THE Coming Events. S unday E vening. Dec. «4 æ h ris tm a « K v p ) . - F n te rU in in e n t and G b ru lm aa tr e e at L ibera H all —Free for all. M onday E v e n in g Dec. a s < h™*™*8 Bnl1 b> the L U. O. O rchestra at L iberal H all. W ednesday E v en in g , Dec 37 T T.™7?a ’ ‘i T /’e / «1” . by hom e tale n t a t L iberal H all. D a n te a fte r th e play S unday E vening, Dec. 3 ' - L c^ ar<’ by P r° - few or H u m e r a t the 1 bought E x ch an g e. TORCH OF REASON, SILV E R T O N , OREGON, D EC EM B ER 21, 1899. Of the dram», Weduend.y evening, | amet.e valley » .bee 0» the earth are well worth the price of admte- y para, u » n , tr.m e d ^ Tfae find? Only fantasies based on self- MOn- J lecture was h eartily applauded. ¡¡sh o e » an d fear. And the worst of The meeting o fth e W o m an s Club p rof Wftkem an opened the dis- it is th a t these fantasies are dem or- ?t S atu rd ay was interesting and cnggion because tbe gio rious success alizing, belittleing and destroying last aturday of the Thought Exchange and of the very best in the highest and well attended. At the Y. P. S. S. C. meeting last this lecture m ade him the happiest best peoples in the world. Speaking of the god of the Bible, ? <X>O<XX}aO<XXX><XX><KK><XXX><X) ] F riday evening the following offic man present. He pointed out th at “ A be ers were elected: C. L. Page, Pres., Silverton people could do and have Helen H. G ardener says: NEWS AND NOTES. lief in such a god is enough to de- ) <xxx>oc<><x><x>o(><x><x>o<x><xx><> < Clyde M ount, V .-Pres.; Ollie Geer, all these good things if they only Sec.; J. D. Drake, Treas.; V. Dahl, would go for then., and th a t M ax m oralize the whole hum an race “ Foiled,” W ednesday evening. S arg’t at Arms; Alice Davenport 1« the only providence of Man. lie And, with such an ideal, we can on bore hard on those who sleep on ly w onder th a t reform schools are Our business m anager went to and Pearl W. Geer, C aptains. P ortland on business last week. low first floors of houses, w hodrink not more num erous and th a t prisons are ever e m p ty /’ And as she so See the dram a, “ Foiled,” at the The Silverton Thought Exchange. bad well or river water and who do not live cleanly and have a nour beautifully shows, the followers of Liberal H all, W ednesday evening, DR. CH AS. II. B R E W E R OX SA N ITA TIO N . ishing variety of foods. Let Silver- Confucius, B uddha andM oham m ed Dec. 27, by home talent. are more m oral— more to be tru sted At last the weather of an Oregon tonites take the advice of their There will he no m eeting of the — more tem perate th an the people w inter did sm ile on the Thought physicians on these subjects before Y. P. 8. 8. C. and the W om an’s of New’ Y ork, Boston, Liverpool E xchange, and with the attraction instead of after they are sick! Club during the vacation. Prof. Hosmer applauded the lec- and London. of the popular young lecturer and The advantages th a t the C au One more class-room is ready for his practical subject, drew the fin ure, except th a t he had doubts occupancy, and is m uch appreciat est audience of the season. The about vaccination, and explained casian race has had are very great, ed by both teachers and studonts. house was filled by good looking why. There was som ething u n n a t and it is a sham e th a t we are be hind m any of our dusky brothers Remember the C hristm as dance and thoughtful people whose pres ural and wrong about it. Dr. A. A. Leonard thought it in m orality, but our superior in tel given hv the L. U. O. orchestra, at ence proved th a t the Exchange is m ight do to sleep on first floors in lect will be ruined a t last and our Liberal H all, M onday evening, the fast becoming the brains of our ris retrogression will begin, if it has ing young city, as it started out to Silverton, but in other and m alarial 25th. districts— no! And then those fear not already, and the despised h e a th be. en may develope into a higher Those desiring the W eekly Ore V ice-President Pearl W. Geer ful microbes! Better fight them oft gonian with the Torch of Reason presided, and the first business was by keeping up good health. They race before the world can be saved one year for $1.50, m ust order be the election of a president of the make disease because the conditions from its greed and fear, unless the fore Jan. 1, 1900, as our contract Exchange, and after several nom of disease invite and harbor them ; eyes of our people can be turned from the powerless gods and brazen expires at th a t time. Order now1. inations, Dr. Brewer, the lecturer but keep them out. serpents to the golden tru th s of Mrs. Minnie P. Hosm er decided Science. W hen it comes to C hristm as pre of the evening, was unanim ously ly approved the lectu rer’s advocacy sents, please rem em ber that the chosen. of crem ation, and urged th a t a Sil Torch of Reason will he greatly a p Then the lecturer went at his verton crem atory he started at preciated hv your Secular friends, subject, S an itatio n , in a quiet, bus once. She was unw illing to die and a year’s subscription will b e a n iness-like way