Show Belle in Em Rally Eaily ly Days Served as Town Close Clock ClackIn In Holland and n about the middle of ot he the fifteenth century when timepieces were rare and the tho people were much h more dependent upon the town own clock for Knowledge of ot the time of ot day or night It became n 0 custom n as a Il premonitory signal to precede the of ot the hour by a n short auto auto- matle chiming on three or four small bells In the clock tower As s this town anti and that sought to ant ant- POSS pass ItH Its the Ml were Increased Increased In In- rr creased lt In number and ond the musical s of tones tont's and halftones thus thug bee be be- e carne aino complete Brief be bey ran gan to be heard ot at hour and anil the half hour and with the addition 0 of till still more hells fells came come at these I- I whole tune upon three three- or even ln f Gar nr 11 octaves of of All AU I this his playing was Wl automatic J i iThen Then came ome the flie adoption of or tile keyboard toy key y board similar to toe tat of the organ with each key representing a It bell noto note anal ond nd readily r re responding to the art ort of ot the lie accomplished musician Soon pedals were ero devised e to play ploy the hp Ier ien ler hells bells Thus Thu In the course of two t or three three- was developed the the carillon |