THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, APRIL 12, 1900. 6 pleased to note that his interest in is a warm friend of the Liberal 50 YEARS’ E X P E R IE N C E the Liberal University is as deep as U niversity. ever; in fact a little more so. We BY PEARL W. GEER. At the office of the Open Court I went to visit the Medical College of found Dr. Paul Carus, with whom One night in Chicago was very which Mr. Gammage Is president, I felt well acquainted although we pleasantly spent with Geo. B. and I am very favorably impressed never met before. He and Mr. M T * TRADE M ARK S Wheeler, at his home on the north with the workings and teacnings of \\ akeinan are warm friends and a D e s ig n s ■ 1 11 -A2 J -ST.Î ’ •* ' ■ * ~ î T 1 - - ▲ - A - " ’ J? C o p y r ig h t s A c . kb Bids J f r Wheeler fo « r i x e ntht;- «'* • • quickly ascertain our opinion free wnetber an siastic worker in the Liberal eauRe vantages of Chicago and the able either one of them. There is much invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents and a stockholder in the Liberal professors in the college make this to admire in them both. Dr. Carus sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive University. He takes a very deep an ideal institution for anyone who with his Open Court is doing ex 4>ecial notice, w ithout c harge. In th e interest in the above named insti is desirous of getting a medical ed cellent work for the Religion of A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir tution and all other Liberal work, ucation. Science. The Open Court, though culation o f any scientific Journal. Terms. f3 a year ; four months, f t Sold by all newsdealers. both constructive and iconoclastic. Dr. Greer is one of the owners not radically Liberal, is just right MUNN & Co.3fi,B'M,lw•»• New York He is an active member of the Chi and professors of this college and is C oncluded on 8th page. Branch Offlc® »w» F St_ W ashington, D. C. cago Liberal Society, which meets known to all Liberals. I had some at Corinthian Hall,Masonic Temple, splendid visits with him in his office every Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. on Dearborn Street. The doctor i3 Mrs. Wheeler is a Christian, and always ready to aid the Liberal a Coming hopes to reach heaven by the “river cause and the L. U. 0. Our Big Shipment of Spring Shoes has Arrived. Tar. Shoes road.” She is a Baptist. She is One night was very pleasantly will be the Correct Style for Spring Wear. See our Assort an exceedingly bright woman and spent at the home of Mr. R. N. ment in I hope her husband will succeed in Reeves, assistant editor of the Free- converting her to the Religion of thought Magazine. Mrs. Reeves B A B IE S ’ Humanity. Two bright children, was at home and accompanied me C H IL D R E N ’S a hoy and a girl, make up the rest to the home of Mr. Reeves, Sr., M IS S E S ’ of the Wheeler family, and it is a where we met her husband later L A D IE S ’ pleasure to meet them all. and spent an enjoyable evening My next night was spent at the with the two families combined, GENTS’ home of Mr. Beattie, on the west after which we proceeded to the At Silverton’s Largest and Busiest Store. side. His mother and brother are home of Mr. Reeves, Jr., where I as well and Liberal as ever. Mr. remained for the night. Mr. and Beattie’s two boys are at home now Mrs. Reeves are a credit to the and I am quite favorably impressed Liberal cause and the society in S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E with them. I hope they will he which they move. PRO DUCE TAKEN able to receive their education in I found Prof. Anderson in the the Liberal University. I am al- ways “at home” at Beattie’s, anc Masonic Temple, where I enjoyed a leaving there seems like leaving short visit. I found Mrs. Anderson home. Mr. Beattie does a great (Miss Moore) in the office of that deal of writing for the daily papers, neat little magazine, Secular Science where he administers good doses o and Common Sense, of which she TORCH OF REASON . . . . Liberalism to those troubled with is editor, and where she is doing good work for the cause of Hu theological dyspepsia. I found Mr. and Mrs. Wallace at manity. The Liberal poet, Mr. Isaac Pool, their rooms on West Madison St., where I had a splendid visit for a of Melrose Park, called at Mr. couple of hours. Mrs. Wallace is a Reichwald’s office, where we had a composer of music and was kind good visit and talked over matters enough to make me a present of concerning the work at Silverton. three of her songs, which I shall be Mr. Pool ought to be located iu pleased to hear someone sing, but Silverton with his flowers and vege no one would he pleased to hear me tables and poetry. He would be sing these or any other songs. Mr. valuable to the L. U. O. plantation, No. 2. and Mrs. Wallace are very intelli school and print shop. gent people whom it is a pleasure Judge Waite has just completed to meet. Mr. Wallace is the author liis latest book ou “Herbert Spencer of some very good Liberal tracts, and his Critics,” which promises to “Truth bears the Torch in the the manuscript of which he gave he a valuable addition to the litera search For Truth.” me. It will appear in tract form in ture of the day. It will be an time. nounced and fully reviewed in the Mr. Dahlström is still proprietor Torch of Reason in the near future. of the Antiquarian Book Store, 43 Judge Waite’s work as a Liberal S IL V E R T O N , O REG O N: E. Van Buren Street, where he has can hardly be estimated. He is a L IB E R A L U N IV F R S IT Y PRESS 1899 on hand a good supply of Liberal valuable man in any cause in w’hich books and literature. I was sur he is interested, and I am glad to prised to learn that Mr. Dahlström have him manifest such an interest PRICE TEN CENTS. is a married man now, and I was in the Liberal University. I found pleased to meet Mrs. Dahlström, him iu good health and spirits at who shares her husband’s views his home on Loomis Street, where I and assists him in the store. Mr. also had the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Dahlström takes a lively interest in M aite, an exceedingly bright wo all constructive Liberalism, and he man, whom it is pleasant to meet. is an active member of the Chicago The judge and I called at the office Our Job Departm ent -ALWAYS GIVES- Liberal Society, and a stockholder of the Progressive Thinker, on the in the Liberal University. Both same street, where we had a very institutions get his hearty support. pleasant visit with Mrs. Francis, Mr. Gammage is still to be found the wife of the editor. Mr. Francis in his law office on Dearborn Street, was away so we did not get to see -----BECAUSE IT GIVES---- and he is as busy as ever. I am him. The Progressive Thinker is Travels. P atents ■ t Scientific American. S p rin g of 1900 s Upsnd J a m es Son£ B ook . . . S a tisfa c tio n HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKflANSHIP