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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

You can dye your goods in one hour with Put
nam Fadeless Dyes. All other dyes require from
one TO four hours. 10 cents per package. Sold
by the Brooks House Pharmacy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Vermont wheel Club.

The regular monthly meeting of the Vermont
Wheel club will be held in the club rooms next
Tuesday evening at 1880.
@. f. BINGHAM sec.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

woman who is weak nervous and sleepless
and who has cold hands and feet, cannot feel
equalize the circulation remove nervousness, and
give strength and rest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

McDutiie brought the one-mile bicycle
record down to 1.31 2-5 at New Bedford
yesterday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Advertised LETTERS.

women.-Miss Belle j. Ireland, Mrs. Edward
Nichols.
Men-H. G. Brown, g. b. Baker, d r. Hazel.
tine, Mr.. and Mrs. John b. knight, Allen Melon,
AID
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

,iouumAFy,-Bases on balls, by Lawrence 9 h.,
thompson 3 Two-hase hits, Butler, T. Smitb
mann Dowey, w. Perry ?. Double PLAYS But'
OUT, by Lawrence 5, by Thompson 4. Passed.
Dalls, T. smith 3, Dowley 2. Wild pitches. Law
renee thompson 2 Stolen bases, Guibeen
r. smith :, g. Smith q Raleigh, Il. smith RiSt'
ler McCanghern, Bergeron, Thompson. Left
S on bases, Hinsdale 5, Brattleboro 6. Umpires
CressY ana Young. Scorer, j. Tasker. 70
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
BRATTLERORO.

The grocery stores will be closed all day
Tuesday.
The Fuller Battery will have a target
shoot at Centreville Saturday afternoon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
rhe onl, r,.c. to Put rhen.

81 say" said a friend the other day.
"you are an old hand at II. ! have only
Just got married and don't understand
much about the business. | should
like to know whether married man
has any rights left when he takes unto
himself a wifeY
Rights? Yes, lots. He has right
to pay all the Bills
stop! mean this. Let me give
you an instance. Every box. every
chest Of drawers and portmanteau
and In fact every available receptacle
Of every description IL stuffed full OF
my wife's property, and when J want
to put away a few cuffs and collars
Hold hard know what you mean.
Listen. young man. II your bedroom
were 200 yards long, lined from the
door to the ceiling with shelves. and
you wanted a place to stow away a
couple Of shirts. you couldn't lind a
nook that wasn't full Of halrpins. scent
bottles. odd gloves. pieces Of ribbon.
odd feathers and artificial flowers. lit
tie bits Of tape and buttons galore.
with pins and needles thrown In. so
Just accept the inevitable. Wrap your
personal property In an old newspaper
parcel and hide It under the bed"
He grinned ironically, but passed on
q sadder and wiser man.-London It'd
Bits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
n. zsI.-A o.ot.,,ou Pu..le.

No. zsI.-A Quotation Pussle.
Find the name OF an English poet OF
the eighteenth century. His name IN 30
completely linked with Joking that few
are aware Of his exquisite talent for
pure and genuine poetry
The first letter may be formed SIX
times In the first half OF No. and the
second letter six times In No. = The
third letter six times In No. and the
fourth letter twice in No. 3. FIVE times
in No. 4, three times In No. and once
In the las; half OF No. l.
no. l.
I remember, I remember. the Or trees
dark and high:
I used to think their slender tops were
close against the sky.
IL was a childish ignorance, but now It's
little Joy
To know I'm farther of from heaven
than when was q boy.
NO. 2
Boughs are daily riaed
BY the gusty thieves.
And the book Of Nature
Getteth short Of lcavea
And there 10 cen a happiness
That makes the heart afraid.
40. 4.
When he In forsaken,
Wi;hered and shaken.
What can an old man do but diel
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

On the accession Of the new emperor
Of China. be goes In solemn state to
the Temple Of Heaven" In Picking.
and formally announces to his I'm
perial predecsssors the new titles and
Aisnities which be has assumed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
No 2SA.-Charade.

