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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-04
y Breathing Cave.

In the range of mountains In WeS-
tern North Carolina known as the
Fox Range" most singular phe-
nomenon exists 1t is "'Breathine
Cave" Ia the Summer months a
current of air comes from it 50 strong
ly that person can't walk against It i,
while in the winter the suction is just
as great. The cool air from the
mountains in summer is teit tor miles
in a dlIect line from the cave. At
times a most unpleasant odor is emit
ted upon the current from dead Car.
Casses of animals sucked in and kill
ed by the violence The loss of cat
tie and stock in tha; section in winter
is accounted for in this way, They
range too near the mouth of the cave
and the current carries Il EN- in. A
times, when the change from iuhala-
tiOu begins. the air is filed with va
riOus hairs Of animals mot frequent>
ly bones and whole carcasses are
found miles from the place. The air
has been known to change materially
in temperature during exhalation
from quite cool to unpleasan.ly hot.
withering vegetation within reach ,
and accompanied by terrible roar
ing, gurgling sound, pot boiling
1t is unaccOunted for by scientific
men who have examined, though no
exploration can take place. l. J.
feared by many that volcanic erup
ton may break forth there sometime.
SuIh things have occurred in places
as little unexpected,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-04

ed 800 cwt. Of coal, and burned
furiously for twelve hours, melting
down and artistically stewing no
less than twenty-five captured cam
non, some of which were field
pieces Of the Louis XIV period,
and were taken from the French
royal forces during their campaign
in the Palatinate, When the fluid
metal resulting from this grand
brew Of artillery was "turned on"
into the mouth of the casting, it
flowed freely and necessarily for
twenty-nine minutes ere the form
was full to the brim, and took
weeks to cool.
Disembarrassed Of IFS "mantle," !"
the dimensions of the bell are as
follows Twelve feet in height,
II feet in diameter, 33 feet in cir
conference ; its weight is 25 tons,
and its clapper weighs 16 cwt. All
the other bells Of Cologne Cathe-
dral put together do not weigh as
much as this monster, to ring
which thirty men will be required.
The inscription is enclosed in a
handsome arabasque, above which
stands st. Peter, while beneath it
is depicted the escetcheon Of the
German realm. The inscription is
worded in the Latin tongue, as are
also a couple of distiches on the
opposite side, which may be trans
lated: 81 announce 10 the people
with my voice heavenly message
souls are aroused by it, and chime
in eagerly. Thou who openest
the halls Of the temple, moved
thereto by my voice, open at the
came time, thou heavenly porter,
the gates of heaven" A German
inscription runs, translated, as fol-
lows: "My name is the Emperor
Bell l celebrate the Emperor's
honor | stand on holy watch
tower and pray for the German
Empire-that God may grant it
peace and security" The Kaiser
Clocko will be hung up in the old
belfry, under the present peal, un-
til the Cathedral is finished, when
all the five bells composing the
complete peal will be definitely
suspended at an elevation of 900
feet above the Cathedral square.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-04
Kissing in China.

Il is q singular fact that the custom
of kissing Is altogether unknown in
China. The Chinese, Indeed have no
word or term expressing Icve rs we
understand the tender passion, An
American navy officer voyaoing
Chinawurd narra;es an amusing
experience Of the ignorance Of the
Chinese maidens Of the science of
kissing. Wishing to complete a
conquest he had made of a young
mel jip beautiful lady, he invited
her-using the English words-to
give him kiss. Finding her com.
prehension Of his request somewhat
obs,ur he suited the action to the
word, and took kiss. The girl
ran away into ano.herroom thoroughly
alarmed excIaimiug, Terrible man
eater! I shall be devoured." But in
a moment, finding herself uninjured
by the sai2te, she returned to his
side, saying, Il would like TO learn
more of your strange rite. Ke>e-es
me y He knew it Hasn't right, but
he kept on instructing her in the
right Of .rke.e-es me" until she knew
how to do it like native yankece
gil : aud, after allthat, she suggest
ed a second course by remarkicg.
''Ke e>es me some Moore seen jim
Nee lec-keeg' lAngiic-American,)
and the lesson went on Iuiil her
mammals voice rudely awakened
them from their dream.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-04
IFrun the LynaabuTg News
tpp1nattOX-"ET3ai il Worth the
PTiyc?n

