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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1902)
THE TORCH OF REASON, SILVERTON, ORE JON, MARCH 13, E. M. 302 11002.) was. above his knees in i t , h a lf way b e tw een tlrin g ro u n d a n ’ his b o at. F o r OUR STORY T E L L E R . all his tight in* he heard me a n ’ w h isp ers ) OOOOOO OOOOOO o o o o o o o o o o o o < o u t o’ th e d a rk : •••L ittle girl, its got m e. H ush! In every town from San Francisco to New York, and New O rleans T h e E g g S te a le r . to Chicago, to sell CRAG O ’AlLSA C O F F E E D o n 't sh o u t !' •“ C a n ’t you get o u t ? ’ I w h isp ered BY ARTHUR qUILLER-COUCH. back. •• ‘N o, I ’m a fr a id .” It w an ted less th a n an h o u r to high ••Ill ru n a n ’ c all fa th e r a n ’ J o b .’ teid w hen M iss M arty L e a r h e ard her •••H ush! Be you m a z e d ? Do you b ro th e r 's boat g ra te on th e n arro w w ant to let ’em know ?’ /* /¿s /tfv z beach below th e g a rd e n , a n d set th e •“ But it'll k ill you. d e ar, w on’t it? ' / knives and g lasses s tra ig h t w hile she ‘“ L ikely it w ill,’ said he. T h en a fte r 7+ t ■>- lis te n e d fo r th e r a ttle of th e g a rd e n a w hile o ’ b a ttlin ’ w ith it he w h isp ers ageu: ‘L ittle girl, 1 d o n 't w ant to die. gate. i f./. œ W h en he e n te re d th e k itc h e n a n d D eath ---- __------------------ is a cold e n d . ----------------- B ut 1 re c k o n we h itc h e d his h a t u p o n th e peg a g a iu st Can m anage to save m e an, y o u r n am e th e w all, he did n o t a p p e a r to w ant a n y as well. R u n u p to th e hen h o u se a n ’ w elcom e from her. H e was a long- b rin g me as m an y eggs as you c an find, jaw ed m an of sixty-five, she a long- a u ’ d o n ’t ax q u e s tio n s . Be q u ic k . 1 jaw ed w om an of six ty -o n e, a n d th e y c an keep u p fo r aw hile.’ “ I d iiln ' know w hat he m e a n t, b u t u n d e rs to o d each o th e r, h av in g k ep t th is sm a ll an d d e so la te farm to g e th e r ra n for m y life. 1 c o u ld te ll p re tty for tw e n ty y e a rs—sin ce th e ir f a th e r ’s well how to find a dozen o r m ore in th e d a rk by g ro p in ’ a b o u t, a n ' in th re e d e a th . “ W ho d ’ye re c k o n I ra n a g a iu st to m in u te s had g a th e re d ’em in th e lap o’ m y d re ss a n ’ ru n dow n ageu. 1 c o u ld d ay dow n in T ro y ?” M iss M arty sa id th a t she had n o t ju s t spy e n —a d a rk b lo t o u t ou th e Sole proprit to r and d istrib u to r of CRAG O ’A lLSA Coffee for 1 . 8, m ud. an idea. “ W hy th a t fellow A m os T ru lg e o n .” •••How m an y ? ’ he a sk ed , his voice h o a rse as a ro o k ’s. he w en t on. “ ‘A b o u t a d o zen .’ “ Yes ?” “ T e a r s to m e y o u d isre m e m b e rs en ____ ’em __ ______ “ •Toss h ear. _____ D o n ’t ______ com e to o —son of D id J a n e T ru d g e o n th a t used Ue ar, au shy c a re fu l, so's 1 can c a tc h , to live 'c ro ss th e w ater, him th a t sto le Q u ick !’ (Incorporated.) o u r eggs long b ack , w hen f a th e r was «1 ste p p e d dow n p re tty u e a r to th e | liv in ’ . ” b rim o’ th e m ud a n ’ to sse d ’em o u t to Proprietors of the Liberal University, Oregon. “ 1 re m e m b e r.” eu. T h ree fell s h o rt in my h u rry , b u t . Publishers of the to rch of Reason. « « “ I th o u g h t y o u m u s t. W hy, you th e re s t he got hold o’ som ehow , gave ev id en ce, to be su re . B e d a s h e d , “ ‘T h a t’s rig h t. T h e y ’ll th in k egg now I com e to m in d , if you w asn ’t th e s te a lin ’ n a te ra l to a low fam ily lik e CAPITAL STOCK $50,000, IN SHARES OF $10 EACH. first to wake us u p a n ’ say you h e a rd a o u r ’n. Now go back to y o u r room , u n m an c r y in ’ o u t dow n ’pon th e m ud !” d re s s a n ’ cry o u t, s a y in ’ th e r e ’s a m an A sto ck h o ld er is e n title d to one vote for each sh are of stock he ow ns, in th e « Iss, 1 w as.” s h o u tin ’ fo r h e lp dow n ’p o n th e m u d . election of d irecto rs, ad o p tin g of by-law s, and any m a tte r th a t m ay come before a “ A n ’ saved his life, th o u g h you did W hen you wave y o u r c a u d le tw ice in regular sto c k h o ld e rs’ m eeting. T h ere is alsm t $23,500 w orth of stock still in th e tre a su ry to be sold a t p a r— g e t en tw o m o n th s in jail by it. Up to th e w indow , I'll sh o u t like a T ro ja n .’ $10 per s h a r e —th e proceeds to be used in m aking im p ro v e m e n ts, rep airs and a rm p its he was a n ’ n o t tw o m in u te s to « A n ’ 1 d id it, Jo b , fo r .th e c ru e lty in a d d itio n s to th e L. U. O. buildings and grounds. live w hen we h a u le d en o u t a n ’ fo u n d a fe a rfu l w om an p asse s know ledge, T in he stock form ow ned bv « M n r. . an d M rs. H osm er, $12,000, was . p u rch ased ri.<ciiPil h a n h e w e n t to lall. IW K lo r m e erly r i) iiw iin i »» he’d been s te a lin ’ o u r eggs. 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I 11V AITICICn inn nvivu provide »'« v . • a t all - th e ed ------ # k ep - t for- • xi 1 i t by ____ /ki theology, thnnburv appturifin rplli/ion “ You n e e d n ’t look a t me lik e th a t. f n f r o m and • uninrtuenee(1 any _ kind or form of sectarian religion all, th a t feat o’ h is .” or w o th e r, and th a t no religious creeds, , catechism s, “Two a u ’ fo rty y ear, com e 17th o’ I ’m p a st six ty , a n ’ I’ve d o n e m y sh a re o or r s s u u p ,,e e r r n n a a l„ l u ia i <1 lism 1 is m , , v C i h i i ristia ib m o n ii vi m v«, , __ 1 I dogm . r as, public 1 ................... .......... fa in c a n ta tio n s or religious exercises p ravers, m asses, sacra m en ts, o’ r e p e n tin .’ ”—New Y ork J o u r n a l. J u ly n e x t. Did he say an y m o re?” shall lie allowed upon its pro p erty or prem ises u n d er its co n tro l. “ W an ted to know if you was m a r It is hoped th a t L iberals generally will feel it th e ir d u ty to p u rch ase sh ares in rie d .” F lo w e rs fo r t h e S ic k ro o m . th is C om pany a n d th ereb y aid in th o ro u g h ly e stab lish in g and eq u ip p in g th e “Oh L iberal U n iv ersity . For fu rth e r p a rticu la rs, ad d ress [M r .] P E A R L W. G E E R , S ecretary L . U. O., J o b laid dow n k n ife an d fo rk w ith F lo w ers are alw ay s w elcom e to th e Silverton, Oregon. th e edges r e s tin g on his ¡d ate an d sick ; a sw eet p le a su re of life is th a t of lo o k ed at his s is te r. B efore he co u ld se n d in g flowers. W hen u n a b le to ta lk sp e ak she b ro k e o u t again: o r see a d e a r frie n d , th e y c an realize “ He was my lo v e r.” y o u r love an d sy