s 'H IE 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 17, Î898. T R A C T S OF night, and of course were not in a . condition to work th e next day. They sing and pray a great deal yet, but no th in g like they used to. They seem to be getting asham ed of j if- They j are not progressing in this ; eoited bv - ELIZA MOWRY BLIVEN. part of the country as fast as they Colllainin„ .„w,, a arg u m en ts in fa. bl if they h a «I . g..a .0. o- . M. .-.r- . ■ ..... . Their leathers are ignorant thern- tion, J in m orality am i selves and poor disciplinarians, In tem p era n ce . JU S T T H 5 T H I NG T heir pupils play nearly all the time. Still, they do advance a lit to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n friends. Pub. fished m onthly at $1.00 per y ear (50 tle. I hail an old negro woman trac ts each m o n th ), bv cooking for me soon after the war, THE UBERAL UNIVERSITY 60.. who was in every wav a good serv • Oregon ant, except th a t she would steal. I Silverton went one S unday in com pany with M'MILLAN & PITTMAN several other ladies to a negro church just to hear them shout. They would get happy, fall on the floor, and have to he carried out by j The Salem Statesm an issued a main strength. The first brought N E W S AN D NOTES. supplem ent this week giving a out was m y cook. The very next -All kinds of choice- review of Silveiton and her day she stole a whole side of bacon, The class in history will s<»on resources, institutions ami people, and then vowed and declared she M E A T .. Among the rest, is a picture of the did not do it. I did not punish her ...F R E S H take the final exam ination. Always on h an d am i sold at Liberal University building, in f«»r it, hut m ade her own it and T ract No. 4 is now ready. Semi course of construed h i , a nd a splen- then sham ed her. She stole it to in your o rd e rs . F if ty for ten cents. S ta n d a rd 7 P rice s. did account of that institution. give to some one else. Fred Welch and Vivian Messen Some few of them are n a tu ally•r Mrs. Bliven requests the readers We pay the highest price ger are the new students this week. very good. I think my present of the T o r c h to write their opinions. cook is one of the best I ever knew. C ash f o r F a t S to c k . H arry Bowers presented the iy m m ti» ! jn about fifty words, on the subject i , . library with the “ Life of David I <>f <qinin()rtaliivo an)1 - j bne ia honest and good and not -----G iv e U s a C a l l . . . . c}iurche There is an Crockett” this week. i ufi pot latp / Jhan mail tin in rnen)j)er ()f March 1st.' , , ... , i old negro m an living near me who ...T H E ... Several triends have visited our ! We published a short symposium . . . . , . , , | , , . , ' , , is eigfitv years old and not a mem- school this week. 1 hose who Ion the same subject last week and I, r , , , . , . . i • i *• i „ . her of any church, which is very are interested m educational woi k will publish another the first issue u n c o m m o n indeed; so I think he are always welcome. in March. o A W EEKLY PA PE R 0 0 m ust he a F reethinker, as he comes ° ° FOR C H ILD R EN .*.’.* ° ° The dram a, “ Texas,” played by Secularists, do you realize how nearest being honest of any negro local talent at Liberal Hall Satur- rnU(.j) gOO(] you can do by distrih- I ever saw except my cook. T he L ittle C andle co n tain s m oral ami The hygie lie sto ries am i lessons, letters from day evening, was on«* of the best n tjng Mrs. B liven’s tracts of Scien negro preachers all p ivv up the young folks am i lessons for Secular Sun ever given in this city. tific W isdom? She is devoting earth sometimes, beseeching God to day Schools. I t c o n tain s n o th in g super stitio u s, and is ju st th e th in g for chil I)«, you w ant to earn your way much time and study to tins work, convert him; and yet they all have d ren , no m a tte r of wfiat belief. If you to tin* Liberal U niversity? Read and will undoubtedly do a vast more confidence in his honesty have no Secular S unday school th a t you can a tte n d , su b scrib e lor th e L ittle Can our offer on the t h ir d p a g e . This am ount of good in the world if S -c - th an they have in their most de dle ami have a Sunday school in your tdarists everywhere will help her vout members of the church. is a splendid opportunity. Not own hom e. F o r Y e a r . . 2 5 C ents. w hat they can. long ago he called in to see my Miss Kate DePealt has return«*«! THE LIBERAL U NIVERSITY COMPANY, cook, a m i stopped at the window of SILVERTON . . . OREGON. to her work at Liberal U niversity, Secularists, would y o u not like to my room to speak to me. He had having regained her health after have some letter heads printed with j ,, a , , ... . . , a broad grin grin on on his his face. H e SILVERTON her six weeks’ illness. W'e all Secular sentim ent and \\ ettstein s 5 . i r , i . . knows 1 adm ire his honesty, and give her a hearty welconn*. r reethought badge, to use in cnr- , ... . . , _ alw ays tells me of the honors con- with vour friends? | We are in receipt of a picture respondence ;n e • i. .i * . • i hTr«*d on him bv the church people. AND . . . . . ? 