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Profusely illu strate d . 1vol. * vol. 05.00 Volney’s R uins o f E m pires. Illu stra te d .... 00 and whatever may be lacking in elsew here. Paine’s Age o f R easo n ............................... «n R ousseau’s Vicar o f Savoy, an d A Search for • «n Send all orders to T ru th , by Olive S c h re in e r.......................... 10 P ain e’s R ights o f M an.......................... our conditions and surroundings let R ousseau’s Social C o n tra c t............................... 00 Paine’s C rnas............_................................................. so T h e L ib e r a l U n iv e rs ity C o ., Itife, by ed National. Profusely illua. 78 us strive to supply. Let us unite, M eslier’s S u p e rstitio n in all Age». P o rtra it 00 I Paine’s Silverton, Oregon W r i l i e r ( f t l m i b r nub W rrititu ft. P o rtra it Id aine s Com plete Life, by Clio R ickm an a n d ito r o f th e N ational.............................. i 00 one and all, forgetting creed and D ickens’ S u n d ay U n d e r T hree H eads. Illus. 20 _ P a th in e e ed ’s Principal Political W orks, (l vcii.)". Bulw er’s H istory o f a False Religion. IUus. 20 s Political W o rks.C om plete, <2 vols.).. sect and ism, and devote ourselves T a lle y ra n d ’s L e tte r to th e Pope. P o rtrait. . 10 P Paine G ibbon’s B irth and C h aracter o f M ahomet... 20 aunes Religious a n d Theological W orks. s H istory o f C h ristian ity , n iu a ....... to the upbuilding of the town and H iggins’ Horae S a b b a tic ae ................................ * Gibbon H iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Illua. 10 G ibbou’s B irth a n d C h a ra c te r o f M ahom et. of our young folks. Let us unite, Reasons for U nbelief. Bv Louis V ia rd o t..... 10 F a tn e r T om and th e Pope a t th e V a tic a n ....... 26 everybody, to work in the common M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r t o n , O re cause, and if at first we don’t suc ceed, try, try again. Let us leave CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF all envy in the background, and forget that our neighbor is less wor School thy than ourself. Let the rising be . ! TÎ' '^0 ’oC"’ r so spontaneous that no one individ Supplies ual can claim the credit, but be V oltaire's R om ances. Illustrated .................. i Books and --------Essays and Criticism s. Profusely illus. 1 obliged to say, “ We all did it”. R ousseau’s Vicar o f Savoy. P o rtra it. Cloth R ousseau’s Social C ontract. P o rtra it...... If the conditions above recorded S ta tio n e ry . M eslier’s Superstition in all Ages. P o rL ait. 1 (Ulniifoe nub tU en im ift. P o rtra it l are desirable, if our children are V olney’s Ruins o f E m pires. Illu stra te d ..... 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