T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, JU N E 21, 1900. 6 Our Scientific Magi. BY T. B. W A K EM A N . J Cosmology, Biology, Sociology, E thics and practical life and hopes — the effects upon the masses of the people are very diverse and in- teresting, and among them we have the revival of the Magi—old and new. We have three grand divi- sions of people, which we have Ao consider in relation to these Magi, as well as every other question; to wit: 1. The Scientific H u m an itarian s, who are the leading few of our race They use their L iberty, which re- a .___........................................... . suits from the breaking up of the old, to become real “ L iberals,” th a t W ho were the Magi in history? and what are they now with us? The Article on our first {»age of la st week’s Torch begins to tell, How can we get the whole story a t once? The bird ’ s - eye view is the thing, W ithout it we never know where we are nor what we are. W hen a noor fellow gets lost in the woods F or desert he climbs the highest peak or even tree he can, to dis . . cover which way the rivers and is th o se who are w h o lly e m a n c ip a i- m ountains trend, and where are the ed from the old spook or spirit re- , ’ 1, I r • i 11 r ai • W H A T WE HAVE In 3 or 4 i T O , S E L L . „ ounce silver- n . . „ B E A T -T H E -W O R L O P R IC E S ! w e tts te in ’s arranted atches ine , cases : University Number of Freethought Magazine ’ W ith Pearl W. G eer’« portrait * entury’, Epitome of Positive Philosophy 1 5 C “ S ta n d ard , oj ,o c 7 jew els, $3. E lgin or W altham , best 7 By T. B. W a k e m a n ...................... | 5 C jew els, l i o n - e a t c h a b l e h air-sp rin g , $4.80; V> jeWv’l -, II \ f thought: Past. Presen: and Future. 17 jew els, a d ju sted , $9. E lg in , “ B. W . R ay m o n d ” , 17 jew els, lull a d ju sted , gilt, , By T. B. W akeman , w ith picture $16; sam e, nickel, $20. The W altham and life of th e a u th o r. Price, 12 “ V a n g u a rd ” , Elgin “ 149” , “ 150” , “ 181” copies, $1,00; e a c h .......................... Q c o r th e “ O tto W ettstein Special” , all 21 extra fme throiiuh-i eases or in best 20-year filled gold screw cases, $4.50 more; same, hunting, $6.50 ,nore; in 25-year caaes, $6.50 and $9 niore All p rep aid , L a d ie s ’ G old W atc h e s .- -In gold-filled ¡20-year cases, 7 jew els, $10; 15 jew els, $13; 16 jewels, adjusted, $16; the “ O tto W ettstein ’, 17 jew els, full a d ju sted , ex tr a hne th ro u g h o u t, $22.50. These in p o in ts of th e com pass, the coiistelIu- Jlgions a n d all o i t h e i r S E Q U E L A E , jjn est tilJcd g o ld 25 year eases, $1.50m ore, tions and the Polar Star. In a including every phase of old All a rtis tic h an d chased, latest style, in _ An In au g u ral A ddress, by T. B. \\ akeman , D elivered on th e incor p o ratio n of th e L iberal U niversity. Price.-................................................ 5 c Photographs of the Faculty of th e L iberal U n iv ersity , s u it able for fram ing. P ric e .............. 5 0 c Torch of Reason Song Book No. 2. Price ................................. 10 c word he orients himself by the Magism and re-growth of A siatic and m ine accom panies all filled cases, Freethought Magazine B ird’s-eye view. He who fails to M ildews.” T heir next work is con- and w atches k ep t in o rder one year. for S ep tem b er, Ingersoll m em o do th a t is alw ays like a lost travel- 8ti uctive no less th an to change above correspond w ith me. I can posi- rial n u m b e r; O ctober, w ith er beating about in a thicket to no the em phasis of life from Egoism to tively save you 20 percent, on Diamonds, W a k e m a n ’s sp eech ; N ovem ber, , . , i *1. ; . i- v r Opals or o th e r fine jew elrv. w ith p ictu re of L. U . O. faculty. purpose, or w andering around and A ltruism , to realize tne hopes of P ric e ................................................... * . |5 c O T T O W E T T S T E IN , around in a circle, as lost people m an in a new and true form, and Forstner Auger Bit. R o c h e lle , III. alw ays strangely do. So it is in to find a new m ainspring for his Send for price-lists of Ingersoll spoons, Price, any size.......................... 6 0 c the great ever-growing world of lifo in his race and its lot and fate F re e th o u g h t badges, and m y fam ous tr a c t: “ T heism in th e C ru cib le” , free. Liberal and Scientific Books hum an history, philosophy and in th e know able world. A new of all k in d s. See a d v ertisem en t especially of com parative sociology education and mode o f life, incul- elsew here. Send all orders to and religion. People as to th e m ’eating L iberty, Science and Hu* T h e L ib e r a ! U n iv e r s it y C o , bave no true perspective—noB ird’s- in an ity , is the essential condition AND S ilv e r t o n , O regon eye view of their evolution. W here .o f the New Life and Hope from We believe th at car«Jn like the follow ing copy, we “ are t t , ” they know not. They i the historical point of view, and is M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r t o n , O re neatly p rin te d and d istrib u ted all over th e U n it ed States, will help us to b u ild the L iberal U ni are ru n n in g about and p rattlin g to be their work. versity, Reader, how m any can you d is trib u te to CARRY A C O M PL E T E STOCK OF good advantage? I b i s w ill cost you n o th in g b u t childishly a Jot of old stories they -• The next class of people, as a little effort, and may help th e cause of Free- th o u g h t very m uch have inherited, like a lot of losti various as the hues of A utum n, S chool rA, children in the Rocky M ountains, which they picture in color, variety ...F IV E , ÿ/ % They have no idea where they are, aQd fate, are the Reactionists. They REASONS W H Y S u p p lie s how they got there, what they are shrink back to the over-old of YOU f Î If really saying, and least of all, how S piritism — back of C h ristian ity , or B o o k s and or where they are to get out of their try to galvanize some of its sects I S ta tio n e r y . 8 h o u l d H e l p t o B u il d confusion, or w hat they are to do. into some kind of spasm odic or How can one study Geography comatose vitality. These A utum n Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables XI? L ib e ra I U n iv e rs ity w ithout a m ap of the w orld—of the swarms, hoping against hope, and A T S IL V E R T O N , OREGON. and Confectionery. two hem ispheres— of the Physical refusing or unable to see the com- and M ental W orld, to begin w ith? ir)g frost of fact and reason, m ake for 1 It will h elp m any young m en and 50 YEARS' young wom en to a h ig h er ed u catio n who Thoughts of this kind enable us to th e evolutional Scientist and Soci- E X P E R IE N C E otherw ise will grow up w ith o u t its great realize the im portance of h is to ric a l. ologist his saddest outlook. Their j , advantages. 2 It will educate w orkers for th e g reat expositions like th a t on the A rticle hearts are so good but their heads J forward m arch of F re eth o u g h t a n d Pto- on our first page of last week on 80 weak or unscientific, th a t instead jgress. of helping the progress of the race 3 ft will forever silence th e accusation “Ancient and Modern M agic.” The I th a t S ecu larists have never done anv- ancient Magi were the Priesthood of orw ard, as they would like and 1 th in g. T rade M a r k s 4 I t will h asten th e tim e when Reason D e s ig n s the Sun and S tar W orships ( A e - im ean to do, they have their eyes C o p y r ig h t s A c . and Love will reign, and w hen su p e rsti Iro latry ) of the C haldeans and tu rn ed backward and filled with A nvone sending a sk etch and description limy tion and h a te will be forever gone. quickly ascertain o u r opinion free w h eth er an invention is probably paten tab le. C om m unica 5 It will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to Persians and Hindoos of the E a s t.; the old visions, as their ears are. tions strtctly co n fld en tial. H andbook on P a te n ts build yourself and o th ers a m onum ent, Oldest ngenev fo r securing p aten