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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.