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FRIDAY- OCTOBER 1, 1875. STOTIL'E. Agents will please take notice that it 1 a great tax upon us to pay express charges upon small sums, and they will confer a great favor by remitting to us through money orders or registered letters. THE STATE TEMPEEAHOE UNIOH. The annual convention of this body took place at Salem on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The delega tion, owing, doubtless, to the busy sea son, was not so large as usual, although a goodly number of enthusiastic workers were present Warm debates upon po litical questions were had, which were finally ended by the adoption, by a vote of 28 to 10, of a resolution endorsing the action of the convention that placed Mr. Dimick In the field. What effect this endorsement is expected to have upon the election of the candidate has not yet transpired, although doubtless a number of delegates voted for it with the firm conviction that its passage wauld send him triumphantly to the halls of Congress. We happened to be one of those who witnessed the pangs that ushered this Temperance Union into the world some two years since, and well remember the rueful throes of its progenitors during the momentous birth-crisis. "All po litical elements must be kept out," said these sagacious organizers, or rampant disorganizes, who hoped by acting upon this plan to terrify Woman Suf fragists and keep the annual convention of the same from sending delegates to wait upon their noisy and puling bant ling, which but for the tender mercies of women would have been choked while yet in its swaddling clothes by the nauseous pap upon which ignorant and prejudiced nurses attempted to feed it. To fence against Woman Suffragists, of whom weak-minded men stand in mor tal terror, an article was incorporated Into its constitution specifying minutely that the members should be composed of delegates sent from churches and temperance societies; afterward, consid ering Sabbath Schools harmless', non- polltlcal bodies, their delegates were ad' mitted. No sooner had these prellmi naries been arranged, and a little bun comb indulged in relative to the har mony and good order that was expected to accrue from the exclusion of political questions in their temperance delibera tions, than a committee on "Political Action" was appointed by the President; and to render the thing still more con sistent, a woman, avowedly opposed to women dabbling in politics, was placed thereon. The complexionof the Union has, how ever, changed since that period, and many staunch Woman Sufiraglsts have been allowed to sit in its councils, al though the clause in the constitution re ferred to would exclude them did they come accredited delegates from a suf frage society, every member of which was an earnest, conscientious laborer in the temperance reform. Forgetful or unmindful of the dire re sults that were foretold if political ques tions were introduced into the organiza tion, this Union has, with its delegation composed exclusively of representatives from non-political bodies, half of them at least not even voters, endorsed by a vote of nearly three to one the ac tion of a political convention. That they in so doing .have transcended the bounds set for them by the founders of the organization, is plain ; that they have acted without discretion or judg ment in assuming prerogatives not pos- sessed by the bodies which sent them there, is certain; that the whole thing- temperance ticket, endorsement, and all is a farce, is apparent, to everybody: and that it will result disastrously to the temperance cause in this State, does not admit of doubt. "Wounded sore At her own altars and among her friends," Will be the sorrowful inscription upon the drooping banners of temperance, as the few who rallied around it return crippled and dejected from the field, mocked by the jeers of their enemies, Of the few actual voters who joined in forcing the convention Into political ac tion, half, at least, comprising all that portion of Democratic antecedents, really want Lane elected to Congress, and will vote for him. Their purpose is. of course, to create a diversion in favor of him by drawing votes from the only candidate who Is really his competitor. But apparent as this is to every person of penetration, there are some, no doubt, who will not see through It till after the election, when they will rub tbeiryes and stare at the beggarly list of votes for Mr. Dimick, while the fact that they have been victims of a trick will begin to dawn slowly on their foggy Intellects, Mrs. DunKray accuses the editor of the "Star" of 'using tobacco. We do not intend to parade our social habits before the public, bat being a. wife, a mother, and A woman, we have no use lor tobacco. Star. We disclaim any intention of ignoring Sister Turner as editor of the .Star, and thought, indeed, that we were doing her a favor to attribute divers and sundry Turner-isms which have recently ap