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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1900)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, S IL V E R T O N , OREGON, JU L Y 5, E. M. 300 (1900.) Travels. a 3 | City. I had very pleasant visit with all and was pleased to learn BY PEARL W. GEER. th a t each and every m em ber of this family is interested in the cause of A shoem aker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in The Ingersoll home at Dobbs- Liberalism in general, and the Lib- one of the paintings of a celebrated artist, but showed the Ferry-on-H udson presents a differ- r ia l U niversity in particular, greatest iguorance in criticising the other parts of the p a in t ent appearance from what it did a I found Elizabeth Cadv S tanton ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler year ago when I visited it. Colonel at her a p a rtm e n ts on 94th street, stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business. Ingersoll, the g r e a t central sun of New York C ity, where I spent a the home, is no longer to be seen, in o s t d e li g h t f u l a f te r n o o n . M rs. As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush but he is ever present in his im- S t a n t o n a p p e a r s y o u n g e r t h a n s h e ¿ i at S ilv erto n ’s Busy Store and inspect the B argains, at m ortal works, and there love still di'l when I saw her a year ago, and reigns suprem e. The walls of the her in terest in the cause of freedom different rooms are decorated with was never more intense. She is z the colonel’s pictures and writings, especially interested in the Liberal and on the stands and tables are to U niversity and uses all m eans S ilv e rto n , O regon. P R O D U C E TA K EN ts. w ithin her power to fu rth e r its in- S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E found his books and pam phlets, One is co n tin u ally rem inded of terests. In every letter she writes this great and good m an, and it she encloses circulars of inform a Our Job D e p a rtm e n t. seemed th a t he was liable to put in tion regarding the L. U. O. Mrs. -ALWAYS GIVES- his appearance a t any moment. S tanton is in good h ealth , and I W hat I enjoy about this home is so see no reason why •z she should not m any evidences of Colonel In g er live to he a hundred years of age. soll’s life and such loving respect She certainly deserves long life. I left New’ York City at noon on paid to it. ---- BECAUSE IT GIVES----- The whole fam ily are interested T h u rsd ay , J u n e 14th, and in a HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP and busily occupied in arranging short tim e, after a pleasant ride and preparing the m anuscript and along the Sound and up the Con- reading proof for the new7 Dresden l necticut valley, I was at M eriden, ! J How to Make . edition of Col. Ingersoll’s w ritings , where I found our friend Griswold I . , • . wr • . . I which will be out in the near in his store on Main street, where !•r r-.. J.»« w ----- future and is to he well-edited and he greeted me with a smile and a T he G o v ern m en t nationalized th e P ostal S ystem , why n o t also profusely illustrated. This work hearty shake of the hand. We th e M oney System ? A plan is to ld by C. ELTO N BLANCH A R P has served the double purpose of went to the houoe, where I had a in h is book e n t i t l e d ................................. keeping their m inds from th eir very pleasant visit with Mrs. G ris U N C L E S A M ’S grief and at the sam e time keeping wold, and stayed for lunch. Mr Griswold says he has made them near to this ideal husband, H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E . m any m istakes in giving money for father and friend. ------------- Postpaid for 25 Cents Mrs. Ingersoll and two daughters supposed Liberal enterprises and it All profits on th is book will be given to th e L roeral U niversity S hould he in th e h a n d s of every th in k in g person. A ddress all o rd ers to are cheerful, take a philosophical seemed a year ago th a t fate was The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon view of their loss and find much in against him ; but when he heard of life worth living for. They strive the Liberal U niversity h e took cour to be as happy