H I E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1898.
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CURRENT EV E N TS
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du<‘ti<m of about 20 per cent in the
rates for advertising and the with-
‘»T draw a I of all patronage when the
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demand wa» denied.
The N ational Fishery Congress
Six cases of yellow fever are re-
ported at Edw ards, Miss.
in e t at T am pa Fla., last week.
A nti-sem ite riots are reported in
The Onio legislative commit (e to
Paris and the French colony in investigate the charges of bribery
against Mark H anna, met on the
Algiers.
.Japan evidently prop ses to take 22d, with a big crowd of prom inent
a hand in the disposal of C h in a’s af­ men present.
fairs, having sent nine warships
the scene.
to
Forty-five K londikers arrived at
S eattle on tin* 22d. They report
John W. Griggs, governor of New that Fort Yukon has been under
Jersey, has been nom inated by the m artial law for some tim e, and ra ­
president to succeed M cKenna as tions are dealt out daily, those who
have no m oney being required to
attorney-general.
saw word in paym ent.
The executive c< m m ittee of the
Mull S pinners’ Union has ordered
a s tr ik e o f the spinners of Lowell
and New Redford, Mass.
M cK enna’s nom ination as associ­
ate justice of the United States
The acquisition of knowledge is
suprem e court vice St< phen J. Field
so solid a good in itself th a t it can
nsig n ed , has been confirmed.
never he lo st.— [E picurus.
A Till has been introduced into
It some C hristians we know are
Congress providing for a subsidy of
$125,000 per year for 20 years for a going to heaven, the angelic choir
cable to Haw aii. After th a t time will get some pretty hard criticism
the services will cost the govern­ before it has sung more th an two
hym ns.— [Investigator.
m ent nothing.
When m inisters appeal to the
According to statistics at the
treasury departm ent the value of police power, or seek to have laws
exports by the United States for enacted or enforced, it shows the
the calendar year of 1897 aggregat­ lack of faith in the power of th a t
ed $1,100,000,000, an increase of God whose servants they profess to
$93,(XX),000 over any preceding be.—[ Commoner.
year.
The more m ystical a religious be­
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W ESTERN .
INFORMATION
B u re<i n a n d E x c h a n g e
Is there u // y th i o g you w a n t? H ave you property to sett?
Do you irish to bun a hom e? Do you w ish
to g o i n to hu si 11 ess? l)o you w ish
to exch a n g e real estate or
p er ‘son a I p r o p e r ty ?
F riends :- - We have recently established a general Ex­
change and In form ation business in th e th riv in g city of
Silverton, and have for sale a num ber of town lots, vacant
and im proved, some well established business enterprises,
some splendid farm s near Silverton, and last but not least,
all the lots in
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a tract of land ad jo in in g the Liberal U niversity grounds,
and beautifully situated for homes. Below is a partial list
of the property we have for sale.
C IT Y
1 ROPERY.
FA RM P R O P E R T Y ,
H a l f - A c r e L o t in W est S ilverton ;
b eau tifu l location for residence. $200.
C o r n e r L o t near th e L iberal U n i­
versity. : 100.
L o ts in S e c u l a r H o m e , location
to su it, at *25, $50 and $75.
4. acres of lan d in S ilv erto n , O regon;
two good houses, fru it trees, etc. W ill
tra d e for farm land
H o u s e a n d L o t n e ar th e depot.
$ 150.
The Senate decided to procédé at lief is, so it would seem, the better
H o u s e a ,’d lot in c e n te r of tow n.
once to the consideration of the chance it has for obtaining a con­ $375.
H o u s e a n ‘l b arn w th 1*^ acres of
resolution introduced a few days siderable following. Many seem to
¡and in S ilverton. $750.
ago by Teller, providing for the
paym ent of the bonds of the U nited
States in silver at the option of the
governm ent.
reason in regard to religion th a t
the less you understand of it the
surer it is to be profoundly tru e.—
[New York Voice.
It is now the intention of the
governm ent to sta rt the Yukon re­
lief expedition to Skagway on the
steam er E lder, which will sail from
P o rtlan d , Or., on February 1st. The
supplies will follow a week later by
the steam er Oregon.
