T H E TORCH OE REASON, SILV E R T O N , OREGON, JA N U A R Y 19. 189«.
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NEWS AND NOTES.
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B. B. Sm ith and W. J. V arnes
donated valuable books to the li­
brary this week.
Mrs. E. Down and Mrs. F. C.
Ames made the I Diversity a very
pleasant call I uesday.
We are glad to welcome Miss
Arnie Forw ard and Mr. Louie
Rauch back to their classes again.
best they can at Society, for it is
impossible fer me to be there.
The article on the first page en­
titled “ Space’', is taken from the
“ W ilderness of W orlds’’, by More­
house.
\\ e hope the book will
have a large sale. See notice on
page 5.
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Mr. E dw ards brought down an-
other load ol apples from I n n e rsi-
ty farm this week, and the students
are enjoying them verv much.
There are plenty more of them, so
they can cat all they want.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
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Names for the Song Book.
E ditor
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1 orcii OF R eason :
Inform ation
Bureau
8 T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
* If so, m ake vour w ants know n to n s ,
I
we
ani , euppl >. then ,
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E n c lo s e d fin d lis t of 2 5 nam es fo r wh a t we do for you is w orth n o th in g to
you, we will ex p ect no pay. t a st y o u r
which please send a song hook. My eye
over tHe list, and th e n w rite to us.
father takes the Torch, and we all Read o u r ad. o n page 6. A ddress.
jt
niuch
Aft„ r
IN FO R M A TIO N B U R E A U ,
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
h tv e ria(j
w„ ha|ld ¡t t()S1)11,e Box 100.
friend.
W ith kindest wishes
success. I re m a in ,
f«»r
H o u s e k e e p e r.— W an ted , by a w idow -
er, a ladv as h o u se k ee p er; one who u n ­
v<»ur d e rsta n d - the care of ch ild ren and w ants
a p erm an en t hom e. None hut a L iberal
need ap p ly .
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The tim bers of thegynasium mi­
( M is ) J en n ie C ole .
2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a S ecu­
raculously rose in the air last 1 ues-
Our job-work departm ent has
C o lu m b ia, Ok la T er.
la rist and have $500 to invest it will pay
you to w rite to th e In fo rm atio n B ureau.
day noon. Many hands make light }>ePn R,1By this week printing the
In w ritin g sta te y o u r age, fam ily if an y ,
work!
constitution and by-laws of the Or- “ Two Shall Chase a T housand.” occupation am i views in regard to relig-
ion.
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Miss Jen n ie Cline has been en- egon State Secular Union. J hev
A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
gaged to teach in the Liberal Uni- will soon be hound in pam phlet E ditor T orch oe R eason :
F o rstn e r A uger B it.
M oney can be
Y our letter and Torch at hand. m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, o r $2.60
versity. She enters the work n e x t1 form and ready for distribution.
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M onday.
The president of the Liberal Uni- I am pleased with the Torch, the for full set packed in neat box.
8 0 a c re s. —A bout four m iles from Sil-
Mr. J. P. Geer, Miss Ollie’s fath- versity is ready to close a contract paper and type being go«»d and the
..........t, ¡ « “ d i r t i h r s n ” v e rto n ; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u se; about
Brtter see ,t . „
cr. visited at the University S atur- with the Liberals of ahy city of the m allei- e x c e lle n t. It is d irt cln ap | 5 acre8,).,rare,l' ;
day and Sunday.
We all enjoyed U nited States to deliver one or at the price.
W h o W ish e s to I n v e s t? —104 acres of
The m ountain <f superstition as good bottom land as th ere is in th e
his visit. He made a pleasant ad- more lectures ou F reethought sub-
sta te of W ash in g to n . W as offered $10,-
dition to our p arty S atu rd ay even- jects. W rite for term s and dates, weighing down m ankind in this and 000 for naked land 12 years ago. Sixteen
other countries is app allin g , and it cows, 9 heifers, 3 horses, wagon, h a rn e ss­
ing,
Adolf Wolf & Son, m erchants of
seems to me to be an alm ost hope­ es, plow s, barrow s, d airy and u ten sils, 9
bogs, 6 pigs, 60 to 65 to n s hay, hay b a il­
Silverton,
have
retired
from
busi­
F rank Morley, Elm a Ames,Clyde
less task assailing it.