peared in mat paper to their proper au ,Uior. Ana now, If she will make it plain to us why a wife, a mother, and a woman should not have m much use for tobacco as a man, a husband, and lather has, .we will apologize hand- aomely for being able to discern the dif ference between her articles aud other's squibs. The man who hide3 behind his wife to say things which facts will not endorse, should seek to excite sympathy and for bearance by proclaiming himself a poor lone widow, with "nine small children and one at the breast." The petitions to the British Parlia ment for the woman's disabilities bill had 415,622 signatures. "IHSBIEATION Stnf MAD." To toe Editor or the New Northwest: Feeling an Inspiration this morning, I yield to it to write. The theme is Woman Suffrage, and the question is, Is woman fit to vote? From certain as pects of this question if. seems she is not In the abstract her right cannot be de nied under equal qualifications; but in the concrete there seems to be some conditions which forbid her exercise of that political function. When we see women walking the streets with skirts trailing on the sidewalk, sweeping and swabbing over the filtb, the question arises, are such absurd and ridiculous creatures fit to vote? In rationality and comfort, excepting the clog shoes, the dresses of the womenof the "heathen Chinee" amongst usp-e far in advance of the swabbers of our own people to day. What could be expected from the votes of womon who are so easily led to the adoption of such strange, barbarous, clownish, absurd and ridiculous fash Ions ? Such women could be led by the nose by designing politicians to voto anything, however unjust or absurd, for any person who can show no more of reason or common sense than is shown to-day in the dresses of American women are only fit subjects of guardian ship. Our institutions under the mold ing and management of men alone are unjust and absurd enough, but what would they be when brought under the influence of the reason, sense and judg ment, or the lack of them, as shown in the foolish fashions of women ? They may be as well qualified to vote as the ignorant negroes, though that may be questionable, for the negroes never adopted such absurd fashions. But the policy of allowing either to vote before showing at least a degree of develop ment in the rational faculties Is a ques tion. (Here my inspiration suddenly collapsed). M. One thing we most cordially com mend about this "inspiration," and that is Its sudden and hopeless collapse. What a blessed thing it is to live in a free country, to be sure I Here is a man who admires the dress of the "heathen Chinee" women because of its "ration allty and comfort," and no one nas a right to say to him, "Kay." Becoming thoroughly imbued with the spirit of "inspiration," he dubs the fashions of to day (ladies' fashions) as "strange, bar barous, clownish, absurd and ridicu lous," and in this connection pertinent ly, or impertinently asks, "What is to be expected of their votes?" We may perhaps try to enlighten his inspired vision upon that point, when further in spiration enables him to show the relevancy between dresses and ballots. "American women are only fit sub- ects of guardianship," asserts our cor respondent; but he is provokingly reti cent on the subject of where "fit guar dians" are to be found. This oversight is doubtless owing to the "sudden col lapse of his inspiration." "What," he asks, "would be the condition of our in stitutions under the influence of the rea son, sense and judgment of women, as shown in their foolish fashions ?" Echo answers, what? We, waiting until the buzzing caused by the fury of the ques tion dies away, timidly suggest for the consolation of the questioner, that women, so far as we know, have no in tention of putting "our institutions" into petticoats ballots or no ballots. "Negroes have never adopted such absurd fashions," he declares. No; but white men have, we answer, and for proof point him to the pictures of the statesmen of the first days of the Re public; old Ben. Franklin, political sage and economist, with his powdered hair, immense shirt ruffles and snuff box; the "Father of his Country," with his knee-breeches, stunning shoe- buckles, swallow-tailed coat, and long, silk stockings. How does the dress of these shining lights in the nation's his tory "compare in rationality and com fort," not "excepting the clog shoes," with that of the "heathen Chinee?" We quite agree with our correspond ent that the "policy of allowing any one to vote, before showing at least a degree of development in the rational faculties," is a question, and while we thus agree, we feel sure that were the question decided in the negative, many who now boast and swagger and drink, with ballots in their hands, would take their places in the ranks with silly women who trail yards of dry goods af ter 'them along the filthy streets, and have "all the rights they want." Tirades against fashion are not