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THE ERA OF MISTRUST.

We are living in an era of mistrust. The
people, the source of all power, are dis
trustful of themselves and are seeking to
limit the exercise of that power, whether itt
exercise is committed directly to them
selves or through their chosen representa-
tives. How much or little of this mistrust
is due to the extension OF the right of suf-
frage we need not inquire, it is enough
that the confidence of the people in them,
selves has given way to distrpst. I'VE see
ample evidence of the fact in the action OF
the several constitutional conventions oil
the past two years-those OF New York
Pennsylvania Illinois, Missouri and Ar
kansas and Alabama. These constitutions
not only limit the rights of the representa-
iives, but the rights Of the people them
selves. How often legislatures shall con-
vene, how long they shall remain in SEES
sion and what business they shall do are
all strictly defined and limited. Assuming
that the people are not fully to be trusted
with the selection of representatives. but
unwilling to restrict them too far in the
choice, provision is made that taxes shall
be limited to certain amount and the pro-
ceedl thereof appropriated only in a GER
tain way and for certain purpose-so
that if, perchance, incompetent or dIshon-
est legislators are selected, there will be
neither opportunity or danger of u corrupt
or extrayagant expenditure of the public
money.
If they distrust the representative, equal.
ly so they dlstrust themselves people
Limitations and guards are thrown around
the exercise of power by county, town,
city and municipality of every form. The
people cannot dispose of their own except
for certain well defined purposes. Taxes
cannot be voted except to a certain amount,
municipal aid to private or corporate en-
terprise Is strictly prohibited and the ex-
tent of municipal Indebtedness is carefully
defined. These constitutions bristle all the
way through with mistrust. We find it in
the qualifications for office, in the lImta-
tion of special legislation, in the prohibit
ton against granting corporate powers, 10
the restrictions upon railroads, in fact In
every provision which is, in any respect,
a change from the old order of things.
We are not surprised at these evidences
of mistrust. They were not engrafted on
these constitutions because ii so happened
that the trainers were more distrustful and
suspicious than their fellows. In framing
such constitutions, they but represented
their constituents and reflected not only
the sentiments of the particular constitu-
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encles from which they came, but of the
whole country. The feeling which actu-
ated them is but the outgrowtb of the times,
and was TO have been expected as the re-
suit Of the years of suspicion, doubt, re-
bellion and Investigation which proceeded
1t. 1t is the work of the people who know
the dangers which surround them and pro-
pose, so far as may be, to guard agsinst
them.
We have, heretofore, considered each
of these constitutions in detail, and
with the conclusion that these limitations
and restrictions were wise, salutary and
needed. 1t Is evident, from a consdera-
ton of them, that their proposal and adop-
ton marks great change IN The sentiment
of the country--a change from confidence
to mistrusi II may be. however, that
over confidence has only given place to
over mistrust and that the PEOPLE have now
gone too much beyond the limit in the
other way, but of this time and fair trial
can only determine.
We do not, by any means, consider the
adoption Of these restrictions as any evi.
dence that The trainers believe that the peo.
pie are any less worthy of trust than they
ever were. We take it, the rather, that
the people are becoming aware of their own
falibilty, and aIe just beginning to realize
the danger to be apprehcnded from the ex-
ercise of too much power, especially in
times of great relll, ious and political excite
ment OF of undue speculative business &C.
tivity. People are very much the same as
they were II century agO-some bad but
the majority good with the chances more
than even that in The race for places of
honor, trust and power the bad will outr,in
the good. 1t has been so ever since the
time, just after the battle Of BGDkor Hill,
that Washington was compelled to break"
one colonel and five captains for drawing
more pay and provisions than they had
men in their companies, and now the peo
pie seeing the possibility Of their being de-
ceived, notwithstanding their best efforts,
are doing what they can in the way OF con-
sttutional restrictions 10 protect them
selves.
Instead Of the world becoming worse,
the people are becoming more enlightened
and, instead Of having an overweeuinp con-
6dence in their own omniscience, they have
learned how easy it is TO be deceived by ap.
pearances and professions. Instead of the
world becoming worse, 1t shows that the
people are becoming more and more keenly
sensitive TO wrongdoing and instead of
w;nking at it, as in times past, they are
guarding against its commission and pro-
viding for the prompt punishment of
wrongdoers. Popular government is not,
cannot be, failure so long as the people,
the source of all power, see and feel the
danger OF an unrestricted exercise thereof
and, of their own free will restrict them
selves in its exercise. There may be as
much danger in too much dstrust as in
over confidence, but if the experiment
shall prove that these restrictions are too
arbitrary, that they are too distrustful of
the people, we can safely leave it to the
people to retrsce their steps until they
shall reach The safe mean between over
confidence and over mistrust.
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souls. lie pure in hetrt shall see God.
Sanctify e Lord God in your hearts.
We me no vague distinctions between
the worsp of holiness and the practice of
duty, v have no divorce between mo-
rality anoiety. Piety is morality towards
God; molity is piety towards man.
We beHe that Gods best affairs are not
In church or bedcbambers, but wherever
q. duty inobly and well performed. We
cherish urches and forms of faith be-
cause weealizc their importance, but we
also knoltheir limits.
God kiws we want no converts TO our
opinions'ho are bringing forth the fruits
of peace nd righteousness elsewhere, but
we may roudly challenge all the churches
of chrlshdom to show sweeter saints than
have bee and are found in our little com.
munity. ga
Thus fulfill the lesson of our text.
This nagre tracery of salient thoughts
and expssions gives but faint idea Of
the welbalanced proportions of the SER
mon, an none whatever of the convincing
earnestiss and the thrilling eloquence
with with it was delivered. The entire
audiencsat throughout as if spell-bound,
and whe the speaker concluded with a
solemn petition of the text, visible re-
greet, lik the shadow of summer cloud,
rested pmentarily on every face.
Everjhing indicates that the Unitarian
Congregational society of Brattleboro,
which ws organized April 1, 1881, will
from thitlme enter upon new era Of
prosperH and beneficence.
The Connecticut Valley Unitarian con
ferenceYas held in the new church on the
day follwing the dedication and was large
ly altered. The ladies of the society pro
vded aiountiful collation. for five hundred
guests 1.-THE town hall j. II. Z.
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The Les of Forepaugh's Giraffe and
Rhinoceros.

