The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-04-19

dltlonH Of that famous day: also what /
might have been his method or ap'
pllanco utilized for registering the |
heat Of tho atmosphere. Here again
tho supposedly vnluolcss documents
furnish corroborutlvc evidence of JCt'
iersons ability to obtain the desired
Information on July 4, i116. Jcrcr'
son called on Mr. sparhawk to settle
an account. and this entry appears
among his papers us witness of Ger
tain purchase and payment
July 4. 1915 Paid Spnrhnwk for a
thermometer. GO. 10 Paid for pr.
probably pair) womons gloves, q.
Gave to charity iG."
The foregoing entry removes all
aoubt as to Jonerson's ability to de-
| brmino accurately the 40 degrees OF
heat on the noon Of July 4th. and "a
hblishos tho fact that II was calm
Wi 1ellEhtfully tempered summers
, ~
Further search among Jererson's
papers brings to light tho correct
name OF the German family which fur
nished him with room and board at
tho time when he wrote the Declnra'
ton and devised number Of designs
for n seal Of the young republic. one
entry reading:
"Pd. Mrs GRAF one weeks lodging.
/ 80"
on the 9th day Of July. i77G. the
committee on seal mot NJ the tavern
OF the London Coffee House. and while
the report formulated on that occa
sion contains much Of general inter
est. II IL only necessary to consider In
this connection tho items IN which the
hand OF Jefferson II seen lie was
made chairman Of the committee. and
II was he who addressed congress on
the subject While Joffcrson's device
was not accepted by tho committee.
he assisted IN creating n conioint do
, vice In which tho ideas of Dr. Frank.
lin. himself and French artist
named Du Slmiticr wora blended. In
tho report to congress In the fall Of
li77G jefferson presented tho double
sided idea Of Il seal on tho diverse. OF
, front. OF which the following appear
ed:
~ shield divided into six fields upon
which we're omblcms Of the lcndinf
European nations; above the shield
the eye Of Providence: the shield was
supported on the right side by The
goddess Of Liberty, on a stan she held
, n Phryglan cap; on the left side oI
the shield tho goddess Of Justice helC
forth the scales OF Justice I'm the left
and n sword In the right hand. ArounC
the entire device the thirteen shield
OF tho colonies appeared, with thel
initials blazoned upon them" on thu
back or reverse Of the proposed sea
the Franklin idea was displayed Al
, follows:
4 Legend round tho whole achieve
/ ment, Seal Of the United States o
/ America, MDCCLNXVI'
j. ION tho other side Of the said Groa
o Seal should be the following device:
Z "Pharoah sitting In an open chariot
b n crown on his head, and n sword 4
a his right hand. passing through N
: divided waters Of the Red Sea. In pul
suit Of the lsraelltes. Rays from
y pillar OF FIRE In the cloud expressly
OF the divine presence and commanS
beamlng on Moses. who stands on IN
shore. and extending HE hand Owe
? the sea, causes II TO overthrow Pha
e aoh.
T. Motto. Rebellion TO Tyrants
/ Obedience 10 Cod"
b. But congress rejected the deviC
/, and report. dismissed the committe
f. and appointed a now one Yet 10
d ferson's keen interest In the herald
p creation OF symbolic seal did NJ
r wane lie kept In touch with sever
+ future committees and submitted ~
b. other important designs, both Of white
D. throw new light on the religious al