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THE  ROBAL  MEW-YOBHEB. 
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fj©v.  4  .. 
Banj'  1  went  a  jfun  from  tiie  barge,  the  signal 
forustocoTnelntn  line;  and  as  we  pulled  up  to 
take  our  positions  wegot  ulnc  cheers,  though  the 
bouts  were  all  greeted  In  the  same  war.  vvecame 
Into  line  as  well  as  we  could  and  lay  on  our  oars. 
This  waiting  was  the  hardest  part  of  ull.  If  we 
could  only  have  pulled  away  at  once  I  r  suppose 
It  was  only  a  f<!w  moments,  but  it  seemed  an  age. 
1  felt  something  pressing  agultist  my  chest  atid  I 
could  hardly  breathe.  “  Uemember,  boys,”  tvhls- 
pored  Smltli,  “  don't  look  around  I  See  the  boats 
behind  you.  If  you  see  them  at  all,  and  bo  sure 
and  don’t  miss  on  iJie  start ;  two  short  strokes  all 
together  and  then  the  long,” 
"Cp  a  little,  Freshmen!”  “Hack,  Juniors!” 
called  out  Wilkinson,  and  now  the  lino  seemed  to 
milt  him.  “  A-e  you  ready  V”  rang  out  In  clear 
toues  across  the  water,  'i’hero  is  a  hush  In  the 
crowd  which  every  one  can  fool;  we  stretch  for-  ^ 
ward.  “Uol”  and  Iwenty-four  oars  dash  the 
water.  At  the  sound  there  Is  a  groat  cheering 
and  clapping  of  hands  from  the  shore.  1  look  ni 
Lowin’  back  and  pull,  and  almost  immedlatrdy 
Smith  says,  “  I)  -u !  hold  her,  boys !”  Wc  were 
half  a  length  ahc:id.  The  bow  oar  in  the  Sclen- 
tlUc  boat  lo.st  Ills  head,  st'Oered  wild  and  fouled 
the  Juniors;  and  we  liuil  to  go  buck  and  try  a 
flesh  start. 
'I'hls  time  I  did  not  feel  the  least  nervous,  but, 
enjoyed  the  sll.ual,lou  and  the  c.xcitemeat.  Soon 
we  saw  the  Bclentinc  boat  behind  us;  and  tlieu 
came  a  glimpse  of  llio  Sophomores,  hugging  the 
wall  lor  smooth  water ;  and  as  we  draw  uji  to  tlie 
stake  it  appears  that  wc  have  the  right  t-o  turn 
before  the  Juniors.  “  We've  got ’em !”  says  Smith, 
"dou't  hurry,  boys;  they  can't  do  anylUliig  till 
we  get  around!”  Hut  what  with  the  sun  In  his 
eyc.H,  and  tho  glare  of  the  bud  on  the  water,  KmlLh 
eouldu'l  see  the.  stake ;  and  we  shot  past,  leaving 
room  for  the  Juniors  to  come  up  and  turn  Inside 
of  us,  which  LUiiy  did  as  neatly  as  could  be,  and 
then  dashed  od  down  the  homestretch,  the  stroke 
kissing  Ills  hand  by  way  of  good-b.v.  Nobody  said 
u  word;  but  there  was  a  deterinlnat.lou  to  make 
up  the  loss  If  It  were  a  possllilc  thing.  1  saw  tho 
other  boats  draw  up  to  the  stake  and  turn ;  and 
as  the  distance  bclwceu  us  grew  wider  the  sun¬ 
light  seem  ;!d  to  wrap  them  la  a  gold  and  purple 
halo,  most  Uazillng.  After  a  time  I  could  liear 
the  swash  of  oars  on  the  right.  The  lemptatlon 
to  look  was  irresistible.  “  Kyes  In  the  boat,”  said 
smith, coolly,  “.steady!  dou't  spurt  till  I  give 
the  word ;  we  arc  doing  well  enough.”  So  we 
pulled  on  and  again  I  watched  the  muscles  on 
Lewis’ bai;k ;  and  sopn  tho  swash  of  the  Juniors’ 
oars  grew  more  dlstlm^l,  and  presently  1  cxiuld  see 
a  Utile  bit  Of  the  rudder  by  turning  my  eyes  and 
tlicn  the  st,roke  oar,  and  It  was  plain  that  Inch  by 
Inch  wc  had  come  up  with  them. 