new, nor always the result of "inspiration." Men inveigh against fashions on paper, because it sounds nicely, and pay court to fashionably dressed women because they look nicely. In the meantime, fashions change, and men and women adopt them, and the world jogs on in this respect pretty much as it did century ago. Speaking of an effort proposed to get a Woman Suffrage bill through the Legislature of Washington Territory, a correspondent writes: "A convention of the Territorial Association will prob ably be called by our President, Mrs, Brown, about the time that the Legisla ture convenes. Our efforts may result In something, and in any event it is well to keep the ball rolling from year to year. It gathers weight and momen tum as it proceeds, and will hit the mark sometime, whether soon or late." We hope our friends will make a strong and consistent fight for their liberties before the honorable body that justly or unjustly holds them in charge. The "Resources of Coos County," to gether with a business directory of the name, compiled and published by Henry H. Gale, in a substantial pamphlet of 120 pages, is" upon our table. The pamphlet furnishes a large amount of information relative to the subject un der consideration, and is prepared by one thoroughly conversant with the re sources of Coos county. The book is for sale at H. J. McCormlck's, In-this city. Tii'sc tit" tiny m "WOMAN'S ABittTY TO &EEP SE OEETS." We find the following in an Eastern journal: Colfax has faith in woman's ability to keep a secret. He says, "Out or tho sixty thous and women who have belonged to tlic order of the Daughters of Ilebeccatbc had neverknown one to break faith; and be protested against the miserable, worn-out, stereotyped theory ol the world, that woman cannot keep a secret," A "miserable, worn-out, stereotyped theory" indeed, and oue that has been refuted thousands of times by women who have suffered lives of neglect or abuse in silence, and have gone down to their graves making no sign. Keep a secret ! What woman, pray, ever told a secret that did not come to her from her husband, and to him from some other man? That there are women, frivolous, chattering creatures, who talk more than is for the peace and well-being of the community, is as lamentable a fact as that there are men who congregate at corner groceries and do the same. If such men or such women tell "secrets," it is the fault of those who confide them to their keeping, a thing of which persons of average dis cernment are rarely guilty.- Women, from their ready sympathies and quick intuitions, make the best and most reliable of confidants, as any man who has ever been in trouble knows, and notwithstanding the thread bare slur at women as "leaky vessels," men naturally and safely confide alike their sorrows of head and heart to women, because they are readiest with sympathy, quickest in appreciation and safest in counsel. That a man may occasionally be vapid enough to confide some item of gossip, or some paltry love affair, to a chatter box of the feminine gender, aud after wards find himself the victim of mis placed confidence, is not so strange, since both men and women will some times speak when they had better keep silence; but it proves nothing more nor less than that be and she were alike lacking in due appreciation of the golden virtue of silence, and he, at least, in dis cernment. "Sixty thousand women who have taken the degree of Rebecca, and never one to break faith;" and this in view of the fact that their exclusion from the chief degrees of the order, shows a lack of confidence in their integrity by those of all others who have tested and proven them above suspicion. If ever women would be justifiable in "breaking faith," it certaiuly would be when men thus publicly betray the lack of confidence in their good sense, judgment and integrity, which is dis played by cooking up a "side degree" for their edification, while carefully guarding the "secrets" of the order from their knowledge. Surely, if they keep faith when they are thus distrusted, it is fair to presume that full confidence would receive a perfect reward. ANSWEES TO COEBESPOHDENTS. E. T., Kalama: Note received. Shall be glad to see you at the time men tioned. D. D. S., Albany: All right, and thanks for prompt response. Hope bet ter times are coming for us all. J. S., Brownsville: Paper changed as directed. Accept our thanks for your compliments and promise to work for the New Northwest. Mrs. M. M. B., Corvallis: Place and hour of meeting is yet to be decided upon. Presume, however, that those in authority will attend to it in ample time. O. P. H., Pioneer: We must decline to excite "fun" by cumbering our columns with the articles you refer to. Trash is trash, whether written by Spiritualists, Free Thinkers or orthodox Christians, and it all goes into the waste basket to gether. This is certainly fair, and leaves no room for complaint from dis ciples of either faith. Hon. W. R. Dunbar, G. W. C. T., re