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T H E TORCH OE REASON, SILV E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , D EC EM B ER 30, 1897.
W ESTERN
es, there cerlain lv * could be no n<>-
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hier calling.
It requires an architect to build
gulfed him .” ‘‘W hat a brute he
was!” exclaimed C«d. Ingersoll, anti à building, even if it be an idiotic
the exclam ation was echoed by all or insane asylum , but it requites
present. “ Yes,” said Mr. Ileecher, genius like Roliert G. Ingersoll’s to
shaking the long, whit»* ^ia \r ’)ac^ m ake it unnecessary to have such
from his forehead, ami pointing hi» .
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7 .
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' r in r r » .r n t , l i n / p r a i i i ‘ .. ‘ v p 1 » ( O i . ! . l l - buildings, bet us throw away our
finger at Ingersoll, “yes, Col. In ,
gersoll, and you are the man. The crutches as soon as possible and
hum an soul is lame, hut C hristian- w’alk erect.
ily gives crutches to it to ¡»ass the)
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highw ay of life. It is your teach F in e d fo r n o t K e e p in g T h a n k s Is there a n y th in g yon want? H aveyou property to sell?
ing »hat knocks the crutches from
g iv in g .
Do you wish to bun a home? J Jo you wish
under it and leaves a helpless and
to go in to bus* ness? l)o you wish
rudderless wreck in the slough of
Not
recently,
indeed,
has
any
Despond.
If robbing the hum an '
to exchange real estate or
soul of its only support on this person been fined for a reason of
person a I property?
e a rth —religion—be your profession, this nature, hut such a thing is not
why, ply it to your h e a rt’s content. unknow n in (he history of the!
It requires an architect to erect a
F riends :— We have recently established a general Ex-
building; an incendiary can reduce U n ite d S ta te s; a n d th e fact that it
has occurred in the past suggests change and Inform ation business in th e th riv in g city of
it to ashes.”
The w riter doesn’t give Mr. In the thought that a recurrence <»f 1 Silverton, and have for sale a n u m b er of town lots, vacant
the sam e is entirely po-sible, if nut and im proved, some well established business enterprises,
gersoll’s reply, and no doubt a good '
, , ,
For history repeats it some splendid farm s near Silverton, and last b u t'n o t least.
c C i hristian
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probable
would suppose that In
self, and as this incident shows, a a l l the lots i l l
gersoll was com pletely crushed.
regard for feast ami fast days of
We think it would lake better reas
governm ental appointm ent tends
oning Ihan Mr. Ih echer gave to the
n a tu ra lly to find expression, wh»*n
lilile parly to crush any reasona
fully developed, in an enforced ob
ble man.
Look at what Mr.
servance of such days 1»\ legal pre a tract of land ad jo in in g the Liberal U n iv ersity ground»,
Beecher said the first thing! He
scription.
The following is from and beautifully situ ated for homes. Below is a p artial list
said he d id n ’t have i»n> thing to say
the W aterbury Arm rican, and gives of the property we have for sale.
and then went on and tried to put
the record of the prosecution as it
Mr.Ing« rsoll in a ridiculous position.
was set down at the time, ninety
He sim ply lied to begin with (p riest
CITY P R O P E R Y.
FA RM P R O P E R T Y ,
years ago:
ly trick), then he was personal,
H a l f - A c r e L o t in W est S ilv e rto n ;
2 3 acres, well im proved, fine house,
“ W aterbury, Nov. 26th, A. I). b eau
tifu l location for residence. $2tH).
which is impolite when in com
barn an d o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile fro:,.
1807, at evening, personally a p
C o r n e r L o t near th e L iberal U n i Silverton, $4000. W ill tra d e for larger
pany, and especially when personal
versity.
.*100.
farm of equal value n o t over tw enty
peared David Beecher, Seym our
to another's disadvantage.
The
L o t s in S e c u l a r H o m e , location m iles from S ilv erto n .
T \le r, Freem an B. H ine, ami H ar to su it, at S2o, $50 and $75.
writer draw’s on one’s im agination
vey Paine, and acknowledged be 4 acres of land in S ilv erto n , Oregon ;
3 1 8 acres of sp len d id f ru it am i farm-
in speaking of Mr. Beecher draw ing
f o r e me, the subscribing au th o rity , two good houses, fru it trees, etc. W ill in g la n d , well im proved, good running
himself to an er«'ct position, and
trad e lor farm lain!.
w ater, th re e m iles from S ilverton, at p27
that they were guilty of a breach of
H o u s e a n d L o t n e ar th e d ep o t, p e r acre.
C an divide if necessary to
shaking hack his long, white hair
$750.
su it p u rch aser.
a
certian
statu
te
law,
entitled
an
We d o n ’t understand th a t long,
act t<> enforce the observance o f ! H o u s e and lot in c e n te r of tow n.
white hair has any more to do w ith
$375.
