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An exchange says: "A silver dollar
weighs nearly an ounce. Hence any
letter not heavier than dollar can go
for a single 2-ccnt stamp. This is cas-
ily remembered. If you want to be
more exact. take a silver dollar and a
5-cent piece. and you have an ounce
almost to a feathers weight. Provid-
Cd you haven't the silver dollar, ham
dy, use two halves. or, il you have
nickles only, five OF them aud small
copper cent will give you an ounce.
As nincty-nine letters out of 100 will
fall within tho ounce weight. this SIM
pie system will serve for general use. I"
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II Was Real Mean.

Dear me, it is raining. Mrs Brad
nail. You can't 60 out in the wet.
Won't you stay to tea?n
mo, thanks; must be getting
home"
"Well, any way, you must wear my
rubbers.n
NO thank you. Mrs. Hopkins, it
isn't raining much, and besides /
haven't any strings to tie them on
WITH
After the door was closed Mrs.
Hopkins wished the mean, old thing
would catch her death of cold.
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Chicago Tribune.
at doesn't seem possible. Mr..
AtkiDson, the statistieisn. says that
oil the world could stand in field
ten miles square,"
"Well, they couldn't. my dear"
But, hubby, Mr.. Atkinson says
So"
Il don't care if be does. You don't
suppose o woman could stand in q
crowd like that. do you ?"
"Why not 7"
Because nobody could see her
clothes"
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Hold Up the ClOthesline.

"It you give me bite to eat, said
tramp to . washerwoman, Il will
hold up your elothesline for you q
little while.n
Hold up my clothesline How
can you hold up my clothesline ~
Easily enough. I'm foreigner,
you know, q Pole. Boston Courier.
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DEVILLED CRABS.

TSAMIIES supplied with DspiIled Grabs
JIG daily. Leave your orders wi tn
MRS. ENGELKE,
mye0tf Market Space. Annapolis
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-14

A philosopher who had mar
ried an ignorant girl used to call
her brown sugar. because, he
said, she was sweet, but unrefin-
ed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-14

A large stock of School Supplies Ia.
ways on hand.
Blank books made to orker in any
style. iy226m
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TIME owner will offer for sale in the
beautiful and healthful town Of Ok
ford Talbot county, a neat and comforts
Bile story frame COTTAGE, nearly
new containing parlor, hall, DINING room
and kitching. and two nice bed chambers.
has a neat front yard and good garden at
tached. 1t is situated on the Main street,
within few hundred yards of the steam
boat wharf, and in fun view of the beau
tiful Tired Avon and Choptauk Rivers -
Two lines of steamers run to Baltimore
daily from the town; it is popular sum-
mer resort and has two fine hotels; the
waters abound with fish, oysters and
crabs, and an extensive business is done
here during the season in this line. It
is the turminus of the Delaware and
Chesapeake Railway. The property can
be bought for $1,000, including lot 26x15O
feet-a small amount cash and balance on
easy terms. For particulars apply at this
office, or address r. r. BUTLER,
ju18-ts Trappe. Talbot Co., Md,
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
vApIorS NEN .JERSEY TOWNS.

BLoomrnLp.-Frank A. Goose, "A rum seller, was
convicted Yesterday OF selling liquor on sunday.
Sentence Will be imposed on Monday.
OHANG The Rev. George II. Edwards, of ST.
Pan's Protestant Episcopal Church, OF Watsesslng
hng nc ,epted a call To church III North Carolina
- John T.. smith tnc owner ot large property
interests IN Orange. dIed IN the Trenton Insane
ASYLUM on Wednesday. Mrs. George IL. Brom-
lev of Brick Church was assaulted on Wednesday
evening by "a man who snatched her satchel con-
tainlng some money aud made of with 1t. Miss
Ada ,admus was assaulted tine previous night, and
robbed of "a hand satchc Mrs. John Walsh was
also assaulted on the same night by thlei VINO
tried to wrest IRON her her pocketbook
RAIwAY.-A new company OF the National
Guard with sixty three members, will be attached
to the Sd Regiment.
n BoKrN.-Thc Common Council yesterday took
action on the mindamus issued by Judge Knapp re-
curing tie CouncIl to pay ex-Judge Garretson's
claim of 81 IOO'for examining the accounts OF ex-
Collector McMahon. MessIs L0ndrigan, Moiouey
and Winges voted not to pay tne clam; Messrs.
Uraue: Grassman and Lee voted IN the affirmative.
JAMEsBURG.-A steam clothes wringer in Down
g. Flnch's shire factory burst yesterday, throwing
fragments OF the machine and bOinng water all
over the large room which were twenty work
men. Charles Quinn. age twenty. was seriously
injured. timothy Callahan was also badly hurt.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
NEWS FROM THE SURVRBS.
A FAMILY DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF.