turned from Olympia last week, whith er be had been in attendance upon the Grand Lodge of Washington Territory, He reports the condition of the order within the jurisdiction of his own Grand Lodge as extremely flourishing, while indications point to the same state of af fairs regarding Washington Territory, He doesn't seem to be lending a hand at stirring the political pot now bubbling with such conglomerate contents, and if a politician, is wise or wily enough to keep his own counsel. His work in the field during the past year has been of incalculable benefit to the order which he represents. The Grand Lodge of Independent Or der of Good Templars In Iowa, at the session just closed, passed the following resolution: Resolved, That we believe that it will be conducive to the best Interests of the temper ance cause of the State and of the nation, that every woman In our land, upon arriving at tho age of 21 years, have equal right to vote as men. Tally one for the Grand Lodge Iowa. When the Grand Lodge of Ore gon has sufficient stamina to thus de clare for the right, the temperance ele ment in the State may take courage. The Woman's Congress will this year convene at Syracuse, New York, on the 14th and 15th of October. It is expected that the American- Woman Suffragi Association will hold their annual meeting at New York City, on the week following. This latter is, however, subject to the engagements of the Presi dent, Bishop Gilbert Haven, who is now in Idaho. Preparations for both these meetings are going forward with enthu 8iasm. All the amendments to the New Jer sey constitution were carried at the last election by from 40,000 to 50,000 major ity. The distribution of tickets against them in all the Catholics churches of tho State seems to have had no effect whatever. EDITOEIAL COBEESPOHDENOE. Dear Readers or This NEW Northwest: Seattle, queen city of Puget Sound- where two weeks since this correspond ence closed was bright with the glow of myriads of lamps, aud overshadowed by the silver-spangled mantle of night, as we bade good-bye to loved friends, hearkened a moment to their fervent "God speed," and hurried to the wharf where panting lay the steamer, ready to convey us' to Olympia. The trip being taken in the night, all objects of interest were shut from view; no, not all, for we watched with admiration akin to awe the brilliant path in our vessel's wake, thinking as we gazed of the fabled ser pents of tho sea that "Moved in tracks or shining white, And when they reared the elfish light, Fell off In hoary flakes. Midnight found us reluctant to abut out so much. beauty, but remembering that on the morrow we should be anx ious to use our eyes to some purpose spying out the loveliness of yet other scenes, we took counsel of prudence and retired. Morning dawned, and the vessel was moored at Olympia. Making a. hasty toilet we were soon upon the dock, view ing the "mud flats" glistening in the morning sun, and waiting patiently for the fickle tide to stretch across them her magic mantle of sparkling waters. If Seattle is the most thriving city of the Sound, Olympia is the most cozy and homelike. The newness that is so apparent in her sister towns, is not here seen. The steady,- settled appearance of ber streets, the quiet, orderly and meas ured tread of her inhabitants, her peace ful homes embowered in trees whose branches were heavily laden with fruits burnished by the golden touch of an tumn, all spoke of quiet respectability and placid contentment born of time and culture. A walk of an hour through the city and about its environs disclosed, much that was beautiful and grand, and over all brooded the same spirit of quietude so grateful to those who are tired of 'life's endless toil and endeavor." Olympia did not escape the specula tions and disappointments of terminus seekers, many of its most prominent citizens indulging largely in the former, and quietly submitting to the latter. Five newspapers are here-published, which, together with the fact that the New Northwest weekly visits very many of these lovely homes, proves con clusively that the inmates thereof, as well as the denizens of the city gener ally, are not only generous but progress ive, and well posted in passing events, Whether owing to the fact that the editorial labors of the week were com pleted, or to the early hour of our call, we failed to find the knights of the quill who preside over the columns of the Standard and Courier, and leaving our compliments with the obliging and gentlemanly foreman of the latter office, we bowed ourself out, and turned our steps toward "Tumwater." A walk of a mile, perhaps more very pleasant at all events and we were in sound of the gleeful waters of the De schutes, as they leap from point to point and ledge to ledge of rocks, forming a succession of cataracts that gives a picturesque beauty to the place, and is utilized in turning great wheels that set in rapid motion vora cious saws that devour