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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1900)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JUNE 21, 1900. often drawn into questionable ex L ib ra ry o f L ib e ra l C la s s ic s . citements and companionships. Ttie mechanic who finds delight in the Fac-simile of the Illuminated Paper Fac-simile of the Cloth Editions o$ BY G. A. WALKER. • Covers of the * the Famous page- <»f Dickens and Shakespeare According to the reports of the is not likely to lose himself in the LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF public libraries, most of the books dissipations of the gaming table or Aud often those who be LIBERAL CLASSICS. LIBERAL t a k e n from them are novels. The saloon. CLASSICS. per centage of works of sterling gin reading for mere entertainment quality—books of science, ethics continue for serious ends. The tas e and even biography—drawn from it cultivates is refining. The habit these popular institutions is very it forms is improving aud insen lo w in d e e d . l! «.rue that the! sibly aw’akens a love of knowledge. public libraries are designed to ( Flower gathering often leads to a provide reading lor thfe people at study of botany. The chase after large, while in most cities there are butterflies frequently ends in zool libraries provided for the use of ogy. Waverly aud Buhver are in scholars. The Athenaeum, in Bos troductions to history, and George ton, is an aristocratic institution Eliot invites her readers to science, designed for the use of the culti philosophy and ethics. The moral value of recreation is vated and literary classes. The P A P E R E D IT IO N S . L O T H E D IT IO N S . P ain e’s Age o f R eason......................................... » P A IN C E 'S Astor Library, in New York City, only half suspected by too many of Paine's C O M PLETE W O R K S . Common S ense....................................... IS P a in e's P olitical W orks. 2 v c l.l our religious teachers. Dr. E. H. Pcine's R ights o f M a n ......................................... 20 Finest is the resort of students aud special lv o l. I B lu P ain e’s 'r i s i s .......................................................... V Paine’s fheo. igic J .Vcrks ttr a U d P aine’s M isct lia r ?ous Works. 1 vol. ! aine’s Religious Theological W orks. Ilia 10 Puhkon, ists, and the books most called for Clark says that when a circus com P P aine’s P aine’s Lite. By CM R ickm an P rin c ip a l Political W orks. U lus...... so a n d th e e d ito r of The N ation Roxed. Life. Profusely illu s tra te d ................. so al. Profusely illu stra te d . lv o l. 5 vol. in institutions of this kind are of a pany applied for a license a second Paine's Volney’s R uins o f Em pires. Illu stra te d .... so P a in e ’s Age or R easo n ....................................... *6.00 M V ir o f Savoy, a n d A Search for I -ufficiently substantial character to time it was opposed by only two P a in e ’s R ig h ts o f M an....................................... so T ru th , by O live S c h re in e r.......................... | P ain e’s Crisis ___ H m ................ so classes, the clergy and the rum Rousseau's so c ia l C o n trac t .............................. satisfy the most exacting. Still it j P ain e’s Life, by ed National. P rofusely ilius. TS J e slie r’s S u p e rstitio n in all Ages. P o rtra it P a in e ’s C om plete Life, by Clio R ickm an a n d sellers. The former objected to it V irtue»-’* (W 'nitbe tilth 4* e rn tin ft. P o rtra it is unquestionably true, that most th e e d ito r o f th e N a tio n a l............................... 1 00 5 D ickens’ S u n d ay U n d e r T hree H eads. Ulus. P a in e ’s P rincipal P olitical W orks, (1 vol.)... 1 O S war’s H isto ry o f a F alse R eligion. Illus. of our people read for entertain for its supposed immoral tenden T Bui a ile y ra n u ’s L etter to th e Pope. P o rtra it. . 3 P ain e’s Political W orks, Com plete, (2 vols.).. 