LIFE MASKS;
Worse Than Having 71. Tooth Pulled->218
Bad as Having a Picturé Taken.
A mask from life is taken almost
precisely the same way as after death,
save that much greater care has to
be used, as the subject's life hangs
on a very thin thread, or. to be more
precise, two small quills. It requires
a. great deal of nerve and patience to
llfidel‘go, the sensation being most dis--
aagreeable. When a mask from life is
about to be secured. the supject re-
clines on a long table, and towels are
placed around his neck and forehead.
to prevent the plaster from going
where not intended. The face is
slightly greased, but not enough to
fill the pores of the skin. Care has to
be especially taken with the eye
lashes, as otherwise, in the subse—
quent operations, these are likely to
be pulled off. which would not be ex-’
sctly pleasant. A small quill is now
inserted in either nostril to allow the
subject to breathe. and cotton wool is
then lightly pressed around the base
to keep the liquid plaster from in-
truding. A pair of scissors is always
kept handy, so as to be able to cut
ad the top. of the quills, should by
any chance the plaster splash up and
cover them.
- All being ready. a few cheering
words are spoken to the unhappy vic-
tim, and the plaster is mixed. This is
:arefully poured or sprinkled over the
features. The plaster, through being
mixed with warm water, quickly
burdens, and in the course of about
five minutes the mold is strong enough
to be taken ofi. It has to be carefully
clone, as the subject is generally eager -
to get a mouthful of fresh air again.
A slight tap with the hand is given to
the two side pieces, which relieves
the joints made by the thread. The top
'or central piece is then lifted 11p and .
pulled. slightly downward. so as to .
withdraw ths1 quills from the nose. as
they come out with the mould. The
sides are then taken off. Probably;
some of the hair may hold the mold,
but with a little coaxing. or by the
insertion of the scissors, it can soon
be removed. Care must be used to
get the ears. but without breaking
either the subject or the mold. The
cars are taken only on the front sides.
cotton wool being placed at the back,
:to prevent the plaster going around.
When removed, the three pieces are
put together and plaster placed on the
exterior to hold and strengthen them.
—Exchangc. ’
The Railway Business in China.
There have of course been many lu-
dicrous as well as dangerous incidents
on the North China line. When it
was first opened Chinese would come
to the booking office and try to bar-
gain for tickets. When told the fare
they would offer half, and gradually
raise their bid. much disgusted that
they should not.
be met lialf way.
momentum is made
One day a country gentleman, on his
first ride in a train. seeing his house
midway between two stations flying
past. deliberately opened the door and
stepped out into space. At the pace
the train was going a European would
certainly have been killed. but thi’ sup-
ple celestial after a prolonged period
of somersaults was seen to pick him-
self and bundle up, dust his clothes
and set off home across the fields——
much pleased with his short cut and
the convenience of the “fire wheel
carriage.”
An unfortunate
equally ignorant of the laws cf me—
chanics, did not get off so well. See-
ing two trucks coming 1 at a snail’s
pace dowu a siding he placed his 'foot
on the rail to- stop them. To his as-
tonishment. it was cut off, and he
learned. like Stevenson’s cow, that
up of mass as
well as velocity—London News.
Do You Put “in Haste" on Letters?
“I’ll tell you a little fable,” said the
postal clerk. “Once there was a no
man who wrote a letter to her dress-
maker, who was then staying in a
suburban town, asking her to call
some time next Week, and she put ‘in
haste' on the envelope, as women do,
thinking she’d make Uncle Sam
hitch up his breeches and get an ad-
ditional move on him. The collecting
carrier accidentally noticed
it in the bottom of his bag,~where it
slipped into a hole in the lining and
tailed there three days. When the
erk at the postoffice saw it he laugh-
1 painfully and "'"clbowed the letter
11!? his desk, so that it fell into a bas-
'91: and remained there three days.
