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T H E TORCH OF R EA SO N , SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, AUGUST 2, E. M. 300 (1900.)
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“ 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
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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
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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
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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”
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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deficient Adam and Eve were the sculptured acute vision in sta n tly d etects th e slig h t­
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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
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the goods p rep aid . K eep th em a week
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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?
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now we are inform ed th a t we are get y o u r m oney.
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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 .
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We have no business to object. not places, th a t the devil is only “ a
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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
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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.
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