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HOW Go0DLoE KILLED swoPE.

The Notorious Jack Chinn Furnished the
Rnife the Colonel Welded.
Louis N. Megargee. in Philadelphia Inqujrer.l
The news which comes from Kentucky
about Jack Chinn carving another man re-
wives recollections of one of the most pictur-
esque characters that ever fitted across the
metropolitan horizon. The telegraphed ac-
counts describe Chinn as using bowie knife
upon his opponent and endeavoring simply
to leave scar on his face. Chinn never
placed steel into a man without the intention
OF killing him, because with him the use of
cold metal is not intended as joke, and is
only resorted to when be thinks that life
wager has been made. Nor does he use a
bowie knife, but always weapon made from
ideas OF his own, and which some day will
bear his name.
. Chinn is a man larger and, think, more
powerful than John L. Sullivan. He has
the shoulders of an OF. I was with him one
Sunday morning last winter after the news
had been received of the doubly fatal en-
counter between Goodloe and Swope in Lex
ington, Ky. He was handed telegram,
which contained simply these words: "He
used your kniie."
I looked at Chinn inquiringly. He said:
You wonder what that means. i Will tell
you. More than one year ago my friend,
Colonel Goodloe. and Swope had wcrdy
encounter. 1 told Goodloe at that time that
the other man would attempt to kill him
and that he should be prepared. He said
he would provide himself with q pistol. I
laughed at him. You should know that
Goodloe has been palsied for a number of
years and that his hands are continually
trembling. I said to him, What can you
do with pistol? There can be no certainty
about your aim. You must carry a kniie.'
"He rather shivered at the suggestion,
and said he did not know how to use one.
Then I taught him. I had two knives
made. Their handles were of horn, with
grooves cut in them to fit the hand. the
blade was moved by spring, which, when
touched, not only sprung the weapon into
place. but held 1t there. He said that with
such weapon he would have no show
against man armed with a revolver.
81 handed him an empty revolver and
told him to trv to place it against my breast
and pull the trigger. As he moved his
right arm forward with the pistol grasped
the cuff of his coat with the fingers OF my
left hand, and with the powerful grip which |
1 thus obtained twisted backward the hand |
holding the weapon in such a way that he |
was p0werless. Then with my right hand I |
sprang my knife from my breeches pocket |
and made score or more of mock stabs into |
his de enseless breast. Again and again I |
showed him how 70 accomplish that feat, and |
that is how he killed Swope, and that is the |
meaning of the words in this telegram, He |
used your knife.'"
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darker, with faint suspicion of pink
tint and platine, two shades darker than
nickel. The latter is most prominent in as
sortments.l Browns are to be particularly
good, and they are much favored by the
Pope, as he has said that he considered
them particularly we'll adapted for middle
aged ladies. He at one time expressed him.
sell in regard to colors by saying that he
liked white and navy blue for young ladies
and black, brown and gray for middie-aged
and elderly ladies. The brown shades are
furet, very light ferret brown; bison, q
shade deeper tabac, tobacco brown; NOR
dore. q dark tobacco; loutre, a murkv seal
brown, and maroquin and marron, very
hRht fawn and deep chestnut. Pivoine is
reddish lava shade, and said to be the best
OF the novelty reds. Glaceiel is lighter
shade, and one still little lighter is called
tulipe. Pensee and Iris, two royal purples,
are marked for distinction this fall.
In shapes we will be governed largely BY
this springs shapes which will give us
extremely large hats and little toques. The
broad brimmed fats will be made into
beautiful picture hats and will be bent into
all fantastic shapes. Importers of novelties
have brought out richly-made edgings,
braids and galloons, in some patterns Of
which combinations with gold are shown.
Chenille is again appearing in ornamental
trimmings, or is made into bonnet shapes,
either in plain or stylish combination with
other materials. Large ostrich tips and
plumes will be extensively worn, likewise
birds and very short tips The made birds
are shown in all colors and shapes, some
thing quite impossible TO attain in the
natural birds, and these in colors will
nestle in small bucnches of tips.
An extremely stylish hat is an artistic
combination Of black and furet brown. A
square is cut from the center OF the brin
and around this is clustered a number OF
small black birds with very stylish bow at
the back. A very small to9ue of the rich
combination of yellow and brown is much
admired for its striking simplicity. The
frame is plainly covered with the two ma.
terials, and wide strip of the brown velvet
is halt faced with the yellow velvet and the
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0 far above vanity, or envy, or covetousness
and whose delight was 20 unequivocsl as to be
in themselves a study. Her enthusiasm and
intelligence were so great that Mrs Morgan
easily drew from her q shy acknowledge
ment that the practice Of the lapidary's art
was the dearest wish of her heart When
the girl left Mrs. Morgan's service she enter
ed upon q course Of study and training
pointing toward Q fulfllment Of her most
ardent wishes.
CAN'T KILL THE BUsTLE.
Now that the hustle is likely to make its
appearance again, after protracted retire.
ment, it may not be out of place to give a
glance at the pedigree of this strange ar
ticle of dress. 1t is literally as old as the
hills, and, although caricaturists here ridi-
culed it, satirists lampooned it, theologians
thundered at it, and lawmakers suppressed
1t BY statutory enactment, yet 1t still lives,
and will live so long as women exist on the
face of this planet. In the days OF Pericles
and Aspasia the Athenian women built out
their hips by some sort Of hustle, and this
fashion must have been kept alive during
the Dark Ages, for with the renaissance
came the yertugado from Spain-a sort of
pad which served TO puff out the skirt. -
In very short time this primitive hustle
was supplanted by the farthingale, or
hooped petticoat The gallant King Harry
OF Nevarre issued an edict against farthln-
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THE MOSQUITO SLAYER.
How the Dragon Fly Works His Under Lip
to tie Destruction of the Pests.