The surrender Of General Lee at
AppOmattox ten years ago last Friday
has elected various comments from
the northern press, At banquet in
Baltimore by the Association of
Union Soldiers and Sailors Of Mary>
land the first toast was: "1he day
we cele6rate-it brings the remem-
br nee Of Z surrender, but let US never
surrender the remembrance" That
is no! the spirit in which the great
nations of antiquity and modern times
regarded irumphs in civil wars. The
truly heroic races drop the veil of
oblivion over family quarreIs. But
magnanimlty is not to be expected of
Radicals. The surrender Of Lee S
little band TO a fourteen or fifteen
times as great is such a wonderful
proof of northern prowess that it is
never to be forgotten. OF the news
paper comments on the ann;ve. sary
Of the surrender we have been most
struck with those of the Brooklyn
IN. y Eogle tDemocratic). We
had never before heard Of the exclama-
tion of Mr.. Lincoln as described by
the Eagle,
"At the North" says the Eagle,
speaking of the time of the surren-
der. "the exultation and the pride
knew no bounds and at the North
there was on that historic night per
haps one sad and fearful man-tEe
President of the United States-who,
in the very hour Of triumph, fearfulIy
and solemnly asked, "IVuS it acorM
tie mtce?" That question patriotism
less doubtful than his own might haye
feared to ask at such a crowning mo-
ment,. and, lie how lie may, that
question is one that ereyy freeman an
Tie United States oCer forty gears OF
age ,ClU he8itJte to aHS5cer to himse.fto
day.
There were speeches that night from
the historic window that cOTonets the
portico OF the White House. There
we're speeches from the steps of the
Department of the Interior
one Of ;hem by Andrew
Johnson. The capital of the nation
blazcd with illumrnations, and the
majestic outlines OF its capitol shOnc
against the dark sky, traced in lines
OF living light. while its soaring dome
looked liked n burning planet resting
on pillars of fire. Strangers met
each other on the broad avenues that
bear the names Of the great original
States of the old Confederation that
preceded the Union, and they shook
hands and congratulated each other.
even as old friends meeting after
absence. M face was gloomy, the
Union was saved aud money, though
tut paper money, was plenty over
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The Emperor Bell at EBerIis.

The Emperor Bell at BerIias.
The Berlin correspondent of the
London TELEGRAPH writes: "The
great bell Kaiser -Gloche or En-
peror BelD has been cast for the
third time. Its final preparation
and cooking must have been a tre-
mendOus business. A huge gulf
was dug in the earth, wherein the
stufing, upon which the inside cf
the bell was to be moulded, was
solidly built of a particular sort of
masonry. The size of this brick
and mortar recipticlc may be esti-
mated by the circumstance that
thirteen full-grown men can stand
comfortably under the bell. When
the stuffing was finished and hard
ened, a clay bell was constructed
over it, Of the exact dimensions to
be given to the metal bell the
ceat of armo and forid ornament-
alton of various descriptions were
modelled upon this clay by the
respective artists, and the inssrip-
ton fixed upon it in letters made
of wax. This false bell was then
besmeared with grease, and the
"mantle" was again superimposed
upon it, of clay well worked up
with calves hair to bind it well
together. As soon as the ''man-
tle'' was completed it was lifted off
the false bell removed, and
the mantle replaced in exactly
its former position with tie most
minute care and precision, a hole
being left in the apex through
which to pour the boiling metal
into tile vacuum between "slulfing"
and mantle" The furnace where
in the French guns of wlich the
bell is made were cooked consWm>
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-05-04
Important so Voters.

In view Of the approaching spring
elections We publish. section - OF
chapte I of the Code in regard to the
removal of voters. At the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly 1t was
SO amended as to read as follows:
"The Common Council or Board Of
Trustees of each city and town hav>
ing more :han 5000 inhabitants shall
APPOINT for each ward as many vot>
ing places or precincts as they may
deem necessary, and shall prescribe
and cause to bepublished the bouuda-
ries of such voting places or precincts
and no voter shall cast his
ballot save at the voting place or
precinct wherein he lives provided,
however, that every person Offering
to vote snall have been a resident OF
the ward in which be Offers 70 vote
for thirty days next preceding any
election at which lie offers 10 vote {;
provided, that when any voter re-
moves from one ward to another with.
in thirty days of an election it shall
be Las full for him TO vote in the ward
from which he removed until he has
acquired the rigAt 70 vote IN the ward
to which he removes provided, that
in case cf the lawful change or re-
arrangement of wards, it shall be the
duty Of the registrar of each ward to
transfer at once, with application
every voter to the ward in which he
is placed OF thrown by such change
or re-arrangemeut Of wards. and
,heneeforlh such voter shall vote in
'he ward into which he is so placed or
thrown. withou. having resided there
thirty DAYS"