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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1898)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, NO V EM BER, 17, 1898. 8 To Raise Five T housand h o lla rs Sam uel Klein entered school on Monday of this week. The faculty for th e U n iv ersity . and students are glad to have him x*^ Secularists, with them again. -Z P. C. Mosier, will give $50 Our friend Beaty, of Chemawa, Ames will give.. 50 A Friend will give....................... 50 rode Up to the school the other day I). Buckingham will g iv e.......... 50 and m ade us a present of another A. Slam an, M. D., will give. . . 50 silver shingle. R. C. Burt is will give............... 50 Silverton is the place for Secular- A Friend will give..................... 50 C. F. Aines will give.................. 50 Jets. Let us unite our forces. Ev- P. Rauch will give.....................o0 er Qne can ,iejp a little E nthuse I). Bolton will give..................... o0 and enthuse others! H arry Fricker will g iv e............. 50 J. E. and M. P. Hosm er went to E. Stewart will g iv e ................... 50 A Friend will g i v e ........................ 50 Salem on business last S aturday. Mr. Hjerm stad, / The Salem students went with them Friend from W aldo Hills \ H. Allen will g i v e ..................... 50 and enjoyed the trip very much. L. E. F uller will g iv e................. 50 We heard some one rem ark the F. Wilkinson will give............... 50 other day: “ W ell, say, that Cuban J . E. Brooks will give................. 50 Ju liu s F ish e r................................... 50 Spy is going to he the best play Adolf Wolf & S o n ........................ 50 th a t was ever given in S ilverton.” J. K. B uff....................................... 50 The tum bling and letter-m aking B. A. L eo n ard .............................. 50 by our athletes at the Y. P. S. S. C. A F ree th in k er..........................j last Friday evening was excellent, W arren Carsner will give........ 50 as was the whole program. V isit J. L. B arnhouse will give.......... 50 ors, come again. John Madden will p a y ............... 50 Miss Ollie Geer, who has been Alex. H ardie will p a y ................. 50 Mrs. E. J. Sm ith will give . . . . 50 attending school in Newberg, a r Cal Geer will g iv e........................ 50 rived in Silverton last F riday. She II. C. Edw ards will g iv e........ 50 is proving an industrious student Jam es Officer will give............... 50 C. E. Glaze will g iv e................... 50 in the University and a great help in our society. provided th a t > O<KKXX><><X><X)<K><><XX><><><XXX><> < LITTLE POINTS. > < X X X X > 0 < K X > < K X > < X X > 0 -0 < > 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 I Inform ation Bureau Spare the rod and educate the; child. S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT? I If so, m ake your want« know n to uh , When you find a noble cause, and we will try and su p p ly th em . If w h at we do for you ia w «:th n o th in g to help it on. you, we will exj»ect no pay. C ast your eye over th e list, and th en w rite to us. Anger and worry are the disease- Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress, IN FO RM ATION B U R E A P , germs of the m ind. Keep cool and Box 100. S ilverton , O r e . work. M e rc h a n d is e .—A buyer w anted for a T he discovery of electricity is do- large retail business in th e city of Sil- terto n . more for the world than Jesu s’ H o u s e k e e p e r.—W anted, by a widow er, a lady as h o u sek eep er; one who u n d e rstan d s th e care of ch ild ren and wants Jesus is dead and so is the devil. a p e rm a n en t hom e. None but a Liberal 14 We bring you good tidings of gieat need ap p ly . joy. Get us a subscriber. 2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you a re a Secu la rist and have $500 to in v est it will pay you to w rite to th e In fo rm atio n B ureau. In w ritin g sta te your age, fam ily if any, occupation and views in regard to relig ion. 12 R ealism vs. Idealism . Realism is in most respects the A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e antithesis of idealism. It affirms F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can be that the testim ony of our senses is m ade. Semi 60c for sam ple, or $2.60 for full set packed in n eat box. 13 true, though not perfect; th a t ob 8 0 a c r e s .—A bout four m iles from Sil jects, the eternal world, the u n i verton ; sm all, unfinished h o u se; about verse, are real, and not illusory; 5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tter see It. 11 th at a brick house, a stone wall or W h o W ish es to I n v e s t? —104 acres of as good bottom land as th ere is in the a m ountain, a planet or a sun, are sta te of W ash in g to n . W as offered $10,- more real than a spirit or a 000 for naked land 12 years ago. Sixteen thought; and th a t the m aterial of cows, 9 heifers, 3 horses, wagon, h a rn e ss es, plows, harrow s, d airy and u ten sils, 9 which all these things are compos hogs, 6 pigs, (»0 to ($5 tons hay, h av b a il ed is w ithout beginning or end. In er, good boat, tide w ater a t door, 2 h o u s 2 h am s, spring w ater a t both houses, Miss K atie M atteson, who secur regard to man it affirms th a t he is es, more men (or women) berries of all kinds. O w ner h as m ilked I I J will give the sam e ed a position as teacher by patron related to the anim al world by the 35 cows and k ept 21 head of young stock, cu ttin g p len ty of hay from th is ex cellen t j/ am ount. W here are izing the Inform ation Bureau, sent ties of heredity; th a t by process of dairy and sto»*k ran ch , which he now the sixty-peven? us live dollars this week and in evolution or growth, he has arrived offers, with all stock, produce and im provem ents, for $5500. W rite to th e I n forms us th at she expects to be in at his present state; and th a t he is form ation B ureau at once. 1 > o <>< x ><> o < x >< k x > o < x x x ><><>< x x x x x > our school another year. finite and not infinite, anim al and F o r S a le .