T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , JU L Y 28, 1898.
N E W A N D C U R IO U S *
Nature, Science,
Hygiene
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The largest winged insect in the
world ¡' the Atlas moth of C entral
Brazil. Its wi»gs ex ten d 14 inches
from tip
tip.
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\ strange custom is followed by
Mexican farmers. They use oxen of
one color in the m orning and an-
other color in the afternoon. They
do not know why, but they know
that it must he the right thing to do,
because their forefathers did it.
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Saxon. “ A nything will do,anything
* * * * W ESTERN * * *
you ph ase."’ Some further talk took
place, the lady’ reasserting that she
had no relic to give, and he as re
peatedly renewing his request. At
length, fairly tired out with the
m an ’s im portunities, Mrs. Burns
paid t„ him with a smile: “ Dear sir.
unless you take me, then I dinna
see how you are to get what you
w ant.” Her suggestion had the de­
sired effect, and the petition was at As1 there a n y th in g yon w a n t? H a re you p ro p erty to
Do you wish to bim a hom e? Do you w ish
once w ithdraw n.
INFORMATION
B u r e a u a n d I£ x c lì a n i r e
to go into bus1 ness? l)o you w ish
to ex ch a n g e real estate or
pe z ‘sonuI property?
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Dr. Zamesky has invented a new
kind of false teeth. They are made
of gut ta percha, porcelain, or metal,
as the ease m ay be. At the root of
the false tooth holes are made.
Holes are also made upw ard into
the jaw. The tooth is then placed
in the cavity. In a short tim e a
soft granulated growl h finds its wav
from the p atien t’s jaw into the holes
in the tooth. This growth g radually
hardens and holds the tooth in po­
sition. Dr.Zamesky has tried them
on dogs and men with success.
The phonograph is used for
the purpose of teaching languages.
Already a com plete course in
French has been transferred to
cylinders by a m em ber of the Acad­
emie Française, and thesecylinders
will presently be obtainable by
students who prefer to perfect them ­
selves both in g ram m ar and pro­
nunciation by the aid of a phono­
graph.
P aper floors are enjoying a stead­
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ily increasing popularity.
An im ­
Prof. Bilslik estim ates th a t onlv p o rtan t advantage.consists in t h e
900 persons out of 1,000,000 die ab8ence of )oint8 or
whereby
F riends :- - We have recently established a general E x ­
change and In fo rm atio n business in th e th riv in g citv of
Silverton, and have for sale a n u m b er of town lots, vacant
and im proved, some well established business enterprises,
some splendid farm s near Silverton, and last but not least,
all the lots in
SEC ULAR H O M E
a tract of land ad jo in in g the Liberal U niversity grounds,
and b eau tifu lly situated for homes. Below is a p a rtia l list
of the p ro p erty we have for sale.
CITY
PRO PERTY .
H a lf - A c r e L o t in W est S ilverton ;
beautiful location for residence. $200.
C o r n e r L o t n e ar th e L ilieral U ni-
versity. $100.
j L o ts in S e c u l a r H o m e , location
to su it, at $25, $50 and $76.
4 acres of land in S ilv erto n , Oregon ;
two good houses, fru it trees, etc. Will
tra d e for farm la n d .
H o u s e a n d L o t n e ar th e dep o t,
from old Hge, while 1200 succum b a " “ccum .ilation of dust, verm in,
to gout, 18,400 to measles, 2700 to and fungi is done away with. These
apoplexy, 7000 to erysipelas, 7500 new’ paper floors are bad conductors
to consumption, 48,000 to scarlet of heat or sound, and have a soft
fever, 25,000 to whooping-cough, feeling to the foot. The cost iscon-
30,000 to typhoid and typhus, and siberably lower than th a t of hard
7000 to rheum atism . The averages wood floors; the paper mass is ship-
varv according to locality, hut these ped in bags in powder form, with a ■
,
sell?*
FARM P R O P E R T Y ,
2 3 acres, weli im proved, tine house,
barn and o u tb u ild in g s, one m ile from
Silverton, $4000. W ill tra d e for larger
farm of equal value n o t over tw en ty
m iles from S ilv erto n .
3 1 8 acres of sp len d id f r u it and farm -
ing laud, well im proved, good ru n n in g
. . . th re e m iles
. . . fiom S
---e
w ater,
ilverton, a t $27
p e r acre.
