THE TORCH
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REASON, SILVERTON,OREGON, DECEMBER, 15. 1898.
To Raise Five Thousand Dollars this good(?) I>ook, had about 100
for
the U niversity.
times as many wives as the Utah
Secularists,
*50
AFrhmd wUl give
50
50
I). Buckingham will give......... 50
A. Slam ali, M. D., will g iv e ... 50
R. C. Burtis will give............. 50
wise man, and as far as union of
, __
church and state is concerned,God’s
chosen people were fully as bad as
t.I>e Mormons.
We have made especially for our
school work a large number of note
books of the most convenient size.
public treasury, but th a t sum is di-
verted to the treasury of a private In fo rm a tio n
concern instead. The fact that the
Bureau
____
money is ____
taken ___
from
the _ public
treasury in an indirect manner, TS 8 THERE
THERE AN1
ANYTHING YOU WANT?
does not change the fact that it is 1 If so, make y o u r w ants know n to us,
and we will try and su p p ly th e m . If
stolen.
J. B. B eattie .
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A Friend will give..................... 50
C. F. Ames will give
50 These note books have the nam e of
LITTLE POINTS,
w h at we do lor you is w orth n o th in g to
I you, we will ex p ect no pay. C ast y o u r
eye over th e list, and th en w rite to us.
Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress,
IN F O R M A T IO N B U R E A U ,
Box 100.
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
P. Rauch will give...................50 our school and appropriate mottoes l o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o i
M e rc h a n d is e .—A buyer w an ted for a
I). Bolton will give................... 50 . printed
on the front cover and , Otto
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w
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large
reta il b u sin ess in th e citv of S i l - ,
—
50
Harry Fricker will give...........
E. »Stewart will give................. 50 WellRieins Freethought Badge on didn’t he »ave it biniseli? W a. he t" ,on-
H o u s e k e e p e r . — W a n te d , by a widow ­
A Friend will g iv e .................... 50 the back. .D o you want one? tired?
er,
a lady as h o u se k ee p er; one who u n -
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ighty
pages,
54x81
inches—
post­
Mr. Hjermstad,
z
d
e
rstsn
d « th e - , care
of ch ild ren
and w ants
If
J
e
s
u
s
cam
e
to
save
sin n e rs ,
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-
paid, 8 cents.
Friend from Waldo Hills (
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a p e rm a n e n t hom e. N one b u t a L iberal
why do n t he do it immediately, need ap p ly .
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H. Allen will g iv e ................... 50
Our
friend
and
fellow
citizen,
Mr.
L. E. Fuller will give............... 50
neatly and completely?
1 20
on M _w
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h
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en W a n te d .— If you are a Secu-
F. Wilkinson will give............. 50i^’* Dolan, made our school a pleas-
made man and Ihe devil; L“™,1 «"*1 have »500'to .in v e s t it will pay
J. E. Brooks will give............... 50 ant call yesterday. His nephew , God
.
.
’ you to w rite to th e In fo rm atio n B u reau ,
h
e
th
e
n
k
illed
man
for
believing
Li w ritin g s ta te y o u r age, fam ily if an y ,
Ju liu s Fisher............................ 50 from Washington was with him
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occupation and views in re g a rd 'to reiig -
the devil, but the devil still lives. i ion.
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..................... sn and e,,terK ,he University today.,'
No man in the world would
be A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
B. A. Leonard 5' " / / i i i / .50; M r Dolan> who ie » law-ver »"«*
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\ 50 city recorder of Silverton, was for- as mean as the Christians think F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can he
A Freethinker.......................i ( cn 50 I m erly
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• n God j is,
• and , yet they say: m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, o r $2.60
a »
teacher,
and i , he says we .i
their
for full se t packed in neat box.
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50 have the best school in the state. ‘‘God is love.”
Warren Carsner will give...
8 0 a c r e s .—A bout four m iles from S il­
J. L. Barnhouse will give......... 50 We certainly have a good school,
.
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,
.
; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u se; ab o u t
,
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God took a rib out of man when 5 verton
John Madden will pay............. 50
acres cleared ; <G00. B e tte r see It.
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and
wnen
we
have
suitable
build-I
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,
Alex. Hardie will pay............... 50 I I h ivo
he
wanted
to
make
a
woman,
but
. k »-V M
s. 4 ■ > fit ■
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,
W h o W ish e s to I n v e s t ? —104 acres of
Mrs. E. J. »Smith will give . . . . 50 m g s and apparatus we will he will-
•
,
,
.
.
,
wheu
he
wanted
a
son
he
perform-
as
good bottom land as there
is in the
Ilitr t to
o compare
c o m n a r e our
our w
ork w
i t h that
tl.ut I
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. . . .
r
v itere is in m e
Cal Geer will give..................... 50 ing
work
with
sta te of W ash in g to n . W as offered $10,-
H. C. Edwards will give....... 50 of any school in the United States. ed a different kind of a miracle.
000 for naked land 12 years ago. Sixteen
James Officer will give............. 5()
In union there is strength. cows, 9 h eifers, 3 horses, wagon, h a rn e ss­
C. E. Glaze will give................. 50 W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to sem i an Christianity can never unite the es, plow s, harrow s, d airy and u ten sils, 9
hogs, 6 pigs, 60 to 65 tons hay, hav hail-
o rd er for a se t of th e F o rstn e r A uger
provided that
people
of
the
world,
but
the
religion
er’
good tx)at’ tide w ater a t door, 2 hous
B its. Price, $2.60 by m ail. See ad.
-if Humanity can. Help it on!
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»»t?» at both house»,
m w
more men (or women)
berries of all kinds. O w ner h as m ilked
1 1 / will give the same
cows an d k ep t 21 head of young stock,
The reason Christianity does so j c 35 u ttin
amount.
Where are Por the Torch o f Reason.
g p len ty of hay from th is excellent
d
a
iry
and stock ran ch , w hich he now-
the sixty-seven?
much
harm
is
that
it
is
founded
on
Chicago N otes.
offers, w ith all stock, produce an d im ­
wrong principles. “He that believ- p ro v em en ts, for $5500. W rite to th e I n ­
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The various religious organiza­ eth not shall he damned” is abso­ form ation B ureau a t once.
i< X X X X X > < H X X X )O < X > < > < > < X )(X > < X X X )
tions a r e discussing the best meth­ lute savagery.
F o r S a le .— A fine little h o u s e in S il­
NEW S AND NOTES.
verton,
w ith one acre of lan d , for onlv
ods of securing eternal salvation
Of
course
Solomon,
who
had
hun­
$285.
“
F irst com e, first se rv e d .’’
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5oooooooooooooooooooooooo for the inhabitants of the territory
dreds of wives, is in heaven; but F o r S a le o r T ’-ad e.—A farm , ab o u t 30
Some of the students will help acquired through the war with
m iles so u th of The Dalles, 320 acres, in
build the gymnasium during their Spain. A minister is quoted as p o o * r R o • b e rt I n ' g e r s o ll, w h o b e lie v e s good
school d istric t of aliout 100 schol-
in having only one, will go to a ars ; county
road crossing Cascade m o u n ­
vacation.
saying at a banquet: “Our work is
warmer climate.
tain s, d aily m ail, sh o rt d istan c e to saw ­
m ill and flouring m ill, tw o sto res, b lack ­
Miss Arnie Forward, our ener­ not done until we install that which
“There
are
three
kinds
of
poor—
sm
ith shop, free wood and an u n lim ited
getic student, is out of school this is the determining factor of our ci v
m
o
u n tain ra n g e ; box house 16x22 w ith
ilization, Christianity.” A judge, God’s poor, the devil’s poor and the k itch
week on account of sickness.
en an d woodshed added, good
poor
devils.”
So
said
Doctor
of
brick
fireplace, both up and d o w n stairs
speaking at the same meeting, said:
Next Saturday evening the Cu­ “ We must bring the Philippines Divinity Driver in the last legisla­ ceiled w ith m atched lu m b e r; post barn
20x32 ; 3 m iles of good fence, 120 acres
ban Spy will be with us. Every­ and Cuba up to the full standard of ture. He knows.
in c u ltiv a tio n , aliout 50 m ore ready for
plow. T he o w n er holds deed from’ gov­
thing is ready for her entertain­ Christian American citizenship.”
