T H E TORCH OF REASON, SILV ER TO N , OREGON, JU N E 1, 1899.
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Inform ation.
Bureau
sor is mistaken for the true teacher.
Convention Program.
The lesson that there is no royal
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CORRE5PONDENCE.
,oa<l to truth, nothing I,nt a high- Following .a the program for the
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which much wearisome conventention at Dayv’lle, Ore.,
8 T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU WANT?
“ A G rand In s titu tio n .”
plodding must he done, is one which oiæns on the 10th:
If po , m ake y o u r w an ts know n to up ,
,vhich human nature in genera,
8a(urday> 2:3O p.
Lecture by >)(J
’ Z . i Z p h y th e m . If
E ditor T orch of R eason .
D r j. L. York — “Our Religion
Religion”; ; what we do for you
»ou is w orth nothing to
does not take to kindly. Even in jjr
I send in this letter money to re­ the present day, how many there ' j ’. jq p >
Lecture by Prof. J. E. you, we will expect no pay. Cast your
new my subscription to the Torch. are who chafe at the restraints Hosmer — “The Real Enemies of eye over the list, and then write to us.
I must have the Torch. W ord» arc wJ|.ch science imposes on belief, Frefcthought.” Sunday, 10:00 a. Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress,
IN F O R M A T IO N B U R E A U ,
inadequate to express ow inU(
, whose disposition is to break her m., Unveiling of monument at the
B ox 100.
S ilv erton , O re ,
would miss it shou
al1^ 1 bonds asunder and have none of grave of Miss Frankie Snyder, and
happen
to prevent my , taaing 11
it. her reproofl when we
think, , in- Address
$ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots and buddings,
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AUUrrBB by
uy Miss
iUico Ki
AV te DePeatt;
co
sistin g of a 2 )^ -sto ry hotel, a saloon
If some of the people here co i deed, ofwhat the intellectual con-; 2;30 p in , Paper by Mrs. M. P. b u n ild
in g , a b lack sm ith shop, tw o d n e ll-
have tneir way , I w >ul
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dition of the world is today, with Hosmer—‘‘The Need o.
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of - a L
ib e ra l ing houses an d a b a rn , situ a te d in Oswe­
ing it immediately. But, t ank
WOnders which science has Education” ; 7:30 p. m., Lecture by go, O regon. W ould tra d e for other
p ro p e rty .
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the Lord," they haven t it in t mir wrQUght raiging their testimony on Dr j L York—“Science and The-
power to do so. Some of them every hand, it is hardly surprising ()h)gy.” Monday will be devoted 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 land, and
talk about me because I take L ib ­ that, a couple of centuries ago, it
business meeting; 7:30 p. m., fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grapes, 2
eral
eral papers,
papers, hut
out my mind is ‘ so ah was difficult to get any systematic Lecture by Miss Kate DePet
DePeatt — acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good
house an d b a rn s and o th e r outbuildings,
sorbed in Liberalism
a
urge provision ,nade for the teaching o f / ‘Sweet Bells are Jangling oi
o u t of Ap situ a te d in San Diego co u n ty , Calif,
almost everyt iing ® ex p
• science. However, that battle has June.” The convention will close W ill sell ch eap or tra d e for a stock
farm .
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hiiulnPKS.
I
Wish
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could
do ,
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own business.
wish
been fought and won, and science w;tj, a grand ball,
more for the Liberal University*. has long since definitely entered on
T o T r a d e .—T w en ty -tw o acre fruit
It doesn’t lie in my power just now her career of beneficent conquest.
farm , 8 m iles south of Salem , O re .; 4
a
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n t l i U in acres b earin g o rch a rd , m ostly w inter
to do anything only in a small Systems founded on imagination,
Secularists
would you „ not
like to app|e(? , 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new wire
way, and unless all would do o r on merely abstract reasoning have some letterheads printed with fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of
something, a little from a few will come and go, wax and wane; but Secular sentiment and \\ ett. tein s enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for
not accomplish much. I know it the empire of science once set up T reethought badge, to use in corre- a larger place,
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is a grand institution, and no mat­ can never be subverted. We must spondence with your friends? Me
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A g e n ts .— A gents w an ted to sell th e
ter how much some oppose it, hope that some day it will rule in will furnish them to you w
ith | Forstner
F o rstn e r Auger
A uger B it.
M oney can be
" iui
every sensible, reasonable, unbiased the realm of morals as now it does y™r name and address printed on made., Jen d M c
or 12.60
mind who opposes the Bible is in that of material things. Not them for 75 cents per hundred,
hound to believe it to be a good till then will its perfect work be SI.50 for 250, or $2.50 for 500, post 80 a c re s .—A bout four m iles from Sil-
paid. Let the people know where ' Yerton: ?,nal1'
‘'«use; about
thing. Tt is so inconsistent for any done.—[Popular Science.
pm u.
naw r
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5 acres c le a re d ; $600. B e tte r see It.
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one to oppose the Bible and then
you stand.
o r S a le .— A fine little house in Sil­
turn around and oppose an institu­
LOCALS.
v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only
tion that would destroy all the had
$285. “ F irs t com e, first se rv ed .’’
