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Mailed to subscriber; for Three Dollars a year in ad' ance THE STAR INDEPENDENT The paper with the largest H jmt Circulation in Harrlsburg and nearby towus Circulation Examined by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES: BELL Private Sranoh Exchange No. 3260 CUMBERLAND VALLEY rVivata Brand' Excnango, No. 545-246 Tuesday, October 27, OCTOBER Sun. Jfon. Tues. Wed. Tbur. Fri. Sat. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES— Full Moon, Ith: Last Quarter, 12th; New Moon, loth: First Quarter, '-sth. WEATHER FORECASTS Harrisburg and vicinity: fair to uiglit with lowest temperature about 30 degrees. Wednesday fair, continued f j- cool. Moderate northwest winds. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night J with freezing temperature. Weduesday * .%-j fair, continued cool. Moderate north i'ESTEHDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 61; lowest, 45; 8 a. m., IS; 8 p. m., 52. «==—- - , -i CONGRESS AND THE NATION S TEETH Lioiug on the theory that Congress, when it coin piled the list of articles upon which war tax is imposed, made uu effort to select such articles as are not absolute necessities, it is to be presumed that the use of most of these articles will be some what diminished from now until the European con flict ends. Economic history shows that, —even in the eases of so-called necessities, —the demand falls off to some extent if the cost is arbitrarily raised. Thus we hear of folks eating less beef.—as necessary as I hat article of food is generally regarded as beiug,— when the Trust soaks on a few cents a pound, and it is recalled that recently when the price of sugar took a big jump upward, lots of people found they could get along with a good deal less of this neces sary commodity. If people can actually cut down their consump tion of what are generally recognized as necessities ihe logical conclusion is that they can even more easily reduce their consumption of articles that are not regarded as absolutely essential to human existence. A careful perusal, however, of the list of articles on which Congress has imposed the war tax. raises the question with regard to some of them as to how. the law-makers determined that the arti cles are more in the luxury class than in the cate gory of necessities. Now there are promissory notes, for instance. They arc taxed and therefore, according to the Congress theory, they are not necessities. In other words Congress classes them as luxuries. Yet it doesn't seem to us to be a very luxurious state to be in when you have to give your note to borrow money to pay your bills, and then on top of that are compelled to pay a tax .just because you are that hard up. The list of taxed articles also includes tooth washes. Going on a principle that only luxuries are taxed. Congress classes tooth washes as lux uries. Most of us, perhaps, would venture the opinion that the use of tooth wash is rather a neces sity,—but then the Congressmen, of couujse, have their own ideas about such things. UNCLE SAM'S FOREIGN MAIL TROUBLES Uncle Sam, watching the course of the European war with mixed feelings of interest and disapproval, is not escaping the injuries which are usually re ceived in a conflict by innocent bystanders. He has been suffering in many ways, and not the least of his inconvenience is that which affects his for eign mails. The United States mail service is not often to be interfered with. In this country it demands the right of way at all times and few are the persons so rash as to insert their fingers into the cogs of the great machine. Conditions abroad have now shaken the service or at least that, part of it which transmits foreign mails. While the war lasts this foreign service will be crippled for it cannot help itself. The bulletins on mail conditions being issued at the Postoffic-e Department have been compared to those given out by a physician from a sickroom. I hey state that the situation is "rapidly on the mend, but. of course, with a possibility of compli cations. Mail is being dispatched and received via ocean routes as rapidly as can be expected under the circumstances, but it will be naturally a lengthy period before everything is normal again." According to accounts from Washington, the German embassy is usually without incoming mail HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1914. from abroad, since tlie mail service of the Father land is more crippled than any other. Washington receives a great deal of mail matter from the war zone because of the presence in the capital of so many representatives of foreign countries, and it is said that nothing so forcibly brings home to persons in this country