How the DEACON Fly Works His Under Lip
to tie Destruction of the Pests.
New York SUM-
All students agree that the mosquito is
the most utterly abandoned insect that ever
kicked leg or tapped a wing. It Is in
capable Of good. The question then is:
"How can it be exterminated?" The an
swers are legion, and range from coal oil to
Jamaica ginger, and from DEVILS darning
needles to sunfish. One method of extermi-
nation is the culture of dragon 1ies or dev-
il's darning needles. The dragon fly is a
gamey insect, with a voracious appetite for
mosquitoes, a stomach TOR 80 or 40 of them
at meal, and all the necessary natural ap-
paratus for catching them.
On turning over one of these insects it
will be found that the under lip is greatly
enlarged and is folded over the mouth parts
so as to earn the name of 'mask." 1t seems
that all the muscular energy and powers of
quick perception were attached to this
organ. Nothing can exceed the rapidity with
which the mask Is shot forward and its
helpless prey is seized. Then this arm-like
lip is used as fork to hold the food, which
it slowly feeds into the capacious jaws.
There are hundreds OF careful witnesses
of the efficiency OF the dragon hv in gobbling
up mosquitoes. In letter 10 DR.. Lamborn,
Captain C. N. B. Macauley. U. s. A,
described his observation OF the mosquito
and the dragon fly near Fort Abraham
Lincoln. Dakota. Whenever dragon Hes
appeared in his mosquito-infested neigh
borhood, he said, the mosquitoes vanished
as if by magic. They flew anong the
mosquitoes in zigzig line, ''dabbing"
constantly right and left. and leach one of
these dabs meant a uosQuito"
A. G. Weeks, OF the Brooklyn Eutomo-
logical Society. thinks that "an attempt to
destroy flies aud mosquitoes by the artificial
propagation Of dragon flies or any other in
sect, would be Improbable. unadvisable
and impracticable." He says that the
dragon fly breeds too slowly, and is too
much of fine weather bird.
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undisputed possession of the broadcloth
Swallow-tsiL The majority signifed their
willingness for such re orm, but the thought
occurred they must be less painfully con-
scious OF the over-indulgence OF their
mothers in having permitted them to stand
upon their Ieet too early in lie, than we're
observers. or they would be slower to favor
the abbreviated trousers.
The illustrations to-day furnish fair
models Of some Of the "picture gowns"
worn upon this occasion. The first is of
pale yellow silk brpcaded in tinsel, trimmed
around neck and sleeves with lace apper-
emily yellowed by time; the inside kerchief
is of blond, the same old-white in tone; hair
worn pompadour and powdered after the
fashion that day. Another extremely
quaint gown was of pale blue brocaded in
deep red roses with their leaves in natural
tints. With this was worn an outside
Hneckerchief," or what in this day is called
'fchu." This was lace trimmed and ex-
tended in a point nearly to the waist line at
the back, and was comicslly crossed on the
breast and carried back to the side seams
SOME OF THE GOWNS.
The skirt OF this gown was elegantly plain
IN front, sud had the iull demi-train back.
The sleeves of the dress and the majority of
the others were almost full length, with
ruehing at the elbow, and their length fin
ished with frill of lace. Still another
Of these gowns which stood out from
among the many in pretty conspicuous
ness was q canary-colored poplin worn
over plain pettieoat oi the same; the top
skirt was trained and opened over the petit
coat IN trout, edges finished with pinked-
out rufi1e. The waist was q plain pointed
basque with the conventional kerchisf
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belonging 70 some old.f.shioned people.

