T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, TH U RSD A Y , SEPT EM B ER 22, 1898. ..;<->0-0-(><>0 o o o o o o o o o o o o < ed w ith d isc ard ed schem es, an d s p rin k le d w ith useless te a rs .— [N ew N E W AN D CURIOUS. H av en R egister. > 0 -0 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O < AND \ S p a n ish in v e n to r pro d u ces from T hree B irds w ith One S tone. grasshoppers a fa tty substance, which is d ec lared to m ak e th e finest O ne m o rn in g as a n A m erican -or.p yet m a n u fa c tu re d . g e n tle m a n w a s g o in g to b is p la c e *** of bu sin ess, im saw a y o u n g w om an O ne-fo u rth of th e people of th e s ittin g on th e c u rb sto n e w ith her world die before th e age of six , one- c h ild in h er arm s, c ry in g b itte rly . h alf before 16, a n d o n ly o n e in each T h e A m erican g e n tle m a n asked w h at w as th e m a tte r, to w hich she 100 born re a c h e s th e age of 65. r e p lie d : *** “ I cam e to tow n in o rd er to have T he co u rse o f th e blood-vessels in m y bab y b ap tized , hut i h av e heard dead a n im a ls o r b ird s is now e x a m ­ t h a t it will cost m e th re e d o lla rs, ined by th e X -ra y s. In o rd e r to a n d 1 have n o t got th e m o n ey .” m ake th e a rte rie s, etc., give a p h o ­ “ T h a t is a m ere trifle ,” said tograph, or “ r a d io g ra p h ” , th e y are th e w a rm -h e a rte d A m erican . “ I first in jected w ith m e rc u ry . V ery h av e no th re e d o lla rs , hut h ere is a beautiful re su lts h av e been th u s te n -d o lla r h ill. G et y o u r ch ild b a p ­ a tta in e d . tized a n d b rin g ' me back th e c h a n g e .'’ T h e F re e W ill B a p tists a re ab o u t T h e w om an d rie d her te ars, and to build a flo atin g c h u rc h . I t will in a s h o rt tim e she re tu rn e d and be used on th e M ississippi R iv er, gave h er b en e fa cto r seven d o lla rs. ty in g up a t c o n v e n ie n t p o in ts be­ H e p a tte d th e b a p tize d in fa n t on tween St. P a u l a n d New O rlean s. th e h e a d , an d w en t off w ith a very W ith th e big riv e r for a ta n k , th e re h a p p y ex p ressio n on his face. Ail o u g h t to be no d ifficu lty in d ip p in g d a y lo n g he seem ed to he u n u s u a lly a s trin g of c o n v e rts two th o u s a n d h a p p v , for his face w as w reath ed in sm iles. m iles long. “ W h a t m a k e s vou so h a p p v ? ” *** ' S om e c a st-iro n c a n n o n -b a lls were recen tly recovered from th e sea n ea r Brest. T h e y h ad been u n d e r w ate r for over a h u n d re d y e a rs T hey could be cu t w ith a knife, a g re a t p a rt of th e iro n h a v in g d isa p p e a r ed. E x p o sed to th e a ir, th e in te ­ rio r becam e q u ite ho t, o f course losing th e heat in a s h o rt tim e, a f­ ter the oxygen of th e a ir ceased to act upon it. An a d a p ta tio n of th e B ollee h o rse­ less c a rria g e , d riv en hy a g aso lin e engine, o f w in te r use, is d escribed in th e S cien tific A m erican . D octor C a sg rain of Q uebec is th e c o n triv e r of th e new form of vehicle. In place of th e p n e u m a tic tire d w heels of th e o rd in a ry B ollee c a iria g e he Fub- s titn te s steel ru n n e rs for th e fore­ p a rt of th e c a rria g e , a n d a d riv in g w heel, w hose rim is stu d d e d w ith steel p o in ts, for th e re a r p a r t. T h e steeri ng a p p a ra tu s acts upon th e for­ w ard ru n n e rs. T h e g aso lin e reser­ voir, c o n ta in in g seven q u a r ts , suffic­ es for a ru n o f fifty m iles. T he Town of Nogood. S ilv e r to n , O re H ID E S , PELTS. ETC. S chool S u p p lie s , B o o k s and S ta tio n e r y . M EATS SOLD A T R E A S O N A B LE RATES. Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables and ( 'onfectionerv. 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Price. $2.60 by m ail. See ad. THE LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CO., S ilv e rto n A uger B it The W eekly Oregonian is the best newspaper published in the / ó f ì m Pacific Northw est. T he pubgerip- tion price is S I .5 0 p e r year. W e will give it, together wish the T orch of Reason, for the exceedingly low price of $1.75. You w ill g el two papers for a little more th an th e price of one. My frie n d , have you h eard of th e town of N ogood, on th e b a n k s of In Place of C h ris tia n ity : th e riv e r slow , w here bloom s th e 1 Can ins be Forgiven? W a ita w h ile flower fair, w here th e 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil­ ization? S o m e tim e -jo th e r scents th e a ir,a n d 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? th e soft G oeasys grow ? 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. I t lies in the v alley of W’ h a tsth e - 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? use, in th e p ro v in ce of L eterslid e. 6 Immortality or Annihilation? 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