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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1898.
Hop-picking is now the work of
To Raise F ive T h o u san d D ollars
thousands and thousands of people * /
for th e U n iv ersity .
in the Willamette valley.
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^^Secularists,
« B pt C. Mosier, will give .$50
Lou Arnes will give.. 50
A Friend will give.................... 50
D. Buckingham will give......... 50
A. Slamau, M. D., will give.. . 50
R. C. Burds will give............. 50
A Friend will give................... 50
C. F. Arnes will give................. 50
P. Rauch will give................... 50
D. Bolton will give................... 50
JIarry Fricker will give........... 50
E. Stewart will give................. 50
A Friend will g iv e ......................50
Mr. II. jermstad,
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Friend from W aldo Hills \
H. Allen will g iv e ................... 50
L. E. Fuller will give............... 50
F. Wilkinson will give............. 50
J. E. Brooks will give............... 50
Julius Fisher............................ 50
Adolf Wolf & Son..................... 50
J. K. Buff.................................. 50
B. A. Leonard........................... 50
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\ 50
A Freethinker....................... '
Warren Carsner will give....... 50
J. L. Barnhouse will give......... 50
John Madden will pay............. 50
A le x . Hardie will pay............... 50
Mrs. E. J. Smith will give . . . . 50
Cal Geer will give..................... 50
provided that
more men (or women)
will give the same
amount.
Where are
the seventy?
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Remember if you send us the
* r r * - *« & il > * names and addresses of 25 of
your Liberal friends and acquaint
«
ances, we will make you a present
LITTLE POINTS.
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of a copy of the Torch of Reason
The University will again oj»en t, *
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Jp* 4 Song Book No. 1. This will onl\
its doors to the world October 3d. *>.
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cost you a few minutes’ work audit
Students of all ages, sects and grades
2 cent stamp.
will be heartily welcomed and giv
Love the preachers and keep
en our most careful attention.
their commandments, tor this is the
The following note lias been re sole duty of woman.
ceived at our oflice:
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Some
who
claim
to he Freethink
Camp* Ames, Aug. 27.— Very
nearly settled in camp, ready to be ers are had. hut the Christian lie is T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU WANT?
gin picking bops tomorrow’. All mostly accountable for it.
1 If so, m ake your w ants known tous,
well and happy. Never was camp
a
n d we will try and su p p ly th em . If
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God made man in his own im hat we <b> for von is w orth nothing to
ed with an Infidel crowd before and
you, we will ex p ect no pay. Cast your
age.
What
man
in
the
world
to
eye
over th e list, an d th en w rite to us.
never received such good usage.
R
ead
our ad. on page 6. A ddress,
Am perfectly delighted, and if lean day looks the most like God?
IN F ()R M A T I()N B U R E A V ,
glean as much money as good feel
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Box 100.
S ilverton , O re .
ing will feel doubly compensated.' No wonder the hypocrites who 2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a Secu
are taught to sing, “Jesus loves larist and have $500 to invest it will pay
N. P. T.
I even me,” think everything is pos you to w rite to the In fo rm atio n Bureau.
In w ritin g sta te your age, fam ily if any,
W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an
occupation
and views in regard to relig
sible
with
God.
order for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger
ion.
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Bits. Price $2.60, by m ail. See ad.
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Love your risen lord and keep A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell the
E o rstn er Anger Bit.
M oney can I>e
Those w ho Should Help to B uild on cheating your fallen brothers, m ade. Send 00c for sam ple, or $2.00
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th e Liberal U n iv ersity .
and you'll get to heaven sure! Let for full set packed in neat box.
8 0 a c r e s .—A bout four m iles from Sil
us pray!
verton ; sm all, un fin ish ed h o u se; about
1. Those who know the value of
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5 acres cleared ; $600. B etter see It.
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a good education.
It is about time that the poor
h o W ish e s to In v e s tP —104 acres of
2. Those who sympathize with hoodwinked people who have swal as W good
bottom land as th ere is in the
and know the needs of our young lowed the priests’ whale stories sta te of W ash in g to n . W as offered $10,-
000 for naked land 12 years ago. Sixteen
men and young women.
spewed them up and let them (the cows, 9 heifers, 3 horses, wagon, h arness
3. These who realize that the stories) do their work in heathen es, plows, harrow s, d airy and utensils, 9
hogs, 0 pigs, 00 to 65 tons hay, hay bail
most important time in the child’s lands.
e r, good boat, tid e w ater at. door, 2 h o u s
life is when the foundation is being
es, 2 barns, spring w ater at both houses,
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berries of all kinds. O w ner has milked
built.
If
modern
science,
which
teaches
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cows and kept 21 head of young stock,
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4. Those who believe that relig evolution, is true, according to the c u ttin g p len ty of bay from th is excellent
S»..
. «fe Ü .
. »i ious dogmas should not he taught
d airy and stock ran ch , which he now
hihle, God is in the form of an ape ! oilers, with all stock, produce and im
in schools, hut the purest morality like creature, for he is the same p rovem ents, for $5500. W rite to th e I n
In S ilv e r to n .
Of th e W ork
A
form ation B ureau at once.
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instead.
yesterday, today and forever, and
5. Those who love liberty of he made man in his own image. F o r S a l e . — A fine little bouse in Sil
Teams and men are very busy in
v erto n , w ith one acre of land, for only
thought.
$285. “ F irs t eome, first se rv ed .”
