T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, S E P T E M B E R 28, 1899.
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H eav y R eductions . . . .
tive, and we all were unanim ous in m inds are soon filled with supersti-
deciding th at it is grander and ti<»n. W ishing you success,
more l>eautitul th an any we had
Very sincerely,
IN
seen in crossing the continent.
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F. A. B.
The train was loaded with young
p EAR F reethouoht F riend :—
. . . . LADIES’ SKIRTS . . . .
lady m issionaries going to China. I
j congrfttujatc you on the suc-
L ad ies’ S k ir ts ,..........................................................$ .86, reduced to $ .60
donjt blame the heathens for eating
of your mission across country
L adies' S k irts,
.................................................... 1.66, reduced to 1.26
m issionaries, if they are like these, *in behay of the Liberal U niversity,
L ad ies’ S k irts,
................................ 2.60, reduced to 1.26
for they all looked good enough to Yon are working on business prin-
be eaten. I asked one of them cjples a „d m ust prosper. I w ant to A fo rtu n a te c h an ce aw aits th o se of yon who have need o f
w hat would become of the heathen* be with you by next year and help
if they were never told of C hrist, on
the ------
un d ertak
g with all the
. . . . SHIRT WAISTS . . . .
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and she answered that she supposed power I have, and I could do so in
S h irt W aists.............................................................. $ .60. reduce«! to * .36
S h irt W a ists,...............................................................90, reduced to
.76
God would not be cruel enough to more ways than one. The Liberal
S
hirt
W
a
is
ts
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1.25,
reduced
to
.90
condem n them to eternal torm ent U niversity should be th eh ea d q u ar-
on account of their ignorance. I ^ers for F reethought work and Ore-
S e e o u r S h o e A d . in th e A p p e a l . . . .
th^n informed her th a t she had g()n m ade a Freethought state, as
better be careful or she would send it now hag tbe lead in Liberalism ,
Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Samples Sent Free on Application.
a few thousand poor souls to hell, L iberals—real ones, from the East,
for not one in ten would accept her , ought to go there in force, and they
doctrine, and for th at reason would wjjj jf informed of the openings
S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N
be dam ned, while if she and other ¿here to do and get good for both
m issionaries will stay aw ay,the peo- bo(j v and mind.
S T R IC T L Y O N E PR IC E .
P R O D U C E TA K EN .
I
pie they try to convert will all go
Y ours truly,
to heaven through the ignorance-is-1
J ohn P. G uild .
DREYER
bliss proposition. She said th at
God had told her to go; and she
would not reason about the m atter.
I told her 1 was of the opinion th at
it was the devil who had talked to
her and told her to go, lor surely
God w ouldn’t send a nice girl like
her to be eaten by the cannibals,
whom she would surely send to
hell by her teachings. ‘"I am
the opinion th at the devil is talk-
ing to me now,’ she rem arked, and
turned and looked out of the win-
dow. I decided th at I had played
Tie devil w ithout knowing it, and
ju s tth e n the brakem an said: “ Port-
land— Union depot—all out!”
& C R A IG
T h e G re a t
D ear L iberal F riend :—
Vitæ=0re Remedies
I like the Sunday school lesson
idea of Eliza Mowry Bliven, as per
No Need to Suffer from Anv Disease.
Torch of A ugust 24th. I will do
an y th in g I can to help it along,
E lix ir
and I am very well pleased, indeed,
B a c e r ia c id e
with the prospects of the school.
V I T Æ - O R E '! E u c a ly p tu s O il
O r e - O lin e
T he lines upon which you
.
are
I M e d ic a t e d S o a p
j working, as far as I know, suit my
¿o a 'j\ The school, m useum ,
PEARL W . GEER
Agent
[bt1 Sunday school, the library are
S ilv e r t o n , O regon
j be agencies th a t work for Free-
th o u g h t an d the higher civilization.
May they grow and m ultiply u n til rf* o —.——
L> CT A T
O C? FT"
I A I
fA rrT D
they cover the whole earth.
U n C .H I
O rL V IM L
U r r t n
Young people have now some
thing better before them than those
Friendly Letters
did who are now ready to step
down and out. I hope they will
Our business m anager, on his re
im prove their better opportunities.
turn from the East, received m any
Respectfully,
letters comr. endatorv of our plan of
F. S. M atteson .
work for the present and fu tu re.,
fh e following are extracts from
M y D ear S ir :—
lome of th e m :
“ All things come to him who
A PHYSICIAN
IN THE
HOUSE
H Hew Tamlly medical Work
D ear F riend :—
learns to labor and to w ait” m ust
I send you some clippings that he the m otto of your enterprise un
may be of some interest to you. der which you and your associates
Glad to see you arrived home in are working. I also commend your
good shape and th a t everything is efforts as intelligent ones. One
oming so nicely in regard to the n,a y work as hard as he pleases,
Diversity. It is indeed the grand- an(j should this he tread-m ill work,
st u n d ertak in g in the history of worjj w ithout superior m entality
ur cause, and it seems th a t Free- bebbid if, nothing will come of it.
hinkers at last begin to see it in
W hen the chosen work is great
bat light.
a n d w orthy, when the enterprise in
B. L. II jermstad . ¡which you engage depend upon
building a certain public favor,
especially when opposition and
T ear F riend :—
In regard to the Liberal U niver prejudice m u 4 he overcome, then
ty, I am glad you succeeded as ’ m ust you have greater persistence,
ell as * vou did, and I will do all , tact and skill.
la t I can to help it along by tak-
Possibly a little later I can w iite
lg ten shares of stock. Enclosed you as to met hods of greater co-op-
nd $100 in paym ent for the same.! eration, to our m uiual advantage,
think Mrs. B liuen’s idea in re-1 T rusting you have had continued
ard to w riting S unday school les- business and social success in your
m s an excellent one. Sunday pilgrim age, I am
:hools are what we need to in-
Y our hearty well wisher,
truct the young in Secular ideas, (
C. E lton B lanchard .
s the children of Freethinkers, if j
hey have no other place to go on D ear S ir :—
unday, are apt to attend the
We are anxious to see the build-
hurch Sunday schools, where their
Concluded on 6th page.
o
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by Dr. J. B. Greer, Chicano
H IS book is up to d a te in every p a r
ticu lar.
It tells you fiow to cure yourself
Lv sim ple and h arm less hom e rem
edies.
It recom m ends no jxnsonous or
dangerous drugs.
It teaches sim ple com m on-sense m ethods in
accordance w ith n a tu re ’s laws.
It does not endorse d angerous ex p erim e ts with
tfie su rg e o n ’s knife.
It teaches how to save h ealth and life by safe
m etlxxls.
It is e n tirely free from tech n ical ru b b ish .
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liow to avoid disease th an to tak e any m edicine
as a c u re .
It teaches flow ty p h o id and o th e r fevers can be
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T his book can n o t fail to please yon.
If you are looking for h ealth by the safest
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Hr. J . II. G reer, th e a u th o r, is a p racticin g physician in Chicago, is Professor of
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