An excited individual accOsted Detective Ter
wiligcr in FourtlI-st., jersey CITY, Yesterday and
hcggco hIm 10 go TO his house and eject man who
persisted in remaining there. The man said his
name was James Odci and he explained 10 the de
ttctivc that tht1utrudcr had been IN hrs mouse for
three lays and he was unable to get rad of him
" His namc is Macon Huntsman.' said Mr.. OdeI
and NV wife persists N harborng him.. Iie Is a
religious crank aud have become 80 thoroughly
Il ,custel with his praying and psaim
singing that / am determined To get nd of
him at any cost. have frequently ordered him
to 90. hut he won't. | supposc because my wife
encourages him to stay." The detective went with
Odrll to the house and was shown into bedroom
whcre he found a tall. ,anky individual with "a
sanctmonio east of cOurtepance and dressed IN
clerical garb tie was hummiug a religious tune
Iut stopped when the two men entered and looked
at them i'm surprise. He taken 10 the police
station, but charge was made against him he
was iisc harged.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
OPPOSING A BUILDING Project.
A NIGHT IN A CELL.

propo, ,ition will be submitcd to tnc vote of .he
members of the NewYork Mining Stock aud Ma
tonnl Petroleum Excha ge to-day. for the Erection
If u new building by the Exchange. IL has been
prepared by the Governing Committee and con en-
plaies the purchase of land IN lower Broadway
at an estimated cost of 100000 aud the
erection of q building at an outlay % $500 900
Tne advocates of the scheme rely upon receiving ~
rents more than cuoug to provide for the interest
on the debt which the exchange will nave to incur
to carry IL out.
There IL bitter opposition the part of many
members ard warm contest ~ likely to result
he exchange has only abont 500, 900 in lis
treasury ana objection is made to creating
an obligation of Sl,0OOOO0 when the
present building in sufficient. IN the Op mon of
the opposing members. TO answer the PURPOSES o.
the organization. II ~ also rrcd bv the hostile
members that u shrinkage IL real est t. values and
rents is probable. that the O...on available il not
suitable and that the business likely to he en-
joyed by the exchange for some time IL not snfli-
cient to ju tlfy 40 anbl ilous project. There are
some brokers who hold the that as the New
York Petroleum Exchange and Stock poard is
working to an independent building the sal
walton Of The Consolidated Exchange lies IN it's an
tic, ,patIng its rival.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
TIE CJTY's REVENUE FOR LICENSES.

During last year 2i,0js licenses were issued by
the Mayors marshal. for which $l0i,566 was re-
ccivcd This il jJ2 licenses aud %li. .7ol 10 IN fees
less than in 1888. From street yendcrs'durng he
past year only ri,99j was received. against $3.50
in lSS3. The decrease IN recc pts In explained Dy
the fact that many licenses which were taken out
for the first time in 1883 were renewed at half the
cost IN 1851. To pawnbrukers 93 new licenses were
granted at 5000 each. against 03 IN 1883. vi me
total recruits last year Stl ,p3J was paid into the
treasury Ia the cred of the general fund ana
$50 Dy7 into the sinking Fund There was paid by
the street car lines h 20 IN fees of from so 10
$50 for each car. For new licenses Of public
cartncn S3.3i7 30 was received and Tor renewals
SS2ll. The largest amount received was 300
Tor pawn6rokcr, licenses. The second hand dealers
mid 81. NJ 30.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09