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Silverton this time of year.
There’s a mistake somewhere.
6. Those who believe that the
F o r S a le o r T ’- a d e .— A farm , about 30
We expect our business manager privilege of unlimited investigation
m iles south of The Dalles, 320 acres, in
C lub R ates.
home before the next issue of the I is necessary for the upbuilding of
good school d istric t of ab o u t 100 schol
a rs ; county road crossing Cascade m oun
Torch.
character and a true education.
The Weekly Oregonian is the ta in s, daily m ail, sh o rt d istan ce to saw
m ill and flouring m ill, two stores, black
Silverton is nearly depopulated
best newspaper published in the sm
ith shop, free wood and an unlim ited
on account of work in the hopfields. Those w ho .Should A tten d th e Pacific Northwest. The subscrip m o u n tain ran g e ; box house 16x22 with
itch en an d woodshed added, good
But if they go away they will come
tion price is 81.50 per year. We k brick
U b e ra i U n iv ersity .
fireplace, both up and dow nstairs
again.
will give it, together with the Torch ceiled w ith m atched lu m b e r; post barn
Those who desire more mental of Reason, for the exceedingly low 20x32; 3 m iles of good fence, 120 acres
Now’ as the time draws near for
in cu ltiv atio l, about 50 m ore ready for
price of $1.75. You will get two plow. T he ow ner holds deed from gov-
school to begin, look out for mis strength.
Those whose early education has papers for a little more than the ern m e t. Price $2000. W ould trad e for a
representations. If you are in doubt
place in Silverton of equal o r less value.
been
neglected,
and
who
now
real
price
of
one.
T he price of th e place is based on its
on any question call on us or write.
m oney-m aking capacity, am i it is now
ize the embarrassments that con
paying a good incom e. We will in v esti
Write to Col. Ingersoll today and front them with their limited learn
gate
any offer m ade.
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L u m b er F u n d .
ask him to donate the proceeds of ing.
F o r S a l e . — A fine littehome in Silver-
one lecture to the Liberal Universi Those whose aims and purposes
To raise $1000 immediately:
. t o i l — ¿¿-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasplier-
Previously ack n o w led g ed ............... $298.95 ( lies, ch erries, p e ars; neat little house,
ty. His address is 220 Madison are lofty and gr md.
B
en jam in Duval ............................
.50 p ainted am i p a p ered ; good sidew alk.
Ave., New York, N. Y.
Those whose means are limited T. H en ry S h ro e d e r.......................... 2.()0 Price, $4.50.
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3.00
For several days this week a and whose ideals are not reached. M rs. M. M. T u r n e r ........................ 19.00 W a n te d —A buyer for a well equipped
long line of teams loaded with
Those who desire to empty some H . B. P u r d in .................................... 1.00 livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies,
u m p h re y s ...............................
1.00 good harn eses.etc. C heap. W rite to u s.8
wheat waited hour after hour for intellectual and material treasures R E . , H
S tr a u b e ..’. .................................
5.00
their turn to he unloaded at our info the great storehouse of civil A. Straube ............................... 5.00 S c h o o l T e a c h e r . — A gen tlem an with
II. F ro s t............................................
l,uo th ir ty y e a rs’ experience in the school
popular flouring mill and elevator. ization.
J . B. E d in g lo n ................................ 10.00 i room , who holds a te a c h e r’s sta te certifi
in form ation
Bureau
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The sneers and jeers of the “I-
told-you-so’s” are the least of our
troubles when our work is delayed.
What we want is to do ail we can
while we have life to awake the
world from its nightmare of super
stition.
In order to have that degree of
success that is necessary to gain the
respect of the world, the Liberal
University must have help. Do
what you can yourself and don’t
forget to write and ask your Free
thought friends to help also.
Secularists would you not like to
have some letterheads printed with
Secular sentiment and Wettstein’s
Freethought badge, to use in corre
spondence with your friends? We
will furnish them to you with
your name and address printed on
them for 75 cents per hundred,
SI.50 for 250, or $2.50 for 500, post
paid. Let the people know where
you stand.
50.00 cate, would like em ploym ent as teacher.
5.00 Can teach vocal a n d in stu m e n ta l m usic. 9
S e c u la ris ts W an ted .» -S ectjL iri.-tw I
are
o ro u g h ly in te reste d in th e cause
There is too much light today for are th
w anted to Help build u p a Secular
God to perform miracles.
co m m u n ity n ear Silverton, Oregon. It
is th o u g h t best th a t each m em ber of the
One of the grimmest practical 1 c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or
h e r own, w hich can very easily he o b
jokes of recent times is that reported ta
in e d . W rite to us.
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M rs. E. J . S m ith ..............................
W . A. T u re m a n ................................
in the papers in connection with
the dynamite explosion. A wag
laid a parcel labelled “Infernal
Machines” where it was sure to
create a fright. It contained bibles!
Ay, the hihle has been the most in
Are you acquainted with the fernal of all infernal machines for
merits of the Forstner auger hit? , poor humanity.
R e a l E s ta te fo r S ale. — 80 acres,
house am i b arn , good o rch ard , ail fenc
ed, 8 m iles from Silverton, n e ar school.
35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price
$800.
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T w enty a c re s; 15 acres im proved, all
fenced, good spring, I*., miles from Sil
v erto n . Price $700.
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One hum fred and six ty acres; 12
acres cleared, 4 m iles from Silverton.
P rice $300.
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