belonging TO some old-fashioned people
The formula is secret
To No. 2 would say that Ada Rehan's
renewed youth illness is owing to skillful
treatment, every year becoming more
hyglenic and less empirical, diet and Ger
man waters to tone down flesh and give
transparence to the complexion. By the
way, two or three we'll known drugs will do
this as well as arsenic, giving q more trans.
lucent paleness, but they are too dangerous
in inexperienced hands to be given to the
public.
GREASE ON THE FACE.
Facial massage, with the new toilet cerate,
which outdoes any cold cream, lanoline or
glycerine preparation. will take lines out of
the face aud leave 1t smooth. It is really q
boon to have an application for the face
which does not leave it glistening with
grease. Toilet grease OF whatever kind is
good to grow hair on the face. The fine
mustaches the South American show after
80 are more or less due to the cocoa butter
with which they smear their faces nightly,
and have yet to find one woman who tells me
how well glycerine agrees with her skin who
does not show cheeks thick with down. The
cerates are wsxy preparations, not greasy,
and the toilet cerates waxiest of all, frming
and soitening the skin at the same time.
Then the electric baths and sulphur baths
impart freshness and vitality, till they are
becoming necessity Tor professional and So
ciety women, who are as completely profess
fessional as either newspaper women or
actresses. I can't, of course, do more than
outline the usual course taken by profess
sionals who go abroad for treatment and
come back with the freshness of girls. IT
hard working women can do this any woman
OF leisure ought to be able 70 do so.
FRECKLEs AND HAIR LOTIONS.
"Flirting Fanny" demands "a sure cure
for freckles." The last treatment is touch
ing each spot with splinter dipped iu pure
carbolic acid, which burns out the skin
down to the pigment layer. But should
not advise any one but skilled physician
to attempt this, as it is risky proceeding,
and will make the face unpresentable for
days. Better take charcoal and taraxacum
or Vichy water, and expose your face to the
sun all you possibly can to overcome the
an@mia which brings on freckles.
TWENTY CoRRESPoNDENTs-Fo come
dones or black heads use a lotion of ether,
one fluid ounce; carbonate of ammonia, 20
grains, and two fluid ounces of water. Have
a druggist mix it, and apply twice daily
with a bit of rough crash. Take also a glass
of fresh grape juice every morning before
breakfast. which will have the effect of
Saratoga water, and Is better than any min
eral water for young compilations.
SHIRLEY DARE.
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YALE's GEoLoGIsT.