Can divide if necessary to
su it p u rch a se r.
H o u s e an d lot in c e n te r of tow n.
sm a ll a d d itio n of c e m en t as a h in d - $376.
1 6 0 acres of fine tim b e r, r e a r a large
are considered accurate as regards
H
o
u
s
e
ai'd
b
arn
w
th
acres
of
saw
m ill, $1000. Logs can be Boated
er. It is stirred to a stiff paste,
the population of the globe.
¡and in S ilv erto n . $750.
n early all th e way to m ill.
spread on the Boor, pressed down
by m eans of rollers, and painted
If we place two clocks on the with oak-wood or m ahogany color
Silverton is tbe borne of Secularism , and fam ilies m ov­
same shelf and ab ju st their pen­ after drying.
ing here will have tbe splendid advantage of schooling
dulums to swing in exact unison,
th eir ch ild ren in tbe only Liberal U niversity in tb e world.
and ,et one of them to running, in
W h at is even regarded as a vile Silverton is b eau tifu lly situated in th e g reat W illam ette
the course of tim e the othor will weed can. with a l i t t l e stretch of valley in th e foothills of the Cascade m ountains.
A fine
dart up in sym pathy. Each sound imagination, be turned intoan or- sp ark lin g stream affords splendid w ater power an d g reat
impulse caused by the vibration of
W rite to us for fu rth e r in fo rm a­
nam ental plant or delicious vegeta­ advantages for drainage.
the pendulum of the clock th at is
Y ours for business.
ble.
This is especially the case tion.
running is com m unicated to the
w ith the common Burdock, Lappa
other pehdulum . Each successive
m ajor. Schoolboys a 11 know it from
IN FO R M A TIO N BU REA U and E X C H A N G E .
impulse adds to the swing of the
g ath erin g th e burrs and compressing
sympathetic pendulum , which be­
W’ a t f r S t r e e t ,
j them into a ball,they being held to­
Opposite L ib e ra l H a ll.
Silverton, Oregon.
gins in an exceedingly sm all way.
gether by the curved points of the
floral involucre. This is all they
For years after the death of R o b -1 know about it. It is difficult to see W ho D oes Y our ----
C u t T h is O ut.
rrt Burns his wife continued to any thing more to be despised in the ;
F ill it up, an<l forw ard w ith
live at Dumfries. M any strangers Burdock leaf than in the leaf of the;
$1.00 to th e
visited the place, and all, of course, R hubarb. It appears th a t it is
L ib e r a l U n iv e r s ity C o .,
desired to take away with them largely used in China for food. But
Silverton, Oregon.
some souvenir of th e departed hard, it is stated th at, if the stalks he eut
Apropos of th is an am using story is down before the flowers expand an d If you req u ire any
told by an E nglish publication, then be foiled, the taste is relished
C a rd s or C ir c u la r s ,
A young Englishm an one day called equally w ith asparagus. I he leaves
To the P u b lish e rs a f the Torch
B
ill
H
e
a
d
s
,
upon the widow*, and after he had when young, are boiled and eaten
o f Reason:
N o te o r L e t t e r H e a d s ,
s^en all th a t she had to show, the as we eat spinach. In .Japan it is in
I Please send the T orch of R eason to
S ta te m e n ts ,
poet’s bed-room, his original por- universal use f housands of acres
my address for one year, for which I en ­
T ic k e t s , P ro g ra m s ,
close $1.00.
trait by N asm yth, and his family are devoted to ite culture.
In v ita tio n s ,
Bible, he entreated her ;o present
But in this case, the root is the
.A "am .e__
B o o ks o r P a m p h le ts ,
him w ith some relic which he m ight object. It requires deep soil to get
E n v e lo p e s ,
c*rry away with him .“ Indeed, sir,” the roots to the best advantage.
Post office.
'‘aid Mrs B u rn s,“ ! have given away
The common nam e, in Unina, is
Or any o th e r P rin tin g , you will serve
"o many relics th a t I have not one Cohbo—a name, however, which
your own in te re s t and help supf»ort
th e L iberal U n iv ersity bv
by send-
se n d ­
left.” ‘ Oh, you surely m ust have need not replace our common one of
i n g y o u r o rd ers to us.
We
something,” said the persevering, Burdock.
will execute th em p ro m p tly , ta ste fu lly .’ S ta te.
P rinting ?