress were flying. On
board the brig four men were found
Tue captain, sailor named Cortez, and
tvq passengers named Santeer and Gar
dIRt. From them the following par
2llars were obtained: The Joquina,
Ae5ch l.eaanss to Barcelona, Spain, left
ssu Domingo City for Havre on june
26t,. She had on board crew of seven
and he two passengers above named.
They h,d long been residents of Domln-
20 City. The vessel had not been many
days cut when FIVE of the crew and the
mate were t,ken sick and died in a few
hours. 1t was at first supposed that
they were pois>ned, but this is scarcely
probable as the cook died subsequently,
and in the same sudden and mysterious
manner as the others. The mates death
occurred in an hou after he was taken
sick. After these deaths had occurred
the captain was utterly unable TO
manage the vessel with one seaman and
two passengers. 1t drifted helplessly for
forty-fve days, until the Frisia came in
sight. The provisions had become ex-
hausted, nothing being left but some
beans, and on these and some water the
captain, sailor, and two passengers sub
sisted. They say their suferings were
so terrible that death would have been
welcome in preference to many more
days of such existence. The brig was in
good condition when the Frisia came up
with her, her sails and other parapher-
MALTA being in excellent order, as they
were left when the crew sickened and
died. After rescuing those on board the
brig, first officer Francom, of the Frisia,
went off in n boat and tried TO put a
prize. crew on board the JOquina, but
owing to the heavy sea he could not do
50, and the Spanish vessel was left to her
fota
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BY the will of Henry Raine, London
brewer, fund wassome time since estab-
lished to provide for the marriage OF
naor uaids" Before his death he estab-
li-hed an asylum where 40 young girls
are trained for domestic service. On
arriving at the age of twenty-one any
girl who has been educated in the asylum
and can show that she has behaved well
may become candidate for marriage
portion of $500, for which six girls are
allowed to draw twice each year, the 1st
of May and the 5th OF November. The
portion drawn in May is given, after
wedding, on the 5th of November, and
the November money is given in like
manner on May-day
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SLENDER WomEN MUCK.

"Jennie June" says in her latest review
of the styles:
Fashion lately seems to have adapted
itself expressly to the small, slender
women, of which America furnishes the
type. TO be sure they are not usually
short, but neither are they very tall.
American society is full of specimens,
among the young women particularly, of
graceful, slender shaped beauties, who
would be shcrt if they were too stout
and too tall, being thin, if an inch more
were added TO their ,Nature, but Just as
they are set off dreos to perfection, ana
are only spoiled by the addition of pad
ding, big busts or bustles.
Worth is artist enough to understand
this, and his favorite customers are two
or three young American women. II
the truth were known, l dare say
would be discovered that recent fashions
had been specially designed to suit their
peculiarities. He does not permit sucn
women as he takes fancy to dress 10
wear stiff, ugly corsets, but insists upon
small. satin corselets, clasped close to the
figure, and only surmounted by an
cdging of lace, or a pointed edge OF
embroidery, which outlines, but does not
cover the bust, and is covered by hne
percale, or linen cambria corset cover,
fitted perfectly to the iorm- Small ana
slender women may luxuriate, therefore
in the present styles, for they seem 10
have been invented specially for them
and while the taller and thinner OF 'nei, +,
sex must wear dressing improves, anu
pad or wear large corsets, which gises
them the appearance of BREADTH 'ne
young and slender, and not too tali' may
depend wholly upon what nature ia,
done for them, and simply prevent ai'
from dis6guring them.
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SOUTHERN DEMOCRdTS IND THs
NEGROES.
Now York World.


Our democratic brethren in the south
will be neglectful of their opportunity
if they allow their colored fellow-citizen
to receive and retain erroneous impress
sion concerning the troops to be literally
scattered over the states OF South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Let the negroes everywhere understand
the truth. There are many localities
where the colored men, VINO wish TO vote
the democratic ticket are ostracised and
treated with violence by negroes stirred
up to such deeds by disreputable white
men who pocket tho profit and leave
their dupes to be killed. The troops are
sent south to protect these colored demo-
cratic voters in the exercise of the right
of suffrage. Let them understand this
If there is any place where there rs a
probability that colored democrats will
be interfered with, let the i"ca' demo
cratic committee confer publicly with
the United States marshal on tie sub
ject. If he then applies for trooFs' well
and good; if he declines to d o. let ms
answer be made public; it may be OF use
later. If any republican orator under
takes TO deny that these troops are sent
south to afford protection to colored
democratic voters, ascertain why they
are sent and make his statement public.
Every republican declaration that the
army is to be prostituted to PARTY neces-
stiles is worth thousand votes in New
York and New England.
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oUrDoon ExEncIsE r"n MOTHERS.

