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workmen Who made the casting were

workmen who made the casting were
Messrs- Pass and stow.
The bell was hung in its place early in
1888. 1t was found to contain too much
copper. and Pass and Stow were so annoyed
that they asked permission To cast IL over
again. This proposition was scceded 10.
and IN June, 1853, the second essay OF n
bell by Pass and Stow was placed IN position
in the Statehouse steeple.
The Maryland Gazette of July 5. 1153. pub
lished at Annapolis. says: Last week was
raised and fixed in the Statehousc stoepie
the new great bell. cast here by Pass and
Stow. weighing 1850 pounds. with this
motto: Proclaim liberty throughout all
Lev. xxv., TO-" September Pass and STOW
were paid 60 pounds. II shillings and 5
pence.
The bell was runR SO often that the in
habitants protested. saying that IL should
only be rung on public occasions. Nothing
occurred to mark tt- peaceful routine of
its daily work. until July 8. 1776. when
John Nixon. q prominent ber of the
committee of safety stood on the plat
form or balcony of the observatory
R~ittenhousc and.s in q voice clear and
distinct enough TO be heard on the
other side OF Fifth street. read aloud to
the people. Tor the first time. the Declara-
ton of Independence. The vast concourse
OF people greeted 1t by loud cheers and re-
peated hurrabs. while the old Statehouse
bell rang out Justify and made its biblical
quotation Ineligible to every ear. 1t was
also rung on July 4. 1716, according to
Charles 5. keyser, who has written several
historical works. and the story goes that it
was Cracked In tolling July 8. 1856. for tho
death of Hon. John Marshall. Chief JUS
tice of the United States.
The journcys of the Liberty Bell have not
been many. When the American forces. in
l717, were about 10 leave Philadelphia. the
bell was transported TO Allentown to pre-
vent its falling into the hands of the
British. After the evacuation of Philadel-
phia the bell was brought back 70 this city.
In 1s4i. In order TO use the Liberty Bell
on W~sshinRton's birthday. it was drilled
out In q futile effort TO restore its sound by
cnlarging the cause of it's dissonsnce, but
on attempting TO hang it the crack threat
ened to extend and further tinkering was
then abandoned. Soins people have pro-
posed the filing MP of the crack and have
undertaken to guarantee perfect suocess.
while others have asked to Iscsst 1t.
The trip of the Liberty Bell to the ex-
eventof historic Importance in its history.
According to Mr.. Keyser. the bell was
rung on thirty-eight important occasions.
1t WAS first runR on Aug. q. 1853. in the
afternoon. to call the Assembly together,
and again when Benjamin Franklin was
cent to England to solicit redress for the
coloniste' grievance. Feb. 8. 1857.
1t called the Assembly to consider the
impositions OF stamp duties by Parliament
Sept. q. 1165. When the stamps arrived,
on Oct. 5. of the same year. the bell was
muftied and tolled. Near the hour Of IL, on
July s. 177i. the bell was runC for the proc-
lamati0n of the Declaration of ~Independ-
ence and again did it resound when peace
was proclaimed, April Ii, 1888
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

MAJOR HANDY, of the worlds fair
department of publicity and promo
tion," writes the Journal denying that
be was responsible for the statement
recently sent over the wires to tie effect
that the newspapers of the country were
in danger of bankrupting the fair by
their demands for free tickets. He says
be did not say such a thing. nor even
think it. The Majors word is good.
1t must have been some interruptions
barbarian outside of the celebrated
bureau Of information who started the
e,ander.
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HISTORY OF THE LIBERTY BELL.
II Was Recast Twice and Has Made Several
Journeys.

II Was Recast Twice and Has Made Several
Journeys.
Philadelphia Record.
The history of the old Liberty Bell dates
back to Nov. /. 1851. when the Province of
Pennsylvania. not being able to supply q
bell of the proportions needed to hang in
the new Statehouse steeple.' o letter was
addressed by the superintendents of the
Statehouse to the colonial agent in Lon.
don. pursuant to the resolution of the
Colonial Assembly of Oct. 16. 1751. The
letter runs as follows:
Respected Friend. Robert C~harles-The AS
sembly having ordered us THE superintendents
of the Statehouse) 10 procure a bell from Eng
land. to be purchased for their Use. we take the
liberty to apply ourselves to thee to get us a
good bell. OF about two thousand pounds weight,
the cost of which We presume may amount to
about one hundred pounds sterling, or, perhaps,
with the charges, something more.
We hope aud rely on thy care and assistance
In this affair. and that thou wilt procure and for
ward it by the first opportunity, as our work
men inform us IL will be much less trouble to
ham the bell before their scaffolds are struck
from the building where we intend TO place il.
which will not be done till the end OF next sum
mer or beginning of the fall. Let the hell be
cast by the best workmen, and examined care
fully before 1t Is shipped. with the following
words we'll shaped in large letters round II, viz:
BY order of the Assembly OF the Province OF
Pennsylvania for the Statehouse in the city of
Philadelphia. 1882.
And underneath.
Proclaim Liberty through all the land to all the
Inhabitants thereof. Levi XIV, 10.
As we have experienced thy readiness 10 serve
this province on all occasions we desire it may
be our excuse for this additional trouble from
thy assured friends, ISAAC NORRIS,
THOMAS LEIGH,
EDwARD WARNER.
Let the package for transportation bo exam
ined with particular care and the full value in
sured there.
At the end Of August. 1852, the bell ar
arrived in apparent good order and the su-
perintendents returned TO Mr.. Charles
their thanks tor thy care in procuring US
so good q nell" Upon Its being tested.
however. early in September. the bell was
cracked by n stroke of the clapper. Two
American workmen undertook TO recast il.
This was a great undertaking in those days.
in fact the first venture of the kind ever
made in America. The mold was finished
in a very mastery manner. and the letter
ing was better than on tho old belL The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
A MEAN SPIRIT OF HOSTILITY.