the strenuousncss of conditions alroad as the battered appearunce of the impres sively sealed and royally stamped envelopes wliieh pass through the postoft'ice of the capital. Not nearly so much mail is coming into the United States as is going out, yet 110 guarantee accompanies the out-goiug letters that they will reach their destinations 'iu safety. This govern ment's responsibility for sure delivery ends when Ihe foreign governments take over the mail pouches, and what becomes of the matter then de pends 011 war conditions. "We really have the situation well in hand right now." is the statement which comes from the Di vision of Foreign Mails in Washington, "but, of course, it is a ease of sit tight and hope more coun tries will not get into the scrimmage. For instance, Italy is our great consolation. Italian boats are carrying mail fairly regularly, but if Italy decides to declare war our main avenue for mail to south ern Europe will be completely cut off." The suspension of the parcel post between the I nited States and European countries was de manded by the foreign countries, assigned reasons being that there are not sufficient men left at home in the warring nations to handle the parcel post properly, anil that troops and provisions have crowded parcel post packages from the convey ances. At any rate, the crippled parcel post service abroad is 110 fault of Uncle Sam. He is merely taking the part of the unfortunate bystander, dodg ing as gracefully as possible, but not without re ceiving serious injuries. 1 lie weaknesses in the postal service abroad are expected to be felt during the coining Christmas : season. If war braves the approach of winter, and i certain conditions seem to show that it will pass j through more winters than this one. Christmas will not be celebrated through the mails as it has been for many years past, from one end of the world to the other. Domestic mail in this country will f not he affected, but every citizen of the land does iiot have all his lriends and relatives within the 1 limits of the nation's domestic postal service, and the impossibility of exchanging gifts and good wishes between the United States and Europe at I ( hristmastime will sadden many hearts. , Have your tickets ready! The Colonel is on the boards i for Thursday. •They are selling mule meat for beef in'Looisville and don't even have a war as an excuse for it. Kane, fa., was snowed under yesterday hut that is nothing to what is bound to happen to some of our can didates on November 3. The Russians are said to be luring the Germans into their territory just as the making of vodka has been pro hibited by the {'zar. That's no way to show hospitalitv. This is going to be a big week for star spell binders in Dauphin county. Former State Treasurer Berry and .lim Blakeslee, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, will be here to-night. Tomorrow night Senator Penrose ami Charlemagne Tower, former .Minister to Germany, will hold the boards. On Thursday Colouel Koosevelt and William Draper Lewis will be in the spot light in Harrisburg. and Dr. Brumbaugh will visit the faithful in Lower Dauphin. On Saturday night Congressman Palmer and Vance C. MoCormiek will ring the changes in this city. Hear 'em all and take your choice! i TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN THE SIDESTEP Perfection's what we long to view. We praise it with much glee. It would be fine, my friend, for you. It's far too govd for me." —Exchange". SLOW OF PERCEPTION "Ah says to mah waife dat a Virginney court savs dat i sometimes de wife may be de head of de house," said j Rastus Johnsing, "an' she says dat sometimes de court's terribul slow in findin' out things."—Exchange. SHE INDORSED THE CHECK Frank A. Vanderbilt, New York banker, tells of a voung ' lady unaccustomed to the ways of finance. "\oung she was," as I say, "and charming. She came to the window of the paying teller and handed in a check for SIOO, stated that it was a birthday present from her husband, and requested payment. The teller informed her that she must first indorse it. " 'I don't quite understand.' she said, with a pleading look and an air of hesitation, 'just what you mean.' " 'Why, you see,' he explained, 'you must write your name on the back of the check, so that when we return the check to your husband he will know we have paid vou the money.' " 'Oh, yes, I understand,' she replied, apparently much relieved. "After a moment she returned to the window and pre- i sented the check. Looking for the indorsement, the tellor ! read: 'Many thanks, darling boy. I've got the money alii right. Your loving little wife, Dorothy.'"