iT il Intitolili I'lcuMiillit.
RELIGIOUS REFORM.
Uhe Famous Wilson IRiver Tfcufô
And. has this war ceased? No, al-
bougli men who possessed com
(Writtenby J. K. Hosmer.)
mon
sense have made laws which
In order to have charity for
protect us from the worst fanati
those who are working for what
T he C ounty O fficial P aper they consider great reforms, peo cisms yet tiie work of hatred is
going on today. To be sure there
T he M ost P opular B each R e
ple should know something of the have been many truths mixed with
F orest G rove to T illamook by Q uickest , C heapest , and B est
Independent in Politic»-----
sort on the C oast .
history of reforms. There is one this mass of superstition but for
route to P ortland .
T he W ilson R iver R oad .
fact especially we should know the lack of ]>ower to separate these
KATKH OF SCBSCRI PTION.
Happy Camp now ready, l»lh bonaeu will be
and that is is that every good truths from the many falsehoods, The best mountain road, the most magnificent Connect with evening train in Fore.-t Grove prepared
(HTRICTLY IN ADVANCE.)
soon, and stages will connect with the
so passengers from Tillamook arrive in Portland
scenery
on
the
Pacific
coast.
Cheapest
rates
of
11.10. cause, every cause whose princi people have kindly swallowed the
One year
I'Oreat Grove Stage.
same day. Only 10 hours on stage.
Six montliM
toll iti the state.
......... 75.
51». ples when adopted have been a whole thing, Jonah, whale and all.
Three montila
Leaves Forest Grove 6:30 a. m. Sunday h . Tues
Four horse team. $2 00 Round trip. $3.25
If you want to see the sea
days ami Thursdays.
ADVERTISING RATES.
help to civilization, lias at some
lions, the arched rocks, and
’
1.50
* “
Most Christians say that if we Two ”
Leaves Tillamook. Mondays. Wednesdays, and
Horse and buggy, 1.00
the grandest scenery in America,
per year S6.75 time during its history been in the
1 fin'll, per month
fo.jó
Fridays.
cart, 1.00
come to Netarts. Good ac
reject part of the bible we must re-
..
”
” 2u.oo
3 ”
”
”
2.25
Engage seats at Tillamook hotel orof T. C.
or pack horseso
commodations reasanable.
I Saddle
U<o1. ’
”
3 75
” ” 3300 minority and as a general thing ject it all.
McNamer, Forest Grove, who can be reached by
Loose
horse
or
cow
12J9
Wliat
an
absurdity!
”
”
60.00
Ji......................
0-75
Sheep or swine
05
telephone from Portland.
” ” loû.oo
I ......................
II.00
has
been
obliged
to
overcome
the
Am I obliged to disbelieve the
Local notices, louts, per line; anti .sets, after
the first iiisert’on Only sets per line for first greatest amount of prejudice.
Naw Wagons, New Stock, Safe Driving. The Mecca of all Coast Tourists.
golden rule which was taught Take the Sunset Route for Tillamook.
insertion for regular advertisers
Address I). J. H adley , Tillamook.
Good accommodations en route.
Lost, Found. For Kent. ForSale, Wanted, and
A.
W.
S
everance , Receiver.
Knowing this, 1 ask you to do years before the bible was written;
Special notices, in c.lassitied "ad” columns, at
the rate of one cent per word for first insertion your very best to put away all
or some simple fact as the light of
and halt rales thereafter.
Legal notices. Nonpareil. locts. per line for prejudice you may have against
the body is the eye, just because I
i ■ ii 1 ii-.-I, ion and '* Is i" 1 lin® foi each nubse
quent insertion.
the writer or tlie cause which lie can not believe that the first worn-
'.II notices or communications -hould
represents and it there is any good iVn was made from a rib of the first
be sent in as early in the week as possible.
MAIL SCHEDULE.
thought presented, a»v
any il.r.ixrla
thought man, or that grass and herbs were
T illamook and N orth Y amhill : —
Leave N. Yamhill daily except Sunday 8 p. m.
that will make us better men and created before the sun?
Correspondence Wanted.