ment fof the defendant on the ground that Al.
offence charged had been condoned Mr PasS sne
wealthy tobacconst of No. 80 Pearl ST., New.Yo~,t -
ana MS home is at No. $50 Willoughby-aye.. Broof
iyn:, The correspondent was William Civdc
known in society. "e"'
committee of the Board of Education urva6
upon the Park Commission yesterday the propr}etx
Si transferring to the Board portion of tho East
Park for a site for the new High School buiISiDCs
IL was decided to ask the Corporation Connsss;i
whether the property could be so transferred. '''
q Inc use Of Prospect Park for the exercises Of
granted to General MOlineux Yesterday by fbep
commissioners. 1t is probable that the EXERCISE
will take place on Washingtons Birthday. II H.
on the long meadow. w A'"sns
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
WHAT is GOING ON TODAY

Chafee-ward reference case, No ITO Broadway, IL
o. m.
Allen.Aen divorce case, Robert Sewers office.
MarieGarrison reference before Referee Dwight
IL a. IN.
Niagara Falls Association, University Club Theatre
$50 p. m.
Meeting Of Tanmany Committee Organization,
y. m.
Special Meeting Of Emigration Commissioners r. m
XXist Assembly District Republican Club Morton Hail.
Nautical School Alumni Association No 322 Eighth
ave. p
Dr Verchiand's case before Brooklyn Court Of ses-
sons.
George Makepeace Towlc's lecture. New Jerusalem
Church, p. IN.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
ROBBED BY A FORMER SALESMAN

Hammerslough g. Co., clothiers at No. $50
a systematc way by a former employe Ber-
nard RUSSELL who kept pass key 70 tho store,
has uaid many visits to the store at night and on
sundsys, and has carried away cloth and clothing
wor more than $1,000. he sold his plunoer to
Mayer Levy 10 Carmine-st., William Brown in
SiYth-aye near twenty ty-sixth-st, and Soloman
Stripp in Seyenth-aye., near Inirty-seventh,st
Detscti ye-Sergeants Hickey and Crowley Yesterday
recovered part Of the stolen property from those
dealers and also arrested Russell The prisoner
sard that he had been induced TO steal by losses IN
Wall Street and at gaming tables AT one Time DC
earned IS 900 q year as a salesman.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09

twelve measurements of the middle OF Broadway,
from curb to curb. between Thirty second ana ana
Seventeenth sts., and between Fourteentn-st anu anu
the Battery. John NJ. Scribner offered to inr-
nIsh him with lantern for tne
purpose, and G. G. Beaman suggested
that the electric light be turned on MI oeIicai rai
about thirty-eight feet between curbs from Thirty
second-st. to Seventeenth-st., where there IL a
double track, and measured from foIty-tWo 70
forty-sx feet below Fourteenth-st, the widest
Doint he had measured being opposite what was
once the 81. Nicholas Hotel. :,
Duung the hearing ex-Judge HORACE husseli APP
ex-Judge Hilton, and said that his clients favored
the construction of the road. Their properly at
Ninth and Chambers SITS. was assessed aC
So OOO OOO The hearing will be continued on
Friday next at p.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
MARRYING HIS SrEPMOTHER.
BROOKLYN FIREMAN BECOMES THE sTEPPArHyR

OF HIS HALF BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
The marriage in October last of Frederick ].
Manning. fireman of Engine Company No. 8,
Brooklyn. to his stepmOther has inst been made
public. Their home is at No. $40 Pearl-st Man.
nng is about fifty years old When fifteen years of
age he came with his father To- this country. His
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell in 1853. They had six
children. The father, who cpmpOsitor died i'm
1853. His widow was then flfty-eight years old A
made for her stepson to become her husband When
his annual vacation granted last year the fire.
man and his stepmother planned trip tn Boston,
but before they went they were married by
Assistant Pastor Halliday. OF Plymouth Church.
Manning thus became the stepfather of his half
brothers and hall sisters. and Mrs. Manning becume
the half sister of her own children.
The children, however, did not welcome their
half-brOther In his parental position, and he and
his bride were left to 1--we alone IN their old home
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
LONG ISLAND.%

