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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-05-31
LEGENDS OF
CHURCH BELLS

Legendary lore is filled with strange
stories of bells, many of them pecu-
liar mingling of myth and truth.
Within the last century a spot at
Brenckburne, in Northumberland, used
to be pointed out by old people, who
said they had been told when they
were young that great treasure had
been buried there. When at last this
treasure" was exhumed it proved to
be the fragments of the bell of the
priory church, which stood in ruins
near by. According to the legend
and it is one which may well be true
the bells last resting place can thus
be accounted for: A party of moss
trooping Scots, bent on plumber, were
seeking far and wide to discover the
priory. But it lay in a cleft between
the wooded banks Of the Coquet, con-
cealed. from view from the higher
lands about it. The mosstroopers, ex-
ceedingly wroth, at last give up the
search in despair, and the monks,
deeming themselves safe at last, by
way of thanksgiving for their deliver
ance, rang peal upon the bell I'm
luckily, the sound of the bell reached
thes Scots in the forests above, and
with this as guide they found the
priory, which they sacked and burned.
The priory bell presumably fell to the
ground during the confiagration, and
was eventually buried.
To this day the choristers of Dur
ham cathedral ascend the tower, on
the eve of the feast of Corpus Christi,
and sing the TIE Deum. This cere-
mony is in commemoration of the
marvellous extinguishing of a fire on
that night, in the year 1929, four hun
dred and eighty-three years ago. At
midnight the monks were at prayer
when the belfry was struck by light
ming and set on fire. All night the
flames ragged and until the middle of
the following day. But for all that
the tower escaped serious injury, and
the bells We're not damaged at all.
These bells are not the same as those
which now call the inhabitants of the
city to worship, for in the registry of
the Church of st. Mary-le-BoW, Dur
ham, which records the burial of one
Thomas Bartlett in 1852, a note is add
ed to the effect that 'thys man did
caste the abbey bells the summer be
fore he dyed
Buried somewhere beneath the soil
OF the graveyard of Buckingham
church, in Sussex, lies, according to
the legend, peal Of bells intended
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and whom do you think I have:
brought with me? No less a person
than my best man and greatest friend
DIR. Halifax"
II have heard of you, of course, and
I am glad to meet you," she answered,
raising shy eyes to my face She was,
I saw at a glance, her mother in minia
ture. but with sort of halo cast over
her. Under her wonderfully brilliant
eyes there were somewhat dark
shadows, which seemed to throw up
and intensity their expression, adding
to the etherealness and fragility of the
delicate face. She began to speak to
me in a low, sweet voice. At times /
fancied that her brows knit as if In
momentary pain; now and then her
lips dropped slightly; and once felt
certain that / intercepted startled
light of perplexity, almost terror, in her
eyes. said to myself, however, that
was prejudiced, that the knowledge of
the mothers history made me read
more than I ought in the daughters
face.
s l. &
ticularly brilliant one Many guests
arrived, and the grounds were lighted
with Chinese lanterns and other va
ried forms of decoration. Soon after
ten o'clock I was standing on the
south terrace, when the young BRIDE
elect approached me.
Can / speak to you, doctor?" she
asked.
Her voice was very low, and almost
unnatural In tone. Even by the arti-,
fetal light / could see that she was
pale, and her lips trembling.
'.You are cold and trembling" I
said, 3tWhat seems to be wrong?"
Il do not tremble from cold" she
replied. "Dr. Halifax, I must confide
in some one; it is all too horrible!
You are Lucian's best friend, but even
you do not know him. He is not what
he seems. Bend down, for must not
speak aloud Mother must not learn
the awful truth. Lucian's love for me
has changed. He is trying to poison
me. He must have lost his senses.
Only half an hour ago, Doctor, I saw
him put a poison powder into the
champagne he asked me to drink. Oh,
it is terrible! What will become Of
me?"
took my cue in an instant. "You
are excited and overweight" / said
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quietly. "There is no use in telling
you that your imagination is running
away with you, for in your present
state Of mind you would not believe
me. I will speak to Maxwell, but I
will say nothing to implicate you. In
the meantime, as you are terribly
tired, the best thing you can do is to
go to bed. Trust me, and will get
to the bottom of this mystery for you.
But you must obey me now"
"How kind you are" she murmured
gratefully. Il had to tell some one.
I will lie down now and leave it all
to you"
She pressed my hand and glided
away. AS soon as she had gone I
hurried to the ballroom and sought
Mrs. Joliffe. At my gesture she arose,
and accompanied me outside.
81 have bad news for you." said
gravely. "Your daughter inherits your
malady. Tonight she gave way to an
aggressive form of the madness which
at intervals wrecks your life"
'Impossible!" exclaimed the wretch
ed woman. She stared at me with
glittering eyes. gave her faithful
version Of the incident which had
just TRANSFERRED. When I had done
speaking she covered her face with
her hands.
HAS all my suffering and self-denial
been in vain then?" she cried.
''Have not all the years Of loneli-
ness. of horror, sufficed to avert the
curse?"
''Try to calm yourself" said. ''Mrs.
Joliffe, l do not think this marriage
ought to be allowed to go on
She faced me defiantly. ut must, =
she cried 81 can think of no one but
Laura, and you are bound in honor
not to betray me. | know. none bet
ter, the workings of the insidious NAL
ady. Have / not gone through it all?
Laura feels badly tonight, but tomor-
