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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1899)
8 THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, DECEMBER 14, 1899. We are sorry to learn that our friend, Mrs. M. M. Turner,of Wash N E W S AND NOTES. ington, D. C , is slightly ill. )0-CXX><X><>0-C><XX>0-0-<X><><>0<XXXX> The Woman’s Club met at the The editor visited Portland last home of Miss Rauch last Saturday, week. and all present expressed delight M iss Alice Davenport is teaching with the success of the meeting. in the primary room at present. > 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 < X K X > O O < H X K X X ) The L. U. O. orchestra will give a social ball at Liberal Hall, Mon day evening, Dec. 25th. Tickets 50 cents. Our business office has been moved to the University building. The printing plant will follow in a few days. Do not fail to hear Dr. Chas. H. Brewer lecture on Sanitation,at the Thought Exchange,Sunday evening. The L. U. O. orchestra and band are making rapid progress, and their music can be heard at morn ing, noon and night. Mr. and Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Cynthia Hosmer left for Sumpter, Oregon, last Saturday, where they expect to remain for the winter. We have just received a new sup ply of “Right Living,” neatly bound in cloth, which we are anxious to sell at $1 each. You ought to pos sess one. Every preparation is being made for a glorious time at Liberal Hall, Christmas Eve. You cannot af ford to be anywhere else if possible for you to be at this entertainment. We gratefully acknowledge le- ceipt of Helen H. Gardener’s writ ings, which the author has kindly donated to the Liberal University library. We hope other authors will follow Miss Gardener’s example. The Liberal University receives some splendid press notices in the last issue of the Freethought Ideal. We return thanks to our “Ideal” sister and wish her great success for E. M. 300. The Hosmer crew paid their debt to the winning side in the Y. P. S. S. C. last Friday night, and now there is peace once more. A pleas ant time was had at dancing for a few hours and then we all feasted on sandwiches, cake, pie and fruit. To-morrow night is the regular business meeting, and new officers will be elected. Every member of the society ought to be present, for new captains will be elected and sides chosen for the coming battle. The Executive Board of the Ore gon State Secular Union held its regular meeting at Liberal Hall, Sunday evening, Dec. 3rd. Presi dent Warren Carsner sent in his resignation, saying that he thought it best to resign since he would not be able to meet with the board, Mr. Carsner requested that Prof. Wakeman be elected to fill his place, which request was unani mously accepted, and we feel sure that Prof Wakeman will fill the office to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. T h a n k s g iv in g H are. To ye E ditor o r Y e T orch of R eason I ’ve dressed, for your T han k sg iv in g , A “ ste rile d ” hare, so fa t; I hung him in th e woodshed To keep him from th e c a t; I send him to “ ve e d ito r” So th a t he m ay see I ’m m indful of th e friendliness T h a t he has show n to me. ’Tis said a h are is good w hen cooked Bv m ethods not a few : Is good in roast, or boil, or fry, And isn ’t bad in stew . B ut th e first th in g is to catch him (So th e cook books say), B ut th is one is already cau g h t, A nd can not run aw ay. B ut, g arn ish him w ith d u m p lin ’s, A nd if you d o n ’t know’ who To offer a petitio n And render th a n k s u n to , The pleasure of your d in n e r May be w ith o u t alloy, U nless you can not hold as m uch As w hen you were a boy. F. 8. M atteso «. T u rn e r, Ore. T he S ilv e rto n T h o u g h t E xchange. “O, the rain; it raineth every day.” But that did not keep an audience of a century or more from hearing Dr. and Prof. Abel A. Leon ard discuss the question “whether Phrenology was a Science?” at Liberal Hall on Sunday night. Dr. Leonard tackled his subject in a deliberate, scientific, but very interesting manner. He made it quite clear that the latter results of scientific investigation of the brain and its action had confirmed the position taken by Dr. Gall and the earlier phrenologists. It was a very instructive exposition, and es pecially the evidence that the brain and memory could be improved by training and exercise; which was a hint applauded bv the Uni versity people present. Prof. Buff was the first in the discussion, and instructed the aud ience with fact, after fact within his knowledge, which came as fresh and free and refreshing as the Ore gon rain. Prof. Wakeman then tried to bring together the .physiological, materialistic phrenologist, who might contend that mind is only the activity of the brain, aud the spiritualist or metaphysical psych ologist who might contend that the brain was only the organ of the mind. When Dr. Leonard was brought to face this question, he said he would to like have it dis cussed,and plead agnosticism. Dr. Brewer also went for a statement of Prof. Wakeman that the locomo tor faculties were located in the posterior part of the brain and the spinal cord, and claimed that the organ of sight was now proved to act from there. Prof. Wakeman retreated behind Dr. Gall and in sisted that the sight was there to keep the locomotion from going it blind in amative affairs, which Dr. Gall had also located there. The choir gave ns some splendid music, and Prof. Buff was asked to give a reading of a live head. He was blindfolded. “A person never to be known to him” was produced on the platform. The reading was given. The person and every one present was astonished, and upon reaching the door both the subject and the weather were found to have cleared up! Next Sunday Dr. Brewer will ex pound Sanitation. The Sunday after Mrs. Hosmer and Prof. Wake man will lead off a Christmas cele bration, to wUich all are invited, especially the children. x. Y. z. S E N D US F U E L . Holiday Goods W ill be scarce in som e lines. W alth am an d E lg in factories can not su p p ly th e d em an d . I t will be to your in te re st to order NOW’. D i a m o n d s have advanced, b u t I can supply o rders d irec t from im p o rters and g u aran tee to u n d ersell any o th er re ta ile r in th e U n ited S tates. W a tc h e s I have again reduced w ith special reference to u n d ersell big c a ta logue houses. P ay no a tte n tio n to my old p rice-lists, b u t send for latest ; or if ordered from th e old, I will re tu rn th e change. O p a ls , G a r n e t s , C h a i n s , B r a c e l e t s , E m b l e m s of any o rd er, o r jew el ry of any k in d and q u a lity , Silver Nov We are overworked and have no elties, th e G orham S ilv er spoons, in sets time to write short stories for the o r single, “ 1847” trip le - plated w are, Torch. Can’t some one furnish us Gold P en s, Gold C anes, etc. I will short Secular stories just for the send you best goods a t lowes prices. love of the cause? If you can’t do Send cuts from any catalogue or describe closely and I will su it you or refund cash. better, select stories from other In g e r s o ll Spoons a n d F ree - writers and send them in. They t h o u g h t B a d g e s m u st be ordered must be short — one page of the early or th e su p p ly m ay be e x h a u ste d . Torch — and contain no supersti Price-lists an d m y tra c t, “ Theism in th e C ru cib le” , se n t free. tion. Try! We also wish that every subscrib O tto W e n, er would write short, pithy sayings R O CHELLE IL L IN O IS (Little Points) and send them to us regularly. Every one who reads ha? some good thoughts. Jot them down and help to keep the Torch ablaze. W hat w Hav to «ell. Freethought: Past, Present and Future. “ R e fre sh in g .” Representative E. H. Flagg of the Oregon legislature, in reviewing the work done at the last session, says: “I must confess it was re freshing w’hen Senator Adams re quested a small appropriation for the benefit of the Silverton Free thinkers’ University.” We would like to know what the Hon. Mr. Flagg means and in what way he was refreshed. We wonder if he would like to be refreshed again at the next session, if lie happens to be a lawmaker, and if he would help furnish the refreshments. Do not worry, no such refreshments are in prospect. We are satisfied with our last year’s effort. 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