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OH, MOTHER, HOW COULD YOU3
(DetrOit Free FreSs

She lives down on Baker street, and
she has daughter about eighteen years
old. The old lady retains all her simplic-
ity and innocence, and she doesn't 60
two cents on style. The other evening
when a splendid catch called to escort the
daughter to the opera the mother
wouldn't take the hint to keep still.
While helping her daughter get ready
she asked:
''Mary, are you going to wear the shoes
with one heel of, or the pair with holes
in 'em?''
Mary didn't seem to hear, and the
mother inquired:
care you going to wear that dollar
gold chain and that washed locket, or
will you wear the diamond father bought
at the hardware store?
Mary winked at her, and the young
man blushed, but the old lady went on
care you going to borrow Mrs. Brown S
shawl, or will you wear mine %
Mary, hustled around the room, and
the mother said:
BE careful Of your dress, Mary; you
know it's the only one you've got, and
you can't have anotf or until the mortgage
on this place is lifted.''
Mary remarked to her escort that it
promised to be a beautiful evening, and
as she buttoned her glove her mother
asked:
'.Those are Mrs. Hardy's gloves, ain t
they! She's been good neighbor to us,
and don't know how you'd manage to
go anywhere if she didn't live near us. -
Mary was hurrying to get out of the
room, when the mother raised her voice
once more and asked
"Did you run into Mrs. Jewett's and
borrow her bracelet and fan? Yes. see
you did. Well, now, you look realsty.
lish, and hope you'll have good time ~
Mary sits by her window in the pale
moonlight and signs for the splendid
young man to come and beau her around
some more, but he hasn't been seen up
that way since that night. The old lady,
too, says that he seemed like a nice
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POETRY.
.PLATONIC KISSES
From Harper's Weekly.]

"What are they Z" birdie, do you ask?
Your forehead wea S a puckeied line.
Oh! now you've found dreadful task
Even for learned head like mine.
Some questions are so hard All, well
II even Plato's self were here,
The sage fancy, could not tell
The riddle that you ask me, dear.
My birdie, Plato was a sage,
The first to find he had a soul;
The lie We live from youth to age
His wisdom taught was not the whole;
And many theories Plato had
70 rule the impulse of mankind,
Controlling all the base and bad
Through stern dominion of the mind.
And love, my birdie, Plato said,
Should be communion of the soul;
TO glowing passion cold and dead,
And intellect should rule the hole;
Each soul another soul might find,
And spirit intercourse reveal
A pure emotion OF the mind,
Like that we think the angels feel
But what Platonic kisses were.
doubt if Plato ever knew
Not like, my birdie, infer,
The long, sweet kisses give you,
And those you give me back again,
Repeated oft, and never done;
Not thus, fancy, could it be
Platonic brides were ever won.
Philosophy, perhaps, had charms
To satisfy great Athens sage,
Indifferent to his lady's arms
Two heads bent DER ore musty page.
But mOderns, made of sterner stuff,
Would clothe it with a miller light,
And soul communion not enough,
Both sense and spirit would unite.
Love'ssweetest charms they would not miss,
Nor into earthly passion fall,
So talk Of a Platonic kiss,
And thus contrive to get it all.
But fondest theories, birdie sweet,
OFT bring a harvest of regret,
Now come al d sit here at my feet.
Well, nave you understood me, pet!
I thought not What pair of eyesl
I'll have to send you back to school
If Plato's spirit could arise,
We'd tell the ghost he was fool.
Now lit your swee, lips up to mine;
like the language that they speak;
know the rhetoric is not fine
What dreadful work they'd make OF Greekl
All, how love your little form!
And now be sure you sit quite still.
Just hold my left hand, soft and warm;
Don't shake the one that drives the quill.
Let Plato crown his love with bays;
I'll make you mistress Of my lite.
I'll love you, birdie, all my days,
And crown you with the name o: wife.
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MISCELLANY.
ANTONIO TOLDO'S MURDER.
1t Happened i'm Venice Three Hundred
and Fifty Years Ago.

anu HsA&y ACsShS <AA~s
In the year 1925, Lorenzo Manelli, an
officer in the lnquisltion of Venice, was
walking one dark night, close upon the
hour Of ~, through one of the narrow
streets Of Venice, when he at some dis.
lance saw what appeared to be meeting
of two men. All he could see in the dark
was two shadows, the one fell,
UTrER1NG A HEART. REND1NG SHREK,
and the other darted away quickly and
Disappeared The officer ran to the spot
and found the bleeling.lorm OF richly
dressed man lying prone on the ground.
