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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1899)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, OCTOBER 19, Ì899 G ----___________ — ■ —— - i o T o T h e F r e e th in k e r s o l A m e ric a . N a tio n a l C o n v en tio n are ______ meet these expenses we The tw entv-third A nnual Con- as heretofore upon the gress of the America. Secular Un- of our Liberal friends. ' <4, lb ''. A 'r’7 W’.rV/t ■ tion« Woodworkers, don’t forget to eend an order for a set of the Foretner Anger rg bread, use the Celebrated Bits. Price, 12.60 by mail. See ad. shall relj Nothina for pro. generosity duclng a light, 8weet, nutritious loaf of C o ^ " ^ bread. It will retain its moisture and Ti should you wish to improve the qual- for the purpose ehould be n,m> flavor longer (ban -■ 1 the T reasu rer, Otto with any other yeast ever put upon the A Free Trip Io Paris! W e p rM > .o f» n . , - ion and Ireeth o g Boston, Nov. 1/tn, s e n t a t o . m a r k e t. T a r IT. Ti,e l A tE S T tU X O Itl., m u tim o r e , MU. will in the history of the society a Con- Secretary, E. C. Reichwald, 141 fe. COLLEGE OF to be held in New England. Water St., Chicago, 111.; 01 to the gress ------------- - Paine Hall has been tendered for Editor of this paper. J. E. R emsburg , Pres., the occasion and Boston Freethink Atchison, Kas. ers will do all in their power to E. C. R eichwald , Sec., O F C H IC A G O make it a notable gathering. The 141 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. success of the coming Congress is assured. While the results of the present F a ll T e rm w ill B e g in S e p te m b e r 2 7 year have not been all that could Religious Prejudice in the Way be desired, the society has accoin of Science. . D irectors of th e C orporation Dearborn St A E G ammage , President.............................................................. , ’ea , r ‘ plished much good. Thousands of J .' h .' G keek , M. I)., Vice-President and Treasurer...................... 2203^lad?s Ave' pamphlets and papers advocating Concluded from 1st page. the principles of Ereethought have Qr (>f gome Qne form aione. It has FACULTY been distributed. Documents re- ^een maintained by several auth- WM F T \IT M. D. D ean , EDITH TENLEY CLARKE, M. D., lating to state Secularization have org tfaat ¡t jg ag easy to believe in Professor of institutes of Medicine and Professor of General and Experimental Surgery. Physiology. been sent to members of ^ ongre8s j the creation of a million beings as WM. W. COOK, A. M., M. I). W. E. WINSKEL. M .D., and State Legislators. of one; but Maupertuis’ philosoph- Professor of Science of Medicine, Thera- Professor of General and Descriptive ln California, Montana and other axiom of “least action” leads Anatomy and Surgical Emergencies. peutics and Materia Medica. R. V. WAGNER. M. D., states, legislation inimical to re- mind more willingly to admit CHARLES E. BOWERS, M. D., Professor of Electro-Therapeutics. and Clinical Med ligious liberty have been defeated. gma]jer number; and certainly Professor of Practical EDWARD D. WAHL, M. D., icine. In several states bills for the repeal OUght not to believe that innu- Professor of Physics, Chemistry, Urin CHARLES J. LEWIS, M. D , alysis and Toxicology. or modification of the Sunday laws niera^je beings within each great Profesor of Physiology of the Nervous HOWARD TAYLOR SMITH, D, D. S., and General Pathology and were introduced and found many cjagg pave been created with plain, Svstem, Professor of Dental Surgery. Lecturer on nervous Diseases. supporters. In Nebraska a bill bufc deceptive, marks of descent W. E. WINSKEL, M. D., HOMER O. BATES, M. D., Demonstrator of Anatomy. providing for the taxation of church {rom a gingle parent—[Origin of Professor of Medical and Surgical Gyn aecology. JOHN J. BRADLEY, M. D., property was passed by the House. gpecjes< Lecturer on Rectal and Anal Diseases. WILLIAM A. TAIT, M. D., The society is preparing for more Professor of Operative and Clinical Sur ANLON FRANK, gery and Surgical Diagnosis. effective work in this field. In Demonstrator of Surgical Instruments JOSEPH H. GREER, M. I>„ and Orthojigdical Appliances. nearly every state committees have Professor of Medical and Surgical Gen- OTTOMAR CARLICZEK, been appointed to look after legis Thé North Star s Three Suns. ito-Urinarv Diseases and Dermatology. Demonstrator of Roentgen Ray Diagno A. E. GAMMAGE, A ttorney , lation and other matters of interest sis and of Illuminating and Cautery Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Apparatus. to the society. In every state, a The news from Lick Observatory Insanity. FRANK S. LEWIS, H. W. SCAIFE, M. A., M. D. bill for the taxation of church pro- that the North Star, 255,000,000,- Instructor in Latin. perty, the repeal of the Sunday 000 of miles away from us, has Prof.of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine laws, or the prohibition of religious been found to be not one star, but and Expenses. teaching in the public schools, three—swinging around in great Matriculation Fee, paid only Fees once. .................................................................. $5.00 should be introduced at the next orbits, like the moon, earth and General Ticket, each year of attendance....................•.................■............... GU.w Ticket, including material, first and second years, each year.... 5.00 session of the Legislature. The 8Un—is another remarkable result Anatomical Laboratory Ticket, first and second years, each year........................................ 5.00 Union is now in a condition to of the application of photospectrosy render efficient aid in this work and to the teloscopic study of the heav- all efforts for that or similar pur- eng> Always fascinating, the search poses should be reported to the sec- for double and multiple stars has P R O G R ESSIVE M E D IC A L C O LLE G E In Keeping with the Advance of the Times. retary, so as to receive the support become of the highest interest since The Directors have decided to make Special Liberal Inducements and aid of this national organiza- the spectroscope has made it possi- Address for Announcement ble to discover multiple stars, to readers of the TORCH OF REASON. tion. The further organization of the which the greatest telescopes do not and Terms, Liberals in every state will be pro- reveal to the eye. The three com- minently brought before the Con- ponents of Polaris can not be seen 167 D earborn S tre e t, gress, and representatives from with the most powerful telescope in ' IL L IN O IS every section of our country are the world. The Lick star spectro- C H IC A G O necessary to make this union of the scope, attached to the great 36 inch friends of intellectual liberty effec- refractor, makes it plain that there tive, both for our own defense and are suns revolving about a suu the furtherance of the cause they where the eye distinguishes but one has made a big reduction in our stock of have at heart. twinkling light. Let every Eastern Freethinker A number of other photospectro- Ladies’ Jackets and Capes. A fine line of attend this Congress. Let as many scopic multiple stars have been dis- as possible of our Western friends covered recently. With the Lick Fur Collarettes arrived. attend. Able speakers will address telescope and spectroscope, fourteen New Dress Goods in novelties. the Congress, inspiring music will have been found. The method of be furnished and good fellowship discovery came about from the use Kid Gloves in the popular shades. Ladies will abound. With the roses of of the spectra to determine the ve- Belt Buckles—a big assortra ent. joy will be mingled the rue of grief, locity with which stars approached W E G U A R A N T E E T O G IY E Y O U S A T IS F A C T IO N Since we last met two of our Fresi- Or receded from the earth. The dents have died our great and be- North Star, it was found a short loved leader, Col. Ingersoll, and while ago, is now shooting east- Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. Samples Sent Free on Application. our able and worthy brother, Dr. ward at a velocity of sixteen miles The only One-Frice house in Silverton: Westbrook. Arrangements have a second. Two of the suns of the already been made for an Ingersoll North Star triplet revolve about Memorial meeting to occupy one each other every four days, and S IL V E R T O N , O R E G O N session of the Congress. • these two swing about the third.— PRO DUCE TAKEN S T R IC T L Y ONE PRICE. The expenses attending a great1 [Dominion Review. Medicine -Surgery CO - E D U C A T IO N A L A. .E GAnnAGE, President, T h e P a st W eek D R E Y E R & C R A IG