Consider it your religi"'.- duty I'd .aAo
or,door exercise without fail each day.
sweeping and trotting aroir'd the house
will not take its place; the exhilaration
of the open air and change OF scene Is
absolutely necessary. o, know ni
about "Lucy' y'sgrown that j. not hnish'
and "Tommy's jacket" and even "h'F'
coat his bnttonIess coat, thrown in your
,an If IN add the last ounce TO ihe
camel's back still ] say, up ana oub
Is II not more i'm portant that your chill
dreu. in their tender years, should not lie
laf, motherless, and that they should not
he horn TO that feeble constitution OF BODY
which will bIigh. every early blessing ?
Let buttons and strings go; you viii take
hold of them with more vigor and
uatience when you do return bright and
refreshed and IL every s-tch be not
finished at Just ouch moment (and it is
discouraging not to be able TO systematize
in your labor, even with your best eforts),
srill remember that "she who hath done
what she could" is entitled 20 no mean
nraise. Your husband il undoubtedly
hthe hest of men" though there are seme
malicious people who might say t,at
that is not saying much Tor hin. still
be would never, to the end of time, dream
what you are dying Of; 40 accept my
advice, and take the matter Ia hand
yourself.--Moorss Rural.
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THE FASHIONS OF THE noUR.


New Yak Coues pond,nee of the Boston Journal.
There seems to be a sort of Providence
guiding the fashions of the present sea-
son. The ladies were never more appro-
priately dressed than now---never more
economically arrayed. The hats cost
next to nothing. Everything is in the
fashion that anybody chooses to wear.
Some of the Fifth avenue damsels wear
hats that cost thirty cents. They are
banged up this way and banged up that;
and the more 0utre the more genteel.
Some are worn like French chapeau,
some like an inverted milk-pan, some are
skewered out to the back os the head,
some bend down over the nose, others are
sugarloafed. Then they are bent in the
crown. The most popular are the "Kiss-
me-if-you-dare style. Nearly every
house has closets full of fashionable silks,
satins. and alpacas. The reigning fash
ion to have four or FIVE styles in one suit
brings everything into play. 1t is fash
ionable to have both sleeves alike, but
the sleeves and the dress bear no rela-
tionship. In color and material they
have no connection with the dress. The
skirt may be satin. silk, alpaca, or en-
press cloth; the overskirt according to
the fancy or ability. The gloves have nc
match for the dress. a fashionable out
fit may be made up from dozen differ
ent garments. 1t is quite popular nov
for young ladies in schools to make III
their own millinery, especially their hats
The ladies have new hat once month
The old article is only revamped anC
turned with a new twist and a new curl
II it was tipped up behinl, that is le
down and it is tipped up be.ouc. Th'
right hand side is loosened and the lie
hand side rolled up, or rice Uersa. Fash
ion, that imperious dame, was never a
considerate and merciful "a now.
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In other words, we have sixty thou
sand more oficeholders now than in
1889 under democratic rule, and nearly
fifty thousand more than in 1869, when
Gen. Grant became president.
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1t was evening. Three of them
were killing cat One of them helo
lantern. another a cat, and the third
jammed the pistol into the cats ear, anu
fred, shooting the man into the nanu
who held the cat, and the one hoid'ng
the lantern was wounded in the aln'-
The cat left when it saw how matters
stood, and that ill-feeling was being eh-
oendered.
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Wnr THE C0UN3RY rs room.
Baltimore Gazette.