He was stabbed to the heart and the
blood Vas yelling copiously from the
wound. The officer saw that on the dy-
ing mans face there was great eager
ness to communicate something to him,
and thinking that he might obtain a. clew
to the murderer, he bent over the bleed
ingsform to catch the murdered man 5
dying words.
''Zioba!'' he gasped, "Zieba!''
There was bitterness in the tone
was so impressive.
''The drawings! the drawings!' he
added. breathing with much difficulty.
These were the last words he spoke-his
eyes became CLASSY he was dead.
The body was soon afterwards identi.
fed as Sener Antonio Toldo, the richest
jeweler in venice. The magnificent gold
watch and chain and well.filled purse
found upon it attested very clearly that
revenge and not cupidity prompted the
deed. Yoldo's wife was reputed to be the
most beautiful woman in Venice, as she
was one of the most accomplished. She
appeared before the Council of Safety in
deep mourning, bathed in tears, and the
very picture Of woe.
ooh, my dear, dear husband-murder.
ed so cruelly!" she exclaimed with har.
rowing accents, and on her knees begged
the Council to make the strictest and the
most searching inquiry into all the cir.
cumstances. At the same time she Offer
ed one-half Of her immense fortune for
the detection Of the assassin.
This was great incentive to the Off
GERS of the 1nquisit1on, and they went
hard to work. One night Manelli hap
pened to stray into cafe much frequent
ed by students. In one corner group
of young students were talking bolster.
ously, and he heard one of them accost
another by the name Of Zioba. He was a
tall young man of twenty, of exceeding
beauty Of person. He was arrested, al
though he stoutly denied all knowledge
of the murder. His premises we're care
fully searched, and, sure enough, some
drawings were found. Here were two re-
markable circumstances already. His
name was Zioba. and he possessed draw.
ings. But what was even more remark.
able, was the character of these drawings
They all represented a nude woman Of
surprising beauty, and whose should the
features be but those of Norma Luerezia
Toldo, the jewelers. widow.
Zioba was taken before the Council OF
Safety and confronted with her, but both
acted as though they had never seen one
another before. Norma Lucrezia appear
ed still terribly agitated by the death Of
her husband, and profoundly grieved
at the inability of the police to clear the
mystery:
"AhG'' she cried, when confronted
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THE STEPPING STONES. IN THE
STREAM
BY THE REV. EDWARD A. RAND.

BY THE REV. EDWARD A. RAND.
A mother in dream thought she was
crossing the waters of death, when 10 in
the streams she saw steppin g-stones
Planting her feet on these, never touch
ing the water, she safely crossed. seem
to see to-nig hit that dark, swift running
stream. hear plainly its rushing. But
how shall we cross? When some little
group comes to wide, braw]ing brook in
the country, the largest and strongest
will lay stones in the water for the cross
ing. The elder brother among the chill
dren does this. Watching the dark
stream tonight, see the light of =
beautiful Presence flashing upon the
waters, and One ''mighty to save lays
stepping stones in the stream. As he
lays each stone, hear His sweet voice.
Now He says: "When thou passeth
through the waters will be with thee,
and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee.' Again he la Us stone,
and l hear his words: IL 60 to prepare
a place for you.' It is our elder brother
going before and laying the promises
from shore to shore. On these stepping
stones many are now crossing. "The
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
lately said dying one. ''Can't you
pray - they asked her. Il can't" She
was too weak. ''Can't you trust the One
you have trusted?'' eyes, can trust
Him." And a smile broke over her face,
as if light from the other side had just
then shot across and encompassed her.
She felt the stones beneath her feet and
went over ''dry-shod." And now, as I
look, flood of glory rests on the river.
Out of it, broad, lustrous, firm, rise tho
stepping-stones.
Christ's people are crossing, and seem
to catch their exultant cry : "Thanks
be to God which giveth US the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christi
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WHY THE BUTTER DIDN'T COME.


ser's farm, just outside of Newcastle, and
on Tuesday, before starting to spend the
day with friend Mrs. Keyser instructed
the girl to white-wash the kitchen in her
absence: Upon returning, Mrs. Keyser
found the job completed in very salts.
factory manner. On Wednesdays Mrs.