row in all probability she will be her
own happy self. The attacks at first
are always light. If she gets a shock
now, she will be maniac for life. DR..
Halifax, I hold you to your promise =
There was little sleep for me that
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RI remember now all that said to
you the other night" she whispered.
"Oh, DR.. Halifax, the awful fear is
over me again. From now on will
be in his power, and know he means
10 poison me-
For one instant look of black des-
pair had settled upon her face.
"Have courage" I whispered back.
"Take your medicine three times a
day without fail, and the terror w:il
cease to pursue YOU"
81 have promised mother to take
those queer little capsules" she said.
81 will keep my word, DOCTOR
The fear passed away from her
face as Lucian joined us and she
sprang lightly into the. waiting car
riage, waving us a laughing goodbye
as they drove off.
What I suffered in the next few
weeks it is difficult to describe. No
news reached me with regard to Max
well and his bride. Mrs. Joliffe, ac-
cording to her determination, return
ed to F'airleigh sanitarium. My sleep
was broken nightly by dread forebod
ings. Had / done right or wrong?
Would the. capsules effect a cure, or
would Maxwell find out when too late
that I could have warned him against
his fate and yet failed to do so? AT
last, one morning, month after the
wedding, could stand the strain no
longer, and hurried off to Fairleigh
sanitarium AS soon as | got there l
had an interview with Mrs. Joliffe.
She came eagerly to meet me; her
face was bright, her eyes full OF hap
piness. She placed letter In my
hands, and / saw at a glance that the
writer was Maxwell.
"Read that portion" she said, point
ing to the third page. I did so.
81 am glad to be able to inform
you,' it ran. s'that Laura, who was
nervous and depressed, and at times
very strange during the first two
weeks of our honeymoon, has now
quite recovered her normal health and
spirits. She is really in excellent
form, has a good appetite, and is put
ting on flesh / doubt, when we re-
turn home, if you will know her for
the fragile creature who left her ma
tive land short time ago. There
is only one odd thing about her; she
insists on dosing herself with some
extraordinary little capsules three
times daily. She is looking over me
as I write, and begs me to say that
the supply will soon be exhausted, and
she wants you to send her some more.
She believes that they have an almost
magical effect upon her, soothing her
nerves in the most wonderful way"
You see, the experiment is sue
cess. Doctor said Mrs. Joliffe tri-
umphantly, as I finished reading.
s.It seems So" responded, with a
sigh of relief. And now, ] have
brought you fresh supply of capsules.
Please send them to Mrs. Maxwell by
the next mall
CDR. Halifax said Mrs. Joliffe, Il
intend to try your medicine on my
self. If it has effected a cure in my
child's case, why not in mine?"
The suggestion was timely one,
and with Everard's approval it was
carried out Today both mother and
daughter are alive and well, mentally
and physically, and the black horror
of madness has passed out OF their
lives forever.
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once upon a time for the towo,
still has only a single bell 70
faithful to prayer. AS far a. "a
ascertained, the story is as fono %
the early middle ages, wbon
church could be approached Nv
as well as by land, a certain ~
knight wished to present to il
of bells. These bells were cast
foundry many miles away and hr.
to the church by water. They an
in safety, but through carelessro
inadvertence they were allouos
slide to one side of the boar ~
unloading, and in a few momorts
vessel listed over and sank d.
ing the bells in the mud at the bo
of the canal, where they are f.
day. When he heard of tbis
donor made a wow, enchantmoul
SPELL" saying that Buckingham oh,
should never have more than ono
until the peal he had given
dragged from the bottom by teaI
four milk-white oxen. The white !
do not appear to have been fortb1
ing, and in later times the canal
filled in. The peculiar fact is that
church is still only possessed of
bell.
Old bells bore many quaint leo
craven upon them, such as eiacI
lions and prayers, and sometiI
quite a little history, as in the cas-
the great bell in Glasgow cathed
which bears the following inscriptI
IN the year of grace, 1883, Mar
Knox, a merchant in Glasgow, zeal
for the interest of the Reformed
Iigion, caused me to be Fabricated
Holland, for the use of his fell
citizens of Glasgow, and placed
with solemnity in the tower of II
cathedral. My function was
nounced by the impress on my bost
Me audito, venias, doctrinam sane
ut discas, and I was taught to
claim the hours of unheeded ii
One hundred and ninety-five years
sounded these awful warnings, W
I was broken by the hands of I'M
siderate and careless men. In the Y
1890 I was cast into the furnace
founded at London, and returned
my sacred vocation. Reader! thou
so shalt know a resurrection, ma,
be to eternal life!"
Henry VIII. looked upon bells a
useful means of addition to his
come, and nothing more, and ov
to his vandalism in this direct
many valuable and beautiful old
disappeared with other church D
erty to be sold for their value
metal. Many curious things happe
when these bells were removed wi
gave rise to nnnumerable legends
Lynn and at Yarmouth ships carry
bells to foreign ports foundered
sank, and the wrecking of a We
carrying fourteen of the bells of
sey at the entrance of st. Malo |
bour gave rise to the legend that "
the wind blows the drowned bells
pealing. Sir Miles Partridge,
won the Jesus Bells of st. PauFs f
King Henry when playing at dice
shortly after hanged on Tower
and, perhaps most remarkable OF
a certain Bishop Of Bangor, who,
ing sold the bells of his catheC
went to see them shipped, was 70
with stricken with blindness
don Globe.
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necided Lone Ago.