Arrive at Tillamook next day by
4 p. m.
Leave Tillamook daily except Sunday 6 p. in.
The H eadlight is for the people, and they women, any thought that will help •
When I see widows toiling at
Arrive
N.
Yamhill
next
day
2
p. m.
are invited to write for its colimi ns. We b.>-
lieve in free exercise of opinion, and wish to us Rove the great problems of our ' the wash tub to earn a support for
T illamook and H obsonville :—
encourage independence of thought and action.
l.'ve Tillamook daily except Tuesday 6:00 a.m.
I.ocal topics are preferred. Our name stands time, I hope you will preserve it their children, paying their hard
Arrive Hobsonville
9:00a.m.
at the head of tills column, and everything,
L've Hobsonville, except Tuesday . .2:15 p.m.
not otherwise signed, we stami res|Mmsinle foi . and pass it on to those with whom earned pennies to keep the family
Arrive Tillamook
5-15 p.m.
If yon write, don’t be afraid to father your own
N etarts :—
opinions, but sign your name for publication, you may come in contact.
of
a
lazy
clergyman
in
luxury
and
Leaves
Tillamook
Tuesdays.
Thursdays,
tl is cowardly to do otherwise, and articles
and Saturday* at
7 ~ a. —
in.
There are three great reforms i ease and enable him to teach his
with fictitious names have little weight We
Arrives Netarts
...............
12 m.
adhere to this condition, except as to local eor-
1
.eaves
Netarts,
same
days,
1
p.
in.
wish especially to see 1 ruinous doctrines of blood atone
respondenta who send news items puresud which I
Arrives Tillamook by
6 p.in.
simple. In such cases we do not publish (he
In ought about before I die. They ment and submission to the church
B arnegat :—
name of the writer.
Round trip to be performed on Monday.
But if you wish to express an opinion or crit
icize somebody, you must sign your name for nre, first, the reform ol our govern- when I see men paying hundreds
G rand R ond :—
publication
And, in nil caso: we must know
Leaves Grand Rounde daily except Sunday
the name of the writer. Don't throw out petty mental system by substituting an of dollars of their hard earned
at 6 p. ni., or on arrival of mail from McMinn-
Manufasturzrs o£ and.
personal slings, ordeal in course abuse rea a r(l-
I
v,
l*e-.
mg your neighbors. Would lather you'd abuse unselfish co-operative system for 1 money to a priest in order that lie
----- —- ———‘Dealzrs in
I Arrives at Tillamook at 1:45.
the editor of this ptiper. Such letters would be '
Leaves Tillamook Daily except Sunday at 6
mint ;.pt to’l»< published In tact, people who our present one of selfish compe will prevent the poor man’s dead
p. m. or on arrival of mail from N. Yamhill,
hold opinions different from ours are urged to ;
I which is usually 4:30.
Second, I lie temperance son from remaining in purgatory,
write them for publication. We 11 answer you tition:
1 Arrives at Grand Ronde at 1:45.
fairly and courteously if your opinions are worth
answering. We are anxious to have parties of reform, i. e. the doing away of the compelling his wife and daughters
Post Office hours, 7:30 A. M. to 8:00 P. M.
diffeerent faith express their opinion in this
i Money Order department, 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P. M.
paper. We pride ourselves on granting every saloon system and its attendant to tell all their little secrets in ol
I Sunday 3:00 to 2:00 P. M.
body to think and act according to hiscoii-
evils. I hope sometime to see der to be forgiven, I wonder how
scieiice, regardless of our own belief*.
Ì lie puldie doesn't care about "somebody
At their I iobaonville store they cany a large stock of
going to see Ills gii I,” new fence," "bad colds,” public libraries instead of our dens long before we will break 11 way
building ol lien coops," etc Wi lie about some
DIRECTORY.
thing interesting 01 not at all. Write as plainly of vice, free leading rooms instead from this bondage of priestcraft
as possible. If you can’t spell correctly, or
u<e good grammar, never mimi that
Don’t of our gambling dens, evening and become a free people, and I
STATE OF OREGON.
