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Show THE THE WESTERN WEEKLY. | PUBLISHED Every SATURDAY Lake A Subscription Price: OnE YEAR, = Six Monrus, THREE MontHs,-~— - order $2.25. 1.25. .65. have the WESTERN promptly to will WEEKLY subscribers; be made Advertising G. Q. Must Rates Furnished CORAY, Editors: J. M. on colonial months ago 16, 1889. THe Ogden Liberals have triumphed at last. The next thing on their program is’ er ought to be, to prove to all the people by a capable and honest management of the City’s busmess that their representatives are worthy to be trusted. > <j} <tt> <> 4 + THE mysterious “Jack the Ripper,” of Whitechapel notoriety has been “nailed” at last. According to the dispatches he was captured at Dundee, Seotland, his last victim being his own wife, whom he mangied in bis usual manner and packed up in a box for transportation. THe Ogden Daily Union on Thursday blessomed. out in red ink, in presumable commemora- Set- so was Washington, dence.” In revolutions extreme they slavery. of separation.” delegation The When, goy- of earnest, was of a victory. The interests. lution of the Dominion parliament this year and the consequent general election. In case ofa success- the people This ful vesulé this will be a most ex- cellent and necessary preparation _for citizenship; without it they would feel great loneliness among their fellow countrymen. aed Mr. Hobson eel ead avers that since Receiver Dyer is under no responsibility in the heavy handling bonus. natural This enough is rather a seems to be a conclusion and might be a correct one in ordinary cases, but owing to certain superordinary features in the ‘case in question, there are the best of reasons for believing that the victim of the alleged law under which the proceedings are instituted, might, with much profit have paid ti to several other great and good men beside Receiver Dyer the sum of $25,000 being honest. or even | layman growth of his people were those flagrant indignities, and perpetrated the most notorious felt attrocious of which stamp ast by which in the was the George III. hoped to replenish his impoverished monstrances were sent to Parliament, | butthe response was an immediate increase of English soldiery in the colonies. more ce for which the citizens arrayed themselves against the military forces and blood was spilled which invoked a spirit of general belligerence throughout the colonies. Soon followed the noted colonial assembly at Philadelphia which opened the way for the DECLARATION In Philade*phia, stands the famous OF INDEPENDENCE. on Ch stnut building now lens with indescribable beauty. They may study this little winged pest in all stages of its development, by examining were in a frenzy step the of joy. was taken, and to be lawless and riotous, and he invited gentlemen only.” But though to make ance. beautiful, the gnat is apt of itself an We the water know unmitigated common months. ally deposited gnat, as the mosquito. of marshes and the summer nuis- this to be strikingly We pools during The eggs are usu- by the mother insect, on the surface of stagnant water in the form of a little raft,each buneh com- prising from two hundred to three hundred separate eggs. These are suffi- ciently sticky and gummy to adhere together, and to resist the action of the water. In ashort time—from three to five days, the eggs hatch, and the larvae escape from the shells and begin a life of strange activity in the water. These baby-mosquitoes are called “Wrigglers,” and the name is well deserved. Throughout vote thirteen was not : taken yet so decisive. colonies amidst exulting shouts. It gave them the inspiration of a great cause, and sustained them in the dark day of that it pre- Seven voted for long, the of the colonies would revolutionary struggle, until that which was.declared in Independence hall in 1776 was gloriously achieved by Washington in 1783—the liberty of our land. Peeps Through the Microscope.) show Jefferson, though then 33 years comparatively young— of age— was known asa very able man, and as John Adams us, “had the reputation of a masterly pen.” Accordingly he was requested by the committee, after discussing a document which proved WRIGGLER, OR MOSQUITO Look at Fig. 14: LARVA. it is a picture of one of these larvae, very much magnified. Notice the large rounded head; and the segmented body, with the tufts of thick hair on either side; then observe the two ‘feelers’ attached to the head, and the formidable style of the jaws. At the posterior end of the body, a bunch of bristles is seen; marked at “A”. These bristles, which are well oiled to repel the water, guard the entrance to a small tube, and this in reality is the breathing dperture of the wriggler’s body. Sometimes we may come across a pool of . water, literally swarming with these funny fellows, each hanging head downward in the water, with the breathing tube just above the surface; but at the least sign of disturbance or danger, they dive to the bottom with all manner of indescribable wriggles and contortions. In this state the larva lives for several days, feeding voraciously on the decaying matter present in the water, and thus serving a useful purpose in the world. tells After a time, the next the strange stage of insect life manifests itself, and the little creature becomes transformed into a topics, to make a draft of a declaration ecchevauer, Inafew days JefferA universal feeling of injury and re- of independence. sentment followed. Petitions and re- son was able to lay before the committee Menaces developed into insult and riot, of the and finally into hostile engagements in church funds, save to refrain