Keyser always churns, and last Wednes-
day when she was ready she went out, and
finding that Mr.. Keyser had already put
the milk into the chu:n, she began to turn
the handle. This was at eight clock in
the morning, and she turned till ten with
out any sign of butter appearing. Then
she called in the hired man and he turned
till dinner time, when he knocked off with
some very offensive language addressed to
to the butter whcih had not yet come
After dinner the hired girl took hold of
the crank and turned it theoretically un-
til two o'clock. when she let go, with the
remark which conveyed the impression
that she beloved the churn to be haunted.
Then Mr.. Keyser came out and said he
wanted to know what was the matter with
that churn, anyhow.
1t was good enough churn, if people
only knew enough to work it. Mr.. Key
ser then worked the crank until hall. past
three, when, as the butter had not come,
he surrendered it again to the hired man,
because he had an engagement in the vii
lage. The man ground the machine to
an accompaniment Of frightful impre-
cations. Then the Keyser children each
took turn for half an hour, then Mrs.
Keyser tried her hand, and when she was
exhausted, the hired girl, who said her
prayers while she turned. But the but
ter didn't come. When Keyser came
home and found the churn still in action,
he blasted his eyes and did some other
innocent swearing, and then he seized the
handle and said he'd make the butter
come if he knocked up an earthquake in
doing it. Mr.. Keyser effected about 200
revolutions Of the crank minute, enough
to have made any ordinary butter come
from the ends of the earth and when
the perspiration began to stream from
him and still the butter didn't come, he
uttered one wild yell OF rage and disap-
pointment and kicked the churn over the
fence. When Mrs. Keyser went to pick
it up she put her nose down close to the
buttermllk and took sniff. Then she
understood how it was. The girl had
mixed the whitewash in the churn and
left it there. A good, honest and intel
ligent servant who knows how to churn
can find a situation at Keyser's. There
is a vacancy
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his lips and tasted, just drop, to test
the Equality Of the liquor. He did this
twice. and the expression of his face was
one of hesitation and doubt.
''Mr. .Amber,'' he said, ssI'm getting
this for my wife. Is this the very best
you havc?''
"Oh! you want it for medicine -
Eyes, certainly
eff that is the case: The sen
tence was finished with smile, and
reaching forth for the bottle.
Down into the cellar went the store.
keeper again. There was no need that
he should empty the bottle and refill it,
for he had but one solitary Darrell from
which to draw, so he took a turn around
and soon came back. wiping the bottle
afresh.
II shall have to charge you eighty
seven cents for this, Mr.. Spooner."
Having paid the extra charge with the
utmost cheerfulness, Mr.. Spooner placed
the bottle again to his lips and tasted
critically.
"Ah!'' he muttered, with bright
smile and graceful nod, s'this is something
like
And he went away entirely satisfied.
And Mr.. Amber, also, notwithstanding
the fraud he had perpetrated, appeared
to be satisfied, if one might judge from
the quiet smile that illuminated his rubi.
cund visage.
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Some people manage to keep their prop
erty out of the reach Of a writ OF attach
ment by investing their surplus cash in
dogs, and feeding them on the bread TAX
en- from thair childrap's mouths.
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A young man searching for his fathers
pig, accoste d an Irishman as follows:
"Have you seen stray pig running
about here?''
"Faix, an how could tell stray pig
f1om any other,'' responded Mike. .
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Gauze and effect-summer overdresses,
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men for Germany, and Leghorn for
Italy, TO which, if desirable, others may
be added.
Mr.. Bell. the eminent English Scalp
tor, who designed the groups for the
plinth for the great Albert Memorial in
Hyde Park. London. is reproducing in
terra Gotta, at the celebrated works in
Lambeth, the one which symbolizes
America. The figures in this group are
colossal, covering a ground space of IF
teen feet square. 1t will probably be
placed in the great central gallery, oppo-
site the principal entrance.
The Art Exhibition will include. in i'd
dition to the works of contemporary art
lists, representative productions Of the
past century Of American art-those. for
instance. of Stewart. Copley. Trumbull,
West, Aston. Sully. Neagle, Elliot, Ken
sett. Cole. These, as well as the works
offered by living artists, will be passed
upon by the Committee of Selection.
who will visit for the purpose. New York,
Boston. Chicago, and other leading
cities, in order TO prevent the needless
transportation to Philadelphia of works
Of Art not up to the standard of admis.
sion.
