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AETIFICIAL GOLD.
HOW ALCHEMISTS USED TO MAKE
IT IN THE OLDEN TIME.
It Brought to Most of Them an llnlmppy
I'oto If OHO Failed to Carry Out an
Extravagant Promise Ho Lost Ills Life.
An'Amorlcun Turn * a Trick.
It has often been stated , and with
truth , that modern chemistry is indebted
for much cf its knowledge to the al
chemists of old , whoso experiments for
the purpose of making gold by artifice
were certainly extraordinary to the ut
most point of absurdity. Some of them
actually attempted to imprison the sun's
rays , which they tried to calcine and
powder , the rays being supposed to con
sist of pure golden sparks. Others sought
to obtain the philosopher's stone , which
was to transmute all other metals into
gold , from honey , sugar , wine , blood , and
even rainwater. Dead bodies were dug
up from their graves , and saltpeter was
extracted from them to serve as an in
gredient. Still others believed that gold
grew from seed , other metals merely fur
nishing a fruitful soil in which the yel
low germs developed like plants.
In a work now rare , called the "His
tory of Ancient Pharmacy , " it is men
tioned that Raymond Nully was said to
have transformed 50,000 pounds of mer
cury into gold for the English King Ed
ward III , and that from thia supply of
the yellow metal the first rose nobles
were coined. The credibility of the
story is somewhat diminished , however ,
by the circumstance that the same mon
arch was soon after obliged to coin
money from his own and the queen's
crown , and from the golden vessels of
churches and cloisters. It is gravely re
corded that the Emperor Frederic III , on
Jan. 15,1648 , at Prague , changed three
pounds of mercury into two and one-
half pounds of gold by means of one
grain of a lead powder given to him by
a man named Bichthausen. He created
this man Baron of Chaos , and from the
gold a medal was made which bore an
inscription referring to its artificial ori
gin. This medal was long preserved in
the Vienna treasury.
In 1705 a Saxon lieutenant named Pay-
kull was taken prisoner by Charles XII
at Warsaw and condemned to death.
He promised to make $1,000,000 worth
of gold each year if his life were spared.
In the presence of witnesses Paykull
changed six ounces of lead into gold by
means or a tincture wliicn contained
antimony , sulphur and saltpeter among
other ingredients. Out of this gold
medals were stamped. But Paykull
must have failed in subsequent Attempts ,
because he was afterward executed. If
this goose had been able to lay real
golden eggs it is to be presumed that he
would not have met with so melancholy
a fate.
The business of manufacturing gold
in those days seems to have been an ex
tremely dangerous one , commonly
bringing persons who pursued it to a
violent death. George Honauer promised
to transform thirty-six hundredweight of
iron into gold for the prince of Wurtem-
berg. The prince detected a boy , who had
bee.n concealed in the laboratory , in the
act of putting gold in the crucible. He
thereupon ordered an iron gallows to be
constructed , from which the imprudent
fakir was hanged in 1697. Two other
goldmakers were likewise hanged from
this same gallows at Stuttgart in 1606
and 1738 respectively.
In 1677 a man named Krohnemann en
tered the service of the marquis of
Brandenburg with the rank of colonel.
He soon won reputation as a goldmaker ,
and was given charge of the mint and
mines. Subsequently he was suspected
of fraud , and on his trial it was proved
that he had stolen gold and silver from
the treasury of the margrave for use in
the deception. He was condemned to be
hanged.
A quack named Daniel supplied Ital
ian apothecaries with a wonderful gold
powder called "usufur , " which was sup
posed to have astonishing medicinal
value. Pretending that the art of com
pounding this usufur with other drugs
was a mystery known only to himself ,
he directed his patients not to permit
the apothecaries to mix the ingredients
of his prescriptions , but to buy them ,
including the usufur , and bring them to
him for putting together. He mixed the
drugs , omitting the usufur , in which
manner he succeeded in having restored
to him the gold powder , previously sold
by him at a high price to the apothe
caries. The powder soon became fa
mous , and the quack finally offered to
teach Duke Cosmos II of Florence the
art of making gold. The duke paid
Daniel 20,000 ducats for the secret , and
the swindler fled to France with the
money.