1 1~ postmaster of the. suburban town
miled momfully when 11c saw it, and
hen accidentally put it into the box
a farmer who drove to town for his
all once every three days. And
hen the dressmakcr got the letter
t was'the week after next. Yes, it
vonid surprise you to know how many
'omen put ‘in‘haste’ on their letters,
.. th the idea that Uncle Sam then
itchcs up his breeches and acts a
ove on him."—Philadelphia Record.
’ Salaries of Presidents.
Very few persons would suspect
ow small the salaries of presidents
‘ republics are, when the enormous
nus crowned heads receive are taken
1 to consideration. .
The foreigner often thinks the $50,-
00 of the President of the United
ates is merely a joke, and that he
oeivcs ten times as much in reality.
ut the same foreigner may not know
lat the French President, in a coun—
ry where the. wealthiest monarchs
nee. reigned. receives only $120,000 :1
car.
The President of the little Andorra
cpublic contents himself with a sal—
ry of $15 a year, and the President
1 the Swiss Republic must be satis-
.d with $3.000.-—New York Herald.
in a business spirit, ,3
railway coolie; I.
. ‘in hoste’ I
on the envelope, so he carefully placed
’. 1. "THE. EvEnintsoh
WRECKED BY A PILOT’S LEG.
How the BIystex-inus Loss Ufa Steam Pre-
pcilor 'Was Solved.
“We are never amazed when vessels
go aground and are wrecked. on Lake
Erie during the gales that are common
on that treacherous water, for we ex-
pect such things then,” said a lake
skipper, but when one is grounded on
a clear day and wrecked, on a course
as clear as the day, and in the hands
of a pilot that knows the ground like
a book, we naturally 'wonder a little
and want to know the whys and
wherefores. Such was the case of the
propeller Susan E. Peck, that went
aground near Bar point and was lost
with a $20,000 cargo.
“The captain of the Susan E. had
sailed successfully hundreds of times
between Point Pelee and Bar point,
and in all kinds of weather, and this
time he had a wheelmau who was
known frOm one end of the lake to
the other as one of the most expert
navigators in the lake business. He
had been lying 11p along time for the
very good reason that owing to an ac
cident to one of his legs that leg had
to' be amputated to save his life. The
lost member was replaced by an arti-
ficial leg and then the pilot was ready
to take his post at the wheel again.
His first service after his misfortune
was this trip or the Susan E.
and he ran her aground.
it was possible for the propeller, han-
‘dled by a man of such skill and ex.
perience. on a straight course only
forty miles long, and with every sail
ing condition favorable, to leave her
course. The
'zled and astounded person of all. He
isoon got another vessel, and this one
fhe 1am in such an erratic manner but
{fortunately with no disastrous 1esult
that he was compelled to give her’ up
and his usefulness as a pilot was
gone. He and others went to investi-
gating to see if they could discover
what was wrong with his scamanship.
,Aerr :1 while they discovered what
Iseemed to be the trouble. In the pi—
lot‘s artificial leg :1 great deal of steel
had been used in the joints and other
places.
as he did while steering, this steel de‘
ranged the compass so that it drew
the wheefunan way off his reckoning
and led to the wrong piloting that had
‘w1ecked rthe Susan E. Peck and endan-
gored the other vessel that the wheel-
man navigated subsequently. This
was what they. argued, and to demon-
,strate the correctnelss of the theory
the pilot took charge of a vessel with-
out wearing his false leg. Everything
worked to a charm. The mystery of
the Susan E. Peck was solved, and
the pilot restored to his old place in
the confidence of Lake Erie skippers
and vessel owners.”—Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
' frees in New Zealand.‘
The kauri is the monarch of the New
Zealan-d forest. an indigenius pine,
growing to enormous height. ro-
(111ently eighty feet. before it sends
out a bough. while its average diame-
ter is from eight to nine feet. it is
said to be 800 years in reaching mav
turity. There is no underbrush in a
kauri forest, the prince of trees per—
mitting no rival 'within its domain.