One reason why the country is poor is
: that there are too many consumers and
not enough producers. Gen. Grant, for
instance. has an array of Office holders
who are eating up the substance of the
people. This army is on the increase
every year. Here are the official fig
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The editor of a Mississipr

The editor of Mississippi paper
wrote: "Our fair last week exhibited.
among other things, collection of in
sects." but the interesting typo substi
tuted chair for fair, and the editor has
since dyed, to change the color of his
hair, which was cross between a dark
brown and the color Of Kentucky bag
ging.
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Mr.. MARGARY was long enough in
China to learn that" it is the nature Of
Cinnamon to give in to anything which
asserts its superiority. A kick and few
words in his own tongue, telling him he
is un ignorant boor. will make China
man worship you. Singly, or in small
groups. they are the pink of civility, but
4 mob is rather dangerous"
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LIEUTENANT BAIRD, of the French
navy, has originated the idea of building
vessel expressly designed to accommo-
date young men who wish TO complete
their educaticI by making the tour of
the world Arrangements will be made
for fifty passengers, and the cost of the
trip is to be 10000 francs each.
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Prince MILAN flung his castor into
thesrring with remarkable pluck. He
blosd-thirsty Turks striding upon him,
and a large number Of his subjects un-
mistakaSly dissatisfied with the disas-
trous turn events have taken. Worse
han all, his friend, the car, lacks the
moral courage 70 back him.
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VACCINATION is encountering much
opposition in the north of England. a
sale of goods seized by the police in dis
charge of penalty for refusing to vac
cinate a child took place early in August
at Denton. The anti-vaccinators ap-
peared in force and held an open air
mass meeting previous to the sale. 4
Methodist minister condemned compul-
sorry vaccination, and asked the crowd TO
subscribe and buy in the property--a sill
yer watch, two pictuses, and table. A
hat was passed around, and the contuma-
cious citizen lost nothing through resis-
tance to the law.
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"IT is easier for a camel to go through
the knee of an idol than fer rich man
to enter heaven" is the Interpretation
which a colored preacher gave 10 the
scriptures.
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JOHN WHITE and Alice Agar started
for clergyman's house at Scarborough,
England, to get married. They were
very poor and out of work. On the way
they seemed to have decided not to strive
together for prosperity and happiness,
for they committed suicide by drowning.
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PHIL4DELPHIA LETTER.
Horse TaIk-Ed"cationaf Infuence-Mis-
eeItdng.
From Our Own Correspondent.
HORSE TALK


Horses. mules and asses will be exbib-
tied from September lst to 18th; dogs
from September 4th TO 9th; borned cat
tie from DIST to October 4th; sheep, goats
and swine from October 10th to 18th:
poultry from October 9th Novem
ber 9th.
HORSES
I shall first introduce the horse dis
plav, as the reader should know that
nothing tends more to the material adj
vancement OF a people than the cultiva-
ton of good stock, hence, any items or
generalities that may serve to advance
this interest. should be carefully consid
cred. The horses for display at the ex-
hibition are elassed as follows: Premium
thoroughbred turf stsllions, Arabian
stations, trotting stations, percheron
stations, Clydesdale stallions. running
horses, with the faSf cArtacar6s. .xal king
horses, ponies, PtisI - ,-ati -, ,r,.-4SGoughs
bred turf mares, trotting brood mares,
percheron and Clydesdle ditto, matched
teams, mules, to pure-bRd asses.
The horse was first domesticated in
Egypt; the date of their use is uncer-
tain; 1920 years Eefore the birth OF Christ
when Abraham left Haran, in obedience
to the divine command, aud was driven
into Egypt by the famine which ragged
in Canaan, Pharaoh offered him sheep,
and oxen, and asses, and camels. Had
there been horses it is probable they
would have been mentioned. Fifty
years afteward, when Abraham journeyed
to mount Moriah, to offer up his only
son, he rode an ass. Itwas in 1740 be-
fore Christ that the first mention is made
of horses. Arabia, where the breed was
improved, was not the native place of the
horse. Solomon, six hundred years after
this period, imported gold, silver and
spices from Arabia, but his horses from
Egypt.
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THE WEEK PAST.

AN industrious correspondent from
Saratoga has been studying the dresses
of a young lady visitor, and finds she
has worn a different one every day for
two weeks, and estimates, that though
she is not wealthy, they have cost 81, 800.