T H E TORCH OE REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , MAY 5, 1898.
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►elf and I obtain a round trip tick-
et to the Land of Nod.
S unday is a very beautiful day
an(j j paSH the time very pleasant-
jn
afternoon 1 atten d the
sp iritu a lis t organization, whose
p |a tfOrm is open to all honest
thought. They have established a
jyCi.u „, f,,r the children very much
jjj^ our S unday schools, and are
d(,illg „ 1U,,|, g(KXl work. Io ih - e v -
e e n lli,;g
g(Mld rtll<lience|
in g I , ,pcture
le ctu re to „ a good
F ie ld .
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INFORMATION
It is an old superstition that f ri-
day is an unlucky day, and ¡»onte of
the holy dupes and slaves of super-
stition still cling to it and declare
they w ouldn’t start anyw here on
th a t day. Nevertheless, on April
15 I packed my faithful grip and
with a light heart boarded the
boat, with the re v iv e to -prea.l Hie
fhf>re u lll/t h j „ 1/0H w a n t? Have you property to sett?
banner of SeculariHin on sea as well
J)f) y(M „.¡¿j, -f/> bui/ a
J j0 yOU
as land.
A shriek and a jar, and in th e O dd F ello w s’ h a ll, th e O pera
to go intobusm ess? Do yon wish
we leave the city g noise and hus H o u se h a v in been en g ag ed for the
to exchan ge real estate or
tle for the sullen roar of the water. week bv H a m lin ’s W izard Oil C om
personal property?
The boat is crowded and I am un p a n y .
able to secure a berth. Such con
Port Angeles w as once the seat of
ditions existed, and no power of a co-operative colony, so I found
E m ends :- -\V e have recently established a general Ex-
mine could a lte r them , so I resolv m any
en th u siastic
Liberals.
K ch an g ean d In fo rm atio n business in the th riv in g city of
ed to make the best of the circum Among these are Dr. F. S. Lewis s’ Silverton, and have for sale a num ber of town lots, vacant
stances. My fellow passengers were Mrs. bred I hom pson and 11of. and a il( j i m p r o v e d , some well established business enterprises,
very agreeable, and the night wore Mrs. Seymour.
The next day I S()11W splendid farm s near Silverton, and last but not least,
pleasantly away. As I strolled on take
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dinner at the delightful
home a jj t j)e ¡()ts j n
deck and watched the light sparkle of Mrs. Haines, who has a ' ‘harm ng
in and out am ong the dark waves, fa n iily and all are free from super-
I felt am ply repaid for the loss of 8titi<»n. Io the afternoon we take
sleep. There is som ething sublim e a walk through the woods, gather-
and fascinating when “darkness ¡,lg a n(,8egay of little yellow vio- a tract of land ad jo in in g the Liberal U niversity grounds,
covers the face of the deep” , broken jelK q „ our re tu rn , Mrs. Haines and beautifully situated for homes. Below
is a partial list
only as the lighthouse appears a t leaves me at the residence of Mrs. of the property we have for sale,
some d ista n t point to guide the p re(j Thom pson, whose hom e is al-
vessel on its devious way.
i wavs open io the Secular pilgrim.
C IIY PR O PER TY .
FARM P R O P E R T Y ,
Slowly the m orning daw ns, and Time passes so pleasantly th a t it is
H a l f - A c r e L o t in W est Silverton ;
2 3 acres, well im proved, tine house,
the black line of shore a ttu n e s a tim e for the lecture before we real-
lieautiful location for residence. $200.
barn and o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile fro-
bluish cast.
We are now In the ize it. In spite of m any obstacles,
Co(.n e r L<#t
lhe Liberal Unj. silverton, W O . Will trade for larger
harbor at Port Townsend. J u s t as we again have a good audience,and versity . $,100.
farm of equal value not over twenty
location
m iles fiom S d v e rto n .
L o t s in S e c u l a r H o m e ,
the powerful m achinery is again set it is with regret th a t i say g o o d by
to su it, at $25, $50 and $75.
in motion, the sun rises in all its to the m any kind friends w h o gave
4, acres of land in S ilverton, Oregon ;
3 1 8 acres of splendid fru it and farrn-
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two
good
houses,
fruit
trees,
etc.
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la n d , well im proved, good running
m ajesty from behind the snow-cap- me much encouragem ent. 1 have
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ih«».. am ain in ih u trad e for farm lain!
w ater, th re e m iles fiom S ilverton,
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ped m ountains and whispers to promised to visit them again in tne
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L-J o u ■ ■ s cs e a « n ri d *1 L o t near th e dep o t, per. acre. Can divide if necessary to
sleeping N ature of n new day. As near future. T hanks are due bulb $¡750.
su it p u rch aser.
if by magic, all nature responds, to Mr. Culver and Dr. Lewis for
H o u s e and
*n ‘’e n te r of tow n.
$375.
1 6 0 acres of fine tim b e r, e arn large
The waves rise up and with ripples their assistance.
H o u s e and barn w th lf& acres of saw m ill, $1000.
Logs can be floated
of laughter answer its caresses.
I hud th a t it is best to take the ¡and in S ilverton. $750.
nearly all th e wav to m ill.
