THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 27, E. M. 300 (1900.) For th e Torch o f Reason. ra v els in th e I . H o ly (?) , . , , , , ' neatl of supposed know ledge, once Land, vouchsafed to a susceptible world. g obbler, stick to thy last! Jeru salem is not a town for amuse- m M l. t re w ... . . . m enu .Everything iu it is tinged v r r> with religious fanaticism , and the ^ o p art of an E astern jour- w inding around through the rub- ney could probably be of more t>ish and decay of narrow , filthy, interest to your readers who cro°ked streets gives one a very have never been there th an I unfavorable im pression. Places of wild, superstitious worship, with th a t through a portion of the so- no shadow of foundation for real- called Holy Land. I ke wheezy ity, coveied with taw dry tinsel and little engine over the poorly-built surrounded by a rabble of d irty , road from “ Jaffa” to Jeru sa lem ig n o ,a n t h u m an ity , forces upon us lugs the com m on-looking little ? .fceling ° i,extreu,B disgust. Chris- — • A BY H A R R IE T H END ER SO N . A shoem aker found fau lt with an o il-paiuted slipper in one of the paintings of a celebrated a rtist, but showed the greatest ignorance in criticising the other p arts of the p a in t ing. Hence has arisen the oft-quoted saying, Let the cobbler stick to his last, and let every one atten d to his own business. As a result of sticking to business come and see the rush at S ilverton’s Busy Store and inspect the B argains, a t James coops, called cars, over the plain of each other with foul weapon!, and >karon and through the deep, nar- the contem pt with which the Mos- S ilv e rto n , O regon. P R O D U C E T A K E N row, w inding gorges of the blueish looks down upon them is only S T R IC T L Y O N E P R IC E . Ju d ean H ills stead ily up an asceut to° we^ deserved. Both C hrist from the sea of over 2500 feet to and. M oham i«ed are expected to ,, ; , XT 1 again ap p ear in this holyf? | place, Our Job D e p a rtm e n t the ancient city of Jerusalem , a COming over from the M ount of -A L W A Y S GIVES- place of im portance in South Pal- Olives, and one old lady iu the city eetine 1400 B. C. prepared to m ake for C hrist his The extensive orange groves at ° / ^e a - I t is w ritten th a t when th is wise Jaffa are beautiful beyond descrip -----B E C A U SE IT G IV E S ----- philosopher “ beheld the city from tion in the fruit season, and large the M ount of Olives, he wept over H O N E S I S T O C K , F I N E S T I N K A N D E X C E L L E N T W O R K H A N S H I P cam els, m arch in g slowly down to it. ’ Such is not surprising, if he the shipping port laden with great saw it then iu as dem oralized and burdens of th a t delicious produce, degraded a state as it is a t th e form au interesting picture. The present tim e. In spite of ihe fact th a t Jews are forbidden to im m i scenery here and through those grate or to possess landed property, an cien t hills of rock, enhanced by th eir num ber about Jerusalem trad itio n and h istory, is a survey steadily increases, both of those w orthy of m any sacrifices for the who desire to be buried there and o p p o rtu n ity of enjoying. But so those who intend to subsist on the ch aritab le funds of their E uropean much has occurred here to m ould brethren. Sir Moses Montefiore, F a ll t e r m b e g i n s M o n d a y , O c to b e r I, E . M . 3 0 « ( A . D. 1900.) and fetter the w orld’s thought and Baron R othschild an d others have em otion, th a t even the gorgeous, done m uch to relieve these unfor NEW BUILDING WILL BE READY. ostracized. golden, purple, setting sun seems tu n ates— exiled and S tudents given board and room s a t the L. U. O. Dorm itory at low rates p ath etic as it spreads its m antle of T heir pitiable condition ia most strik in g ly exposed at the place of rich coloring over vast areas of w ailing, of which we will m ention COURSES. poverty, distress an d degradation, more iu detail later. No Jew s are K indergarten. Scientific. the common result of ignorance allow ed to enter the san c tu a ry of P rim ary. Norm al. P reparatory. and su p erstitio n , which we tru st the H oly Sepulchre, but perm is Law. sion is extended them to go about Commercial. may in a m easure be relieved by Classical. the precinct of the tem ple of their Courses in M edicine, etc., will added as soon as practicab le. th e approaching end of the 2000- once-adored Solomon. Not one, year epoch. Swarm s of m ission however, could be induced to enjoy T H E O N L Y IN S T IT U T IO N O F IT S K IN D IN T H E W O R L D . aries greet us a t every tu rn , neither the privilege, fearing his unholy intelligent nor handsom e; and as feet m ight tread upon the sacred STRICTLY NON-THEOLOGICAL. the country is eutirely under Mos site of the H oly of Holies. Poor, degraded, dying race! In th is ,, „ 4 , e , lem control, they are co n stan tly place, where they once reigned ^ <)r ’ a ta ’°# ue8 ar,d further particu lars, address: com plaining of the S u ltan and his 7 'r'h h d ? 