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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1899)
TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 21. 1W> THE Sunday waa a busy day at the I If there is a God, the destroying N E W S AN ~ • 1 be cyclone and earth<|uake declare saw his b ru tality , and disease, lam echoe(j throughout the long Sab- ine and pestilence sbow eth his bath day a8 a crew of men hurried handiw ork. Day unto day utter- T S T H E R E A N Y T H IN G YOU W ANT? If so, m ake your w ants know n to n s , t||e building ou towards comple- eth speech and night unto night au<l we will try and supply th e m . If showeth ignorance and cruelty. w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g to tion. Some C hristians think th at be you, we will e x p e rt no pay. C ast your Jast we beard from Mr. T. R W akem an, he was preparing to cause all people worship a god, eye over the list, an d th e n w rite to us. Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress, leave New York city on Tuesday, there m ust be one, hut this only IN F ( ) R M ATION B U R EA U , proves th a t all people have been Box 100. S ilverton , O r e . gept 19th> for Silverton, where he will arrive ¡n time to have a good ignorant of the tru th . W e have $ 3 0 0 0 . —T hree lots an d b u d d in g s, rest and view the situation before come up through ages of ignorance, co n sistin g of a 2 G -sto rv hotel, a saloon entering ou his duties in the I.ih- superstition and barbarism , and are b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith shop, tw o d w ell houses and a b arn , situ ated in O swe just beginning to get our priest- ing go, O regon. W ould tra d e for o th e r eral University. blinded eyes open. p ro p erty . are in receipt of a compli- D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A d airy m entary ticket to the farewell din- farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa land, an d ner given to the W akem an fam ily fru it farm of SO acres, 10 acres grap es, 2 LO CAL5. ¡acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good a t the M arlborough hotel in New R em em ber o u r clu b b in g rate w ith th e house ami b arn s ami o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. Y ork city last F riday evening. \\ e O regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. All situ ated in San Diego co u n ty , C alif. W ill sell ch eap o r tra d e for a stock are sorry we could not have been Read our otter on page 7. I farm . 10 present at the gathering and the P H ave,you “ Com m on S ense” ? If not, T o T r a d e .—T w en ty -tw o acre fru it eaH ' send at once for a free copy of th is lib farm , 8 m iles south of S a le m , O r e .; 4 W e have had two weeks of as eral-m in d ed advocate of advanced acres b earing o rch ard , m ostly w in ter ap p les, 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new w ire w eather 88 Oregon e,v er saw ’ th o u g h t. B rings h e a lth an d success. fence, good house and b a rn , p len ty of and the farm ers have had an op- Address, Com m on Sense, T. R. 99, 55 p a stu re , ex cellen t w ater, and tim b e r enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for | nUy tQ 8ave th eir criip8 of S ta te S t., Chicago,111. 17 W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an a larg er place. wHh very ,juIe A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell th e whj|e we have been aU(Wed o rder for a set of th e E o rstn er A uger ? Liberal University building. | goun<i of the ham m er and 5<x><xxx><xx><xx><xx><x>o<x><x><><> j Mr. W. I. S tratton, our former printer, from Portland, is with us again. Do not forget Mr. W akem an s address a t Liberal H all, Sunday evening, Oct. 1st. Beautiful sunny days and lovely m oonlight nights in Silverton at th is time of year. T h e whole printing fraternity visited the capital city Sunday and saw the cake walk at the State F air. H elp raise a good prize for the best Sunday school lesson and thus help to secure the best lessons pos- gjbje . J. H. Morris, our foreman in the p rin tin g office, is taking a vacation by working on the U niversity build- ing th is week. The Oregon S tate F air at Sa.em was kept open on Sunday and one of the special features was a 1 Bits. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad. cake walk. tbe p rivijege of enclosing ourbuild- Ladies who wish cu t h a ir or com bings W hen you renew your subscrip- ¡ng before the rain, woven in to sw itches m ay leave th e ir tion, why not persuade your Free- w .