Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-30
ALITTLE SKULL OF GOLD.
A Marvellous scarf-Pin in the Posses
sion of New Yorker.
New York Mali ana Express.

New York Mail ana Express.
A harmless yet CHASTITY scarf-pin is a
mechanical skull of enameled gold.
with movable under jaw, and dia.
monds set back in its hollow sockets
for eyes, A noted sleight-of-hand man
wore one on recent visit to the city
ball. The little ornament was mar
vel of the jewelers. art. IL was enam-
eled in perfect imitation Of a bleaehed
human skull, and bright colored
gold Jockey cap fixed to the ton
OF y added 70 its ghastliness
reporter for the Mail and Express
had his eye upon the skull while the
professor was talking to an alderman,
when suddenly the under Jaw of the
skull began to rattle and the diamonds
IN the eye-sockets rolled and flashed
The chattering Of the laws could be
PLAINLY heard ten feet away, and was
calculated To draw attention. The al
derma1 and the reporter observed the
ehattering about the same instant.
10 had fascinating and awe.
inspiring elect upon the city
iatheri who stood spell-bound for
an instant and then acted IA
though he doubted his vision. The
chattering and eye-rolhng would stop
Tor moment, as though the skull was
tired by the eXertiOn of rafting its
tiny teeth together, only to be renewed
the next moment with more vigor
Finally the reporters professional in
stinct got the better of him, and he
besought the professor to tell him All
about the arrangement. The latter
complied, with hearty laugh over
the effect OF his little joke.
In the first place." said he, rthe
skull Is worked by q current of cleo
trlclty generated by a little battery
which carry in my pocket, and trans.
mltted over wires no heavier than
strands OF thread.n
He illustrated the working of the
ornament by pressing upon a button
which completed the electric oirouit
and caused the teeth 10 rattle.
III was made in Paris,u resumed
/ MT. Schultz, "and is worth Sl0O. AZ
least that Ia what it's duplicate will
cost any person who wants one. Yes.
the price is rather steep, but ynu must
consider that the ornament has In he
carefully aud nicely adjusted, and that
! ~ Is made of platinum and the heat az
I gold; besides, the diamonds alone are
OF some value. No; no cheap conn
! tefieits have yet been made. Tha
lowest priced one ever saw WA
marked at S65.p
Laughing over recolleetlong of soma
OF the sport he had had with the min
the prestidigitator resumed: ~ FRONT
ened darby almost TO death With n
4 Yesterday. The man was 80 much
frightened that his knees knocked M.
sether and his nostriIs expanded inst
40 ! have seen those of a horse a.,
alarm. | had to take the pin Ia nieces
ana explain all its details Ia COM
pletely overcome his fright. Rut this
shing IS nothing to a trick slSuI I
haNe IN my professional col
lection. Ia exhibiting II cali
u The mesmarIzed sjSuli n
- mystlfying delusion. which al
ways causes sensation and can nnt
be detected, The skull Is a penpine
one. hrst place II upon sbees ~
ordinary window-glass laid across ~, ~
tops OF the backs OF two ordinsr,.
chairs arranged few feet ansrt ~
aboW ihat no electric wires are attach.
ed 20 II. Then ! pass the sIynll sro,,,,, 4
for inspection. When renlaeea -sog ~. :
glass shelf the skull Will answer an ~
lions by mods or aide moven,li' 49,
smoke . cigar or whistle MI ~ 49,,
Of command 'si- "ofu