But  we  were  getting  homo.  The  crowd  had 
caught  sight  of  us  and  the  roar  of  the  clapping  of 
many  liandsand  excited  shouting  comes  over  the 
wau?r  to  U3.  *' Now,  boys,  shako  them  off!  hit 
her  up,  Tom  !”  shouted  Siiiltb,  though  Tom  inul 
(lulckcucd  .'ilmost  before  the  word;  as  for  mo,  as 
soon  as  1  hoard  the  nolsa  from  the  shore,  I  felt  as 
fresh  as  If  I  had  Jimt  stepped  Into  the  boat;  but 
avo  had  barely  pulled  half  a  dozen  strokes  at  this 
tremendous  pace  wlien  tlierc  Wiis  a  crtirk  /  aud 
Lewis’  oar  snapped  at  the  rowlock.  So  we  lost 
l,hB  race,  though  twice  It  was  ours ;  for  wo  were 
ahead  of  them  at  the  slake  aud  had  passed  them 
at  the  time  of  the  accident. 
We  had  a  romslng  rocepuon ;  for  we  wtTc  only 
just  behind  the  winning  boat;  and  the  boys  on 
the  ratt  didn't  know  what  had  happened  till 
Lewis  held  up  tho  broken  oar,  when  there  was  the 
wildest  lime  1  ever  saw.  They  wanted  us  to  chal¬ 
lenge  the  Juniors  to  pull  tho  race  over  again.  Hut 
Suiltli  said  No,  It  was  all  right  as  It  was ;  he  was¬ 
n't  going  to  have  us  pull  another  race  tUl  wo  got 
to  Worcester.  .\nd  though  It  la  a  dtsapiiolntmeut 
not  to  beat  them  If  we  can,  I  suppose  the  decision 
Is  a  wise  one.— iS’fwlc/K  at  lluri'arU. 
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WHAT  IS  AN  INGRAIN  CARPET  1 
Tub  two-ply  Ingrain  known  to  the  trade  is  a 
fabric  comprlse<l  of  two  webs  or  “  piles"  of  cloth, 
made  with  different-colored  yarns— say  one  “  ply” 
green,  the  other  red— of  equal  consistence  of  text¬ 
ure,  united  at  the  edges  or  selvages  of  each  by  the  I 
selvage  threads,  and  ingrained  or  united  at  dllTer- 
cut  parts  of  the  elot  lv,  wherever  called  for  by  the 
design  or  pattern.  If  the  red  “ply  "  repre.sonls 
the  ground  color  of  the  design,  llien  the  green  tvill 
ho  the  nguro  color;  and  wltenever  the  green  Mgur- 
liig  “ply”  appears  over  the  rod  ground  “ply,” 
that  la  ingraining.  The  more  geueral  this  In- 
graining  or  mixing  up  of  the  two  webs  or  “piles,” 
the  better  the  fabric  Is  ingrained  and  the  longer 
It  will  wear.  The  three-ply  Ingrain  Is  made  and 
Ingrained  after  The  same  manner.  A  two-ply  car¬ 
pet,  woven  on  the  same  loom  and  "mounted"  in 
the  same  manner  .as  a  two-ply  ingrain,  K  woven 
plain,  without  any  design  or  pattern,  would  be  a 
seamless  bag ;  a  three-ply,  under  the  same  con- 
dlUoB,  a  double  bag,  or  two  bags  Joined  together 
by  one  side  of  each.  The  old  Scorch  two-ply  In¬ 
grain  weighed  about  twenty-four  ounces  to  the 
yard ;  the  weft  yarns  were  licavler  than  those 
now  used,  aud  the  warp-threads  were  tl'.ree-eord 
worsted  aud  much  stronger  .and  heavier  than  the 
twocord  now  In  general  use. 
