« THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, ISiE forbearance and serene faith. He S IL V E R T O N ... was beginning to accept the world aa it is, not with the air of a cynic, but with the resolve of a man and the glad enthusiasm of the poet. Madeline dwelt in his memory like ..... A rtistic W o rk a beautiful star, yet his passionate soul craved an earthly hope. After Madeline, however, only a most W hen you w ant a .... noble spirit could satisfy him. He Good Smooth Shave was as exacting in his judgement Or a F irst-C lass........ of woman as an artist whose mind H air-Cut is continually hauuted with re ----------- CALL OX------------ splendent ideals. This woman who had casually flitted by him had E. E. T A Y L O R . touched him with surpassing glory; 0 o w <■? and, struggle as he might, he was S il v e r t o n , .........................- - O regon held in bondage by her lovely phantom. So he floated on, in a half-dreamy state, through the crowded thor Force and M atter, B uchner, c lo th . $1 00 oughfares. At length, he reached Locke on H um an U n d e rsta n d in g .. 140 the place where he expected to see An Ideal R epublic, p a q e r.................. 50 A risto tle’s E th ics, G illies, cloth . . . . 1 40 or hear something of little Pete. It The N atu re C ure, I>r. Conger, new, was one of the most beautiful streets c l o t h ................................................... 2 00 e as last in le a th e re tte ................ 1 00 in the city, and the house was a Sam V olney’s R uins, c lo th , 75c p a p e r ... 50 V ital Force, A. C l.evannes, “ . . . . 20 large and handsome one. A risto tle ’s Politics, Ellis, c lo th ........ 00 “ I guess the little fellow’s uncle T rials and T riu m p h s of Lalior, Ber n ard!, p a p e r ...................................... 50 is rich,” said Charlie. H y p n o tism , How it is Hone, its He rang the bell, and asked for Uses and its D angers, Ja m es R. Miss Blanche Kennedy. He was Cocke, M. D., c lo th ........................ 1 50 of Plato, tran sla te d by shown by the servant into a splen Dialogues C arey, c lo th . .................................. 80 didly furnished parlor. It was gor Del M ar’s H istory of M onetary s, c lo th .......................... ..... 2 00 geously yet tastefully decorated. R e S n ystem a n ’s Life of Jesu s, p a p e r............ 50 There was an oriental magnificence M olecular H ypothesis of N atu re. L o c k w o o d ........................................... 25 about it, yet nothing glaring. All H andbook of C urrency and w ealth, W a ld ro n .............................................. SO sorts of curious articles were in it, R a p h e a l’s A strological A lm anac and antique vases, plates, pictures, E p h e m e r i c ........................................ 35 bric-a-brac, old-fashioned chairs, L anguage of th e S ta r s ................. 50 h ith e r are We D rifting as a N a etc., and arranged with artistic W tio n , W iley, pap er ......................... 50 skill. The effect was admirable; We keep up w ith th e tim es in L ib eral, and Charlie, although his aesthetic Progressive and Reform books, am i ask you for all your book o rd ers; will fu rn ish sense was not much cultivated, you any book yon w ant a t th e lowest could not help feeling the richness price. A ddress all orders, W. E. Jo n es, 201 A lder stre e t, P o rtlan d , O regon. and harmony of the blending forms and colors. “What a romance this is for lit tle Pete!” he thought. “ What a contrast to his tumble-down hut at colored w ith “ P E R F E C T IO N ” Dyes will m ake beautiful C ar Golden Throne! What a lucky p e ts and Rugs, an d , u n lik e thing that he came here! I wonder o th e r dyes, th e colors o b tain ed if he lives in this house. It’s cu will not wash o u t or fade. rious how he ever happened to drift They are sim ple and econom among the hills, a poor devil, al ical to use, and th e new “ P e r most hung, and now perhaps he’s fection” C >tt in Dyes are espe- ’ cially ad ap ted for Rugs am i Rag on the high road to fortune. C arpet m aking. Blanche Kennedy is his cousin, I For Sale By A ll suppose. I wonder if she has the taste to arrange this room. How’ D R UG G I S T S . beautiful it is! So fresh, like the GUISS & SON, sea itself, wi-th an air of welcome W holesale A gents. a that puts me at ease as I would be S I L V E R T O N ........................OREGON. in the woods!” The door opened, and Charlie W ho can think o f som e sim ple turned to the advancing figure. th in g to paten i? P rotect rm ir id e a s: th e y m av bring you w .a lth . He started back in amazement; for W rite JOHN WEDDEItBURN ft CO., P atent Attor neys. W ashington, D. C„ for their $1.9«) p rise offer the beautiful woman who greeted an d n e w list o f on e thousand Inventions w anted. him, Blanche Kennedy, was no oth er than the one who had thrilled him months ago at the opera house—the same face, the same in effable glance, the same royal bear ing. The vision of his soul was be 'Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat business conducted for M o O E R A T E F E E S . fore him, smiling and cordial—a ient 'O u r O f f ic e i s O p p o s it e U . S . P a t e n t O ffic e 'and we can secure patent in less tune than these glowing, wondrous reality. ¡remote from Washington. B arber Shop Oregon State Secular Union Organized 1 8 8 9 .... Incorporated 1893. UNIVERSAL MENTAL LIBERTY » J G ood B o o k s Old R ags VJanîed— Än Idea ( to be contin ued .) Wanted-An idea__ W ho can think o f som e sim ple th in g to patent? Protect vour id ea»: th e y m ay bring you w ealth . Write JOHN WKDDEKBURN ft CO . P aten t Attor- ner*. W ashington. 1). for their $ 1 .9 0 p r lie offer *nd new lu t o f on e thousand Inventions w anted. i Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our lee rW due till patent is secured. A P a m p h l e t , “ How to Obtain Patents,” with cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, i C .A .S N O W & C O O p p . P a t e n t O f f ic e , W a s h in g t o n . D. 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