T H E TORCH OF R EA SO N , SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, JU L Y 19, E. M. 300 (1900.) T ravels. Cass river valley, which was once experience the delightful sensation arrangem ents can be m ade to have a forest, is now a prairie, and the of seasickness before m orning, but Prof. W akem an present as a West- BY P E A R L W . G E E R . in d u stry of the country haschanged sleep soon came and I d id n ’t care ern delegate. The W estern Liberals from lum bering to agriculture. which end was up. ought to tak e hold of this m atter I left Lowell, Mass., in the even- Mr. B urtis took me for a stroll Chicago was som ewhat w arm er and see th a t Prof. W akem an goes ing for a delightful ride over the through the village, where we met th an it was in M arch, and the as our representative. F itch b u rg railroad, but night soon some interesting people and had change suited me. The Green I m ade a quick ju m p from Chi- cam e on and it was no darker in some pleasant chats. In days gone fam ily at the home of the Free- cago to Silverton I left Chicago the great Hoosac fu n n e l than it by, when W atrousville was a flour- thought M agazine, are early risers, S aturday evening a t 6:30 o’clock was outside, so I couldn’t detect the ishing little city, Mr. B urtis was a which I found by calling a t 7 and arrived at Silverton Tuesday difference except by the sound, j m erch an t, but now he spends his o ’clock in the m orning. For an evening a t 6:15 o’clock, ju s t fifteen E arly in the m orning I was in tim e at his com fortable home with hour and a half I enjoyed a visit m inutes less th an three days. It Buffalo again and I soon found my his good wife, where love reigns su- and my mail. The latter inform ed took my lath er six m onths to make way — to the home of Dr. E nglehart, J , preme. Mr. Stevens, who rents a me th at I m ust leave Chicago th a t the sam e trip in 1847. _ where V- . __ _ J a few' m om ents’ chat | * Pa n rt «• <>f I the b k B I ? 1 urtis 1 w t i n farm, wv« r... L 1. .1 • T" 1 i • . we — 1 had subscribed evening, so I bad no time to lose. W ell, here I am at iast. 1 have on m atters of interest to us both, for the Torch of Reason, and As a rule I get stuck in Chicago, been g^ue four months" a n d Y am Before I moved on, the doctor had showed by his conversation th a t he and it takes me a week or so to get glad to get back. W hen I left subscribed for the Torch of Reason is well informed in F reethought loose, but this time I arrived and school was :u n n in g and now w eare and gave me a few words of en- m atters and is an earnest investi- left the same day. having a vacation. There are sever- couragem ent regarding the Liberal gator. Mr. H. L. Green looks younger al change^ about the U niversity U niversity. I left W atrousville about noon than he did a year ago. It is not building which will m ake it more Of course I visited at the Wet- and journeyed to Saginaw , where second childhood, but renewed convenient for next y e a r’s w’ork, more hom e again. I couldn’t I had to wait a few hours for a youthful energy, which his friends but we hope to have it still fu rth er th in k of going to Buffalo w ithout i tra in to G rand R apids. I reached all over the country will be pleased com pleted by the time school starts. seeing the doctors. Dr. S. W. was the latter place a t 10 o’clock to learn has come upon him. H is It will take a force of men th irty ju st recovering from sickness so he at night and next m orning went in F reethought M agazine is a credit days to com plete the building we co u ld n ’t escort me about on a bike search of Mr. D. A. Blodgett, whom to the Liberal cause and ought to have started . This cannot be done to see the peacocks in the zoo. I I finally found at his office. Mr. be taken by every Liberal in the w ithout the money to pay the had to go alone, which I did with a B lodgett is well known to Free- land. Mr. Green, J r., spends most laborers, and w’e hope our Donation borrowed wheel, and visited the th in k ers generally by the interest of his tim e in the office, where he Day, J u ly 20th, will bring in the grounds of the P an-/\m erican E x he takes in the cause, but to know keeps the business affairs of the necessary am ount. position, where Buffalo is going to him personally is a privilege th a t m agazine in a neat shape Those I m et m any people on this trip, invite the whole world to come and few of us have. Mr. Blodgett is who have had dealings with Mr. who, after listening to my e x p lan a visit her next year. quite active for one of his age, and Green know th a t he is an accurate tion of the w’ork of the Liberal Mrs. Dr. W etm ore was busy with he has successfully conducted a accountant. Mrs. G reen’s health is U niversity, expressed a great d e h er p atien ts as usual and d id n ’t large business for a num ber of not good, but she has greatly im sire to see it succeed, and th eir in even stop to celebrate her birthday, years. I enjoyed a very pleasant proved from her condition last tention to assist it. I succeeded in which comes regularly every June, chat at the office, then we went to w inter. We had tim e only to ex getting a five thousand dollar fund In the evening I went to the his beautiful home, where I had change a few words of greeting, and started and we hope it will be com th eater to hear a lady and her twin the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Blodg- then