2 OS aine’s R eligious a n d T heological W orks. 1 oe B irth and C h aracter o f M ahomet... as ¡P ment aud not for improvement; cies; the latter opposed it because G H ibbon's G ibbon’s H istory o f C h ristian ity , n i u s ....... 2 oo iggins’ Horse S a b b a tic * ................................ iggins’ Apology for M ahom et, th e Ulus. 3 Gibbon’s Birth a n d C h a ra c te r of Mahomet. M and those who read works of a seri it drew customers from their bar. H Reasons for Unbelief. By Ixuiis V ia r d o t..... as ous character do so to fill the It was a rival entertainment, and F a d e r Tom and the Pope a t th e V a tic a n ...... as vacancies of idleness with diver- emptied their saloons. Reading, tisement rather than for serious as a mere amusement, has the same effect. Nor is it, as some ends. But I am not sure this is an evil persons seem to imagine, a bad to be deplored nor a vice to be thing that people are more bent on condemned. Reading is a form of entertainment than improvement. amusement, aud a vastly whole- It is unnatural and unwholesome V oltaire’s R om ances. Illu stra te d ........ .... 60 somer and more elevating pastime to keep the mind keyed up to a V oltaire’s Zadig, or F a t e ; and T he W h ite ------- Essays a n d C riticism s. P rofusely illus. 60 R ousseau’s Vicar of » a ro y . P o rtra it. Cloth 50 a S atirical R o m a n c e .............. than many popular recreations. It moral pitch all the time; and the -------The Bull, R ousseau's Social C o n tract. P o itn .it...... . 76 Sage and the A th e ist; also T he M eslier’s S uperstition in all Ages. P o rt.a it. 00 Priuce3sof B a b y lo n ........................... is the only amusement thousands man who is perpetually on the SW c0Iirr’0 itflrtu b f n u b ¡UerttiuifL P o rtra it 00 The Man o f Forty C row ns; aud T he 'V olney’s Ruins o f E m pires, illu s tra te d ..... 76 H uron, or. Pupil o f N a tu re ............ of people can indulge in. The stretch and strain for self-culture V olney’s New R e se a m h e s’r A ncient H istory 60 M icrom egas; T he W orld as it Goes ; R eade’s < W inwood) y -irty ion oi Men... ... 00 Plato'3 b ream ; J e a n n o t & Colin, etc. novel is the chief pleasurable re seldom, if ever, gets the best cul V oltaire’s Haeckel's V isit tc Ceylon. P o rtra it.............. 00 Rom ances, c o n ta in in g th e above« 50 bonk i in one vol. ’rofusely illu strated . |1 00 D ickens’ Hun lay Urn e: T ee ¿leads Illus. ture. The richest, the finest, the source of thousands who have no .............. ......... se ------- L e tte rs on the C h ristian R elig io n ------ 20 H iggins' 3 > r a fa.bi;.. lie; 20 H iggins’ Apology for M: hornet, th e 111m. so ------- Philosophy o f H is to ry ............................. highest personal qualities are not gay and joyous society, no brilliant B uchner’s Force and M aiter. P o rtra it .... 1 co ------- Ig n o ra n t P h ilo so p h e r................................ _ ! B uchner’s Mai. in 1; ft, ) . -c. t mi F u tu re. 1 CO ------- C hinese Cat-schism .......................................* achieved in that way. “Culture is and fascinating entertainments, R ochefoucauld's Mor d 1 ■¿xii. ► ..... ............ 7» V oltaire’s Essays a n d C riticism s c o n ta in s th e ab jvc 4 books, profusely illu s tra te d ........ 1 00 ¡C om te’s Po .tive I h iisfo ; y. Pc. tr a it .... 4 00 a kingdom that may be conquered no exhilarating excursions into the J o r t r i i t .. 1 0« 00 G o o d lo t's B irth o f 'h e 1 n ' R e n a n ’s Life o f Jesus. Illu stra te d .............. 76 20 S altu s' A natom y o f Me, alto. S chopenhauer’s W isdom o f Life P o rtra it... by force, but can never be pos country nor indulgence of musical T9 2« Halt us’ P hilosophy o f D ise n ch a n tm e n t....... — C ounsels a n d M axim s.............................. 76 20 F a w c e tt’s A gnosticism .......................... .............. : tell ;ior»: a Dialogue & O th er Essays.. sessed by it.” Improvement is a and artistic tastes, no admission to 50 20 B ulw er’s H istory o f a i aise R eligion .......... -----The A rt o f lit e r a tu r e ................................. 