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Show Wife Wins, at Usual. "Of course, ono can never win nn argument with one's wife." remarked n broker tho other day. ''Even if ont is perfectly right In his contention, the fates, or tho postoulco department or something else will turn up to make U appear thnt tho mnn is wrong. For lnstnnce, n few days ago my wifo remarked that a letter In a plain envelope en-velope dropped In n letter box would bo delivered even If It had no stamp. Of courso I know better, and told her bo, but sho was obstinate. Just to prove my contention when I was at tho cfl'.co tho next dr.y I drew a picture pic-ture of n goose on a sheet of paper. Underneath tho likeness I wrote: "Dear Mndam: If you pay two cents to get this you aro a goose.' 1 put the sheet In n plain envelope and addressed ad-dressed it to my wife. Tho next morning tho doorbell rang furiously while I was still in bed. 1 waited for the wife or the maid to respond, but both had gone out. Finally I went to tho door myself. There was n fool letter carrier with that crniy letter, nnd I had to dig down and pay tho two cents poBtago due. If 1 had given the letter to my wife she wculd havo been still moro firmly convinced that she wob right" cm m For II vo news read the Republican |