(h pre8ent p)an of p rillt. o rd ers a t th e Torch of Reason office. thought neighbor to renew also? . luJ furni8hing Secular S unday O rders by m ail prom ptly a tten d e d to. We need more subscribers. o) ,e8 the nunlber of Secu- 1 ** - ' More th an half the shingles are jar y unday schools ought to in- on the roof of the Liberal I niver- crease rapidly. The good done by Reliable persons oi a m ecnanicai uriu»«»»«’ « ***•-- sity building and a force of men these schools can h ardly be over desiring a trip to the F a r is E x p o s i t i o n , with good and expenses paid, should write will soon have the entire roof cov estim ated. Read the editorial on salary T h e P A T E N T R E C O R D , B a ltim o r e . M d . ered. the subject on page 4. » 1 ‘ Mr. F. O. Seaton, our fellow Lib- pral n u lle d nn n s inform ation Bureau th is week a n d LITTLE POINTS. i j V I I j • • • • T H 0<><X><X>0<><X>-0<X>0-0-0<X><><><>0-0-0-0 X Î J r a 1r a New B a rb e r S h o p E o rstn er A uger B it. M oney can be m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.60 for full set packed in n e a t box. 13 H o m e .— Fifteen acres in S ilverton, on Silver creek ; fine, finished house, new b a rn , nicely fenced, fru it, w ater pow er — $3000. F o r S a le .—A fine little house in S il v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv e d .” 4 F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- to n —¿ ¿-ac re ; apples, p ru n es, ra s p b e r ries, ch 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. P rice, $450. 3 F o r S a le o r T r a d e f o r P r o p e r t y in or n ear S ilv erto n —320 acres n ear D ayville, O re., on both sides of Jo h n Day riv e r; 80 acres m eadow ; good house, b a rn , sh ed s, cellar, e t c .; ex cellen t w a ter, well and sp rin g ; 200 head horses, 160 head c attle , 24 sw arm s bees, etc., e tc .; one- half section of school lan d , w hich can easily he o b tain ed , joins th e place. All for $8500 or good tra d e . 25 took our order for a supply of 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O ( X X X H X X X X X K X ) Next Door to Morley's. school furniture. We will have the If “God so loved the w orld,” why A A. ARM T R O N G , P R O P . best and most convenient th a t can Shaving, 10c.; Hair Cutting 15c. don’t he make him self known to all be made. men? T he large representation of the 50 YEARS’ God m ust have had a hell of a e x p e r ie n c e O tto W ettstein F reethought badge, m entioned in last week’s News and time with the devil before he tu rn R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le . — 80 acres, ed him out of heaven. house an d b a rn , good o rc h a rd , all fen c Notes, is in its place, and will soon ed, 8 m iles from S ilv erto n , n e a r school, be lettered and painted in blue, The prayers of faith th a t have 35 acres im proved, on m ain road. P rice $800. 5 been offered up for the salvation of red, black and gold. T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all T rade M a rrs fenced, good sp rin g , lba m iles from S il D e s ig n s We have just received a few cop the world should have saved it by C o p y r ig h t s & c . v erto n . P rice $700. 6 ies of No Beginning, by W. TI. Ma this time, if there is a prayer-an- Anyone sending a sketch and description may One h u n d re d an d six ty a c re s ; 12 quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an acres cleared , 6 m iles from S ilv erto n . ple of Chicago. T his book is neat- »werlng god. invention is probably patentable. Communiea- ly bound in cloth, and will be a valuable addition to any library, W e send them postpaid for only 75 cents. Send in your order early. This book should be read by everyone. We know th at hum an beings are coming to earth every day, but we do not know th a t there is a life be- yond this one. Let us then put in Our tim e and talents m aking th is a happy place in which to live. tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive Hiecial notice, wit hout c harge, in th e Scientific American, A handsom ely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation o f any scientlflc lourna 1. Terms, *3 a year: four months, |L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co.36,Bro’d"” New York Branch Office. 035 F St., W ashington. D. C. Liberal U niversity Company. 1899. I hereby subscribe for shares of Stock, at Ten Dollars each, in the Liberal University Corporation, n ow forming at Silverton, Oregon. N ame Post office State Street, or Post office Box T h e r ig h t is re s e rv e d to r e je c t an y or a ll B id s Price $300. 11 D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded lan d , 80 acres in m eadow an d balance g rain hay land, p a stu re , etc. A good stream of 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 er c u ltu re and hom estead w hich can he proved u p 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, b lack sm ith sh o p and tools, an d large, new b a rn to hold 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 a ste rn O regon. T he ow ner finds ready m a rk e t for all his cheese and b u tte r a t high p u ces, 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 an d ed u cate h is c h ild ren in th e L ib eral U n iv e rsity . H e offers all th is for only $3000—o n e-h alf down an d balance- on easy te rm s ; also 130 h ead 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 u reau . S ilverton, O re. 13 T e a c h e r.— A g en tlem an , 40 years of age. residing in M issouri, desires to move to Oregon if he can get a position as tea ch e r 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 ex p erien ce in trie school room.