T H E TORCH n F REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, JU L Y 13, 1899. 8 0<><><><)-O<><><3> Get up a club of five subscribers | NEW S AND NOTES. X for the Torch. It will help the work along and put $1.25 in your Q0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 purse. If you want any F rethought One of S ilverton’s popular b ar­ book, paper or Magazine, order of bers, d u rin g the late celebration, uh . dem onstrated the im practicability Everyone in the W illam ette v a l- , of “ turning the other cheek also. ’ ley who can, goes cam ping these Som etim esthe spirit of an g er,sp irits days. of alcohol, and the holy spirit get Students should be preparing now so mixed up th a t we can hardly to enter the U niversity the first tell which is which. day of the fall term . Pearl \V. Ge*r, agent for the Mr. Geer is meeting with unpar* Oregon Liberal U niversity, who, allelled succews in the Eawt, and we for the last m onth, has been to expect to begin work in a few «lays. work in the E ast tor th at in s titu ­ The Freethought P arty, at the tion, we are glad to learn, is m eet­ Some sum m er residence of Mr. and Mrs. ing with good success. L. Ames, was one of the most pleas­ w ealthy Liberals are taking quite large am ounts of stock in it. [Free- an t affairs of the season. thought Magazine. If every F reethinker will now do As far back as 1888, Mr. Green, hiH duty, the Liberal U niversity will be m ade one of the greatest of the F reethought M agazine, said, powers for good on h u m a n ity ’s in a biographical sketch of I)r. W akem an, th a t, “ next to Col. I n ­ green footstool. I gersoll, lie is probably the best Friends of the Liberal U niversity known Liberal in America, and as will be glad to hear th a t Miss a F reethought philosophical and Em m a H ult, who attended our scientific w riter, has few, if a n ;, school last year, was successful in superior in this co u n try .” the late teachers’ exam ination, and in securing a good position as Object Lessons. teacher. Inform ation — . . Bureau of the deacon was fourni lying upon the tloor, in just the sam e place so recently occupied by the dead burglar. He had gone upon his accustomed rounds of the building, T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT? to see if everything was all right, 1 If so. m ake y o u r w ants know n ton«, and, in some wav, Fiad fallen an d we will try am t supply th e m . If through the open hatchw ay. T h er w hat we do f->r you is w orth n o th in g to von. we will ex p ect no pay. C ast your the weekly papier came out with eye over th e list, and th e n w rite to us these head lines, ‘•Mysterious ways Read «»ur ad. on pave 6. A ddress. of Divine Providence.” “ Awful IN F O R M A T IO N B U R E AU, I Box 160. S ilverton . O ri . death of a good m an.” “ God surely moves in a m vsterious wav, $ 3 0 0 0 . —T h ree lots and b u d d in g s, his wonders to perform .” And the c o n s is tin g of a 2 13-st<»rv hotel, a saloon b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith shop, tw o d u e ll- good people of the village have ¡ng houses and a b a rn , situ a te d in Oswe­ never yet been able to understand go, O regon. W ould trad e for o th er lft why be should m ete out the same p ro p erty . awful death to the good m an as to D a iry a n d F r u it F a r m s .—A dairy the burglar. We, too, are unde­ farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa land, and fru it farm of SO acres, 10 acres grapes, 2 cided as to ju st where this tally acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good house and barns and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. belongs. LOCAL5. H ave you “ Com m on S ense’’? If not, send a t once for a free copy of th is lil - e ra l-m in d ed advocate of advanced th o u g h t. Brings h ealth and succes«. A ddress, Com m on Sense, 55 S ta te S t., Chicago, 111. All situ a te d in San Diego c o u n ty , Calif. Will sell ch eap or tra d e for a stock farm . 18 T o T r a d e .—T w en ty -tw o acre fruit farm , 8 m iles south of S a le m , O r e .; 4 acres b earin g o rch a rd , m ostly w inter a p p le s, 2 acres straw b erries, new wire fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of p a stu re , e x cellen t w ater, and tim ber enough for wood. W ould lik e to trad e for a larg er place. ]7 W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e o rd er for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can he B its. Price, $2.60 by m ail. See ad. m ade. Send 60c for sam p le, o r $2.60 13 Money to p a te n t good ideas m ay be for full set packed in n eat box. secured by o u r aid. A ddress T he P at ­ 8 0 a c r e s .—About, four m iles from Sil­ ent R ecord , B altim ore, Md. verton ; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u se; about 11 R em em ber our clu b b in g rate w ith th e 5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tter see It. Silverton, with its m ountain (Concluded from 6th page.,) water supply, can be made one of paper appeared, it contained such Oregonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. F o r S a le .