Count Cajetan in 1705 , in the presence
of Frederick I of Prussia , changed one
pound of mercury into gold by means of
a red tincture. Subsequently he prom
ised to make $6,000,000 worth of gold in
six weeks , but , failing to keep his word ,
he was hanged1 , draped in gold leaf ,
which became the customary method of
dealing with alchemists. The tribe of
alchemists is not yet entirely extinct.
In 1880 an American named "Wise duped
a member of the Ephan family and a
collateral descendant of the "necklace
cardinal , " whom Cagliostro deceived by
pretending to make gold. Wise got a
considerable sum of money from Rohan
and decamped. Only a few days ago
the writer picked up a little pamphlet
on a bookstall in New York which con
tained several pages of advertisements
of a substance for transmuting other
metals into gold , the price being only
five dollars. Washington Star.
The Twelfth Juryman.
An anecdote of Lord Eldon's is to the
effect that when , trying a case at York
Sir. Justice Gould noticed , after two
hours had gone by , there were only
eleven jurors in the box.
"Where is the twelfth ? " he asked.
"Pleaseyou , my lord , " said one of the
eleven , "he is gone home on sqme busi
ness , , bnfc ie has' left xhis verdict with
me. " L6hdbh TitBife.j ' - - *
The Chinaman's "Yellow Oath. "
One of the strangest judicial proceed
ings perhaps ever witnessed is that of
the Chinaman taking what ho is pleased
to call the "yellow oath. " The "oath"
or declaration is always written on a
piece of "sacred" paper , and is as fol
lows :
"This is to call the spirits , both good
and evil , to descend and watch over the
trial of , who is charged with
murdering . If I swear falsely
and tell one untruth , or do not make
Etatements according to the facts in the
case , I humbly beg the celestial terres
trial spirits to redress the wrong done to
and to punish mo immediately
for having been a false witness ; to ar
rest my soul in its flight ; to make mo
perish by the sword , or to cause me to
die while on the sea far from home.
This is my true and solemn oath , uttered
by my own lips , and signed by me this ,
the day of the month in the
year of the reign of the Emperor
; and in proof of the earnestness
of my declarations , may my soul bo de
stroyed as I now destroy this paper by
fire. " Immediately after the witness
finishes reading his "yellow oath" a
lighted candle is handed to him , and the
paper is given as food for the flames.
To the writer's certain knowledge this
form of oath has been administered but
once in an American court of justice
during the trial of Wong Ah Fee , who
was accused of murdering Lei Ah Gou
at San Francisco in 1885. In China the
candle used in this extraordinary ceremonial
menial is made from the fat of criminals
who have undergone the death penalty.
St. Louis Republic.
A Practical Illustration.
Uncle Silas was the best posted man
on general topics in the village , and a
hunter of renown as well. Ho also had
a virago for a wife. Dear , dear , what a
temper that woman hadl She was the
only thing on earth of which Uncle
Silas was afraid.
One day a class of school children
called on the old man. They were sent
by their teacher to get some facts in
natural history.
"We've come , " said the spokesman of
the class , "to ask you some questions ,
Uncle Silas , about the habits and cus
toms of the wildcat. "
Uncle Silas had been very glad to see
them , as the broad smile on his face
testified. But now he looked very much
alarmed.
"H-ii-s-h ! " he said , with a cautious
gesture ; "who on arth sent ye here on
such a' errand ?
"Miss Knowles , our teacher , " said the
class in concert.
"Waal , she oughter know better. I
ain't never bed anythin to say about
them thar critters sence oh , Lordy ,
thar she comes ! "
And Uncle Silas lit out as a tall wom
an armed with a broom lit in.