Ny LAST are celebrated. noted. learned.
Some will not come for years, and some
have gone,
All. never TO return. And only one
We may with truthfulness assert exists.
And yet my FIRST can buy them. eat
them. too.
And set them. il be choose: and upon one
OF them he may perhaps send forth my
WHOLE.
Or on il may perhaps inscribe my
WHOLE.
Or on my WHOLE he may inscribe my
LAST
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

Avoid al drying inhalants and use
that which cleanses and heah the mem
brane. Ely's Cream Balm b such .
rmedy and cures Cstarrh easily and
pleasantly. Cold ia the head vanisfles
quickly. Price 80 cents ut druggists or
BY mail.
Catarrh caused difficulty In speaking
and 70 great extent loss Of bearing.
By the use Of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping OF mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved.J. W.
Davidson, Atty at Law, Monmouth,
Ill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

II Is q favorite occupation to de-
nounce the sons Of wealthy men for
being worthless. Yet their worthless
ness soon scatters fortunes that might
otherwise Increase to the detriment Of
the general public. Iii Ii the wind
that blows no one good--St. Joseph
uoxa1A
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

Tommy-"Pop, the rain falls alike
upon the just and the unjust, doesn't itg"
Tommy's Pop-"Yes, yes. Don't ask
silly questions" Tommy-"Aud It isn't
just to steal another mans umbrella, Is
itw Tommy's Pop: "Certainly not. II
you ask any more'-Tommy: but,
Pop, the rain doesn't fall upon the man
that steals the umbrella, aud Il does on
the man that had his stolen. Funny,
amt Ii, POpg"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
IDEAS OF HIS OWN.

Every now and then Mr.. Blykins be-
comes possessed Of an idea thst he Ia q
superior being, whose mission 10 life 10
To show the world that II IL making q
donkey OF itself. His wife never assumes
TO be superior. She simply proceeds TO
show him where he Is wrong and give
him fresh start 10 his career as quiet,
self.respecting citizen.
He had his hand on the door knob to
leave the house when his wife called to
him.
~ don't know when I'll get back" he
said emphstically.
~ wasn't worrying about when you
were coming home, DEAR she said.
"But did you know you have on Prince
Albert coat and straw hAty"
"Ycs, ! know It," he answered de-
family. "And what's more, I'm going
to wear 'em. II you think you are 60.
Ing TO make any fashionable pet OF me
you are wrong. I'm not going TO bow
dow and worship at the shrine Of Madam
Grundy. I'm going TO wear whatever
comes handy.
"A hats . hat and coats coat, aud
there's no reason why l shouldn't pick
out whichever suits me. You want me
to look like one of these pictures that
the tailors hang up on the wall, one OF
these men who look as II their legs were
plaster OF Paris, and whose chests ap-
pear to be stuffed with sswdust.
"well, III tell you right now, won't
do it. Any clothes possess are good
enough to wear when | feel like Il, and
I'm not going to 60 around posing as q
sartorisl symphony"
You are quite right, dear. But |
don't believe you have the courage OF
your convictions"
~ haven'ts I'd like chance to prove
It."
"well, III wager you 90, which l
have saved up out OF the housekeeping
money, that there are combinations OF
your familiar attire which you won't
wear"
an take It."
"All right. I'll lay the clothes out
for you and you can put them on when
say ready"
She hurried up the stairs and he NUT
tered:
THAT will be as easy ten as ever
took wings and hew my way" 10 q few
minutes she called to him.
an walt for you In the guest cham
ber," said she. "The chevsl glass IL 10
there. Do you want 1t while you dress p
"Of course don't. What do | want
with mirror? I'm no gilded beauty,
and don't intend TO mince around and
worry about my decorations. I'm going
to get into those things aud get down
town. I'll be back In an hour or two
nd collect the money"
1t was not long before he presented
himself In silk hat, a turn-down collar,
red ascot tie, dress coat, q pair OF
bicycle trousers, golf stockings and
arctic overshoes.
"I'll admit that you've picked out q
queer combination" he said cheerily
"But I'm not going to back down."
He caught sight Of his reflection In
the glass. He rubbed his eyes and then
exclaimed hoarsely:
"Hannah, you win."-Washingtor
Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
killed By /. Mispri,t.