s.Now, my dear" said yon1 ag ne
Ponsonby when he had S ~ rbjch
lease for the pretty little na' ,,orths
he and his bride Of three ~, I'VE We
were to occupy. "the first u. taln Il IS
shall have to decide is which no. .. :
is to be in supreme command ngls :
"oh, no, George, you are Md. that
she eweetly replied. 7 decided e, tsroT ,b
while our friends were sun -
old shoes at US"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Virginian Team
Puts Up Record
for Little Pins

The virginian team won two out oil
three games from the Palace team
last night In the Palace Duckpiu
league.
The virginian boys certainly did
STAY the small timbers, breaking the
high record mark for tota.s In one
game and raising It to 6s2.
The Virginian lads also broke the
record for high total in three games.
putting up 1,544, which win stand
high for some time.
Cosby was the star OF the evening,
rolling 32s In three strings. while
Glenn. Of the virginian bows, rolled
q excellent series for 32I.
j. Anderson Is right there when T.
COMES to making high scores He
tumbled the timbers for 1872 in a sim
gle last night.
Meanley and w. Anderson. OF the
Palace team, also showed their class
IN the series.
Tucker put up a good score, getting
3os for three.
The Palace alleys celebrated its
first anniversary last night by giving
a smoker, which seemed to be en-
joyed by every one present.
The management desires to extend
it's thanks to the public for their pa
tronage in the past and assures gooi
acc ommodation in the future
Scores last night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Give Uncle Sam
Another Horse

