HIE TORCH OE REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, MAY 18, 1899.
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Information
Bureau
NEWS AND NOTES.
E ditor T orch or R eason :
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1 have been thinking of writing
Some parents would die for their S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT?
All Secularist« who car., should to you for porn*1 1
children, but boil crucified his only
If so, m ake y o u r w an ts know n to us,
be at Dayville, Ore., June 10th, been overworked on account . of x begotten, unnecessarily,
and we will try and su p p ly th e m . If
measles in the family. I have just
11th and 12th,
rain o n the just w hat we .Io for you is w orth n o th in g to
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„„.III expect no » W
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Quf your »
, Rioht Elvina in >**<• readi"«? >our artiC,e in ‘h*
“,Pe"dMl' 7 ,"’
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yon,
If you
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. • T o rc h , “ M isjudged,” a n d I do wish a n d on th e u n ju s t.
If l w» re no
over the list, and then write to us.
your family
ily, send us >1.
1R ^ at
Christians, and some who so, the preachers would all dry up. Rcad OUr ad. on page 6. A ddress,
much better than the Bible.
are not, would read it, because I
While the churches are preaching
INFORMATION BUREAU,
S il v e r t o n , O r e .
Box 100.
Part of the University ground is once thought that Infidelity con- j e«sUS aPJ him crucified, the young
0 0 0 . —T _ h ree lots and buddings,
being tiled. This will make our sisted of everything that is iin- peOpiH are ‘‘going to the Devil” for $ 3 ____
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l a in t g , a b lack sm ---
land productive in a superlative moral; but I know belter now. I the wan, ot a lit,le scientific, moral - b s u ild
ith shop, two dw ell
ing
houses
and
a
b
a
rn
, situ ated in Oswe-
think
you
people
are
doing
a
good
instruction.
degree.
W ould tra d e for o th er
go,
Oregon
w’ork, and I think, too, that if all
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The world seemed to he full of property.
Students can get their grade true Secularist» would each 81T* ! d(jvjlg
¡„ the time of Christ. Per
cards by calling at the Torch of what he or she could spare, even if
g w|w wrQte , he D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A dairy
farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa lan d , anil
Reason office or writing for them,
we
have
to
make
a
sacrifice
once
in
troubled
with
these
par-
fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grap es, 2
enclosing stamp for postage.
acres
peaches . and o th e r fru it, good
a while, the University would soon
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Mrs. Hosmer took a delightful
bicycle ride last Sunday. She vis
ited her sister, Mrs. George Seward,
who lives in Polk county. The
editor went along as guide.
be completed.
I had quite a warm discussion
Christians wonder why there is
with a gentleman friend some so much sin in the world, and then,
weeks ago on that very question. instead of doing something practi
We were talking about a colony of cal to lessen it, drop onto their
Catholics ths’t had just come into knees and ¡»ray a useless, degener-
The new bicycle path is now in this part of the country and want- ating prayer, thus throwing their
process of construction. It starts ed to buy a large tract of land and responsibility off on to their god.
in front of the Liberal University build a school house and church, Creeds and crime grow in the same
and goes to Salem. There is also a and in the course of our con versa- soil of ignorance.
path being made from the Univer
tion I said no child of mine should
Christian parents teach their
sity to the center of the city of Sil
ever attend a Catholic school, at children “Now I lay me down to
verton.
which my friend says, “Why, you sleep,” and “Our father who art i n
The programs of the 0. S. S. U. are no Liberal, and besides, the heaven,” but Secular parents must
convention, to be held June 10th, Catholics have the best schools in learn to look out of their children’s
11th and 12th, are printed, and a the country.” I told him that I eyes and talk to them about things
copy will be sent to each member was too much of a Secularist. If they understand and enjoy. It is
of the Union. Others may secure the people that called themselves a crime to teach children to say
them by calling at the Torch of Liberals were just as anxious for a
that i,ave no meaning,
Reason office or by sending stamps good Liberal school, and just as
willing to make a little sacrifice as
Could god have another son
to pay postage.
were the Catholics, we would soon now? If so, why wouldn’t it be a
Our offer of the Torch of Reason have a much better school than good p]ap? Jesus has not brought
and the Oregonian for $1.50 is at they ever had.
.
peace on earth yet. But if there is
I
do
hope
the
Secularists
will
see
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an end and we now return to the the need of a good Liberal school 1 be another, we would
suggest
old rate of $1.75, which is very and do all in their power to help it that in order to save time he be
reasonable, and we hope to get along. We have a large family to made of dust like Adam was, or, if
many subscriptions to both papers. feed, clothe and educate, but any
¡g p)O old-fashioned, God
Torch of Reason, $1.00; Oregonian, way that I can help the Liberal gkoujj get married in a legal way,
University and lorch of Reason, I
r ,
$1.50—$2. 50 for only $1.75.
will. I am done helping build
thus it becotneth us [gods] to
Secularists would you not like to
have some letterheads printed with
Secular sentiment and Wettstein’s
Freethought badge, to use in corre
spondence with your friends? We
will furnish them to you with
your name and address printed on
them for 75 cents per hundred,
SI.50 for 250, or $2.50 for 500, post
paid. Let the people know* where
you stand.
churches and hiring preachers, as I fulfil all righteousness.”
told a woman who was here beg
ging for the Methodist church, and
One On Him.