II Is related Of Alassandro Guido, q
famous Italian poet and composer Of
the seventeeth century, that he died 1t
Frasca:i OF apoplexy, brought ON by
his discovery Of typographical error
In finely printed copy Of poems which
he was on his way to present to Pope
Clement Nj.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

A hanging garden on a small scale
can be made as follows: Soak round
piece OF coarse sponge to expand 1t,
then squeeze 1t perfectly dry. Place iu
the cavities the seedS Of clover, millet,
rice, barley, and grass, and hang It In q
sunshiny window. Keep It constantly
moist BY sprinkling and It will shortly
be . ball Of lovely living green. Again,
scoop out portion Of the bottom Of q
large carrot, leaving quite Q thickness Of
shell. Suspend 1t bottom upward, iii
with water, 10 which insert Ivy and
tradescantia. These will grow, while
the feathery top Of the carrot will
lengthen and curl about the hanging
haakef
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

No. 2T0.-Concealed Words: Ear. road.
broth. pain. boa.
No. 2Il.-An Arithmograph: Cinder-
ella.
No. 2I2-A Riddle: N-aught.
No. 2T3 Numerical Enigma: Haste
makes waste
No. 2I+-Connect.d Word Squares:
Upper left s,luare-Ode. doe. eel. Upper
right squnye-Rci. eve. den. Central
square-Iid Ire. den. Lower left square
Pad. ado. dot, Lower right SQUARE
Nap. are. peg.
No. 275.-A Fish Puzzle: Columbus.
I. Club. 2. Opah. 8. Ling. 4. Um-
brina. ). Moon. 6. Barble. Z. I'm
brina s. Sun.
No. 276-Central SUBSCRIPTIONS: Nep-
tune l. Munich. 2. Spear. 3. Se-p-al.
4. Batch. 3. Cause. g. Linen. Z.
Poets.
No. 2I7.-An Enigma: Amethyst.
No. 21S.-Subtraction: Mandate. Cat.
nip. Stag-nation. Horse-radish.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

No. 1s3--WoFd Pussfe.
A character from q popular tale.
l. q. I. 5-A title used In southern
country OF Europe.
2 3. /. 3. 6-What all should try to do.
3. 2. 4. 3. Mot the whole.
4. 3. 4. q, l-Fashion. manner.
g. q 4. 3. IA circular roof.
q 2, I. 6-Turf. grass.
Z. 5. 4. "a familiar salutation.
8. q, 4. 2. Sent by your doctor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
PUT TO THE TEST.


Public Enforcement y whss
Counts.
Everybody has their hour Of trouble.
But people having any itchinsss Of ne
skin
Have many hours Of trouble.
Nothing 20 annoying. Nothing % I'M
tating.
Scratch Il, Il becomes WORSE.
Leave II alone and you can hardly
stand the misery.
Itchiness comes in many forn,a
Rc.ema and horrid itching piles.
Relief and cure are here ct last.
Z Thousands have put It to the test
Doan's Ointment cures every form q
itchiness Of the skin.
Read the following statement.
Mrs. e. L. Robinson, Of 20 Dillingham;
street, Bangor. Me-, says: Two very
wonderful remedies are Doan's Kidney
Pills and Doan's Ointment. Anyone
troubled with any Of the ailments for
which Doan's Ointment 10 indicated are
unwise II they fail to give II q trial. It
performs wonders In allaying and curing
itchiness of the skin, from whstever
cause. Doan's Kidney Pills also proved
to be all that Is claimed for them.
Both preparations are 80 valuable that
ve would not be without them In the
house. to have in case Of need"
Doan's Ointment and Doan's Kidney
Pills are sold by al dealers; price 50
cents boz. Mailed on receipt Of price
by Poster.M ilburu Co.. Buffalo, N.Y., sole
agents for the U. s.
Remember the name, Dosu's, and taks
no substitute.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

Diplomacy-"why did you place such
q tough fowl before me?" asked the In
dignsnt lady patron Of the waiter In
down town restaurant Age before
beauty, always, you know, madam"
was the gallant reply. And then,
wonan-like, she smiled and paid her
bill without q murmur.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
HOUSEHOLD WIsDoM.

HOUSEHOLD WISDOM.
Salt dissolved in alcohol viii take ont
grease spots.
Have the children, especially II deli
cate, take nap or two, particularly In
the long days Of the summer.
Battle burn with . strong solution Of
carbonate Of soda.
TIE odor Of tansy b Z positive pre-
yestivs Of moth invasien. -Good House
keeping.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

Condemned Man 60 bis lawyer: "It's
. long sentence, sir, 70 be sent to prison
for life.n Lawyer (inclined 70 . more
hopeful View: "Yes, II does seem long,
but perhaps you won't live . great
Whlle."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
No. 2s8.-Aaa1rams.


I. Take the last letter from a gem
and. after transposing what is left. have
word meaning yonder.
2. Take the first letter from another
gem and leave titled parsonage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
No. 2SS.-Diamoud.