with noisy gusto huge relics of the "forest primeval." A more quaint and comfortable spot for a summer's rest and recreation than this village of Tumwater could not well be conceived. Sanguine terminus-hunt ers several years ago here invested in real estate, upon which they built many "air castles" too fragile to withstand the corroding fingers of time; and over the place once peopled with a swarming population by the imaginations of en thusiasts, solitude and silence broken only by the music of the fall hold un disputed sway, while a wierd beauty encompasses alike nestling homes, sounding waters and silent streets. A delightful evening with friends of olden time was succeeded by a night of refreshing slumber, and this in turn by a morning of drizzling, lowering gloom. Nothing daunted, however, by the forbidding prospect, we quickly donned our apparel, tied a blue veil over our ears, muffed up well in oloak and shawl, and with skirts well In hand waited for the stage. We stood there proudly conscious that nothing was lacking -to complete.our outfit as a gen uine pilgrim of the "strong-minded" literary type but the traditional blue cotton "umoru," wmcn unfortunately did not accompany our luggage. The stage arrived in due time, more crowded than ever was a Broadway om nibus, for there was not room for even one more passenger, so we retraced our Bteps, dofled our toggery, shook out our skirts and spent the day In reading. chatting and reBt, in one of the sweetest homes in Christendom. On tho morrow we were more fbrtu nate in securing a seat, having, with the exception of one genial fellow-pas senger, the stage entirely to ourself. Through dense timber, and 'over some of the beautiful "mound prairies" of Washington Territory, beautiful even in their barren desolation, we rode, spec ulatingnow upon the opinions of Ag- assiz and others relative to the wonder ful mounds that rose In uniform eleva tion on either hand upon the bosom of the prairie again contemplating with admiration tbeindustry and enthusiasm of those who graded and formed a road bed for a railway from Olympia to Te nlno, and In due time the fifteen miles which divides the two places were over come, the last-named place was reached. and we changed the bumping, thump ing stage-coach for the slow-going train of the Northern Pacific, which was waiting to bear us to Kalama. Annihilating time and space espe cially the former we finally reached the place last named, and embarking on the steamer "Welcome," looked Port land-ward with longing eyes. The prow bf the steamer was soon turned gainst the current of the Colum bia, the Willamette was in due Mine reached, the spires of the metropolis gleamed in the distance, and soon we touched the wharf, glad to bo onco more at home. If you, dear readers, have enjoyed tho rambling account of "a brief excursion from Portland to Victoria via the Sound ports," with a tithe of the zest with which your correspondent enjoyed the reality, we will be more than satisfied. C. A. C. LETTEE PE0M0AllT0ir7ILLE. To the Editor or thkNew Northwest: A few Items from Canyonville may not be uninteresting to you, thereforo I hurriedly submit tho following: Having received my commission as State Deputy from our Grand Worthy Chief Templar, I commenced my labors in that capacity by delivering a temper ance lecture on tho 18th inst, at Day's Creek, seven mile3 east of this place. A large audience was in attendance, and of the interest manifested you can judge by the fact that I succeeded in organiz ing a lodge with thirty-seven charter members, a few days thereafter. I have an appointment to lecture on Cow Creek on the 30th inst, where I hope to organize a lodge. The saloon men got the better of us on their petitions for license last court. We did our best, but they beat us two. to one. There are thereforo three sa loons flourishing under the protection of law in Canyonville. I think we will defeat them next year, if the good work goes on as now. Canyonville contains three stores, two blacksmith shops, one wagon shop, cabinet shop, two hotels, a church, and about 200 inhabitants. We havo also a good school with about 80 stu dents in attendance. No rain has fallen in this locality as yet this fall, consequently it Is very dry and smoky, and withal somewhat sick ly, typhoid fever being the prevailing disease. The temperance ticket will receive but slight support in this locality. We do not think that the temperance con vention displayed wisdom or prudence in placing a candidate before the people at this time. The temperance element should be fed and fostered by every true lover of the cause, until it becomes suf ficiently strong to go before the people with a surety, or at least a chance of success. The contest In this and Jack son county will be between Warren and Lane. D. Canyonville, Or., Sept 24, 1875. BEOEHTEVEHTS. A Paris special says the Prince Impe- perial is to make a tour of the world, os tensibly for health, but really lor pollt