T H E TORCH OF REASON, SJLYERTON, OREGON. MARCH 23, 1899.
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N E W S AND NOTES.
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Liberal
organ.
U niversity
ha« a new
We laughed till we cried at the
Y. P. S. S. C. last F riday evening.
Last Sunday evening one of the
good C hristian sisters in Silverton
was heard to say to her saintly
husband as they were walking
home after church, “ We d o n ’t seem
to have as large congregations as
we used to.” The congregations of
the gods will be still sm aller in the
sweet bv and bv, dear sister.
Are we to finish our U niversity
building this year, do you ask ?
The following persons have sent
T h at depends on you.
in money this week to help along
The students and teachers of the the work of the Liberal U niversity:
U niversity enjoy their vocal music C. E. Glaze, $2 50; M. Miller, Sr ,
better now th a t we have a new or $1.00; M. Otis, $1.00. O thers in
form us th a t they are soliciting do
gan.
nations in their neigborhoods and
The Liberal University Athletic will forward the results to us in a
Association will give a grand m as short time. The sky begins to look
querade ball on FrM ay evening, brighter.
H u rrah for the new
March 31.
building!
M anager Geer is becoming quite
a kicker.
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one day this week in running the
LITTLE POINTS.
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A pious but sinful m an in Sil
Mind is not a self-existent entity.
verton often rem arks th a t “ if God
should send him to hell by m istake It is ju st the reverse.
it would be a hell of a m istake. ’
Religion makes m an a slave; sci
One of our students atten d ed a ence makes him a ruler.
Salvation Army meeting this week
Religion degrades m an to a de
and came home unconverted a n d pendent, fallen creature, while sci
told of their singing about “ Jesus ence elevates him to an independ
in the rocky lan d ”.
ent, developed being.
One of our new students says he
has learned more io his few weeks
attendance at the U niversity than
be did in a whole y ear’s work in
other schools, and he is a real stu
dent.
We are in receipt of “ Live Ques
tions”, by J. P. Altgeld. This is a
substantial cloth-bound book, con
taining 1U0U pages. It is sent post
paid for $2.50.
See notice else
where.
We have two em blem s of super
stition in our m useum : an owl and
a bat. Both were nicely m ounted
by F ath er Page. The bat was cap
tured by Lym an Leonard and do
nated to the U niversity.
“ The H eart of a H ero,” played
by home talent in Silverton S a tu r
day evening, was very successful,
and although the play was not a
heavy one, the acting was good and
the audience was well pleased.
T hirty million men, women and
children have been put to death in
order to establish C hristianity, and
yet it is far from being established.
God is love?
Is a white C hrist a perfect savior
for negroes, In d ian s and C hina
men? Why couldn’t God have a
black, a red and a yellow7 son from
colored virgins?
The serm on on the m ount was
not delivered by Jesus C hrist, but
was, according to high scholastic
authority, copied from old Hebrew
writings. Many think Jesus a fic
tion.
Some think th a t to take away th e
fear of hell will make people bad.
The tru th is ju st the opposite, for
a sense of the great injustice of a
hell is accountable for much of the
sin in the world today.
The following is nearly as badly
mixed up as the genealogy of Jesus
C hrist:
•‘A tall girl nam ed S hort long
loved a certain Mr. L ittle, while
Little, little thinking of Short, lov
ed a little lassie nam ed Long. To
m ake a long story short, Little pro
posed to Long, and S hort longed to
be even with L ittle’s shortcom ings.
So Short, m eeting Long, threatened
to m arry Little before long, which
caused Little in short to m arry
Long. Did Short love L ittle less
because L ittle loved Long?”
LOCALS.
I nform ation
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B ureau
T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
If so, m ake y o u r w ants know n to n s ,
am i we will try and su p p ly th e m . If
w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g to
you, we will exj>ect no pay. C ast y o u r
eye over th e list, am i th e n w rite to us.
Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress,
IN F O R M A T I( >N BC R EA U ,
Box 100.
S ilv erton , O r e .