A large number Of orders and fraterni-
ties have signifed their intention to hold
gatherings at Philadelphia during the
period of the Exhibition. Among those
which may now be enumerated, are the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows; the
Grand Encampment. Independent Order
of Odd Fellows; Grand Lodge, United
States, Independent Order OF Odd Eel.
lows; Grand Commandery Knights Tenn
plar; Grand Army Of the Republic
Presbyterian Synod; Csledonian Club
Portland Mechanic Blues; Welsh Ma
tional Eistedfodd; Patriotic Order Sons
of America; California Zouaves of Sar
Francisco; an international Regatta; tht
Life Insurance Companies; Nationa
Board of Underwriters; State Agricul
tural Society; and Infantry, N. g. Of
California; Philadelphia Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church; Cincinnati
Society; California Pioneer Society
American Dental Convention; Catholic
Total Abstinence Union Of America; In
dependent Order OF B'nai Berth; Ma
tional Alumni Association; Statesmen
Association; Fifth Maryland Regiment
American Pathological Society; Master
Association OF the United States; Arm,
Of the Cumberland; Humboldt Monu
ment Association; Christopher Colum
bus Monument Association; Board @
Trade Convention; International Typo
graphical Congress; Rifle Association
i the United States; Centennial Legion
, Philadelphia County Medical Society
International Medical Congress-; u
a Volunteer Fire Department of Phili
: delphia.
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IMPORTANT TO STOCKHOLDERS The fol-
lowing recent decision of the Supreme
Court will be read with interest by all
holders OF stock certificates. In the case
of Sherwood vs.. The Meadow Valley
Mining Company the Court decided that
certificates of stock in corporation,
even if purchased in good faith, are
worthless until transferred on the books
Of the company. The Court holds that
they are mere muniments and evidences
Of the holders title to given share in
the property and franchises of the cor
poration in which he is q member. It
further quotes Parsons on Contracts as
follows: 1.-THE result would seem to be
thst all corporation bonds and Govern
mtnt stocks which pass by delivery or
indt Is 'ment with delivery. are negotia-
BILE, bat that certificates OF stock in
are not" The decision is
of interest to mining stockholders, fur.
as it does, a check upon the
negotiation of stolen certificates.
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Raymond and Ely Mining COmpa-
ny.-Location Of principal place Of business,
San Francisco. California; location of Works,
Ely Mining District, Lincoln county. Nevada.
Notice Is hereby given, that at . meet.
ing OF the Board Of Trustees of this Company
held on the 5th day Of November, 1875, an
assessment no. 81 Of Three Dollars $500
per share was levied upon the capital stock
Of the corporation, payable Immediately. IN
United States gold coin, to the Secretary, at
the Office Of the Company, Rooms over the office
Of the Union Insurance Company. No, as Cal.
ifornia street. San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Fourteenth (lAth) day
of December, 1876, will be delinquent, and I'D
vertised for salo at public auction. and unless
payment 10 made before, will be sold on Mon-
day. The Tenth day Of January, 1876, to
pay the del lnquent assessment, together with
costs Of adv srtisinR and expenses Of sale.
BY order Of the Board OF Trustees.
T. W. COLBURN. Secretary.
Ofice-Ro0ns over the Union Insurance Com.
pany, No. AVS California street. San Francisco
California. nl0,td
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SOBER THOUGHTS.

An hours stroll through the silent little
villages of the dead that skirt the south
western border of the mountain, awak-
ened recently train Of thought relative
to the occupants" each in his narrow
cell forever laid - whose monuments
rose cleaning in the November sunlight
on every hand. 1t is one OF the pecu-
lisrities OF our common nature that the
careless feeling We all evince towards the
living is almost invariably changed into
sort of reverentisl care after death.