The land robes itself in its garm ent boat back to Seattle, and from there
of green and white, and day has to W hatcom ; s o b o’clock Tuesday
Silverton is the hom e of Secularism , and fam ilies mov
dawned.
Although the breeze is finds me ready and w icing for the
here will
rath er
cool, 1 I c cannot
boat. The
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a n n o t r rem
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in u inside
u -iu c uoav.
i n e u day
a y ib
m e er
i v cloudy,
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with such scenery on every hand, the trip is not so pleasant as he- th e ir children i l l the only Ll leial I lll\( I s lt\ in if \\oi <
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so I wander up and down the deck. Tore, hut I enjoy it thoroughly. As
A tine
The captain very kindly offers me I watch the great waves rise and valley in the foothills of th e Cascade m ountains.
a seat in the pilot-house, which I sink, 1 can but think how like it is sp ark lin g stream affords splendid w ater power and great
■ it accept.
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i I can now obtain a i 1kV
to iife.
One moment rising h and advantages for drainage.
W rite to us for fu rth er inform a
gladly
sparkling with joy — the next mo- tion.
Y ours for business,
view o„ all sides anil 1 s it enrap- ,uellV |o8t ¡n , he d ark expanse,
lured with the g ran d eu r about me.
About 5 o’clock we catch sight of
Surely no being could ask for any-I the “ Queen C ity” , and in a short I
IN FO R M A TIO N B U R EA U and E X C H A N G E .
th in g more beautiful.
But the tim e are h»sl in tne great surge of,
crowning is yet to come! About , h u m a n ity .
W a t e r S trick t .
Silverton, Oregon.
K ate D e P eatt .
1 o’clock we round the harbor of
Port Angeles. The long line of]
dirts, with the little city sloping
gently above it, ’ hack of ibis the
m o u n ta in s risin g u n til th e y th ro b
and th rill responsive to Hie kisses
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of the sun,—-hut words ate hut bar-
ren so u n d s! I t is no tim e for words,
W’e can onlv gaze a n d feel what
.p e e d , is powerless
express. H
I could o n lv p a in t! B u t n o c a n v a s
coaid ever glow with .hat life.
stan d spellbound.
re a c h e d I lie
ir a v
O b itu a r y .
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Mrs. Lina S ch m id t, I h * loved w tfeo
W. J . Schm idt, th e co n tra cto r an ! huild-
I «r ami vx-cily councilm an, died a t he.
j hom e in th is city 1 m sday, alt« r »utter
ing in ten se pain and to rtu re lor the past
seveial months. The »»ginning of her
trouble was a tu m o ro u s grow th which
affected th e bottom of In i foot and grew
e n t of th e sta te gave h e r up, and al-
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I lie boat has affliction.
She was aged 44 years, tt
w h a r f a n d I b e p a s e e n -'• n' ° " th,? an,‘ 28 ,,a-v s- , 'fh e f" " y r" ' t? ? k
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place th is afternoon, lieing conducted by
gers are hurrying ashore. So I join Hope Rebecca degree* lodge of th is city,
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of w hich decease«! was a m em ber. The
th e e a g e
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in te rm e n t was in A shland c em etery .—
Mr. Culver is there to meet tne, lAshland \ alley Record.
and escorts me to my room, where I The , “b> cl °‘ lhe alK,ve ,k,!tch wa9
1 rest tor a few hours and then call
at the home of Mrs. L T. Haines.
Here I spend a very - - pleasant even-
i n g u n t i l w e a ry
raised a U n ita ria n , b u t ior several years
has k e n an outspoken S ecularist and a
m em ber of th e < iregon S tate S ecu lar U n
ion. H er m any friends regret to h e a ro i
h e r d e a th , and e xte n d sincere s y m p a th y
n a t U ’ C a s s e r t s h e r - ( to th e lie re a v e d h u s b a n d .
« »piKwite L iberal H al,
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U N IV E R S ITY
A b s e n t T e a c h in g In s titu te
IN C O R PO R A TED UNDER TH E LAWS OF IL L IN O IS
To teach , ed u cate and confer degrees of sch o larsh ip upon those w ho by studion»*
ness are e n title d to th em in A rt, Science, L itera tu re, L aw , P hilosophy and Theol
ogy. I t is well know n th a t h u n d re d s of people are highly qualified in varmus
lines of scientific research, and have become practical as well as th eo retical schol
a rs since leaving th e school room and are deserving of a degree su itab le to their
callling. Manv are w orthy and fitted , and W estern U niversity is fully authoriz
ed to h o n o r 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 an d stu d y , followed by periodical ex am in atio n 3,
and when th e c an d id ate is qualified, to g ran t a diplom a for a su itab le degree, a«-
cording to th e sta n d a rd of sc h o larsh ip a tta in e d . The degrees th a t m ay fie confer
red are B. P., B. 8 ., L. 8 ., P h . D., A. M., M. 8 ., LL. 1)., D. D.
Am ong th e p atro n s as stm le n ts, and g rad u ates holding th e fine L atin diplomas
of W estern U n iv e rsity , are teach ers, doctors, pastors, law yers, m erch an ts, me
chanics. a u th o rs and in v en to rs. For full p a rtic u la rs , address,
J. H. R A N D A L L , Ph. D., M. D.
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