NEW YORK, Dec. 1e.-August
Belmont has donated another thor
sughbred stallion to the United
States government. Dandy Rock, a
brown colt by Rock Sand-Donna
Mia, the dam of Niger. is on the
way from MISERY Stud at Lexington,
KY. to the government breeding farm
II Front Royal. Va. This son OF
Rock Sand Is compactly built and
well sui;ed for getting mounts for
the troope rs In the cavalry service.
He stands more than 16 hands. is II
inches in girth and weights 1860
pounds.
Octagon, the stallion presented to
Uncle Sam by Mr.. Belm n some time
ago, has produced horses better suit
ed for the use Of officers in thu army
incidentally 1t is worthy OF not that
the French government has just paid
SO. 1000 francs for Mr.. Beinont's three
year-oid colt Amoueux by Octagon--
Amtcitia, out Of Fides. by Hastings.
to be used for army breeding pur-
poses. In short the French govern.
ment Is willing to buy American stall
lions for breeding remounts. VIII lie
Uncle Sam must depend upon the
venernsi'y Of American breeders i'm
bued with patriotism.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17

A boosters committee was named
at the meeting of the Richmond Au-
tomobile club in the Jefferson hotel
last night 10 promote the first an
nual exhibition oil the Automobile
Dealers Show association.
The show will be held in the horse
show building from February 10Th
to 22d, inclusive, and viii be given
the active support of the Richmond
Automobile club.
This was assured by the spirited
meeting. 1t was the largest and by
all means the most lively meeting in
the history Of the club. The report
of II. Grim Peck. delegate to The an
nual convention Of the American An.
tomobile association, held in Chicago
recently, brought good tidiugs to the
members, and the Vigorous remarks
Of Robert B.. Airport, Sam T. Akin
son, Samuel Cohen and B.. w. VIII
son for harmony and cooperation
with the chamber of commerce in
entertaining the visiting delegates
and in promoting the automobile
show evoked no little applause.
Boosters Committee.
j. T. Palmatary was named chair
man of the boosters committee by
President E. c. Pelouze, with these
assistants:
James A. Kline,
Samuel Cohen.
T. B. Hutchison.
Moses Thalhimer,
Lewis Kaufman.
B. w. Wilson.
For the committee on entertain
ing the delegates to the convention
Preston Be1vin WAS named chair
man. with H. Grim Peck, Rufus C.
Williams and Samuel Cohen, the
chairman being given the privilege
of adding t. his committee as he saw
fit.
A communication from the Ameri-
can Automobile association to the ma
tional good roads convention to be
held In Washington March sth and
7th was read, and each member of
the club was informed by President
Peiouze that he was to consider
himself +@eaf*epPotyted delegate &c
the convention. AS Richmond is vi
tally interested in this congress OF
good road advocates, in their effort
10 obtain federal aid, a large dele
CATION from the club is expected to
attend.
Against Pork, Barrel.
Mr.. Peek Informed the members
that the American Autorno oile as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
AUTOMOBILE O HAS
BOOSTERS COMMITTEE
Club Takes Action at ; e ting, Said to Be | argest and
Most Spirited in History o the Organ,z ltiou-1>ich-
mond ard Vi ginia Benefit in Federal
Aid Ian of A. A. A.

ISOLATION Is not in favor of the pork
barrel method III ob,aln.ng feueral
a.d. The association uoes not believe
In senator's ana ons essrnen using
their particular pun with the ap-
Precipitation committees in the senate
ana house to get money for then
particular districts. WHAT the ASSOC
citation seeks is a general a%ppropri-
alton winch will be apportioned OUT
under lines already set down by the
national body, and Virginia's share
in this will be considerable.
The Richm oI.d-W ashington high
way will come In for attention n the
highway south from Richmond to
Raleigh over the capital to capital
highway. Richmond also will be
benefited by federal aid in maintain
ing the Charlottesville highway. by
way Of Louisa and Gordonsville. and
an EMO will be made to nave tho
toll gates on the Shenandoah valley
pike removed and make this, in fact,
a national highway.
Mr.. Peck, in his remarks, paid a
tribute to Preston Beivin, chairman
Of the good roads committee OF the
club and the representative of the
Virginia State Automobile ass ociation
at the convention. He said that 1t
was the efforts of Mr.. Belvin which
led to the selection of Richmond as
the place Of tbs next meeting of the
American Automobile association.
Gives Credit to Club.
Mr.. Belvin Immediately gave the
credit to Mr. Peck and the club for
the work that had been accomplished
in the cause of good roads in con
Quoting the greatest track racing
meet ever held in any city and In
the coming automobile show.
DR., Bassett. ' rginia's representa-
tive of the A A. A.. told of the great
friendliness Of that body for Rich
mond M Virginia, and r.. B. ALL
port gave IN Illuminating talk On the
efforts OF the club in the entertain
ment line in times past.
On motion OF Mr.. Thalhimer, the
Richmond Academy Of Medicine ami
Surgery was given permission to use
the. fsooFrss of the club rs a place of
meeting, and two members were
elected under the new bylaws, which
went into effect last night. The new
members are w. W. Dunn and DIR.
r. w. Miller.
The fnal exhortation at the con-
elus4en of the meeting to" boost
the automobile show n make 1t the
greatest event of the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
hey Tell his
One on Com skey
| X ILLUSTRATION

