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THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1899. Do you ta k e th e T o rch of Reason? I t is only One D ollar a \ e a r , and co n tain s reading m a tte r th a t you can not get eleew here for th ree tim es the m oney. I t com es every w eek, too. Do you ta k e th e W e e k ly O regonian I t is p u blished a t P o rtla n d , ore., an d contains m ore and b e tte r infor m atio n in regard to th e Pacific N o rthw est th a n any o th e r p ap er,an d is th e best news p ap er in Oregon. You get sixteen pages of good re a d ing m a tte r each w eek, including all th e news of th e n atio n an d th e x w orld, for only $1.50 a year. LIBRARY OF LIBERAL CLASSICS > <XX)-CH>O O<K><X><><XXX><>O<XX>O<X> < NEW A N D C U R IO U S . 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TH E TOUCH OF R E A S O N , S ilverto n , Oregon- AND KINNEY PORTER M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r to n , O r e ’ CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF School S u p p lies, Books and S ta tio n e ry . According to The Canadian En gineer, the last relic of the first epoch of railway engineering in Canada is passing away in the form of the tubular bridge which spans the Ottawa River, near its junction with the St. Lawrence, and a truss bridge is to be erected in its place. The old bridge is not only the last of the tubular bridges in Canada, but is also the last on this conti nent, so that its removal is really a historical event. CLOTH E D IT IO N S . p a in c - s c o m p l e t e w orks . P ain e's Political W orks. 2 vol. Ei nest P a in e ’s Theological W orks 1 vol. Illustrated P ain e’s M iscellaneous W orks. 1 vol. Edition, P ain e’s Life. By Clio R ickm an Boxed. a n d the editor o f The N ation al. Profusely illu strate d . 1vol. 5 vol. *5.00 .........- „ 60 P ain e’s Age o f R e a so n .................................... ........... 60 P a in e ’s R ights o f M an...................................... 60 P ain e’s C risis............- .......................................... P ain e’s Life, by ed National. Profusely illus. 76 P a in e ’s Com plete Life, by Clio R ickm an a n d th e editor o f th e N ational.......................... 1 00 P a in e ’s Principal Political W orks, <1 vol.)... 1 00 P a in e ’s Political W orks, Com plete, (2 vols.).. 2 00 P a in e ’s Religious a n d Theological W orks. 1 00 G a b o n ’s H istory o f C hristianity, n iu s ....... 2 00 Gibbon’s B irth and C h aracter o f Mahomet». 50 PAPER E D IT IO N S . P a in e ’s Age o f R eason....................................... Pai'.ie’s C om m on S ense....................................... P ain e's Rights o f M a n ....................................... Paine’s C risis.................................. — P aine’s Religious <fe Theological W orks. Ills P ain e’s P rin cip al Political W orks. Illus...... P aine’s Life. Profusely illu stra te d ................ Volney’s Ruins o f Em pires. Illu stra te d .... Rousseau’s Vicar o f Savoy, a n d A Search for 9 T ru th , by Olive S c h re in e r.......................... Rousseau’s Social C o n tra c t......................••• M eslier’s S u p e rstitio n in all Ages. P o rtra it V i e f l t e r ’d OHoiibe uiib Wei in tu it. P o rtra it D ickens’ S unday U n d e r T hree H eads. Intis. Bulwer’s H istory o f a False R eligion. Illus. T alley ran d ’s L e tte r to th e Pope. P o r t r a i t .. G ibbon’s B irth and C h a ra cte r o f M ahom et... H iggins’ Horse Sabbatic® ........ ..■■■■ •• —••••• H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Ulus. Reasons for U nbelief. By Louis V ia rd o t...... F a th er Tom an d th e Pope a t th e V atxcan....... 25 15 25 25 60 50 50 60 25 50 50 50 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 V oltaire’s R om ances. Illu s tra te d ................... 