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Show I j ltiilldlii mid I.ii nil Ajtitoclit'.nn. ; The vast majority of city dwellers rent I their bouses and never have a permanent ! home. This constitutes a sort of respect-j respect-j able vagabondage including our repu-j repu-j table people of the middle classes. The need of this sort of life is of lute coming j under discussion Thai il involves vast ! waste and los. and is seriously detrimental detrimen-tal to family character, is beyond question. ques-tion. Building and loan associations have grown into prominence aa a remedy, and the subject should be considerately studied stud-ied by all men of moderate means Mrs. San bury, of tho Social Science ns-itocialiou. ns-itocialiou. estimates the number of such associations at present at nearly 5.0U0, with an investment of $:00.000,000, whit" tho savings during the forty years past have been over (i.'iUO.OttO.OtlO. there I u iv OoO iiHsociuiiuns in Ohio, 450 iu Illi-j Illi-j nois, rii in Michigan, and other slates in j proportion. Si. Louis (j lobe-Democrat |