Two  thliig.s  are  gained  by  the  substitution  of 
the  two-eord  warp  for  the  tbroo-cord,  though  the 
fabric  Is  rendered  less  desirable,  line  Is  tho  sav¬ 
ing  of  woi-sted,  the  most  expensive  of  the  two 
materials  which  compose  the  fabric ;  the  other  Is 
that  the  warp  being  finer,  It  permits  a  wide  scope 
in  shading  the  weft  colors.  This  will  he  under¬ 
stood  even  by  the  lULSkllled  rejider  If  ho  will  j 
place  an  unequal  number  of  coai-se  and  line  black 
threads  on  two  pieces  of  scarlet  or  white  cloth  or 
paper  of  equal  width.  The  finer  the  black  tb reads 
are  the  brighter  the  colors  underneath  will  ap- 
appear,  ingrain  carpets  are  frequently  called 
Scotch  carpets,  and  by  others  Kidderminster. 
The  dlllerehce  In  the  nomenclature  of  the  fabric, 
we  presume.  Is  due  to  Ibe  fact  that,  until  JS2L 
Kidderminster  had  nearly  a  monopoly  In  making 
Ingrain,  In  the  memorable  strike  of  that  year, 
wldeh  commenced  In  March  and  contlnucc  until 
August,  It  lost  nearly  all  Its  Ingrain  trade,  which 
fell  m  ,stly  Into  the  hands  of  Rcotch  mauufacL- 
urni's.— yi  /if/ffl  Manuftaturer. 
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THE  GERMAN  GENIUS. 
A  Okkman’s  capacity  of  boring  and  being  bored 
Is  Inexhaustible.  In  tlie  higher  grade  of  tho  Im¬ 
agination  they  are  encumbered  with  facts  and 
observations  and  cojuioonplaees.  Tholr  works 
are  tedloiLs  beyond  me-asure.  in  their  poetry 
there  la,  for  the  most  iiart,  no  Irradiation— no  lire 
to  fuse  and  transmute  it  from  substance  to  spirit, 
“'nie  German  genius,”  a.ays  Matthew  Arnold,  In 
his  admirable  paper  on  ihestu  ly  of  Celtic  11  tora- 
tnro,  “  has  fiieaillness  with  honesty, ”  while  the 
Kngllsh  “has energy  with  honesty,”  Bui  steadl- 
nt'Ms  and  honesty  are  qualities  whieh,  admlr.ablo 
as  they  are  In  life  aud  In  certain  forma  of  litera¬ 
ture,  have  Jlllle  relation  to  the  imagination,  save 
in  a  very  exaltiHl  aon.ae.  Tho  jioetlc  lm.aglnaMon 
take's  slight  heed  of  honesty,  it  has  .a  higher 
omco.  It  fuses  while  It  uses,  and  In  Its  glow  of 
all  things, 
"  fiaffcTM  a  Hc.a  diange 
Into  HomcthlDg  rich  nud  Htrangf.” 
It  Is  often  absolutely  dishonest  to  real  fact,  and 
only  I  rue  to  Ileal  leellug.  Fuel  becomes  dame 
In  ll-s  enthusiastic  embrace.  What  steadiness  or 
honesty.  In  their  commou  sense,  Is  there  in  such 
11  lies  as  these? 
"  Take,  oh !  take  th'ise  11i>h  away 
That  BO  HW<!L'tIy  werif  I'on^Bworn ; 
Aud  those  eyes,  the  break  of  Uaj-, 
IJghts  that  do  mialcad  the  uioru.” 
Literally  this  Is  absurd;  Ideally  It  is  exquisite. 
There  is  no  bane  to  poetry  like  commonplace, 
however  true,  however  honest.  But  such  graces 
as  these  are  never  snatched  by  the  (lerman  muse, 
and  she  wearies  ua  with  platitudes  and  proposi¬ 
tions.  Kven  Goethe  Is  so  delermlued  to  be  accu¬ 
rate  to  the  fact,  that  in  writing  hts  Alexis  and 
Doraq  ho  stopped  t«  consider  whether  Alexis, 
when  he  takes  leave  ol  liora,  ought  ut  put  down 
or  take  up  Ills  bundle ;  so  at  least  ICckerman  re¬ 
ports  from  Goethe's  own  Ups.  This  la  purely  Ger¬ 
man  In  Its  llteraluoas.— /y/rtc/ru’ood. 
