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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1897)
« T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , MAY 6, 1897. •‘You are a philosopher.” guess. Now for Jim m y. H e gives eessful in your effort in establishing IL V E R T O N ... ‘•No, I ’m not. T h a t’s too big a us a dose, about a dozen pages. the U niversity. W ith kindest w orl form e. I ju st do; and, when He m ust have had some adventures wishes, yours fraternally, I do it. w hat’s the use of th in k in g since he left us. P repare to listen. J. A. CALDER. about it? I t ’s better to do som e Here goes:— Jackson, Tenn., A prd 22. thing else.’’ ( to be continued ? Really Charitable Suggestion. “ I suppose y o u ’d ra th e r live than ..... Artistic Work die?” Here is a proposition which will From McMinnville. “ Yes, so long as I ’m alive.” interest P ortland m inisters. Since When you want a E ditor Torch of Reason: “ And when you are dead?” the state legislature has utterly Good Sm ooth S have I his forenoon I attended our “ Then, I ’d ra th e r be dead.” failed to m ake the usual concessions Or a First-Class....... Secular Sunday school and had a “ N othing troubles y o u ?” to ch arity , M ultnom ah county offi H a ir -C u t -“ Onlv myself, when I m ake a very interesting time. Miss Mabel cials will probably be glad to re blunders And then I swear and H opkins presided. T his afternoon ----------- CALL ON------------ ceive suggestions of economy as to I listened to a discourse delivered get over it, and go to w ork.” how to pull through the next two “ Do you expect to meet y o u r by our G. A. R. departm ent ch ap years. The proposition is m ade to lain. In the course of his rem arks children h ereafter?” the m inisters of G rants Pass by a O regon “ I don’t know’ an y th in g about he said »hat he believed the war caustic individual who signs h im S il v e r t o n , - - - - - - - th at, either. If I ever see them of .the rebellion was a lighteous self Stephen Jewell. Here it is: again, I shall he glad. If I d o n ’t, .judgm ent from God on our nation “ In view of th e extrem e poverty I can stand it as well as I do now .” to p u n ish them for their wicked and distress am ong the people, I “ Then, you sim ply believe in ness. H e said th a t God required a suggest th a t we donate our preach colored with “ PERFECTION” sacrifice for the n atio n ’s sins. H e doing your next d u ty ? ” ing during the present year. The Dyes will make beautiful Car “ I d o n ’t know’ a n y th in g about said he could not tell why God an n u al expense of all the churches pets and Rugs, and, unlike duty. I do w hat I think best, and should cause so m uch suffering of in G rants Pass is about $10,000 other dyes, the colors obtained th a t is generally w hat I w ant to the innocent. I could have told This would buy about th a t m any will not wash out or fade. him th a t it is and alw ays has been do.” They are simple and econom sacks of Hour, and send joy and ical to use, and the new “ Per “ When you take care of some ch aracteristic of his Bible God. comfort to m any families. If this fection” Cotton Dyes are espe poor, sick devil, d o n ’t you expect N othing but the blood of the sound, proposition is not acceptable, I will cially adapted for Rugs and Rag unblem ished and best of the Hocks, to be rewarded for it? ” Carpet making. agree to do all the preaching th a t “ Of course not. I don’t w’an t and finally the blood of his own in the people of G rants Pass need and For Sale By A ll anything, except to have him get nocent son was necessary to a p charge nothing for it. I will pledge D R U G G IS T S . well, I ’ve talk ed too much a l pease his w rath. W hat lie *ees t • myself to preach the gospel of GUISS & SON. ready. I ’m sleepy. G ood-night.” arouse his anger so m uch is more C hrist just as we find it in th e New th an I can tell, utdess I tak e his “ G ood-night.” Wholesale Agents. Testam ent. 'Two serm ons each word for it (so called), which says In a m om ent alm ost, both were S I L V E R T O N , .......................OREGON. Sunday, one to sinners and one to he is a God of vengeance, visiting sound asleep. C hristians, would be enough. As Golden T hrone was ready to th e sins of the parents on the ch ild to church work, the people can a t ren to the th ird and fourth genera welcome them. tend to th a t w iilvuit a preacher. “ Tell the news,” said G ribbins. tion. F o r my p a rt I cannot see If there is one Saviour we should “ You shall have it,” said Charlie; how any one can worship th at kind Force and Matter, Buchner, cloth. .$1 00 be one people.”—E vening Telegram . Locke on Human Understanding.. 140 of a God. I am sure I cannot. The “ but h av en ’t you an y new s?” An Ideal Republic, paqer............... 50 Bad Intentions. “ Yes: here’s a couple of letters gospel peddlers tell me I will he Aristotle’s Ethics, Gillies,cloth__ 1 40 The Nature Cure, Dr. Conger, new, dam ned if I do not, and I tell them for you.” c lo th ............................................. 