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T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, F E B R U A R Y 15, 1900.
H ad I known about it, som ething
else would have appeared in its
N E W S AND NOTES.
place, or a protest.
) o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o <
If many years and an u n u su al‘lot
Our
Jibrarv
. te>
. , , have given
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v
lim a j is now in shape,
i t aud and , fa
to any one in
we find th a t we have a few em pty . r .,
,
,
,
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the Liberal ranks means and oppor-
shelves th a t ought to be filled with
tunities for extra usefulness, cer-
books.
tain ly let us all try to have the
“ G iordano Bruno, the Rising most m ade of them during the few
S tar in the New E ra ,” is Prof. rem aining years th a t the possessor
W akem an’s subject for next Sunday may be with us. But estim ates and
evening.
com parisons— private, and en th u si­
Do you w ant us to send you one astic beyond possibility of general
of Mrs. T u rn e r’s books? They are recognition, are apt to excite a va-
feelings not likely to de-
on ly 25 cents each and are great r *e^y
velope the usefulness aforesaid.
eye-openers.
So let us drop all th a t could be
C aptain D avenport gave a very thought over-praise until death has
interesting program a t the Y. P. 8. c|oHed th e re00fd) an(, 6ett|c down
S. C. F rid ay evening. C aptain G e e r, tQ gober work an(J sober eetimalp8
gives his last 1 program
next F rid a y 7 . i of e those who are trying to
. help
, , us
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Mrs. E m ily L. W akem an is at do it.
t . b . w.
Salem this week, atten d in g the cel-
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eb ratio n of the 80th anniversary of
S ilverton Thought Exchange.
the birth of Susan B. A nthony.
Rem em ber the B runo celebration Miss C lara W akeman T ells A bout
a t Liberal H all S u n d ay evening.
H er T rip in E urope .
Prof. W akem an will deliver an in ­
teresting address th a t you can not
T he night was perfect and the
afford to miss.
moon, though alm ost full, was not
Mr. G. H ickethier, a L iberal o f , disorderly, and the w eather was
P o rtlan d , made us a very pleasant likewise quiet. It takes a great
call W ednesday.
He expressesI attraction to keep people indoors
great delight to see the work we on evenings like this, and this lec-
have done and the progress we are ‘ure was fully equal to the emer-
gency. A splendid audience was
m aking.
present and not one left the hall
M r.Isaac A.Pool, of Melrose P a rk ,
until wre had followed the speaker
111., in a w ritten opinion of M aple’s
to Europe and back home again.
“ No B eginning”, heartily com­
The choir sang for us, and tb cn
m ends the book as follows:
“I
the secretary read the m inutes of
find it so valuable a help in a h u n t
th e previous meeting. This was
for tru th th a t I shall seek oppor­
followed hy a vocal duet by little
tunities to re-read it m any times.
.
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,
.
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,
Lelia and M arv Sm ith, with th eir
A constant and system atic study of , ,,
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u.
I doll8> and ‘hen President Brewer
th is little volume will be of more
announced the speaker.
service to h u m an ity th a n all the
As Miss W akem an appeared
priests and preachers of all the
am ong the draperies and decora­
world, with all their Bibles, have
tions of the stage, she was greeted
ever been.” The above m entioned
with applause. W hen she an-
book is kept on sale a t the L ib e ra l,
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nouneed that she was going to
University at 75 cents per copy ,
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av
away
post paid. You ought to have one
across the A tlantic, we felt th a t she
for your library.
wag on the steam er, am id the flut-
The following books have been tering of flags, and th a t we were
received since the acknowledge- ju st cheering and waving her an
m ent on page 5 of th is issue was adieu. B ut no, she took us right
written: “ Behind the Bars No. 31,- along with her, and w hat a delight-
498”, by C. C. Moore, editor Blue ful voyage we did have!
Grass blade, Lexington, K y.; “ I
The subject was, “ An American
Am T h at I Am” , by Sum Quod Girl Alone in E urope;” but this
Sum, published by P eter Eckler, tim e she was not alone— we all
New York. The T ru th Seeker Co., went along. T h a t audience was so
28 Lafayette Place, New York, has quiet th a t I don't believe one of us,
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sent Sinai and O lym pus ,
Ih e not even the children, missed a
Secret Instructions of the Je su its”, single point of the journey. The
and “Collection of Form s and Cer- voyage across the A tlantic did not
emonies . These books are thank- m ake us sea-sick iu the least, but
fully received, have been placed in we were pleased to catch a sight of
the library, and are for sale by the land in E ngland and go ashore in
Torch of Reason.
F rance.
Miss W akem an said she did not
Personal.
visit Europe as a tourist nor as a
L iberal, but as an artist, and it was
The first editorial of last week’i as an a rtist th a t she would describe
Torch had an appreciation of the it to us. She is surely an a rtist at
present co n trib u to r so sublim e th a t describing thiugs. She interested
it exceeds his im agination, and ' us with her account of the life of
seems in dan g er of being a “ step the French peasant, and we follow
We were next
taken to E ngland, for them ; and to show who our
where we iiad a glim pse of London, active friends are. T heir circle can
and from there we crossed over to be enlarged indefinitely, and with
H olland. Of course our traveler every assurance th a t every book
had m any experiences with cus- sent us will be put to practical use.
toms officials, but being an Am eri-
W e greatly need a copy of Prof,
can girl, of course she got over all G iddings’ (C olum bia U niversity,
obstacles
New V ork) works on Sociology.