leal reasons. The work of setting headstones at the graves of soldiers and sailors interred at Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island, was completed on the 26th. Private subscriptions to the amount of $16,400 were forwarded from New York, by telegraph, to the sufferers by the recent devastating storms in Texas, Secretary Delano has returued to Washington for the purpose of clos ing his official and private business. The name of his successor Is not yet au nounced. A dispatch from tho Swedish Arctic expedition reports Its arrival at Ham- merfest, Norway. All the officers and men were well. An important map and scientific collections have been made. A heavy snow-storm in the vicinity of Silver City, New Mexico, occurred on the 25tb. Snow fell to the depth of seven inches for a distance of ten miles, Eastern mails were delayed nine hours It is announced that the Young Men's Christian Association have leased Gil- more's Garden for the winter, and that Moody and Sankey will begin a scries of revival meetings November 1st, which are to continue all winter. Work in the factories at Fall River, Mass., began on the morning of the 27th The operatives, as they presented them selves at the mills, were asked if they would or would not sign the agreement Those who would not' were sent away, and those signing passed into the mills, R. Borden's mill started up with 700 looms, and with a full complement of spinners and spoolers, and the carding room nearly full. About 8:30 o'clock some thousand operatives marched down to this mill, making an attempt to enter the yard, but were met by the superintendent and overseer of the weaving department, whom they stoned, but were kept at bay, and the gate closed against them. This intimi dated a large number of weavers, who then left the mill, and it is running about 350 looms. Harper's Magazine for October is an unusually attractive number. It opens with a beautiful Idyll of country life, contributed by Jean Ingelow, and grace fully illustrated with six pictures by Sol. Eytlnge, Jr. A richly illustrated article, entitled The Land of Lakes," describes Minnesota its resources, nat ural scenery, and its principal cities, St Paul and Minneapolis. Of short stories, this number has an unusual variety. Charles D. Deshler recounts a characteristic story of Southern life, for which Mr. Eytlnge has made two excellent illustrations. Will iam Mackay, one of the most brilliant contributors to Punch, in "The Popular Idol," tells a downright humorous story of his romantic adventures in Ireland, Mrs. Frank McCarthy contributes "A Pair of Scales;" and Louise Chandler Moulton, "Bertha's Experiment." Be sides Jean Ingelow's poem, there are also poetical contributions by J. W. De Forest, A. H. Louis, F. W. Bourdil Ion, Nelly M. Hutchinson, L. W. Backus, and A. F. The editorial de partments admirably cover theirrespect- Ive fields. iiiisiirGS oh soiehob aud aet". KUSIBER rolTR. liY o. P. 3TASOX. Jupiter is as large as one thousand four hundred worlds the size of ours, and ho appears to us onlyas an ordinary star, and with reference to this earth, the beings which inhabit it, we can attach to him no great importance. His light Is so trifling that we are una ble to perceive its benefit, aud were he blotted from existence we should not feel the loss, and as for heat, we receive none from him. If this earth is the only inhabited spot in vast creation, ail suns, systems, planets and stars were created for its benefit alone, then we must acknowledge that the benefit we receive from Jupiter, In light or heat, is a full recompense In tho econ omy of, nature to have placed him there; we must assert that it became necessary that a planet of his proportions should occupy his position in the grand system in order to counterpoise the universe and maintain the equilibrium of the planets by his attracting influence, or we must accept the other proposition that he was created for and does sus tain a population of sentient beings. If not inhabited, why has he been given four- beautiful silvery moons to light him in his onward course, so arranged by some inexplicable law that all can not possibly be on the same side of blm at once, whilst this earth of ours with its millions of inhabitants has been given but one? What benefit can be assigned to these moons with reference to this earth ? They are invisible to the naked eye; we receive neither light nor heat from them, and they must be, as far as wo are concerned, perfectly use less. To him, peopled by myriads of intelligent beings, their uses and pur poses are at once obvious; during all bis long rounds, bis nights are lightened by the silvery rays of two or more of them. What a beautiful habitation for man ! Like our earth, we know he has his oceans, lakes and rivers, his moun tains, valleys and plains, and is sur rounded by an atmosphere. We then may justly conclude that he has ani mals, vegetables and minerals, perhaps on a grander scale than wo can