Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-14
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS. ~
Sample Essays from Pupils in the Classes
in Public High School at Ogden.

'giioot az VIZ ANll'
though. the swollen streams tell how
much may be accomplished through
perseverance and silence
lrmkes less of M effort OF the imagi.
nation 10 give TO the animate part Of
Natures voice us true Interpretation.
In crowded cities there i little oppnr.
tunity 10 hear many sounds of animate
Nature. In the country one has pleas.
ing variety of domestic animals The
lowing oi cattle, the nc.ghIng col horses,
dogs barking, aud cats mcWing This
combination, all will admit. is more
pleasing than the one we hnd loo The
woods and plans-th sounds OF animals
in their native state Everything Wild
uncontrolled by man. The elephants
trumpctng Is heard through the Jungle.
answered By the roar of the king OF
beasts. At this signal the whole neigh
roaring. trumpctIng. screening. Here
Nature. while failing to please. ovcawes
because of the wildncss of the scene.
To show that Il Is not always through
mans agency that Natures voice Is made
more pleasing we might instance an
other part of Natures voIcc-thc sounds
made By birds. IL Is sprngtimc, and
everything Il joyful. From the woods
comes a grand harmony OF sound. peal.
ing up 10 the blue heaven. The birds
are welcoming spring and new life,
singing an anthem Of thanks and glad.
ness. aud making man glad and thank
fol, too And the intervals between the
parts OF the anthem are filled in by the
hummInR OF insects Each tiny bee,
humming 40 a. work. aud each lazy
beetle droning the day away. helps TO
make more full the melody from the
woods The invitation is Irresistible.
aud a listener who has the least spark
Of sympathy In his breast, finds the
spark grown TO flame, and be. too,
must join 10 Natures anthem and praise
Him-,he Creator Of all
MAunE DEr.
Middle Glass.
rnE ErFEcrs or INVENTIONS ON
CIVILIZATION.
The advancement Of civilization may
be largely attributed 10 inventions. IN.
deed we may say that the history OF
invention is The history Of the worlds
progress Ia speaking Of inventions
refer 10 those greatest ones. those that,
by means OF which nations have been
civilized. knowledge has been difused
throughout the mass Of mankind, inter-
national commerce Is carried ON. and
many Of natures gifts are being utilized.
Il would be impossible 20 cnumcrate the
numerous inventions that have aided
civilization, but as We look around. how
many things We come in contact with.
In everyday lite, that make as more
comfortable, and that we deem as
necessities, which our ancestors con.
sidercd as Injuries, and II we look back
far enough were not known Of at al.
Manufactures have been greatly
facilitated by inventions, machinery tax.
ing the place Of manual labor, thus Civ.
ing men their time TO use In other ways,
besides making the manufactured goods
much cheaper. II We compare the lives
OF the civilized people with those OF
some savage tribe, as the Indians for
example, we find that the civilized
people employ their time in various
ways, while Il takes the entire time ct
the Indian TO obtain a livelihood. which
he does mostly by hunting aud consc-
quenily needs large space Of territory.
Through the invention Of printing and
paper, both Of which occurred IN the
fifteenth century. science and knowledge
was diiiuscd throughout the mass Of
mankind, and many Of the greatest
writers Of that time rose up. Through
Is agencies the powc- Of rulers was
limited by bringing them more on au
equality with their subjects. Before the
invention OF printing the power OF the
Roman Catholic Church was largely due
to the Ignorance Of the people. hut as
the people advanced in learning there
was a demand for the acknowledgment
OF their rights. Printing has been the
means Of bringing about an Intellectual
commerce between nations. and has
done a great deal towards ciNlizng bar.
bafous tribes
A complete revolution in the mode
OF warfare was caused by the invention
Of gunpowdcr. The old style OF armour
aud ioftIhcation, both Of which had in
Italy been carried 20 such perfection that
men could not be wounded, aud castles
could not be taken by any arms then
known, were now OF little use. Fight
ing was no longer a hand TO hand con.
test, the armies fought at greater dis.
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cannon ball were 80 much more fatal,
was not engaged In on such slight pre-
lenses.
Perhaps the invention OF vessels
which enable different nations 10 com.
municate with each other. and exchange
Ideas as well as commerce, has done
more for civilization than any other and
this Invention has been so greatly im.
proved upon, that those who are uccus.
toned 10 travel To- the floating palaces
OF today, no a speed OF from fifteen 90
twenty miles an hour look back with
wonder upon the iint feeble Efforts that
were made To- propel vessels ly steam
Now il seems that steam itsc.. Is hardly
fast enough 10 supply tive demands %.
this ''hurying age.' The application of
steam TO navigation Is due 10 the uut.f.
ing efforts Of Robert Fulton. and Is one
OF the gmudest achievement OF modern
times,
The locomotive has been ,he means
OF communicating between different
places ON the same continent much the
same us the ship ON sea. Different
localities are thus enabled TO ba EN-.
ployed In various pursuits, the products
Of which they exchange, but 10 they
could not exchange their products they
would an have 10 pursue the same oG.