m p a th y th ro u g h th e M a r-ty ”— s e n d in g of flowers. I t m ay be h u t a “ 1 sw ear to y o u . J o b , h ere acro ss th is ro s e b u d ; it will bring a sm ile to th e ta b le , he was m y lover, a n ’ 1 ru in e d en. p ale and sail face, a n d p a in will be fo r H e was th e o n ly m an , ’cep t y o u a u ’ g o tte n fo r a while. S e n d n o n e but. th e fa th e r, th a t ev er k issed m e, a n ’ I b e c h o ic e st, an d o n ly a few a t a tim e — tra y e d eu. A n ’ w h a t’s m ore, he m ade a choice rose or a sm all h u n c h of c a rn a m e .” , tio n s , w ith sm ilax or a few ro se g e ra n “ M a r ”— ium leaves, a b u n c h of sw eet v io lets, lil “ D o n ’t h in d e r me, J o b ; i t ’s t r u t h I ’m ies of th e valliey, p a n sie s, fu c h ia s, roses, t e l l iu ’. H is p eople w ere a low lo t, a n ' h e lio tro p e , m ig n o n e tte , b a c h e lo rs -b u t f a t h e r ’d have h id ed m e if he’d know n. to n s, R om an h y a c in th s , jo n q u ils ,n a rc is Students m ay E n ter at any Tim e. B ut we used to m eet in th e o rc h a rd su s, sw eet peas, n a s tu r tiu m s , d aisies NEW BUILDING IS READY. ’m o st every n ig h t. A m os 'u d row an d c h ry s a n th e m u m s ; a p o t of tu lip s, a c ro ss in his b o a t a n ’ back a g e n .” S tu d en ts given board and rooms at D orm itory at low ratep o r a ra re lily. T hese are all to k e n s of “Go on.” love an d will b rin g joy to som e fa in t COURSES. “ W ell, th e la s t n ig h t he cam e over h e a rt. Scientific. ’tw a s low tid e . 1 was w a itin ’ fo r eu in K indergarten. F lo w ers w ith s tro n g p e rfu m e , like Normal. id nave m e te le u , . , , . th e o rc h a rd , a n ’ he w ould P rim ary . , , have ,. t 1 ll lilac, jessam ine or tuberose, should not Law. a th e r an ’ you, an Iw o u ld n t. I reckon be sen, tf, the „ick P rep arato ry . Classical. ve q u a rre le d over it so long his boat C o m m e r c ia l T hey sh o u ld n o t be allow ed in the C ourses in M edicine, etc., will be added as soon as p ra c tic a b le. ?ot le ft high in th e m u d . A nyw ays, he le ft m e in w ra th , a n ’ 1 sto o d th e re sick room , as th e y do n o t keep long 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 by th e g ate in th e d a rk lo n g in ’ fo r en a n d are u n h e a lth fu l. F lo w e rs sh o u ld be rem oved from th e room a t night to com e back. B ut th e tim e w ent on, STRICTLY NON-TH EOLOGIC A L. a n d p u t in a cool place a n d th e y will an’ I d id n ’t h e ar his o a rs p u llin aw ay, keep longer. F o r C atalogue an d fu rth e r p a rtic u la rs, address th o u g h lis te n in ’ w ith all m y e ars. If care is ta k e n to sen d o n ly flowers T. B. W A K E M A N , Pres’t, or P E A R L W . G E E R , Sec y, “ A n ’ th e n 1 h e a rd a te rrib le so u n d , a th a t keep w ell, th e joy an d p lea su re low so rt o ’ b r e a th in ’, b u t fierce, a n ’ SILVERTON, OREGON. will be h e ig h te n e d to gaze u p o n th e s o m e th in ’ w orse—a s u c k -s u c k in ’ o’ th e i n u d below —a n ’ ra n dow n. T h e re he fre sh , sw eet to k e n s. Ì OOO OOO0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 A gents W anted At 15c p tr pound. » '7 b ", Ja m e s C raig, S ilv erto n , Ore. CIK Liberal dniwersitv Company! C O -E D U C A T IO N A I