Morgan County republican., 1914-07-23
nUMYN INVERTEBRATES
An Invertebrate Is an Animal Which Has
No backbone

whole creation. Birds and beasts
serve the purpose for which they were
made and for which they exist, but
man, in whom eliminate all the forces
of creation: man, the crowning work
Of all I; man. the last and highest mark
of creative genius, deliberately sets
aside the laws of nature and cutivates
british and beastal passions and thus
becomes the only rebel of creation.
Nature intended for him to walk
erect, and for that purpose made him
spinal column which we commonly
denominate a backbone. But many
thousands seem to fail in understand
ing natures intent, and instead of
walking with head up and facing to
the fore. they grovel in the dust and
crawl as worms.
But conquering self and mastering
our own passions and desires is not
the easiest task assigned to us. You
have seen man walk into lions
cage and, with the crack of whip or
softly spoken word, command and
compel the king of beasts to do his
bidding. And yet, that same man
could not control the lion of violent
and vicious temper that dwelt within
own breast. You have seen wo-
man enter cage with tigers and com
pei the great beasts to perform as
trained puppies would, but she could
not command her own disposition to
claw and scratch and bite. The man
who tames the lion prostra,es himself
at the feet of the scarlet woman, and
he who with easy mastery can tame
the snake and wind its Shiny folds
about the body without fear of harm,
often bows humble slave to the SER
pent in the glass. Man commands
the winds and it obeys, h: speaks and
fire becomes his humble servant, he
chains the lightning and it lights his
home, cooks his meals, propels his car
and carries his messages over land and
sea; but when he commands his own
heart to be upright he finds rebellion
in that heart that is PROSTATE before
false gods.
1t pays to be perpendicular in any
occupation, profession or calling.
Lord Lyndhurst said: "A Judge
first of all should be a gentleman and
then if he happens to know little
law, so much the better" "a good cri-
terion, and one that would apply with
equal aptitude to other Offices of men
A king can afford to lay aside his
crown and sceptre, and a millionaire
can afford to give away his money ;
but no one can afford to scarlfice his
manhood. In the olden times a man
knelt before his king, was touched with
a sword, and arose knight. A no.
bleman was one who inherited a noble
name and vast estates. Today noble
man and knight are one and the same
thing and depend for nobility not on
accidental birth or the inheritance OF a
fortune. A real nobeman is one who
meets the duties and responsibilities
of life with upright mien and struggles
up toward the morning light.
What a pest in this fair land of ours
is the army of social invertebrate;
who, without push and energy enougl
to make places for themselves, be-
come leeches to suck their living ou
OF the hard earnings OF Others. Wit
. ness the great armies of tramps, dead
beats, loaiers, swindlers, gamblers
confidence men, promoters, boom
ers and beggars and many OF tn,
same stripe who seek to live OF
the fruits of others work and neve
produce a thing by hand or brain tha
adds to the general wealth of materia