TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , JU N E 3, 1897, SECULAR SUNDAY A p ril 11. SCHOOL LESSON. N a tu ra l H is to ry . H O LY No. 2. In n a tu ra l FISHES. FISH Fishes are vertebrates which have cold blood, a id live wholly io the water and breathe by mean* of gills. The parts which correspond to the arm s and legs of other anim als are usually very short, ami are called fins. The eye of a fish has no motion, and the pupil is always of the same size, both in light a id darkness; the ear is wholly enclosed by the hones of the head and hence it is generally believed that they hear only the loudest sounds. The num ber of eggs laid by one fish is often very great,- the salm on sometimes laying tw enty thousand and the cod more than nine million. Most fish possess a singular organ called the “swimming bladder.” This is a kind of pouch situated close under the backbone, and filled with a gas called nitrogen. The fish can rise or sink by means of com pressing or expanding this pouch, without using its fins or tail. There are more fish than all other vertebrates put together. Those th a t live in shallow water are usually of brighter colors while those that live in very' deep water are generally dull in color. Some fish have very peculiar ways. In Central America there are fish which leave their ponds when the water dries u p a n d ju m p along over the ground in. large droves in search of more water. A nother kind has th e power of lving dorm ant in the mud until it rains ami thus preserves its life. A nother kind clim bs up the tru n k s of trees, and Hie archer fish of .Japan lives on insects which it shoots with a drop of water blow n from its long snout. It can in this m anner shoot an insect th a t is four or five feet away ami then as it drops into the water the successful archer im m ediately swallows its prey. QUESTIONS ON THE LESSON. 1. To w hat branch of the anim al kingdom docs a fish belong? 2. Tell about the fishes’ eyes. 3. Can a. fish hear uh talk? 4. How m any eggu does a salm on sometimes lay? 6. Tell about the “swim ming bladder.” 6. \\ hieh are p rettier, fishes that liv«* in shallow, or those th a t live in deep w ater? 7. Tell about four kinds of fish th at have peculiar habits. 8 to 10. Tell fish stories. Gem of B IB L E T h o u g h t. JUL9..9JLfi.JUlJZ.JUUlJULfi.JUUt UNIVERSITY NOTES. I U n iv e rs ity F und. H is to ry . STORIES. J ‘" ah 1:17: Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three n ig h ts . Jonah 2:10: Ami the Lord spake unto th e fish and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. M a't. 14:17-21: And they said unto him , we have her«' hut five loaves and two fishes. said, bring tlc'in h ith er to me. And he com m anded the m ultitude to sit on th e grass, and took the five loaves ami the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to bis disciples, ami the disciples to the m ultitude. And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up of the fragm ents lh at rem ained tw -lve baskets full. And they th a t had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Luke 5:4-7: Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Ami Simon answering, said unto him, m aster, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing, nevertheless a t th y word I will let down the net. And when they bad this doin', they inclosed a great m u ltitude of fishes. And their net brake. Anti they beckoned to th eir partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them ; ami they came, and filled both the ships so th at they began to sink. Lx. 7: L - 2 1: • 1 bus saith the Lord, In this thou sh alt know’ th at I am the Lord; Behold, I wiii smite with the roti th at is in my hand upon t h e waters which are in the river, and they shall he turned to blood. * * And the fish that were in the rivers died; ami the river stank, and the E gyptians could not drink of ¿he water of the river; and there was blo"d throughout all the land of Egypt. ¡Matt. 17:24-27: W hat thinkest thou, Sim on? Of whom do the kings <>t the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of stranger-? Peter saith unto him , of strangers. Jesu s saith unto him , Then are the children free. N otw ithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, ami cast an hook, ami take up the fish th a t first c o n n - th up; ami when thou hast opened his m outh, thou sh alt find a piece of money; that take, and give unto them for me and thee. “ F is h y ” Science will beautify the lives of those who will arise from the dark recesses o f error. LESSON. T h o u g h t. “ And Jonah was in the belly of and