The Chicago Tribune complains that
certain apers in the larger cities which
regard that city as a rival are sven now
doing their utmost to belittle the worlds
fair, and to deter people from attending
il. Even if it, were a Chicago enter
prise this would be very mean business.
Even rival small towns in any State
would not carry their rivalry to such an
extent. The worst of it is that there is
some ground for the Tribune's COM
plant. There has been a continual
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

throwing of cold water by q few papers,
which is designed to keep people away
from Chicago. One paper has been
quoting a scientific writer from abroad
to the effect that the water is full of the
germs of disease, not discriminating, as
that writer does, between the water in
the river and that of the lake. from
which the city's supply is taken. For
months declarations have been made to
the effect that the Chicago people
had combined to demand prices
which the mass of people ann
afford to pay. These assertions
have been met with facts and figures
showing that prices will be more rea-
sonable than could have been expected
months ago. The rivalry of a few of
which those who live in smaller towns
cannot understand if the papers in them
represent the sentiment of their people.
To those outside those cities such jeal-
ousy is very absurd.
But the Columbian exhibition is not
Chicago's. The whole country is inter-
ested. and it is O national affair. Fail
ure would injure Chicago most for the
the time. but it would reflect injuriously
upon the whole country. The location
10 excellent, the preparations have been
made upon a scale never before at
tempted, every section of the country
has responded most literally in its
products, and foreign countries have
cordially accepted the invitation to make
displays. All this talk about the liabil-
ity of Chicago to disease is rot. Year
after year its death rate has been
among the lowest of the large cities,
and there is no reason why it
will be otherwise during the year 1898.
There is reason to believe that every
thing about the fair is as safe and con-
~venient for hundreds of thousands OF
visitors as it could have been made in
any city in the land. All intelligent
people must hold that opinion, and all
real Americans must have a deep inter-
est in its success.
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Canine Intelligence,

"when I was alvin back East" said the man
with the ginger beard, II owned one of these
here little, woolly Scotch tarriers that was one
OF the smartest animals you ever see. Funny
thing: One day my wife wss readin' In the
paper that wooliy dogs wasn't goin' to be in
fashion that summer. and she says to me. In a
jokin' sort OF a way, at guess we will hafto sell
Dagobert'- that was his name-'an' git a nice.
fashionable. smooth-haired dog All right
says 1. still keepin' ND the toxic. Now what do
You suppose that there dog went and did,"
.Mebbe he committed suicide" ventured the
grocer. "I have heard OF dogs havin' their feel
ings hurt so bad that they killed themselves"
mot much he didn't. Didn't I jst tell you he
had a whole lot of sensel He jest snaked O
quarter out'n the hox where we KEEP the small
change TO pay the milkman and the newspaper
boy. and went down to the barber shop and had
his hair cut-that'sw what he did"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

The great naval pageant which for
some time past has been embarrassing
and rehearsing at Fortress Monroe was
formally opened yesterday. The spec
tacle is one the like of which the world
has never seen before. More powerful
fleets and a greater aggregation OF ships
may have been collected together. but
never before such q fleet nor one ami
mated by such q spirit as that which is
now slowly steaming its way towards
New York. Not the Spanish Armada,
which started out to invade and cap
ture England under Queen Elizabeth.
and ended by strewing the ocean with
its wrecks, nor any of the hostile arma-
ments of warning powers in recent
times afforded a spectacle SD grand and
significant as that of his allied avy
composed of some of the greatest ships
of the greatest powers on earth, steam
ing in graceful order, on hOspitable
thoughts intent. towards the CONNER
cial metropolis of the Republic, there to
take part in a naval exercise which is to
usher in the grandest exhibit of the vic
tories OF peace the world has ever seen.
Every one of the twenty-seven war
ships which compos this magnificent
procession is clothed with thunder. For
hostile purposes and under the orders of
their respective governments they are
gigantic engines of death and destruc-
ton. But on this occasion, having as
sembled from the four quarters of the
earth, they come as the peaceful repre-
sentatives of the monarchies of the old
world to pay their respects and homage
to the Republic Of the new. 1t is a fit
ting introduction to the great event
which is to commemorate the discovery
of America and an Impressive object
lesson of the spirit of the closing decade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