—Hearst's Alag- j azine. ■ BETTER FOR SOMEONE ELSE "I'm feeling verra sick," said Sandy. "Do you drink much whisky?" asked the doctor, "or: smoke ?" "Oh," said Sandy, "maybe a glass a day and a couple ! of pipes." "Well, cut out the whisky and the tobacco, and come I back next week." But Sandy was at the door by this I time. "Heh," called the doctor, "my advice will cost you $10." ! "Never fear," Sandy paused to reply. "I'm no' takiu' it."—Harper's Weekly. ONLY BENUMBED A young man down in Georgia—weight about 115 pounds—had been keeping company with a young woman of his neighborhood—weight about 250. One evening, after having sat on his lap constantly for three full hours, it occurred to her that her weight might be growing rather irksome to him. She turned her head and smiled down at him tremulously: "Aren't you gettin' tiahd, honey?" "No," ho murmured rapturously. "I was about an hour aao. but I'm cettin' sorta numb now."—Louisville Times. | Tongue-End Top icsj Vogel's Tribute to "Billy" Welsh That was a graceful tribute front the heart when ( Jolnt W. Vogel, the old minstrel manager, when his company was here last week, went to tho ceme tery and placed a floral tribute on the grave of "Billy " Welsh, Harrisburg's most famous minstrel man, who died in New York several years ago and was buried here. The bond of friend ship and loving remembrance is ever strong among the members of the min strel profession, and, unlike the regular theatrical profession, there arc few jealousies among them. To this day the memory of ."Billy" Welsh is revered among the old-time minstrels who are still before the pubiic, but thev are very few. Once in a great while one of the minstrels who was a member of one of the companies of blackfaced performers that flourished from 1870 to 1890, comes along and makes refer ence to "Billy" Welsh, for they al! knew him, either, as song and dance artist, comedy sketch artist or manager and they all delighted to do him honor. The little act of Manager Vogel in laying a posy on the grave of his old minstrel companion may not have been much as we judge things in everyday life, but it showed the love of oue man for another long dead. How Welsh Got a Start "Billy" Wels>h was a little Irish boy in the early 60's workiug in a brickyard in the lower end of this city, where he Jived with his parents. He was what was then known in brick yards as au "ofF-bearer," carrying the bricks from the maker to the kiln to be burned. Like many boys in the early war period he wts attracted by the minstrel shows, and he was a constant patron of Sanford's opera house, a building that stood on the site of the present Star-Independent office build ing. The opera house had been an old stable belonging to Judge William F. Murray, but remodeled by the late S. t>. Sanford and made into a minstrel hall, wherein appeared the most fa mous minstrel stars of the da v. "Billv \\ elsli was a patron of min strelsy, aud he was quick to pick up j'S steps he" saw 011 the stage. In time lie was a clever dancer aiul was tlif envv of ;:il the other boys. All lie wanted was an opening to show what he could do on the stage, and that came when the late "Jake" Budd, one of the funniest comedians on the sta"e, whom Sousa referred to as the come dian with tue staccato laugh, gave liiiu a chance to give a blackface song and dance on the stage. Canterbury Hall, an amusement hall in the old Exchange building, -where the postollicc building I now stands. The young minstrel was so j ci«?vor that Budd, when he closed his j Canterbury hall took "Billy" with him j to Boston where he had an cngage j ment with the famous Buck lev'* Sere- J naders, a minstrel organization famed j the country over. In Boston "Billv" j Welsh made a great hit and soon estab : lislied himself among the Bostouese as a prime favorite. At the completion of j his engagement Budd returned to Har -1 risburg with his partner, Dan Howard, ; '■'""jo player, and W el>ii came home j with them. That was Welsh's lirst out | of town engagement. 0 » tt Partner of 44 Johnny" Rice In Harrisburg at the time was an other little Irish lad, "Johnny" Rice by name, a bootblack, blonde, soft voiced, quick and a good dancer, and iie, too. had succeeded in securing a chance to see what he could do as a danger on the minstrel stage. Welsh and Rice met, they were suited for each other, both could sing and dance and -both were very quick to learn, so they formed a partnership, one that lasted until "Johnny" Kice died years after ward in a hospital in Chicago. Welsh and Rice, as team, first appeared in Boston and made an instantaneous hit, I so that their future was assured. Welsh was a sketch producer and had ideas j which he had others put into writing and dress up to lit the .itage and when he produced them they were invariablv ' successful. ** * , Made Hit in Philadelphia About this time Cam cross & Dixey, the minstrel managers in Philadelphia, had secured the services of a pair of juvenile song and dance artists named Cheever and Kennedy, who were billed as the "Buffalo Boys." Thev were a> novelty in Philadelphia and of course made a hit. Simmons & Slocum, a new minstrel firm, opened a minstrel show on Arch street, Philadelphia, as rivals to Carneross & Dixey. Simmons was the late "Lew" Simmons, who appear ed at the Orpheum here a couple of years ago as a banjoist, and who was killed by an automobile in Reading about a year ago. The new firm wanted a pair of juvenile performers to rival the "Buffalo Boys," and their choice fell upon Welsh and Rice, who were j then in Boston. An engagement was! made and Welsh and Rice were billed ! as the "Empire "Boys," and their'act-' ing simply captured Philadelphia. In a short time Welsh was writing the big sketches for the entfte company, and he and Rice were drawing down big money at the box office every salary day. * . * Made Trip to 'Frisco When the Simmons & Slocum com pany made their across-thc-contineiit trip to San Francisco, the first ever at tempted, it being by overland stage route, Indians beset them and it was told in the east that both Welsh and Rice had been scalped. That was a press agent story, however, for neither' of the boys were harmed in the least. | W T hen the Simmons & Slocum place on. Arch street closed, Welsh and Uice took 1 an engagement with Haverly's min-j strels, and for quite a while were mem- j bers of "Jack" Havcrly's famous "Forty— count 'em—forty," one of I the bost minstrel companies that ever traveled. For a long time they were | loi'ntod in Chicago where "Johnny" Itice was taken down with tuborculosis and died in a hospital. Ho was buried in Chicago. * Took Negroes to Europe Havcrly, finding Welrfh a rare good j business manager, placed in his care | the taking of the famous Callondar's I Georgia Minstrels on a tour of Europe. This company was composed of gen uine negroes, including the famous | ''Billy" Kevsands, "Dick" Little and i other colored fuu-makers. Their appear ; ance in England created a furore as I 'as when, years afterward, "Buffalo Bill" took his cowboys and Indians to the British Isles. The Georgia minstrels, | under Mr. Welsh'» management, play ed in London and all the principal cities of England, then went to Scot-1 land and Ireland, meeting with won derful success everywhere. In some cities they played return engagements, and in London the Prince of Wales was pleased to attend the performance, 011 which occasion special programs j printed on pink satin were prepared for the royal box. Mr. Welsh at the time sent some of these satin programs to friends in Harrisburg, and they may vet be preserved as souvenirs. The eu | tire European tour was a brilliant suc ! cess, and if Mr. Haverly had conserved j the big money made for him bv Mr. I Welsh he might have died a rich man.' : Returning to this country. Mr. Welsh took up his residence in New York City, managing various amusement en terprises until his death some years ago. He was a minstrel genius, a kind hearted, loveable fellow, and he stood at the head of his profession. He is buried in the cemetery near this city, not far from his old home in the First Ward. THOMAS M. JONES. WIFE ESCAPES SUICIDE'S TRAP | Takes Only Sip of Poison That Kills Husband I New York, Oct. 27.—Frederick Al len [Price, oS. swallowed wild cherry syrup with which aconite had been mixed and within a short time died ! in the apartment where ho lived with his wife and son at 500 West 213 th i street yesterday, .lie had asked his i wife to drink some of the syrup, but '■ she refused. Later she swallowed a lit i tie of it and became very ill. She was taken to the Washington Heights hos j pital and will recover. ; Price had been ill for a month and. according to his brother, had threat ened several times to take his life. RECALL VOTE ON SALEM MAYOR i Enough Signatures to Insure Election for Ousting of Hurley Snlem, Mass.. Oct. 2 7.—Mayor Hur ley at last must face the ordeal of a j vote upon his recall. The Better Oov- I ornment Association announced yester day that it has obtained signatures of nearly 2,000 voters to a recall peti- i ; tion. The required number is 1,793. Matthias J. O'Keefe, a business i man. is the candidate of the reform us- I sociation to ppse Hurley at tho spe- I cial election, which will come early in i 1915, it is expected. Other candidates I will probably appear also. "I am not worrying," said Mayor Hurley. MULE MEAT AS BEEF Charge That It Is So Sold in Louis ville Being Investigated Louisville, Get. 27.