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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1900)
G T H E TORCH OF R EA SO N , SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, AUGUST 2, E. M. 300 (1900.) c “ We see as in a glass d ark ly and only know in p a rt.” Were the Some Mental Attitudes. m irror suddenly illum ined some of the m ental attitu d es, th a t look so BY ID A B A L L O U . A shoem aker found fault with an oil-painted slipper in poor and weak to us now, m ight he one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the strangely transform ed. “ I pray greatest ignorance in criticising the other parts of the p a in t ‘‘Are we cowards by n a tu re ? ” you, speak as one who considereth ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler Asked a philosophizing friend. th a t which is well in o th ers.” stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business. “ In asuiuch as n atu re w o rk s on the C om m ent.— T he Torch appreci- i ci ■ Hi, e, -»re not tho ii i? a result’of sfickinj/ x<> busi f it 's •* ■<- ste the rush » * heroic qualities in h u m an beings at S ilv erto n ’s Busy Store and inspect th e B argains, at for gentle ch arity , especially am ong th e exception rath er th an the rule?” Liberals. We will try to cherish Some of the m ental attitu d e s of and apply her “ sweetness and even our brightest and best com lig h t”— while we rem em ber what rades would seem to prove the say Miss Susan W ixon says in her ing true. C ertainly we are ready S ilv e r to n , O re g o n . “ R ight L iving,” the best book S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E - PRODUCE TAKEN enough with bold and brave words on practical m orals ever printed: . of encouragem ent to all others “ Moral Courage is a great virtue. whom we are anxious to urge It has been shown in m any in O ur Jo b D e p a rtm e n t forward on some new and untried stances in the past, where persons -A L W A Y S G IV E S - venture, hoping incidentally to have suffered death by the most be benefitted somewhat thereby. cruel tortures ra th e r th an to re When one of our chiefs falters in nounce their honest convictions. a soul-w earying struggle, we—a t I t is a fine q u ality to possess a least some of us— hiss “coward 1” ---- BECAUSE IT G IV E S----- noble courage. Call me a coward, In d ig n a n t th a t he should pause if you will, hut nothing shall turn HONEST STOCK, FINEST INK AND EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP rig h t in the m idst of the conflict me from the rig h t. And it will be and just a t a crisis when strength impossible not to respect courage, would have m eant so m uch. honesty, sincerity, veracity; in a How to Make Patience, friends; hush, do not call word, true nobility .” Let us hope hard names. Even those of you for the approval of both ladies, »*7?» «« -m » »«■ « - n r r »«rrr--- who by proof of superior m ental , while the Torch proceeds “ S uaviter T he G o v ern m en t n atio n alized th e P ostal S ystem , w hy not also strength deem yourselves justified in modo, fortiter in re;” and do th e M oney S ystem ? A plan is told by C. ELTON B L A N C H A R P in denouncing the culpable weak in h is book e n t i t l e d ................................. th a t, “ Nec tim ide nec tem ere.” ness in a com rade— which you t . u. w. U N C L E S A M ’S dignify as criticism —pause a m om ent and consider ju st what H O M IL IE S O N F IN A N C E . What is Left of Christianity? Was Ingersoll a cowardice is. Postpaid for 25 Cents cow ard when he hum orously, yet All profits on th is book w ill be given to th e L io eral U n iv e rsity Should be in th e h an d s of every th in k in g p erso n . A ddress all o rd ers to earnestly’ •> declared th a t he would The tim e was when C h ristia n ity The TORCH OF REASON, Silverton, Oregon sacrifice even tru th before suffer stood for som ething, when there ing m artyrdom , adding th a t he was no dispute about the faith held regretted m artys should have ever by C hristians. The dogm as of o r been obliged to suffer for tru th ? thodoxy were preached a3 C hristian AND Surely not; nor would it have been tru th s. H ell was once a burning cowardice if like G alileo he had fact, heaven an a llu rin g reality. One of th e ra re st gifts is th e ta le n t to denied w hat he knew to be true to The devil was no m yth, but an judge a ccu rately a d iam o n d in all its M a in S t r e e t S ilv e r to n , O re save himself from suffering. actual devil whose business of ru in various q u a litie s. As genius for m usic CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF or p a in tin g m u st be in b o rn to produce Cowardice is cruelty. Cowards are ing souls was carried on night an d th e g rea t a rtis t, so th e faculty to cor S chool those who do an injury know ingly, day. G od’s w rath was a common rectly d e te rm in e a diam ond in all its diversified d etail and ch arac teristics can wilfully. Galileo was not a coward theuie of the pulpit and vicarious never be acq u ired , unless by th e rare S u p p lie s few who are gifted in th is d irectio n . A but his inquisitors were. O ur copy atonem ent a much better wav to dealer m ay be a good jew eler, a success B o o k s and book used to tell us: salvation th an all the roads of good ful m e rc h a n t and an h o n est m an , and yet deceive you on a d iam o n d , sim ply Cow ards are c ru e l, bu t th e brave S ta tio n e r y . deeds ever bu ilt by toiling hands because he him self is deceived. I have Love m ercy, an d d e lig h t to save. and bleeding hearts. The G arden been In th e business forty y ears. I D ealers in F ru its, V egetables no m ore tie deceived on a d ia There is too m uch of the moral of Eden bloomed in the field of faith could m ond th a n th e cash ie r of th e B ank of and C onfectionery. censor in the most of us. Because as palpably as the peak of E n g lan d could be on a bank note. W hen buying d iam o n d s I use no glasses, ask some of us, owing to peculiar c ir M onadnock kisses the sky, and no q u estio n s ex cep t th e p rice; my 50 YEARS’ cum stances, or from deficient Adam and Eve were the sculptured acute vision in sta n tly d etects th e slig h t E X P E R IE N C E difference in color every flaw and m ental strength prefer to placate, models of God’s image carved by est im perfection. Y our in te re sts will Ix i1 or be concilliating to th e enem y— the divine chisel, and the whole protected if you buy of m e. If you w ant som ewhat in the fashion of the Bible was God’s word of tru th to a King, P in , S tu d , etc., for $10, $20, $50, $100 or up, send to m e. I will send you nursery rhym e: the goods p rep aid . K eep th em a week mar.. o r two, am i if you are not satisfied th a t When we refer to these things I undersell all c o m p etito rs, re tu rn and T here was an old wom an said “ H o w , T rade M a r k s Shall I conquer th is te rrib le cow? " ► I - D e s ig n s now we are inform ed th a t we are get y o u r m oney. ‘''FY vvv ’ C o p y r ig h t s A c . I will sit on th e stile A n v o n e se n d in g a sk e tc h a n d d e sc rip tio n m: “ behind the tim es,” th a t hell and And continue to sm ile, q u ick ly a s c e rta in o u r o p in io n fre e w h e t h e r in in v e n tio n is p r o b a liv p a te n ta b le . Com m unlc-- It may soften the heart of the cow.” O tto W e tts te in , heaven are “ states of existence” strictly confidential. Handbook on P a teu u I tlons se n t fre e , o ld e s t a g e n c y fo r se c u rin g p a te n ts . P atents taken through Munn 4 Co. reev < We have no business to object. not places, th a t the devil is only “ a R o c h e lle , III. fecial notice, w ithout c harge, in th e It is not a heroic attitu d e , th a t of word to express ev il,” th a t the Send for my price list of W atches, sm iling and w aiting p a tie n tly for G arden of Eden is an E astern fable, C hains, Jew elry , Silverw are, Free- h a n d so m e ly I llu s tra te d w eekly. L a rg e s t clr d ila tio n o f nhy sc ie n tific Jo u rn a l. T e rm s. ♦ the cow’s heart to soften, as the that m an is “ saved by c h a ra c te r” th o u g h t Badges, Ingersoll Spoon, and my tra c t, “ T heism in th e C ru c ib le,” , y e a r: f o u r n i o h t h s . f i . S old by all n e w sd e a le r-. pain racked figure, content to suffer not by faith, th a t it is “ an in su lt to free. MUNN & Co.36,Broadwa’ New York Branch Offico F flt„ W ashington. D. C. for tru th ’s sake, b u t it is m ore God to say th a t he gets an g ry ,” n atu ral and comfortable. and th a t “ no intelligent C hristian jhe W iley B. UST AS NATURAL oldb-n Yes, “ nature works on the line o r regards the Bible as all equally and a gn->d deal m ore reliable. Doean t Allen Co. br- ak ita e g z s or m ake its chicks louvy. least resistance.” “ The spirit is so inspired and tru e,” etc, etc. D o c n 'l s l a y o:Tthe c ea ta n d allow the eg • to c hill b u t hstebea every egg th a t can be T he O ld est! the linked with Mesh” th a t it wavers, W ith all these dogm as dead, we batched. THE L argest ! Music IffCUB ATOR bends and succumbs to suffering. would like to know w hat there la abaulut-ly t-rfert as tc PETALUMA S tore. 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