Forepugh's circus suffered severe losses
while q the way from Amsterdam to
Schenectady. As the great cage contain
ing the r,inoceros was being drawn across
bridge by 10 horses, it suddenly gave
way, andcage, horses and drivers were pre-
cipitated nto the raging canal. Two Of the
men wen slightly hurt, several of the
horses we're more so, and poor rhinoceros
had hH back broken. This is a serious
loss, a. the animal was one of the finest In
the country, and was valued from $4,000
to $4,000. One of the horses has since
died, and, as it this were not enough mis-.
torture Tor one day, after the street parade
the cageof the giraffe was opened and the
beautiful animal was found dead-chilled
through by the cold weather. These ami
mails ar very delicate, and this one was
carefuily tended, wrapped in blankets and
always ,arried in warmly padded cage,
but thefrosty nights of this climate were
too inch for him. The rhinoceros had
to be lift in a barn at Hoffman's Ferry.
We har that MIR. Forepaugh intends
to bring u suit against the town of Florida
for damages, claiming that the bridge was
in an unsafe condition. One of the lion
esses give birth to three cubs Friday while
in he- cage under the large tent at Scbe-
nectatk. The little ones are of the same
color Is their mother, and were lively and
active noticing persons who were permit
ted tosee them. They are about as much
largerthan pups as lion is larger than
dog They would probably weigh from
three to four pounds apiece. F
Mr. FOrepaugh stated that the rhinoce-
ros !, probably dead, as when lie last saw
II it was not expected to live. He has no
giraffe, but expects two-horned rhinoce.
los, -tae first one ever exhibited in this
country, to arrive from New York.
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Postmaster Burt having succeeded in
getting his bonds signed, and the investi-
cation relative to the construction of the
Boston post Office having exonerated him
from all completely with the alleged frauds
in connection Herewith, the confidence IN
this much abused class of public servants
was fast reviving, when Postmaster Cen
oral Jewell struck another fatal blow at it,.
This time it is the Bridgeport, Connecti-
cut, postmaster who was requested to re-
sign and wouldn't, and so was kicked out.
His offense was only the trifling one of
selling offices. One route agent paid him a
hundred and fifty dollars to secure his APP
pointment, and n mail messenger fifty dol
lars more or less. ThSrule of this de-
partment," says the postmaster general,
" is invariable in this particular go. y
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RE New York Herald says that the
Ohio election destroys the last chance of a
third term for President Grant, and that
the result will be coDplete uni,n of the
republican party in New York, Senator
Conkling and Governor Morgan acting in
conjunction. This, together with the
Iammany quarrel. it. thini.a "in insure a
large republican vote by inspiring the party
with confidence, with the result of largely
decreasing, if not overcoming, the demo-
cratic majority of last year. 1t further
shows, bv comparison of votes, that
while the democrats increased their vote,
last year, some twenty-four thousand over
that polled in 1872, that of the republicans
was decreased nearly eighty-two thousand,
so that if the whole republi can vote is
polled this year, and all given for the re-
publican ticket, the result would be ma
jority of over seven thousand against the
democracy. Whether or not this result
follows-and that is for the republicans to
determine-it is sure that the "tidal
wave" has commenced to "subside" and
that "the subsistence will be felt in the
"New York canvass" 81
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BENNINGTON.
President Hubert and Rife Teams

