Show I ri-hB ri The Waa Wonders of America I I. I IL By T T T. T T. T MAXEY THE LIBERTY BELL THIS hell the most treasured relic In the nation was cast b by a London London London Lon Lon- don bell founder brought to America I In 1752 1753 and hung In the dome of theold the the- old state house hous In Philadelphia It weighs about 2000 pounds I It was cracked by a stroke of Its its' clapper while being tested and was re cast in Philadelphia in 1753 Again I it proved defective and again it was re 1st The words Proclaim Liberty Libert Throughout All the Land Unto All the I Inhabitants Thereof are fe inscribed upon upon upon up up- on It ft Before the British occupied Philadelphia Phil Phil- Philadelphia adelphia it was as taken down and hid In the Delaware river being removed later and returned to Its former po po- I stion It fulfilled the prophecy of Its inscription inscription inscription in in- when in ih 1776 It t rang out the glad tidings that the 13 states had ratified the Declaration of ot ence For fifty years or more it rang in inthe inthe inthe the celebration oi of eer every national an an- On July 8 1835 while t tolling tor the funeral of Chief Justice Marshall it cracked again and has been mute ever since Fo So o that all Americans might see thIs venerable and hallowed relic It has been taken on many journeys s In 1884 It went to New Orleans in 1893 to Chicago in 1895 to Atlanta In 1902 to Charleston in 1903 to Boston in 1904 to St. St Louis in 1915 to San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and more recently took part Ina in ina ina a Liberty loan parade in Its home hometown hometown hometown town of Philadelphia It n occupies a conspicuous position In Independence hall Philadelphia where visitors are welcomed Simple Budget System System- Every young oun wife should have a budget system to to govern her I 1 know I I have m e one I pay what 1 J r can and ow the ilu Ie t. rf-t. t. t |