The totara is another species of pine.
which, however, has none of the char-
acteristics of the coniferae of other,
countries, either in habit or appear-
]. ance. The most singular of all is the
:lcrata. a peculiar tree with somewhat
the nature of a parasite. If it springs
up near :1 rimu pine it winds about it
like a huge. vine. its tightening coils
gradually crushing the life out of the
unfortunate p1ne. When it reaches
the top it sends out branches and
stands a hollow shell. its coil knit
closely together by a dense network
Iof fibres. which appear in the last
{stage of its growth. It has a like af-
f finity for ~its own species, and a second
rata springing up beside one of earlier
growth will absorb and destroy it as
it destroys the rimu.
neither rimu or rata is within reach it
grows up "arrespectable and well be-
haved tree. attaining a height of from
fifty to sixty feet. and is used for
masts in .' ship building—Chautau-
quan. '
How Insects Hide.
flow many have ever noticed the
skilful way in, which many insects dis-
guise themselves when in danger from
some large animal or bird? Probably
you have all observed that the cater‘
pillar “plays dead” when he is dis-
turbed and that many insects choose
for their homes some tree or shrub
whose bark or foliage match them-
selves in color.
There is a certain variety of moth.
quite common around elms, which
fixes its wings so thatthey closely re-
Semble spots or lichens on the bark of
the tree and can only be detected by
the trained'eyc. Another moth, whose
principal colors ' are pink and yellow.
arranges itself on the bottom of a
primrose, so as to wholly escape no-
tice. In the East Indian Islands there
is a spide‘f which reposcs on the upper
'iside of a. large leaf in such a shape
that it perfficfiy
matter.
A hunter in tropical regions tells of
seeing a cricket pursued around the
trunk of a tree by a lizard. Suddenly
the insect settled itself in a small de-
pression in the bark, spread out its
wings slightly and attencd itself so
that the lizard actually crawled ov‘er
it and went away without ever know—
ing what had become of it.
\
resembles decayed
Hen That Kills Bats.
A gentleman of Wilmington. l)el..
has a Plymouth Rock hen 11 1111.1
catches rats. The hen waits at a 1 at
hole in a stable and pounccs upon 1111
animal as'it appears, usually seizing
him by the. leg. It then shakes him
vigorously and picks out its eyes.
Peck.
“The puzzle to everybody was how ’
pilot was the most puz— ‘
Sitting close to the binnaclep
If, however,’
THE HOOD REIGNS.
The American Girl Always Equal to an
Emergency.
Behold the hood! The problem 01'
the theatre hat seems to have been
solved at last. The American girl 1::
always equal to an emergency and
gracefully adapts herself to every sil-
ua-tion. The clamor against the view
obstructing Gainsborougbs and Dutch
bonnets became so great that she must
of necessity give heed to it.
Then the question arose. How could
she go to the theatre and look pretty
after she got there?
It was all very well' for men to sav
that women must take off their hats
and for the comic papers to fill their
pages with funny pictures of the gro-
tesque miseries of poor man behind one
of these picture hats!
Had a man ever tried to 1emove one
of those same objectionable head ar-
rangements in a theatre, when each
long pin disappeared as completely as
though the fairies had spirited it away. .
I you than to feel oppressed by their
and stray locks would become entang-
led with the hat frame or the flowers, '
and in consequence one’s whole coir-
fure became irretrievably disarrang-
ed?
Then. after all this
did any man ever have to sit through
the performance of a play or opera
'- and: experience the anything but de-
licious sensation of knowing that one-'5
coiifurc was in disordcrand yet not‘be
able to determine the vexed questiOn
to one's satisfaction?
Well, this is only a hundredth part
at what the. American girl has been
suffering ever since the edict was sent
forth that “hats must come off In the
theatre.”
Being a creature of resources. she so?
her brains to work to evolve a way our
of the ditficulty, and it must be cou-
i‘essed that she has succeeded beyond
expectatio.ns,faml that the theatre girl
never looked so pretty, fascinating and
seductive as she does this winter.