Christian:—What
will
you
give
ern
m et. Price $2000. W ould tra d e for a
ment.
place
in Silverton of equal or less value.
I he particular brand of Christian­ us in exchange for this blessed
The price of th e place is based on its
The Y. P. Sr 8. C. supper was one ity that these people would most hope?
m oney -m ak in g cap acity , and it is now
paying a good incom e. ’ W e will in v e s ti­
of the very best entertainments likely recommend as being best
Secularist:—How would a little gate
an y offer m ade.
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that we young people of Silverton adapted to the needs of our island blessed common sense strike you?
ever had. The only thing lacking population would most likely he
Tf _
.
F o r S a le . A fine litte hom e in Silver-
H
Jesus
is
God,
and
he
at
the
,
ton—
V a c r e ; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er-
the Baptist variety, as the above
was a larger hall.
of t h e father, then he is r'7 ’, c'ierri<;s. f*8r»; "<-at little house,
sentiments were uttered at a meet­ right hand
.
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p ain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk,
Hurrah for skating!» Nearly ev­ ing of Baptists. The government a t th e rig h t h a n d of h im se lf a n d , Price, $450.
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ery one in the Willamette Valley inflicted on those islands for many consequently, must be on his own _ , . a v
, .
| W a n te d —A b u y er for a well eq u ip p ed
goes wild with delight when it gets generations has been so intensely left hand. A » w a y fa
rin g m a n , livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies,
cold enough to Ireeze ice an inch (_ hristian that no doubt the inhah- though
— a fool, can see that he is good h a rn e se s,e tc . C heap. W rite to u s.8
thick. The roads are dry and Hants will gladly turn any way for “a11 ,,ver himself-”
S c h o o l T e a c h e r . — A g e n tlem a n w ith
smooth and many ride their bicy­ relief, if if is only a change of
T_ .
,
1 th irty y e ars' ex p erien ce in th e school
Jesus never taught school, nor room , who holds a te a c h e r’s sta te certifi-
cles to the pond, which is about Christianities.
did he have children of his own, J‘ate» would like em p lo y m en t as teach er.
thiee miles from the city.
I noticed in the real estate news yet PeoP,e are
with emotion ( _____________ _____
The article on page 6, entitled lately that the new building occu- w,,en the>’ hear the blessed words S e c u l a r i s t s W a n t e d . - S e c u l a r i s t s w ho
Church and State in Utah, contains pied by .be Illinois Trust and Sav- ,rom litheir dear Pa’ tor
Christ’ are »anZf"^IrelpTuU d up
a debatable question, viz., Should ings hank is exempt from taxes for ma9: “^ u^er little children to come community near Silverton, Oregon. It
the Mormon congressman-elect be t h p roA Bnn tk « »
,
untome.” O h o w sw e e t it is ♦<» *8 th o u g h t best th a t each m em b er of th e
the
reason
that
the
ground
on
°
p w eet 11 18 to 1 c o m m u n ity ow n a little hom e of h is o r
allowed a seat? We would like to which it stands is owned by a re- 866 IheBe little ’ n ones
dropping their her own, which can very easily he oh-
hear the opinions of our readers on ligious and educational institution. i pe,,nieain,° the contribution bo»
Writetou8-
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the subject.
The
holy
bible
of
the
and getting their heads fixed for,
for R e a l E s t a t e fo r S ale. — 80 acres,
..
The ground is held by the bank on an<1
house an d b a rn , good o rch ard , ail fenc­
Christians teaches
polygamy „ „¡nely.nine year leaue al|(|
future Christian work!
e d , 8 m iles from S ilverton, n e ar school,
Should those who believe it perfect building cost half a million. Now,
I 35 aiTes im proved, on m ain road. Price
$800.
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he d.sfranchtsed or deprived of ¡f th a, bui)diug „ „ , aj(ad
the
T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im proved, all
Lumber Fund.
holding office especally ,f they same ra„ a8 „
anJ ,(>t j
fenced, good sp rin g , lh , m iles from Sil­
To raise $1000 immediately
v e rto n . Price $700.
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m o t., th e W isest man, according t o . thou.and dollars annually Into the fi.
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