The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-11
COMMUNICATION.
MANTLE ANIMAL THAT RE-


Man is the only animal amid the myriad species
which inhabit this planet that is htted to make
use OF book or newspaper!
Now. you may take the highest species Of animal
OF the closest approximation TO humanity. and
place book or newspaper before it. yetitis utterly
Impossible for 1t TO decipher the contents, OF to
learn to do so, were it to live coeva with the
nor has it the intelligence to learn to grasp the
most simple chain OF thought in print before its
Where art thou, o Darwin, to answer all this
and to fill up the mighty chasm?
Where is the being on this planet to I'll up the
void Of sense between the reader Of hooks, the
comprehender OF abstract thought, the originator
of expedient creation TO serve his ends. the inel
gent beholder Of the works Of God. and the heir Of
powers capable OF knowing loving and serving his
Where is yourgorIlIa, cbimpanzee. oraugoutang.
ape, babboon, monkey, OF any other progressive an
imal. which can claim the least one Of those human
prerogatves?
: Not one InfRite is the gap between the lowest
man animal and the highest bruteanimal. because
the human mind is infinite in progress and destin-
alton, while the highest animal beneath him is
endowed with powers quite distinctly bounded by
finite limits. That is, the highest animal beneath
mankind sosId never read a book make q ma
chine, comprehend abstract reasoning, or know,
love and worship its Creator. Nor could il ever be
made to approach the least OF these in any degree
Books. then. and studies Of nature. and invcn-
tions arts, and sciences and. above III, religion
none none OF these are 10 he dcspsed or neglected
by this Heayen-prerugatiyed animal which is called
Moreover, the Law OF cod enjoins q, study or
observance of nature. or the works Of God. and
stiSmatizes the man as b1lassh who neglects the
same.
Reason, too tcsches that when a man has such
powers he should use them-for man has feet
to walk with eyes 70 see with. ears wherewith to
hear and 50 on through all the senses and powers,
so the higher gifts of man have respectively their
indiFlduAl functions Whch-shouid be all exercised
IA every man.
That is, when you are endowed with powers of
study you should study when You are gifted TO
look into and understand the works Of the Creator,
you should study them and when you are gifted
TO know, love and worship God you should do so.
So every child should be taught 10 read books;
for in them are stored away The great thoughts Of
the past on art science and religion.
It is merely animal TO get good living: but
man has higher powers than can be exercised in
The highest type Of is not the voluptuary
A. D. II.
CaTrolltOwn NelCS IS nothing if it amt Tidic-
ulOuS, and as a consequence no one can tell
what position it Is going to take on any queS-
ton of local politics until after tie FREEMAN
has said its say on the subject. The NelCS
seldom if ever strikes while the iron is hot,
but as soon as the FREEMAN takes a stand
one way or the other, it haSteIs to get on the
opposite with great deal more aacTity than
sound judgment. So pTOverbial, indeed, has
the Nei0s become for this Kind of journalistic
jockeying, that we could name number of
Democrats who are willing to bet that if the
FREEMAN had sustained the ma aiOrity of the
County Committee in their recent dangerous
and demOTdllzlng assumption OF power
that did not and does not belong to them,
the NelrS would have been only too glad of
the opportunity thus afforded for taking is
sue III It's feeble way Wltn Jne majority OF tnc
Committee and vast minority of the Dem
ocratic party in this county. Butsome pork,
YOU know, will boil that way, and there
seems to be no help for it.
The asphodeI and violet
Are pceping through the plain,
And the flame OF golden crOcus
Has lit the land again.
bud and blossom, quicken fast,
Bedeck the barren tree.
And briLg the spring. for with the spring
My love comes back to me
The foregoing may be a trhe in advance Of the
season far asphOdels and violets and such
things arc concerned. and the bringing back of
somebody's 'love" may possess no special interest
for the average reader But the verse viii serve
to introduce the important announcement that
Godfrey Wolf is satisfied that the advent of Spring
cannot be far removed. and to the end of making
ready for its coming he Will sell the entire stock
of clothing his shelves. (ueXt door to the post
office, AltoOna) comprising all manner OF cold
weather wear. and particularly fine line OF over
coats, at first cost These goods must positively be
closed out during the present month, and IT there
are those among the readers OF the FREEMAN who
wish to take advantage Of schedule of prices
which will not soon again prevail, they will act
the wise part by making early call on Mr.. Wolf
The celebrated Rochester clothing is Of the
spccialties Of his establishment.