T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL Y E R 'IO N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , F E B R U A R Y NEW AND CURIOUS. * . < o * In far Ja p a n the oxen wear shoes. I ^e Japanese teams!« r is verv con- siderate to th e anim als which do 10, 1898. Butter and cheese direct from grass was perform- d. naior Getrg«- and corn w i t he d im l i o n o t n ( ‘m r _ .1____ ■ • i tion of a cow. Science in .1. ihe ___ prea- down on .1 the shivering evangelist By sjiecial a rra n g e m e n t w ith th e pub- ent instance is represented by W il- “ Now,” he said, and __ T “ you ..... -o „ home m m iO iers, we a re al le to offer th e j ul lie lard G . D a v o f B a ltim o r e w h o He- s t a v h o m e I ’m .1 ’ I th e follow ing paper-1 «mud books at ten X r n a i l , more, wh«»fk s ta y h o m e . I m through with th is «-ents p er,-„p y , p«.Mpaid. O rder one ami f «tut with- ,ut having placed a sort sandal on il,)ni v*getal,les which form the his forefeet, the an- chief food 100(1 of the C,HV- More than ,- . which protects ____ . l ¡mal’s hoofs from injury. These 1 ‘.a ’ h ’8 e,ectnc I'^ht will kill the sandals consist of a sole braided of m ic,o,^ h w^ich are propagated and rice straw,which is f si« tied to the , ,lo,y ls p 1 a ’ n , o ts «d the plants hoof. : ,h u s «h« *>««•»*••»- which cause .... , i , , f , \ >U ‘ ra,l<1 cheese to decay w ill he The unreliable character «,f m uch remove«! and the nr«,duct of h is m e pi Hiuct ot tils that passes for knowledge is ap tly [genjus win |apt indefinitely ¡¡lustrated in th e following s ta te ­ ment, taken from an American a l­ J u s t for F u n . manac of 1812: “ California is a wild and alm ost unknow n land Sky-pilot— “ I hope you’ve turned covered throughout the year by over a new leaf with the New dense fogs, as dam p as they are tin» j Y ear?” Lab«>r«*r— “ Same to yon, healthful. On the northern shores S ir!” live anthropophagi, and in the in­ “ H uh!” snorted the husband, terior are active volcanoes and vast who had been inveigled in to a t te n d ­ plains of shifting snow, which O some PKllIiPUlOtllJllIltmOllvnenillVH ' ’ 111 <5“ • .1 •» • • „ ing sermon , . ln g the rendition of a serm on, times shoot up colum ns to incoi»-;« n ,,, ,• , , , , , ,r . , , , , Call him a hoy preacher! He is eeivable heights. 1 he oook adds f , .. , . . „ ..... . . I forty if he is a d av .” “ He does that some of tnese statem ents would , , . „ . , , .... , | look th at w av” s ai«l th wile, “ hut,” seem incredible were they not so she continued, in her a n x b tv to well authenticated by trustw orthy plead, “d o n ’t you think lie has the travelers. m ind of a boy! ” W’orrv wrecks more lives than “Gib us dis day our daily bread,” work. An outgrow th of one of the shouted the colored «haem from psyeological whims of the time is a the interior of a hired sh an ty , up­ chain of “ Don’t W orry” clubs. on which a generous baker from Without subscribing to all the te n ­ outside threw a loaf in a t the ets of these organizations, almost window, accidentally sm ashing it. every individual could better his “ Gib us dis d ay — «hit’ll do, good condition by adopting and trying Lord d a t’d do; tu p p ’ny loaf right to live up to th eir motto. The sub­ fro a ten-peunv winder.” stance of th eir b«*lief is beyond d is­ W illie (at th e close of C hristm as pute, and m ay be sum m arized in a few words: W orry never vet bet­ d ay )— Ma, d id n ’t \o u say th a t tered the condition of any in d iv id ­ S an ta Claus only brought ¡»resents ual; it never yet failed to m ake to good bovs. M other— Yes, dear. worse the condition of the person W illie— W ell, if Santa Claus given to worrying. There ought not to he need of anti-w orry socie­ thinks all of the fellers he brought ties. The in stin ct of self-preserva­ ¡»resents tor at C hristm as are go«»«l tion should array hum anity in op­ hoys he m ust he easily fooled.