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T H E TORCH OF REASON, >11.\ h R ?<»>. << ! ( « >> , 1 H FR SD A Y . o c l o l J- R r, I
Lillian Johnson and
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To Raise Five T ho u san d H ollars
Brown, of M alheur county, arrived
for th e U n iv ersity .
CORRESPONDENCE.
on S a tu rd a y ’s train and will a t­ > < X K X X > O < X K X X X ) < X X X H X > o -o -o -o -o c «
^ ^ S e c u la ris ts
tend the Liberal U niversity this
Torch and S hin gles.
£ t) P. C. Mosier, will givt $50 w inter.
50
L o u Ames will give
O u r business
m a n a g e r , h a v i n g E ditor I okchof R eason :
A Friend will give....................... 50
50 consented to assist one of Silverton's
F ind inclosed $1.00 for which
1). Buckingham will g iv e........
A. Slam an, M. D , will give. . 50 m erchants for a short time, will not please to n tin n e my subscription
R. C. Burtis will g iv e............. 50 . > ^‘abroad” any more for a few j nine mom ha and a p p ’y 25 cents to
A Friend will give...................... 50
the shingle fund. Keep the Torch
C. F. Aines will give...................50 m orths.
burning.
P. Rauch will give...................... 50
Mrs. Tow n, a lady who has spent
I). C. M c M ath .
J ) . B o l t o o will g iv e..................... 50
several years teaching in Dakota
H arry Fricker will g iv e ............. 50
E. Stew art will g iv e ................... 50 a " d Michigan, has been secured as
The S h in gle Fund.
A Friend will g i v e ....................... 50 one of the faculty of the Liberal
Mr. Hjermsta«!,
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50 U niversity.
E ditor 'P orch of R e a s o n :
Friend from W aldo Utils i
E n d o w ,! VOU will Ho,I $1.25,
Our student? Jam es Officer and
H. Allen will g i v e ......................50
50 P. R. B arnhouse rendered some which I w ant applied to the shin-
L. E. Fuller will g iv e.............
valuable assistance in getting our glc fund, as I expect the Liberal
F. W ilkinson will g iv e.............
J. E. Brooks will g iv e............... 50 building ready for school. We are U niversity to sometime shelter m y
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Ju liu s F ish e r.............................. 50 , . ,
g la d th e y a rr iv e d e a rly .
th re e c h ild re n .
If t h a t s u m
w ill
Adolf W«»lf & S o n ...................... 50
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n o t cover sp ace
enough
to k e e p
J. K. B uff.......................................... 50
We only received $1.75 on t h e
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B. A. L eo n ard ............................... 50 shingle
this
At th a t . them , call again.
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A F re e th in k e r.......................... '
rate it will he some time before the
W arren Carsnpr will g iv e....... 50 roof is on, and the rainy season is
J. L. B arnhouse will g iv e........... 50 close at hand. C an’t we all do For the B etterm ent of H um anity.
John Madden will p a y ............... 50 s o m e t h i n g ?
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Alex. H ardie will p a y ............... 50
1 h e S i l v e r t o n S u n d a y ,a w is b e -
I forward v o u a d r a f t for $50.00
Mrs. E. J . Sm ith will give . . . . 50
Cal Geer will give........................ 50 ¡ng tested in 1 he courts and we will for the Liberal Univeristv and if in
provided th a t
soon s e e h o w e f f e c t i v e it is. The the future I think th a t the Condi-
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more men (or women) h r m a r r e s t e d f o r s e l l i n g g o o d s o n tions j u s t i f y i t I h o p e t o h e a b l e t o
will give the sam e S u n d a y w a s l i n e d t e n d o l l a r s a n d I d o m o r e . I t i s m y i n t e n t i o n to
W here , , r e c o s t s , b u t w i l l t a k e a n a p p e a l .
am ount.
t u r n t h e product o f my i n d u s t r y t o
the seventy?
The people of silv er,,,,, begin
hs go,,,l u„ uecouut for ..... better-
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fish-and-hread story. One fish or
one loaf can equal any num ber vou
happen to think of. This m ight he
called inspired involution.
Are you acquainted with the
m erits of the F orstner auger hit?
Inform ation -
Bureau
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S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G Y O U W A N T ?
If so , m a k e y o u r w a n ts kn o w n to us,
a n d w e w ill t r y a m i « u p f d y t h e m .
If
w h a t u ’e d o f o r y o u is w o r t h n o t h i n g to
y o u . w e w ill e x j i e e t n o p a y . C a s t y o u r
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liel. an.l then wriiv to u«.
R ead o u r ad . on page b.
A d d re ss.
INFORMATION BUREAU,
bojv 1 0 0 . ________ S i l \ e k t o n , < ) r e .