60 — S riidi-s in P essim ism ........................... .. « T a lle y ra n d ’s l e t t e r to the Pope. P o rtrait... good thing to seek, but obedience the favored company of the great. se 60 R easons for U nbelief. By L evis V ia rd o t...... Gabri 'a Life mid im m o rta lity o f M a n ..... F a th e r Tom a n d th e Fo;>- ' ! t l > V atican . to 6 0 Davit *s C anon o f th e B ible........................ to the laws of the universe is in The novel creates an ideal world 00 In g e rso ll’s L ectures, vol. 1. c lo th ..................... a se D arw in’s O rigin o f Species................................ vol I, full sheep.......... 5 00 M ---------------- “ H ypatia By C harles K ingsley ........................ finitely better. The object of life for their enjoyment, introduces vol. I, h a lf m orocco ... S 00 Bacon’, Paradoxes. P o rtra it ........................ 10 ---------------- “ Second volum e vn preparation.} t he S d e n tific Religion By M aniel Hands... M them to the society of kings and is living, not the working of one’s Ingersoll’s 50 «0 In g e rs o ll’s Prose Poem s. P o r tr a it................ C ontroversy & C hristm as Hermon “ C heaper E dition.. 50 M --------------------“ ---------- Gods and o th e r le c tu re s ............... self up into this or the other sort nobles, and surrounds them for the ---------- (¿hosts a n d o th er L ectu res............... »0 ---------------- G ods a n d o th e r L ectu res.............. 1 00 G hosts a n d o th e r L ectu res.......... 1 oe 26 ---------------- ---------- Home M istakes of M oses................... time with an atmosphere of poetry of creature. Whoever lives, totally ------------ 1 00 In terv iew s on T a lm a g e ...................... 00 ----------------Home M istakes o f Moses ........ . ----------------In te rv ie w s on 'la lm a g e ............«... 1 00 -------- W h a t M ust we do to he Saved 7....... and grandly, realizes his destiny. and enchantment. It stimulates ---------------- F ield-Iugersoll D iscussion............ M -------------B lasphem y ............................................ — ---------Ing'-rs'dl-G ladi-tone C ontroversy SO ------------ M an, W om an a n d Child. P o rtra it. Our teachers are just beginning to the feelings through the imagina se -------------- T he C hri«tinn R e lig io n .................. -------------S hakespeare, a L ecture. P o rtra it. ■ —------- P a trio tic A d d te s s e s ....................... se » — ----------------H ----------- About th e Holy Bible, a L ecture... tion, and sometimes excites the learn that education should be ------------ hakespcate. s L ecture. P o rtra it. 60 V oltaire, a L ecture. P o rtra it......... R e n a n ’s Life of , t s m , ............... Cloth 71 -------------F ield-Ingersoll D iscussion........ ....... s made a pleasure instead of a pen faculties as wine. To the poor, D avidson’s C anon ot th e B ible......................... 1 00 ------------ Ingersoll-G ladstone C ontroversy... Apocrypha! Mew T rsla: ‘ i t .............................. 1 60 5 -------------T he C h ristian R e lig io n ................... ance. Knowledge should be ab overwrought and unfortunate, the M orehouse’s W ilderness o f Worlus. Dlus.. 1 00 ------------ F o u n d a tio n s o f F a ith ......................... « T a b e r’s F a ith o r F a c t ......................... 1 00 u ---------- H o w to Reform M a n k in d ................. sick and the solitary, the value of sorbed, instead of being rammed -----------Essays and C ritic is m s ..................... 20 K e e ler’s S h o rt h is to ry < 1 th e Bible.. 71 * 71 ------------ T he T ru th , a L ecture......................... • 20 C arly le’s F r e r c h R e v o lu tio n ....... . . into the mind like a bullet into a this source of ideal enrichment and 70 -----------C rim es A gainst C rim in a ls............... 10 S pencer’s F irs t P r iu c q .e s .................. S p e n c e r’s D ata of E t h ic s .............. 