resident Hubert, OF Middlebury college dis
comtenances boating for students, but fayors
a rile Team as less expensive less ob1ectiona-
cistthat-lying on your back IN q meadow
Co'Vregationalist. 80
The above is passing the rounds of the
newspapers and is doing great injustice
to President Hubert. am authorized by
hin to say there is not word of truth in
1t. He has never uttered word in favor
of rifle team. He would object to that
as ltrongy as to the regatta system. ga
lie 1t is said, twill travel around the
world while truth IS putting on her boots. >"
If YOU will give this contradiction the adj
vatage of your wide circulation it will
ranir an injustice which so respectable a
paper as the Congregationalist should not
have allowed itself to abet. Correspondent
0fhe Boston Journal Rr
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Carl Schurz says that the Ohio election
has not killed initiation, only clipped its
wings. He says that initiation is very
strong at the west and commands a
large majority of the democratic party
in that region :" that while.a large num-
Der of soft-money republicans voted for
Allen, the mass of hard-money democrats
also voted for him, and their recognized
leaders and exponenis made speeches for
him and urged his support in spite Of his
imitation heresy and that, in his opinion,
this state of things will encourage the
infiationists TO try their strength once
more"
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The DaiiY GLOBE.
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Arrest for Fraud.

LOWELL Oct. 10.
Yesterday morning officer Bailey appre-
hended Charles b. Foster in this city on
the charge of selling $500 worth OF proper
ty bought by him on the installment plan
and not paid for. A policeman from Fall
River carried him there, where the offence
was committed
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GREAT ORGAN.