1. A consonant 2 To fill in. 3. Peel
ed. T. A soldier In a war vessel. 5.
Close. q. A river In Scotland. I. A
consonant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

A boon to travellers. DR.. Fowler's
Extract Of Wild Strawberry. Cures
dysentery, diarrb0a, seaslckness, nsu-
-. Pheasant 3 talEs. Aets promptly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
No. 2s2.-pousie Aero.,,e.

No. 2s2--Doubie Acrostie.
Primals and finals represent the trafic
Of d country.
/. Very large. 2 A German masculine
name. 3. Part Of ship. 4. A river 10
South America. 3. To bring up. d
Drawn tightly. I. The thoroughfares Of
Q city.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

Only one remedy In the world that will
1t once stop itchiness Of the skin 10 any
part Of the body. Doan's Ointment.
At any drug store. 80 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

The Last Laugh-Burglar (taklng
watch from vest)l"Ha, ha! Excuse me
for taking up your time" Scribbler-
stOh, that's al right-the watch only
cost 4 dollar, and l will get two dollars
for the joke. He, hs, hat'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

at was almost miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me Of terrible
breaking out all over the body. am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West C0rnwell, Conn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

All the words pictured contain the
same number OF letters. When rightly
guessed and placed ono below the other
in the order numbered. the diagonal from
the upper left hand letter TO the lower
right hand letter. will spell the surname
Of a pcet.-St. Nicholas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,
sprsins, stings. Instant relief. DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil. At any drug
store.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

A Pleasing Result.
Ben and Ann the parson sought
And soon were much elated.
For Benefited was the groom.
And the bride was Anna-mated.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

There IL difference-"Does your
daughter play the piSno?" "She says
she does but It sounds more to me 40 II
she were working It,"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

A Slow Process. Mold: HAS your
boy got over his college course yeti"
Todd: mot yet. / imagine IL will be
some years before he learns to treat me
as an equal"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

"Jane has face that draws your at
tention." "Yes, It's plain to be SEEN"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17
cASToRrA

cASTORrA
Bears the signature Of cHAa n. FLsrcHsR.
In use for more than thirty years. and
z1s KIs< Yos Haps hi,u,s Bo-SAL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-17

BEEcHAn's PILLS cure Sick Headache.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25
CAUGHT WITH HIS BOOTY.
Ed Smith, a Window "Flypaper
Thief, Locked Up in "the
TanksO

The window "fypaper" thieves are still
carrying on their operations to the an
noyance and loss of storekeepers
throughout the city. Early yesterday
morning the window in the grocery of
Hermann Hackfeld, corner of Hayes and
Lyon streets, was broken and twelve bot
ties of whisky were stolen.
An hour or two later Policeman Fen
nell saw a man on Stockton street carry
ing a bundle, which aroused the officer 5
suspicious He questioned the man and
not getting a satisfactory answer opened
the bundle and discovered six bottles of
whisky He placed the man under ar
rest and locked him up in 1.-The tanks
at the City Prison pending further inves-
tigation. The man gave the name of Ed
Smith, but that is not his true name, and
Fenneil believes that he is one of the
gang of "hypaper" thieves.
Yesterday morning Hackfeld reported
his loss at police headquarters, and on
being shown the six bottles of whisky
found in Smiths possession he at once
identified them as being his property.
Smith has not yet been booked.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25
JUVA NEARLY
WON At ODDS
OF 100 To |
Led Her Field to the
Paddock.
BEATEN OUT BY JENNIE REID
ABUSE EXTENDED TO DEFEAT
SAM McKEEVER.
The Two Lomond Equaled
Coast Record-Four Choices
Finished in Front-Dr.
Bernays Scored.