"Think ' smart do ? " she
ye'r , ye scream
ed. "Wanter know about wildcats ,
he } ' ? Got up a joke on the ole man , but
I'll teach ye to joke on fac's. Take that
home for yef pains. "
Whack , whack , went the broom , and
it did not fail in its aim , as two of the
boys who were the last to get out could
easily prove. Detroit Free Press.
Japanese Dentistry.
"The Japanese use no instrument for
extracting teeth , but lift them out with
the thumb and forefinger , " said Henry
Baker to a guest of the Southern , who
was wearing his jaw in a sling as the re
sult of a pair of forceps slipping and
getting more than they were sent for.
"While jolly Dick Hubbard was min
ister to Japan I visited that country and
spent a pleasant week with. him. One
day I was troubled with the toothache ,
and Mr. Hubbard took me to a dentist
and explained to the saddle colored
operator that I wanted the grinder ex
tracted. I was placed in a bamboo chair
and tilted slightly back. The dentist
examined my teeth , talking volubly
meanwhile to Uncle Sam's representa
tive. Suddenly his thumb and forefinger
closed on the troublesome tooth , and
before I had the faintest idea of what
was going to happen he lifted it out and
held it up before me , smiling at the
same time that vacant smile peculiar
to the children of the orient. 'You were
waiting for the forceps , were you ? ' said
Minister Hubbard , with a laugh. 'They
don't use 'em here. ' " St. Louis Globe-
Democtat.
A Goldfish. Has Sport.
I was much interested one day in the
actions of a goldfish in an aquarium.
The fish was resting quietly within a
few inches of the surface , when it sud
denly ejected a fish scale from its
month.
As the scale was slowly sinking , the
fish , suddenly darted downward , drew
the scale into its mouth and rose toward
the surface , where it remained motion
less for several moments. The whole
performance was repeated several times.
Whatever may have been the exact
motive which prompted these actions on
the part of the fish , we may fairly con
clude that the object was recreation.
Youth's Companion.
A Strange Feasting Custom.
There was a strange custom in the Isle
of Lewis , when the people used to gather
to the church of St. Mulvay at night ,
each family bringing provisions , and
each family furnishing a peck of malt ,
which was brewed into ale. One who was
chosen for the purpose waded into the
sea up to his middle and poured out a cup
of ale , calling on a sea god called Shony
to favor the people through the coming
year. The people , after seeing the cere
mony performed , returned to the church ,
and then went to the fields to spend the
rest of the night in revelry. New York
Tribune.
Milking a Monkey Useful.
A cook on board ship taught his mon
key to hai le : wood , and in other waysj
to assist him in doing the kitchen work.
African apes , when they go in a body to
plunder gardens and plantations , are.
adroit enough to station a sentinel in a'
tree , who informs the plunderers of the
approach of any person by uttering a ,
shriek. Harpei's Young People.
"BEYOND THE ALPS LIES ITALY. "
A fresh memorial to vanished yonth ,
The sweet girl graduate , with flower face :
Her eyes so full'of truit.her . heart of truth ,
Looking o'er all the world to flnd her place.
Her thcuio holds weighty words and thought *
so staid ,
A travesty on life in phrase austere ;
But youthful confidence is unafraid.
And gladness vibrates in the tones so clear ,
"Beyond the Alps lies Italyl"
The joy of triumph and of proud applause.
Sweet floral offerings , the music's btir !
Fair , bunny slope of youth ! Oh , let us pause
And linger in this girlhood's glade with her.
Ere yet she climbs those rugged steeps of life ,
Where womanhood with all its mystery lie * .
Remember , ere you go to meet its strife ,
Oh , maiden innocent , grown strangely wise.
"Beyond the Alps lies Italyl"
The essay soon will yellow grow with time ;
The years will string " their rosary of tears ;
Weary nnil footsore , wo the hills must climb ,
And stumbleo'er the atones of cures und
fears.