Lose ISLAND CRY. The police yesterday ar
rested Peter Bagey. james Dempsey, engineer on a
Thirt, -fourih-st. ferry-Doat Patrick Egan, an en-
move of Police Commissioner Niece, and ex-Al-
herman Michael Doriellv. for taking part IN
cooking man at Dutch Kills on Christians eve
Justice Dechanty released them In 5000 bonds
each Alderman Donnelly was the bondsnan.
FAR Rock ,wAY.-The Rockaway Electric Rall-
road COMPANY recently incorporated TO build a
road from FL: ROckaway to the west point oi
Rockawny Beach, has completed the survey and
will soon award the contract
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
SERVICES FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER.

The Rev. Dr. j. r. Elder. of the Epiphany BAPTIST
Church, directed the prayer services at the Madi-
son Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
afternoon. lie sp Ike for several minutes on tho
oDligatiors of paretA training their children and
the responsibility Of teachers and instructors of
young people. Most Of the seats in the church were
filled and the meeting one of the largest of the
week. The meetings of tle WOnens Christ ian
Union at the Broadway Tabernacle are held every
day from IL TO o'clock.
nations. At the Madison Avenue Methodist Church
the Rev. Dr. Robinson of the Memorial Presbyterian
,hurch will conduct the services At the South
Reformed Church, Fifth-avo and Twenty -first-st..
they will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. James ID.
Wilson.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
WESTCHESrER COUNTY.

HARRIsoN.-rhe post-ctfice was entered by bur-
glars on Wednesday nieht and robbed OF postage
stamps worth $50 and $40 in money.
NEw-RO,mELLE.-I II, Robinson visited Castle
Garden last spring and hired young Engiishman,
William ii. Ward; TO work III the garden. Later
drive u denvery wagon Last SATURDAY he
treated his friends at the hotel and in
sach case he paid with check on the
Oriental Bank of this city, purpOrting to have been
drawn by Henry A. GOnge. ana lndOrsed by Mr..
Ferguson, his employer. During the evening Ward
sncceeded in converting half dOzeu of these checks
into money. 1t was thought that he realized $50
IN this way.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

FUh Avenue HOtel-Henry F. French, AS
sstant Secretary Of the Treasury H. b. James 9f the
Treasury Department; Roland WorhingtOn, Collector
Of the Port Of Boston Congressman John Barbonr OF
Virginia, and State Prison Superintendent Isaac " Ba
kerr jr, OF Albany Windsor H0teJ-Congressman
William A. Russell. OF Massachusetts,, and Mayor Jona-
than seove Of Buffalo: HOFFMAN House, Wander
Mitchell, OF Milwaukee, Gifsey MISUNDERSTANDING
William A. Wallace. of Pennsylvania. Grand Central
UOtet-MayOr q. X. Parsons OF Rochester.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
THE BROADWAY SURFACE SCHEME.

Lawson N. Fallcr OK perienccd q change OK heart
Yesterday as shown by his testimony before Ine
Railroad Commission in favor of horse raliroan IN
Broadway. In former testimony he had pinned MS
* Co., gave similar testimony james T.. oerreli,
for forty years city surveyor, testihed tnat tne
construction Of tae pr0posed road would not inter
fere with gas pipes etc lie was instructed TO make
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09

after the wedding trip was over. But they were
not left undisturbed and day or two ago Manning
went to Police Justice Walsh and asked what steps
could be taken to prevent his half-brOther Charles
from annoying him with threatening letters and
postal cards, and in various other ways. me
Justice sent for the half-brother who went TO the
court Yesterday and denied that he had annoyed
Frederick in any way with Threatening letters tie
said that his letters were requests for his clothing
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09

bonds afterward rose in price. reaching ninety ay.
turned out to be valneless foreclosure being
made on the $500 bonds, which were lien be-
fore the ST 900 bonds. MIR. WycSof says that me ne
was compelled to pay the notes Tor which the
bonds were security. Mr.. Schoie,d was held by
Judge COwing in 5000.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
ALONG THE SOUND.