10. Swell to Great Coupler.
II, Great TO Pedal Coupler.
~. Swell TO Pedal Coupler
10. Tremulo lI7F I.f..
20. Bellows Signal. ..
This organ and all the interior furnish
ings were contributed by the ladies OF the
society, who have labored to secure them
with untiring zeal and activity. u,
The architects of the church were
Messrs. 4. Boyden a. Son. of Worcester,
Mass The stone work was done by Tho
mas Jones, of Worcester, Mass, the wood
work by Wells Stowe Of Brattlebor,, and
the frescoeing by W. j. McPherson OF
Boston. The pews, which chow superior
workmanship, were made by l.. ii. Stell-
mann of West Brattleboro. Messrs. L. r.
Sergeant, Richards Bradley, and George
II. Clark composed the building committee.
The cost of the structure, including the in
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The refusal of Attorney General Pierre

The refusal of Attorney General Pierre
pont to advise the president to interfere in
Mississippi, at the request of Governor
Ames, Is bearing excellent fruit. The
United States marshal telegraphs that Ames
has suspended military operations, and the
attorney general states that he has received
authentic information that the best men,
both black and white, of both parties have
arranged terms that will prevent further
trouble and insure peaceable election
How easily George II. Williams would
have spoiled all this.
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WANTED-10 Vermont men, from
w rs TO 40 years OF age, to go into Central
Ny York TO solicit orders for my books this
mn of good character and OF good Appearance,
VIII have energy and push enough to be sue.
cesful. Address. giving age, experience in
buiness; and salary wanted. .I
w. j. HOLLAND,
SYt2sd0t&w4w ctg Springfield, Mass.
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WANTED.

100 CORDS WOOD CUT AND DELIVERED
fronwood lot In Hubbardton to Pencil MIL.
VT. SLATE & ALUM co.
Carleton, VT, october 10. div
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Vicinity Items.

Port Henry's new company of the Ma
a.n. of Troy, on Thursday The new
company numbers seventy men now
completely uniformed, armed and equipped,
with very good band of sixteen pieces.
Post Stevenson musters upwards of ninety
men The company was inspected by
MaJDr Otis at 2:30 p. M, and reviewed by
Gen Alden at $3.50 p. m, in front of the
Lee house. The troops marched and ma
nnvred admirably, and were highly COM
plinented by the general in his remarks
afte. the review. Great praise is due to
Captain Hopper and his lieutenants for
organizing so fine a company. 1t is pro-
posh to increase the company to one
hundred, rank and file.
On Friday morning the general and his
stat went by special train TO Minevilc 10
yisi the mines of the Port Henry iron
company and Wetherbee, Sherman & Co. .
mics. tHi,f. +~*
BENNINGTON.
An alarm of fire was sounded through
thevillage here at noon Thursday. Every
boy was on the "quiyive" expecting some
serDus conflagration, but it was happy
disappointment. The alarm was caused
by The house of Bridget Lynch catching
iireon the west end between the partition
boards. No account can be given for the
fire as 1t was in an uncommon place. For
tumtely, the building was not very serious
ly blurred
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THE RUTLAND DAILY 49, 1875

terror fittings, organ and windows, may be
set down in round numbers at $4,000, of
which sum very Insignificant portion, less
than $4,000, remains unpaid. This fact Is
highly creditable to the society, which is
not large, although counting among Its
members number OF the more wealthy
and public spirited citizens of The town.
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10. Swell to Great Coupler.
II, Great TO Pedal Coupler.
~. Swell TO Pedal Coupler.
ID. TremulO. tii',t
20. Bellows Signal.
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1900 OF TsxEaE: ORG

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makes constantly
for Twenty-Five
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FAMOUS CLASS.