— A fine little house in Sil­ Read o u r offer on page 7. v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only the most beautiful cities in the head lines as, “ Awful death of the $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv e d .” 4 Ladies who wish cut h a ir o r com bings world. L et’s make it beautiful, Secularists, th a t everyone may know we Infidels can do som ething besides tearing down. Dr. T. B. W akem an, who is to he a member of the Liberal U niversity faculty, is a g rad u ate of Princeton. Mrs. W akem an and their daughter, who is an artist and painter, will accom pany the doctor to their future Secular home in the West. wicked.” “ Swift retribution bv an | avenging God.” “ He deals out in­ stan t death to the transgressor.” And “ The awful and speedy ven­ geance adm inistered .b y an angry God,” was the sole topic of conver­ sation for the good village people, during the next week. A change, however, came over the m inds of the people, for one bright m orning, ju st one week later, the lifeless body woven in to sw itches m ay leave th e ir F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- o rd ers a t the Torch of Reason office. to n — b i-acre; apples, p ru n es, ra sp b e r­ ries, c h erries, p e a rs; n e a t little house, O rders by mail prom ptly a tten d e d to. p ain ted anil p a i r e d ; good sidew alk. P rice, $450. 3 A descriptive catalogue of all the F o r S a le o r T ra d e fo r P r o p e r t y in or best Freethought works free on a p ­ n ear S ilv erto n —320 acres n e ar Dayville, p lic atio n to D ellquest & A ndrew s, O re., on both sides of Jo h n Day riv er; acres m eadow ; good house, b arn, Secular Booksellers, El Paso, Texas. 80 sheds, cellar, e tc .; ex cellen t w ater, well and sp rin g ; 200 head horses, 100 head c a ttle , 24 sw arm s l>ees, etc., e tc .; one- Are you acquainted with the half section of school land, w hich can easily lie o b ta in e d , joins th e place. All m erits of the F orstner auger bit? for $8500 o r good tra d e . 25 LIBERAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION. The capital stock of the Liberal U niversity Corporation will consist of 10,000 shares at ten dollars per share. A total of one hundred thousand dollars. Each stock-holder is entitled to vote the am ount of his ntock at any of the stock-holder’s meetings. No assessm ents will be levied. The money raised by selling stock will be used in constructing the U niversity buildings, purchasing ap p aratu s, and necessary lands, and carrying out the plan of the school. T hirteen trustees will he elected by the stock-holders each year; said trustees to have full control of the m anagem ent of the U niversity. The money received for tuition and th e sale of scholarships is expected to be sufficient for carrying on the work of the School after it is once started. How many shares do you w-aut? Fill out the following blank, and forward at once to Liberal U niversity, Silverton, Oregon; or, to T. B. W akem an, 93 N assau Street, New York City. Liberal U niversity Corporation. 1899. T HEREBY subscribe for shares of Stock, at Ten D ollars each, in the L ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity C o rp o ratio n , n o w form ing at Silverton, Oregon. N am e Post office ; State Street, or Post office Box T h e rig h t is re s e rv e d to r e je c t a n y o r a ll B id s -J T J R e a l E s t a t e fo r S ale. — 80 acres, 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, 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. Price $800. 5 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 . P rice $700. 6 O ne h u n d re d a n d six ty a c re s ; 12 acres c leared , 6 m iles from S ilverton. Price $300. n D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded lan d , 80 a< res in m eadow and balance g rain hay land, p a stu re , etc. A good stream o f w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm th e y e ar ro u n d . Also 320 acres of tim ­ b e r c u ltu re and hom estead w hich can he proved up on for $200. Good house, d a iry w ith u te n sils for m ak in g cheese an d b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith shop and tools, am i large, new barn to hold 50 head of cows, 50 calves and 100 tons of hav. 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 he o w ner finds ready m arket for all his cheese an d b u tte r’ a t high p u c es, and h as m ade enough m oney at th e b u sin ess so th a t he can afford to" re­ tire . He wishes to locate in Silverton an d ed u cate hie ch ild ren in th e Liberal U n iv e rsity . H e offers all th is for only $3000—one-half down and balance on easy te rm s ; also 130 head of c a ttle and som e hogs will lie sold very ch eap for cash. A ddress th e In fo rm a tio n B ureau. 8 ilv c rto n , O re. 13 T e a c h e r .— A g en tlem an , 40 years of age, resid in g in M issouri, desires tr move to Oregon if he can get a position m tea ch e r or find som e congenial work. He has ex cellen t reco m m en d atio n s and h as had very successful exp erien ce in th e school room . IP