1 50 V o ltaire’s Zadig. or F ate : and T he W h ite _____Essays a n d Criticism s. Profusely illus. 1 50 Bull, a S atirical R om ance............... 25 R ousseau’s Vicar o f Savoy. P o rtra it. Cloth 50 R ousseau’s Social C ontract. P o rtra it............ 75 _____The Sage and the A th e ist; also The Princess o f B abylon................. 25 M eslier’s S uperstition in all Ages. P o rtia it. 1 00 aW cilicr'O («loutic UHh tU ernuilft. P o rtra it 1 00 ____ T he Man o f F orty Crow ns ; a n d The H uron, or, Pupil o f N atu re............ 25 V olney’s Ruins o f Em pires. Illu stra te d ..... V olney’s New Researches in A ncient H istory 1 50 -------M icrom egss; The, W orld as it Goes 9A P lato ’s u re a Io ; u c » u û û .„ Read e’s~( W in wood) M arty rd o m o f M an........ 1 00 H®ckel’s Visit to Ceylon. P o rtra it.......... 1 00 V oltaire’s Romances, c o n ta in in g the a w v e 4 books in one vol. Profusely illustrated. *1 00 D ickens’ Sunday U n cer T h re e H eads. Illus. 50 25 H iggins’ Horae S abbatic® .................... ............ 60 _____ L e tte rs on th e C hristian R eligion....... 25 H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Ulus. 50 ------- Philosophy of H isto ry .............................. B uchner’s Force and M atter. P o rtra it........ 1 00 _____ Ig n o ra n t P h ilo so p h er.............................. . " Chinese C atechism ................. 1 25 B uchner’s M an in Past, P re se n t and F u tu re . 1 00 V ------- oltaire’s Essays a n d C riticism s contains the R ochefoucauld's M oral M axim s....................... 75 above 4 books, profusely illu s tra te d ........ 1 00 C om te's Positive Philosophy. P o rtrait......... 4 00 £ G oodloe’s B irth of th e R epublic. P o r tr a it .. 1 00 R e n a n ’s Life o f Jesus. I l l u s t r a t e d ^ » ^ ... S altu s’ A natom y o f N e g a tio n ................ ........ 75 Schopenhauer’s W is d o m o f Life. P o rtra it... 25 — C ounsels a n d M axims • • - • • • • • • ......•••• S altu s’ Philosophy o f D ise n ch a n tm e n t......... 75 & O ther Essays.. 25 75 _____ Religion : a Dialogue ------------- - nr F a w c e tt’s A gnosticism . The A rt o f L ite ra tu re ............................... 2» B ulw er’s H istory o f a False R e lig io n ....... . . 50 Studies in P e s s i m i s m . » . . . . » » . fO T a lle y ra n d ’s L etter to th e Pope._ P ortrait... 50 Ä för U n b e lie f By ¿ ¿ i S v i w d ö “ 50 G a b rie U e V o fe an d Im m o rtality o f M an F a th e r Tom an d the Pop ■ at th e V a tic a n ...... 60 D avidson’s Canon o f th e B ible......................... ™ 50 In g erso ll’s L ectures, vol. I, c lo th .............. 3 50 D arw in's O rigin o f Species H ypatia By C harles K ingsley......................... 50 _________ _ “ vol. I, full sheep........ 5 00 • ’’ _________ _ “ vol. I, h a lf m orocco... 5 00 Bacon’s Paradoxes. P o rtra it . ...»— T he Scientific R eligion By M aniel S an d s 50 (Second volume in preparation.) Ingersoll’s C ontroversy & C hristm as S erm on 25 In g e rso ll’s Prose Poems. P o rtra it ■■■■■■--...... 2 50 ................ _______ “ “ C heaper E dition.. 1 50 ------------ Gods an d o th e r L ectures ' --- ■ G hosts and o th e r Lectures. __ ________G ods and o th e r L ectures.............. 1 00 25 Some M istakes o f Moses................... __________ G hosts and o th e r L ectures.......... 1 00 50 Interview s on T alm aj •e. __________ Som e M istakes o f Moses................ 1 00 Saved ?...... 25 • W h at M ust we d o to __________ Interview s on T alm age........... 1 00 .................. 25 Blasphem y __________ F ield-Ingersoll D iscussion........... 50 25 ___ Man’ , W om an a n d Child. P o rtra it. _______________ Ingirsnll-G ladstone C ontroversy _ 60 25 ____Shakespeare, a L ecture. P o rtra it. -Thè C hristian R e iig io u ................ 5C -----About th e Holy Bible, a Lecture... 