« 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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