1 6 0 : acres of fine tim b e r, n e a r s large
days of public fasting and th a n k s
Tx»gs can be floated
the question than a wig or Mr. I n
H o u s e n n 'i barn wth 1)^ acres of saw m ill, $1000.
giving, by atten d in g to servile la ¡and in Silverton. 1*750.
n early all th e wav to m ill.
gersoll’s bald head. But now we
are through the hypocritical crust, bor and recr»-at ion, by chopping,
shooting, hunting, etc., on the 26th
let us exam ine tin* argum ent.
Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies m ov
day
of
November,
it
being
a
day
Mr. Ingersoll is represented as
ing here will have the splendid advantage of Schoolin,
strong and healthy, while C hris appointed by the governor of this th eir children in th e only Liberal U niv ersity in the world
tians are represented as lame and state to be observed as a day of Silverton is b eau tifu lly situ ated in th e great W illam ette
thanksgiving throughout
with crutches. I bis tallies one for public
valley t/ in the foothills of the Cascade m ountains. A tine
this state.
our side.
In actual life a strong
“ \V herefore it is considered and sp ark lin g stream affords splendid w ater power and great
bully would he, as Mr. Ingersoll
advantages for drainage. W rite to us for fu rth e r inform a
said, a brute to act so, but instead adjudged by this court th at the tion.
Y ours for business,
of being a bully, even in religious said David beecher, Seym our Tyler,
m atters, Mr. Ingersoll is known by Freem an B. H ine and H arvey
IN FO R M A TIO N BU REA U and E X C H A N G E .
ali who know him to he fair and Paine, each of them , pay a fine of
$1.25
to
Ashley
Scott,
town
treas
honest. He would not take take
W a t » h S t r e e t ,
Silverton, Oregon.
advantage ol a weak antagonist. It urer, for the benefit of the town of O pposite L iberal Hall.
W
aterbury,
where
said
offense
was
would he better to represent him
as kindly showing the poor cripple com m itted.
T h ro w A w a y th e C ru tc h e s .
(Continued from 4th page)
NFORMATION
H u r e c iti a n d
E xchange
S E C U LA R H O M E
how to walk w ithout his crutches
ami thus become strong and m anly.
When Mr. Ingersoll knocks the
crutches of superstition from under
a poor, weak C hristian, he does not
let him fall into a cesspool, but
ral her onto I he smooth, clean, grass-
„ .
covered terra firma of common
“ FR EPER IC K
I loTCHKISS,
“ Justice of Peace.”
—[Am erican Sentinel.
U n iv e r s it y
W ESTERN
AND
U N IV E R SIT Y
A b se n t Teaching Institute
Fund.
IN C O R PO R A TED UNDER TH E LAWS OF IL L IN O IS
T he am ount given in this fund
f a c t u a l cash paid in regardless of
To teach, ed u cate and confer degrees of sc h o larsh ip upon those who by studious-
whal has been prom ised:
ncss
are e n title d to them in A rt, Science, L ite ra tu re , Law, Philosophy am i Theol-
n
.
,
i
, , ,
Previously acknowledged, $ 5 5 4 .5 5 ogy. I t is well know n th a t h u n d re d s of people are highly qualified in various
sen se.
1 5Q lines of scientific research, and have become p ractical as well as th eo retical scbol-
J. G. Francis, Oregon
1 0 0 ara s*nce l‘‘av *nK Bie school room and are deserving of a degree su itab le to their
Mr. Beecher’s a tte m p t was as F. Y an llo eter, Oregon
i n n • Ca,1,in* ‘ M any are w orthy and fitted , and W estern U niversity is fully authoriz-
weak as his figure of speech where Jo h n 8. H olm an, Illinois
1 .0 0 . ed to honor such with a su itab le degree. < fib ers, not q u ite readv, to aid them our
1 .0 0 pl«n is to d ire c t courses of reading and stu d y , followed bv periodical exam inations,
he .»peaks of knocking the crutches
Oregon
and w hen th e can d id ate is qualified, to g ra n t a d iplom a f o r a su ita b le degree, ac-
M A T E R IA L , ETC.
fr<»m under a m an ’s soul and leav
j.
, - n cording to th e sta n d ard of sch o larsh ip a tta in e d . The degrees th a t m av be confer-
Previously acknowledged, $254.50 red are B. P ., B. 8 ., L. 8 ., P h . D., A. M., M. 8 ., LL. D.. D. D.
ing it without a rudder.
E. W. Ross, (lumber)
1 0 .0 0
Among th e p atro n s as stu d e n ts, an d g rad u ates holding th e fine L atin diplomas
lh • siateiiient that religion is
¡of W estern U n iv ersity , are teach ers, doctors, pastors, law yers, m erc h an ts, me
chanics, a u th o rs and in v en to rs. For full p a rtic u la rs, address,
the «»nly support for the hum an
Not to agree with my opinion is
soul (i ».elkct) is a m istake of Mr.
o ,
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counted by Bigotry as the most hei-
B«ec.,e », and as to th e profession llolls crim e of which any
n c ,,,
id robbing it of its artificial crutch- be g u ilty .—[Sentinel
P E O P L E ’S IN S T IT U T E
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C H IC A G O , IL L IN O IS
J. H. R A N D A L L , Ph. D., M. D.
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