CHICAGO, Dec. l6.-Charles A.
Comiskey. the old Roman, was a
sensation at h American easEe
meeting here last week. For many
years Commy priced himself pm his
long, silvery hair, which gave him
4 classical appearance. Several days
before the meeting the owner Of the
White Sex went into a barber shop
aud asked for a shave.
Just trim my hair tool" he AIDED.
Then he settled back In the chair and
enjoyed a doxe. When the barber
awoke Comiskey the latter looked In
to the glass and fairly howled with
rage. His silvery locks had disap-
peared, for the barber had treated
him t o a first-class haircut. In spite
OF the fact that the American league
men have told Commy that he Is
~handsomer than yer he threatens t.
sue the barber for big damages.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
John King May q
to Join ]. TIM

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-RN
the proposed deal by which
cinnati Reds may seuure
John King President Ga0nevs
Boston Nationals. says.
king is the property of u
ton club. but Manager StalItn
not intend to keep him. Tor
reasons. King managed the
season and also caught rood
hermann and Tinker wanf
We will either trade him -
player or sell his RELEASE.
stand that Hermann wanto1
the matter Owe with me an
but he left town before we oSs9
together" g
Tinker wants Killing because
ter while catching for the
his side partner. The Reds Fl
keep Lon Larry McLoan
OF his habits, and Tinker beifnx3
Kline win o than ful
shoes. Hermann will ask f1S&
ers on Mclean shortly ana
bHckstop will pass on to thu
as none Of the National or ~
league clubs will take chanc1
him. M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Pittsburg Team
May Get Cakes
and Bresnahan

ST. LOUIS. MO-. Dec. IG-"Huliy
Gee! II they let Mrs. Britton aend
Bresnahan and Konetehy TO the Pitts
burg Pirates there won't be any use
starting the National league pennant
race next year." said Lawrence Doyle.
deid captain OF the New York Giants.
when he heard that St Louis had
offered 10 trade Konetchy and Cakes.
tor Wilson, Camnitx, Miller and Me-
Carthy.
Konerchy, wagner and Byrne In the
infield. Carey, Donlin and cakes In the
cutticld, and Adams. Hendrix. O'Tooie
and Robinson to do the twtrliug. Pitts
burg would be UNBEATABLE"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
BRESNAHAN CAN HAVE
$4,000 FOR HIS CLAIM

Word comes from st. Louis that If
the Cardinals owner will pay Si5,-
600 to Bresnahan he will SURRENDER
his s~o-caiieo iron-ciad contract. Then
Bresnahan will that he has
signed with the Pirates for next sea-
son Fred Clarke said last week that
with Bresnahan, Gibson and Kelly
behind the bat The Pirates would have
the strongest pitching corps In the
circuit-Hendrix, Adams, Camnitz,
Robins IN. Copper, Warner, O.Toole
and others. Clarke also expects to
have Artie Hoffman in winning form
mex season
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17
Yapk. md Polo Ground.

President johnson. OF the Arnerl-
can league. savs that he did not
make the assertion attributed to him
las week that the Highlanders would
play Il the Polo grounds o year.
Nothing has bean done 90 far, but
the matter May be taken UP BY Pres
tdsnt Hampstead. ~ the fiiAntA -
~ he gets the clubs affairs In