—The first steps, j in an investigation to determine whetli-' j er horse and mule meat is being sold in I ; Louisville under the guise of beef were i taken yesterday by the Jefferson coun j ty Grand Jury and the local Board ot' i Health. The Grand Jury indicted one butch-' er on a technical charge of unlawfully I selliug a misbranded article, and the j Board of Health, behind closed doors, j | heard tho testimony of twelve butch j eis and dealers in an effort to learn how widespread the practice had been. TROOPS TO STAY IN COLORADO i Wilson to Apply Watchful Waiting Policy for the Present Washington. Oct. 27. President j Wilson told callers at the White House | yesterday that the withdrawal of Fed-1 ■ eial troops from the Colorado strike j I district is not contemplated "at pres-' j ent.'' , Just when the President will act as j j a result of the situation confronting j j the government by reason of tho failure: of the operators to compromise with the ! ; men is not. known. It is understood the j ! policy of '' watchful waiting" has been j applied to this case. Mrs. Emerich Dies rjt Union Deposit Union Deposit, Oct. 27.—0n Sunday morning Mrs. Eli/.a'beth Emerich died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dan iel Hotrich, of this place. Tho de ceased was a member of the United Brethren church and is survived by three daughters, as follows: iMrs. Har vey Cook, of Sand Beach; Mrs. Millie | llorst, of Union Deposit, and Mrs. l>an | iel Hetrich, of Union Deposit. The; funeral will be held at Union Deposit' ion Thursday morning at 9.30. The i j services will be conducted by the Rev. j I O. G. Roinig, of Hershev, assisted by [ j the Kev. N. L. Linebaugh, of Hcrshcy.. Regret Regret is a dangerous thing. You let u little one no bigger than a mus-1 tard seed into your heart, and before I you know it you've hatched out a whole brood. Everything is woven into I a pattern of the whole,' and tho Lord j knew the figure he had in mind.—Ellen | Glasgow. • | Neither hew down the whole forest j npr come Home without wood.—Servian Proverb. PURE RICH BLOOD MADE BY HOOD'S: Pure blood enables the stomach, | liver and other digestive organs to do their work properly. Without it they | are sluggish, there is loss of appetite, | sometimes faintuess, a derunged state i of the intestines, and, in general, nil the symptoms of dys|>epsia. I Hood's Harsaparilla makes pure | blood, and this is why it is so very! successful in the treatment of so man'v j ailments. Oct it to-day. Adv. ' I PENNSYIVANIAN GEES QUICK RELIEF FROM DISORDERS OF HIS STOMACH I. E. Beckwith Says Mayr's Wonder ful Remedy Gave Him Great Help T. E. Beckwith, of Harrisburg, I'enn., was a victim of disorders of the stom ach and intestinal tract. He tried treatment after • treatment. Nothing gave him relief. Then one day he discovered Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy——and soon was happy. i\lr. Beckwith wrote to Goo. H. Mayr, the maker of the' remedy and i'or twenty years the leading druggist of Chicago. "I believe that Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is the greatest stom ach remedy on earth. Oue dose would convince auy one who is troubled with his stomach of J its wonderful merits, it removed sonie of the most awful looking stuff from uiy stomach. I have taken other remedies, but thev never helped me." good plays on list Big Attractions to Be at Majestic Next Week at Popular Prices The Myrkle-Harder Stock Company, which comes to the Majestic theatre for an entire week's engagement, be ginning uext Monday, announces an ex cellent list ot plays to be presented here at popular prices. Altl\pugh it is several seasons since the Myrkle-Hard er company had a date in 'Harrisburg. theatregoers of this city have not for gotten that this organization is one of the best on the road presenting stock attractions. William H. Harder, owner and manager of the company, is noted for his daring in paying high prices for big attractions as soon as they are re leased tor stock use, and a glance over the list of plays he is to put on in Harrisburg shows that he has succeed ed in getting some of the recent Broad way successes The list of plays to be given during the Harrisburg engagement follows: Monday afternoon and evening, "Elevation or a Husband." Tuesday afternoon and evening. "The Girl of the Golden West." Wednesday afternoon and evening. "Stop Thief." Thursday afternoon and evening. "What Happened to Mary." Friday afternoon and evening, "The Escape.'' Saturday afternoon and evening. "Under Southern Skies."' In spite cf the fact that these attrac tions are presented at very low prices! the scenic productions carried by the Myrkle-Harder Company are adequate in every way to give the shows the ap pearance of an original production. The seat sale for the entire week will open at the Majestic box office on Fri day of this week. Adv. A Political Situation "What are your views on the polit ical situation?" "When it comes to a political situa tion," replied Farmer C'orutassel, "you will have to talk to Si Simlin, the post master. He's the only feller around here that ever had one.Washington Star. Substitute for Alarm Clock A pair of dumbbells under one's pil low will give practically the same re sult as an alarm clock, and they are not so noisy.