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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1900)
X THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, NOVEMBER 15, E. M. 300 (1900.) 5 0 K X X X > (X X > < X K )< X X X X X > < X X X X X ) the loss of a little L. U. O. blood, NEW S AND NOTES. scarred hands and a black eye. ><><><><><><><><><><><><>^^ | The rea80n we do not p(Jt in the Shall we organize a football steam heating apparatus is because team? of the lack of money. We have se Lovely weather along the Will cured the boiler and need the work done very much, but “it is better amette. to be eure than sorry.” New apparatus for the chemical laboratory. The New L. U. O. cape look “good” on good students. A Comprehensive Letter. cur at frequent intervale; short cir- J Let ue till up the contribution cuite are momentarily caused, the box’ lights dip, and some times the L ater —Mr. R. C. Burtis of Mich operation of the motors is interfered igan adds one thousand dollars to with. These discharges are usual the above offer. At this rate we ly of dazzling brilliancy, and at will soon be able to go ahead with times startling. The flames are our building. “A friend who helps said to reach a hight of from six to quick helps double.” eight feet, holding for a second or S till L ater .—A friend in Silver- two, then break from one of the ton offers fifty dollars on the above wires and die away. It is only plan. The amount already re when the arc is continuous between ceived and acknowledged in the the wires that there is any inter Contribution Box, goes to help ruption of the service. One flash make up the balance of this fund, which blew the station fuses and which now lacks only $1387.75 of caused a shutdown held its place being complete. between the wires for five or six I ater S till .—A friend in New seconds, but most of the flashes cease almost on the instant of com England has sent us a draft for five hundred dollars, which now’ leaves pleting connection. only $887.75 to complete the fund and give “Luo” a big boost. Who The Ingersoll Chair. will he the next ? n . TT _ Dear Professor Hosmer:—I am Good students are as essential as in receipt of catalogue of the L. U. good teachers. Send us students. 0-, a!«° copy of The Torch of Reas- m . !on- I arn well pleased that you 1 rof. lowne, our dancing teach- • , , . ,, , . are progressing so nicely and have er, is an excellent dancer and in-' , , c , such fine prospecte for the future. structor. . , , ......... Am delighted to see your building Don’t forget that the painting fond growing; wish I could help class has been reorganized. Time, you immediately to make up the 9 a.m . Saturday. $5,000. I shall be at Silverton by the We are glad to have Mr. J. H. 1st of January and do all within The amounts subscribed and paid > 00-0-0-0-0 0-0-000-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-00-0-0 < Morris, our former foreman, in the my capacity to help you along. If in for the Ingersoll Chair are set LIBERAL MEETINGS. T. O. R. office again. you should care to found a depart- forth below. This sum is actually > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ! Our former students Guy and merit of agriculture or an agricul in the bands of our treasurer to be Clyde Mount are with us again tural college, I could teach agricul saftly invested, the income only to B oston , M ass .—Ingersoll Secular So ciety meets at Paine Memorial Hall, 9 ture, geology and chemistry of soils, be used. working like good fellows. Appleton St., Sunday, 3 p. m. Rev. J. tj t x» , i . . .agricultural chemistry, dairying, SUBSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED IN ENGLAND P. Bland, Resident Speaker. Prof. M. G. Cooley, the musician, . . • , . , . / BY G. J. HOLYOAKE. • ... ’ ¡bacteriology, also horticulture, is with us again. Those wishing to , ,, . . . . , , , ,, , gardening, floriculture, also veteri- £ 8. L owell , M ass .—Liberal Association take private lessons should apply ,• • Mr. George Anderson, London 5 0 meets in Pilgrim Hall, Pabner street, nary medicine?. at once. az . . “ 2d subscription , , 5 0 Lowell, Mass., Sunday afternoons, at 2 You have, no doubt, read that Mr. Alfred Marsh, ,, 3 o’clock, except 2d Sunday in each month “ “ 2d subscription ,, 3 The L. U. O. dancing class, masterpiece written by Herbert Mrs. E. Holyoake Marsh, ,, ] when the time is 6:30, AV. S. Parker, which meets Monday and Thurs-, Spencer. It is the most stirring Mr. Robert Applegarth, ,, ] President. E. A. Howe, Secretary. ,, 2 day evenings, is proving a grand an(f inspiring work on education Mr. Thos. Allsop, N ew Y ork C ity —The Manhattan Mr. J. M. Gimson, Leicester 1 success. Single lessons are 30 cents; ! that the mind of man has yet pro Mr. Arthur Gimson, ,, 1 Liberal Club meets every Friday eve ,, 1 term tickets, $5. Iduced. You remember theimport- Mr. Sidney Gimson, ning at »o’clock, in the German Mason- Mr, John Leach, Yarmouth 1 ic Temple, 220 East Fifteenth street. The « L. P will meet , next * ance ,,e p,aces tn ev v .b « . b. , upon .. the T subject . of BY MRS. HOLYOAKE MARSH. cj . i * « an industrial education. I think vou B rooklyn , N. Y.