The account of the trip from W here is the friend who will see
H olland back to France was indeed th a t they are supplied?
am using, and gave us a good idea
A. fuller notice of the over a thou-
o f the modes of travel in the conn- sand books now in our L ib rary and
tries through which our trav e ller of their use am ong th e stu d en ts
passed, and made us all feel proud and residents of Silverton aw aits
of our improved system in America, j tim e and space.
t . B. w .
I can not give all the details, and
perhaps I will only s ty enough to
Chicago Liberal Society.
make all readers wish they had
them selves been in Liberal H all
O F F IC E R S .
Sunday evening.
H a rry W. S ta n n a rd , Pres., 1010
The return voyage was quickly Hom e Ins. Bldg.; M artin D. E ll-
made, and while it is nice to get edge, Vice-Pres., 6414 S. Green St.;
home, still we were all relu ctan t to Joseph B. Hogle, Treas., 1389 W.
have our pleasant journey end, es­ Madison St.; Frederick M ains, Sec.,
812 Ashland Blk.
pecially when we had such an e x ­
D E C L A R A T IO N OF P R IN C IP L E S .
cellent guide who took so much
W e believe in the universe and
pains to explain all in such an easy in its laws. We affirm it to be the
conversational tone. We arrived p a rt of wisdom not to attem p t to
at New York, and then learned the change those laws, but rath e r to in ­
vestigate and obey them . We know
“ m oral” of the voyage and why we th a t by and through obedience to
took the trip. Then a few lines of the laws of n atu re, we find o ur on­
poetry and all was over, and we ly salvation from disease, weakness,
were left right in Silverton w ithout poverty and degradation. We de­
a jolt, but a little amazed for we clare th a t the enlightened reason
and th e educated conscience are
did not expect such an interesting our highest guides; and th at it is
journey th a t evening.
our d u ty to follow tru th and p rac­
The song by the choir convinced tice righteousness. We affirm th a t
us th a t wre were really in Silverton, all men are equal in the rig h t to
and then the president announced th in k , to speak, to labor and to live;
and th a t it behooves us, as m em ­
th a t Prof. W akem an will speak on bers of th e common brotherhood,to
Bruno next Sunday evening. This do our utm ost for the prom otion of
inform ation was gladly received, the general welfare. We know th a t
and then we were dismissed.
The selfishness and hate are wrong and
w eather as we went out was more degrading, and th a t we are both
happier and nobler when we live
beautiful than when we came in. for the higher ideals of justice and
How could it be “ tearful” on such goodwill. We believe th a t it is our
an occasion?
p. w. g .
d u ty , as rational beings, to do w hat
we can to secure the peaceable over­
throw’ of superstition,and the estab ­
A cknow ledgm ent of Helpful
lishm ent in its stead of the reason
Books Received.
which is the surest guide to and
g u aran tee of the blessings of civ il­
ization.
[Cor.cluded from 5th page.] .
n atio n al), m aking ten volum es.
These were ju s t in tim e to take
p art in the opening of a new phase
' of historical Sociology, and have
m erited the h earty th an k s of the
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i. ,
F aculty and S tudents, which were
given with a unanim ous College
vote.
5. Mr. John McArdle, of O m aha,
Neb., has sent us the Story of the
H eavens by the great E nglish as­
tronom
er, R. S. Ball, J ju st in time ~
—
to help on some astronom ical ques-
M EETIN G S.
The Temple services of the soci-
etv are held every S unday m orning
at 10:45 o’clock in the Masonic
Tem ple and are in charge of Thom-
i • . ,
? u are cordldHy
invited to attend the same.
J U B S T AS NATURAL
old hen
nod a good deal more reliable. Do«»n t
» b ' ak
or make iu chick« lousy.
P oesn’tatay off the nest and allow the egg«
to c h ill but hatches every egg that can be
hatched.
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tions underlying Cosmology.
6. P eter E ckler , the well-known
Liberal publisher, has deposited
w ith u s “ The W ilderness ofW orlds,”
?,i ffeTent le a d in g
| anynddrw
UHIUI UL » upon
Newspapers
sent fo to
receipt »nd
of io Magazines
cents to paÿ
for
by George W. Morehouse, ju st in
time to be used in some articles in
th is Torch.
Evolution t n th , e P o u ltry
7. Last came the Poems of Perry
M arshall, of New Salem , Mass.,
entitled “ L aunching and L an d in g ,”
“ V ineland,” etc. How tim ely they
were m ay be judged from one of
them which opens the Torch,
We note
the arrival
of these
SAMPI F £opiee of 10C
in«Ua,!«S. ' h / l * A o *SCY’216 N
Progressive people should
lie satisfied with nothing hut
the liest. Keep your flock
on the up-grade. T hat is
the only profitable plan.
A few B u ff P ly m o u th
Rock cockerels for sale at
a Dollar apiece. One of the
best breeds forcrossingoncommon stock.
Call or address,
from the sublime to the ridiculous”, led her with pleasure through Paris.' books to tender our hearty thanks IN
J. H. M O R R IS ,
EAR D E P O T .
8 IL V E R T O N .