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Show DID SEEM LIKE LAST STRAW According to Discouraged One Thero Was About Nothing to Do But "Up and Die." They were talking of the city govern-ment. govern-ment. , 'Thoy all work together," ono man complulned. "First they let tho trusts put lip tho price of coffee and tea till n poor man can't ufford to drink 'em nny more. Then tho milk companies got nfter us nnd put milk out of our reach. Then comes prohibition and wo can't buy beer nt nil. Thought tho limit wns reached then, didn't you?" "Sure," said the Idlo Person, "they haven't thought of unythlng moro to do, havo they?" "Rut hnven't they, though?" bitterly bitter-ly replied the discouraged one. "Don't' you rend the papers? When there's nothing else left to drink but wnter, this blusted city government suddenly wakes up and raises tho price of wnter. wn-ter. What chance has n poor mun to live, anyhow?" |