—The Brooklyn Saturday at 2:30 p. m., at the ........................................... y i home of t Mrs. ci Daniel Baker Birmingham 1 C Philosophical Association meets Sunday Samuel i i Ames. Mrs. L will , 4l not err in giving this branch urs.iu. Mrs. Mr. Byron Holyoake Smith ,, 5 C at p. m., in the Long Island Business Hosmer will introduce the subject “f ^«cat.on a hrm and broad foun- A. H. ,, ic Coliege Hall, South Eighth street, bet. “Growth or Decav?” | dation n your inst.tuuon. I hope Miss Julia C. Smith, ,, 1 C Bedford and Driggs Avenues. “Growth or Decay? Mrs. Holyoake Smith, ,, 1 C you will continue to prosper. Miss Phipson, Reigate 1 0 C hicago . III.—Liberal Society, Dr. Very Truly Yours, A number of the L. U. O. stud Dr. G. Sworn, London 1 0 Thomas B. Gregory, resident lecturer. Mr. T. R. Mudie, ,, 1 0 ents took part in the drama “Un S. II. V an T rump , Mr. A. Sumner. ,, 5 Sunday lectures, 11 a. m. Corinthian der two Flags,” which was well Dr. J. Wallace, (deceased) Glasgow 1 0 Hall, Masonic Temple. Admission free. All are invited. rendered at Liberal Hall last Sat SENT PERSONALLY. Lifters and Leaners. urday. \\ e are proud of our O hio L iberal S ociety —Season of 1900 students. Mr. Herbert Spencer. Brighton 2 0 and 1901. Professors Wakeman and Geer have started for the A. S. U. con vention to be held at Cincinnati, Ohio. We hope they - will be able to spread the L. U. O. glad tidings far and near. Help them! Miss Nellie Davey, of California, entered the L. U. O. Tuesday. We heartily welcome her, and hope our echool will be the means of mak ing her life a blessing to berselt, to our great cause aud to humanity. Last Friday evening the Y. P. S. S. C. met for the first time in the new L. U. O. Hall. An excellent program was rendered by Miss Mills’ workers, and the social dance was a perfect success. Happy, in telligent workers are the only suc cessful workers. No; the two kinds of people on earth I CONTRIBUTED IN AMERICA. mean, Are the people who lift and the people L. P. Maxam, Mich...................... $10.00 who lean, Geo. N. Hill, Boston, Mass.......... 5.00 Wherever you go, you find the world’s Eva Ingersoll Brown, N. Y........... 50.00 Prof. Daniel T. Ames, Cal............. 10.00 masses, — » Benj. Duval, Col............................. 1.00 Are always divided in just these two Ed. Secrest, Randolph, Kansas... 2.50 classes. Helen H. Gardener. N. Y. City 1.00 And oddly enough, you will find, too, I Esther Herrman, New York Citv, 1.00 J J. Chilcoat, M. D. Wash D. C. 3.00 ween, Wm. J. Chilcoat, “ “ 1.00 There is only one lifter to twenty who lean. oooooooooooooooooo oooooo o In which class are you? Are you easing TO R A ISE $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . the load Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the T h is is O u r B u ild in g F u n d road ? C o n t r ib u t io n B o x . Or are you a leaner who let others bear | J o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o A our portion of labor and worry and O Previously acknowledged.. $535.30 care? —[Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ! J. P Bale, Ft. Wayne, Mich 2.00 H. C. Williss, Wash., P. C. .. 5.00 M. E. Peck, Odessa, Wash. 10.00 J. G. Francis, Portland, Or. 2.50 S a lt Storm in Utah. M. Boehmer,Madison, Wis. 1.00 C. W. Meyer, Mitchell, Or.. .25 A friend................................... 1.00 Moletas Smith, Dixie, W.Va. 1.40 “Along the high-voltage trans mission line running from Provo, While working in the L. U. O. Utah, to Tintic, the ‘salt storms’ < x x x x x > o o o o o o o -o o o o o o -o o o o o o o chemical laboratory Tuesday, — an from the plains often produce re- A Liberal Offer. explosion came within half an inch markable electrical displays,” says A good friend of the L. U. O. has of destroying President Hosmer’s The Western Electrician. “On ac- offered to donate I wo Thousand eft eye. I he experiment was count of the moisture in the air Dollars in cash to our institution if completed with satisfaction, how- and the thick covering of the poles other Freethinkers will raise it to ever, ami no serious results except1 with salt, powerful discharges oc- Five Thousand. Public lectures under the auspices of the above society are delivered every Sun day evening at 8 o’clock, in College Hall, 416 Walnut st., Cincinnati, Ohio. The program for October is as follows: The program for November is as follows: Nov. 11. Dr. B. F. Longstreet. Subject “ Natural Law in the Social World.” Nov. 18. Joint, debate. Subject, “ The Physical Phenomena of Spiritual ism can he >>est explained on the hy pothesis that they are produced by the spirits of the «lead. Affirmative, P r P 1- " r'»ht. Negative, Job n R. Charlesworth. Annual Congress of The American Secular Union and Freethought Federation of America under the auspices of the society. M anchester N. H.—Freethinker’ Association meets Sundav evenintrs a t 6 o’clock, ».9 Elm Street. g FALL 8EASON 1900. “ VV ithout a fear of coming night We seek the truth, we love the light. ’ Nov. 11. George V. Hamlin. “ Munic ipal Problems.” Nov. 18 Dr. Sarah F. Whittemore \\ dsey. The Education of Women.” Nov. 25. L. H. Carpenter. “ A politi cal Subject.” Dec. 2, Anson G. Osgood. “ Death and Immortality. Dec. 9. George' R. Jackson. The Poet ry of the English Language.” Dec. 16. L. H. Carpenter. “ What is Wrong?” Dec-.23- G -8’ °"8o°d. “ A Philosoph ical Subject.” * De^3<h Miss Mary Percival Stone Harmony and the ‘Music of the Spheres.’ ”