Though More Than Three-scorc, Prof. Dana
L Clipper as Any Younsster.
New York Herald.1
I met shrewd-looking. Aeet-hooted little
body bustling up Broadway a lew days ago
as If his very life depended upon his out
distancing every other pedestrian on the
thoroughfare. His features were strong,
handsome and venerable, and, as he hastily
picked his way through the crowd, his long.
flowing gray locks were blown this way and
that, forming sort OF sureole about re-
a1kable brow.
This curious piece of nervous energy was
recognized by more than one as he went
spinning mp the street, Tor it was none other
than Yale famous seologist, Pro. Dana.
graphically dubbed Roxy" by his youth
full disciples. Pro. Dana passed mis- three
score years and ten limit several years ago,
but he still continues to hustle as a youth.
and it's very able student who can set :
job up on him that he cannot see through.
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that know you will like above anything
you ever had before. If you say no, then
you shan't have the dish."
81 say yes, yes, yes," responded the girl,
while they both sighed.
The promised dish was brought It looked
very delicate and sugary, something on the
order of meringue, all puffy and white.
"You will serve it yourself, dear" said
the young man, ''and please cut it in very
careful way. The interior is extremely
precious, and most be handled with great
care"
The girl deftly slipped knife into the
"why, what's that" she cried, as the
whole arrangement collapsed, and some
thing like a satin box lay revealed.
"That is your part o. the dish" replied
the young man. "Open it and see If il is
made to your taste"
The girl, rosy with anticipation, opened
the box, and beautiful solitaire diamond
ring flashed its white light into her spark
ling eyes. And she loved her lover very
dearly all that afternoon.
THE DESIRE OF HER HEART.
Mrs. Pierepont Morgan is an upper-ten
born and bred. Never having known toll
hersel and never having had a wish un-
gratiied that money could indulge, she cas-
lily might not show sympathetic spirit to-
ward those whose lot is fixed at the autipodes
of ease and pleasure. Yet, not long since,
an intelligent young girl was temporarily in
her employ, who was interested and some-
what acquainted, through her readings,
with the art of the lapidary. Mrs. Morgan
noticed her shy scrutiny OF the jewels she
was required to handle in the performance
of her duties, and kindly gave her permits
zion to look at them more closely. There
upon the girl expressed her keen admira-
ton. Of gems, not as helps to personal adorn-
ment, but as examples of an art she would
like to study.
Mrs. Morgan sent to the bank where her
more costly jewels were in sa excepting.
When the casket was brought she spent
long time with the girl whose eagerness was
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THE DIVINE sARAs TRUNKS.

Detailed Description of tho Aggregation
That Parnlyzed n Railroad.
Pail Mall Budget1
Lady readers may be interested in know
ing something of the trunks OF Sara Bern.
hardt. which the other day. to the mum ber of
4S, interfered with the traffic at Anglers sta
tion and paralyzed nearly the whole of the
railway staff there. Madame admits that
she had 4S trunks with her, exclusive of
packages great and small. Twenty OF her
trunks are made OF wood, about four feet
high, each divided into three compartments
and filled with her most valuable dresses.
Fourteen were made of wicker-work. also
in three compartments, some OF the heavier
being subdivided into two, three or iour
spaces, filled with petticoats, linen, boots
and robes of small value. Three special
trunks are set apart for hats, arranged on
pegs in such way as to prevent them from
being shaken or crushed. The tragedienne's
EXIT in all weighed between two and three
tons.
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hesitancy as it would have been in grand
mothers day; and to call ''parasol q "sun-
shade" no longer occasions a smile to 60
around, and who is not proud to carry the
old-fsshioned silk handbag" and call it a
''reticule," especially if it can be given the
appearance of having lain for ages in the
attic chest?
But the sweetest affectation of all 10 this
old school language is that of the words
"Iather" and mother" than which no ad-
dress for our parents is more simple, more
affectionate or less fippant By the use of
these, and the many other old-time words, /
think we put into the language much oil the
strength and abiding force of the stern, staid
days of the past
THE DRESS REVIVAL.
The idea of reviving the old-fashioned in
these regards originated with the introduc-
tion of the old-fashioned dress Iabrics, such
as challles, shot silks, mohairs, etc., which
are the ''wool-delaines, ""changeable silks"
and "alpacas" of our grsndmother's time,
revived and rechristened. Fashion, ever on
the alert for novelty, seized upon this oppor-
tunity Tor the Introduction OF something
new in gowns and at the same time carried
out the idea of designers, since there seems
to be fitness in the old-lashioned makeup
for these sprigged, changesble and Dolly
Warden howered materials not to be found
in more modern styles.
The latest party wrinkle, the outgrowth
of this affectation of the old, is the empire,
directory or colonial, either name being
especially appropriate. During the hot
months these parties have been held upon
lawns, but tnev will no doubt adjourn to
the drawing room with the breaking up of
summer homes and the return of cool even
ings. One OF the prettiest sights my eyes
have been treated TO this season was lawn
party of this kind, where both ladies and
gentlemen looked so much like old-lashioned
pictures it was easy to imagine them having
Just stepped out of their frames for the occa-
sion.
MAKES REFORM EASY.
The ease with which the gentlemen seemed
to wear their knee-breeches, rufaes, laces
and gew-gaws led me to inquire OF several
how they would like to assist Mrs. Jenness
Miller in introducing that style perma-
nently for full dress, and leave servants in
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WOES OF THE BRIDE.
First Made Jealous and Then Crushed by
nm Explanation.