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HONESTY  IS  THE  BEST  POLICY. 
GNE  day,  about  tliree  weeks  ago,  a  strange  cus- 
tnraer  came  to  a  Gratiot  avenue  grocer.  He  wanted 
some  goods,  and  ho  paid  cash  down.  The  next 
day  he  made  another  purch.ose  and  paid  cash  aud 
ns  t  he  days  went  by  his  face  and  his  cash  became 
familiar.  One  day  ho  rcLurued  with  tho  change 
given  him  and  said : 
“  1  nelievc  1  am  an  honest  man.  \ou  paid  mo 
twenty  cents  too  much.” 
The  grocer  received  It  and  was  pleased.  Two 
days  iiU^.T  that  the  stranger  returned  from  the 
curbstone  to  say : 
"Another  mistake  on  your  part  ;„you  overpaid 
me  by  forty  cenus.” 
Tho  grocer  was  glad  to  have  found  an  honest 
man  and  was  puzzled  to  know  how  he  could  have 
counted  .so  far  out.  of  the  way.  Three  days  more 
and  the  stranger  picked  up  a  dollar  bill  In  the 
store  and  said : 
“This  Is  uol  my  dollar  I  found  It  on  tho  floor 
aud  you  must  take  charge  of  It.” 
The  grocer’s  heari,  melted,  and  he  wondered  If 
the  world  was  not.  progressing  backward  to  the 
old-time  honesty,  a  skip  of  one  clay  and  then  the 
honest  man  broughldown  a  wheelbarrow,  ordered 
$18  worth  of  gnx^eiies  and  would  have  paid  cash 
had  he  not  forgotten  his  wallet.  He  would  hand 
It  In  at.  noon  as  he  went  past,  he  said,  and  It  was 
all  right  with  the  grocer. 
'  That  was thcla-stseenof  the  honcstmau.  Morn¬ 
ing  fades  to  noon  and  noon  fiwles  away  In  dark¬ 
ness,  but  he  cometh  not.  T  here  are  no  more  mis¬ 
takes  In  change— no  more  dollar  blllstm  the  floor, 
and  tho  grocer’s  eyes  wear  a  far-off  expression, 
as  If  yearning  to  sec  some  one  lur  about  two  min¬ 
utes. 
- - ♦♦♦ - 
Tub  Mrst  da>'  Artemus  Ward  entered  Toledo, 
travelworn  and  seedy,  he  said  to  an  editor  who 
was  on  the  Htxeet “  MLster,  where  could  1  get  a 
square  mrul  for  twenty-five  cents?”  He  was 
told.  “  I  say,  Mister,  where  could  1  get  the 
tweuty-tlve  cents?” 
®!jc  "i’itmirir  Mmiti. 
RECENT  LITERATURE. 
Mark  Twriii’h  PatviitAternp-Book.  Mariiifao- 
tiired  in  dilleri'nl  Kir.(!8  .and  Bt>Te.s  by  .Sloat,  Wood¬ 
man  &  Co.,  New  York. 
Had  we  been  more  a<;qualnted  with  these  books 
we  should  have  called  atientlon  to  tVieui  in  an 
article  relative  to  common-place  books  published 
In  tho  BuHAL  of  Oct,  n,  page  s.>5.  Had  Mark 
Twain  never  done  auy  other  good  thing  Ihaa  the 
Invention  and  int  roduction  of  this  kind  of  wrap- 
book,  he  would  not  have  lived  m  v.ttn.  it  differs 
from  the  ordinary  scrap-book  only  in  that  each 
leaf  Is  partly  covered  witli  a  preparation  similar 
to  that  used  on  postage  stamps  and  only  needs 
moistening  to  make  11  ready  for  the  roceptlou  of 
i  the  cuttings.  Thl.s  Invention  will  mutorlally  lu- 
I  crease  the  number  of  book.s  used,  a.s  It  avoids  all 
I  tho  trouble  of  paste  or  mucilage.  It  needs  only 
the  addition  of  a  sheet  of  ruled  paper  In  each  book 
at  the  end  In  which  to  make  an  Index,  to  render 
It  complete. 
