American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-05-02

uitions OF that famous "a also VIVA
might have been his method or ap
pliance utilized for registering the
heat Of the atmosphere. Here agar
the supposedly valueless documents
furnish corroborative evidence of JET
ferson's ability to obtain the desired
information. On July 4. 1776. Jeffer
Q called on Mr.. Sparhawk to settle
an account, and this entry appears
among his papers as. witness Of a Ger.
tain purchase and payment:
July 4. 1776. Paid Sparhawk for a
thermometer. E3. Is. Paid for Z pr.
(probably pair) women's gloves. q.
Gave to charity 1-6."
The foregoing entry remove all
doubt as to Jefferson's ability to de.
termine accurately the rs degrees OF
heat on the noon of July 4th, and O.
etabiishes the fact that 1t was a calm
and delightfully."- tempered summers
day.
Further search among Jefferson's
papers brings to light the correct
name OF the German family which fur
nished him with room and board at
The time when he wrote the Declare
ton and devised a number of designs
for a seal of the young republic. n
entry reading:
"Pd. Mrs. GRAF one weeks lodging.
49,"
On the 9th day of July. 1776. the
committee on seal met at the tavern
OF the London Coffee House, and while
the report formulated on that occa-
sion contains much of general inter.
est. 1t Is only necessary to consider in
this connection the items in which the
hand OF Jefferson is seen. He was
made chairman of the committee and
1t was he who addressed congress- nm
the subject. While J~efferson's device
was not accepted by the
he assisted In creating a conioipt do
vice In which the ideas of DR.. Frank.
lin, himself and a French artist
named Du Simitier we're blended. In
the report to congress In the fall NJ
ITS JEFFERSON presented the donh,e.
sided idea of a seal on the obverse Nv
front. OF which the following annaor
ed:
"A shield divided into six fields unon
which were emblems OF the leadin~
nations: above the shia,a
the eye of Providence: the shield w,s
on the right side nv rho
goddess OF Liberty. on a stan she held
q Phrygian cap; on the left side n,
shield the goddess of Justice hold
the scales OF justice In the ,ef,
and a sword In the right hand Aro,rd
entire device the thirteen sh,a,d,
of the colonies appeared. with their
blazoned upon them" On tha
back. or reverse. OF the sea,
the Franklin idea was displaved as
Legend round the whole acb,.v.
nent. Seal of the United sta,a.
America. MDCCLxxyI.'
"On the other side Of the said cr.,.
Seal should be the following device.
"Pharoah sitting in an onen oh.u
! crown on hts head. and a sword ~
his right hand. passing throueh ~
waters Of the Red Sea In ~
OF the lsraelites. Rays from
'iilar OF f1re in the cloud. expressive
the divine presence and commans
,eaming on Moses. who stands On ~
'hore. and extending his hand /.
he sea. causes 1t to overthrow ph.n
aoh.
Motto. Rebellion to Tvra,,s
to God" IL
nut rejected the device
repo,., dismissed the COMMITTEES,
.au appo'ea a new one. Yet JET,
erson's Keen interest in the heraldic
OF a symbolic seal did no,
He kept in touch with severa,
'uture committees and submitted two
'tner important designs. both Of wb,cS
brow new light on the religions GA