imagine; that his valleys and mountain sides are clothed with vegetation, his waters teem with life, and his mountains abound In mineral wealth. Can we, with justice to a Deity, suppose that whilst this small earth (a smaller planet of the system), Is so peculiarly adapted to the wants and requirements of man, that there, with all the similar ity of circumstance, in barrenness and desolation, this immense planet rolls his mighty rounds from year to year? That whilst from our earth songs of praise and prayer are raised to heaven from intelligent beings, that there no sound has ever broken upon the solemn stillness of eternal gloom? that no sweet notes of warbling choristers ever enlivened the stillness of the green for ests and shady groves? that his morn ing breaks and his day comes on in sol emn stillness, and a bright sun sheds his genial rays upon barren, wastes and blackened mountains, void of life ? that in eternal silence, without one living creature in all bis vast domains, be rolls his mighty rounds from year to year? Our earth we see is capable of sustaining population. Can wo at tribute to other worlds which sprang from the same cause, and are governed by the same laws, less importance ? If the planets Mars and Jupiter are sur rounded with thick atmosphere; If they have their land and water, which facts science has established beyond a doubt; if they have their days and nights, and their seasons, then how can we deny to them the natural conclusions which must flow from these facts ? It may be urged that they are farther from the sun, and that the temperature would be so cold that animated life could not exist. But when we reflect that heat is pro duced by the friction of the rays of light passing through atmosphere, that the more dense the atmosphere, the greater is the friction, and when we re flect that the atmosphere surrounding Jupiter and Mars is denser and thicker than ours, may we not conclude that though there is a less number of rays of light passing through it, that still it is more than recompensed in heat by the greater amount of friction. The atmos phere becomes lighter as we pass out ward from our earth, and consequently there is less friction, at a point Ave miles upward, or outward, than at the level of the sea. Hence, high mountains are covered with eternal snow, even in tropical climes, whilst the valleys be low teem with luxurious verdure, Therefore, when we admit "that like causes under like circumstances pro duce like effects," and that i'wisdom is a distinguishing trait in the character of the Great Architect," and then judge of other worlds by the analogy which ex ists between them and our own, are we not forced into the conclusion that this earth is not the only abiding-place of rational, animated beings ? Does not this earth seem peculiarly adapted to the wants and requirements of man? The motions of the earth are so arranged as to give us a variety of climates, which causes it to produce everything necessary and requisite for man's com fort in inexhaustible quantities. Look at the grand and beautiful system by which everything is brought about and reproduced so simple that the most un learned can see and appreciate the grand result, and yet so profound that the greatest sage and philosopher can not fathom Its depths. Take, for exam ple, the mighty river as its waters roll alone throuch valleys to the sea. How interesting to studysas has been beauti fully said by Prof. Condon, "Water an work I water at play!" Pause for a moment and coutemplate the circuit those waters have taken since they arose from the ocean In fogs and vapors to the skies. How they have been borne through the atmosphere for hundreds of mlle3 by the various cur rents of air, how they have been col lected together by electricity into clouds and then diffused upon the earth's sur? face in copious showers, on mountain and valley, irrigating the soil, and causing it to bring forth vegetation, beautifying tho landscape, clothing the fields with flowers and verdure, and purifying the atmosphere and loading it with rich aroma, conferring countless benefits upon man. How those waters, soaking through the ground, and trick ling through ten thousand channels, forming veins of water in the earth r gush forth again in springs, forming, rivulets, streams and rivers, until they again return to their native deep. What a sublime subject -for contemplation I Nor does it end here. Look again at those mighty currents of the ocean that never change, never deviate from their onward course. Not only the wonder ful "Gulf stream," but innumerable others of lesser note. Again, how beau tifully has it been arranged for the sea sons to come and go; for vegetation as well as all animated nature to have their periods of rest and sleep, "winter being the term of sleep for all vegeta tionand this sleep is as necessary to the growth and health of the vegetable world as our sleep is to us. The tiny plant, the grass and herbs, all