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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.
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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.
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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
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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 .
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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.
A photograph has been taken of
the faculty of the Liberal Universi­
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fifty cents each, postpaid. This is
a splendid picture, 54x8 inches,
mounted on a fine, large card,
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