She has adopted 'hoods ad Infinitum
«hoods for the theatre. hoods for [1111
opera. hoods for dinners. for balls, for
concerts. for Sleighing and for skating.
Each girl's ingenuity is taxed to the
utmost to have more hoods. more. fetch-
ing hoods than any of her (Your friends.
Old costume books have been porcd
over, grandmothers wardrobes and
chests ransacked and from all this
study and hunting I'hc girls have
cowl-god more fetching and pretty than
they ever were before.
For the theatre and opera rich crim-
sons. cerim‘n. blue. gruys. and white are
most in favor. The style and shape
are at the discretion of each fair wear;
or. it yet remains for the American
gi1l to ever find herself in such a tight
11l1cc that she. cannot find a way out
of it and not 1eappear just as seduct-
ive as ever.
Women in Outdoor Work.
The number of women ranch owners
who 1111111115111. their ranches is‘ increas-
Iug. and in California. 'Arizona and
Florida women are going in for fruit
culture. with great enthusiasm and
very fair success.
are studying forestry, and horticu!-
tural colleges for women are springing
up like mushrooms. Germany in par-
ticular is enthusiastic over horticul~
ture as a-professiou for women.
A great number of American women
of good social position cultivate flow-
ers 'and fruit for the ma1ket. Violet
cultme especially. see-ms to appeal to
women: and some of the most success-
iul violet farms in the country
managed by w omen whose names are.
in socicly's blue books.
“101111311 1110 taking up general
culture, as “"1111 :18 flower and 1’1'1111
culture. A fine course in agriculture
has recently-r been opened to women 111
Minneapolis. but Russia has a Ion-,2
load In the matter ofiugriculturo for
women and gaduavtcs of the acne").
ture schools are}. sure of Civil positions.
0 1‘ (t
a - -'
..:.:11-
inconvenience, ,
A number of girls.
bought in solid silver for $175
Hints About Sleep.
A' proper desire for sleep is only ob-
tained by. a due amount or exercise.
both mental and physical, which must
not be continued sufficiently long to
produce prostration. It is also essen-
tial with adults that for some time
before the hour for retiring the state
of the circulation in the head should
not have been excited by deep study.
intense thought, or by tea. cofi‘ee, or
other stimulants.
Too much attention cannot be paid
to the proper ventilation of sleeepiug
rooms. The sleeper who retires to rest
in an apartment from which every
effort has been made to exclude the
out-er air, rises with a dull headache
and a. feverish. unrefreshed sensation
to go about the duties of the day.
Care should also be taken with re-
gaid to the quantity of bed clothes in-
dulged 111.100 much clothing having
the effect of relaxing the bodv; and
it is right, tl1c1efore. to have only
sufficient to enable the individual to
sleep. for it is better to'wake with an
inclination to draw the clothes round
weight and heat and a desire to throw
them off.
Table Service for the Wealthy.
Every one knows the elegance of a
modern table service. Silver baking
dishes are included now in dishes for
the table. Ali'sorts of kitchen uten-
sils find their way into the dining
room. now that the chafing dish is in
high favor: still a coffee mill is not a
dining-room feature. They may be
What
cbfl’ee might not be ground in a $175
coffee mill. and what pleasure might
there not be in the grinding? Then if
mamm‘a in her elegant kitchen wishes
to please the children she pops corn
for them in a solid silver corn pop-
pcr, with an ebony handle.‘and she
cores the apples for her apple udd'insz
with a solid silver apple corer that
costs not less than $3.75. For mixing
her cakes she uses the bea11tiful Rus-
sian lacquer bowls in many colors,
but fired so many times that the col-
ors cannot be removed by vinegar, oil,
or hot liquids. The bowl will last for
years, and is light and easy to handle.
A New Use for Oilclotls.