70 A braham L incoln, a L ecture. Por. 1 0 barrel that is too small for it. The exhilaration cannot be estimated, , ’• Education........................... 70 20 ------- W hich W ay? A L e c tu re ................... TS ------------ Myth« a u d M iracles. A L ecture... 20 i D a rw in ’s D escent of M an ................... reading of even the best books and its moral importance in pre 1rs....... TS ------ • — P a trio tic A d d re s s e s ................... ...... 20 D a rw in ’s O rigin o f Species TS Home R easons W hy IB P ro c to r’s O th e r W orlds ih.i a n ours venting dangerous dissipations has should be an entertainment and W hy I am an A gnostic............. 20 K ingsley’s H y p a tia .............................................. TS .................... T0 -----Rom e o r R eason? ...........„....... 20 S c h o p e n h a u e r’s Essays. been overlooked by most ethical recreation in order to absorb and — Hup .rstitio n A l e c t u r e ......... 26 O 'M e a ra ’s N apoleon, 2 vol., Boxed. Dlus. 1 50 On lb Itevil. “ .......... 20 Las Casas N apoleon, I vol- , Boxed Illus. .. • 00 writers and exhorters. The more assimilate their contents, just as ....................... 1 00 — T h a n k giving S erm on .......... 20 C o bbett’s E nglish G ra m m a r — As He Is ...„ ............................... 20 .M acanley’e Lay* o f A ncient Rome. Illu s.... 2 60 eating should be spiced with con reading the less rioting. Romance -----V indication of T hom as P aine. 10 S h ak esp eare P o rtray ed by H im self................. 1 00 20 -----Is .Suicide a S in ? ........ .......... O l d S p a n i s h R o m a n c e «. is vastly better than rum. Story versation and laughter that the 20 Don Q uixote. 4 v o ls ........................ To th e C le rg y ............ ................... M L azarillo de Torm cs, 2 vols........... — In dividuality. .. .. reading is a marked advance on food may digest and contribute its — L iberty in L ite ratu re 20 Asmodeua, 1 vol. .............. E tc h in g — ( »rth^cbxy ........... 10 Bachelor o f S alam anca, l vol crown 9 v , idle gossip and scandal-mongering. utmost nutriment to the body. L im itatio n s o f T oleration 10 V anilio G onzales, o r th e M erry _ c „ m o rta lity M B achelor, 1 v , !........................... Boxed |1S.O0 The shop girl or the servant girl And books of substantial quality » a n a s' Dis rou.-ra About Im R eligion ..... •0 A dventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols. ... ------- ‘ ‘ find 50 T he Sam e 12 vols.. H alf < all, B oxed.............. M 00 and scholarship should be made as who finds relief for weariness aud a 50 Don Q uixote, 4 vols.. w ith E tchings, Boxed I Q0 ------- “ “ C o n d u c t..................... -------- “ “ T h - L a w o f Success interesting as possible in style and A d ventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols., “ “ .. 4 60 letreat from bad conditions in the a n d F a ilu re o f T hings P O P U L A R C L O T H E D I T I O N S. -------- “ “ O p p o site -in G eneral splendid picturings of fiction, till arrangement that they can be en K eeler’s Sh rt H istory o f th e Bible A d ventures o f Gil Bias, 3 vols. Illu strated . «2 00 “ “ “ “ p o p u la r e d itio n 1 20 G a rd e n e rs Men, W om en a n d finds she forgets her lot in the play of joyed. A sm odeus, o r th e Devil on T w oSticke. Illus. 1 00 Asmodens. nr th e I>evilon Two Stick«. Dlus. l 00 Bachelor o*' H d a m sn c a . I llu s tr a te d ....... . M B achelor o f S alam anca Illueti ited . passions and fancies her real life V anilio Gonzales, or th e M erry Bachelor. Ills. 10 V anilio Gonzales. or M erry B ncbelor. n iu s 1 00 D on Q uixote, 4 volum es in I. R lr -tra te d ...... 1 00 You should have a copy of the furnishes no scope for, is vastly F O R S A L E BY FOR S A L E BY better off than her sister who has Torch of Reason Song Book, No. 2. T H E T O R C H O F R E H S O N . T H E T O R C H OF R E A S O N , uo taste for reading and is too | They are only 10 cents each. Reading for Amusement. S ilv e rto n , O re g o n . S ilv e rto n , O re g o n .