THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JUNE 21, 1900.
3
quite true that that power did arise large crowd on the street as th e!
after Nero’s time, but I doubt the season is not far advanced. Wej
Christians of that day being much shot the chutes, visited the vaude
of an improvement over the Aug- ville, drank lemonade, ate clam
A shoemaker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in
ustians. The fight between the chowder and visited the beach.
one of the paintings of a celebrated artist, but showed the
Augustinus and Christians was a Minnie was disappointed with the;
greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the paint
iight between two religious factions; beach, and I caught the expression
ing. D nee has ari®'n the n / i n g , J . . e t >.he cobbler
. at the-Christians, a few years of hei ¡aCe with a C am era, one ex-'
stick to his last, and let every one attend to his own business.
later waged war, not against an pected to see breakers like the
other superstition but against Truth Pacific Ocean displays, but found
As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush
and Science. When the Christians them to be as tame as Yaquiua Bay. « m -
at Silverton’s Busy Stole and inspect the Bargains, at
gained power they wiped out the
A fire visited Coney after I had
opposition by being greater perse visited it last year, and I could see
cutors. The only thii/g that has the effects of it; hut it had not done
saved Christianity is the fact that away with the photograph galleries.
the scientists who have gained Every few steps some man would
S ilv e rto n , O regon.
PRODUCE TAKEN
power over superstition do not per stop us and want me to “have my S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E
secute. The work has been con wife’s picture taken.” That is a
structive and Christianity has standing joke there. Men go to Our Job D e p a rtm e n t
changed so that its own founders Coney with other men’s wives, and
-ALWAYS ¿JIVES-
would’nt recognize it. Evolution very rarely take their own. Young
and not revolution has been the ladies go there on Sunday, after
power.
working in stores and factories
At the first appearance of ration through the week, and they take
alism, Christianity forced all dis delight in “catching on to a man”
----BECAUSE IT GIVES----
coveries of Science to conform with they have never seen before and H O N EST STOCK, F IN E S T IN K A N D E X C E L L E N T W O R K M A N S H IP
the Bible, but now it is refreshing will never see again. So Coney
to see Science as the standard and Island is not a highly refined place,
the “ higher critics” endeavoring to and I doubt if there is another
How to Make
stretch the Bible to harmonize with place like it in the world. One of
it. Christianity certainly won a the kind is enough. Many people
»■*;*« x .r/yn a .r '«r~X Af
«err
victory and came iuto power in visit it through curiosity, as we did,
T he G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e P o stal S ystem , w hy not also
Rome, but it was only a step in to see what it is like. We did not
th e M oney S ystem ? A plan is told by C. ELT O N B L A N C H A R D
the world’s progress and Nero was have long enough to stay to invest
in h is book e n t i t l e d .................................
scarcely more cruel than Constan igate everything there, but I think
U N C L E S A M ’S
tine. There is certainly food for we were both well satisfied. The
thought in the play “Quo Vadis.” only thing that went wrong was
H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E .
Nero is controlled by Pretonius and Minnie forgetting to scream while
Postpaid for 25 Cents
provokes a great deal of laughter. going down the chute. But I yelled
All profits on th is book will be given to th e L io eral U n iv ersity
Should
l>e
in
th
e h a n d s of every th in k in g person. A ddress all o rd ers to
Both of these characters are well loud enough to make a colored
The TORCH OF REASON, S ilverto n, Oregon
played. Vinicius is so dead in love girl on the front seat turn pale. I
with Lygia that he turns Christian think my sight seeing is over for
. .F o rs tn e r’s. .
V
F S fia
even in the face of death, while this trip, and the rest will be
Lygia clings to Christianity with strictly business.
the frenzy of a fanatic. Of course
these two are heroes of the play,
IS INVALÜABE TO
W ashington, Lincoln, G rant.
and after getting converted “live
C a rp e n te r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g ,
together happy ever afterward.”