as they can and do age anew and resolved to assist .Forstner’s. all possible to m ake others happy. w hat he then considered, and has Z If Mrs E va Ingersoll Brown takes since proved, to be a w orthy cause. great interest in the Liberal U n i His contribution was valued a t five IS INVALÜABE TO versity and gave fifty dollars for thousand dollars, and gave the the Ingersoll C hair, which she says L. U. O. a solid foundation on C a r p e n te r s a n d J o in e r s , for m o rtisin g , such as le ttin g in locks, as it tak es tlie It was not long she feels certain is the kind of a which to stan d . place of chisel an d gouge; to IS A BOOK O F . . . before Mr. Griswold heard from m onum ent her father would like to C a b in e t M a k e rs , for in laid w ork, dow- pretended Liberal sources that the have b uilt to his memory. ellin g , p atch in g , rem oving sp lits and k n o ts. In fact, no cause he had helped was a fake, Mr. F arrell took me for a drive up the river to Irv ington, and I and he waited alm ost breathlessly Wagon or P attern Maker manufactur- e r of pianos, organs, sew ing m achines, had a very pleasant tim e. We vis for proof to the contrary, for it a g ric u ltu ra l im p le m e n ts, sash , b linds, ited the Gould m ansion and W ash- seemed th a t his aid to the Liberal fu rn itu re , nor On th e follow ing and ington Irv in g ’s old home, besides cause was destined to go wrong, 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 : viewing m any other m ansions of P erhaps to his surprise, but most w ith o u t it. noted and w ealthy people. W e certainly to his great joy, the evi- S e lf C o n tro l AS A MACHINE BIT IT IS UNEQUALED. stayed for a few m om ents at the ! deuce pointed to the sincerity and S e if R e sp e ct It ;8 th e only round b it in th e world nome of the Cosm opolitan Maga- honesty of purpose of the prom oters W h a t is M o rality? th a t will bore a SQ U A R E H O LE zine, where I had the pleasure of of the Liberal U niversity, in spite an d do all th a t any o th e r W h a t is ignorance hit will do. visiting with Mrs. W alker (the wife of the reports circulated by a few Fraud a C rim e of the editor), who had just re- croakers, who couldn’t tell w7hy PRICE Set of five, di fferentYuzes, p o stp aid . . $2.60 H a b it, 2nd N a tu re turned from an extended trip thev croaked. Single b it, p o s tp a id .................. ....... . .60 Mr. Griswold was so rejoiced to abroad. Mrs. W alker is a very in- P oliteness teresting woman and quite enter- learn th a t this donation had really W isdom taining. She spent some tim e a t gone to a worthy cause, th a t he Addre«,, LIBERAL E tc , e tc ., e tc . SILVERTON OREGON. Heidelberg, where she had the priv- considered it wasworth five hundred O ne of th ese c h a p te rs is dollars to him , so he sent th at ilege of seeing five duels fought. VV o rth m ore to Young and old th a n th e U. O. to ‘‘help am ount to the L. The drive through the woods P rice of th e book. along the bank of the H udson in along spring tra d e ” as he said. He . . IT SHOULD BE IN . . he the vicinity of Dobbs’ F erry an d informed me th a t his interest still Irvington is exceedingly delightful, waxeth great, and leads me to he- S il v e r t o n , orfoon and especially with such good co m lievc th a t Ins name will lie “ writ- SILVERTON, OREGON. . § 0 . ® @ a n d re c e iv e a Founded on Science and Hu n e a tly c lo t h * pany as Mr. F arrell. We arrived ten there” on other drafts m ade manity. The Only Institution bound c o p y , p o st p a id . at the Ingersoli-Brow n home in payable to the Liberal U niversity, of the Kind. Write for An nouncements. The Torch of A G E N T S WANTED. time for lunch and a good visit Don’t tell Mr. Griswold that the Reason is a weekly journal of -ADDRE8H- with the rest of the m embers of the L. U. O. is not a worthy institution, Progressive, Moral Secularism. Sample copy free. family •r before I was driven to the for he knows better. station ou my retu rn to New York C ontinued on 8th page. S ilv er to n O regon . g o b b le r , stick to thy last! Jam es Craig’s . Satisfaction Good Tim es for all Time m Off* X T H P n ib n 1 LIV IN G S ix ty E x c e lle n t C h a p te rs university co . LIBERAL UNIVERSITY | T EVERY S æ ii— s l Æs°h ef HOME!