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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1901)
T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, JA N U A R Y 10, E. M. 301 (1901.) 6 vernies are over the confounding of atributes with entities— using ad- B Y J O H N P . G U IL D . jectives as nouns. ------ “ A m arind” is proposed by Maj. The L. U. O. was not built for p owej¡ and tb e Am erican A nthro- fun. pological Society, as as a nam e for Free speech should go with free a jj Hie native tribes of the two Am- thought. ericas. It is a good word, pass n on. H arvard, $10,<)00,000; ù ale, $5,- C ats Knocked Out! 000,000; Columbia, property pro W a tch -C ats g enerally undersell th e ducing a revenue of $425,000; Cor- stores, but since I am giving my e n tire nell, $6,000,000; U niversity of Chi- a tte n tio n to m ail o rders, I have facili to undersell th e best C atalogue ca8°» $8,000,000; Jo h n H opkins, ties H ouses. $3,000,«KM); N orthw estern I nivers- C o m p a re C a r e f u ll w ith L a te s t 1 9 0 1 C a ta lo g u e s . ¡D’» $3,000,000; I Diversity of Best A m erican w atches, IS size in 2, 3 Pennsylvania, $2,500,000; W esley or 4 ounce S ilverine screw cases; “ T re n ‘S ta m la rd ” or “ C e n tu ry ,“ 7 $1,000,- ton, lik e in d iv id u a l-,. .^Xbose who echeme fo r a sera pe. an, of M ^ iddleton, dtotoi Conn., ^bOOC ' Y 50 . ....... . ght not their to ^ ^ T ^ ’b n e , i . L o , . - t u or W altham , $5; Rockford 11 Jew els, ouglit n o t to to fear Tear to to assert asse rt their vneir trusting i r u s u n g to io m e i r o own w n s sm m a artness r t n e s s to principle»—if inciplee—if they have any. carry them throngh, may them th e m . -! i U niversity, $1.000,000; $1,000,000; Rochester Rocbest. $6.50; 15 Jew els, $6.50; 17 Jew els a d sted , $9. Sam e, H am d en , $10. Sam e H , ■ concrete iaverv Belves sm art becam e of no, being U niversity, $1,200,000; Tu 1 ............... * 1 rT '" 1 1 a — n e ju E lgin or W alth am , $11. F ine full a d H o m an ,ty in theconcrete .» very Univer ity, of LouiaiaDa> $ ,,000,- ju sted , 17 Jew els, nickle, “ A ppleton, so smart as & C o.” $16.50; “ B u n n ” $17; different from hum anity in the ab * 000; W estern U niversity, SI,000,- Tracy “ O tto W e tts te in ,” ‘-New R ailw ay,” “ B. selve to be. stract. 000; and Brown U niversity, $1,- W . R ay m o n d ,” $19. 21 Jew els, e x tra G u ild e d P o in ts . tine th ro u g h o u t; ‘‘Jo h n H an co ck ,” 000,000. Several state uni versi- $20; ‘‘B unn S p ecial,” $22.50; “ C res ties, am ong them those of C aliforn cent S tr .” $22; ‘‘O tto W ettste in Spec ia l,” ‘‘V an g u ard ,” “ Special R ailw ay ,” ia, Michigan, W isconsin and Min or E lgin 149, 150 o r 181, $25. “ Special nesota have revenues representing R ailw ay,” 23 Jew els, or “ B unn S p ecial,” 24 Jew els, $28.50. either property or state help to the The above in 4-ounce Silver case, $4.50 e x tr a ; in 20-vear gold filled, open am ount of $1,000,000 and upwards. done, and think for your own »elf face, $4 e x tr a ; 25 year, $6.50 e x tr a ; 20- Do your business straight or you in spite of the priest and elder. year h u n tin g case, $6.50 e x tra , or in 25- m ay get tangled in your own kinks. y rAi ear h u n tin g case, $8.50 e x tra . ...F IV E ,.. All gold filled cases are a rtistic h an d ■È- « R E A S O N S W H Y Some persons are men when they chased, accom panied by M ir.’s g u a ra n R e a so n . YOU tee am i w atches k ep t in o rd er for one are boys, and some are boys when year. yA they are men. If I couldn’t be a C hristian w ith * ‘th e r styles and solid gold eq u ally as I reasonable. C orrespond w ith m e for Don’t talk more fun than busi out ceasing to be rational, I should ft S h o u ld H e l p to B u il d a n y th in g in th e Je w e le r’s L ine and save ness, unless your business is to talk not hesitate as to my choice. I feel m oney. O rders filled from an y c a ta m yself bound to sacrifice to C hris □^Libera! U niversity logue a t prices quoted o r less. Save funny. AT 5ILVERTON, OREGON. th is price-list. I pay freight. tianity property, reputation, life ; Don’t say “ yes” unless you mean 1 It will help m any young m en and O T T O W E T T S T E IN . but I ought not to sacrifice to any young women to a h ig h er education who yes; when you mean no, say no. R o c h e lle , I II. religion th a t reason which lifts me otherw ise will grow up w ith o u t its great advantages. T ruth is all-im portant; schools are above the brute and constitutes me 2 It will educate w orkers for th e great im p o rtan t only for the tr u th ’s sake a man. forward m arch of F reeth o u g h t and Pro gress. Tie to no one, and tie no one to * * * 3 It will forever silence th e accusation you as saint, sav an t or state-m an. It belongs to reason to com pre th a t Secularists have never done a n y AND This is th in g . T hink and act for your self: If hend Universal tru th s. 4 It will hasten th e tim e when Reason mong its most im portant offices. and Love will reign, and w hen su p e rsti you trust you will rust, or bust There are p articu lar and there are tion and h ate will l>e forever gone. Q. W hy is tru th like butter ? 