However, e r, good boat, tid e w a te r at door, 2 h o u s­
M ount, Miss Fuqua and Dick ness, having disposed of their en ­ evolution of thought, like evolution es, 2 b arn s, spring w ater at both houses,
l>erries of all kinds. O w ner h as m ilked
Barnhouse are on the sick list this tire stock to Messrs Dreyer & Craig, in nature,is a slow process,neverthe­ 35
cow8 and k ep t 21 head of young stock,
week, and others look sickish. who will continue the business. We less it has advanced with sufficient c u ttin g p len ty of hav from th is excellent
a iry and stock ran c h , which he now
“ W ait till the mumps roll by, An­ wish the new firm success and pros­ rapidity of late years to create con­ d offers,
w ith all stock, produce an d im ­
perity.
nie!”
sternation am ongst priests and their p ro v em en ts, for $5500. W rite to th e I n ­
fo rm atio n Bureau a t once.
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Notice we have dropped the Five allies.
There were some very interesting
F o r S a le .— A hue little house in Sil­
Thousand Dollar Fund. Now we
This is a sm all railroad town of v erto
and profitable papers presented at
n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only
want m isionaries in every coinmun- less than four thousand in h ab it­ $285. “ f i r s t com e, first se rv ed .”
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the Silverton Teachers’ Association
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„„ ity to help us raise Two Thousand ants. Like the C hristian faith, it
last S atu rd ay , and the discussions J
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F o r S a le o r T > a d e .— A farm , a b o u t 30
Dollars at once to convert the is sick unto death, trad e and every­ m iles south of The Dalles, 320 acres, in
brought out thoughts of much val
heathen C hristians of America to thing being at a low ebb. It con­ good school d istric t of ab o u t 100 schol­
ars ; county road crossing Cascade m o u n ­
ue to all.
common sen^e. Please pray where tains one C atholic and four ch u rch ­ ta in s, d aily m ail, sh o rt d istan ce to saw ­
The p arty at the University last it will do the most good and send es of different sects, which wage a m ill ami flouring m ill, tw o sto res, b lack ­
sm ith shop, free wood and an u n lim ited
S aturday evening was enjoyed by in the result!
continuous war with debt and the m o u n tain range ; lx>x house 16x22 w ith
k itch en and w oodshed added, good
all. A little piece of the Sabbath
We are glad to see Mr. T. R. devil. The Catholic priest is sleek brick fireplace, both u p and d o w n stairs
m ay have been broken off, hut per­
H ibbard in Silverton again after and fat, and the other preachers coiled w ith m atched lu m b e r; post barn
20x32; 3 m iles of good fence, 120 acres
haps it will grow on -again, like a
having taken an extended trip in have the appearance of being bet­ in c u ltjv a tio .», ab o u t 50 m ore ready for
lizzard’s tail.
C alifornia and Mexico. He reports ter clad and fed th an m any who plow. T he ow ner holds deed from gov-
e m m e t. Price $2000. W ould tra d e for a
Some of the mum py and measley a splendid tim e,having met some of contribute to their support. They place in Silverton of equal or less value.
stu d en ts are craw ling hack to their the Torch of Reason family. One retail wind, but apparently do not The price of th e place is based on its
m oney-m aking cap acity , an d it is now
places again, while others are ju s t man in Southern C alifornia, he live upon it.
paying a good incom e. We will in v e sti­
The town contains very few Free­ gate any offer m ade.
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com ing down.
°reg o n students says, is intending to lend some ben­
don’t usually have such a time as eficial aid to th e U niversity ere thinkers, but very m any hypocrit­
F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver-
ical hum bugs. The F reeth in k ers to n — l,»-aere: apples, p ru n es, ra s p b e r­
long.
they have had this winter.
are characterized by indifference, ries, ch erries, pears ; neat little house,
Eighteen
of
the
thirty-three
per­
pain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
The following private notes are
and the only active ones are Mr. Price, $450.