breathe, the buds and leaves of plants answering for their lungs, and, their respiration being once in twenty-four hours, inhal ing the air through the night, and ex haling it during the day, throwing off the oxygen that property In the air which supports animal life. Hence, physicians say that a bouquet of flowers in a sick room in daytime is beneficial to the invalid, as it not only enriches the atmosphere with delicious aroma, but also loads it with a greater, propor tion of that property (oxygen) which supports life. Everything has been designed for a purpose, whether or not visible to our understanding. May we not reasonably conclude that similar things exist in other parts of creation ? Can we sup pose that our earth, beautified and en livened by all the grand designs of nature that elevate and ennoble man, is the only favored spot in all that vast creation of worlds ? that on other plan ets, instead of beauty and sublime grandeur, reigus eternal desolation, where no flower has ever bloomed to shed its fragrance on the air, and no sound of voice in prayer or praise has over broke the eternal stillness of the scene, and that they sweep their track less rounds in silence from year to year? Wo last week, by an oversight, neg lected to mention the forthcoming of the Daily Aslorian, which event is ex pected to take place about the first of November. Mr. D. C. Ireland Is con stant and untiring in his endeavors to promote the growth and business inter ests of Astoria, and his projected enter prise merits the liberal support of the citizens of that city, and will doubtless receive the same. Success to the forth coming journal. Oregon Institute for the Blind. The State Board of Education has adopted the following, regulations con cerning the admission of pupils to the Institute: 1. A blind person, in order to receive free education in the Institute, must furnish to tho General Superintendent satisfactory evidence that the applicant is : 1st, a .resident of this State ; 2d, of sound mind; 3d, in good health, and, in order to receive full support from the State, must furnish satisfactory evi dence as to the extent to wmcn tne legal guardians or the relatives of the appli cant are able to give support. i .Blind persons not residents oi tnis State, in order to become pupils, must furnish similar evidence as to their be ing of sound mind and in good health to that which is required of residents, and must pay to the General Superin tendent the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, gold coin, annually, in ad vance. 3. Each applicant must also give in formation on the following points: 1. Name. 2. Age. 3. Address of legal guardian. 4. Was applicant born blind? 5. If not born blind, at what age was sight impaired? 6. The cause of blindness. 7. Is blindness total or partial ? The newspapers throughout the State are requested to publish the above regu lations. J. H. Babcock, Sup't. Relative to tbo preparations going for ward for the State Fair, the Statesman says: As tho time approaches for the great exhibition of the Oregon State Ag ricultural Society for 1875, workmen are busily engaged i u prepari ng the grou nds. New wells are being dug, old ones cleaned, and new pumps fitted, to secure If possible an abundance of good water. The executive committee have partially completed arrangements, for sprinkling the road from the bridge near the fac tory to the fair grounds, and about the same; and in this particular, as in all others, no effort will be .spared to make the occasion in every respect a pleasant one. The frame of the new grand stand has been erected, and the building will be finished by the contractor during the next ten days. New booths are about ready for business, and carpenters are employed on the new theater building. All the stables, and pens have received a good covering of calcimine, which gives the grounds on entering the gates a cheerful and thrifty appearance. Two weeks for preparation still remain, and in that time, with the force employed, the fair grounds within the enclosure will hardly be recognized by those fa miliar with the dilapidated buildings, filth and rubbish of former years. The State Temperance Convention, which closed its labors in this city on Wednesday last, was a severe joke on political conventions. A handful of Lane's friends were determined to unite the Republican portion of the Temperance party on Rev. Mr. Dimick, while they would of course vote their Democratic ticket; and, to stiffen up the forces, a question of voting the ticket was forced before the convention, and but few actual voters agreed to vote the, ticket. The Democrats In that meeting will all vote for Lane, but a few Republicans who cannot yet see through the trick will vote for Mr. Dimick. No temperance man or woman can object to Mr. Warren, and, know ing that each vote for Dimick is equiva lent to one for Mr. Lane, how can peo ple making such professions do it when they foreknow the effect? Statesman,