TH E TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, O R E G O N , JULY 27, 1899.
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Little Torches.
BY W . E . JO H N SO N .
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Paul was a profoundly spiritual
m an.—[Corigregationalist.
le s , indeed. H e’s the chap who
a d v is e d h is friend I im to take a
little spirit “ for his stom ach’s sake” .
Paul would have made an able
drum m er for a d istillery.
Principle, not policy, rules the
life of the true C hristian.— Chris-
tian Lead« r.
Sure; the C hristian always looks
out for the “ principle”, hut makes
a wild chase after the interest.
W e did not come h ere in ’49 or th e sp rin g of ’50, b u t cam e here on Ja n . 1«, l«i»9
papa’s squaw ker squaw k.” Then,
still sobbing, he cuddled down in
bed.
I Jp a very few m inutes a s o b b in g
at
voice said, “ Please, m am a, won’t
y OU blow the squa w k e r ? ” H is mo­ ami Strictlv one price to all. The o ld -tim e m e rc h a n ts said, “ \ o u can t do it
hut we are doing it right along, giving yon b e tte r goods and m ore for your $1
th er blew, but there was no
th a n ever was know n in S ilverton. For a few «lays we have a line of
gijUawjc>
A few m inutes more pa-sed and
FIVE S P E C IA L S
a ga j„ came the request, “ Please, ioo Y d s Y u k o n P la id s a t ........... i r
75 V ds. C repe C lo th , 15c, re
m am a, try again.” Still there was
05c
duced to ..........
15'
T o Sell Goods
P o p u la r Prices!
no response,
250 Y ds Lawns, 10c, reduced
too Y d s. W o o lettes, 20c, redue
05 c
Then in p. faint m urm ur came
to. .
ed to ................................................ IU
the words, “ Dear Lord, please, oh!
36 L a d ie s’ S u m m t r S k ir ts . - « . p e r
please, m a k e it sq u a w k !”
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reduced
A fter a few m ore tria ls , m am a
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Samples Seat
w as in d e sp a ir because she felt su re
th e c h ild ’s sim p le fa ith w ould be
d e stro y e d .
S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N
Q u ite a long tim e p assed, n o th in g S T R | C t l Y ONE PRICE
being h e a rd hut an o ccasional sob. .
w hen a fa in t voice sa id , “ T ry ju s t
DREYER
The boldest an arch y is th at
which sets aside the highest law,
which is the law of God.—[A m eri­
can Sentinel.
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You fellows, yourselves, “ set
aside” this “ highest law ” when you once more, mam a.
Manwt rose
q u it stoning peoplo to d eath for 8oft,yj to<(k the whis, | e froI„ t h e ,
splitting kindling-w ood on the sab-
blew on it good and strong
b ath and qu it m urdering witches. — a nd it squawked!
You are the an a rch ists if th a t i s ' The film in the whistle had had
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1 tim e to dry.
But D onald’s faith
anrarchy.
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was quite strengthened.— [S e l.
We are saved by faith; and faith
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rests on mystery; it is “ the evidence
Rem em ber, if you send us the
of things unseen” .—[Rev. I). J . nam es and addresses of 25 of
Burrell, D. D ,, in C hristian In telli- your Liberal friends and acquaint-
gencer.
ancces, we will m ake you a present j
T h a t’s ju st what we have said all of a copy of the Torch of Reason j
your d o g m . reels on | Song Book No. 1. T his will only
the e time:
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cost you a few m inutes work and a
m e lh in g y o u k n o w n o tln n g a b o u t. tw ,(. cellt 8,
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&omelh
Nice thing to bank every prospect
in life on, isn ’t it? I t ’s too m uch
THS
like playing faro.
N ew
A.
A.
No Need to Suffer from Any Disease.
f E lix ir
B a c te r ia c id e
E u c a ly p tu s O il
V IT Æ -O R E
O r e - O li ne
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D onald’s father was fond of duck
Shaving, 10c.; Hair Cutting 15c.
hunting, and Donald was p articu ­
50 YEARS’
larly fond of the decoy whistle th a t
E X P E R IE N C E
his father used to lure the ducks.
He had, however, been given
strict orders not to play with the
whistle. One evening when D on­
ald came in from play he found
T rade M arks
D esigns
th a t his father had made all pre­
C opyrights Ac.
parations for an early sta rt in the
Anvone sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an
invention is probably patentable. Comniunicn-
m orning—and there, in plain sight, ; tlons
strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents
sent
free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
was the whistle.
Patents taken through Munn & Go. receive
The tem ptation was too much — • fecial notice, w ithout c harge. In the
so he thought, “ I ’ll ju st blow it
A handsom ely Illustrated weekly. Largest, cir­
once and see if it squaw ks all
culation o f any seientlflc journal. Terms.
a
vear; four months, f l. Sold by all newsdealers.
right.” B ut it was d elig h tfu l to
Branch Office. 625 F St., W ashington. D. C.
hear it, and nobody wap th ere to
interfere, so he blew and blew, and
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was having such a g o o d tim e, when
all at once it wouldn’t equawk.
Poor Donaldl He knew how a n ­
gry his father would be when he \ X / i c r l r > f T I
heard of his disobedience. He tried
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A Test of Faith.
on Application.
DO
YOU
WANT
To sell p roperty
To buy a hom e
To go into business
To exchange real or personal property
To work, or to h ire w orkers
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Silverton, Oregon.
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T he G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e Foetal S ystem , why not ajeo
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th e Money System ? A plan is told by C. E L T b ON
in h is book e n title d
every way to find out w hat was
In Place of C h ristia n ity
wrong, but it was of no uee;
1 Ou 8ll» W rwpwa?
U N C L E S A M ’S
squawker ju s t w ouldn’t equawk. 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil-
W hen his m other came he told her
ization?
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‘- 1’ tell
— p a-|J
he wanted u — her to
It should be in th e h an d s of every th in k in g person. A ddress all o rd ers to
pa, but she said, “ No, Donald, you g lmmortality or Annihilation?
The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon. -
m ust g*t up early and tell papa
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yourself.
Come and go to bed
now.”
to h a n d to your C h ristia n friends. Send O ur Job D e p a rtm e n t
2 cents for 6, or fi cents for 25 tra c ts,
Donald cried th a t night, hut th a t
ALW A YS G IV E S
to E liza M owry B liven , Brook­
did not mend the whistle. F in ally
ly n , C onn., or send 10 cents
for 50. e ith e r kind or as­
he had a bright idea—he’d ju s t ask
sorted kinds, to
God to mend the w histle. So after
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“ Now I lay me” had been said, he
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