IT IL always a pleasure 10 see a worthy effort
in literature receive due recognition. Several
weeks ago the News printed a short poem which
opened with the fetching lire.
Nothing to do but work."
and in n subsequent staaZa this happy thought
was continued as follows:
"Nothing to sing but songs,
All. well, alas. alack!
Nowhere 10 90 but out.
Nowhere to come hut back"
The modest young artist who composed this
printed II as the song Of an indianapolis railroad
clerk. but his shy muse was soon discovered.
The poem il now enjoying n great vogue. II Is
travelling about under a variety OF captions, and
accredited 10 various apers.-Indianapolis
News.
If any modest young artist" of this city
sent the poem containing the above lines TO
the News as original. he perpetrated a
fraud. The poem of which they form q
part was written by SIR. Ben King. Of CHI
cago. q well-known platform reader and .
clever verse writer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

SOME years since Kansas City adopted
o charter which contained a provision
imposing a tax upon avery male citizen
bver twenty-one years of age who neg
lected to vote in any general municipal
election. To test its constitutionality
Esuit was brought against a citizen who
neglected 10 vote. and the court has
recently handed down a decision sus-
tanning the provision. AS the result,
100000 will be collected from delin-
quent voters. There is as much sense
IN fining a man for not voting as there
Is for not serving as a juror.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

SENATOR VOORHEES, ideas of finance
begin and end in denunciation of Wall
street. He sees nothing in the fact that
the balance of trade has been against
rs for some time past. mol in the vast
accumulation of silver bullion which
the government is making by its forced
monthly purchases. In fact, he sees
nothing bat Wall street, as if the chief
sheet OF tho banks and bankers of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

James Fisher. residing of No. &c West
Vermont street. was found dead on the roar
porch of his home, at / O'clock yesterday
afternoon. He was in apparently good
health during the morning. and a few min
utes before he died walked ont IN the yard.
When found by his family it was not
known that he was dead. and DIR. Cary
was summoDd at once. The coroner was
summoned and viewed the remains. but
could arrive at no definite conclusion as to
the cause of the sudden demise. although
1t Is b Die that death was due To natural
causes. The deceased was forty years old
and lived with his mother. being un.
married. He was we'll kno-n about the
city. and especially among attorneys and
real-estate men. For some time past he
has been acting as clerk at the ofic of
Squire johnson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

FoR a man whose right to a seatin the
Senate is questioned, Senator Martin. of
Kansas, is taking on excessive airs.
Governor Moonlight. o Democrat of
some years standing. is a candidate for
pension agent in that State, but the
Senator refuses to support him until he
makes pledge that he will do what the
Senator demands, which is to sustain
fnsion-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
Waiting for an Imaginary "Gane."

Pete Gilmore was declared insane by q
commission composed of Drs. carp and
Furguson and Justices Daniels and Habicb.
He was arrested by patrolman Mathey.
after he had entered several houses on the
South Side. claiming that he was waiting l
for 'the gang" To come. hen he was 20 do
some work. but could not tell what il was.
He imagined that he had bean poisoned by
his employers. and while confined at the
police station cut his throat TO remove the
poison. His relatives reside In Anderson,
from which place he came Co this cify.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
A CLEAR Case-

WELL" asked the Chicago police judge, "what
Is The charge against this mani"
"Plase, yoursAnner.'' replied the. officer, "he
was obsthructin' the streets. lie was a-standin'
on the corner. preachin'."
"How much a day can you make at that sort Of
businessl" asked the judge. not unkindly.
Then replied the prisoner: my Master does
not pay In gold. | am not working for money"
The judge looked at the man before him in
amazement. Finally he said: ''This is no case
for the Police Court, at all. This man is un-
doubtedly crazy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

Two OF tho greatest actors Of the last
generation. Edwin Booth and James Z.
Murdoch. are nearing their and. Booth is
In his sixtieth year and Murdoch is q little
past eighty-two. They were intimate
friends and often played great parts to-
gether. Mr.. Murdoch lives in one of the
suburbs of Cincinnati. and in bis parlor
are two notable full-length portraits. one
of Booth as Hamlet and the other of MUIR
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THERE is a good deal of half-predic-
ton about the country to the effect that
che Democratic Congress and admins
tration will not meddie with the present
tariff law. Thousands of men who we're
denouncing protection in October have
come to the conclusion that the country
4 getting on so we'll with 1t that it will
be prudent to let the Mckinley law
nnite alone
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Economy.

