The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-31
BsLLs rHE WORLD ovER.
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SQUADS would Eneireis che Globe.
from fhs Cincinnati Cow Tribune.
There il q chime Of bells which. II rung one
after another in longitudinal scale, would reach
arou nd the world. The bells hang in different
countries. and have each n separate history. This.
told ehronologically. would give a record OF the
world. foe the bells reach back to the early
Egy ptisns and the days OF bondage. Taken
separately. they marx historic epochs.
Our own LIBERTY Bell Is one OF the chime. 1t
crack cd rim aging for Independence. that blessed
crack that 10 its proudest marking; but Its
sound Is still sweetest music. Before the
moment IL cracked for JOY that bell could be
heard far and wide. and its peal easily reached
the outskirts OF the young republic Of which 10
was the proud spokesman.
Spain has q bell that IL its prophet. II Is its
soothssyer, oracle, and guide. This bell, the
famous villela. has hung for centuries In the
historic castle. keeping watch over the nation.
Il IL the most celebrated bal ln Europe. though
not proud nor handsome. Its fame rests not so
much urou Its notes. though these are high
pitched. soft, and clear. nor upon Its size. for
there are other bells in Spain much larger. but
upon Its persouability.
THE Bells Of the Tower have been noted for
centuries as having \ power OF their own.
Ping out, wild bells,- means that the bella
have It within them to tell terror. Ard Chime.
ye BELLS" means they can speak for iov. The
bellringer does the best he can for them, but
IL Il true the balls add . force Of their own.
The vlllelA Is . spanish bell that for years has
foretold any impending trouble to the nation
When the father Of little Alphouso died the
yillsla began tollinE in the night and tolled
until morning light, In the ten years Cuban
war the bell struck awful tones on the nights Of
defsAta And when great Gree have touched the
the throne. this yillela has lifted up its voice in
sudden loud warning
LAT week the viilslA tolled again II was
bot they ran 70 tell the dreadful tIdings. Did Il
mean more disaster In Cubal Was the war to
drain the royal vaults beyond penury deotr
Ing nots
Ru.sta has . coronation bell. II Is the largest
In the world. and weighs half q million pounds.
Its sound has never beeu bounded. ana 1t is said.
lfks the Empsror's voice. to reach to heaven
II hangs In the hremltn- IL Is the EN- erofs
bell. ana Is runs only In honor OF him At the
coronation Il pealed forth as the Emperor Gu
conclusion of the ceremony to the whole OF
Russia The coronation hell 10 ruux by a bell
church. The S-iirinssr doe, no other worx.
and 10 always on duty to tell the important
srsnts In The family Of the Emperor.
polishing up the bell for special happenings
He rings when his Majesty goes TO church. and
Kremlln bell tolls constantly between the death
and the time Of the funeral.
since Ru,si. is the home Of bells. 1t Is not
wonderful that II should hold the lArre-t unrung
boil n the world. This bell now makes a build
ing n the krsmlin- IL vas cast two centuries
tLs PIT
tried to have II lifted. and hundreds OF lives
wsrs sacrificed In the shifting pit Of sand.
Finally fate lnteryened. A raging DIRE broke out
aud aud heated the be-! in T.; pr: g@uasti,y OF
the sine Of = door. was broken out. The Russian
King lmmedi ately ordered u lifted 70 = pedestal.
tIr,- - used as . ten pie. Its walls are two feet
th.ek and it Is TWENTY-FIVE feet high
me asarss' Ssns N rance are ne AsSelus
Dame. Mnlet's son still lives In the little home
overlooking the stone church; where the Angelus
be-! naags, and every night he goes out to hear
Il toll. while the peasants bow their heads and
say PRAYERS. The bell. of Notre Dame are tb.
largest bells Of sweetness In the world. One Of
them weigh. $4,000 pounds. The maker who
cast II would never disclose the secret OF It's
.ond, sweet tone
The japanese have the largest bells, but the
crudest So gnskilied ne theY that many OF
them will not rinE. and so they are ooliter-
ated from the list Of bells. The best bells are
. mixture OF copper and tin. with a hammer
one-twsnueth the weight OF the bell. The Jap.
sne-s bells. even IL ea.t correctly. have too small
hammera Or they are cast TO sound like tin.
and the hammer does not strike roundly. One
Of these. the Little, Giant has never been
Weighed. II 10 said TO weigh com parNtively
little. being Of SOM light japanese meta; bat
IL 10 30 feet scro.a. II Is used to announce births
a small. elongated AFFAIR that strikes With a
double sound. and the Little Giant Is easily
recognized when heard.
The bell OF Notr. Dame In Montreal Is tha
iArgest bell In America. but not the sweetest.
THIS attribute Is claimed By the biggest bell OF
T~rlnity's chime 10 New York. which Is so sur
prising In Its deiicacy and so pen-tratiL; Ia "a
purene-s that rich and roor alike stand all
hight, In all weather., TO hear IL rinx IN the new
year. Tho mast Indictment neather never keeps
them away. and 30 demolstrAtlye do they some
times become At its sound that Tr!uity's rector
has once or twice forbidden the chime TO rtng
at midnight. IL I. cast Ia T. nat
The countries Of Turkey. Greece. Italy. and
Egypt have not many famous bells. Bells are
not In good repu'e there from tho fact that
! criminals wear them around the neck and lepers
are strung with them. In the tenn plies the high
| priests decorate their robes with small. jap glinz
bells. and thi. II another reason why bells cAn-
not bscome common In Turkey they are con-
ipicuously unpopular, and that country 10 the
only one that positively forbiis the ringing In O.
the new year " tn bells.
This first New Years chimes wer, rung In
England In 1900. and 50 quickly did the new.
OF them travel that soon every cs pitAl OF Europ.
had chimes. America has the most chimes oil
any country In the world, and few cities Of The
United States bat have their Ginning bells.
The voice Of the bells has since the introduc.
ton OF The church bell arst blessed In 500 been
the means of announcing the new year. They
hang hotwe cen the spires. as high toward
| heaven a. towers can be built. and are So po-ed
TO he capable Of telling TO the universe " hat can
be told BY no other medium. the dawping OF q
new year.