Oilcloth is the new material for pa-
pering Ceilings, the term “paper" being
used at present in a very elastic sense.
signifying anything that can be put on
walls or mailing. The advantage of an
oilcloth ceiling is readily discernable,
as dust, like good actions, is sure to
rise. and if oue‘s home Is illuminated
by gas or lamps there is only the re-
course to the unsightly chandelier pro.
tectors to keep the ceiling from getting
smudged. The oilcloih can, be washed
frequently. and be kept, by the aid-or
a damp cloth.
finite spaces of time or until one moves
to a newer apartment.
The task of putting on the oilcloth
requires an expert, asthe joining is
not ’the'easicst. thing to do. if you
think so, try it.
cloths seem particularly well adapted
for Ceilings with their scroll and line
cfi’ccts. uhich do not conflict with the
patterns of the wall paper or its mono-
chromatic
” A Dainty Dessert. ’
‘ A pretty dessert-that will especially
please the children is callcd'a Russian
cake. ’lfwo cakes. chocolate and
sponge. a re baked in liar. oblong pans,
When cold they are sliced into fingers.
which are dipped quickly into a thick
syrup flavored withvanilla or" lemon.
The fingers are 111911 built up In a
fancy slmpe.’ A favorite one is to pile
them 1111.171 asquure, filling the square
“-11le elm-lotto r11ss«-r. The.blockhouse
istluui' covered with the lingers. an
icing being put on. the top. iced
squaresof sponge ca-kc we used 1’01
i-llhuuevsu The charlotte 111sse filling
should be made the day before and the
1. hole structure and contents thorough-
=;.- chilled before serving. ,.
as'good as new for in»
The patterns of oil’
, effect—New ' York Herald;
{FTifi‘
p
A Great Hit
3 You will find thissplendid cake of
_ White Glycerin: Toilet Soap in way
3 package of Ivorine Wfishing Powder.
THE ORiGlN OF ICE CREAM.
Made Its Appearance Near the Close of the
Last Century.
The New York Post Boy of J une 8,
1786, makes this announcement:
“Ladies and gentlemen- may be sup-
plied with icc cream every day at the
City tavern by their humble servant:
Joseph Cowe." At a ball given by
Mrs. Johnson in New York, on Dec. 12
1789, there were “served pyramids of
red and white ice cream. with punch
and liqums. rose cinnamon and 11:11
fait amour.” Ice cream was first in-
troduced at the national capitol by
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. who had
had it in her home in New York. She
used to tell with amusement of the
delight with which President Jackson
first tasted it, and how be promptly
decided to have ices at the executive"
mansion. ,Accordingly guests at the
next reception were treated to the
frozen mystery, 'and afforded con
siderable fun to the initiated by the
reluctance with which they tasted it
Those from the rural districts espée
ially first eyed it suspiciously, then
melted each spoonful with breath be-
fore consuming it. Their distrust was
Soon removed, however, and plates
were emptied with great rapidity.
, The man who made the cream was.
oddly enough, a negro by the name of
Jackson, who in the early part of the
present century kept a small confec
tionary store in Washington. Coli'
custards. which were cooled after be
ing made by setting them on a cak'L
of ice, were very fashionable, and
Jackson, at Mrs. Hamilton’s sugges-
tion, froze them by- placing the in-
gredients in a tin bucket and com-
pletely covering it with ice. Each
bucket contained a quart, and was
sold for $1. It immediately became
popular. and the inventor soon en-
larged his store, and When he died
left a considerable fortune—Harper’s
Bazar.
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Au GIL; 'lime Wrinkle Recipe.
Any women who have read the View
of Wakefield would give much to knov.
just what herbs and simples were use:
in the facewash that Mrs. Primrose
and her bonny daughters were at such
pains to make over the fire. Both
dames and demoiselles of those times
were famous for their fine com-plex-
ions, and it is well worth while making
a study of their means to this’ do
sirable end. Here is a recipe straighi
fiom old England that sounds as if it
might be a compound like the famous
“Primrose Wash. ” It is far more deli
cate than cold cream, cocoa butter 01
any of the emollients now so much in
vogue, and when used over night 31‘.
traces of it should disappear before
morning.