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sons w’ho promised fifty dollars on
self-explanatory:
W arren Lloyd and myself, who
W a n te d —A b u y er for a well eq u ip p ed
“ Well, Prof., I ’ve got the mumps. the $5000 fund have paid their
never
allow
an
opportunity
to
as-
•
¡¡very
stable. Good horses, good buggies,
My jaws are growing very rapidly, subscriptions in advance and sev­
and I would like to have you send eral others intend to pay in a short sail guperatitition to escape us. We good h arn eses,etc. C heap. W rite to u s.8
up my journal and text hook, also time, w ithout w aiting for the h u n ­ both detest w rangling, but love de-
S c h o o l T e a c h e r . — A g en tlem an w ith
bate, for the reason, perhaps, th at th irty y ears' ex p erien ce in th e school
my algebra, general history and
dred to
We ~ will
w subscribe.
.■-v.
. . . . . now
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t room , who holds a te a c h e r’s sta te certifi-
algebra note book. Send them by uiv>u
endeavor to raise the balance by i we generall-v Prove to P
8’ 1 j cate, would lik e em p lo y m en t as teach er.
Mr. D ahl’s children. Y ours as ever,
I niake it a rule never to contradict, le a c h vocal and in stru m e n ta l m usic. 9
L o u ie .”
spring so we m ay he able to go
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or
argue,
with
an
ignorant
p e r s o n .!
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la ris ts who
“ Prof. Hosm er:— W ell, Mr. Hos­ ahead with our building and have
I will see what I can do for the
th o ro u g h ly in te reste d in th e cause
mer, I suppose you are surprised to it ready at the beginning of (he
, are w anted to help build u p a S ecular
Torch. B u t I fear for you to send co m m u n ity n ear S ilv erto n , Oregon. I t
hear th a t I have the m um ps, but I
next school year.
D onations in
am not, for I have them in great
sam ple c o p ie s would be alm ost like is th o u g h t best th a t each m em lier of th e
c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of h is or
shape. My face hurts me. and so any am ount, large or sm all, will be
throw ing them away.
h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be o b ­
I am wearing it upside down, just j welcome,
ta
in e d . W rite to us.
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Fraternally yours,
e
for a rest, you know. The fact is,I ;
R e a l E s ta te fo r S ale. — 80 acres,
A. R. A damson .
have arrived at such a state th at I
Secularists would you not like to
house and b a rn , good o rch ard , all fenc­
North P latte , Neb., Jan . 3, ’99.
can hardly laugh. I know th at you have some letterheads printed with
ed, 8 m iles from S ilverton, n e ar school,
will all miss me, but not more than
sentim ent and W ettstein’s
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35 acres im proved, on m ain road. P rice
I will you. Please send my gener-
i« u j
[W e thank friend Adamson for
Twenty acres; 15 acres improved, all
. , historv
. /
,
i geography
. > . i .. Freethought
and i . physical
a ai l history
vnvsical
* badge, to use in corre­
fenced, good sp rin g , l l 2 m iles from Sil­
by E lvin, for I don’t suppose I will spondence with your friends? We his kind letter and the enclosed verton.
Price $700.
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be a t school for several days. Tell will furnish them to you with money order. Never fear, brother,
One h u n d red a n d six ty a c re s; 12
them all to come and see me when your nam e and address printed on about sam ple copies; we are anx- acres c leared , 6 m iles from S ilv erto n
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they can,
can, tor
for 1 I am
am nnseraniy
m iserably lone
lone- them for 75 cents per hundred, ious to send them , for, although Price 1300.
some v ' " L
$L50 for 250, or $2.50 for 500, post m any may fall on “stony ground,”
to.
Yours for the mumps,
W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an
L. A.
paid. Let the people know where some will take root, grow and l>ear o rd er for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger
“ P .S .—Tell them to get along the you stand.
fruit for good.— E d .]
B its; Price, $2.60 by m ail. See ad.