The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-16
FREE SILVER PROBLEM SOLVED.
DIR. Emnfens Has a Sure Plan to Turn
All,Silver Into GOId

new 1Ork ENenlng sun.
DIR. Stephen H.. m is a philan-
thropist- That is the least that one can
say about him. Just a little thing of his
something that he popped on the wing as
II tried TO Scurry past him-is of more than
enough Importance to this country to com
pensate the United States for the turmoil.
panics and business depression that might
nave ensued without his discovery should
the Boy Orator of the Platte be called 10
Washington as this country's chief execu-
tive.
IL is hardly possible TO describe DR.. En-
mems and do him exact justice at the
same time One must look upon him and
drink in his precise words as he utters
them. Nothing is impossible with DR.. EN-
mems. This can be understood when one
hears him say with a wave of the hand
that dismisses everything as possible. 'AIl
you have got to do to change gold into sill
yer is to obtain that yellow color and a
trife more weight What could be easier?
Any child would answer, Nothing" And
there you have it.
BY Jan. 4 next: somewhere within the
confines of historic Harlem or along the
shores of classic Staten Island-the latter
in recent times famed generally for its IL
licit stills-there will spring into being a
magnificent gold factory-a horrid affair
for il wi. be the property of a Syndicate
In this factory-or laboratory. as the doc
tor chooses TO call 1.-THE white metal will
enter. When 1t leaves this place. the doc
tor says he is sanguine enough to predict
that you couldn't tell the difference be-
tween it and gold. Not to misunderstand
the doctors meaning, ii Is only right to
say that he added that 1t would be gold.
Away back thirty years ago the doctor
manufactured artificial diamonds. The dia-
monds, though. were real diamonds. he
said. His experiment consumed eighteen
months. and the products of his labor were
could undoubtedly nave obtained the trans
parent article if he had tried again. but
life was too short. He couldn't spare
eighteen months for such a trifie.
DIR. Emmenss experience has been broad.
He's an Englishman born. but that doesn't
Interfere with his adopted American patri-
tic hi luz ~ &c al
a political story. Nothing would have been
given TO the public as yet had 1t not been
that Bryan is about to come to New York
to be told that the PoDocrats have deter
mined upon him for their presidential can
didate.
English accent, somewhat discolored by a
long residence in America. there IS q
great ado being made now over the awful
things which will Happen to this country
owing to the free coinage of silver at 53
cents on the dollar. Now. / thought ii my
duty, Datriotically. to allay all these fears,
OF course. / do not tell all / know, for al
most from the beginning of time. from the
days of the alchemists of old. men have
striven TO ind the secret whereby they
could turn the baser metals into the rich
er ones. and / think that j have discovered
the secret. IL / were TO tell too much some
other chemist who is now working in the
hope of discovering the same secret might
discover IT,"
That would he too bad. would it not?''
Yes. sir. il would" he continued. I'll
tell you what / have done. / have dis
solved metallic silver I'm a solution of pure
water and then brought the particles to-
gether again-this time of a reddish color.
These particles, placed on an anvil and
struck a sharp blow with a heavy instru-
ment, turn yellow"
The doctor stopped. His listener half
gasped; ,u u,ps . ,srr,,,s nile Of
money. won't your" he asked.
The doctor only smiled. and began again
to tell of the great fight for the secret he
had d~iscovered-a fight that the great men
of the world were now waging in vain, and
one which men from the earliest times had
waged-always without success.
You can follow my process step by step.
II is capable of proof at the hands of the
really scientific and learned chemists.
That's the difference between ii and the
EeeIy motor. No part of the working of
that machinery could be proven. You had
to take the inventors word for every
thing
trral state of affairs In the future would be
that silver would not only be equal in value
to gold on n I6 to 1 basis. but S to ! would
probably be nearer right
.Have you formed a company to work
this scheme?'
.Oh. no. not a company-a few of my
friends. all rich men-you would better
term il a syndicate
The savior of his adopted country has
white hair and one of the glibbest tongues
ever placed in the mouth of man. Mr..
Bryan should meet MIN