, 2 0 M e n W a n t e d . — I f you are a Secu-
l a n s t a n d h a v e U500 t o i n v e s t i t w ill I,av
y o u to w rite t o t h e I n f o r m a t i o n B u r e a u .
in writing s t a t e y o u r a g e , f a m i l y if a n v ,
o c c u p a t i o n a n d v ie w s in r e g a r d to r e lig -
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A g e n t s . — A g e n t s w a n t e d t o s e ll t h e
F o r s tn e r A u g e r B it.
M o n e y c a n l»e
m ade.
S e n d 6 0 c f o r s a m p l e , o r $ 2 .60
t o r fu ll s e t p a c k e d in n e a t b o x
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8 0 a c r e s . — A b o u t f o u r m i l e s f r o m S il-
verton ; small, unHnished house; about
5 a c r e s c l e a r e d ; $ 6 0 0 . B e t t e r s e e I t.
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W h o W i s h e s t o I n v e s t ? — 104 a c r e s of
a s K °°d b o t t o m l a n d a s t h e r e is in t h e
s t a t e o f W a s h i n g t o n . W a s o f f e r e d < 10 -
000 fo r n a k e d la n d 1 2 y e a rs a g o . S ix te e n
C ow 8’ 9 h e i f e r s , 3 h o r s e s , w a g o n , h a r n e s s -
h o g s , 6 p ig s , 60 t o 65 t o ^ s ^ a y . h a ^ b a i l -
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realize th a t the Liberal U niversity
am ounts lo
som
ething when
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a u in iiiiie
III
M H iin iu n g
w iir u i
u ir y
NEW S AND NOTES.
s e e strangers coining to th eir town
on account of i t s e d u c a t i o n a l ad-
We have barely begun,
Chas. Hinkle donated some car- vantages
penter work last week, for which hut m ark the progress we have
m a d e in a s h o r t tim e .
we are thankful.
nient of h u m an ity as I can, regard- l ie r r i e s o f a ll k i n d s . O w n e r h a s m i l k e d
ot individual interest.
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c u t t i n g p l e n t y o f h a y tr o m t h i s e x c e l l e n t
r rom my knowledge I have reas- d a i r y a n d s t o c k r a n c h , w h i c h h e n o w
on to believe that I am en tru stin g proiementî, f«lr $5600.’ \ ^ J uce and im‘
\Y r i t e t o t h e I n -
my power through faithful hands f o r m a t i o n B u r e a u a t o n c e .
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a,ld a,n sorry n°t to see a larger
F o r S a le .— A fine little house in Sil-
num ber giving this noble cause verton, w i t h o n e a c r e o f l a n d , f o r o n l y
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$285. “ f i r s t c o m e , f i r s t s e r v e d . ”
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financial support.
The en tertain m en t and reception
Ye editor and wife returned safe­
F o r S a le o r T»*ade.—A f a r m , a b o u t 30
D r . A. S laman .
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ly from their trip to the coast after for the new students given at Lib­
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eral Hall Monday evening was a
a very rough journey.
a rs ; c o u n ty ro a d c ro s s in g C a s c a d e m o u n ­
ta in s , d a ily m a il, s h o r t d is ta n c e to s a w ­
LITTLE
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decided success. It was well at-
’Rah! ’rah! ’rah! The Liberal
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ptogram consisted ol music by the c,)nimo|J sense.
b r ic k f i r e p l a c e , b o t h u p a n d d o w n s t a i r s
Edwin Johnson, of v ale, Oregon, orchestra, recitations by Miss Wolf,
c e ile d w i t h m a t c h e d l u m b e r ; p o s t b a r n
will arrive in two weeks and take Mias A o . hs < m d M i a i P ktm •. abort
8ood a PpH ite is better th an 20x32; 3 m il e s o f g o o d f e n c e , 120 a c r e s
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m iss Ames ano Alts.- 1 age, a short
i m cultivation, about 60 more ready for
up the work in our school.
address by J. E. H osm er and vocal the ,ndw elllng of lhe holy ghost. I plow > T h e o w n e r h o h , 8 dee(1 fr<)l„ g o v .
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Now tliat the «lining hall is about
completed, we will try and m ake
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more rapid progress on the m am
building.
W anted , a girl to work for her
e rn m e t.
ard, in a fam ily of two, and at-
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en tertain m en t.
tend school. Inquire at Torch of
W o o d w o r k e r s , d o n ’t f o r g e t t o s e n d
Reason office.
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o rd er
F. IL Shaw has spent two weeks Bil8
with us in the Torch of Reason
office and kindly donated two d ay s’
work, which we fully appreciate.
Our friend Edw ards has returned
from a visit to P ortland and is hard
at work im proving our property.
