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N EW S AND NOTES.
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C aptain Ames rendered a good
program at the Y. P. 8. 8. C. F ri
day evening.
The A rtisans will play “ I he
H e a rt of a Hero” at Liberal Hall
S atu rd ay evening, M arch 18. A
crowded house should greet them.
“ Tennyson passed away at 1
f 0 j 0 E IT I ci i I O I I
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a. m
a H ero”.
M inutes in his life were of such
Mr. D. C. McMath, of K entucky, value as to be counted and noted. | --------------------
has sent us a sam ple of tobacco,
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The seeds are exceedingly | m easure rightly the value of the
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sm all and the teaspoonful sent us youth th a t is so sw iftly passing. 1* what w ed o foryou is w orth n o th in g to
is enough to p lan t an acre. I he , the seed time of life runs by un- yOU> we will ex p ect no pay. I ast s o u r
seeds in them selves are harm less noted th e harvest time will come eye over th e list, a n d th e n w rite to us.
looking things, hut would raise unfilled, aDd age will reek in pov- Read
enough of the filthy weed to dull
erty and w ant, which ought not to
S ilverton , O r e .
the m inds of all the youth in Ore b e . T he underlying principle of a
gon. We are glad tobacco does not n atio n ’s greatness is in the individ-
$ 3 O O O .-T h re e lots and buildings,
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n sistin g of a 2 ^ - s to r y hotel, a saloon
grow well in Oregon, and wish it
ual worth of its citizens. It o u r j)ui|(jing a b lack sm ith sh o p , two dw ell-
d id n ’t grow anywhere.
flag is to be the honored flag of the ing houses and a b a rn , 8jtu *te ’1 J " (
Don’t forget to see “ I he H eart of)
The stone foundation of our
building is laid and the students
are laying an intellectual and m or
al foundation this w inter th a t m ust
Dr. J. B. H. Feenstra, who ad
not he lost sight of. Secularists, vertised for prayers for a new leg,
writes th a t he is patiently w atch
think w hat it means.
ing and w aiting, h u t th a t the old
The U niversity A thletic Associa
H is re
tion will have a meeting this even stum p does not sprout.
ing to consider ways and m eans to ! quest was published in his home
purchase ap p aratus.
Traveling paper and called forth some rid icu
rings, swing rings, etc., are already lous answers from some of the or
thodox who were asham ed to sign
being m ade ami will soon he in
their nam es to th eir articles. Dr.
place.
Feenstra replied to them in his us
Miss Ju lia Moffit, of Newton, la., ual style and showed himself more
was m arried on Peh. 28th to Mr. th an a m atch for any in their
Tim R ating, of Metz, la. Both are ranks.
enthusiastic Secularists, and talk
Spencer E. C arr, a traveling
some of coming to Silverton. Mr. salesm an representing seven large
R atin g is a school teacher and his wholesale houses of the east, was in
wife a teacher of music and a piano Silverton last week, traveling in his
tuner. AVe hope tliey will come, own special car. H e carries with
for they can do our cause much him an immense line of sam ples,
good.
and deals principally with the
Bureau
world iu th e years to come, it will ^ ”„ 7
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be so because our youth have learn
ed t . treasure golden hours an d di-
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am ond m om ents.
Every sunset (r,lit farn, „( so acres. 10 acres grapee, 2
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,
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n>icor
c ir n n u p r
acres peaches
and
o th e r fru it, good
ought to find you
8 t r o n ^ r , hoU P e’ ,1(1 barn8 and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s,
and better.
Every sunrise ought ^j| gjtuated in San Diego county, < alii
ch eap or tra d e for a stix-k
,o reveal new beauties, a larger life W ill sell
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farm ,
w ithin and a grander world w ith
To T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fru it
out.
farm , 8 m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4
T his is the purpose of all educa acres liearing o rch a rd , m ostly w in ter
tion, and this is one of the objects ap p les, 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new w ire
fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of
of the Liberal U niversity— to make p a stu re, ex cellen t w ater, and tim b e r
a nobler m anhood and womahood enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for
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a larger place.
of our youth, teaching them to so
H o u s e k e e p e r.— W an ted , by a widow
num ber their days th a t none may
e r, a ladv as h o u se k ee p er; one w ho u n -
be
I f - you desire d e rstan d a th e care of ch ild ren and w a n ts
— lost
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m ental and moral developm ent, a pe rn ia n e n t hom e. None b u t a L iberal
. . . us. -nr--------need
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cast your lot with
\ \ e can and ap p ly .
2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a S ecu
will help you.
la rist and have $500 to in v est it will pay
The Hand on the Torch.
you to w rite to th e In fo rm atio n B u reau .
In w ritin g sta te y o u r age, fam ily if a n y ,
occupation and views in regard to r e lig
ion.
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m embers of the Oregon, \\ ashing
E ditor T orch ok R eason :
ton, Idaho and M ontana Cash Buy*
A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
I don’t see the “ hand w riting on F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can he
ers’s Union.
He has with him a
m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.60
stenographer and typew riter, and the w all” , but I do see the hand on for full se t packed in n e at box.
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the Torch of Reason pointing to
his business am ounts to several
8 0 a c r e s .—A bout four m iles from S il
the unpaid subscription, which to
verto n ; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u s e ; ab o u t
hundred thousand dollars a n n u a l
us Liberals is more im p o rtan t 5 acres c le are d ; $600. B e tte r see It.
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ly. Melsons, of The F air, are mem
th a n all the supposed handw riting
F o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil
hers of the union and bought large
v
erto
n , w ith one acre of land, for only
on the w alls of heathen m ythology.
ly of this, the most im portant sales
$285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .”