The mists of doubt will all the landscape veil.
The summit lies so very far away :
The feet may falter and the courage fail.
The stern pale lips will quiver then to say ,
"Beyond the Alps lies Italyl"
Oh , when the hands that helped you up the
slope
Shall loose the clasp we cannot always keep :
When in the night of pain you upward grope
Blinded by tears , with lagging footsteps
creep ;
Then let your girlhood's muzim cheer your
heart
A peal of Joy through all life's sad refrain-
Though hero wo love and lose , and meet and
part.
There is a height where pleasure conquers
pain
"Beyond the Alps lies Italy ! "
Anna B. Patten in Youth's Companion.
The Clever Bheel Robbers.
It is said that once , before the English
had become used to the maneuvers of
the robbers in India , an officer with a
party of horse was chasing a small body
of Bheel robbers and was fast overtak
ing them. Suddenly the robbers ran be
hind a rock , or some such obstacle , which
hid them for a moment , and when the
soldiers came up the men had mysteri
ously disappeared. After an unavailing
search , the officer ordered his men to
dismount beside a clump of scorched
and withered trees , and , the day being
very hot , he took off his helmet and hung
it on a branch by which he was standing.
The branch in question turned out to
be the leg of a Bheel , who burst into a
scream of laughter and flung the aston
ished officer to the ground. The clump
of scorched trees suddenly became trans
formed into men , and the whole part }
dispersed in different directions bet'o :
the Englishmen could recover fron
their surprise , carrying with them tin-
officer's helmet by way of trophy. Har
per's Young People.
In Down Town New York.
"The trouble with you New Yorkers
is , Quill , " said the man from Boston -
they had been looking over Trinity
church "that your buildings lack age :
they are not venerable enough to com
mand the respect of the soul instinct
with the ideals of all that is hallowed
by the past. Now , there is the Old
South"
"But what's the matter with that ? "
interposed Quill they were strolling
toward the Battery , and were opposite
45 Broadway "what's the matter with
that ? There's Adams Express company.
There couldn't be anything much older
or more venerable than Adam , could
there ? " New York Times.
The Right Answer.
A judge , meeting a countryman , said
to him , "Where are you going ? "
"How do I know ? " was the gruff reply.
The judge , taking it for a piece of im
pudence , said : "You don't know , yon
scamp ? I'll teach you better manners.
Off to prison with you ! "
The poor rustic was seized forthwith
and was being hauled off to jail when
he turned round and said , "Your wor'
ship can see now that I answered cor
rectly , for I assure you that I didn'l
know I was going to prison. "
This reply excited the risibility of the
judge , who ordered him to be set at
liberty. Tesoretto.
A Monster Map.
Professor Penck's scheme is to con
struct a new map of the world on a scale
of 1 to 1,000,000 , or about sixteen miles
to the inch , the sheets to embrace 5
degs. in each direction , except for lati
tudes beyond 60 degs. , for which the
width would be 10 degs. of longitude.
The land surface would require 769
sheets. The cost is placed at $500,000
beyond probable returns from sales.
Ohio State Journal.
The Price of Church Organs.
If you have any idea of buying a
church organ after learning that they
last for centuries , it will interest you to
know that you can buy one in this city
for any price between $500 and $80,000 ,
and that in the best factories an instru
ment that sells for § 10,000 takes six-
months to build. New York Times.
The Prohibition I/ino in Maine.
The Prohibition line in Maine does not
extend to elevations exceeding 1,500 feet.
On the tip top of Green mountain.
Mount Desert island , is one of the flash
iest barrooms to be found anywhere , run
without any pretext of concealment.
Exchange.
The moose in Penobscot county. Me. ,
are so accustomed to the train that they
gaze calmly and critically at the locomo
tive , and are not frightened by whistles
and hissing sjeam jets.
