T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 4, 1899
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Brownies at Liberal
morrow (F rid ay ) night.
I inform ation
Bureau
Hall
LITTLE POINTS.
One m inister in Silverton thinks > o o o o o o o o <X/< x h > o < x > u u o < k >- o o o <
The C hristian m inister of Silver-
The above am ount in what we that he has a divine right to work
T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
owed on the lumber last week.
in the vineyard
of the Lord on ton preached on the 1st Psalm last I If so, m ake your w an ts know n to u s,
N othing has been paid on the Sunday, hut that
Mr, >m ith ha- no S unday evening, and represented and we wjij | ry and su p p ly th e m . If
r ig h t w h a te v e r to w o rk in h is v in e - UK Infidels as the ungodly, etc. w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g
to
above am ount, which still leaves
Vtrd. Sm ith thinks differently. We offer a few points in reply:
you, we will e x p ec t no pay. C ast your
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eve over th e list, and th e n w rite to us.
One will continue to r a n t a n il p r a t
B|e8K„ l ¡R (he man who w alkelb Read our a<J on pgge# A(WwR>
ami the other to plant and pay.
jn lhe collncj| of nien who tell j
IN F O R M A T IO N B U R E A U ,
The Misses Scott, of Salem, called things as facts th a t they know Box 100.
S ilverton , O re .
)< X X X X X > < X K > < X > O < X > < X X X > <><><><><><>
on their brother John at the I ni- nothing about.
$ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots and b u ddings,
n n i ♦ kr,co co n sistin g of a 2W -story hotel, a saloon
versitv
last
Friday.
T
hey,in
com­
NEW S AND NOTES.
\\ ho are the scornful if not those b u ilt, i n g Ka blm kTm itli 8hop, two dwell-
pany with their mother, start for who have scoffed at every discovery ¡ng houses and a b arn , situ ated in Oswe-
> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o
$486.05
The L ittle G randm others at
eral H all Friday night.
Lib-
L ak e ( ity, I
ta b ,
I go, O regon.
p ro p erty .
th is week, ^ a t raen of scj,.nce },av e m ad e?
W ould
traile for o th er
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and John will join his father in
Who are the sinners? Are they
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Lewiston, Idaho, as soon as the
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, I D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A dairy
The supper and dance given by U niversity closes for the vacation. n o t th o s e w h o h y p o c r i t i c a l l y s t a n d farm o f 33 acres, stood alfalfa land, and
fru it farm of KO acres, 10 acres grap es, 2
and pray to he heard of men?
the defeated side of the V . P. S. S.
acres
peaches and o th e r fru it, good
M acdonald, of the T ruthseeker,
Who delight in the law of the house an d b a rn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s.
C. F riday evening was a grand suc­ refuses to publish an answer to
tfcUtafc
1 All a D
situ
ated in San Diego co u n ty , Calif.
cess.
F ran k lin Sieiner’s attack on the I-Or(1 (N ature) they who te a c h , w i)| gen cheap or trade for a et(» k
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H aving engaged another p rin ter Libera) CniverMtv ,.n the grounda «he abaurd doctrine, of the Bible, »arm.
and our office being enlarged, we th at it 1. personal. The sn . w e r | lhey whoteaoh modern •cienwT
T o T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fru it
farm
m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4
are now able to do more job work. was w ritten hv Mr. Geer and was
Do the C hristians bring forth acres , b K earin
g o rch ard , m ostly w inter
Bend it along.
the tru th , hut it seems to m ake a their fruit in their season more ap p les, 2 acres stra w b erries, new wire
fence, good bouse and b arn , p len ty of
Exam inations all along the line difference who the personality re­ than do the Infidels?
p a stu re , e x cellen t w ater, and tim b er
fers
to.
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Birds
of
a
feather
flock
enough
wood. W ould like to trad e for
th is week. The great m ajority of
Does whatsoever th e C hristian a larg er for
place.
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the students have worked hard and to g eth er.”
doeth prosper? Do they prosper in
th e standings will be good.
Last Friday evening the mem­
Nothing is added to the lum ber bers on the victorious side of the
fund this week, and it looks as if Y.^P. S. S. C. were obliged to be in­
we m ust have “ an outpouring of itiated before being allowed to eat
th e holy ghost” in order to build th eir supper. Alone in a darkened
th is summer. Let us pray!
i room ; seized by two young giants;
blindfolded; turned around and
O ur school closes with a much
around till dizzy; head chucked
larg e r attendance than we started
through hole in wall; mouth
w ith last fall. We m ust now put
opened; spoonfull of mush! Ho,
u p the new building in order to ac­
ho! H a, ha, ha! Never m ind;
com m odate the students next year.
another year is coining.
Each F reethinker should so love
his principles th at he would give
LOCALS.
one d ay ’s work th at whosoever w ants
W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an
to get an education free from the
old superstitions m ight go to a Lib­ order for a set of th e F o rstn e r Auger
B its. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad.
eral U niversity.
A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
any way more than honest, en er­
F o rstn e r A uger B it.
M oney can lie
getic Infidels?
m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.60
for full set packed in n e at box.
W ho are the ungo(o)dly if they
are not those who teach th at the
innocent should suffer for the
guilty; th a t there is an eternal hell;
th a t belief in th a t which is con­
trary to one’s reason is essential to
one’s happiness; th a t keep honest
people from uniting to save the
world from its ignorance?
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8 0 a c re s .—A bout four m iles from Sil­
verton ; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u s e ; about
5 acres cle are d ; $600. B e tter see It.