We neglect and oittimes disparage the
living, yet eulogizs end hold in esteem
the dead. The shadow that surrounds
the tomb seems as dimming of the
defects that stood out in life's light, and
it often happens that the first breath of
appreciation is but exhaled as the clods
drop on coffin lids. Whether Turk or
Christian, Jew or GENTLE, civilized or
barbarian, it is a common feeling in
human nature, that of reverence for the
dead. The rites of sepulture are univer-
sal, and whether laid under cathedral
dome, dropped into ocean depths or
buried in quiet church-yard. certain
degree of reverential care is q world
wide observance. We read on craven
stone of the occupant who sleeps be-
meath, that he lived and he died; We
know no more Of the myriad nations who
lived ages ago. They, too, individually
lived and died, and this whirling planet
as it takes its course, bears their undyinf
substance on its bosom. They are gone
yet live in the waving grass. the rushing
river, the stately oak, the atmospher
we breathe, and we Of to-day fret an
fume over fortunes frowns, and live on
little hour of checkered existence Will
the great dial ha nd of eternity moves OF
How much Of strength, manliness an
daring lays beneath. how much of sha
tered ambition, ruined hopes, lofty asp
ration and untimely cutting of. tt
silence OF the grave is silence that CO
not be expressed in words; it can but
mentally realized. We all tarry as
but to make short march and halt;
hasty refreshment. and away in nj
shapes through trackless immensi'
We, vivifed by the spirit in our bosom
walk the earth in fieshy shape but for
season; and the too oft neglected XII
ness and forbearance might, with grea
propriety, be shown to the living th
lavished on the inanimate form of dea
Better the kind word or sympathetic
preston than the carved marble on eu
CYSTIC epitaph, and SO to act that wi
we perchance cross each others paths
the immeasurable future, we may be
membered more by charity to the liv
than eulogy OF the dead
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The example set by the New York Sur
some time ago has got to bs so univer-
sally followed that nearly all the country
press think it rare fun TO attribute obitu-
ary poetry to the pen of G. W. Childs,
Of the Philadelphia Ledger and some it
seems actually believe he writes such
stuff. Childs, by his manly action, in
CURED at one time Dana's en,nity, and
the latter attempts on all occasions to
ridicule and jeer at him. George Childs
is an honor to American journalism and
credit to the country that claims him
AS citizen. In his little private off &c
on Sixth street, Philadelphia, there can
be found any day the INDECENT and I'M
fortunate, and no one ever went to him
yet deserving Of charity that came away
without heavier purse and lighter heart
His charities, like himself. are unosten.
tatious
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GEN.
TENNIAL.

Under date OF October 10Th, 1875, the
Director General of the Centennial Ex-
hibition writes as follows:
UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL CcMAIs'N
PHILADELPHIA, 29th October. 1875.
The inquiries which reach this Office
show SO insufficient an understanding of
the International Exhibition, that have
had prepared statements OF some import
ant items which it is desirable to make
known. TRUST they will impress you as
interesting to your readers, and tina. you
will publish them for the general infor-
nation of the public.
Very respectfully yours,
A. T. GosHoRN, Director General.
The Act of Congress which provided
niversary of American Independence, by
holding an International Exhibition Of
Arts. Manufactures, and Products Of the
Soil and Mine." authorized the creation
OF the United States Centennial Com
mission, and entrusted to it the manage
ment of the Exhibition. This body is
composed OF two Commissioners from
each State and Territory, nominated by
the respective Governors. and Commits.
stoned by the President OF the United
States. The enterprise, therefore, ID
distinctly national one, and not. as has
sometimes been stated, the work of q
| private corporation.
The Exhibition will be opened on May
| 10th, 1876, and remain open every day
except Sunday, until November 10th
There will be fixed price of 90 cents
for admission to all the buildings and
grounds.
The Centennial grounds are situated OF
the western bank Of the Schuylkil
River, and within Paramount Park, tn,
largest public park in proximity TO grea
city in the world, and one of the mos
beautiful in the country. The Park con
tains 3, 160 acres, 450 OF which have beef
inclosed for the Exhibition. Beside
this tract. there will be large yards nea
by for the Exhibition Of stock, and
farm of AZ acres has already been suitabl
planted for the tests Of ploughs. mowers
reapers and other agricultural machin
cry.
The Exhibition buildings are az
preached by eight lines OF street cars
which connect with all the other lines i
the city, and by the Pennsylvania an
Reading railroads, over the tracks @
which trains will also run from the Mort
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, Wi
mington and Baltimore railroads. Thu
, the Exhibition is in immediate conne
! ton with the entire railroad system
the country, and any one within 80 mil
of Philadelphia can visit it at NO grea
9 er cost than that of carriage hire at q
J, Paris or Vienna Exhibition.
q The articles to be exhibited have BET
. classified in seven departments, whic
. for the most part, will be located in a
d propriate buildings, whose several are
II are as follows:
le DEPARTMENT. BUILDINGS. ACRES COVERT