THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 21. 1899.
Distances are very deceiving in
.chool in the United States, and Peak. “Pike speaks awfully funny,
Colorado. A story is told of two
Abroad.
that is the Liberal University, of I remarked, and the sweet voice
¡ Silverton, Oregon. All others should said, “Yes, in this instance he men who started out from Colorado
BY P . W . G E E R .
be but they are not.
- o r e .“ That was the last I knew Springs to climb Pike’s Peak before
breakfast. It is 14 miles to the
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The above named professors of until I reached Denver.
Nearly all the time
', a 9
Ma[|hattan entertained me royally
Denver is the city which is “east top, but only looks to be two or
Ohio the moon was full, but du g
j
tfaem , am
of |he mountains and west of the three. These men walked until
the time I spent m K j '
J clined to t|,fnk that they would 6un.” To the east, the level prairie they were tired out and the inoun-
moon never got full one .
_
n
,f , hftd
(che8 a8
a3 ,he eye can see, t in looked farther away than ever.
i8 a Prohibition state, while
h e a rd o , whi,e toward the west the Rocky One man went back after some
not. Prohibition doesn 1 8eem
I j)r War(j through the New York Mountains tower high in the air. horses, while the other walked on
have that effect on
n p
iberals and he was surprised to I staid in Denver but a few hours, slowly. When the man with the
though, fo ri never saw so man
“ heathen” ideas I called on Mr. Wm. Palm, whose horses overtook his companion, he
drunken men in a short time as i should have made him such a repu- father and sister I met in Lawrence, found him by the side of a little
saw while I was in Kansas. If pro­ tation, and was at a loss to know Kansas. Mr. Palm is a very suc- creek, taking off his clothes. The
hibition does any prohibiting, as what he had done that 1 should cessful attorney in Denver, and a man with the horses asked what he
they say it does, the whole of Kan­ follow him clear to Kansas. I am very bright and pleasant young was doing, and the other replied
that he was going to swim that
sas must have been drunk before glad I followed him, and I hope he man.
river. “ Why, nonsense!” replied
the law was passed. Topeka, the
isn’t
sorry.
j
The
evening
train
took
me
south
the man on the horse; “You can
capital of the state, must have been
Dr. Ward and wife and Prof- a few miles to Colorado Springs,
one solid saloon at one time, foi I
step across that stream.” “Not
Metcalf and wife took me out fora where j met the Duncan family,
am informed that it has thirty sa­
much,” said the naked man, “you
drive in the evening. \\ e passed These people are as sincerely devot­
loons now, all doing good business.
don’t fool me on distances in Colo­
through the park and on out to the ed to their religion as I am to mine.
I met one wholesale liquour dealer,
college grounds, where the wicked They are Methodists, hut the great­ rado any more. You don’t catch
who told me how they work it. He
Ward and Will used to teach too er part of their religion seems to be me going into that river to get
offered me a drink of beer or whisky
much sense to suit the orthodox to do good, and I cannot object to drowned.”
but I declined with thanks as usual.
Miss Duncan was not at home
in both religion and politics. Mrs. that. The Duncans are fine people,
1 am sorry to see so much lawless­
Metcalf is also on the retired list, and I never expect to receive better during my visit at the Springs, so
ness in Kansas. The eastern part
and her husband is waiting his treatment than I received at their I decided to call on her at Foun­
of the state is one of the most beau­
turn. I hope to see the day when pleasant home. Mr. Duncan took tain, a few miles away, where she
tiful localities I have ever seen.
the Liberal University will be able me for a drive to Manitou, where was visiting with friends. A local
The people seem to be prosperous,
to secure the services of all these we drank mineral water and inves­ train stopped at Fountain in the
moral and intelligent. I was in
excellent people. Drs. Ward and tigated the cog-road up Pike’s Peak. evening and the western express
hopes that I would see no drunken­
Will are now taking a great inter­ Manitou is situated at the foot of passed at 1 o’clock in the morning.
ness, but I am disappointed.
When I arrived on the evening
The Kansas people who travel on est in the College of Social Science, the peak, and is the terminus of train, the station agent informed
trains seem to all he acquainted and they are desirous of co-operat­ the cog-road. Along the stream me that he was about to lock up
with each other, and a man will ing with the Liberal University to running down from the mountain, the depot, and I would not only
occasionally get on the train and our mutual benefit. M e will hear beautiful houses are nestled, some have to look out for my own bag­
more of this later. After returning of them almost hidden from view
go the full length of the car shak­
gage but have to flag the night
from
the
drive
I
spent
a
very
plea­
by
the
dense
growth
of
trees
and
ing hands with nearly every pas­
train. I had never met Miss Dun­
senger. The first man I saw d° sant evening with my friends at shrubs.
can, and I hated to go with my
Mr. Duncan and I returned baggage to the place where she was
that, I supposed was crazy, and de­ the home of Dr. Ward, before tak­
cided to shake hands with him ing the train for Denver. I was through the Garden of the Gods, visiting, but that was the only way.
when he got to me, but he knew by very «sorry to leave, but don’t know which contains the most wonderful It also seemed unconventional to
formations of stone and lava I ever sit up until the “wee sma’ hours”
the way I combed my whiskers, or just how they felt about it.