2,Z' ing 8p|e *ldur « the J . E . H O S M E R , P r e s id e n t ; o r P E A R L W Q E E R , S e c r e t a r y <T, n o rm v ^ v r e ia r y , governm ent. T he inconsistency of zenith of th eir vainglory, they a re , uow hum iliated to the s u r r o u n d - __________ ‘ V J T , )R E G 0 N . th is becomes a p p a ren t to those who of ragged, filthy beggars and realize th a t Abdul H am id, with ings llideousl lanora Thfl th at card« lik e th e fo llow ing ropy, uiueuuBlJ V-defoi'ITied ueiouneo " lepers. Ih e neatly b p elieve rin te d and diutribiited all over th e U nitw l his m any hundred wives and his ” form er are everywhere untirin g ly h elp uh to build th e L iberal U ni- I « ,„ 1 .: .. . , / re re ity . H eader, how m any can yoo d is tr ib u te to ver^ corrupt reign, i8 a decided im- > QCVOtCG w t o ujatL m a k iu i n g g m t h e o t r t r a a v v e e l l e e r r s 8 k » mju advantager ad v an tag e? i T tua h is w w i l ill you n n o o th th in in g g h o t X • a • a a (. I , ♦ A I . .AS .. — U — — — _ l 1 coet - Gout A . 1 _ you « 1 „ provem ent over the depraved “ Old We m iserable with a continual, 7 h ^ X eve7?munch,nay help thf> of Kr<*- D avid” and his son, Solomon, with c rY B akshish.” The PETALUMA INCUBATOR ia abaolntely perfect aa In Inrahator eaaenttal»—p r o p e r a p p llc u - ...F IV E . th eir well-stocked “ harem »” and | ‘«•to*-. ^ h t l e » 8 m aim ed and re- t lo n a n d d ia lr lb u t lo n o f b e a t a n d n n i l . t u r e , r r a u - l a t l n n a n d v e n t i l a t i o n . F o r 60 t o JSO »ton«. WE FAY REASONS W HY pulsive, are a t all available points, FREIONT ANYWHERE in th o V . 8. H a u d x o m . - r a t a l , " f r £ i wise “ san h e d rim ” of ancient tim es; forcing them selves upon one’s a t P e ta lu m a In c u b a to r C o . B o x , P e ta lu m a , C a k a YOU and the m issionary, with his Bible tention— helpless, pathetic victims close to his sm all h ea rt, is there to of N atu re’s merciless law, uncon- Six Tracis to Promote m o u l d H elp to B u il d teach the subtle, cu n n in g native i by intelligence. I he Ruo- , . . I. . . . era, ! 8iau hospital for lepers is doing w hat he will never hel.eve. T h a t m uch to alleviate their dietrees, but ^ L i b e r a l U n iversity A T S IL V E R T O N . O R E G O N those degraded old Jews were in- ¡t js quite inadequate in affording 1 It will h e lp m any young m en and 1° Place of C h r is tia n ity : spired and holy(?) men of God, in general relief; and as there is no am ong y“’ln^ ? orn<!” to a higher education who i close, daily com m union with him, law prohibiting l~'1 '* - m - - arriage - - :~- lepers, the future field of work will ih Y n u X .’ " ' Kr<’W " P W,thoU‘ grea* ’ Ca“ Sl?« be F°rgi™’?. satisfying his jealousy by the sh ed be extended, for their posterity is 2 It will ed u cate w orkers for th e g re a t . or Science Promote Civil- ding of innocent blood, and th a t num erous. forw ard m arch of F re e th o u g h t an d Pro- ization. gress. 3 Is or „ Science . More --------- Reliable? seuseless A braham is a m ar- Josephus says th a t “God took up " o r * _ 5ii t 1 *• . D Religion , velous exam ple of faith for them his abode in Italy after the Jews th a t S e c o l a d s ^ h ^ i! ° n ? 0^ 0“8’ ab- were fallen;” and surely it only re- th in g . ? .Doe8 ,n Benefit? to em ------- ulate, is perfectly perrectiy a quires a sight of these poor,wretched 4 will h asten th e tim e w hen-R eason mnurtalitv or Annihilation, surd. These unreasonable efforts creatures to overw helm ingly con- iV,".1. *,77*1 "'t'1 " u f V * w,IPn 8,,Perf’ti' JU ST T H E T H IN G will, no doubt, in tim e te r v in c e o n e t h a t his present q u arters 5 I t will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to m in ate in T urkey in the sam e d is a r e not at J e r u s a l e m . build yourself and o th ers a m o n u m en t. t o h an d to y o u r C h ristia n frien d s. Send 2 c e n ts for 6, o r 6 c en ts for 25 tra c ts , We may be able in the future to w hile you y e t live, th a t will do a m illion graceful and horrible way that they to E liza M owry B livbn , B rook tell you som ething of those most grxxl th a n th e m ost costly have in C hina. lyn, C o n n ., o r send 10 cen ts _ . , . . _ . interesting spots of the w orld’s his- for 50. e ith e r kin d o r a s Passing through th e great Roman tory, the C hurch ot the Holy Sep- I f a l l h e lp a l i t t l e , w e c a n a c - sorted k in d s, to wall a t the Jaffa gate, the traveler ulchre and the “ H ararn esh Sberif,” c o m p l l t h m u c h . W i l l y o u h e lp T H E L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y surveys ancient Zion, th a t fountain ¡or Solom on’s Tem ple. ,a little ? Silverton, Oregon. . Satisfaction C O -E D E C A T I o N A L . x. Scientific W isdom /