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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1898)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1898. R E F LE C T E D RAYS. CURRENT EVEN TS. Bushnell was inaugurated gov- God and man cannot occupy the ernor of Ohio on the 10th inst. sam e space at the sam e time. The reindeer are en route from e^‘ Laj land for the K lonkike relief The man who “ walks with god” expedition. is not always in the best of com- The Pacific Northwest C attle as- [Ex. -f\ social ion will meet at Pendleton, For m oralists to talk about alter- Oregon, Feb. 15. ing m orals without altering envi- S enator F ry e has introduced a " '" " le n ts is no w i* r that, for a j bill in congress to have l uilt eight new revenue cutters. t" P "»'tice a b-n leg.— [Hen I illet. The senate com m ittee on m ilita- h i the death of C. S. Adams. Or- > ry m atters has ordered a favorable pg"ti l'ses one «»f her brightest re p o rt on the bill to increase the mi-nds. Mr. A dam s has occupied a conspicuous place in the affairs of regular arm y. our state during all the years of his The discovery of the n.olber-lode j w(>rki„ g life.-[States.nkn. -the source of the Klondike placer n i l — • is re p o rte * d , i a . n i d g re a * t ex- i They • are again discussing the fields , question, ‘‘W hy go to ch u rch ?” citem ent prevails. One of the best answers we remem- I he wom an’s a u x ilia ry of the ,„.r waH that of a hard-w orking old Chicago Cuban (om m ittee of 100. Scotswoman, w hosaid: “ 1 ae gaed are arran g in g for a relief fund for t() t(, «leepit.” — [Eree- the Cuban patriots. thinker. P ortland, Ore., m e rc h a n ts se c u r Over th e door of one of the many ed most of the contracts to furnish abandoned churches in the west is governm ent supplies for the Klon the inscription: “ This is the gate dike relief expedition. to heaven” ; and just below is the sign: ‘‘Closed by order of the Amer C orbett’s claim to a senatorial ican Loan C om pany.” — [ F r e e seat on the appointm ent of Gov thinker. ernor Lord of Oregon, is to have a I would like to see corporal pun hearing next Monday. The pros- prects are for an adverse report by ishm ent don«1 away with in every home, m every school, in every the committee. asylum , reform atory and prison. A combine of the departm ent Cruelty hardens and degrades, stores in Denver, Colo., have boy kindness reforms and ennobles.— cotted tne daily papers pending [Ingersoll. accession of the latter to the for It is tsserted th a t there are over m er’s dem and for a 20 per cent, re a thousand C hristiana am ong the duction in advertising rates. lepers in India. Doubtless they all The last paym ent to the govern believe th a t God afflicted them w ith m ent by the Union Pacific reorgan this horrible disease in his infinite ization committee for the Union goodness and mercy, th a t his name I acific was made Jan. •>, a check j might he glorified forever.— [Inves tor $8,500,000 being deposited a t tigator. the sub-treasury in New York. A prisoner in C incinnati was dis The New York H erald prin ts a covered in the awful crim e of slip letter from Gomez, the Cuban gen ping his food through the bars to eral, in which he declares th a t the his little daughter. An investiga Cubans will only accept peace with tion revealed the fact th a t his wife com plete independence from Spain. and little ones were starving and He says his soldiers will continue freezing in this city of churches and the war if they have to go naked. wealthy people. This is a Chris- T he executive com m ittee of the I t *,in n a ti<>n.--[Appeal to Iva^on. American Federation of Labor has asked congress for legislation on the following m atters; An eight-hour day on all public works; preven tion of the indiscrim inate and d a n gerous use of the writ of injunction, and restriction of im m igration on an educational basis. SONG BOOK z A. W olf& Son R espectfully invite you to visit th eir establishm ent ami con vince yourself that they are show ing the greatest line of G eneral M erchandise in Marion county at popular prices. Mail orders given prom pt attention. Y ours to Please A. WOLF & SON S ilv e rto n , Oregon. C u s ite r & D a v e n p o rt D E A LER S IN- . . ..GENERAL E RCHANDISE Corner Main and W ater Sireets, SILV ER TO N , ORE. z: Hicks & Ames A D E A L E R S IN H ardw are, Tinw are, Stoves, A G R IC U L T U R A L IM P L E M E N T S (runs, Fishing Tackle, C utlery, Sporting Goods, Etc., Etc. SILVERTON, OREGON. Secularists < » ^ O r anybody TORCH OF REASON SEND US YOUR JOBWORK N O . I. W e W ill Do I t For You -> ■» » The Ohio legislature stands 74 to 71 against H an n a at last rejwirts. The senatorial fight is a bitter one and accusations of briliery are m ade by both sides. An outgrowth of the contest is the introduction in th e lower house of a resolution to am end the state constitution so th at U nited States senators shall he elected by direct vote. L atf ; r .— H an n a is elected. 3, f / 4/.- lU J . - .in JS & ' - '7 WP Neatly, Quickly, and For Less Money T han You can G et It Elsew here •KEEP THE TORCH OF REASON kBl RNING.” New and «elected secular songs set to fa m ilia r tunes. T h ir ty -tw o pages. è Price io cents. We Print A nything