T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, NO V EM BER, 17, 1898.
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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,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .”
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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.
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first.
Mr.
Geer and i . hit
We ed and not proved;
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’ and from the gate any offer m ade.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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thought. So much all authorities
n
• c
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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
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rT .
¡aam u . [C. C. M illard, in Free-
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,
, thousand dollars for the University, thought Magazine
th irty y ears' ex p erien ce in th e school
shingle tund this week.
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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 ­
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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,
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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.
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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
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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.
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One
h
u
n
d
red
and
six
ty
a
c
re
s;
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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.
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