Governor..........................
let a good news item spoil on that account. We
W. p. Lord
I Secretary of State .
f'iirnisii printed instructions that will be of schools instead of ours midnight say to myself, every man who
II. R K incaid
help to those who wish to write for papers
j Treasurer ...............................
P hil . M etchan
The space In this papei is yours. Make me of carrousals.
Supt. of Public Instruction
G. M. I rwin
loves liberty of thought should be
it if you like
Attorney-General
C. M. I dleman
Tile third reform is in religion, come it Moses and help lead peo
1 State Printer
W. H. Leeds
i R. S. B ean
by substituting the worship of ple out of this dark Egypt of su
Supreme Judges.................
<F. A. M oore ,
There is talk of forming a co-op
<C. W olverton
truth mid right for our present perstition. We ought to gather
Member Board of Equalization . S. D. G ibson
Ury Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Groceries,
erative life insurance concern here. worship of priests and supersti-
J G eo . h B urnett
Circuit Judges ....
| h . H. H ewitt
up the jewels of morality mid pas
Feed, Provisions, Etc.
Prosecuting Attorney
J ames M c C ain
If properly managed it will prove (ion».
Joint Senator
sing through the Red sea of preju
J. W. Maxwell
Representative.............
H. G. G uild
I believe that if the first of these dice enter the promised land of
a good thing, however the A.O. U.
UNITED STATES OFFICAI.S:
reforms
is
brought
about
it
will
Senators
* JH. M itchell
W. or mutual organization» of
freedom which tloweth with milk
Attention to Orders in
1 J. N. D olph
B. H ermann
Congressmen I ist District
other secret societies are good solve both the others, but if there of human kindness and the honey
(2nd District
W. R E llis
lire any who do not agree with me of religious liberty.
K obt .A. M iller
enough mid answer the purpose
Register,
U.
S.
Land
Office,
Oregon
City
on this point let it not detract from
, Peter Paquet
But someone says, ‘ I believe in
very well, besides being perfectly truth which I may present in re
I
Receiver.
this orthodox religion for just see
COUNTY OFFICIALS:
Judge
safe anil legitimate. It would be gard to the great reform so much
W. W.C onder
what it did for Mr. So-and-so. lie
|D. P. H arvey
STEAMER TRUCKEE
Commissioner............................
IL. B. A lley
better to form a local lire insurance needed in religion.
Clerk...........
was ii drunken good-for-nothing I
T. It. G oyne
Agents for the fast sailing Steamer Truckee, Sheri If...............................................
J. II. J ackson
For centuries, men, claiming to fellow but since he joined the
company. It Ims been found by
carrying passengers and freight from San Fran Treasurer ....................
J ohn B arker
cisco, Tillamook and Portland. Trips everv Assessor..........................
A. T. W hite
luive a call from god, have made a chill'd, lie has been as industrious
Surveyor ................................
experience that owners of build
A. M. A ustin
two weeks, weather permitting.
School Superintendent
I.. P. S mith
livelihood for themselves and fam and sober as lie can be.”
Coroner .
—R ate »:—
C. E. R eynolds
ings mid other property that is
Cabin. oiio way, (Tillamook and S. F.)
ilies iiik I gained great repute by
$15 OO Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
. E. E. S elph
Does this prove that everything
Circuit Court convenes the 4th .„m.uay
Monday m
in
Steerage ”
9 00 August, and an adjourned term
liable Io destruction by fire have teaching Hie most boldfaced false
is generally
Mr. So-nnd-so believes, is true?
Cabin. Round Trip.
$24.00 held 111 the spring
obtained their insurance at 11 cost hoods immaginahle and in such a
PRECINCT:
If he came to the conclusion that
Fi eight, general merchandise. Sun Francisco Justice of the Peace
I. T. M aulshy
Constable .. CITY OFFICIALS
or Portland, $3 00 per ton.
next to nothing, mid it lias been systematic way as to insure their i “w ine is a mocker, strong drink is
MliXBR
Mavor
.......
pel
pet
mil
success.
They
have
or
E.
E.