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. . . F o r s t n e r s ’s
teachings of the Bible. M do not W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an i
F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver-
want that which is good destroyed; order for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger
to
n
—h j-a c re ; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er­
we want only the bad destroyed, B its. Price, $2.60 by m ail. See ad.
ries, c h erries, p e a rs; n e a t little house,
p ain ted an d p a p e re d ; good sidew alk.
and I am pleased to declare that I M oney to p a te n t good ideas m ay be
P rice, $450.
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believe the Liberal University to secured by our aid. A ddress T he P at -
ent R ecord , B altim ore, Mil.
C a r p e n te r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtism g
be one of the grandest institutions
S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la ris ts who
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such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak es th e
are
th o ro u g h ly in te re ste d in th e cause
R
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our
clu
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in
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rate
w
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th
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place
of
chisel
an
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gouge;
to
on earth and that they who oppose
are
w anted to h e lp build u p a Secular
it (some of them) will live to see O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. C a b in e t M a k e rs , for inlaid w ork, dow- co m m u n ity n e a r S ilv erto n , O regon. It
Read our offer on page 7.
! elling, p atch in g , rem oving sp lits and is th o u g h t best th a t each m em b er of the
your untiring efforts crowned with
' k n o ts. In fact, no
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« * tu r- co m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or
success. Though I am old, I hope L adies who wish c u t h a ir o r com bings
al
W a g o n o r « P a aa
tte rn w
M a . k e r m an u tac
h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be ob­
woven into sw itches m ay leave th e ir
er of piano9f organ8, sew ing m achines, ta in e d . W rite to us.
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to live to see it myself, and only
o rd ers a t th e Torch of Reason office.
ag ric u ltu ral im p le m e n ts, sash , b lin d s,
wish I could go and live near it O rders by m ail prom ptly a tte n d e d to.
fu rn itu re , nor
B e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le . — 80 acres.
and help to do something to for­
A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, should be house a n d b a rn , good o rch a rd , all fenc-
ed, 8 m iles from S ilv erto n , n e a r school,
ward the grand movement. I do
Remember, if you send us the w ith o u t it.
35 acres im p ro v ed , on m a in ro ad ..P rice
sincerely hope the ultimate out­ names and addresses of 25 of AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED, $800.
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T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all
come of all your efforts will meet your Liberal friends and acquaint­ It is th e only ro n n d b it in th e world fenced, good sp rin g , 1% m iles from Sil­
v e rto n . P rice $700.
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with success.
th a t will bore a SQ U A R E H O L E
ances, we will make you a present
O ne h u n d re d an d six ty a c re s ; 12
a
n
d
do
all
th
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any
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th
er
Sincerely,
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of a copy of the Torch of Reason
acres cleared , 6 m iles from Silverton.
b it will do.
M rs . R. A. B ell .
Price $300.
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Song Book No. 1. This will only
PRICES.
. Waskom, Texas, May 22, 1899. cost you a few minutes’ work and a 8et of five, different sizes,postpaid. .$2.60
D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded
Single bit, postpaid........................... 60
lan
d , 80 acres in m eadow an d balance
two-cent stamp.
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T he A dvance of Science.
Are you acquainted with the
meritB of the Forstner auger bit?
A ddress,
LIBERAL UNIVERSITY C0(
S il v e r t o n , O r e g o n .
To us, in the latter years of the
nineteenth century, it is apt to
seem strange that the recognition
H w M uch W ill You H elp?
of science as an essential element
As soon as we can raise One Thousand Dollars we will begin work
in all education should have come
so late in the world’s history, but on the University building. How much will you help?
If you can’t send us the cash just now, fill the blank below’ with as
reflection shows that it could not much as you can afford, sign your name and forward to Liberal Uni­
well have been otherwise. To view versity, Silverton, Oregon; and when we have One Thousand Dol­
and examine any subject scientifi­ lars sigued we will call for your part.
cally involves not only a deliberate
and prolonged mental effort, but
the holding in check some of the
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most active propensities of the hu­
I promise to pay the Liberal University Company on
man mind, such as imagination
and what Bagehot has called “the demand $ ............., to assist in the erection of their
emotion of belief.” In a certain building at Silverton, Oregon.
sense, imagination is the precursor
of science; but in the early stages'
of human development the precur-1
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g rain hay lan d , p a stu re , etc. A good
stream of w a te r 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 w hich can
tie proved u p on for $200. Good house,
d a iry w ith u te n sils for m ak in g cheese
and b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith
shoo and tools, an d large, new barn to
holo 50 head of cows, 50 calves and 100
tons of h ay . Good well a t house and
b a rn . T his fine d iary farm is located in
one of th e finest little valleys in E astern
O regon. T h e ow ner finds ready m arket
for all h is cheese a n d b u tte r a t high
prices, and has m ade enough m oney at
th e b u sin ess so th a t he can afford to re­
tire .
He w ishes to locate in Silverton
and e d u cate h is ch ild ren in th e Liberal
U n iv e rsity . H e offers all th is for only
$3000—o n e -h a lf down an d balance oh
easy te rm s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and
som e hogs will be sold very ch eap for
cash. A ddress th e In fo rm atio n Bureau.
S ilverton, O re.
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T e a c h e r .—A g en tlem an , 40 years of
age, resid in g in M issouri, desires to
move to Oregon if he can get a position as
teach er or find som e congenial work.
H e has ex cellen t reco m m en d atio n s and
has had very successful experience in
th e school room .