BRIpGRPORT.-MajOr w. B. Hincks. of the City
SAYINGS Bank has presented the public library
with 100 curious newspapers printed in the last
century.
soUTu NORwALK.-TwO hundred of the striking
hatters have found employment III Danbury shops.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
DID THE OWNER DROWN HIMsELFf

The owner of the ovcrcoat, watch. chain and nat
fonud on the fcrryboat Jersey City on Wednesday
night has not been found. but superintendent pt
Ferries Bloomsbnrgh scouts the theory OF suicide
and feels assured that the owner ot The articles Is
an a proracted spree He refuses To give the name
on the Adams Express receipt found in the 0vercoat
poe krt. Tne initials w. -. NJ are engraved on
tho watch. which the initials oi the name on the
receipt The boat lett jersey City ut 10 p. m, and
carried over the passengers from the Washington
train IL was not until the boat bad reached New
York aud all the passengers had goGe OH that the
deckhand dscoy cred the articles.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
TROUBLES OF THE WINDSOR RINK.

Mr.. Miller president of the Windsor Roller
Skating Rink Company. is anxiously waiting the
final decision of DIsrict-A Attorney MARITIME. as 10
whether not he will b. permitted to keep the rink NIX
open on Sundays. The rink il at Nos. 81 ana 81
Eowery. Knowing the local condition OF arars
Mr. Miller applied for detail OF police on his open
ing night December 30. lie first appiied 10 the
captaIn of the precinct and was referred by hm to
Superintendent Wallng Mr. Walling referred him
back to the captain. saying that 1t was hot tIc
Superintendents business to detail police Mt.
Miller after being referred from Captain 10 Snperl
tendent several times grew tired of being shuttle
cock and employed force of his own TO MAINTAIN
order.
IL had been Mr. Millers intention to keep open
SUNDAYS but the police told him that he conld not
do it, Why he shOud be heli to the srlctletter ol
the law while places of questionable character were
allowed to remain open, Mr.. Miller could not see;
But he did not desire the notOriety Of being arrested
rs a desecrator of the Sabbath so he painted
notice. g Not open on sundays and placed 1t IN
conspicuous place in front of the building. Some
wag came along and e6aced the word "nOt'
making the sign read "Open on SUNDAYS" At
different times of the day crowds would gather and
wait until they thought the doors should open:
When the patience of the crowds Nas exhausted
they would simply howl until tie police dispersed
them. Mr.. Miller IN the building. lie did not
know the of the howiing though he supposed
il was on account of Els not opening sundays. Ills
experience had taught HIM that the sport was
popular, but the assembled crowd exceeded his
fondest expectations ana he Immediately sat down
and calculated the losses of the company by the
strict Sabbataran views of the police IN the case OF
the rink. He said that there would have been at
least 600 persons at the place on Sunday and the
consequent loss w9s heavy
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
HEATHBNS WITH ONLY ONE NAME
From Y,he Harrard In.an...

~ 49,, from Ihe Hdrrdrd Ldmpoon
One OF the japanese students, while ont for
STROLL was aecosted by sophomore with the nouirv
What's your namei' The gentleman from Japan Az y,
swered politely giving his surname "Oh" re.
Joined the qnesoncr you heathens don't have Int one
the reply. W s''' ""s
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sun rfses 720 447 Moo ri ga lIS A,,ns Ara A. %
HIGH wArEe TO-DAY.
l.A-Sandy HOOK 2:3f Gor. Islani 254 He'll oata lxs
EA-sandy Hook. 24l Gov. Island 25I Hell GAIA s:i0
New-York tribune., 1885-01-09
Jersey CITY.

The Hudson County Board of Chosen Frcehoders
Yesterday reelected DIR. Converse County Physi-
can The term IL tor three years, vt al annual sal
ary Of $4, 900.