To make, put a cup of good cream in
a small saucepan over the fire and 5th
until it boils; allow to cool and re
heat. Do this three times. While hoI
stir in the'juice of two lemons and
two tablespoonsful of cucumber juice.
This may easily be pressed from this
vegetable by cutting in hits the size
of half a lemon and pressing in tho.1
squeezer in the same way as lemons
Stir in, also, two tablespoonsful of g1},r
ce1ine and one of honey. (The forme1
may be omitted if it does not agree
with the skin) At the last add a few
drops of any nice scent. The saucepan
should be kept in hot water until the
ingredients are well mix,ed then re-
moved and'the contents stirred every
few minutes until-perfectly cold. II
is now ready to be. packed in small
pots (like those that Come with extract
or beef), .and covered with paper dip-
ped in the white of an egg, to become
aii tight. The face should be. washed
with good soap and hot water, shading-
oIl' to cold, overnight-and- this oint-
ment carefully massaged into the skin
When glycerine is omitted use swec'
oil instead.
I’BSTITUTION
the FRAUD ofl‘lo M-
,See you get Carter’s,
Ask. for "Carters‘
fins1Si and demand _
Carter’s 171111.11... 11:11.1
The only perfect
Liver Pill.
Take'no other,
Even if
Solicited to do so.
Beware of imitations
of. Same Color Wrapper,
' BED.
" ithe Char ""
which makes Ivorine so uni-
versally popular with house-
keepers is this Toilet Soap,
which keeps the hands white,
soft, and smooth.
WASHING POWDER
supplies soap for every depart-
ment of the house. Both soap
and washing powder are the best
that the skill and experience of
half a century can produce.
The J. B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, CL,
Makers of Williams’ Famous Shaving Soaps.
P. W. BATES’
42 1111171211 311115151,
You can find as fine an assortmentof
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As can be found in anv Yard in the ~
State. Look it. over and get
prices before going elseWhe-re
O. Wilson,
GENERAL INSURANCE
Real Estate and Invest-
. ment Agent, . .
Room 3 GAZETTE BUILDING.
NORWALK, - - - CONN
MOI‘IEY 'ro LOAN
W. FERNALD,
Practical
Bookbinder,
Books Called For and
Delivered.
Postal Orders Promptly
Attended to.
32 FEANKLIN STREET,
SOUTH NORWALK.
Orders for Bookbinding can no 19
at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
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DECEMBER 4, 1898.
Trains leave South Norwalk as follows.
FOR NEW YORK 4— Accommodation
traineat9. 36, 11: 4071. 111., 1. 11, 3,04 4.07,
5. 33, 6. 41. 8. 11,10. 20 p. m. Express trains
at 4. 55, 5. 45, 6.15, (local). 6.55, local)
7.13, (local), 7.54. (local), 8.16, 90311013413
9.58,10.35, 11.35. (local) 8.. m. 12.
2.25, 5.10 5.55, 7.55 p. m. For Washing
ton via. Harlem River 12. 53 a. m. (daily)
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9.05 a. m.
5. 35, (local), 7. 20, (loca1)10. 10 p. m. Er
press 4.55, 5.45a.m.
FOR NEW HAvEN AND THE EAST-—
Accommodation trains at. 6. 28, 7. 42,
8.46 and 11.42 a. m., 1.12, 2.42, (ton’t,)
4.18, 5.27, 6.27, 7.28 (to B’p t),
and 11.15 p. 111. Express trains at 1. l1
1.20 9.11, 10.05, 11.08 a. m., 12.02, 3.05
5.04 (Naugatuck Express) 7.05, 9:05
. m .
1? SUNDAYS-Accommodation 7.42, 9.12 ‘
5.031.!n and7. 15p. m. Express 111 and
1.. a.m
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