I heard afterwards that she said
she would like to have kicked me
Hp_ Fm eurprised to see a bird
Best regards to Mrs. Hosmer. I
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wish she would come here this on the hat of a tender-hearted wo-
sunimer; I would like to see her man like you. I could never bear
again. I hope to see Silverton and (0 Wear anything that cost the life
the Liberal University some time.
an innocent animal.
Wishing you all the success pos-
the ca]f from
sible, I remain, yours for Truth
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and Progress,
the h,de of wh,ch your shoes are
M rs . A ddie B rown . 1 made died of old age?
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house an d b arn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s.
All situate«! in San Diego co u n ty , Calif.
W ill sell ch eap or trad e for a stock
farm .
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T o T r a d e .—T w enty-tw o acre fruit
farm , 8 m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4
acres b earin g o rch ard , m ostly w in ter
ap p les, 2 acres straw b erries, new w ire
fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of
p a stu re , ex cellen t w ater, and tim b er
enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for
a larg er place.
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A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e
F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can l>e
m ade. Send 60e for sam ple, or $2.60
for full set packed in n e at box.
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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 se; ab o u t
5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tte r see It.
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o r S a le .—A fine little house in Sil
verto n , w ith one acre of land, for only
$285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .”
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F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver-
to n — ‘¿-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er
ries, ch erries, p e ars; n e a t little house,
p ain ted and p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
Price, $450.
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S e c u la ris ts W a n te d .--S e c u la rists who
are th o ro u g h ly in terested in th e cause
are w anted to h e lp build u p a Secular
co m m u n ity n ear S ilverton, Oregon. It
is th o u g h t Ixist th a t each m em ber of the
c o m m u n ity own a little hom e of hi9 or
h e r ow n, which can very easily be ob
ta in e d . W rite to us.
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R e a l E s ta te fo r S a le . — 80 acres,
house an d b a rn , good o rch ard , all fenc
ed, 8 m iles from S ilverton, n e a r school,
35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price
$800.
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T w enty a c re s; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all
fenced, good sp rin g , 1% m iles from Sil
v e rto n . Price $700.
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O ne h u n d red a n d six ty a c re s; 12
acres cleared, 6 m iles from S ilverton.
Price $300.
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D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded
la n d , 80 acres in m eadow an d balance
grain hay lan d , 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 e ar round. Also 320 acres of tim
ber c u ltu re a n d hom estead w hich can
be proved up on for $200. Good bouse,
d airy w ith u te n sils for m aking cheese
and b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith
shoo and tools, and large, new b arn to
hold 50 bead of cows, 50 calves and 100
tons of hay. Good well a t house and
b arn . T his fine d iary farm is located in
one
of i m
th v e finest
in E astern
j u
nr u
u i i v n i i little
i u v i v valleys
vauevo m
Oregon. T he ow ner finds ready m arket
Current History, a quarterly,
edited by Alfred S. Johnson, gives
H o w M u c h W ill You H e lp ?
the events of the quarter as they
have happened, forming a tissue of
As soon as we can raise One Thousand Dollars we will begin work
facts woven together iu beautiful
on the University building. How much will you help?
language, giving to the reader a
If you can’t send us the cash just now, till the blank below with as
much
i you can afford, sign your nanae and forward to.Liberal Uni- «<»-■>
clear knowledge of the life of the
world he lives in, its struggles and versity, feilverton, Oregon, and when we ha\e (Hie thousand lJ o l the b u sin ess so th a t he can afford to re-
tire.
H e w ishes to locate in Silverton
their results, inducing intellectual lars signed we will call for your part.
and ed u cate h is ch ild ren in th e L iberal
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manity. There is no better publi
easv te rm s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and
cation for parents to talk to their
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\ som e hogs will be sold very ch eap for
cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n B ureau.
children about. It ought to be in
I
promise
to
pay
the
Liberal
University
Company
on
S ilverton. O re.
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every home where children are
T e a c h e r.—A g en tlem an , 40 years of
growing up, and will be an ad- dem a n d $ .............. , to assist in the erection o f their
age, residing in M issouri, desires to
dition Of great value to every ^ l u i i d i n g at Silverton, Oregon,
move to Oregon if he can get a position as
teach
er or find som e congenial work.
brary. It is published by the Cur
He has ex cellen t recom m endations and
rent History Company, Boston,
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has had very successful experience in
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th e school room .
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