IIoIcii’h  Bnbics.  With  some  account  of  tlieir  ways. 
Innocent,  crafty,  anKclic,  impish,  witcbinif,  and 
rcinilrtive ;  also,  a  partial  rcoont  of  tlicir  actions 
fluriuK  ten  dH>'H  of  their  i<xist>'ti<!e.  By  their  latest 
victim.  lioBtou;  lA>riu)r.  publlaher.  (l*ai>er;  50c..i 
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The  name  of  the  author  la  not  given,  bat  we  have 
reason  to  bt'llcvc  In  “  One  Summer,”  won  an  en¬ 
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Magazines  kok  N'ovkmubu: 
Wide  Awake,  Dumeslle  >lonthly,  Demorest's 
Monthly,  Journal  of  Materia  Medlca,  Amer¬ 
ican  Bee  Journal,  T'he  Technologist,  Amer¬ 
ican  Naturalist,  Music  Tr-ido  RevTeiv. 
ALL  THINGS  PERISH  SAVE  VIRTUE. 
Swket  mom— bo  cool,  eo  calm,  bo  brisrht, 
The  bridal  nf  Ihc  eartli  aud  aky. 
The  dew  Bh.ill  weep  thy  fall  to-night, 
For  thou  tuu.st  die. 
.Sweet  roBo— whoBf.  fragrance,  now  I  rravo. 
To  glad  my  eeuRe  and  Joy  mine  eye, 
Thy  root  ia  ever  In  its  grave, 
Aud  thoti  must  die. 
Sweet  Spring— BO  full  of  ebine  and  showers 
It  makes  Uto  weary  nigh. 
To  think,  with  all  thy  herbs  and  flowers. 
That  thou  nmst  die. 
Sweet  muaic— e'en  the  lovely  Bong 
Which  from  thy  harp  in  -window  nigh 
Is  floating  on  the  breeze  along, 
K'eu  Uioii  roust  die. 
And  all  the  bright  aud  glittering  train 
Of  stars  that  stud  the  deep  Idue  skj' 
Must  they  all  perish  -none  remain 
To  gl.id  the  eye.  f 
And  vales,  and  fields,  aud  rushing  streamB, 
And  mountains  that  Invade  the.  sky, 
Arc  they  as  Iiasoless  sm  our  drexme  H 
Aud  must  they  die  7 
And  all  that’s  beautiful  and  fair 
Of  Nature’s  face  -Itire’R  melody. 
That  makes  sweet  rausic  of  the  air. 
All  all  must  die ! 
And  man,  frail  form  of  BenBeless  cloy, 
Tho’  now  his  glance  is  proud  and  high, 
Perchauoe  upon  Oiia  tiassiug  day 
He  loo  may  die  !  * 
But  the  bright  nonl  f— Giof ,  slirined  within 
The  quenchlCBH  light  in  mortal  form— 
Tho’  dimmed  by  misery  and  sin. 
Delies  tho  worm. 
When  all  the  starfl  shall  fade  away, 
And  Buiis  in  their  own  blaze  expira, 
And  trackless  comets  rease  to  stray 
With  wand'ring  tire, 
The  soul  icliall  cve.r  live,  nor  know 
The  lapse  of  time,  but  dwell  ou  high. 
And  share— in  endless  Joy  or  woo— 
Eternity. 
CHURCH  NOTES. 
( Powell. 
1)H.  Bl’cknek  says  one  characterlsUc  of  all  In¬ 
dian  converts  is  that  they  behave  well  in  church. 
Tub  Wcsleyaiis  of  England  have  published  and 
sold  a  half  million  copies  of  their  new  Hymn-Book 
In  a  single  year. 