A stocky looking chestnut filly named
Juva, hailing from the Montana country
and ridden by a little 'bush" jockey,
Mounce, nearly captured a race at Oak
land yesterday with odds of 100 to posted
against her. This despised one was a
starter in the last event of the day,
sprint at the Futurity distance, an affair
replete with warm things. Schreibers s
Good Hope finally closed favorite, with
both Jennie Reid and Sonora Caesar car
rying heavy commissions, the latter es-
pecially being highly touted. When the
barrier was released Mounce and Juva
were soon out in front. The filly had
good lead into the stretch and it was only
in the final stages of the running that
Spencer managed to get up with Jennie
Reid and beat the outsider something
over a length. A more experienced rider
could probably have won. Good Hope, the
favorite, was third.
The only other favorite to prove a dis
appointment was Captive, beaten out by
DR.. Bernays. Formella, Mistleton.
Lomond and Abuse all won at fairly good
betting quotations.
BY long odds the best performance of
the day was that of Fred Fosters crack
sprinter, Abuse. The horse with the cork
screw legs picked up III pounds in the
fifth event at si2s furlongs and beat Sam
McKeever out in a drive, covering the dis
tance in lib fiat. The winner closed a
to favorite
Formella defeated cheap band of plat
ers in the opening seven-furlong run. The
Brutus filly had Spencer in the saddle and
won with comparative ease from Master
Buck. Johnny Woods managed to finish
third with Be Happy.
This win was followed up with another
victory for the Elmwood Farm. Mistle-
ton, piloted by Thorpe, and stanch first
choice, was always in the front rank in
the mile and a sixteenth event that fol-
lowed, and at the wire downed Master
Lee a couple of lengths. Ulm, through
weak riding, was a bang-up third, beaten
for the place but a neck.
Lomond, a good looking bay colt by
Imp. Observation-Disclosures, equaled the
coast record for three and one-half fur
longs in the kindergarten scramble. The
youngster had Thrope at the helm, and
beating his field away, won out, hard
ridden, from Reginald Hughes. With bet
ter luck the latter might have reversed
things. Harry Thatcher, a son of Imp.
Pirate of Penzance, from Caesar Young's
barn, showed plenty of speed finishing a
fiattering third. The winner, coupled with
Nomadic. closed favorite in the betting.
The mile selling run went to DR.. Ber-
nays, ridden by Spencer. The latter stole
the inside position from Piggott astride
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25

ty-hfth street. The residents who are in
lerested in the matter have been working
., on IL Tor the past ten years. They claim
involved Is comparatively small.
1he other items are the same, being
OF comparatively small amounts. with the
new police station. To defer the building
OF this will not profit the city in the long
run. 1t owns the lot already, and the ex-
pense of $50,000 for a station will save the
city $4,000 a year that it now pays for rent
and stabling facilities. 1t is all right to
watch needless expenditures. but pr. Per
rault is not on the right track in the pres,
ent instance. The members of the board
must watch the interests of the people
who elected them. There is general de-
mand for these proposed improvements,
and when the time comes tnink the ma ma
jority of the board members VIII give
heed to that demand"
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25
SUPERVISORS OBJECT
TO PERRAULT'S METHODS
FAVOR PAYMENT OF APPROPRI-
ATIoNS ALREADY MADE.
They Do Not Think That He Should
Pose as a Reformer on the
Lines Proposed.

Supervisor Perrault. chairman of the
Finance Committee Of the Board of Su-
pervisors, has not met with the co-op-
Grafton Of his fellow members in the mat
ter OF holding over until the end of the
fiscal year certain appropriations amount
ing in the aggregate to 1000
Ihe Finance Committee recommended
that these appropriations be held over
until the end of the fiscal year and it was
expected that the board would act favor
ably in the premises. AT the meeting ON
Monday, however. the matter was re-
ferred back to the committee for further
consideration. Supervisor Lackmann is
leading the opposition to the proposed
sldetracking of the appropriations In
speaking of them yesterday he said: DIR
Perrault cannot build up reputation as
refOrmer on any such slender founda-
'tion as that upon which he is working in
this matter. The people in the parts of
the city affected have worked for years
to have these matters acted upon and will
not take kindly 70 the action contemplated
in this case. Take the extension Of Twen-
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25
HE IS sADDER AND WISER.
A. II. Mckay Wants His Advance
Agents Arrested for Obtaining
Money by False Pretenses.

A H. Mckay, Is Lewis place, swore to
a complaint in Judge Graham's court yes
terday for the arrest of Henri Stewart
and W. H. Wheeler on charge of OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses. Stew
art is in the city, but Wheeler is in the
country.
Mckay was induced by Stewart and
Wheeler to supply the money to take the
Twentieth Century Vaudeville company
on the road to play the farce comedy,
My Neighbours Wife" They claimed
that they had to pay a royalty on the
play and got $40 from him for that pur-
pose. Therein lies the charge, as Nc
Kay alleges, that there was no such
thing as royalty. Stewart and Wheeler
started out as advance agents of the
company on December 9, and in a very
short time Mckay had dropped about
$1,000 in his theatrical venture before the
company got stranded. Now he is a
sadder and wiser man.