The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-02

thei effort TO make gold.se Charles
johnson, and George GIinear, both 81
Fairfield, Iowa. experimental with q
process which they had invented after
great labor Just what the process:
was has never been certainly known
end never will be: 1t is known, how
ever, that 1t involved in, some way the,
use Of the, then novel X-rays.; AT last
success seemed to them sure. They
dreamed offwonderf,ll wealth. Of lives
,of luxury ana leisure. ssstfS b
5a~nG Deathin HORRIBLE Eorms4I mi
bRherdaughterJot OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
only made them smile to tthensely YES,
s6o sure Were they that. they had dis,
covered lthe,magic secret. They spent.
their money to bull d a laboratory at
Fairfield, and there they melted their
metals in a crucible behind locked
doors. It was, %hiie carrying the cru.
chile filed with athp molten metal into
the chamber where they were to APP
isply the X.raysst haa one ofttf1em Stun
b!ed. Both fell The liquid poured
over them. Fortunately, death came
soon and relieved them from the ter.
l;rific torture, Z { M
g. Taking IN the tolden days !! was
dangerous buhiness5 Histories or
alchemy relate the execution Of more
T than ohs ,alchenist who boasts& thht
hhes hid dis ogeFcd Tile greaS Sc diet.
d PA Pt fasss most !$;ilhterestiasI sPFies
tsofs alchemy, perhaps, Is that 81 lsir
William Ramsey: Sir William thought
hethad discovered a process.for chang:
ling 6lithium into! copper by the use Of
radium. So certain awas he that; he
had succeeded SthRtShe announced his
''dlscoyerye 10 the scientific world.
He had rightly: wonsa great reputation
as a chemist and scientist. and SO the
world of science, accepted his state.
,Rentland began q wonder II, after all,
theretwas not something in5the theory
Of transmutation. 4 ,s.,,i 32,e
! Gould Not "Make ecod.n ~
Alas! for tbs. hope Of the ...disco9.
erer." All too: SOON It was proved
chat there had been a great mistake.
Yet no one ever questioned that Sir
William was anvt hing but sincere in
his belief that Ghe had learned the
secret 81 4
Is Para CELSIUS. the great philosopher.
charlGtan and alchemist. labored for
years and finally convinced himself
that he had discovered the elixir Of
life. This connection he was. sure
wculi:lnsnre etefnal5youth to any one
VIII" drank It Hess;as sincere in his
conviction. He.t took n drink Of his
wonderful CONGESTION and straightway
/ died. (.
In England, soon after the Norman
conquest. jew announced that be
could convert iron into gold and sill.
yer, He traded Ills secret with n
Mormon baron. I'm whose castle he was
incarceratels for his life, 50 eloquent
must he have been, in his description
of his discovery that the stern noble
lSrnan belieSed him, end actually al.
lowed him TO ge his way before trying
the process Whenshe did try 1t and
found that the lump Of iron remained
iron and did, NOT turn! into the longei
for gold. old narratives relate that he
later organized an expedition 10 20
to Palestine. whitherithe Jew had
fed to wreak vengeance en- the pris.
oner who had fonledghin.
/. Most famous of sgold makers per
haps in history. or at least compare.
! lively modern history Dubois, at
one time a monk! Ho deceived Louis
MIL Of France and Cardinal Richelleu
into believing that shs had solved. the
! great mystery Of alchemy.
I charlatan Lived Long In Clover.
Before the king and queen and the
cardinal he pottersdFover the crucible
and finally $disnlay edsa nugget Of gold
lii the bottom Of The vessel. There
was great rejoicing inEthe court The
king and all, the thiEh dignltaries yiea
with each other ih; teasalng Dubois
A aud making much sot him Thefwisa
4 Sharlata1 belle IN making hay
A wtIle the sun slene, and carried Ms
sls1seepti ion thFsas, l3hg sssr possitta,
In the. Il d. o. h. al Two . Clock
All members ara urgehtly renuested IL