S elph
demonstrated that these organize
raging mid who soever is deceived
J. E. SIBLEY, Manager Store and Mill, Hobsonville. Oregon
[....... ................................... D. R easoner
Council J
ganiz.ed and gathered the children thereby is not wise,” and Ini' the:
................................ J ohn J ones
lions are perfectly reliable when
L. H iner
together and taught them these courage to stand by his convictions Principal Office, 249. Rerry St., S. F. Mills at Truckee, ('al..
■ W. II. R eynolds
. V ’ - ’ '
properly founded, especially among
geo . C ohn
Recorder
falsehoods as the greatest of divine it would hardly be necessary for,
C. N. D rew
Treasurer
farmers.
There is now in the
..A lfred W illiams
Marshall
truth»; and thus taught, the chil him to believe in witdies or in the
W. T. Perry
larger towns a cut of 50 to SO per
v, w
SCHOOL BOARD
dren have grown up and in tlieir story of the loaves mid fishes, In
MTh«v!.Irarr:T>Ii r w;,Sever"''ce, »ini I'lHiide
cent in iiisuraiiee nites, ami the
lliayer.—( lerk, roni Coates.
turn luive become teachers of the filet he co.liti have been sa veil
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
cut will probably reach this town
C hristian church :—Rev. H. B. Morgan
same
black
dwarfing,
narrowing
without belief in anything super
nt once it' a locai organization is
pa st or Sen ices on Su nda y s a t 11 o'clock . V M
The Barrel Maker
fa Isehoods.
and at 7:30 P. M. until further notice.
natural and thus he would also hv
formed.
M E. C hi rch : Rev. D. McLachlan pastor
I have no doubt that most ofi saved from the degrading servitude
Services 1st Sunday in month at 11 A. M at Bav
Illis
opi-ni'.l
his
shop
here
again,
and
is
ready
to
make
Barrels,
Kegs,
L ¿1®'
’u M ,n
2ndSund«y
The Salem
Statesman says: these religious teachers believe of the grossest of superstitions.
a 7 l'aM’„a
“I " A M andi"
Firkins, Kits, Tul®, etc., at modern prices. All work warranted first class.
-Am -,rd, hu,1<!«}'. tame axSrst. .th Sun
these
superstitions
for
it
seems
pos
dnyilt5th Sun-
There is 11 good road niovcmeiit
The truth is, my friends, I mu
Tillamook, Or.
over in Tillamook county headed sible for man to believe anything, personally acquainted with “Mr.
C atholic C hurch :—N o pastor at present.
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.
by tin* county judge. The II eaii - but the result is the same and the 11 So-and so” mid know the cause of
r s h> I o o ' f ' h n'e7 Mo"da> "'«'it at 7
I. kiiit of Tillamook says he is a time has come w hen civilized peo his drinking, When a boy he was
1» T. E.l.nm,d.FkXderG’id,nu'"la' '• «
crank on the subject, hut wauls ple should teach their children and carefully kept in Sunday school
day ilgh?orAMch u'tmih 'ii'cu" HaU T(”'o’
H A WOODFORD, Proprietor.
more of the Name kind. More the poor heathen something better and here lie had indellildy stamp
».‘S* Th~
O«<o
for
the
foundation
of
their
charac
elfeetive work is being done tbis
ed upon his young mind that lie
«.A. K -Meeta flrat and third Satnrdav
each month at 1 >• „ in <; A ¡J* „ rd“X
year than ever in any two or three ters than the old foolish stories 1 must believe or be damned. At
frew.Adjmant; I. W Waxwell. Cun,„“"„dir '
New House
yearn before. By the time Salem and traditions of the ancient Jews. church this was drilled into him
Finely Furnished.
get» her railroad into the Tilla But why should we care, does it by a powerful preacher who work
Stage Offices.