which at once gave w ithout one. appropriate present. the audience pleasure and confi Mr. Lou Ames explained the dence. One of the best judges pres Miss Buff’s dram a, “ F oiled,” pro whys and wherefores of the water ent, an old resident, says that “ for mises to be very interesting and de and sewer business in Silverton, purity and propriety of diction, Dr serves a large attendance. There and what ought to be done. Brewer’s lecture has never been Will be scarce in some lines. will he a dance after the perform Mr. P. L. Brown also tackled the Waltham and Elgin factories can surpassed in S ilverton”. H em igh ance. Get your seats reserved at w ater and sewer, and the river and not supply the demand. It will have made the same rem ark as to Brooks’ Pharm acy. the roads, and the im pression left be to your interest to order its substance. He first pointed ou NOW. M any of the L. U. O. students w hat sanitation really is, and how was th a t all of them had better he D ia m o n d s have advanced, but I are preparing to spend the C hrist it has arisen in modern tim e as the looked after w ithout delay. Brewer closed the evening can supply orders direct from importers mas holidays at their homes or result of the rise and progress o b /s Dr. ta n d ln e up fur all he had said“ and e u a ra n le e to u ndersell a n y o th e r B t o u u ufe t ., . the , U n it e d S ta te s. with friends, and he ready to take science, whose m ethods are by it retailer in United States. a fresh start when school com applied to the securing of the peo even vaccination; nor did he th in k W atches I have again reduced with th a t “ hard-pan graves” were likely special reference to undersell big cata mences again Jan . 2nd. ple’s health, individually and col to make a decent resting place for logue houses. Pay no attention to my lectively. The favorable results he The C hristm as en tertain m en t at old price-lists, but send for latest; or if proved by statistics in regard to the dead. Liberal H all, S unday evening, is N ext Sunday Mrs. H osm er and ordered from the old, I will return the lessened death rates and increased going to be one of the pleasantest Mr. W akem an will hold forth at change. longevity. Sanitation should be Opals, G arnets, C hains, Brace affairs of the season. It is free for the C hristm as Festival and Tree. the prim e care of every individual, lets, E m b lem s of any order, or jewel- all. You should be present with All invited free; but bring or send family and com m unity. Then he presents in the afternoon to be giv- ryot any kind and quality, Silver Nov- your presents. *'«es, the Gorham 8, ver spoons .n sets showed in w hat ways—such as ven en out in the evening. or single, “ 184/” triple-plated ware, Mr. John S. H olm an, the “ h u st tilation, protection against dust, —“— " Gold Pens, Gold Canes, etc. I will ler of Pontiac,” 111., has sent us and dangerous microbes, and con T H E SM A R T N E SS OF GOD. send you best goods at lowes prices. some subscribers and an order for sequent isolation of m any diseases; ----------- Send cuts from any catalogue or descril»e some pictures of the faculty, and spitting on sidewalks, etc., he con Concluded from 5th page. ! closely and I will suit you or refund cash, includes two dollars ex tra to help demned, favored vaccination; then and yet refuses to do good, th a t In g e r s o ll Spoons a n d Eree- in the building fund. Mr. H olm an the water m ust he looked after, and thing would better he know as a th o u g h t B a d g e s must be ordered early or the'supply may be exhausted. is alw ays on hand when there is how and why was shown at length; , ., eV1 . , . A „ Price-lists and my tract, “Theism in the any good to be done for the cause of then he advocated crem ation, next There is no god, nor is there a CnR.b|t.„ 5en, (;w Secularism. ______ . , devil. The great universal law of j went for a review of the food ques And by “ etc.” we _ N - ature is U ttO W e t t S t e iH , --- j etc., - , etc. „ - sim ply B v the conservation Don’t you w ant to m ake yourself tions, _ A _ B. A.«« M M I XX w am. XX X* 4 Lin /• It /*____ — V. I V» X X SB X X I ft L I in ILLINOIS a C hristm as present of a Stock Cer mean th a t you cannot expect his of all forces, which are in h eren t in rochelle The real good a n d exhibited by the eternal ele- tificate in the Liberal U niversity? discourse here. Jhe W iley B. I t will cost you but ten dollars a tbings of the Exchange m ust be ments, or the various expressions Allen Co had by com ing for them . In a of One universal energy inherent in share, and you have no idea how Th Oldest! the Largest ! Music much good th a t am ount of money word, the inform ation the doctor a prim al, elem entary substance, Store. leading Pi The god of the “ word of G od” is will do the cause. Try it and see gave, plus the ideas Mr. W akem an anos and Organs. how proud you will he to possess advocated in a former lecture, not a god and wrote no word. Sci- 3QQ-XII F irs t S t., whieh were referred to favorablv bv ----~ “ — — 1 ------ — m l < uip of these Stock Certificates. Holiday Goods