I was on the go again. pleted by Ju ly 20th, so th a t we daughters whistle, and then I took ett, the two children and Mr. Mr. D ahlström , one of our stock will be able to get things in good the m idnight train for D etroit, B lodgett’s sister. Mrs. Blodgett is holders, is still dealing in L iberal shape for next y ear’s work. Mich. I d id n ’t know when the a C hristian, but th a t doesn’t m at- books at 43 Van Buren street, Let us all do our best now, so custom s officials came round, but ter. She is a lovely lady, and where I can alw ays spend a few th a t it will not be necessary for me next m oining I saw their tracks on could scarcely be a more loving happy moments. Mr. D ahlström to leave hom e again soon in a my valises, which entitled me to wife or affectionate m other if she is very deeply interested in the search for support. pass through C anada w ithout hav- were a Liberal. W hat a pity th a t Chicago Liberal Society, and in T H E EN D . ing my baggage exam ined. all C hristian wives cannot be as formed me th a t they are doing good D etroit is a beautiful city, but I sym pathetic, kind and loving to work. Mr. Geo. B. W heeler called Be T ru e. d id n ’t stay long enough to entitle Liberal husbands! I cannot irn- while I was with Mr. D., and I me to desciibe it. I moved on in agine a happier home than Mr. went with him to collect the m ail BY SUSAN H . W IX 0 N . a northerly direction to W at- B lodgett’s. on his route. Mr. W heeler is one rousville, Mich., w here I visited for After luncheon, Mr. Blodgett of the most enthusiastic Liberals I Said one: “ It is no m atter if I one day with Mr, and Mrs. B urtis, took me for a drive through the ever met. If he ouly stays with it, deceive so long as it is not know n.” two of the best friends the Liberal residence portion of the city. We as he promised me he WUUiu, would, UB he I t is known. You know it, and U niversity has. They know the experienced some th u n d e r sh o w ers,! will convert thousands of people to world needs F reeth o u g h t, and they alter which the sun came out common sense by the time he is others, by m eans of a law inevit able, will find it out, soon or late. know th a t F reethought and the bright and m ade the trees and fifty years of age. He w’orks for a B ernard, a very uuscrupulous world needs the L ib eral U niversity, grass sparkle. G rand R apids is a purpose and accom plishes the end law yer, was once in conversation S o they are devoting m uch of th eir lovely city and thoroughly full of in view. with Cromwell, d etailin g some sub tim e and th eir best efforts to business. I t is a great center for Mr. W. H. M aple, au th o r of “ No terfuge th a t he was using. “ Yes, » this work. They have both sup- fu rn itu re factories. My friend ae- B eginning,” is another of Chicago’s said Cromwell, “ I understand that ported us financially and purpose com panied me to the depot and on enthusiastic Liberals whom it is a you have been vastly w ary in your ----- - ----- wwwwaj 1U >UU1 to do so in the future. W hen we board th e train , where we chatted pleasure to meet, and I was sorry conduct; do not be too confident of organized the stock com pany last u n til the gong sounded for the not to be able to accept his kind in th is; subtlety m ay deceive you; year, they subscribed liberally for train to start, and I hade farewell vitation to spend a few days a t his in teg rity never will.” stock, an d th is y ear Mr. B urtis to B rother Blodgett and the neat home. The next tim e I visit C hi I here are a vast num ber of peo gave me a draft for one hundred little city of G rand R apids, cago I will remember the in v ita ple in d u strio u sly striving to keep dollars to help along the work. I journeyed to Chicago via Hoi- tion. This tim e I had to content the outw ard appearance pleasant Mrs. B urtis made a donation, to be land and the lake. The wind was m yself w ith a few m om ents’ visit. and attractiv e, while w ithin, the acknowledged after J u ly 20th. ra th e r brisk, the w ater rough and Reichwald B rothers were in th eir m aterial is coarse, corrupt and re The B urtis home is indeed a the boat sm all, but we got through office on South W ater Street, where pulsive. pleasant one, situated between the all right and reached Chicago "at IN e should ail endeavor to be as I spent an hour or so visiting and station and village of \\ alrousville sunrise S atu rd ay m orning. When true and upright as possible, and to discussing. The affairs of the let others perceive ju st th a t which on a hill overlooking both. One one of the great lakes takes a no Am erican Secular U nion are not can see for m any miles in every di- «¡on. it can be about as rough as I very rushing at this season of th e we are. Be steadfast to principle, and an approving conscience will rectum out over ihe hills and yal- ever knew a body of w ater to be. year, but things will soon be on the always atone for any neglect that lejs of N orthern Michigan. \ ast W hen I retired for the night, and move towards the A nnual Congress, may come from the outside world. fortunes have been m ade in the my head was lower th an my feet which will he held in C incinnati 1 hen, fear not to be frank, candid, lum ber woods of Michigan, but the p art of the time, I th o u g h t I would 1 next November. It is hoped th a t honest. Be tru e!— [R ight Living. F __ . 9 t f i t j