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F o r S a le .—A fine little bouse in Sil­
v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only
$285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .”
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For S a le .—.4 fine litte hom e in Silver-
to n —J-ij-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er­
ries, ch erries, p e ars; neat little house,
p ain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
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the P rice, $4.50.
W hat is the chaff which
winds of civilization are driving
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who
away? Ts it science and m orality are th o ro u g h ly in te reste d in th e cause
are w anted to h elp build up a Secular
founded on the tru th s of science, or c o m m u n ity n e ar S ilverton, Oregon. It
is it the old rib story, the holy v ir­ is th o u g h t b est th a t each m em b er of the
co m m u n ity own a litile hom e of his or
gin tale, the (holy) ghost stories, h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be ob­
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Money to p aten t good ideas m ay be
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Letters from young people living aec()red fey our ajd AddrcR9 Tre Pat. the m iracle nonsense, the holy ta in e d . W rite to us.
in different parts of the country are EN'r R ecord , B altim ore, Md.
priest’s book and the thousands of
R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le. — 80 acres,
already coming in, asking about
other
deceptive
fables?
house
an d b a rn , good o rch ard , ail fenc­
R em em ber our clubbing rate w ith the
ed,
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m
iles from Silverton, n e a r school,
our work, accom modations, ex­ O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e.
Who shall stand in th e judg­ 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price
penses, etc., for next year. Many Read our offer on page 7.
$800.
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m ent of the enlightened future
T
w
enty
acres
;
15
acres
im
p
ro
v
ed
,
all
will be here if we can only get
Ladies who wish cut h a ir o r com bings
generations and in the congregation fenced, good sp rin g , 1% m iles from Sil­
woven
into sw itches m ay leave th e ir
ready for them.
v e rto n . P rice $700.
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O ne h u n d re d an d six ty a c re s; 12
! o rd ers a t th e Torch of Reason office. of the righteous, the priests and
preachers of ancient lies or those acres cleared , 6 m iles from S ilverton.
Tomorrow evening the Liberal O rders by m ail prom ptly atten d e d to.
P rice $300.
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U niversity closes its y ear’s work
W gh farce (com ic) a( Libera| who “ cleave to th a t which is
D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded
by giving an en tertain m en t, which HaH p r iday evening. Doors open good?”
lan
d , 80 acres in m eadow and balance
we tru st will prove both instruct- a t 7:30.
If there is a God who is as good g rain hay land, p a stu re , etc. A good
ive and entertaining. It will con-
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stream of w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm
as the best preacher can im agine a th e y ear ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim ­
sist of short orations, essays, songs,
Secularists would you not like to
good man to be, whose ways do you ber c u ltu re an d hom estead w hich can
drills, operettas, tableaux, etc.
lie proved u p on for $200. Good house,
have some letterheads printed with
im agine he would adm ire m ore, d airy w ith u ten sils for m ak in g cheese
E arn est, conscientious C hristians Secular sentim ent and W ettstein’s one who preaches un ad u lterated and b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith
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shop and tools, and large, new b arn to
have deprived them selves, and in Freethought badge, to use in corre- right
living and progress or he who hold
head of cow8> >50 calvea and 100
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spondence
with
your
friends?
We
m any instances sacrificed, a great \
teaches th a t, no m atter how good a tons of hav. Good well a t house and
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will
furnish
them
to
you
with
,
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. . i b a rn . T his fine d iary farm is located in
deal in order to build their hospi-
man or woman is, he or she m ust one of th e finest little valleys in E astern
ta b , orphan homee and schools. your name and address printed on believe as the preacher does or be O regon. T he ow ner finds ready m arket
1 for all his cheese an d b u tte r’ a t high
W hat are we going to do to show them for 75 cen‘9 Per hu»dred, eternally dam ned?
p u ces, and has m ade enough m oney at
th a t we are as earnest, honest and * 150 ,o r 25°- or *2'50 for
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th e b u sin ess so th a t he can afford to re-
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He W
ishes to locate
in Silverton
” X hose w a v s s h a ll p e r is h , t h e tire .
HV
U ir-IIVC
lUlillU III
conscientious?'
Paid- Ijet ,he P^’P1“ know where
th
C
hristian
wavs
of
eating
bread
and
apd
educate
h
is
children
in
tl e Liberal
you stand.
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¡University. He offers all thi
th is for onlv"
drinking wine and calling it the $3000—one-half down an d balance on
Last week we received the follow-
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ing books from our friend, Dr.
Remember, if you send us the flesh and blood of a heathen god, easy te r m s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and
som e hogs will be sold very ch eap for
Stoll: “ Devotion to the Blessed nam es and addresses of 25 of or the Secular way of teaching the cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B ureau.
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Virgin Mary in North Am erica,” your Liberal friends and acquaint- elem ents of which bread and wine S ilverton, O re.
“ T he F aith of Our F athers,” “ Doc- ancces, we will m ake you a present are composed and their values as
T e a c h e r.— A g en tlem an , 40 years of
age,
residing in M issouri, desires to
trin a l and S criptural C atechism .” of a copy of the Torch of Reason a food?
move to Oregon if he can get a position as
T he penciled m arginal notes in Song Book No. 1. This will only
teach er or find som e congenial work.
these books indicate careful and cost you a fexv m inutes’ work and a
The Five L ittle Fiddlers will!
has excellent recommendations and
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has had very successful experience in
critical study.
tw o-cent sta m p .
1 m ake you laugh tomorrow night.
tne school room.
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