The most famous that ever gradu-
ated from an American college was
that of 1925, at Bowdoin College,
which will hold its semi.oentennial in
June. Rev. j. s. G. Abbott writes
concerning it; George Cheever and
Learned our alphabet together; Long.
fellow and / were classmates in school
fitting for college. Hawthorne is
painted upon my minds eye as silent,
solitary, with melancholy mien, he
walked the college grounds; Jonathan
Cilley, who might have been one of
the greatest men in the nation, but
who was early shot by Graves in q
duel at Washington, rises before me.
In the preceding class was Frank
Pierce, with whom 1 have had many a
tussle to see which should throw the
other on the bed. Socially he was one
of the most loving of men, and his
wife, Jane Appleton, the friend of my
childhood, was certainly one of the
most beautiful and accomplished of
women. Pitt Fessenden, a ruddy boy
of seventeen, was admitted by all to
be the 'smartest' little fellow in his
class. Calvin Stowe was the wit. You
could generally tell where he was by
the roars of laughter. John P. Hale,
in a lower class. was an incessant
joker. His fund of humor was ex-
haustless. He had ability to make a
first rate scholar, but his genius led
him in other directions. S. S. Prem.
tiss, or Little Prentiss,' as-we always
called him, was mere boy in college
but he was then brilliant, ehivalric
and the soul of honor. No one who
knew him could be surprised at the
brilliant career which opened before
him."
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ADARrNe FEAT.

There is a story of an admiral's son
who climbed up to the main royal
truck, stood on that giddy height for
some moments, and then, finding It i'm
possible to descend by the rigging,
would have fallen to the deck had not
his father appeared and ordered him
to Jump into the sea. The boy jump
ed, and escaped with good fright aud
wet skin. A few days ago, a sailor
aboard the ship Dharwar, in the har-
Dor of San Francisco, performed feet
on the royal main truck which takes
the shine completely out of the exploit
of the boy. The tar, who is an old
English man-of-war's man, as the
Dharwar was being towed up the har-
Dor, mounted the rigging to the main
royal mast head. Then getting his
knees out on the royal truck, circu-
lar piece of wood only eight inches
and a half in diameter, he gradually
raised himself to his feet, and stood
erect on the giddy spd dangerous pin.
nacle. All the time, be it rememered
the the vessel was in motion. He then
turned round and madea sort of Mo-
hammedan obeisance to the four quar-.
ters Of the compass. But this was on
ly sort of introduction to the extra
ordinary performance that followed.
Jack proceeded to take off tight un-
dershirt he wore, turned it inside out,
and then put it on again. The spec
tators felt more nervous than the dar-
ing old salt, and when he started to
put the shirt on again, but few had
the nerve to watch him. After this,
Jack. by way of grand finale, de.
scended to the main yard, hung. on the
footrope by his feet, head down, took
off his shirt again, threw it overheard,
and then turned somersault into the
water after it. He secured the shirt,
swan alongside, and when on board
got glass of rum, for which he had
done this foolhardy act.
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A bill which is before the Tennessee
state Senate contains the following
section: "That bachelorism Is hereby
declared a privilege, and every male
inhabitant of this State, over thirty
years of age, being of sound mind and
enjoying good bodily health, remain
ing unmarried af the 1st day of May,
1876, shall pay fine Of $40 annual
ly." In this State single blessedness is
evidently classed among the luxuries,
and as such ought to be paid for.
You daren't go into bar-room at
Kansas City, and call out, "Judge,
you lie W Every man in the room
would know that you meant him, and
you would have to run mile a min
ute to get away from them.
Don't sit up nights to see how long
that young gentleman stays with the
young lady across the street. IF she
thinks him worth the oil burned it is
none of your business. He isn'tmak-
Ing love to any of your folks.
Business journals predict that with
in thirty days there will be a more
hopeful feeling throughout the entire
country than there has been known
since the panic of 1873.
More good manners at Nice. An
English lady, the wife Of baronet
cheated q Scotch marquis at cards
and the irascible Scot beat her on the
spot.
The leading hotel in Jacksonville
Fla, has just made cash dividend o
thirty-three and third per cent fol
its years business.
A Kentucky paper endeavors t.
pay a delicate compliment to favor
ite actress by calling her "sweet lit
tie red haired chandelier kicker"
"No trust" is not mercantile sigl
merely it is written in bold charac
ters over many human heart
The Kansas Legislature proposes t
distribute 500, 900 among the destitut
in its border counties.
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