First Made Jenlous md Then Crushed by
nm Explanation.
Philadelphia Timesl
''Maria," said the young and handsome
Leiber to his pretty wife, chow is Millie
Bluebas coming on?"
The lady in question was suspected by his
better half to be an old flame OF her hus-
bands. She had dined with them the even
ing before.
"I haven't seen her Alfred, so can't
say" with q touch of p1que in the tone.
The next evening and the next Mr.. Leiber
repeated hisinquiry. This persistence finally
reused his wife's jealousy.
'AlIred Leiber," she retorted, s'I want to
know why you are so anxious to hear about
Millie Bluebas. Here we're only month
married and yet you" Further utterance
was stopped by burst of tears.
"Why, my darling" said Alfred, honestly
surprised, II was only anxious for your dear
sake. / noticed that she ate two pieces OF
your cake at our little dinner and, knowing
the fact. I naturally wanted 10 know the
consequences"
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frame being cut in the front, the velvet Is
drawn through and tied in simple knot,
and each end artistically draped back on
each side and held in place with two gold
pins and a light brown wing. Ostrich
feather bands promise to be very popular,
and placing them around the brim OF hat
will produce warm, comfortable appear
ance, which is so much admired on a cold
blustery day, and this will assure them of
hearty reception, particularly later in the
season. A low turban with soft rolling
brim has an ostrich band In robins egg blue
around the brim and finished with three
very tiny ostrich tips in the same color.
Three blackbirds and black velvet ribbon
bow are perched on the extreme edge of the
crown in front are held in place with a JET
dagger. ORA SEANEY.
Partisan Man Milliner.
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BABY MKEPs FAME.

How the Jokes of American Newspapers
Strike the English Editor.
Pail Mall Budget.1
The American papers are making great
fun Just now Of the Presidents affection for
his grandson, and one can hardly take up
any Democratic journal without seeing
some witticism at "Baby McKee's" ex-
pense. Thus in one paper we find the
following headlines: "Baby Mckee will
swim; The Little One and the Presidentto
60 snrfbathing;" while in another we read
that "Not even Baby Mckee believes now
in General Harrison's second term"
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rwRrTTKN FOR TIE pIsPArcz.I

NOTABLE caprice
of fashion at the
present hour is a
revival of all things
old. We affect the
dress, manner and
speech of that which
we never call old
fashioned. With an
appreciative sense of
their sweetness and
fitness, we substitute
clover" for the dan
difed ''beau," a
"courtship" is once
again a courtship
and not designated
by any of the more
modern, awkward,
and more vulgar
terms; our ''dresses"
we frequently de-
nominate gowns"
and a "pettieost" is
named with as little
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NnAs 0eSuss ~
HE silly boys and
girls of the Meal
lister set, you know,
believe that it is
fatal to your social
standing, nowaday,
to have it leak out
that you are the
founder of your own
idleness, or that
your father and
grandfather were
industrious nobod-
les. Hence it be-
comes necessary to
get possession Of
some ''muniments
Of title. +" as the law
yers call them
old silver. old pict-
ures, old furniture,
old portraits, old
gowns. old hats. At
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Boston BARRIERS, yyay,.

Boston Herald.l
squsers-YOu dint get very good hair
cut
Haegett-No; 1t isn't cut as wanted il.
squeers-Why not?
Hsggett-Couldn't get chance to tell the
barber how I wanted it. He kept asking
me If didn't want . shampoo.
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gale, although be owed his life to one, for
during the massacre of st. Bartholomew,
when the assassins entered the palace be hid
under his wife's hooped petticoat. In 1718
it was bigger than ever, and took the name
Of "panier," or basket. This was the grand
mother of our wooden crinoline. While it
is true that the bustle is coming back again,
next season it will be modest, retiring little
hustle, and it will not offend the most fas-
tidious. CLARA BELLE,
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MILLINERY FOR THE FALL.

In Color the Snbdued shades HIVE Been
Adopted and They VIII Harmanize 10
Perfection-The shapes will Differ Lit.
tie From Those Of Last Spring.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH.
With one fell swoop we are transported
from the golden yellows, peculiar pinks and
bold blues to the shades of deeper tints and
richer colorings. The past season we have
reveled in the colors found nearest the outer
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The. Mania spreads.

Boston Herald.1
Visitor-There seems to have been large
increase of violent patients lately.
Superintendent of asylum-Yes, all of
them are victims of Little Annie Rooney"
Their cases are hopeless.