THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S,
L ea f Insects,
its pursuer is eoncer'>ed. Settling
on a twig, it folds its wings closely
back to back, with the head and an-
tennae hidden between them. I he
tiny tails of the wings touch the
twig, forming a perfect stalk to the
leaf, which is held in place by the
middle pair ot feet. While thus at
rest, the most observant eye would
not suspect’it to be other than a
withered leaf.—[Selected.
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P rayer vs. D inner—Dinner W ins,
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PORTER
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•Once upon a time”a boatload of
AND
ish soldiers landed on the
Spanisi
t, , .,t of Florida, and after filling
thtif water casks from a sparkling
M a in S t r e e t
S ilv e r to n , O re
»•ring, laid themselves down under
.. .
CASH
PAID
POft
ALL
K
in
d
s
of fat s t o c k .
,, tree to rest.
CA RRY A C O M P L E T E STOCK OF
HIDES. PELTS. ETC.
Those were the days when the
“Xtw World*' was still a wonder, a
land of marvels and witchery.
S chool
A sudden puff of wind sent a
S u p p lie s ,
ghower of leaves fluttering down
HEATS SOLI) AT REASONABLE
upon the ground. It was midsum- I
B o o k s and
RATES.
A newly-married young man took
nier. The fallen leaves looked fresh
S ta t io n e r y .
and green and the sailors began his wife to church. The sermon
sleepily to speculate as to the cause was just about well under way when
of their fall. Then their eyes open­ he noticed the little woman at his D ealers in F ru its , V egetables
D ra k e & W e b b ,
ed widely, for they saw that the ' side suddenly start. Then she turn-
an d C o n fectio n ery .
leaves were doing something more
red, looked around nervously ,
Silverton
Oregon
tl in falling.
for half a minute, and then hurried-
They were walking, tumbling, ty rose and left the church. The i
D S T N i 'S y y .
jumping, Buttering over the ground young husband felt certain his wife
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in the maddest confusion. But there was ill, and would have followed
k\
was “ method in their madness.” her out, hut he is a bashful man,and
They were all making their way the thought of the long centre aisle
toward the trunk of the tree, some he would have to travel in the lace
. . . IS INVALUABLE TO . . .
of them were already crawling up of ‘he congregation kept him rooted •
the bark.
1 h ‘H seat. He was glad when the ! C a r p e n t e r s a n d J o in e r s , f'" m o rtis­
The sailors sprang to their feet, service was over, and made his way ing, such as lettin g in locks, as it takes the
place of chisel and gouge; to
panic-stricken, and Bed without almost at a lope for his little menage i
C a b in e t M a k e r s , *°r inlaid w ork,
stopping to investigate the marvel- He found his wife cheefully busying
dow
elling, patching, rem oving splits and
<<r'
eren’t
Some of them declared that, looking herself aboutthe dinner.
knots. In fact, no wagon or p a tte rn m aker,
back, they saw the trees step out you il l? ’ he breathlessly inquired. m an u factu rer of pianos, organs, sew ing m achines, ag ricu ltu ral im p lem en ts, sash ,
and start in pursuit. Not a man “ Whv, dearie me,” was her reply, blinds, fu rn itu re , nor ANY O T H E R WOOD W O R K E R , should he w ith o u t it.
of that ship’s company could be in­ “ you know I’m never ill.” “ Well,
AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED.
why
did
you
leave
the
church
so
duced to land on that shore again,
It is th e only ro u n d bit in th e world th a t
and their captain had to complete suddenly?” ‘‘Why, Jack, I sudden­
will bore a
A
ly
remembered
that
I
forgot
Io
put
the filling of the water casks at an-
AttXR
other part of the coast. For years the chicken potpie on the hack of
and years after that spot was known | ‘be stove before we left home,
BsrriMi massi?
and do all th a t any o th e r h it will do.
arid avoided by the Spaniards as“tl»e Would my listening to a good ser-
PRICES.
haunted spring, where the leaves tnon have compensated you for a
Set of five, different sizes, p o s tp a id .. .(2.60
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and trees walked about.”
charred dinner?”
“ Not much,”
How those brave men would have said Jack, who (we are assured) is
stared had they known that it saw “as human as they make them”,
A ddress, LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO,
only a harmless insect that was at
Had the story reached the editor
S ilv er t o n , O eroon
of
a
straight
religious
journal,
he
the bottom of it all.
The Phillium scythe, or leaf in­ would no doubt have varied it — ,
sert, leads a sluggish life, making making the pious wife sacrifice her
its home on the branches of a tree. dinner, and rewarding her with
Its body is very thin and flat, its “ the peace of God that passeth un- j
large wings are veined and color­ derstanding” in place of it.—[Secu­
ed exactly like a leaf. When dis­ lar Thought.
turbed, it tucks its legs under its
body, thus perfecting the resem-
The universe we live in is the only
o-
blance to a leaf, with petiole and one in existence; do not spend your
blade complete. In summer its time and energies endeavoring to j
wings are bright green, but in the find the way out of it—there are no
fall they change with the deciduous homes in the skies,
Auger Bit
SQ UA RE
HOLE
n r m m m w m mnr y m
W H O M A K E S ()U I<
tq
•
SHOES?
aves to a brown, withered hue I t i
hold upon the branch is slight, a
puff of wind being enough to throw
it upon the ground, when it at once
sets out to regain its home, in such
manner as terrified the Spanish sail­
ors.
There is another race of leaf in-
sects, butterflies. While the upper
surface of their wings is bright like
a flower, the lower resem.»lea a
withered leaf, with fungus-like
blotche*. Their flight is very swift,
and they settle on twigs only, never
on leaf or flower.
When pursued, and hard pressed,
the leaf butterfly has a way of van­
ishing as suddenly as a full-fledged
ghost. In the twinkling cf an eye,
the insect has become a leaf so far as
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B ’ET i
Six Tracts to Promote
of the best
Scientific
W isdom .
factories . .
In Place of C h ris tia n ity :
1 Can ins be Forgiven?
Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil-
3
op
More
Evolution and Comparison of Religions,
5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit?
6 Immortality or Annihilation?
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