5 It will give you an o p p o rtu n ity to universal tru th s. The last are the build yourself and o th ers a m on u m en t, Ans. Because it should not be S ilv e r to n , O re while you yet live, th a t will do a m illion M a in S t r e e t noblest, and the capacity of perceiv spread too thin to cover. tim es m ore good th an th e m ost costly ing them is the distinction of in tel one of cold, senseless m arble. • a - If we are to be tried by news ligent beings ; and these belong to CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF I f a ll h elp a lit t le , w e can a c paper, by what newspaper are we reason. c o m p lis h m u c h . W ill you h e lp to be tried? * School a litt>e? * Reason is the power which ends, If a “ knock-out” blow is a “ sock- Supplies dologer” is not a teacher of boxing and is perpetually striving, to re W E HAVE duce our various thoughts to U uity W H A T a professor of sockdology? or Consistency. P erhaps the most Books and TO SELL. The frog sticks in the mud and fundam ental conviction of reason a croaks at the lark which flies up in is, th a t all tru th s agree together; University Number of Freethought Magazine lonery. the air and sings: So the dum m y th a t inconsistency is the m ark of W ith Pearl W. G e er’s p o rtra it. 15c newspaper reporter flouts at earnest error. Epitome of Positive Philosophy Dealers in Fruits, Vegetables public speakers. By T. B. W a k e m a n ...................... j g c * * * and Confectionery. Almost every one w ants to be a Men often baptize with the nam e Freethought: Past, Present and Future. pope, in m atters of opinion, or else of reason their prejudices, unexam By T. B. W akeman , w ith p ictu re to have a pope for himself and all ined notions, or opiuiou3 adopted an d life of th e a u th o r. Price, 12 copies, $1,00; e a c h .......................... < j q c others to tie to. through interest, pride or other un The printing room stove in the only thing allowed to smoke in the Liberal University. T'he Torch does not deal in mys teries but in clearances. The more you try to force a man to respect a sabbath the Jess will he respect it. “ W hat is one day more than another? Respect all days by doing what needs to be KINNEV PORTER Scientific Wisdom Q. W hy is tru th stranger than w orthy biases. It is not uncom Emancipation of Education. An In au g u ral Address, by T. B. fiction?. Ans. Because fiction is mon to hear those who sacrifice the In Place of C h ris tia n ity : W akeman , Delivered on th e incor oftenest met. plainest dictates of the rational na p o ratio n of th e L iberal U niversity. P ric e ...................................................... 5 c ture to im pulse and passion, setting The C hristian prays to have his 1 Can Sins be Forgiven? them selves up as oracles of reason. Photographs of the Faculty soul delivered from the gripes of the —[Rev. Win. E. C hanning. 2 Does Christianity or Science Promote Civil of th e Lil»eral U n iv ersity , s u it d e v il; the secularist swears because able for fram ing. P ric e ................ 5 0 c ization? his somach is griped from ill dishes- Torch of Reason Song Book No. 2. 3 Is Religion or Science More Reliable? Colleges and Bonds. I)o not speak of “ things we meet Price .......................................... 10c 4 Evolution and Comparison of Religions. w ith ,’’ unless you say w hat you Freethought Magazine meet them with— say, “ things we Four-fifths of the productive for S ep tem b er, Ingersoll m em o meet,” the “ w ith” is out of place. funds of colleges are invested in rial n u m b e r; O ctober, w ith W a k e m a n ’s sp eech ; N ovem ber, Chance, fate, faith, ghost, God, bonds and m ortgages. Only a few w ith picture of L. U . O. faculty. P ric e .................................................. *..|O c hell, luck, m ystery and, providence, have m ade any investm ents in I wo of them , Columbia Forstner Auger Bit are words not found in the glossary stocks. i> • any size...................... 6 0 c of science; they are vague term s or and H arvard, ’ have considerable in- Price, vestment in real estate, but of the belong to the jargon of spookism. T,. . . , , . ; latter’» ten or more million», rail- istinguis >et\\een things and road bonds claim the largest share of all kinds. See advertisem ent elsew here. thoughts, between th eco n crete and Twenty colleges have an income- Sem i all orders to the condu,on, or m atter and mode. ,,rodu(.ing proper,y of a( k a a , T h e L ib e ra l U n iv e rs ity C o , Most of the m etaphysical contro- $1,000,000. These are as follows: Silverton, Oregon 5 Does Belief in Miracles Benefit? 6 Immortality or Annihilation? JU S T T H E T H IN G to h an d to y o u r C h ristia n friends. Send 2 cents for 6. or 6 cen ts for 25 tra c ts, to E liza M owry B liven , Brook- ’ lvn, C onn., o r send 10 cents for 50, e ith e r kind or as sorted k in d s, to THE 1 L IB E R A L U N IV E R S IT Y Silverton. Oregon.