— [ Pearson’s. position to the adversarv, m * worrv. !0 CENT BOOKS A good man v Tear* ago we hrnrd pray, a.ol in the course of his rem arks to the A lm ighty he to«,k the liberty to suggest th a t a larger m easure of wisdom wouhl not he h urtful to the congregation. We agreed with him, hut C hristian m inia.er- have Iwen «eking God t„ a ..... . Jo «•••»an Doyle, • •*e-r>- bjr » » I’dlitl *Zi"v o i i t u , Vv o rl'ls. by C o rred i. T reasu re Isla n d , by R o b ert Stevenson. KHnapJv?/. bt^Robert L Stevenson’^ ’ J^e Bondman, by Hall Caine, 8poitRoyah* fcy’Anllum^Hop?.1^ £he Sian in Black, by S tan ley W eym au. ®7cb? 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CURRENT THO UG HT, D ra ke & W e b b, C l e v e l a n d , O h io . 1 P rem ium bonk “ H o m ilies on F i - ! n a n ce,” sent free to eaeh subscriber. I TORCH OF REASON SONG BOOK PO R TL A N D . O R E . Silverton Oregon KINNEV ... PORTER NO. M a in S t r e e t V fk jf A S ilv e r to n , O re CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF For the rebuilding of a B uddhist The late Senator George of Miss­ temple at Kioto, Ja p a n , a large issippi was an Agnostic, while his S chool number of B uddhists who could not wile was deeply religious. She Èflf afford gold or silver, gave the h air placed a neighboring Baptist m inis­ S u p p lie s , from their heads. This b**ing s a ­ ter on his trail, and begot no peace. •K E E P THE TORCH OP REASON B o o k s and cred and symbolical of lift, it is a Once, riding slowly home from BURNING.” great sacrifice fo ra follower to p art C arrollton and leading his mail, S ta tio n e r y . with his or her hair. Under the the preacher burst out of the woods New and selected secular songs set to fa m ilia r tunes. direction of the B uddhist priests on his right hand and began. They Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables these gifts of h air were m ade into came to a creek and crossed it. It I T h ir t y - t w o pages. Price 10 cents. r"pes ropes th a t couhl lift the was, in the senator’- 1 oguag«-, and C onfectionery. heaviest tim bers used in the rest«»r “ saddle-pocket deep.” On t h e ---- --------------- ation ot the temple. So great was further bank he dism ounted. “ Git ZT- »C- the aggregate q u a n tity of h air con­ down,” he said, fiercely. T he 1 How to Make tributed by the faithful th at fifty- m inister looked at him doubtfully. * > three long lines of r«>pe were made He feared a personal encounter. I ll , I AH, llAHi'l' ----- I hese ropes, placed end to “Git dow n!” He got down, end, would m easure 9,972 feet, and “ Now,” said George, “ I ’m tired o’ T he G o v ern rp en t n ationalized th e Postal S ystem , w hy n o t also th e Money System ? A plan is told by C. ELTON B L A N C H A R D their combined weight was 23,517 bein’ harried around th ’ kentry like in h is book e n t i t l e d ................................. pounds. C ertainly devotion io re­ I was a c«»tlon-tail rabbit a n ’ vou ligion is not confined to C hristi­ was a pack o, nigg« r dogs. Bap­ U N C L E S A M 'S anity. tize me right here,” Il was winter H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E Having successfully made honey time, hut the \c lerable statesm an --------Postpaid for 25 C ents. without the aid or consent of the would not be denied. The two u . r, ar , , . . profits on this l>ook will be given to the Liberal Universitv science now steps in and an- men waded into icy w ater up to It should I>e in the hands of every thinking person. Address all orders to n°unces th at it can m anufacture tl.eir arm -pits, and the ceremony The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton Oregon Good Times for all Time