— A fin e lit t le ho u se in S i l N E W S AND NOTES. verton, w ith one acre of land, for only not angel, m atter and not spirit. It We understand that some who $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .” 4 ) (XXXXKXHXXXK* O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 received the F orstner Auger Bit did further affirms th a t it is the living F o r S a le o r T ra d e .—A farm , ab o u t 30 W rite to us and write again. We not know how to bore a square hole m aterial organism — the m an liim- m iles so u th of The D alles, 320 acres, in with it. If there are any such, / e l f — who perceives, remembers, good school d istric t of ab o u t 100 schol need your help. ars ; county road crossing Cascade m o u n We have moved our little m use please let us know and we will send reasons, wills, loves, hopes, fears tain s, daily m ail, sh o rt d istan ce to saw instructions and sam ple square and thinks. And th a t the so-call- mill and flouring m ill, two stores, b lack um to the study room. “ m ysterious” and “ intim ate union” sm ith shop, free wood and an u n lim ited hole. Send postage. ountain ran g e; box house 16x22 w ith W e will endeavor to have a of mind and body is only the u n k m itchen and woodshed added, good Canyon City, Oregon, has been bowling alley in our gym nasium . brick fireplace, both u p an d d o w n stairs ion of the b rain —the special organ destroyed by fire. Mr. Geer, our ceiled w ith m atched lu m b e r ; post barn The students sometimes dance at business m anager, lectured in th at of th o u g h t— with the other parts of 20x32 ; 3 m iles of good fence, 120 acres in c u ltiv atio n , ab o u t 50 m ore ready for recess and noon. It is good exer town once and some of the citizens the body. plow. T he ow n er holds deed from gov M atter, in the form of organized ern cise. m et. Price $2000. W ould tra d e for a threw eggs at him . We wonder if place in Silverton of equal or less value. H elp us raise the five hundred this calam ity is the w rath of God beings, does think. T hat som ething The price of th e place is based on its dollars for the lum ber by Ja n u a ry showing itself! The eggs missed exists which is not m atter is assum- m onev-m aking capacity, and it is now- paying a good incom e. ' We will in v e sti . . . a C hristian. - .. ... first. Mr. Geer and i . hit We ed and not proved; 1 ’ and from the gate any offer m ade. 2 very nature of things, it is not cap This has been the finest fall we don’t know w hether the fire burn- able of proof. To think requires F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- Silverton beats the ed anv cburclle8 ur "<>»• ever saw. to n — L ,-acre; apples, p ru n es, ra sp b e r force, and force has never been ries, ch erries, p e ars; neat little house, world. Mr. Edw ards, who has been do- separated from m atter. There is pain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk. 3 We have no punishm ent in the i solne " ,,rk f°r l,s the past two no force w ithout m atter, and no Price, $450. . U niversity. It is not needed and ,nonths, Wl11 80011 l<*ave for I’o’ t- m atter w ithout force. Therefore, W a n te d —A b u y er for a well equipped not wanted. | an», win it h» will mnkt piepara- there m ust be a m aterial basis for livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies, good h arn eses.etc. C heap. W rite to u s.8 tions to go to K lo n d ik e in the Lv .. i » o v u .v Mr. R. L. Olliver, of Dayville, -ntr , , ............. ' . , thought. So much all authorities n • c I II r XL , sPr,n K’ He says he will make a S chool T e a c h e r.—A g en tlem an w ith Oregon, Kent in four dollars for the Li. 1 1 n , rT . ¡aam u . [C. C. M illard, in Free- . . ’ , , thousand dollars for the University, thought Magazine th irty y ears' ex p erien ce in th e school shingle tund this week. .v , . . , . . . . room , who holds a te a c h e r’s sta te certifi e We hate to have him go, as he is a cate, would like em p lo y m en t as teacher. The C hristians of Silverton are good m an to have around, but we Teach vocal and in stru m e n ta l m usic. 9 Secularists would you not like to planning our destruction, but they are anxious to have him raise the la ris ts W a n te d .-S e c u la ris ts who reckon w ithout th eir host. money for our institution and we have some letterheads printed with are S e th c u o ro u g h ly in terested in th e cause Secular sentim ent and W’ettstein ’s are w anted to h elp build up a Secular have great confidence in him. He Money is being raised among the Freethought badge, to use in corre- co m m u n ity n ear Silverton, Oregon. I t students to build a gym nasium and expects to have his soil in our is th o u g h t liest th a t each m em b er of th e spondence with your friends? We c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or school soon. bath rooms. H elp them if you can. will furnish them to you with h e r ow n, w hich can very easily l>e o b 10 I. M. Davis writes front G rant's W oodworker., d o n ’t forget to eend an your nam e and address printed on tain ed . W rite to us. T, 1 . 1 e j 1 . 1 order for a set of th e F o rstn er Auger Pass th at he found work there and Bit9. Price by niail R e a l E s ta te fo r S ale. — 80 acres, tin in for 75 cents per hundred, house and b arn , good o rch ard , ail fenc will move on to Silverton a little •1.50 for 250, or $2.50'for 500, post ed, 8 m iles from S ilverton, n ear school, later. L u m b er F u n d . paid. Let the people know where 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price $800. 5 Reber Allen has his fall’s work , To raise 11000 im m ediately: you stand. T w enty a c re s; 15 acres im proved, all a 1 . , . , . , done and has again taken his place with the truthseckers at the U ni versity. Previously acknow ledged.............. $571.95 D. Buckingham........................... Jo h n S. H olm an Jo h n L eitch .................................... D. M arsh .......................................... 30.00 fenced, good sp rin g , 1>S m iles from Sil v erto n . Price $700. 6 One h u n d red and six ty a c re s; 12 the acres cleared, 4 m iles from Silverton. 3.00 2.00 A re -VOU with 1.50 I m erits of the F orstner auger bit? 1 Price $300. 7