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Show I War Prices In Paris. One hears a great deal about th rising cost of living In Germany, rex suiting from the British blockade, bu comparatively little a'Dout the priva. Hons of the allies, remarks the Wall Street Journal. The following letter from an American engineer In Paris tells something of the hardships ol the City of Light: "Cold boiled ham costs 95 cents a pound, and each thin slice conies to 10 cents. Butter Is uneatable at less thnn 64 cents a pound, nnd every thing Is In proportion. Gnsollne Is 0 cents a quart. Alcohol Is out ot the Question, as It Is now 4S cents a quart, ns compared to 14 before th wnr. Sugar Is 14 cents a pound. "I believe the war won't he ove before next year, so we settle down to It as a fact to he borne. It hits everyone except a few. I nra comfortable, com-fortable, hnve enough to ent and a good bed, but living is 'Juste' (nais row) ; I Just about come out even." |