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.
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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 ­
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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
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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
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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.
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