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$3O O O .—T hree lots an d buildings,
co n sistin g of a 21^-story h o tel, a saloon
b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith sh o p , tw o d w ell
ing bouses and a b arn , situ a te d in O swe
go, O regon.
W ould tra d e for o th e r
p ro p erty .
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D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A d airy
H op tw ine lR G c a tF . M cC laine’s store. farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa lan d , an d
fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grap es, 2
R em em ber o u r clu b b in g rate w ith th e acres j>eaches am i o th e r fru it, good
O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. house and b arn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s.
All situ a te d in San Diego co u n ty , Calif.
Read o u r offer on page 7.
Will sell ch eap or tra d e for a stock
Ride a C rescent wheel, th e l»est wheel farm .
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for $35 on th e m ark e t. For sale by r .
To T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fru it
McClaine, W. H . S nyder, m ’g ’r.
farm , 8 m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4
N otice th e ad. of D reyer & C raig on acres I e arin g o rch ard , m ostly w in te r
page 7 of th is issue. T his is a live, up- ap p les, 2 acres straw b e ir ite , new w iie
fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of
to -d ate firm and deserves patronage.
p a stu re, ex cellen t w ater, and t i m l e r
J u s t received a full line of e x tra s for enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for
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all chilled plows—sh ares, landsides and a larger place.
m ouldboards to tit th e O liver also. F.
H o u s e k e e p e r.— W an ted , by a w idow
M cClaine.
e r, a lady as h o u se k ee p er; one who u n
C h ild ers & S m ith , of the L ad ies’ B a d e rsta n d s th e care of ch ild ren and w an ts
zar, are show ing a fine lin e of goods. a p e rm a n e n t hom e. N one but a L ib eral
need ap p ly .
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You o u g h t to go an d see for yourself.
2 0 M en W a n te d .— If you are a S ecu
All kinds of grass seed an d a full line larist and have $500 to invest it will pay
of bee su p p lies on hand a t M cC laine’s 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 ,
store, S ilverton, Ore.
occupation and views in regard to re lig
W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an ion.
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o rd er for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger
A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell t h e
B its. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad.
F o rstn e r A uger B it.
M oney can be
Buggies, buggies, buggies!
Y’es, I m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, o r $2.60
for full set packed in n eat box.
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have the la te st styles for 1899, an d all
8 0 a c r e s .—A bout four m iles from S il
d irec t from th e factory. Prices lower
verton
; sm ali, u n fin ish ed h o u s e ; a b o u t
th a n ever for a first-class job. For sale
5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tte r see It.
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by F. M cClaine, W. I I . Snyder, m ’g ’r.
F o r S a le .— A fine little house in S il
The L eader M illinery Store has an ail. v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only
in th is issue of th e T orch. You will find $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv e d .”
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it on page 6.
F o r S a le o r T*-ade.—A farm , a b o u t 30
Give y o u r orders for M cCorm ick h a r m iles so u th of The D alles, 320 acres, in
vesters now and get th e best prices. good school d istric t of ab o u t 100 sch o l
O ver 189,760 sold last year. F.M cC laine, ars ; county road crossing C ascade m o u n
ta in s, d aily m ail, sh o rt d ista n c e to saw
ag en t, W . H . Snyder, salesm an.
mill and flouring m ill, tw o sto res, b lac k
Notice th e ad. of th e L ad ies’ Bazar on sm ith shop, free wood an d an u n lim ite d
m o u n tain ra n g e ; box house 16x22 w ith
page 7.
k itch en and woodshed ad d ed , good
E verybody in v ited to call and see th e brick fireplace, both up and d o w n sta irs
new ’99 C rescent w heels, th e n eatest on ceiled w ith m atch ed lu m b e r ; post b arn
th e beach.
For sale a t th e C rescent 20x32; 3 m iles of good fen ce, 120 acres
agency, F. M cC laine’s. W . 11. Snyder, in c u ltiv a tio l, a b o u t 50 m ore ready for
plow. T he o w n er holds deed from gov-
m anager.
e rn m e t. Price $2000. W ould tra d e for a
place in S ilverton of equal o r less value.
