THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MARCH 23, 1899.
Backbone.
W hen yon see a fellow -m ortal
W ithout fixed am i fearless views,
H anging on th e sk irts of o th ers,
W alking in th e ir east-off shoes,
Bowing low to wealth or favor,
W ith abject, uncovered head,
Heady to retre at or waver,
W illing to l>e drove or led,
Walk yourself w ith tin n e r hearing,
Throw your m oral shoulders hack,
them in the early
m orning
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breakfast and staid all day. At
there was an ordinary, in the after
noon and evening an organ recital ;
there was tea in the alcoves and in
the evening there was supper.
In Place of C h ris tia n ity :
In the evening when they reluct- t Can gins be Forgiven?
a n tly came away, with as much 9 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil-
could 1 hold, they ‘ o 1 ization?
p punch
u let) a as s they
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M o D a II o KI a *?
E a s t e r f i D e l l i l l * ’' T l l i s
F in e M i l l i n e r y
Show your spine has nerve and marrow, form ed th em selv es in to h a n d s for 3 is Religion or Science More Reliable.
J u s t th e th in g s which his m ust lack.
A stronger word
W as never h eard
In sense and tone
T han th is—Backbone.
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purpose» Of protection
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w hile the g j « , Belief in Miracles Benefit?
footpad« looked out on the road lor g Immortality or Annihilation?
We have the finest line of h ats ever
displayed in S ilv erto n .
single passengers, or, haply, d ru n k
JU S T T H E T H IN G
en passengers, who n it was easy
Call in and ex am in e th e stock and get
to hand to your C h ristia n fr ie n d s . Send
and
a
pleasure
to
rob.
o u r prices.
Sunday in England in 1760.
2 cents for ♦», or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts,
to E liza M owry B liven , Brook
And this was the way of a Sun-
lyn, C onn., or send 10 cen ts
Would you like to know how the ¡«W
J,,n e or J u l -V> 1700 — [ kon-
for 50, e ith e r kind or a s
sorted k in d s, to
people in England spent their Sun- <Jon Q"^en-
WATER STREET,
dav 150 years ago? The churches
THE LIBERAL U N IVER S ITY CO.,
Education Demanded.
were open, of course, and there were
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Silverton
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two services in every one, and in
Education has alw ays been valu-
soine there were three; also the re- ' a b |e< hllt in no agft has ¡t been g0
sponsible and respectable citizen ] upjyppgallv dem anded as it is to-
took his fam ily to church, as a m at day.
ter of course.
The tw entieth century will have
He made his apprentices go to no room for illiteracy.
He whose
church as well, and dem anded the m ind has suffered neglect, will l»e
text when they came home as a pushed to the wall.
S ym pathy
proof of attendance. Alas, he lit reaches out its arm s to the del »rul
tle knew th at the hoys were larking ed, or maimed, or crippled, hut not.
To sell property
all the m orning, and when the con- t() |h e man wh() has refuseq ,o l„ve
To buy a hom e
gregation came out stopped the old himself, ami to store his m ind with
To go into business
women and got the text from them. knowledges and virtues. My young
However, those who went else friends, your parents can tru ly sav
To exchange real or personal property
where formed the m ajority. The th a t opportunities were not given
To work, or to h ire w orkers
fields round the town were filled them for a higher education, hut
with com panies of men, called rural you can not. Y our parents had to
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societies, who ram bled about all the; j-ejj
forests, break the prairies,
m orning and dined together at » ' <lraîn the 8wamps and tam e the
W R IT E T O U S .
W E CAN H E L P YOU
tavern. The high constables went savages School houses were far
their rounds am ong the villages awHy anfj colleges rare.
Besides,
Address, IN FO RM A TIO N B U R E A U
pretending to prevent profanation t he adm ission fees charged w ere’
of the day, but they were squared unrea8onahly high and the stand-
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Silverton, Oregon.
by the publicans.
J ard for admission was so far above opposite Liberal h « h .
Inform ers were about threatening them th a tth e y were shut out.
publicans, barbers and greengrocers
xlay. If you w ant help,
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Not so tod
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u
for carrying on trade on S unday enter the Li
liberal U niversity, for it "Q X j How t to Make
m orning unless they paid a little reaches down
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blackm ail.