from stealing them, $25,000 which the humblest slender true of the cousin to our but feeling of national accountability had taken root in the breast of the common- power marvelously in their strength; but the antenne will perhaps attract attention first. These little organs are pictured at “A,” and an enlarged view of a single antenna is given in the lower part of the picture. But the whole body of this tiny wonder is covered with bright-tinted scales of the finest yet most magnificient form. These blaze out under the mysterious ordinarily known hidden, Ve | the loyal sentiments whether they were ready for indepenBY PROF. J. E. TALMAGE. denve or not. And show it very clearly turn of the election, however, they did. Before the end of that month seems in its modest estimation to wealth long before the faintest vision of the people of every colony but one had the great struggle had manifested itself. be quite secondary to the fact that The sense of expanding power had grown either held meetings and voted that they MOSQUITO. the Daily Union enjoyed a day’s to an enthusiasm in the hearts of the wished for independence or else had _ inAs has been already stated, most flystructed their delegates to vote for it. circulation of 5,000. humble throng. The farmer at his plow, ing insects are provided with two well During this time of delay congress had the blacksmith at his anvil, the common developed pairs of wings, but to this toiler at his daily task, all were animated appointed a committee to draw up a apparent rule there is a very large class A Canadian Government organ with the universal spirit of freedom and declaration of independence, for it was of interesting little creatures that offer thought very important that Lee’s resogives publicity te the rumor that enterpriss. The population was multi- lution should be prefaced by a preamble _a notable exception. These are the soplying with great rapidity. The people a syndicate of leading Republisetting forth the reasons that led con- called Dipters or “two-winged insect,” that not long before were struggling in eans, controlling $300,000,000, is a wilderness for subsistance among the gress toadopt the measure. The com- comprising numerous families, of which common gnats and mosquitoes may inténdiag to use it in bringing perils of savagery, were now reaching mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson of bethe taken as familiar and typical examVirginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, about the annexation of Canada out to every corner of the globe, till the ples. The place of the hind pair of Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, through a whoiesa:e system of great nations of Hurope were contend- Roger Sherman of Connecticut, and wings will be usually seen to be marked bya pair of short rod-like appendages bribery, in the event of the disso- ing for an interest in their commerce. In the midst of this colonial pride Robert R. Livingston of New York. called “balancers.” tion of the Liberal of fairies ever boast of more delicate lace? all his life Washington was austere and rigid in the observances of the respect resolution and six voted against it. As greater unanimity than this was necessary, it was agreed that the matter should stand over for two or three weeks. In the meanwhile it was thought the serious freemen, the prosperity of the remotest layman was as sacred to them and the nation as personal no wrote an order requesting his men to act as becomes Christian men, defending the dearest rights and liberties of their country. On other occasions when he heared any swearing among men or officers he at once stigmatized such as wicked and ungentlemanly. Indeed, he had an order that if soldiers were heard ‘to blaspheme they were to receive twenty-five lashes, and on one occasion when at a dinner which he gave to his officers and some others some of them swore, he rose, saying, “I thought I had was : a pared for a measure cetting out with the life and progress of a vast and growing nation upon their minds, and realizing that the rights and was their own however, was seen that congress was in the latter ‘We be queen their him who, in July,1775, was afterward called. language of Washington, “abhorring the idea must Note the fine the of the delegates from Virginia, offered a resolution “that these united colonies due to sacred things, and he was often are, and of right ought to be, free and found praying fervently for the success independent states.” This was at once of his handful of starving troops. seconded by John Adams, of MassachuEverywhere the Declaration was setts—‘glorious old John Adams,” as he hailed with joy. It wasread to the army upon King John, was in some measure contending with a tyrannical Prince for his submission there whose said: that it was only a question of time when they would be a free nation. There was a leaden statue of George IIT in Bowling Green, and this they threw down and molded into bullets. Washington disapproved greatly of this act. It seemed to Of course this feeling among the people soon found voice in congress. On the 7th of June Richard Henry Lee, one different body from that which met at the inauguration of Washington. The former like the barons who forced a recognition of the famous Magnacharta members, Washington, unanimous; felt that the great soon wings—could On the 9th of July, 1779, the Declaration of Independence was read to the army. Most of the Tories had fled from New York, and those who remained kept people had “abhorred independence,” wrote less than a year afterwards: “Reconciliation with Great Britain is now impossible, and I am fully