Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), April 6, 1905
The Increased Cost of Living One of the most interesting problems of to day is tlie rise in the cost of liv ing Itaffects everybody and accord ingly there is no one for whom it has not a keen interest While the poor suffer most owing to the great increase m the prices of bare necessaries the rich are likewise made uncomfortable Mr Midas for example does not enjoy paying 50 per cent more for a diamond necklace than the jeweler would have asked for the same article four or five years ago To most people the situa tion signifies in effect a considerable reduction of income and the individual who feels it most perhaps is the sal aried man whose wages remain un changed while their purchasing power is seriously diminished Young Mr lienedick let ns say has just taken the adventurous leap into matrimony He earns only a moderate satorv hut enough as he and his little wTTe have figured it out to maintain a comfortable home on a modest scale Having saved a few hundred dollars sufficient to build a house with a view to the eventual acquisition of full own ership in the propertyon the instal