Person , the great Latinist , was the
son of a weaver. His taste for learning
was kindled by the accidental discovery
of a book of Latin proverbs.
There are eight soldiers located in Ire
land to one in Scotland , and over twenty
boys under eighteen years of age have
won the Victoria cross.
The people of Portland , Me. , call the
poet's mantle that falls in heavy folds
over their statue of Longfellow "that
rubber overcoat. "
Candollo , the investigator , says the
health , of dark eyed persons is much su
perior to that of the light or blue eyed
THE New Orleans Picayune de
mands the instant repeal of the
McKinley tariff hill and a return
to the schedules put in force in
1883. It is significant that the
best thing the people of the south
can find to take the place of the
republican robber tariff of 1890 is
the republican robber tariff of
1&S3 , which was some $50,000-
000 higher in the aggregate than
the much abused McKinley bill.
The change is desired because if
the bill of 1883 quietly slips back
into effect the duty on sugar will
be restored. But that duty will
not be put back on the schedules
in the present generation. No
party would dare fly in the face of
public opinion by making any
changes in the sugar duty , further
than taking off the last farthing
on refined sugars and making
them free absolutely. Journal.
The international monetary con-
Eerence has settled down to ser
ious business. Three plans deal
ing with the silver problem have
been submitted to it and referred
to a committee to report on them.
It is said to be probable that the
scheme suggested by Rothschild ,
of the British delegation , will be
flccepted by the committee , with
some modifications , and referred
to the general body. This plan
falls far short of what the radical
bitue tallists desire , but it has a
good deal of merit as a compro
mise , and if adopted would un
doubtedly bring silver and gold
nearer together , though it would
not supply a complete solution of
the problem maintaining the two
m'etals at a party. The report
that the American delegates are
disposed to accept the Rothschild
plan on the ground that "half a
loaf is better than no bread" is
probably premature. Bee.
THE Yerkes telescope "for
Chicago university which will be
the largest in the world , will be
made by Warner & Swasey of
Cleveland , Ohio , the builders of
the great Lick telescope. It will
succeed the California instrument
as one of the wonders of the world.
It will have an object glass of
forty inches clear aperture and the
total length of the tube with its
accessories will not be less than
75 feet. The instrument complete
will have the enormous weight of
sixty tons. The tube alone will
weigh six tons. The polar axis
which carries the entire weight of
the tube and its attachments will
weigh five tons. The driving
clock which is to automatically
work the tube has a motion cor
responding to the exact apparent
motion of the star being observed ,
and will weigh one ton. The
weight of the column supporting
the mechanism of the telescope
will not be less than thirty tons.
The instrument will be provided
with all the complicated motions
which are necessary on such a
large telescope. The machinery
affording this variety of move
ments can be operated by the
hand of the astronomer or by
electric motors , at the will of the
observer.
THERE seems to be a state of
affairs over prohibition in Kansas.
A Topeka preacher is proclaiming
from his pulpit that prohibition is
a failure , while the state temper
ance union is reviving itself on
the excuse that prohibition "was
triumphantly sustained" by the
popular vote in the defeat of the
call for a constitutional convention.
It is apparent that ' some one has
blundered. " If prohibition is a
failure then the people would not
so "triumphantly sustain" it. If ,
on the other hand , the vote on the
proposition to call a constitutional
convention can be read to mean
anything other than a endorsement
of prohibition , then the Topeka
parson may be right. But at all
events , now the prohibitionists
have , as they claim , a testimonial
from the people as to the efficacy
of the law , it is to be hoped that
they will , so far as politics is con
cerned , let it go at that and not
mix the matter -up in any cam
paign for a.nimiber ; of years. The
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matter of temperance in Jxausas.
however , prohibition or not , is of
course always' worthy of attention ,
and , if the. * .Kansas , , temperance
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people for the "next year or so in
stitute a "genjiine temperance re
vival , wit tje blue ribbons instead
of the political attachment , they
may do a peat deal of good.
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