2 00 It is in the power of the abusive C harlie tore them open. One I w’ill be dam ned if I can. j Same as last in leatherette.............. 1 00 to charge men with intentions Volney’s Ruins, cloth, 76c paper... 60 I have read every issue of the was in a delicate, w om an’s hand: Vital Force, A. Cl.evannes, “ . . . . 20 which they have never entertained X the other w’as ev in d n tlv •F from Torch of Reason so far and I in Aristotle’s Politics, 60 — with motives which their hearts Trials and Triumphs Ellis,cloth....... of Labor, Ber tend to read every one as long as I Jim m y. nard i, papier................................. 50 abhor. The innocent conduct of “ A letter from Jim m y ? Yes, live if the Torch lasts th a t long. I Hypnotism, How it is Done, its individuals m ay be easily m isinter Uses anil its Dangers, James R. th in k it im proves with every issue. and th is one— let me see—h u rra h ! Cocke, M. D., cloth..................... 1 50 preted; and such m isinterpretation it tells all ab out little Pete. Come, I th in k it is ju st splendid and it is Dialogues of PJato, translated bv will be readily adopted by th e pre Care v, cloth.................................' so th e best reading m atter I get. I let’s eat an d d rin k and read the Del Mar’s History of Monetary judiced and unreflecting, who are news. I know it ’s som ething take several papers, but the Torch Systems, cloth............................. 2 00 ever willing to suit things to their Renan’s Life of Jesus, paper.......... 60 is read first. good.” Molecular Hypothesis of Nature. N ettie O lds-H aight lectures at own m alig n an t purposes. It is Lockwood.................................... 25 wiser then, for us who declare the Handbook of Currency and wealth, our Science hall th is evening and C h a pt e r x v i . Waldron....................................... 50 tru th of everlasting N ature, by p ru it is near tim e for her to begin, so Rapheal’s Astrological Almanac and They all gathered around w’hile dent, good, and regular conduct, to Ephernerie................................... 35 Charlie read the new’s. He read I m ust close and go and hear her. acquire such a character as will ex Language of the Stars..................... 50 Whither are We Drifting as a Na first ab out little Pete. The letter Yours for the tru th , plain to th e im partial observer the tion, Wiley, paper ..................... 60 C. R. COOK. was from a Miss Blanche K ennedy, purity of th e m otives by which we We keep Up with the times in Liberal, M cM innville, A pril 25. who, it appeared, was a cousin to Proifrewive and Reform books, and ask are actuated, in cases in which our — you for all your lxxik orders; will furnish little Pete.” Sunny Words From the South. views are ungenerously or m alic ! you any Ixxik you want at the lowest Little Pete,” she wrote, “cam e to iously m isrepresented. We sacri price. Address all orders, W. E. Jones, 291 Alder street, Portland, Oregon, us after m any struggles. We did E ditor Torch of Reason: fice our personal interests, and re not know’ he w’as living. H e has Y our circular and a copy of the sign w hat others prize as ad v a n o f som e aim pi« thing to patent! had a strange history. H e told us paper cam e to hand yesterdav, and tages—for the sake of virtue, of re a P roject t o u t M ean; th oy m ay bring br you w ealth W rite JOHN WgDDKKBUKN ft CO., CC., . P aten t At tor RN A neva. W ashington. I). for their gi.SMO prize offei »... mvii ^i.ixxz |F I Ifcü V /s. all about his wonderful escape a t to help the cause along I will sub son and of tru th ; and we enjoy a an d n e w lU t <7 • 01 ■- ’ one thousaud * Inventions wanted. Golden T hrone and w hat you did scribe for the paper. I am sorry felicity unknow n to the ignorant for him. He desires me to express th a t I c a n ’t do a n y th in g further at an d the superstitious. — Horace his g ratitude. We purpose to give present. I only wish I could. I Seaver. him every advantage. He studies am over 70; have to work every N either rich furniture, nor ab u n d hard, an d seems qu ite happy. He day the sam e as I did forty years wishes m e to ask you to call, when ago, only I have to do about twice ance of gold, nor a descent from an Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat illustrious fam ily, nor greatness of ient business conducted for M o d er a te Fee». you come to the city. You will the am o u n t I did then for a d a S y t ’s O ur O ffic e is O ffc s it < u , s . P a te n t O ffice 'and we can secure patent in less time than those find him a t our residence. No 101 work. But I suppose I ought to be au th o rity , nor eloquence and all [remote from Washington. , ► Send model, draw ing o r photo., with descrip the charm s of speaking, can pro F ountain Street, San Francisco.” th au k fu l for being allowed to work tion. V,e advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. 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