'I'uE  Chinese  call  Protestantism  ihc  “Jesus 
doeulnts”  and  Roman  Catholicism  tlie  “  doclrlne 
of  the  l»rd  of  Heiiven,” 
Herr  RKiaiKNSPEROER,  the  leader  of  the  cath¬ 
olic  party  in  the  German  Relch.stag,  is  reported 
to  be  dangerously  Hi  at  Gasteln. 
It  Is  announced  that  the  lectures  of  the  late 
Rev.  Frederick  W.  Robertson  on  Genesis,  will  be 
published  during  the  coming  winter. 
Du.  Niccoli-s  of  8t.  Louis,  has  been  called  to 
the  pasioratc  ol  Pi-of.  .Swing’s old  congregation  In 
Cblcugo,  tho  Fourth  Pre.8byterlan  Church. 
Timoi'on  the  active  effoiTs  of  the  “  Buffalo 
Law  and  Grdcr  Association,”  the  drinking  saloons 
of  that  city  have  been  closed  on  .Sunday, 
A  San  Francisco  paper  reporUs  lu  one  Issue 
the  baptism  of  ten  Chinamen— three  In  Sacra¬ 
mento,  four  in  Ix»3 -Angulos  and  throo  In  San  Fran¬ 
cisco. 
Among  the  students  of  the  Congregational  Theo¬ 
logical  Semlnury  In  ClUcago  are  three  candidates 
for  the  ministry  In  the  Reformed  Episcopal 
ciiurctL 
Mr.  JonN.soN  of  Brooklyn,  who  Is  known  In  En¬ 
gland  as  tho  “  Gospel  Temperance  Lecturer,”  has 
accepted  an  Invitation  to  visit  Sweden  and  lecture 
there  also. 
Tijk  funds  raised  by  tho  TurkLsh  Ml.sslon  Aid 
Society”  of  England  for  the  sick  and  wounded  lu 
Bulgaria,  are  sent  to  the  American  missionaries 
In  Turkey  lor  distribution. 
Tub  ProtesUnt  Episcopal  congregation  of  Dor¬ 
chester,  Mass.,  which  has  worshipped  "In  a  bar- 
ber-shop  since  the  beginning  of  the  year,”  now 
rejoices  In  the  prospect  of  a  new  chapel. 
The  new  church  In  London  occupied  by  the 
Rev.  Newman  Hall’s  Congregation  Is  so  crowded 
ou  Sunday  evenings  that  the  adjoining  Ilawkstono 
Hall  has  been  ojieiied  to  receive  the  overflow. 
The  Jewish  Messenger  states  that  for  the  first 
time  there  were  religious  services  in  the  sing  sing 
PrLson  on  tho  opening  of  the  Hebrew  New  Y'ear. 
The  Jewish  prisoners,  to  the  number  of  40,  were 
addres.sed  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Kabblnowllz. 
At  the  recent  session  of  the  New  Jersey  I'nlvcr- 
sallst  Convention,,  the  Rev.  Pha-bo  A.  Hanaford 
was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Convention  for  the 
year  aud  was  appointed  to  preach  the  occasional 
Sermon  In  1877.  The  Couveutlon  will  then  meet 
at  Newark. 
Five  years  ago  the  Swedcnborglans  began  an 
effort  to  raise  $5o,ooo  In  yearly  installments  of 
$10,0(16  for  the  publication  of  denominational 
books  aud  perlodlouls.  But  Utile  more  than  half 
of  tills  amount  has  been  obtained  ami  a  call  Is 
now  raado  for  the  deflclb-$'22,558. 
The  committee  appointed  to  revise  tho  Metho¬ 
dist  Episcopal  Hymn  Book  bavc  Invited  communi¬ 
cations  from  ministers  aud  laymen  In  relation  to ; 
(l)  Objectionable  hymns  In  the  present  collection : 
{■i)  Worthless  hymns;  (3)  Hymns  damaged  by 
Injudicious  alterations :  (4)  Good  hymns  not  now 
In  the  Hymn-Book. 