such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak e s tlie
After having successfully painted
IS A BOOK O F
The claim is often made that place of chisel an d gouge; to
the District of Columbia and the Washington and Lincoln were C a b in e t M a k e rs , for in laid w ork, dow-
surrounding country of Maryland Christians—Christians of the tra elling, p atch in g , rem oving sp lits and
and Virginia in the brightest hues ditional or sectarian school. In k n o ts. In fact, no
of red, Minnie McClaine, of Silver- response to an enquiry concerning W a g o n o r P a t t e r n M a k e r m a n u fa c tu r
of pianos, organs, sew ing m ach in es,
ton, expressed a desire to have me the religious opinions of Abraham er
a g ric u ltu ra l im p le m e n ts, sash , b lin d s,
accompany her on a tour through Lincoln, Prof. J. E. Remshurg, of fu rn itu re , n o r
On th e follow ing am i
the Bowery and Coney Island. I Atchison, Kas., the scholarly writer, A n y O th e r W o o d w o rk e r, should be
k in d re d S u b jects :
felt pretty safe in acting as a guide, lecturer and author of a book deal w ith o u t it.
S e lf C o n tro l
for I had been swindled on a hat ing with Mr. Lincoln’s religion,
AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. S e lf R e s p e c t
in the Bowery and my cousin, wrote as follows:
Frank Bowers, had piloted me
W h a t is M o ra lity ?
I l <8 th e only round b it in th e world
“If
Washington,
Lincoln
and
th
a
t
will
bore
a
SQ
U
A
R
E
H
O
L
E
through Coney last year. So we
W h a t is Ig n o ran ce
an d do all th a t any o th e r
set out. The Bowery is a wide Grant acknowledged the divinity of
b it will do.
Fraud a C rim e
Christ
it
ought
to
be
an
easy
mat
street on the east side, and is lined
H a b it, 2n d N a tu re
on either side with small stores, ter to prove it. As an incentive I Set of five, d ifferen PRICE
t sizes,p o stp aid . .$2.(50
junk-shops, saloons, “museums,” make the following offer: I. I will Single b it, p o s tp a id .................................. GO P o liteness
W isdom
street “gamins” and other things. give 8100 for a sentence in Wash
We feasted on soft-shelled crabs ington’s writings or speeches ac
E tc ., e tc ., e tc .
knowledging
the
divinity
of
Christ.
before entering the street, then
*«»». LIBERAL university co
O ne of th ese c h a p te rs is
2.
I
will
give
$100
for
a
sentence
in
W o rth m ore to
SILVERTON OREGON.
tackled it with satisfied appetites
Young and old th a n th e
but dissatisfied curiosity. We walk Lincoln’s writings or speeches ac
P rice of th e book.
ed the full length of the street, took knowledging the divinity of Christ.
. . IT SHO U LD BE IN . .
3.
I
will
give
$100
for
a
sentence
in
in the sights, purchased some sou
venirs and shot the kodak at some Grant’s writings acknowledging O ur fee re tu rn e d if w e fail. A ny one se n d in g
etch a n d d e scrip tio n of a n y in v en tio n w ill
the divinity of Christ. My book, sk
Katzenjarnmer kids.”
l®7jdl $ 0 ,
p ro m p tly receive o u r o p in io n free co n c ern in g
and receive a
th e p a te n ta b ility o f sam e. “ H ow to O b tain a
‘Abraham
Lincoln—Was
he
Right?’
n eatly cloth -
Then we thought we could stand
P a te n t ” s e n t u p o n req u est.
P a te n ts secured
th ro u g h us ad v e rtise d fo r sale a t o u r ex pense.
bound
copy,
post
paid.
contains
everything
that
could
be
gay Coney Island, so we journeyed
P a te n ts ta k e n o u t th ro u g h u s receive » p e d a l
notice, w ith o u t c h a rg e , in T h e P a t e n t R e c o r d , |
obtained
both
pro
and
con
on
the
AGENTS WANTED.
thither, crossing East River on the
a n illu s tra te d a n d w id ely c irc u la ted jo u rn a l,
consulted by M a n u fa c tu re rs a n d Investors.
question.
It
gives
the
testimony
of
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terry near the great Brooklyn
b e n d for sa m p le copy FR E E . A ddress,
V IC T O R J . EV ANS & C O .
Bridge, then proceeded by elevated 100 witnesses.—J. E. R emsburg .”—
< P a te n t A tto rn e y s ,)
and trolley cars. There was not a [Ex.
Evans B u ild in g ,
W A S H IN G T O N , O. C. S ilv e r t o n
-
O regon .
g o b b le r , stick to th y last!
Jam es Craig’s
. . . Satisfaction
Good Tim es for all T im ez—- ^
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