D uring one year the m issionaries
in the vicinity of Cesarea, Turkey,
gave medical treatm en t to about
9,000 natives. Christ said th at his
followers could alw ays be identified
by their possession of the power to
cure diseases by the laying on of
hands. Evidently these m ission­
aries are not true followers of their
pretended Lord and M aster, for
they surely would not have re­
sorted to medical treatm en t when a
mere touch would have accom plish­
ed the desired result just as well.—
[ Investigator.
Blanco, the th ird general sent by
Spain to put down the Cuban re­
bellion, is proving himself no more
successful than were bis predeces­
sors. “ Down with Blauco,” is the
cry, and even Cubans loyal to Spain
dem and his w ithdraw al.
Cuba continues to he the p ara­
m ount question in congress, and in
the debates the M cKinley ad m in ­
istration is severely censured for
its inactivity in the m atter.
The
ad m in istratio n claim s to be w ait­
ing to see how the autonom ous plan
in au g u rated , J a n u a ry 1st will work.
A 1 renton, N. J. , preacher could­
n ’t hold his crowd of dupes o th er­
wise so lie got a lot of prettv girl
ushers and had them pass th e con­
tribution boxes. T he girls drew
not only a crowd but dollars a s
well. The parson adm onished the
audience that “ the Lord loves a
cheerful giver,” and sent the sirens
forth after the dollars. The first
assault on the parishioners’ purses
nett' d $300. If the preacher keeps
up that gait very long he will soon
l»e able to capitalize the proceeds
am i sta rt other kinds of confidence
The fight between the Denver
newspapers and the fourteen large
d ep artm en t stores of the city re ­
garding advertising rates ended
with the unconditional su rrender of
th e m erch an ts’ association.
The
fight wag precipitated by the de­
m and, by the advertisers, for a re- games.— [Free Society.
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2 3 acres, well im proved, fine house,
barn and o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile fro;,,
S ilverton, $4000. W ill trad e for larger
farm of equal value not over twenty
m iles fiom S ilverton.
3 1 Q acres of splendid f ru it and farm ­
ing land, well im proved, good running
w ater, th ree m iles from Silverton, at (27
p er acre. Can divide if necessary to
su it p u rch aser.
1 6 0 acres of tine tim b e r, n e a r» large
saw m ill, $1000. Logs can be floated
nearly all th e way to m ill.
Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies mov­
ing here will have the splendid advantage of schooling
th eir children in the only Liberal U niversity in the world.
Silverton is b eau tifu lly situ ated in th e great W illam ette
valley in the foothills of th e Cascade m ountains. A tine
sp ark lin g stream affords splendid w ater pow er and great
advantages for drainage. W rite to us for fu r her inform a­
tion. Yours for business,
IN FO R M A TIO N BUREAU
W a t k r S t r e b t .
OpiMwite L iberal H all.
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and
EX C H A N G E.
Silverton, Oregon.
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INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS
To teach , ed u cate and confer degrees of sch o larsh ip upon those who by studious­
ness are e n title d to th em in A rt, Science, L iteratu re, Law, P hilosophy and Theol­
ogy. It is well know n th a t h u n d re d s of people arc highly qualified in various
lines of scientific research , and have become practical as well as th eo retical schol­
ars since leaving th e school room and are deserving of a degree su itab le to their
cabling. M any are w orthy and fitted, and W estern U niversity is fully authoriz­
ed to honor such w ith a su itab le degree. O th ers, not q u ite ready, to aid them our
plan is to d ire c t courses of reading am i stu d y , followed by periodical exam inations,
and w hen th e can d id ate is qualified, to g ran t a diplom a for a su itab le degree, ac­
cording to th e sta n d a rd of sch o larsh ip a tta in e d . The degrees th a t m av lie confer­
red are B. P „ B. 8 ., L. 8 ., P h . D., A. M ., M. 8 ., LL. D ., D. I).
Among th e patro n s as stu d e n ts, and g rad u ates holding th e fine L atin diplomas
of W estern U n iv ersity , are teachers, doctors, pastors, law yers, m erch an ts, me­
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