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Show ERA OF EXTRAVAGANCE. The ie.v of Idihu Kont on (.tiding eondttions in tb' United S'at's is Mip-planted Mip-planted by the observations of a leading lead-ing Chicago banher, who lhc,ir.s tliat "pcf.plfi aro buying tin bi'hed priced thinx-i that tlwy can c-t and are bra:; (fin about ii.. (lothine;, hat.t and slior-M and f'il k sli ir I .-, and e vr ry I !i i n,,r d;,e tjiat i ox p n M'e, a re bidnj; bou'hl, It s.aini to be th; fad now lo t.dl liow much in on ry you are jpend i n 'or-ninrly 'or-ninrly it, was tlie jy-versi', and didi;dit was taken in secin;; liow little one had to pay for the necessities. A we:t.-rn rnaiiufac! ur'T I oils me thai no many of his employees' eamo I o work in automobiles auto-mobiles that, the marhines filled up th" streets and lie was obli-'d to lmild a ;;a ra ;o: a block away t n ea re for the ca ry.. ' ' There i:: thi.i much to be said refmrd-in refmrd-in the Hp"iidintf of Jnoi'ev. Tlie people hav- an undoubted riht to do a:i tliev p'ta se vit h their hone:.t. ea r n i n and a-i war'T, are hi;;h it. ia quite natural for them fo purchase e,'nsive article. 'I'hey .should, of eouise, put sonu-t !t i 11 by for t!;e provrrlda I rainy day and we presume many of them are ihdn Ih'M very thin!;. Th.-y must, speinl inoio or r-.'4t biwrvcr, in order tit live iol ;nul they deriw. a e.-rlain amonnt. of profit by keeping a share of th'lr nimn y in v irciila I ion. Som e of it f.v t s back to t hem In due coin . of I inie. e a ia not pcHr-.imist ie even in an era id' extravagance ex-travagance mi Iohlc as there is plenty of work nt food wajo'N. |