1 of the home of our friend I). C. An vV e will furnish them to you with .... I hey have their societies and clubs drews, of Lone Rock, Oregon. " ■ « ' < ! a d d ™ p rin te d In n * people and they 75 cents per , M any thanks. We invite others of them for ........................ t— hundred, always , , elect him treasurer, and our friends to follow Mr. A ndrew s’ I* L5° for 250’ or $2 5° for 500 Post t . ,i i , , while he is a negro of a good «leal example. ¡paid. Let the people know where B 6 of n atu ral sens«', he has no educa- you stand. G E O R G E S E C R E S T , P R O P R IE T O R . tion and don’t even know his let- You see we are still calling for ninety-one people with fifty dollars lers. I ’ll give you what he said in The Negroes and R eligion. his own language: each to build the U niversity, no addition being received this w eek.' Mrs. R. A. Bed, of Texas, writes ‘Good m ornin Missus. Well Mis- All kinds of L aundry Work Don’t let this happen again. C an’t us m any entertaining letters. The 8U8 deni ni^ ers do,,e 80ne and ! n eatly done. we make up for lost tim e next , n • t . got an u d d er ’ci. ty up, and ■«« ¡ Orders from a dirtf ance given 1 following from her pen is a very . . 4 . ,, A 4 , week ? . J night thev all g<>t togeder and in prom pt atten tio n . , ,.L . lntere8" ng de8criP 'io" o f tl,e suited «,»¿1, udder and <x,Heeled ni e We have moved our library into ed people and tl.eir ways since the treasurer.” the office upstairs where it has been ‘ T ,, . . . . . . . , ... , war: I tell vou these little things on put in splendid shape, and will be W hen the war ended, we had ,l,e »egroes th a t you m ay see how S more convenient for the use of the $30,000 worth of cotton besides a k tile good reiigion does them . $ students. There is room for m any more lxioks and donations in that great deal of land and stock. My husband tried to give the negroes a Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and alt Pat-5 U n iv e rs ity Fund. line will he gladly received. 'ent business conducted for M o d er a te F ees . * chance to make som ething for The am ount given in this fund O ur O ffice is O pp o site U, 8 . P a t e n t O fficc ? and we can secure p a te n t ia less time ta a a those i The two sides of the Y. P. S. S. them selves and for him , hut they j is actual cash paid in, regardless of remote from W ashington. . 5 Send model, drawing or photo., with describe C. are busily contending for points thought of nothing hut preaching " kat has been prom ised: tion. We advise, if patentable or n t, free o il O ur fee not due till patent is secured. > which will decide, at the end of the and praising God for giving giving them them t ' acknowledged, $565.55 ^charge. 4 A P a m p h le t , “ How to Obtain Patents,” J. A. H unt, Oregon, 5.00 jeost of same in the U . S. and foreign countnc i present term , which side is entitled their freedom , consequently they University students. r 7.LO tse n t free. Address, to the treat at the expense of the had no time for work. They would MATERIAL, ETC. other side. Captain W olfard gave sometimes sing and pray nearly all 1 ’ i c V i o u s 1 y aek 11 o w led ged, $ 2 * 4 . 5 0 O pp . P a ten t O f f ic e , W a s h in g t o n . D. C. To Raise Five T housand D ollars the first program of the series la-t Friday evening. Now it is C aptain for th e L’n v e rsity . Mason’s turn. Look out for an in- Secularist«, teresting lime. B. C. M"sier,will give. . .$50 The students of the University Ix»u Ames will give........ 50 are ■ire preparing n r ^ itu r in a am a n o ,tner t h e r oram d r a m a a, “ T in« he \ H-i-n.l «;!! give.......... _s „,. of G ettysburg,” which they • 7 * / J 1 J:.1*'.' ...i"_'h-i.rn Wtff g’iW wt pi -f! 1 n ~“ 50 ton in the near future, They did A. Slainan, M. D , will give 50 so well with their first one, that R. C. B urtis will give........ 50 t h is one will he looked forward to A Friend will give............... . 50 Í with pleasure. C. F. Ames will give.......... . 50 P. Rauch will give.......... Rem em her if you send us the provided that nam es and addresses of 25 of w- more men (or women) your Liberal friends and a c q u a in t will give tin* same ances, we will make you a present W here are of a copy of the Torch of Reason am ount, tin* ninetv-oi t? Song Book No. 1. 'fliis will only cost you a few m inutes work ami a two cent stam p. 9 Scientific W isdom . t O 1 B u tch ers — LA U N D R Y BATH ROOMS -C .A .S N O W & C O .!