I'el S«ret7ry ReC Sc, r"ar> :
Hamilton:
) es. this superstition ed as though his bread and butter
mook country maybe they will harm us?
lllive a road system over there is now holding back our civiliza depended on making people believe
from which we can take a pattern. tion with a grip that will take this one thought; but being a
First Class in tbe Strictest
years to loosen and we as individ young man of intelligence mid
’
Sihl'y' H H ;
" ,'°',d''r
Sense
of the Word. Rates St
An editor was once confronted uals are injured; for, ns the book reason he could
not believe.
xtSI!'VEu WA.VE CHAPTER. N o . 18, o E S.
by a question which rend a» fol from whence comes these doctrines When lie read that Jacob saw god to S2 per day.
Tillamook. Ore
low»: "I» it right and in good itself states, tin* elii-f hero, the fuco to face in one part of god's
school 8m^TIhv'eryT,!IL:X,C.t8ri,% W
keeping with society fora young son of god or, as some claim god word (?) mid in anotlwr that no
court hou«
girl to »it upon 11 iiiiiii ' h knee?" himself manifest in the flesh, came man liatli seen god nt any time,
The editor read the question twice not to bring peace but a sword mid lie could not believe both; ami. so
mid then answered in this .vise: that be ciinie to set u man at var after much worry nml prayer
"If it i» our girl and y our knee it iance against hie father, mid the without coning any nearer to a
Heard at
is not in keeping with the rules of daughter against lu-r mother mid solution of the horrible problem
J. P ALLEN. Proo r.
the best s.ieioty; but if it is your that n mail's foes should be of he sought gay company to drown
C. E. f(E YNOLD’£.
Noted for its Fine Cuisine Department.
girl mid our knee, it is all righi." his ow ii household. This has pro his thoughts. Finally the social
I’ll roast you, said the Stove.
ven true instead of the eontindie- glass gives way to the habitual
Look out, I’m on a strike, said the
Best Meals in the C ty.
If Darwin were living now he tiouary statement that liis coining spree and he soon becomes a
Hammer.
would find new proof of the descent brought pence on earth and good drunken not. At last one night,
I’ve got you, said the Barb-Wire.
TILLAMOOK OREGON
of man from (lie monkey, in the will to men. The churches them
hi» manhood gone, his body dis
I’ll catch on, said the Tongs.
position assumed by »<> many bi selves are a living example of this
eased. bis reason wrecked lie is
I ll scoop him, said the Shovel.
cycle riders, w ho suggest by curv enmity mid hatred tor where will persuaded to attend a revival and
Ol get your bacon, said the
ed spine mid crouching attitude you find more direct opposition
mid under the excitement his poor
Butcherknife*
M H LARSEN Fropr etc
their remote monkey ancestor». It than that between the Roman
T'nmook. Ore
reason gives up entirely and be
You’re not as sharp as I, said the
1» easy, healthful mid better for Catholic or mother church and her believes.
Tack.
posterity to ride a bicycle like a daughters the protestant churches?
lie now goes about bis work in
Say nothing and saw wood, mid
man mid not like ail ape! -Ex.
Think of the blood shed, the a dazed sort of way but he is
the saw.
hangings, the burnings done all patronized by the good church
So a general quarrel ensued and
It is «aiti that the Emperor ol in the name of Christ; both catho people for he gives at least one
Germany now feels kindly toward lic and protestant worshiping the tenth of his earnings to the church,
you want to hear how it ended and
mid n good sister, the other day,
u»«fsr House i» rue cirr-rmsr
m ltci,r natter. n,rr,
bow cheap the above namtxi articles
the Uniteti States. Then why not same god, trusting in the same sa
»ttsonsif-cftrim itiùnò
r-*‘ris rr»r
told the minister that “Mr. So-mid
can I* bought, call on
admit the American hog. Kaiser vior and believing the same mirac so" was a jewell that would shine
Bill? Sheridan Sun.
ulous story ot the virgin mother.
C. E. REYNOLDS,
(Confinued next week.'»
Hanlware Merchant, Tillamook,Or.
---- BY-----
W. F. D. JONES.
The Sunset Route.
Best Road,
Netarts Beach.
Stage Line.
Best Beach
Best Stage.
0°
LUMBER ànd BOX££
general ^rchaqdi^, Clothing
J
L. W GLÆSER,
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T«E ALDERMAN
ALLEN
ÜOTTSZE
ARSEN HOUSE
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