three nights.” the fish three days o/ JLUUUL9JLfiJLfiJLfi.JULfi.JLfiJUUL9. seat three thousand people. Hon. showing it. Previously A cknow ledged..........0 7 8 4 50 W. J. B ryan will speak there the Theologians answer argum ents C itizens of Silverton and vicinity, 260 00 day before the opening of the The lowest hid for tin*, hill of bv refusing to discuss, and over 110,000 feet of lum ber is $077.50. T o ta l.................................................. $20-14 00 C hautauqua assem bly. throw skeptics by ignoring facts. the contract will soon he let. Dr. C. Elton B lanchard of Cleve The scientists answ er argum ents SECULAR NEWS. land, Ohio, noted for his lectures with facts and overthrow 1 her«; is some talk of changing the and writings, has been invited by the location of the University from priests by the use of reason. the Oregon State Seep lar Union to Next w e e k we will publish the Coolidge’s hill to a tract west of Preachers do not tell all their m em orial sermon delivered at visit the state of Oregon, and we T. I). Allen’s residence. doubts. Salem, May 30, by Rev. W. E. are inform ed th a t he will he here The provisional deed th a t was When men get better than their Copeland, pastor of the U nity within the next twelve m onths and obtained from Ai Coolidge & Co. church. devote a lew m onths to the Secular gods, then the gods die. was not satisfactory to m any, and P arties desiring to take a d v a n t cause in Oregon, contributing to Many people who are cruel to we will be obliged to secure a the Liberal U niversity one half of their friends here, talk and sing of straig h t w arran ty deed or lone age of our book offer on th e fifth the money made by his lectures. page of this issue should order meeting them “over there.” How much support. S ecularists should he prepared to their books at once as the offer would it do to lie kind and loving Frank and Atny Forw ard are give him a good reception. will likely he discontinued after and make each other happy here. visiting their sister in Salem this Ju ly l*t. W agner, Oregon, will celebrate \\ e meet our friends every day, week. the Fourth of Ju ly in S ecular style and this is a good place, if we will 1 he Silverton M arine Band Or this year as usual. Miss Kate De but make it so. We have no proof We wish to thank the students chestra will give a concert at Lib who so willingly marched in the Peatt will deliver the oration. that we will ever have another eral hall, F riday evening, Ju n e 4. procession decoration day. Pearl W. Geer, president O. S. chance. Let us improve this one. Silverton can boast of «me of the J e rry Desart is putting ir. m u c h best hands on the Pacific coast and S. U. will soon sta rt on a lec Some Christians believe that o f his spare tim e m aking cuts for ture tour through southern Oregon ' a splendid concert is assured. their god is everywhere; the heath our new S. 8. S. quarterly which and California. The eom edv-dram a JA N E th at en of old believed that their gods will be out in about twenty davs. The enemies of the O. S. S. U. * was advertised in the T orch last were in the rocks, trees, animals, As soon as the comedy-drama.7 week for Ju n e 5, has been post are circulating false reports in re streams, etc. Does belief of this JA N E , is played Miss Kate De poned until S atu rd ay evening, gard to our ethical basis. Be sure kind do any g«x>d? vou know what it is liefore you Peatt and Mrs. M. P. Hosmer will Ju n e 12. The priests have always prevent condemn it. sta rt for eastern Oregon on a lec ed man from using his reason. The F ourth A nnual Assembly of ture tour. They will deliver the L ittle Points. first lecture of the series at Liberal the \\ illam ette Valiev C hautauqua In the fable, when Adam and Association will meet at Gladstone hall, Silverton, Sunday evening, Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of If people were as anxious to do Park, Oregon City, Oregon, Ju ly Ju n e 13. knowledge they must have been 13-14, 1897. A num ber of cele good as they are to m ake m oney, poor, ignorant, man-like animals. C aptain Vilen’s side of the Y. P. brate«! speaker* from ad parts of they would all 1 h * comfortable and Doesn’t it seem too bad that a god S. S. C. will !>e royally entertained th e United States will be in a t happy (rich) in one decade. would punish the whole human at th«’ Liberal hall next F riday tendance. The m eetings will be It there is a god th a t loves the race for this one ignorant mistake evening after the concert. h-ld in the auditorium which w ill' world he ha* a very poor way of of trying to gaiu knowledge.