Do you want to take th e W eekly The price of th e place is based on its
O regonian? You can get it of us m oney -m ak in g cap acity , an d it is now
paving a good incom e. W e w ill in v e s ti
a t the regular price, $1.50 a year, gate
an y offer m ade.
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“ Man is better today th an he was
yesterday; and he will be better to and we will give you the Torch of
Reason for a year absolutely free.
F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver-
morrow than he is today,” in spite
T h in k of it! Send in your orders. ton— l.,-acre; apples, p ru n e s, ra s p b e r
of the su pernatural religions and
ries, c h erries, p e ars; n e at little house,
p
ain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
not liecause of them
D a iry F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded Price, $450.
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lan d , 80 acres in m eadow and balance
Our printing press is very busy
these times. W ith its 4800 im pres
sions for the Torch of Reason every
week, and the letterheads, envel
opes, pam phlets, etc., etc., it keeps
T H E SAMSON SONG.
If you wish to strik e a blow
tne wheels rolling. Keep the work
T h at will knock c u t any foe,
coming and our cause will pros If you have to tight ten th o u san d (le s so r
m ore J,
per.
If y o u ’d see them falling die
As you sm ite them hip and th ig h ,
You m ust h u n t aro u n d am i get a donkey
jaw .
Hee haw !
O h, th e re ’s noth in g like a good, sto u t
donkey jaw .
The Daily A laskan, published at
Skagway, .Alaska, is a lively sheet
to be published in th at frozen coun
try. It reaches us each day and is
full of news from the K londike.
And when y o u ’ve slain th e foe
T he issue of F ebruary 26th is in-
(Say your th o u san d m en or so),
W
hen
th e sla u g h te r of th e b a ttle field is
deed interesting and artistic, giv
o ’er,
ing illu stratio n s of the country and
And y o u ’re feeling fain t and d ry ,
W ith n e ’e r a bar-room nigh.
the city of Skagway.
The issue
J u s t you take a seat in d suck y o u r d o n
contains 16 pages, and a very a r
key jaw
Hee h a w !
tistic cover illu stratin g the Pacific
O h, th ere ain t no tip p le like y o u r d o n
& Arctic R. R.
key jaw !
—[Ex.
g rain hay land, p a stu re , etc. A good
stream of w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm
th e y ear ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim
b er c u ltu re an d hom estead which can
be proved u p on for $200. Good house,
d a iry w ith u ten sils for m aking cheese
an d b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith
sh o p and tools, and large, new barn to
bold 50 bead of cows, 50 calves and 100
tons of bay. Good well a t house and
b a rn . T his fine diary farm is located in
one of the 6 nest little valleys in E a ste rn
O regon. T he ow ner finds ready m ark e t
for all h is cheese and b u tte r a t high
p u c e s, and has m ade enough m oney at
th e business so th a t he can afford to re
tire .
H e wishes to locate in Silverton
an d e d u cate h is ch ild ren in th e L iberal
U n iv e rsity . He offers all th is for only
$3000—on e-h alt down and balance on
easy te r m s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and
som e hogs will l>e sold very ch eap for
cash . A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B ureau.
S ilverton, O re.
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W a n te d —A b u y er for a well eq u ip p ed
livery stab le. Good horses, good buggies,
good h arn e se s.e tc . C h eap . W rite to u s .8
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la ris ts who
are th o ro u g h ly in te re ste d in th e cause
are w anted to h e lp build u p a Secular
c o m m u n ity n e a r S ilv erto n , O regon. It
is th o u g h t best th a t each m em b er of th e
c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of h is or
h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be o b
ta in e d . W rite to us.
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Real Estate for Sale. — 80 acres,
bouse and barn, good orchard, all feno
ed, 8 miles from Silverton, near school,
35 acres improved, on main road. Price
$800.
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T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v e d , all
fenced, good sp rin g , l 1« m iles from S il
verton. Price $700.
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One hundred and sixty acres; 12
acres cleared, 6 miles from Silverton
Price $300.
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