The Forrest City times., 1888-09-22
l,se one. olt i. the voice of tn. sell-mak.

litt'e ones ''lt is the voice of the bell-mak. CT daughter calling for her slipper"
 re largest in the wo Id is said to be the great bell at Moscow, while the sweet est chimes are to be heard at Bruges, in Belgium. Endless stor es might be tod of buried bells, which toll at the dead hour of night; of tells sunk at sea, whi se tolling ihe superstItIous sailor hears amid the roaring of the storm of bells that have played important parts in the d ana of history; of bells with strange histories well authenticated. and Of others with histories not so well proven. The vari- ous uses to which bells have been devoted in all ages and countries. Is curious to note. They were the tocsins Of the festo m ongers of Athens, and they tlnkled in the baths at Rome to notify the bather that his room was ready. The bell offici- ates at weddings, funerals, auctions, mar kets, on railroad trains. ships and in fact everywl ere where noise of gladness or woe is to be made or signal of warning given. The devotee awaits the signal of the bsll t1 call him to prayer, and the hungry man, with more earnestness, gen erally for the sbLnd Of that tocsin of the soul-the dinner bell.'' The poets have immortaliyed some bells. Father Prout did that for
 The bells of Shandon,
 That sound so grand on
 The pleasant waters of the River Lee. And Longfcllow for the Bells of Lynn, V whose sweet tones. according to the poet, floating seaward, caused the very waves to clap their hands with joy and tumble unanimously towards the shore. One can almost hear the music and the clangor sf.a f.D tv~ so nearly do the words express the tones Of bells from the merry chimes of Christ mas times to the solemn sound Of the Christmas.
 What world of merriment their melody for. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, tells In the icy air of night;
 While the stars that oveIsprinkle All the heavens seem to twinkle With crystalline delight.
 Though bells are quite plentiful in this country, chimes are comparatively scarce, and New York city has but three full sets, those of Grace, Trinity and St Thomas. The only chimes to which any historical interest attaches In the United States Is the set in the steeple of old Christ church, Philadelphia, These bells were brought from England, present from Queen Anne,
 
 first down" they had was during the revo- lution. when the city was in danger of be- ing captured by the enemy. They were taken down by some patriotic members, who, fearing that they might fall into the | hands of the British and be cast into can. non ball, sank them in the D4aware. | Afterward they were fished out aU taken | to Allentown and tored in the loft Of an cid Lutheran church, where they remain ed until after the war, when they journey 1 ed back to Philadelphia and sought theii | old belfry, from which they since have l sent forth their notes of gladness or ol
 woe.
 | The best bells in tone and tune are those | in the chime of Grace church. They are | ten in number and were cast at Meneeiy { | foundry in West Troy, N. r., and theii
 music, under the skilful manipulation oi | the keys below by the carillonneur-bell l ringer in plain Engllsh-Mr. J. N. Senia, | is wondrously sweet.
 Mir. Senia is an enthusiast on the sub | ject of chimes, from which he can produce music of all kinds, He does not, like most bellringers, stick to simple pieces | such as t e 'Hallelujah Chorus. anthems, | oratorion, etc He Is moreovera composer
 He has, he thinks, the largest collection | O chime music in this country, comprls | ing over three thousand pieces, majority | of them of bis own composition. He re
 ceives q salary of Sl,200 per year, tho | largest paid in the city. He is required to ring for each of the three Sunday ser vices-1l a. m., p. m. and D. m.- from seven to eight tunes, and to devote | five minutes of his time and talent daily | at 4:30 D. m. to call the worshippers tt prayer. In addition 10 this his service, are required on all holidays and saints days, the latter number ng twenty-sever | during the year.