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I H E TORCH OE REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , F E B R U A R Y 3, 1*98.
& f 'i'1 ' g t h « • e liti m t" t ht* court clwin
It whs antagonized by Daiz<ll «»f
CURRENT EVEN TS.
Pennsylvania, Dingley of Maine.
H epburn of Iowa, and G n svenor
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of < Jhio.
Dawson city is ’<» have a daily
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paper at a dollar a copy.
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R E F L E C T E D RAYS.
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A governm ent report shows th a t
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there are twenty lighthouses en
tirely in the keeping of women.
Only that which is purely Sec
The Teller resolution, that U nit
u lar can be tru ly nonsectarian.~
ed States bonds shall be payable
in
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American Sentinel,
silver dollars a t the opt on of the
governm ent, has passed the senate, j I he (»olden Rule, e h a r i t\ , kin d
ness, and love did not originate
Secretary L<> g announces that
with Jesus. He found th«*m in the
our relations with Spain are such
world wh»*n he came, and C h rist
th a t American war vessels will re
ians have no m oral right to put the
sum e friendly calls at Cuban ports.
brand <>f th eir leader’s nano* upon
A Russian newspaper says that them , as if they were personal
in consequence of tin* failure of the property. They belong to H um an
Anglo-Chinese loan, negotiations in ity .—[Lucian.
a new com bination between Russia
Canon Rogers, of Y arm outh,
and G erm any have been started to
having .-aid in a speech to the Mis
furnish the loan.
sions of" Seamen th at he was proud
Governor Lord has advised the
central Cuban relief com m i'lee th at
an influential com m ittee has been
organized in Oregon to solicit sup-
plies. It is proposed to ship ten
carloads of Oregon products.
of the title of sky-pilot, because
pilots could he trusted, is asked by
T. W. de Caux in D aylight to an-
HWer two questions: In what part of
infinite space is heaven located?
and w hat is heaven like? Were
In a speech at
M anzanillo, sim ilar questions put to any pilot
Blanco, the Spanish general, declar “ w orthy of his nam e” in regard to
ed th at he would end the war in any port to which he is accredited,
Cuba within a m onth, and th a t all he would answer them readily.
the insurgents, who had not su r N either Canon Rogeis nor any
rendered by th at lim e would he other sky-pilot can answ er these
simple questions, or produce any
treated with the utmost vigor.
certificate that they are entitled to
From an article in the New York
guide others to the region of king-
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transfer
A firm of cigar m anufacturers at
their sabbath from S aturday over to
S unday. It is stated th a t one con T richinopoly issues a circular con
gregation in Chicago has already taining* the following delectable
done this.
Rabbi Moses Gries passage;—“ As we hear th a t mo-t of
declares th a t neither the Jewish : <nn* C hristians purchase cigars from
nor the C hristian S abha'h is of di- heathens, so we are m anufacturing
these cigars only for the C hristian
vine origin.
com m unity, ami offer them at very
Dr. Sanchez Agra monte, a gen
m oderate rates. A trial order is
eral in the Cuban insurgent arm y,
solicited.” In order to accentuate
has arrived in New York from
the essentially religious character
Europe, with $40,01)0 raised in P a
of the business, the circular is
ris for the insurgent cause. He
adorned with a sort of trade m ark,
save th at all classes in France de- . . .
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, i o the shape of a cross su rm o u n t
sire the freedom of Cuba, hut the .
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ing a globe
globe, w n i'h
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h two angels wor-
governm ent is prevented fro m ta k -j . . . . .
I shipping before it. By an «»missi«»n
in g a n y actio n fav o rab le to C uba I . . .
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which is ra th e r surprising, none of
by th e F re n ch in te re st in S p a n ish
the brands of cigars quoted have
bonds.
Bihical names.— [ IT uth.
It is common report th a t an
W ith each New Year we n a tu ra l
American com pany, including such
ly think of «»Id friends wh<> have
tnen as Depew and V anderbilt,
depart« d, and of the young who
has v irtu ally purchased the re
will take onr place when we too de
public of H onduras, by gainging
part. They are the little heralds
control of her finances, and th a t
of a brighter time. Let children
agents of the com pany occupy all
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he tau g h t t<> think freeh and speak
g o v e rn m e n t p o sitio n s th a t h av e to . .
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b o ld ly .
do with financial affairs. An Eng-
lish syndicale has. in a sim ilar
m anner, gained control of San Do-
m ingo.
By a vote of 188 to 67 the house
of R epresentatives passed a hill ap
p ro p riatin g $288,000 to pay the
M ethodist church South for dam age
sustained I v the seizure of its pub-
lishing house at Nashville, by the
Union arm y in 1863, w ithout re-
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Let th e m le arn
W ESTERN
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INFORMATION
K u re iiii fin d
E x e lia n g e
Is there a n y th in g you w a n t? H are you property to sett?
l)o yon Irish to bun a hom e? / )o you wish
to go in to business? Do you wish
to exch a n g e rent estate or
per so n u t property ?
