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TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JANUARY 25, t h e Do you ta k e th e Torch o f Reason? 1900. ° " ° " ° '0<><><><><><>-0-00-0-0-0<><> O O O O O O < NEW library of liberal classics A N D C U R IO U S . It is only One Dollar a Year, and contains reading matter that you can On the night of the 13th of Aug., not get elsewhere for three times the money. It comes every week, too. 1898, a German astronomer, Herr ac-s.m,le ot the Cloth Edi-.ona « Facsimile of the Illuminated Paper the Famous Covers of the * library o f library o f A ili, exposed a photographic plate Do you ta k e th e classics to the heavens in his observatory, liberal liberal classics W eekly O regonian of I. rania, at Berlin. He had eel- j It is published at Portland, ore., ecied one of the most rapid plates and contains more and better infor- ^ la ^ the skilled manufacturers can mation in regard to supply to the photographer. 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IS ------- The- Sage and th e A th e is t: also The Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables The importance of the new discov- Princess o f B abylon........................ w T be Man o f F o rty C row ns; a n d The ery arises from the fact that by the H uron, or, Pupil o f N atu re........ as and Confectionery. icrom egas; The W orld as it Goes : lelp of Eros all our measurements {£®fke‘’s vffitto ceyionyrdp(i?trauMan.....J $ ------ • M PJato’8 Dream ; J e a n n o tA Colin, etc. 15 Rom ances, c o n ta in in g th e above« in the celestial spaces will gain that » Heads-..niu8 “ V oltaire’s books in one vol. Profusely illu strated 11 OO W ho D oes Y o u r — L e tte rs on th e C h ristian R eligion *5 for which 4 o u n ------o f H isto ry ....................« ..... • ••• » h ilo so p h e r.......................... >5 —namely, C atech ism ............ ...................... <• « S m3 f ’8 , ^ u I e ^ L o s o p h y . “ p ^ rte a it:""..': 4 no V o ltaire’s Essays an d C riticism s co n tain s th e [Robert Ball, P. S. M. Goodloe s Birth o f th e Republic. P o rtra it 1 00 above 4 books, profusely illu s tra te d ........ l oo . KINNEV PORTER P r IN™ g P oaitus A natom y o f N egation 7< Saltus P hilosophy o f Ih se n c h a n tm e n t......... 75 F a w c e tt’s A gnosticism ............. ......... « B o w e r ’s H istory o f a F alse ReUgion W;.'.'..": ¿0 T allej ran d s L e tte r to the Pope. P o rtra it 56 R easons for U nbelief. By Louis V iard o t " 60 f a t h e r Tom and th e Popp a t th e V a tic a n ...... kg Ingersoll s L ectures, vol. 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' • K uectiom J^.ST,ON- T a r if f , E d u c a t io n , 0 r «*N i 2 a t io ?,* UO? ’ STB,M t s - L abor • n a t ‘1?NS’ io n s . e r ia l is m and a I I m w p peria R c ° O ther T o p ic s D is c u s s e d . " ' t *«IT| a V " " * - - . e ° 'T,ON- '.OOORA e t a . cloth , PoaTPAio, S2^sd But our greatest mistake, per haps, and most common, is to sup 8 pose , a n < - e that - ° r a thing exists in sub- in our thoughts; such for instance as the thought of a God. , °u should have a copy of the B ower & Sos. Unity Bldg., Cuuto. 1 ^ ™ Wrt„ tefMr . 0 ^ 1 0 ^ ? Bo°Ji’ N°’ 2‘ are ° n |y 10 cents each. Asmodeti« n __ _ “ p n p a la r ed itio n 1 00 B ^ h S o ? o f « ii ° n Tw o S ticks. Ulus. 1 00 S a lam a n ca - Hl 11 v tra te d .... 1 00 D<*n Quixcrt?.Z4 ™ |f’r Mf rrv P ’ Helor. Ulus 1 00 u o n w uixote, 4 volum es in L Illu stra te d .. 1 00 FOR S A L E BY R e n a n » ’s u l if o f je Jesus. Illu stra s tra te te d d ................. '»cnuii i e e 01 s u s . Illu S chopenhauer’s W isdom o f Life. P o r tr a it" --------Counsel«? a n d M axims ............. ------------------------- --------- & O ther Essays.. R eligion: a ---- Dialogue The A rt o f L ite ra tu re ............................... 'n u m ra in m r P e essim w um u ............. ........................ Studies ism i fin and nwrl Im T>v> m o rta ].* A.. _ o x f * w w an...’..’ * G ab rielle’s T Life lity M D avid»>n’s C anon o f th e B ible.5......... w « eo 20 35 25 a5 25 m — — 60 50 of. Hpecie« ........................................so By C harles K ingsley........................ ¿y Par!w,°xes. P o rtra it 10 ,Ilie Scientific R eligion By M aniel Sand«... 50 *nKers°b »C ontroversy S l C hristm as Hermon 25 ----------- Cods and o th e r le c tu re s ................ 60 Ghosts and o th er L ectores.............. so ■ Some M istakes o f Moses Interview s on T alm age. ....... so W hat M ust we do to be Saved ?..... 15 Blasphem y 26 Man, W om an a n d Child. P o rtra it. 26 Shakespeare, a L ecture. P o r tr a it 26 About tb e Holy Bible, a L ecture... 25 — V oltaire, a L ecture. P o rtra it.... 25 — Field-Ingersoll D iscussion............... 25 — Ingersoll-G ladstone C ontroversy... 25 — The C h ristian R e lig io n .................. 25 — F o u n d atio n s o f F a ith .................... 26 — H o w to Reform M ankind ............... 25 — Essays and C ritic is m s ................ " m — The T ru th , a L i d u r e ........... 25 — Crim es A gainst C rim in als___ 10 — A braham L incoln, a L ecture. P or, 25 — W hich W ay? A L e c tu re ................. 28 — M yths an d M iracles. A Lecture... 25 — P a trio tic A ddresses..................... 25 — Some Reasons W hy ................................ 25 — W hy I am an A gnostic..................... 26 — Rom e o r Reason ? ............ 25 Superstition. A L ecture 25 — On th e Devil. “ 25 -T h a n k s g iv in g S erm on. 25 25 — V indication o f T h o m as P a in e ....... S — Is Suicide a Sin ? ....................... a* — To th e Clergy 26 Individuality 16 L iberty in L ite ra tu re ...... 20 Ort “ h o d o x y ........ 10 - L in rfu tio n a ^ ^ e r * ü o n " " . '; ; ; ; ; ; . T B anos’ D iscourse A bout Im m o rta lity ' " " " " " io ‘‘ R e lig io n ...........................50 ------- “ «6 “ Ood ........................... C o n d u c t..................... ’4> 5« T he Law o f Success and F a ilu re o f T hings 60 Opposite«! in G en eral SO K eeler’s Sh .rt H istory o f t th _____ _ e Bible SO G a rd e n er’s Men. W om en a n d Oods. .. •0 Asm odeus. or the Devil on Two S tick a U lus so B achelor o ' S alsm anca. Illu stra te d so V anillo Gouzales, o r the M erry B acbe'or. ills. 10 H ypatia. F O R S A L E BY T H E T O R C H O F R E A S O N , T H E T O R C H OF R E A S O N , S ilv e rto n , O re g o n . S ilv e rto n , O re g o n .