After
I
got
on
the
train
I
didn’t
saw. These formations resemble with a young lady the first evening,
some other way, that I did not live
know
much
until
daylight,
when
in Kansas, and bo he passed me by.
different objects and all have but that is what I did and the time
we
crossed
from
Kansas
into
Colo­
The people all act like they haven’t
names. It would take a whole of course passed quickly. Miss
rado
Occasionally,
in
the
night,
a
met since the saloons were abolish­
issue of the Torch to do the subject Duncan is a remarkably bright
Kansas
man
would
get
on
the
train,
ed. Their meeting places seem to
justice. Mr. Duncan is an artist, young lady, with good common
and wake a whole carload of people
in]mense|y SUch scenery
be on the railroad trains now.
Wg rtj(urned t0 CoIorado sense on all questions we discussed.
Topeka has a number of Free­ la eagerness to shake bands with
& h|gh mesa> 0Ter. She will, undoubtedly, make her
thinkers, three of whom I was his friends. They seem to never
way in the world nicely.
pleased to meet, all of them sub­ make a mistake, for not one of Jooki the city> and io the evening
When it was near train time I
I hey
,ove,y indeed.
scribing for the Torch of Reason. them grasped my hand.
was provided with a lantern, and
I didn’t belong to Kansas.
They are Prof. H. Samuels, Mr. J. knew
I was glad Kansas don’t belong to
The next day was Sunday and proceeded to the depot. I waited
B. Billard, and Mr. Frank Raynor. me, especially the western part, for Mr. Duncan and I decided to hold
while the rain poured, but I had a
1 did not stay in Topeka but a few
shingle
to stand under so I kept
hours, so could not see many people. it is a level, desolate-looking place, our morning worship in ISorth dry. Presently a whistle blew and
and reminds one of being at sea. Cheyenne Canyon, one of the wiid-
a headlight appeared round a curve.
My last visit in Kansas was at
Soon after crossing into Colorado, est and most beautiful canyons 1 I waved the lantern and the train
Manhattan, where I had a very
pleasant time with Dr. Duren J.. which looks just like Kansas for ever saw. Mountains of stone rise stopped. The engineer asked me if
I wanted to ship some cattle, and I
H. Ward and wife, Dr. Thos. E. many miles, someone caused a abruptly into the air, while in be- told
him it was only a lamb of
Will, and Prof, and Mrs. Metcalf. stampede of the whole carload of tween them winds a little stream of God. He asked where it was, and
people, by shouting “Land Ahoy!” sparkling water, dashing down over
Drs. Ward and Will have been con­
I told him I was the only lamb out.
We
all
seemed
to
he
dreaming
that
the
rocks
in
numerous
little
water-
He informed me that I had stopped
nected with the Agricultural Col­
we
were
at
sea,
for
we
ran
pell-mell
falls
and
rapids.
The
Rcc
y
a freight train, and that the pas­
lege for some time, Dr. \\ ill as pre­
to the “nigh side” of the train, Mountains are mostly barren, but senger traiu would be along soon.
sident, and both have lost their
The man was so enthusiastic in
positions on accouut of their relig­ where we stuck our heads out this stream is lined with pine trees, telling me that he swore a little.
through the windows into the cin- which afford shade for the hun-
ious and political opinions. Both
In half an hour more the passenger
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ders and sand. Away off on the dreds of people who visit here each train came and I waved the lan­
are capable and intelligent men,
were well liked by the s b / western horizon was a big thing Sunday, bringing their dinners tern again. The traiu stopped and
and
y
that the rising sun was painting from the city. People who live that I climbed on to the “narrow con­
dents, but they do not hold the
tracted” thing, after having extin­
same opinions on some questions red. I asked the head that was kind of a life ought to live forever. guished the lantern, which I left
:hat the governor of the state holds, protruding from the car window I don t suppose they w i l b
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hanging on the door of the depot.
,o they are out of positions. Still nearest me, what that object was ought to. Cheyenne Mountain is The train was a narrow gauge, and
lomc people claim that all state that the sun was taking such par- to me, more attractive than i es my legs were too long for me to lay
schools are Liberal, and that there ticular pains to shine on before it Peak. It is more ragged, an
e- crosswise in the seats and sleep
¡s no need for a Liberal University! shone anywhere else, and a sweet ing nearer the plain it is more comfortably, but I fared pretty well
There is but one truly Liberal, voice replied, that it was Pike’s I plainly visible to Colorado Springs. J until we reached Pueblo at daylight.