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,
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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,
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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;
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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.
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, 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 ,
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- , etc.
„
- sim ply
B v the conservation
Don’t you w ant to m ake yourself tions,
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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
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