25 ou _____ P a trio tic Addresses ---- V oltaire, a L ecture. P o rtra it......... 25 __________ S hakespeare, a L ectu re. P o rtra it. 50 ___ Field-Ingersoll D iscussion. ¿5 75 Renan’B Life ot .esus...» » ............. Cloth 25 ladstone ontroversy - ---- I n g e r s o l [-G l s ------ " » , - C ------- D avidson’s Canon cl th e B ible......................... J -----T he C h ristian R eligion.................... V- 1 50 A pocryphal New T e sta m en t..... ....... ----- F o u n d atio n s o f F aith . . ................... 25 1 00 M orehouse’s W ilderness o f W orlds. Illus. ___ How to R eform M an k in d ................ 25 T a b e r’s F aith o r F act .................................... 1 2? Essays an d C ritic is m s ................... 25 K eeler’s Short History o f the B ible................. 75 T he T ru th , a L ecture. .................... 25 C arlyle’s F ren ch R evolution............................. 75 Crim es A gainst C rin d n als.......»»». 10 75 S pencer’s F irst P rin cip les.................................. 75 — A braham L in co ln , a L ecture. P or. 25 S p en cer’s D ata of E th ics.................................... 76 W hich Way 7 A L ecture ........ 2-> 1 •- E d u c a tio n ............................................. 75 M yths and M iracles. A L ecture... 25 D a rw in ’s D escent ol M an................ 75 P atrio tic A ddresses.....................— 25 D arw in ’s O rigin o f Species............................... 75 . Some Reasons W hy.»............... » P ro c to r’s O th er W orlds th an o u r s .................. 75 W hy I am an A gnostic............. 2o K ingsley’s H y p a tia .............................................. 75 Rome or Reason ? . . . . . . .................... 2» S c h o p e n h a u er’s Essays...... .»..... ........■■■■■■■ ™ S uperstition. A L ectu re......... ?5 O 'M eara’s N apoleon, 2 vol., Boxed. Illus. 2 50 25 -On th e Devil. “ Las Casas N apoleon, 4 vols., Boxed Illus.... 5 00 25 - T hanksgiving Serm on C obbett’s E nglish G ra m m a r ........... . .......... 1 00 25 ■ As H e u . ...... »••••■......... ,, , M acauley’s Lays of A ncient Rom e. Illu s.... 2 50 V indication o f T hom as P a in e ....... 15 Shakespeare P ortrayed by H im se lf....... ...... 1 00 ........... .............. ¿5 -----Is Suicide a Sin T “ O L D S P A N IS H R O M A N C E S -----To the Clergy............... " -----In d ivid u a lity ...................................... 25 Don Q uixote, 4 vols.... .................. ■rty in L ite ra tu re ........................ » Lazarillo de T onnes, 2 vola........... Libert; 48 Etchings, 10 O rthodoxy lO Q O X j Asm odeus, 1 vol................................ crown 8ro, L im itations o f T o le ra tio n ................ 10 Bachelor o f Salam anca, 1 vol....... cloth. 50 V anillo Gonzales, or th e M erry Boxed *18.00 « a n a s ’ D iscourse A bout Im m o rta lity R eligion ...'................ 50 B achelor, 1 vol........................... Qv God A dventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols....... .38 00 C o n d u c t..................... 50 T he Sam e 12 vols., H a lf Calf, Boxed»».. 0 00 T he Law o f Success Don Q uixote, 4 vols., w ith E tchings, Boxed M 4 50 a n d F a ilu re o f T hings 50 A dventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols.,- “ O pposites in G eneral 50 P O P U L A R C L O T H E D IT IO N S . 50 o o f Gil Bias, 3 vols. Illu strated .. *3 00 K eeler’s S hort H istory f th e B ib le ................ 50 o f A dventures •» “ “ “ P o p u la r ed itio n 1 00 G ard en er's Men, W om en and Gods 50 A sm odeus, o r th e Devil on Tw o Sticks. Illus. 1 00 Asniodeua. or the Devil on Two Sticks. Ulus. B achelor of S alam anca, n iu stra te d ......... ™ B achelor o f S alam anca. Illu s tra te d ..... ....... 1 00 V anillc Gonzales. or M erry B achelor. Illus 1 00 V anillo Gonzales, or the M erry Bachelor. Ilia. 50 D un Q uixote, 4 volum es in 1. 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