ts. Our modern Magi and their follow- with the old and childish fables of sen P a t te free. n ts tak en th ro u g h M unn & Co. receive w hile you y e t live, th a t will do a million ^,»ct«i notice, w ith o u t c h arg e. In th e tim es m ore good th an th e m ost costlv ers and credent s are survivals of, j the past ages. If they could only one of cold, senseless m arb le. an d reversions to, a sim ilar state th eir faces turned to the dawn A handsom ely Illu strated weekly. I.n reest cir of m ind. Our modern phases of w hat a help they would be! \\ hat culation o f any sclen tiü c tournai. T e r n f" a year : fo u r m o n th s, <L Sold by all new sdealers. I f a ll h e lp a l i t t l e , w e c a n a c practical p iriti - m, such as Astrol- do they expect to find of the new M Branch UNN Offle« & Co, ra» 3 6 F 1 Broadway, New York c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill y o u h e lp S t- W ashington, D. C. ogy, Theosophy, F aith or Mind in those old ghostly catacom bs of a little ? Cure, C hristian Science, Medium- th e soul? They try to but cannot H ealing, T elepathy, etc., are phases , defeat evolution by dwarfing them- q p he W ile y B. Six Tracts to Promote Allen Co. of the old “ A siatic Mildew,” which selves into children of the past. 3. There are, underlying thesetw o T he O ldest ! th e used to flourish under the nam e L argest ! M usic and doings of the Magi before classes, a large mass of m iscellane In Place of C h ris tia n ity : Store. L eading P i anos and O rgans. C h ristianity came and sought to ous people who may be described 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? 209-31! F irs t S t., take their place. In order to do as hum an anim als, who exist and 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil P O R T L A N D , O R EO . this the Magi, “ wise men of the float, hut who have never discover- ization? „ 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? E ast,” w ere represented as com ing ed th a t an y th in g new has hap* ÌUST AS NATURAL I Ä ° , 11 Evolution and Comparison oi Religions. and worshipping the infant Savior- P®ned. They live not in the world IM e g c s ■ I ft 4 e R g break S 5 ! R Ä » i 8 ö ’* Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? C hrist in a most cunning A stro- °f thought or progress. They are to chill bot hat. he# every egg that can h« 6 Immortality or Annihilation? hatched. THE logical and O riental m anner iu th® dead stra ta of Social Geology, PETALUMA INCUBATOR i JU S T T H E T H IN G ith no function but to be, and be >« absolutely perfect M to incubatoreaaeatlala— p ro p er lep p llcs- M atthew ii. 1-23, and ever since a w ______, _ , i __ . an d e <Ii»t llo lr lb u t tln n o i f b d in lu r e r , rr 1 - J j ____ .i t lio lo n and rtb Ion h e a t a n il m u o H i-tiir r e g u ie - t o h a i l d t o VOUT C h r i s t i a n f r i e n d s . S e l l r by o th e rs , passing i»ti«n Hn<t v « -n tiu ti« n . F or so to « o eg?«. wt pa » the C hri6tiaus have given them a tra ve lie cl . ove 2 cents for 6, or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts, .. 1 .- I l ’ pl 6 HIIOMTAHTWHilllntheV S. « « l o g free. tOrWaill OF backward. th e y can P e tu lu m u I n c u b a to r Co . H o i , P e t a lu m a , CaL to E liza M owry B liven , B rook due share of persecution. But now receive only D aute’s seutence: — ------------- --------------------------------- lyn, C onn., or send 10 c en ts for 50. e ith e r k in d or a s t h a t Science w ith its telescope and “ Look upon them : and pass them QAMPI F £!’l ' ° t 10C d iffe re n t L eading sorted k in d s, to v n i f l l L L N ew spapers and Vhurazinet* to microscope has utterly broken up by.’’ any ad d ress upon receipt of 10 cents to p at for m ailin g . U 8 S u b sc r ipt lo g A o c g c r , 1% N . T H E L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y , C h ristian ity — its Heaven, H e llJ ~ C ontinued on 8th page. L ib erty St, In d ia n a p o lis, In d . KINHEV PORTER Scientific American, Scientific W isdom 'T 1 . . . ______ i i S ilv e rto n . O r e g o n .