A shilling was under-j carry you (>n Up thiough a scien-
stood to meet the case. Barbers
an tj classical education,
T he G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e P ostal System , why not also
sent their apprentices on Sunday
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th e M oney S ystem ? A plan is told by C. ELTO N B L A N C H A R D
in h is book e n t i t l e d .................................
m orning to shave the prisoners in , j )() yoll want to ta ke the W eekly
the Fleet for nothing, so th at they O regonian? You can get it of us
at the regular price, $1.50 a year,
m ight get practice.
Children were baptized after a fte r and we will give you the Torch of
Reason for a year absolutely free.
,-------Postpaid for 25 Cents.
noon service and a supper was giv T hink of it! Send in your orders.
All profits on th is book will be given to th e L ib eral U n iv ersity ,
en afterw ard to celebrate the occas
wend u s th e It should l>e in th e h an d s of every th in k in g person. A ddress all o rd ers to
ion. At this supper th e nurse, it
Rem em ber, if you
The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon.
nam
es and addresses of 25 of
was allowed, could blam elessly get
your Liberal friends ami acquaint- ——----—---------------
d runk.
ances, we will m ake you a present w
D o es Y o u r —
The beadles of churches were of a copy of the Torch of Reason
bribed by beggars to let them sit on Song Book No. 1. This will only
F ill it up, an d forw ard w ith
the steps and ask ch arity of the 'cost you a few m inutes’ work and a
$1.00 to th e
congregation coming out.
It was ¡2 cent stam p.
L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o .,
Silverton, Oregon.
the best business of the week. The 1
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rails before the houses of gentle
If you req u ire any
men were crowded with beggars.
by
C a rd s or C ir c u la r s ,
W hen the ladies got home after E X - G O V . J O H N P . A L T G E L D .
To the P u b lish e rs a f the Torch
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church they did not disdain to slap
o f Reason:
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o o k fo r t h e P e o p l e
N o te o r L e t t e r H e a d s ,
Please send th e T orch of R eabom to
the servant if d inner was delayed.
C O N T A IN S ALL T H E F A M O U S S P E E C H E S , L E T T E R S ,
my ad d ress for one y ear, for w hich I e n
The fields between the T ottenham
S ta te m e n ts ,
M E S S A G E S AND E S S A Y S OF T H E A U T H O R .
close $1,00.
U E OF N A T IO N A L IM P O R T A N C E ANO
court road and the foundling hos P E V O E P R U Y L A IS R S IN
T ic k e t s , P ro g ra m s ,
T E R E S T E A R N E S T L Y C O N S ID E R E D .
pital were the resort of th e sport
T r u s t s , M o n o p o l ie s , G o v e r n m e n t
In v ita tio n s ,
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ing fraternity, who were assembled O w n e r s h i p , C iv il S e r v ic e , T a x a t io n ,
B e e k s o r P a m p h le ts ,
M o n e y Q u e s t io n , T a r if f , E d u c a t io n ,
to enjoy the innocent diversions of E l e c t io n F r a u d s , S t r i k e s , L a b o r
Mrs. E. Buff, Prop.
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T N F O R M A T I O N
BU REA U
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Good Tim es fo r a ll Tim e
UNCLE SA M ’S
HOM ILIES ON FINANCE
Cut This Out—
P jW U N G ?
“ LIVE Q UESTIO NS”
d o ck h u n tin g a n d c a t h u n tin g ,w ith
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prizefighting,
quarterstarf.
w rest ling
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T o p ic s D i s c u s s e d .
E n v e lo p e s
O r any o th e r P rin tin g , you will serve
your own in te re st and help su p p o rt
and other sports.
s u b s t a n t ia l c l o t h , p o s t p a id , $2. so
th e L il* ra l U n iv ersity by se n d
The pleasure gardens were open gE0. S. BOWEi & SOI, Unity Bldg., C n ICAIO.
ing yo*»r orders to us. W e
all day long.
People crowded to
Agents wanted everywhere- Write lor term*.
rill execute them p ro m p tly , tastefu lly .
r
undred
ther
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