Show E economic of the poor A cheerful creature who deserves more credit for her courage than many heroes who have died on the fie field I 1 d of battle gave a detailed list of her economics to a reporter a fey few weeks ago shoes are the greatest expense she said eaid they cost fifty cents and my boy has to hava a new pair every week it if is pitiful shenone wh enone reflects that for tw two 0 dollars the boy boi might have a pair of shoes which would last him four months these are the economics of tho the very poor they buy worthless things and are obliged to do so often for the simple fact that they have not enough ready money to buy good ones they cannot lay in quantities of provisions nor buy healthful ones for the same reason and are consequently kept poor and poorly clad and nourished because they cannot afford an outlay in furnishing their houses it is the same thing A cheap stove and a cheap chair which wear out and break down shortly are the only ones that can be got at the mon moment ent mary abbott in chicago post |