convinced that nothing but independence will save us.” NATION. the was Hancock, others, together.” “Yes,” said Franklin, “we must all hang together or we shall all hang separately.” . rapidly, move loyalty opened to the fact that The Continental Congress that met previous to the Revolution was a vastly of of John pulling different ways; we must all hang to submit to unjust laws, their eyes were Up to the very verge of the Revolution that sense of caste had kept the educated and the wealthy aloof from the masses, restricting the plainer and simpler habits of thought which prevailed universally a few years later when high and low were brought into a feeling of unanimity through the influence of a common cause. many things voted for it. must be to be swept away. When the Americans saw their respectful petitions to the British government treated with disdain, and fleets and armies sent to compel them had been unable or unwilling to shake off. ernment, of who at aJater period and all this feeling tocracy, inherited from the mother coun- the rights of the people under part wrote: “When I took command of the army I abhorred the idea of indepen- | higher classes. As an immediate conse| quence there still lingered a spirit of aris- INCIPIENT latter who noyance of its presence. gauzy The limbs, too, are name headed all the ing they clung to the hope of a friendly settlement of differences. Franklin was an ardent advocate of reconciliation, and EDUCATION THE from aration from England was at this time distasteful. Even after months of fight- Begin- the delegate ment, but for their right under that government. To a large portion of the American people the idea of a final sep- The author says: Aside from the Universities of Collumbia, Harvard and Yale, there were previous to the Revolution | was therefore limited to asa , The Declaration was signed on the day of its adoption by every member present colonies were in arms, they were so not for separation from the British govern- times was read before a Young try which amidst all their freedom Sa -urday, February pres- that month, he heard of the battle of Bunker Hill on his way. Thus there was war. But though. the persons ROMNEY. who was Virginia. to assume that thoughts of the Revolution are to some extent upon the minds manuscript is in our possession. to: ning with the topic of on Application. was born. ting out for Boston in the no capable schools in the country, and given in every | education except in the common branches be ington and Concord had been fought the previous April. In June Congress chose as commander-in-chief of the American People’s Association’ of this city. Through the kindness of.the author the having any cause of complaint will | oblige by notifying the office... ~ Ghanges of addicet ail ie wae when | ~ ever desired, but tlic postoffice FROM as) well as the postoilice To which any, change is made instance. Ap- of the unanimous voice of thirteen states. By this solemn act the English colonies had ceased to exist, and a new nation ent delivered and Now Continental congress, which had the authority of a general government over the colonies, met.in Philadelphia. Lex- As the anniversary of our country’s first president approaches it is consistent exposition some two his full address. effort Just of our readers, and that a brief sketch from the events of that period would be perused with interest. A very concise or registered letter, at our Every possible That is propriate. WEEKLY. army George Washington, Address all communications to the WESTERN WEEKLY, 37 S. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Remittances may be made by express, risk, the sender giving Bit of History : Crry. Entered at the Postoffice, Salt Lake City, Utah, as Second Class Matter. money Times. BY THE Wasrern PUBLISHING CoMPANY, Saur Colonial WESTERN pupa. that he had indeed a “masterly pen.” This was the immortal, Declaration of Independence, the most famous political paper ever written. With the exception of two or three verbal changes suggested by Franklin and Adams (which may be seen in their hand-writing on the original document) the Declaration was adopted by the committee just.as Jefferson had written it, and on the 28th of Juneit was presented to congress. On the 2d of July the resolution to declare the colonies indepe dent, which street, had been introduced by Richard Henry known Lee, the life long friend of Washington, |: COMMON GNAT. In the upper part of Fig. 13, is represented the magnified appearance of one ‘of those tiny gnats, which so frequ@itly appear in swarms about our as Independence Hall, which used to be was adopted by congress. called the state house. This edifice is The discussion was long and animated, one of the shrines of American patriot- some being timid or opposed, and the de- houses on sultry summer evenings. An ism; for it wasin one of its low-roofed, bate continued until July 4, when news ordinary magnifying glass is sufficient aint old rooms that the Declaration of came that a large British force under to reveal the principal features of the ndependence, which made of the United Gen. Howe had arrived at the entrance little creature’s anatomy; but when States a nation, was debated and de- of New York harbor, which turned the viewed under a high-power glass, the cided. scale and at 2 o’clock on that afternoon beauteous appearance of its body causes In the month of May, 1775, the second the final vote was taken with the result one almost to forget ‘the ordinary an- FIG;. 15; PUPA. Its appearance OF MOSQUITO.. in this condition is roughly sketched at “A,” Fig. 15, and the change is little short of a miracle |