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Show Wife Wins, as Usual. "Of course, one can never win an argument with ono's wife," remarked a broker tho other day. "Even if ona Is perfectly right In his contention, the fates, or the postofllco department or something else will turn up to make It appear that tho man is wrong. For instance, a few days ago my wlfo remarked that a letter In a plain envelope en-velope dropped in a letter box would bo delivered even If it had no stamp. Of courso 1 know better, nnd told her bo, but sho was obstinate. Just to v prove my contention when I wns at" tho effleo tho next day I drew a pic-turo pic-turo of a gooso on a sheet of paper. Underneath tho likeness I wrote: "Dear-Madam: If you pny two cents to get this you nre n goose.' I put the sheet in n plain envelope nnd addressed ad-dressed it to my wife. The next morning tho doorbell rang furiously wllllo I wns still In bed. I waited for tho wifo or tho maid to respond, but ' both had gono out. Finally I went to tho door mysolf. Thero wns a fool letter carrier with that crazy letter, nnd I had to dig doT.n nnd pay tho two cents postage duo. If I had given the lotter to my wifo Bho wculd havo been stll moro (Irmly, convinced that Bho was right," |