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T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , .JUNE 30, 1898.
To Raise Five T housand D ollars
The business manager is boom- ish-American war. We hope our
¡n g our subscription list this week, far-off \\ estern contemporary is
for th e U n iv ersity .
Information
Bureau
He fin«)« friend« wherever he goee. floanehing; that is, that is has a
w id e c circle
ir c le of
u b s c r ib e r s .— I r ree-
wide
of s subscribers.—[Free-
j Secularists,
yf P. ('. Mosier, will give $50 J. E. and M. P. Hosiner took the thinker (London),
In return, the Freethinker is
| Lou Ames will give.. 50 train for Portland last Saturday.
I S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU WANT?
A Friend will give.................... 50 T hey intended to remain over Sun- mistakenly kind. It credits to the 1 If so, m ake your w ants known to us
D. Buckingham will give......... 50 day in the city and then proceed to Torch the poem, “ I he Devil is an d we will try and supply them . If
A. Slaman, M. D, will give... 50 the convention at Wagner.
Dead“, which was not original, hut w hat we do for you is w orth nothin^ to
we will exp»‘t t w
Ca.-t v ¡r
R. C. Burl is will give............. 50
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selected, and it is probably due to y you, over
the
list,
am
i
th
en
write
to us
A Friend will give................... 50
Read o u r ad . on paye 6. Address
the
printer’s
oversight
that
it
wa;
C. F. Arnes will give................ 50
Note and C om m ent.
IX EG R M ATION B U R E A U ,
not properly credited.
P. Rauch will give................... 50
Box 100.
S ilverton , O re .
I). Bolton will give................... 50
J
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M.
We often hear the claim made
I A B a r g a in .—87 acres, 3 miles fr u,
Harry Fricker will give........... 50 that the education of the young I
Silv rton ; 25 acres c le a re d ,10 acres Inq s
E. Stewart will give................. 50
50 acres bottom la n d ; 5-room house’
ought
to
he
in
the
hands
of
the
A
school
inspector,
finding
a
class
A Friend will g iv e .................... 50
good b a rn , h o p -h o u se; good stream of
Mr. Hjermstad,
/
rf. church, in order that the spiritual hesitating over answering the ques- w ater. Alm ost at b u y er’s own price.
and moral faculties, as well as the bon, “ With what weapon did Sam- We have only 30 days in which to sell"
Friend from Waldo Hills \
IL Allen will g iv e ......................50 intellectual, may receive proper at- son ®lay the Phillistines?” and W rite o r call now.
L. E. Fuller will give............... 50 tention. But how do we find edu- wishing to prompt them, siguifi-
W a n te d —A buyer f o r a well e q u ip a d
F. Wilkinson will give............. 50
J . E. Brooks will give............... 50 cational matters in a land where cantly tapped his cheek and asked: livery stab le, (rood horses, good buggies,
Julius Fisher............................ 50 the church is the sole educator? “ What is this?” I he whole class: good h arn eses, etc. C h eap . W rite to us.
Adolf Wolf & Son..................... 50 We find an example in the Phillip- “The jawbone of an ass.”
S chool T e a c h e r .—A young lady, who
J. K. Luff.....................................50 pine Islands. The education of the
is a thorough S ecu larist, would like em­
ent in a public school. She holds
B. A. Leonard.......................... 50 young on the islands iq in the
When we die, our eyes and ears a ploym
th
ird
-g ra d e certificate and can give
( 50
A Freethinker
good references.
and
vocal
chords
die
also.
What
hands
of
the
church
authorities.
...................
50
There are no endowed schools. The would a human being be without
provided that
S ch o o l T e a c h e r.—A g entlem an with
these organs? A spirit is a humbug th irty y ears' experience in th e school
children
go
to
school
only
one
hour
more men (or women)
room , who holds a sta te te a c h e r’s certifi­
will give the same per day for two days each week, and of the priests.
cate, would like e m p lo y m en t as teacher.
Where are study almost nothing save church
J
amount,
Can teach vocal and in stu m e n tal music.
the seventy-six?
history and a few proverbs. Writ­
The preachers should furnish
C are o f C h ild re n .— A girl of 19,
ing is not taught, and reading is some satisfactory proof that there stead
y and q u iet, S ecu larist, wants sit­
taught only to the upper classes, is a god before talking too much uation as c are-tak er and teach er of chil­
4, NEWS 4 ano 4, NOTES
d re n . Is co m p eten t, can teach rudi­
The Catholic church knows that about his son and other relatives,
m ents of m usic and plays th e organ.
R eferences given and req u ired .
general ignorance best serves its
Of th e W ork
in Silverton.
purpose. Its only interest in educa
As men’s prayers are a disease of S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who
tion(?) is to hold in mental bondage the will, so are their creeds a dis­ are th o ro u g h ly in terested in th e cause
are w anted to help build up a Secular
Our friend and co-worker, Miss the rising generations, so that ac­ ease of the intellect.—[Emerson.
co m m u n ity n ear S ilverton, Oregon. It
Sophie Wolf, is at home again.
cess to their pocket-books may he
is th o u g h t best th a t each m em ber of the
co
m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or
L
u
m
b
er
F
und.
