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Show Till; I.IIILUI i III.I.L. In Troy, Kew York, this month will be cast an Interesting piece of national na-tional "furniture," It being thu Columbian Colum-bian liberty bell. It will hu thu most ootnposllu thing of thu kind or per haps of any kind over constructed Into Its composition will go relics without numler, each recalllug somo patrlotlr or stirring scene or time of Interett ,-onuecUid with tho history of tho country. It is very rarely that anything that Is really new is at the samo time altogether old that Is, out-slduthe out-slduthe field occupied by the , modern playwright and tho maker of patchworks patch-works genurally; hut such Will be this great bell. The ieople at large liavobecolnvlled to contribute to the bell and we aru advised that they have responded munificently, tending- in gold aud silver coins, old awords and other w capons ca-pons that saw their service In battles long ago; silverware originated lu colonial co-lonial timet; metal from famous warships and relics of the revolution, revolu-tion, the war of 181:, the Mexican war und the war of tho rebellion. Thu contributors are said tu bo numbered by the thousands. Borne aru school children, somu aru "old men and women who htvo known In bitterness of deepest sorrow the price of liberty." All thu contributions will be placed in Iho furnace, melted and poured Into the mold iu which the bell Is to taku form. ",-)ou It will In clarion touts taku up tho lost chord of thu Philadelphia Phila-delphia Liberty bell, aud Uglu anew thu wurk ut proclaiming 'liberty throughout the laud and uuto nil thu Inhabitants thereof.' It will have by way of Inscription and dedication, tllory to Uod lu the highest; peaoe on earth, good will to ineu.' " It Is thu intention to havo tho bell taken all around the country and rung Intliu prlnolpal cltits, after which It tuny be tent un a voyagu around the glole. It will receive a llttlugaml cordial rccetlon when It reaches tialt Laku City. |