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My health is poor and I can read
m an visiting the Pacific coast. He
F o r S a le o r T*-ade.—A farm , about 30
but little a t a tim e, still I w ant to
is perm itted to sell to but the one
m iles so u th of T he D alles, 320 acres, in
We are pleased to acknowledge
help what I can to advance the good school d is tric t of ab o u t 100 sch o l
store in our city.
the receipt of one dollar from N. R.
cause of Liberalism , therefore find ars ; county road crossing Cascade m o u n
in s, d aily m ail, s h o rt d istan c e to saw
Adams, of A lbany, Ore., and five
enclosed postoffice order for $1.00. ta
m ill and flouring m ill, tw o stores, b lack
is Time Valuable?
s m ith shop, free woo<l and an u n lim ited
A. V anderpool .
dollars from R. L. Oliver, of D ay
m o u n ta in ra n g e ; box house 16x22 w ith
ville, Ore., this week. This money
Lodi, Wis.
k itch en an d woodshed added, good
N ations are reckoned savage or
brick fireplace, both u p an d d o w n stairs
is a great help.and it begins to look
ceiled w ith m atch ed lu m b e r ; post barn
as though people want us to build civilized in proportion to the de
LOCALS.
20x32; 3 m iles of good fence, 120 acres
in c u ltiv a tio n , a b o u t 50 m ore ready for
this year. We are ready to go to gree in which they value time. T he
A
new
line
of
sh
irt
w
aists
have
ju
st
plow . T he o w n er holds deed from gov-
work as soon as the lum ber is paid In d ian s thought no tim e of less d u
e
m m e t. P rice $2000. \ \ ould tra d e for a
ration than four weeks w orthy of arriv ed and are on ex h ib itio n a t The place in S ilverton of equal or less value.
for and the w’eather will perm it.
F a ir. Prices range from 48c to $2.
T he price of th e place is based on its
note, hence days were not counted.
R em em b er o u r clubbing rate w ith th e m o n ey -m ak in g cap acity , an d it is now
We are sorry to hear of the It was three moons since some
pay in g a good incom e. W e will in v e s ti
deaths of E lijah M. Bell and wife, bloody victory, and four moons u n O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. gate any offer m ad e.
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of Texas.
Mrs. R. A. Bell, with til the h u n tin g season would come, Read o u r offer on page 7.
F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver-
S pring and su m m er h a ts in profusion
whose writings the Torch readers and we call them a savage people.
to
n
— W -acre; apples, p ru n es, ra s p b e r
at T he F air.
AH th e la test styles in
are fam iliar, is a sister-in-law of Life held but little for them .
ries, c h erries, p e a rs; n e a t little house,
c ra sh . B rand new .
p ain ted an d p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
Mr. Bell, and their local paper con
Ju liu s Caesar was far removed
P rice, $450.
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See the Heart of a Hero!
tain s a w ell-w ritten obituary by from such an indolent life, for ev
W a n te d —A b u y er for a well equipped
L ad ies’ sleeveless u n d erw ear for th e
her, which is an exception for T ex ery day held treasures for him.
liv
ery sta b le . Good horses, g<xxl buggies,
as new spapers to publish, as it re Twelve hours was sufficient to win th e su m m er a t T he F a ir. Prices, from good h arn e se s.e tc . C h eap . W rite to u s.8
fers to Mr. B ell’s lack of supersti a battle, to discover a new tru th , to 4c to 50c.
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la ris ts w ho
Did you read D reyer & C ra ig ’s ad.,
are
th o ro u g h ly in te re ste d in *he cause
tion.
sta rt a great reform, or enact a law. ‘U n d er F ire ,” on 6th page? I t will pay
are w anted to h e lp b u ild u p a Secular
c o m m u n ity n e a r S ilv erto n , O regon. It
Tsn’t it a fine thing for Oregon’s And so when he died the historian you to do so.
is th o u g h t b e st th a t each m em b er of the
state university to have a divinity said:
T he F a ir ex p ects a full line of m e n ’s c o m m u n ity own a little ho m e of hi9 or
“ Ju liu s Caesar was slain on the fancy dress sh irts any d ay . All th e la t h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be ob
school annex? T he divinity school
ta in e d . W rite to u s.
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est sty les in bosom s and colors.
can advertise the C hristian ad v an 16th of M arch.”
R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le . — 80 acres,
Days in such a life are w orthy of
tages of the university and thus
house
an d b a rn , good o rc h a rd , all fene-
Rem em ber, if you send us the
save the university the em barrass being counted and recorded.
ed, 8 m iles from S ilv erto n , n e a r school,
B ut Tennyson’s life was still nam es and addresses of 25 of 35 acres im p ro v ed , on m a in ro ad . Price
m ent it m ight find in doing so it
your Liberal friends and a c q u ain t $800.
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self. I f the youths in attendance more sensitive. H is every h ea rt ances, we will m ake you a present
T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v e d , ad
are saved from the snares of super beat m arked some noble im pulse of a copy of the Torch of Reason fenced, good sp rin g , 1}2 m iles from Sil
v e rto n . P rice $700.
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stition it m ust be by a m iracle th a t went out to bless, to touch and Song Book No. 1.- T his will only
One h u n d re d an d s ix ty a c re s ; 1-
sim ilar to the hog-and-devil-catas- to tender m ankind, and his bio cost you a few m inutes’ work and a acres c le a re d , 6 m ile s from S ilverton
P rice $300.
2 cent stam p.
grapher says:
trophe.
Mrs. M. M . T urner, of W ashing
ton, D. C., has sent us a fine biW
of Thom as Paine. This is one of
the nicest and most appropr ate
presents we have ever receiv' d and
occupies a place in our school li
brary. T his bust will he used in
instructing the students and others
in the noble deeds of Thomas
Paine.