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Show One Way Out' I A book witn the above title, published publish-ed a year or two ago, told a vivid story of how two young people, on being forced toeive up a regular salary and live on the proceeds of day labor, got along on a very slender income. One of tne ideas emphasized was that they bought most of their clothing and furniture, fur-niture, and a large p.rt of their food, at advertised sales, where thev got large reductions. I This is one of the most practical ideas as to how the cost of living can be re-' re-' duced. It seems strange that there are ; persons who will growl about high ' prices, and yet fail to take advantage of these chances. Here in our columns j is a constant record of genuine chances to save money. They are particularly ; in evidence at this season of year, when ! old stocks have to be closed out. But 1 every week in a year there are good 1 chances being offered by live merchants. ! Newspaper advertising is so universnl-I universnl-I ly read that practically every one knows about these opportunities, though the ! spirit of inertia that is constantly keel -j ing people from realizing their oppor-j oppor-j tunitie3 keeps some from snapping up I these chances. Often these bargains 'go to the well-to-do, who constantly j display the same qualities of thrift by i which they won an independent position. Meanwhile many hard-pressed people on the verge of bankruptcy are too in-j in-j dolent to seize the constant opportuni-i opportuni-i ties offered to save money. The very first item in any plan to reduce re-duce expenses should b. to read atten-ively atten-ively tn j newspaper advertising, column col-umn by column. Special offerings, that j you know you will want later, should be taken up on the spot. If you can buy for 75 cents today what will cost ou $1 on March 1, you would better borrow the money rather than let the chance slip by. When March 1 comes, you will ruve an extra quarter to sptnd elsewhere, or to lay away Herald Republican. |