The Osceola times., 1883-07-28
A CHAPTER on BELLS.
From Independence Bell to the Silver
Bells of Novgorod and Pskov.

Bells of Novgorod and Pslsov
New York sun.
To-day lO7 years ago the old bellman
of the state house in Philadelphia stood
in the steeple ready to sound the note of
freedom to the city and the nation. The
hours went by and the gray-haired man
in the belfry grew discouraged. Just
then a lad who had been stationed below
ran ont and exclaimed at the top of his
voice.
"Ringl ringw And the aged bell
ringer did ring as he had never rung be-
fore. But the bell having sounded the
greatest and gladdest Of tidings, became
silent. Though cracked and silent.
now, yet in the whole country there is
not and never will be another bell as
20 the nation as Independence bell.
: 1T this country has seen bells of an
ind-the slavery bells-at whose
o'". a., Shareholders flock to the auc-
,;on mere ,1ark'skinned men, women
''O'' ,ns. e sold and bought like
and children wes =, n
cattle. But now e, q" ,''0 '', D'' =,
slavery ring merily, a, nd speak Only OF
rejoicings. ox,, a..
Is there anything in the "o''i ''ia'
can speak in the human mind N. u ".'''
so loudly, clearly and powerfully A. ''''
bell In the olden times, in christian.
countries, the bell greeted the newborn
babe, tolled solemnly at its baptism,
regularly called the young and the old
to the house of prayer, pealed merrily at.
wedding, and toilet mournfully at fun
erals. So, during his whole life man has
listened to the sounds of the bell. The
school bell called the children to learn
their ABC; the tower bell regulated
the daily work of men and women;
fires, inundations, invasions, victories,
the arrival of bishop or king, the meet
ing of the people, thundcr-storns, snow
storms, long drUughts or too protracted
rainy Neather-in fact every public ca
lamity, all great tidingr, and all extra
ordinary events awakened the sound OF
the bells. No wonder, then, that in old
en times bells were regarded a. being
animated. Like infants they were Lap
tized. named. had sponsors and were
orointed and covered with chrism. Ii
was believed that they could disperse
storms and pestilences, drive away evils
spirits and extinguished fires.
Even in our time, to Whose mind does
not the sound of bell call up joyful or
trir rbtful associations? While listening
| to the ringing of school-bell. what mau
or woman does not return, in imagina-
ton. 10 the days of childhood? AT the
toIling Of the iire-alarp bell, who does
| no, recollect stirring and perhaps tragi-
cal scenes2 What irishman If not hlled
with awe at the mention of the four
sided Clogan-eadilaebta Phatrlc (the
hell of f'atrick's will? What Russian
does not feel proud that his Czaf-kolo-
kol (the Czar-bell) is the largest bell I'M
/ the world ?What Londoner will not het all
he is worth that there are no bells IN the
world like Bow Bells? What New York
er will fail to uphold the superiority OF
the Trinity chimes? What workincuan
does not take pride Of the old mechanics
! bell? What nutchman does not know
that at Bruges there are the finest carril-
Ions in Europe3
| The associations aroused in the mind
of the student of history by the sound
of bells are exceeding interesting. In
Egypt, thousands of years ago, the feast
/ of Osiris was announced by the ringing
of hand lsiis. Aaron and dher Hebrew
| h gh prie Is wore golden hells attached
t. their vestm ents. rlic priests of Cybele
used hand bells in their rites. The
! Greeks employed them in their military
| CAMPS and garrisons. BY their tintinua-
bulum the Romans announced the hours
of work and of bathing. Bat bells are
most intimately connected with the SER
| wees cf the Christian church. The pas
/ sing tell and the ave bell are of Chris
/ tian origin and, alas! the horrible ex-
communication by bell, book and candle
| al originated with men protesting the
religion of love In all Christendom
there can hardly be found a church
without bell.
The republic Of Novgurod and Pskov
had their silver bell at whose sound the.
sovereign people used TO assemble to dis
cuss state affairs. or perhaps to try their
prince or an Archbishop. The Novgorod-
| ians were massacred and SWAN in their
/ own blood" when their bell was taken
| down and carried away by the Moscow
car, and in Pskov all the men, women,
and larger children cried, sohbed, and
yroaned for day and a night on parting
with their silver bell. Ivan the Terrible
used to order that the largest bell OF
| Moscow be tolled when he was sbout to
to hang a man Of importance, whettera 4
prominent Boyard or a daring robber
In every civilized country many poets
| have taken the music Of bells as a theme
/ Longfellow, translating his Song Of the
Bell" from the German, exciaims:
Say how cAnst thou mou.uf
| How osnst thou reolcef
Thou art but metal dull
And yet ali our sosrowings,
Ana sll our rieicings,
Thou doSt heel them all
I
Two states.
Louisville Commercial
The area of Ohio and Kentucky is
nearly the same,
One has as many natural advantages
as the other.
Ohio favors protecting and fostering
its manufactures.
Kentucky advoca zee trade and
plenty Of pistol pockor-.
The result is this:
Ohio has double L.c population of
Kentucky.
Ohio is dotted all over with thriving
manufacturing towns.