F riends :- -We have recently established a general Ex
change and Inform ation business in the 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 enterprise-,
some splendid farm s near Silverton, and last hut not least,
all th e lots in
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a tract of land ad jo in in g tin* Liberal U niversity grounds.
and beau tifu lly • situ ated for homes.
Below is a partial
list
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of the property we have for sale.
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FARM
PR O P- R T Y ,
H a l f - A c r e L o t in W e s t S ilv e r t o n ;
lie a u t if u l lo c a tio n to r re s id e n c e . $200.
2 > acre s, w e ll i in p ro v e d , fin e house,
b a rn a n d o u t b u ild in g s , one m ile fro :,.
C o r n e r L o t " ear d ie L ib e ra l U n i S ilv e r to n , $4000. W il l tra d e fo r la rg e r
fa rm o f e q u a l v a lu e n o t o v e r tw e n ty
v e rs ity . :> too.
vert»»n.
L o t s in S e c u l a r H o m e , lo c a tio n m ile s fro m
to s u it, at $25. $50 a n d $75.
4. a res o f la n d in S ilv e r to n , O re g o n ;
3 1 8 acres o f s p le n d id f r u i t a n d fa r m
tw o good booses, f r u i t tre e s , e tc . W il l in g la m l, w e ll im p ro v e « !, good ru n n in g '
w a te r , th re e m ile s fio m S ilv e r to n , at '27
tra d e lo r fa n n la in !
p
e r H‘-re.
C a n d iv id e if nece ssary to
H o u s e a n d L o t n e a r th e d e p o t.
s u it piin d ia se r.
$750.
H ouse
$37 5.
H ouse
a i,d
lo t in
c e n te r o f to w n .
a ” d b a rn w th
la n d in S ilv e r to n . : 750.
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acres o f
1 6 C er< s o f fin e t im b e r ,
s a w m ill, : 1000.
L oe s can
n e a rly a 1 th e w a v to m ill .
e a rn la r e
be flo a te d
Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies mov
ing here will have the splendid advantage of schooling
te l i <1 Idren in the only L iberal U niversity in the world.
Silverton is b eau tifu lly situated in th e great W illam ette
vallev in the foothills ol the Cascade m ountains. A fine
sparkling stream affords splendid w ater power and great
advantages for drainage. W rite to us for fu rh er in fo rm a
tion. Yours for business,
IN FO RM A TIO N BU REA U
W ESTERN
‘A b s e n t
EX C H A N G E.
Silverton, <fregoli.
W V P It S T K r K T ,
p p o b it« "
ib e r n i H a ll.
AND
and
U N IV E R SIT Y
T c a G fr in §
In s titu te
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS
To teach , ed u cate am! confer degrees of sc h o larsh ip upon those who bv stndioie-
I nesa are entitle«! to th em in A it. Science, L itera tu re, Law, P hilosophy and Theol-
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th e f}iets j ogy. I t is well known th a t h u n d re d s
people are highly qualified in various
of science, instead of tin* fictions of lines of scientific research, ami have become practical as well aa theoretical schol
lheo|„ gy; t |lel, w i|| g r.ld u ally an a r s s i n c e l e a v i n g th e school room and are deserving of a degree su itab le to th<*i'
'¡callling. M any are w orthy and fitted , and W estern U niversity is fully au th o riz
enlightened public opinion he cre- ed to honor such w ith a su itab le degree. O lliers, not q u ite ready, to aid them our
ated which will be greater than plan is to d ire c t co u rseso f reading and stu d y , followed by periodical exam ination-,
thrones or established churches, and when the c an d id ate is qualified, to g ran t a d ip lo m a for a su itab le degree, a -
which will effectively throw off conling t<> th e sta n d a rd of sch o larsh ip a tta in e d . T he degrees th a t may !>e cold'
red are B. P., B. 8., L. 8 ., Ph. IL, A. M., M. 8 ., LL. IL, D. I).
diseases in tn e body politic as
Among the p atro n s as stu d e n ts, and g rad u a tes holding th e fine L atin diplom a-
healthy blood casts off disease from Ot W estern U n iv ersity , are teach ers, doctors, pastors, law yers, m erch an ts, in«
the physical system , and which chanics. a u th o rs an«! inventors. For full p a rtic n la rs, address,
will give assurance of a brighter
a m i better time as the lot ol hu-
in an ity upon the e a rth .—[J. M.
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
W heeler.
J. H. R A N D A L L , Ph. D., M. D.