Young Mrs. Fitts-Aren't these lovely towels,
deari 1 got them for 8 cents, and the regular
price is IL.
Nh. Fitts-That's right. pet. am glad to see
you are so economical. But what is the matter
with your hatl
Mrs. Fitts-Oh. 1t got smashed all to pieces IN
the rush at the bargain counter. / guess you
will have to let me have the money to get a new
one, dear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THERE is much complaint Of legisia-
lures which have interfered with the
local control of cities. This complaint
cannot be lodged against the unla-
mented gerrymander Of Indiana, called
o legislature by courtesy, az it took all
control of a dozen cities OFT of the
hands of the voters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THOSE Democratic and mugwump or
Rans in New York which represent Pr.
Cleveland tossing his New York foes
about as piemies may be a little prema-
ture. as Senators Hill and Murphy, Gov
ernor Flower. Lieutenant Governor
6heehan and Boss Croker, of Tammany,
make a powerful combination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

AND now Mr.. Cleveland is going to
trust his person on the dispatch boat
Dolphin during the parade, notwith-
standing that his former administration
drove the builder into bankruptcy be-
cause of the structural weakness; of
kho< o~,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THE only reform that has materialized
under this administration as yet is put
ting the White House ushers in uniform.
or. in other words, in livery. This is
done in order that common American
people may know who is clothed with
nufhoritv-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

IT seems strange that newspapers
whose editors are well informed should
continue to assert that the Sherman
law compels "the coinage of silver TO
the extent of S4,5OO.0 900 a month, there
BY adding to the redundant volume of
silver coinage The United States
mints are coming no silver dollars at
The present time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
Unreasonnble Man.

She stood on the wrong corner. and waved her
umbrella frantieally at the approaching street
car.
"Other side of the street, lady" said the con-
ductor.
"But this is the same side Of the street that I
stood on when l took this same car to come down
town. do declare. you men are the most I'M
reasonable creatures that were ever invented."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THE practical public has come to the
conclusion that the reserve fund of
800. 000. 600 is not a fetch to worship,
but q pile of gold to use to make the
governments paper dollars as good as
khe hest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

Col w. w. Spencer and wife. Capt j.
w. Ross and Colonel Wagner. representing
Z. +. Moves Post. G. A. r.. No. Sis. of Gin
cinnati: Mrs. NJ. c. Sherwood. representing
tho Woman Relief Corps. Departments OF
Ohio. and Miss Helen Is. Matthew'S, repre-
senting the Legion OF Loya al Women. Of
Washington, ID. g.. are at the spencer
House. The visitors are arranging for
quarters for the approaching q. A. X.
National EncAmpment
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dock as Sir Charles Surface. A reporter
who called at Mr. Murdock's residence on
Sunday found the veteran actor confined
to his room by n severe cold. He could
not see the reporter and sent word that
Mr.. Booth is a very dear friend. and /
fear that ! could not stand the strain of an
interview on that subject" A moment
later Ire called down stairs: Ask the
gentleman TO look at Mr.. Booths portrait
in the parlor. 1t was painted by an artist.
and to my min it is a marvellous likeness"
When these two distinguished actors go
the curtain will fall on a great era in the
history of the American stage.
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Referring 60 the purpose of the
BUBBLES In THE AIR
For Medicinal Purposes.

Yabsley-There is no sense in your wasting
money on that old beggar, even though he is
blind. lie will spend IL for drink.
Mudge-You can't blame him for that. L
shouldn't wonder II the whisky makes him see
things.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

The British institution which the
Irish home-rule bill viii give the sever
est strain is the House of Lords, partic-
ularly if it stands in the way of its en-
nctment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THE past ten days has made it very
clear that the Republican press will
sustain the Cleveland administration in
any reasonable policy to maintain the
Inability of the currency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THE Republican national committed will
consider at its next meeting the proposition
TO base the represent ation in the next con-
ventioh on the Republican vote cast In
stead of the present system. On such a ba-
sis the South would have q very insigniti-
cant voice in the selection OF candidates,
while many Northern States would have
an increased vote. Instead Of the thirty
delegates which Indiana has had for years.
it would have thirty-sevep. while Illinois
would 60 from forty-eight to fifty-seven,
and Ohio from forty-six to ffty-eight. as
figured out by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The aggregate number Of delegates world
be decreased los. Under the system sug-
gested a State has q delegate for each seven
thousand votes polled. and IN additional
delegate for the odd thousands over 8. 500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

THE more foreign goods we consume
the more gold we send III of the country
and the less employment is given to
home labor and enterprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
Will you give the words OF ex-Presldent Har-
rison at the laying Of the cornerstone OF the
Soldiers monument referring 10 the expensel
CITIZEN.