Big four-horse loads of lumber easy. In countries where educa­
h er ow n, which can very easily he ob­
tion has passed beyond the control
tain ed . W rite to us.
for the University are rolling in.
To raise $1000 im m ediately,
of the church, its educational insti­ J. H. M orris has p a id ...................... $ 1.00
The rain last week stopped the tutions are to some extent educa­ Geo.
R e a l E s ta te for S ale. — 80 acres,
Riches
“
........
LOO house
an d b arn , good o rch ard , ail fenc­
stonework, but the masons are at it tional, simply because they must j
.50 ed, 8 m iles from Silverton, n ear school,
1.00 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price
again.
he, in order to secure studer ts over J . Wolf
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L. ,J. Adam s
1
Je rrv D esart
‘
P. C. Mosier
P eter Rauch
‘
Mr*. R. A. Bell ‘
C lare ( t . Stoll
‘
it
O. T. G lenn
1.00
1.00
.50
50.00
50.00
5.00
.50
5.00
$800.
Prof. Cooper, the blind phrenolo­ whom to wield the church influ­
T w enty a c re s; 15 acres im proved,.all
fenced,
good sp rin g , 1% m iles from Sil­
gist, will probably be at the con­ ence.
verto n . Price $700.
vention.
One h u n d red and six ty acres; 12
* * *
acres
cleared, 4 m iles from Silverton.
Dr. E. B. F o o te , w h o is treasurer
Our University wili have a fine
Price $.‘100.
ball for societies, entertainments, of the fund for the purpose, says
H e lp W a n te d .— A lady in E astern
in the Boston Investigator that it
socials, etc.
Oregon
w rites to th e In fo rm atio n Bu­
Secularists, would you not like to
is the intention to unveil a bronze
reau as follow s: “ I w an t a wom an who
Mrs. Morris, wife of Foreman bust of Thomas Paine on his mon- have some letter heads printed with is able to work ; a good cook, and a nice
Morris, is making her Poitland ument at New Rochelle on the 4th Secular sentiment and Wettstein’s housekeeper. We live on a farm and
have no c h ild ren a t hom e. We have
friends a visit.
of July. The bust is the work of Freethought badge, to use in corre­ work h an d s in th e sp rin g an d through
hay h a rv e st.
The wom an (or girl) we
Scarcity of local news this week the Liberal sculptor, Wilson Mac­ spondence with your friends? We em
ploy m u st lx? agreeable and we prefer
is due to the adsence of the editor donald, who is donating his artistic will furnish them to you with a L iberal. If we get one to su it, we
would w an t h e r by th e y ear, or as long
of this department.
services. “All who have S(en the -v°ur nanie and a(idresK Printed on as
she w anted to stay , if it is u n til death
p a rts u s .”
bust
in
plaster,”
says
I)r.
Foote,
them
for
75
Centfi
Per
hundred,
Read the article on 4th page en­
Sirn-e a d v ertisin g as above th e ladv
titled, “ I)o Yo Want to Get In?” “consider it a fine work, and in SL5° for 250’ or *250 f,,r 500’ Post has taken th re e g ran d c h ild re n to care
for. She is therefore still m ore in need
and then write us what you think bronze on the monument it will be Paid> Let lhe PeoPle know where of
h e lp and will pay good wages.
a tine substitute for the chiseled y°u ptand-
about it.
face which is crumbling away.”
We have only a short time now
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in which to get our building ready
The supreme court of West Vir­
for the fall term. F'or go(o)d*s
ginia has given a decision sanction­
sake, Help ns get it ready.
ing the custom of reading from the
ANO
There will he more students and bible in the public schools. This is
more classes next fall than we can the decision in the case the pending Main S treet
S verton, Ore
possibly take care of, unless we can of which was mentioned in the last
get into <»ur new building.
issue of the Torch. It is in har­
CASH PAID FOR ALL KINDS OF FAT STOCK,
CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OK
HIDES. PELTS. ETC.
I he mulberry tree grows very mony with the decision of the
nicely here, and some think that United States supreme court that
School
the silk industry would he a good this is a Christian nation, and was
S u p p lies,
one to introduce into our Secular to be expected. The decision of
HEATS SOLD AT REASONABLE
the
Missouri
attorney-general,
men­
Home.
Books and
tioned elsewhere, comes rather as a
RATES.
Enlist, enlist, enlist! Why not surprise.
S ta tio n e ry .
enlist in the army that is driving
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a greater enemy than Spain from
The Torch of Reason . . . repro­ Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables
our fair land? Come, join our Sec­ duces (with acknowledgment) sev­
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ular H>»nie armv.
eral of our paragraphs on the Span-
and Confectionery.
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