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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
.
,
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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.
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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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