We need m any such men in our
work
Miss Lillian Johnson atid F ran k
Brown took the train here yester-
day for Silverton, Oregon, where
they will enter the Liberal U niver-
sity at th at place. This is a Secu-
lar institution, free from religious
teachings, where children s m inds
are not ham pered by superstition,
__ r O n t n r i n N p w s
Luntario rsews.
P r i c e $ 2 0 0 0 . W o u ld t r a d e f o r a
music by Miss Page and the male
One prayer to a good man is p la c e in S i l v e r t o n o f e q u a l o r le s s v a l u e .
q u artet.
After the program the worth a m illion to a jealous, re- The p r i c e o f t h e p l a c e is b a s e d on i ts
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m o n e y - m a k i n g c a p a c i t y , a n d i t is n o w
crowd enjoyed an hour or so at vengeful, im aginary g o d .
p a y i n g a g o o d i n c o m e . W e w ill i n v e s t i -
dancing and then w e n t home, e v , Mally wh(, advocate |))ving , h tir »“« »"? » « "
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eO'one ’■atisfie.J will. tile evening’s enem ies would do well to learn h o w , F o r S a l e . - A f in e l i t t e h o m e in S i l v e r -
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to r a s e t o t t h e F o r s tn e r A u g e r
P r ic e , $ 2 .6 0 b y m a i l . S e e a d .
L um ber F und.
To raise $1000 im m ediately
to t r e a t th e ir o w n fa m ilie s .
A liberal education, and not a
belief in the blood atonem ent of
any savior, is the cure for sin.
Men are not wicked because
Adam fell, but because they were
not h«»rn right, or because their en­
vironm ent has not been right, or
P r e v i o u s l y a c k n o w l e d g e d ................ $ 4 9 6 .9 5 u
D r . A . S l a m a n .........................................
5 0 .0 0
r ie s , c h e r r i e s , p e a r s ; n e a t l i t t l e h o u s e ,
p a in te d a n d p a p e r e d ;
good s id e w a lk .
P ric e , $450.
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W a n t e d — A b u y e r fo r a w e ll e q u i p p e d
liv e ry s ta b le . G o o d h o r s e s , g o o d b u g g ie s ,
goo d h a rn e s e s .e tc . C h e a p . W rite to u s .8
S c h o o l T e a c h e r .— A g e n tle m a n w ith
t h i r t y y e a r s ’ e x p e r i e n c e in t h e school
r o o m , w h o h o l d s a t e a c h e r ’s s t a t e c e r t i f i ­
c a t e , w o u ld l i k e e m p l o y m e n t a s t e a c h e r .
T e a c h v ocal a n d in s tr u m e n ta l m u s ic .
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Agnostic.— Don't know.
Infidel.— Don’t believe.
Secularists would you not like to
Liberal.— Don’t care what vou
have some letterheads printed with
Secular sentim ent and W ettstein’s believe.
C
h ristian .— I know th a t my re-
F reethought badge, to use in corre-
( hristian.-
spondence with your friends? We deeuler
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Sec a n s t. Let us all work to
will furnish them to you with
your nam e and address printed on elevate h u m an ity J .
I them for 75 cents per hundred,
The bible is good in m athem atics.
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$1.50 f o r 2 >D, or $2.o() for 5 0 0 , p o s t vz»»c
q u a te
lin e r,
m e re io re m
iy
One e equals
three,
therefore
any
paid. I^et the people know where power of one equals any power of
v o n 0 .1 . J
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tu ;
jo u stand.
( three. Ib is accounts for tne big
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .- - S e c u la r is ts w ho
a r e t h o r o u g h l y i n t e r e s t e d in t h e c a u s e
a r e w a n te d to h e lp b u ild u p a S e c u la r
c o m m u n ity n e a r S ilv e rto n , O re g o n .
It
is t h o u g h t l)e s t t h a t e a c h m e m b e r o f t h e
c o m m u n ity ow n a little h o m e of h is o r
h e r o w n , w h ic h c a n v e r y e a s il y b e o b ­
ta in e d . W rite to u s .
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R e a l E s t a t e f o r S ale. — 80 a c r e s ,
h o u s e a n d b a r n , g o o d o r c h a r d , a il f e n c -
ed, 8 m i l e s f r o m S i l v e r t o n , n e a r s c h o o l,
35 s e r e s i m p r o v e d , o n m a i n r o a d . P r i c e
$800.
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Twenty a c r e s ; 15 a c r e s i m p r o v e d , a ll
f e n c e d , g o o d s p r i n g , l 1., m i l e s f r o m S il-
v e rto n
P
r i c e $700.
$700
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verton.
Price
Hne h u n d r e d
c le a re d , 4
Price $.300
a c re s
a n d s ix ty a c re s :
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m ile s fro m S ilv e r to n .
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