—Toledo Blade. •w . Little Seys'. Sices " "'"J> Here They Are Boys! ; A The Original Boy Scout Shoes •' Xjjr^ EXCELSIOR Boy Scouts are the orig inal seout shoes. They will outwear two pair of or dinary shoes. J list the kind the boys need. Well made ot' specially tanned Elk leather —soles fastened so they can't come off. They arc soft and fit perfectly. The greatest boy's shoe ever sold at the above prices. JOS. F. SHORB 300 A Market St. The Same Coal — ' But Different Results The same kind of coal will not give the same results under all conditions. What your neighbor burns will not always suit you. And the kind you use in one house may give poor satisfaction if you move to another place. The location of your house, the size of the. flues, the kind of furnace, all have an influence ou the grade of coal you should use. We have two coal yards, one on the Reading Kail road and another on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Two yards enable us to handle more varieties of coal so that if one kind does not suit we can easily send something else. Let our expert, call and advise you. United Ice & Coal Co. Forat«r * Cowdea Third ft Boas ISUi it Cheitnut ' Hummtl ft Mulberry ALSO STEELTON, PA. Just audi letters come from users of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy in ull parts of the country. It is known everywhere. The first doso convinces —no lonj; treatment. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy (clears the digestive tract of mucoid iaccretions and poisonous matter. It I brings swift relief to sufferers from | ailments of the stomach, liver and j bowels. Many declare it linn saved j them from dangerous operations; I many are sure it has saved their lives. Wo want all people who have j chronic, stomach stroublo or eonstipa- I tion, no matter of how long standing, 'to try one dose of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy—one dose will con j vince you. This is the medicine so | many of our people have been taking I with surprising results. The most | thorough system cleanser ever sold. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is j now sold here by Geo. A. Gorgas,' 1 <*. North Third Street and Pennsylvania Railroad Station, and druggists' everv where. N Adv . ARGUE FOR FRANK'S LIFE Last Appeal to Save Condemned Man Hoard by Supreme Court Atlanta, Oct. 27.—Argument on a | motion to set aside the verdict by : which Leo MyFrank was found guilty i ot the murdtfr of Mary Phagan, April 26, 1913. was begun before the State Supreme Court yesterday. The motion was based on the contention that the defendant was not present in court wlion the verdict was read. Frank was convicted August 25 1913. In their arguments Frank 's coun' sel alleged that while the jury was de- I liberating the "air about the court | room was surcharged with mob vio 1 leuce," and that the trial judge had | suggested that Frank be absent when | the verdict was returned, j Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsev, j for the State, contended that the waiv j er of Frank's counsel, in which he held ! Frank acquiesced, of the defendant's ! n gE>t to be in court when the verdic k was returned, was legal and binding and barred the setting aside the ver ) diet on the ground stated in the m<« : tion, Arguments of both sides were rou* I eluded late yesterday. STEAL NOTED AUTOGRAPHS Taft and Cleveland Signatures TaJsen From Memorial Tower Trenton, Oct. 27.—A country-wide search is being made for thieves who stoic the first leaf of the autograph sig natures in the visiting book at the I Cleveland Memorial Tower, at Prince i ton, Sunday night. The leaf contained ! the signatures of ex-President Taft. j members of the Cleveland family and 1 other prominent persons. The signatures were written October j 22. 1913, when the building was dedi | cated, and Mr. Taft delivered an ora tion. President Hibbcn has offered a I reward. She Bolted J "What did your wife say when she I saw you dance three times with that | pretty young woman f" ! "Nothing. She just bolted the par* I ty.''—Detroit Free Press. The Single Thought Stella—W ere you two souls with but la single thoughtt Belle—That was j just the trouble; lie wanted to stay single.—New York Sun.