The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-18

From the New York Globe.
 IN Fridays Globe a young man, who
 signed himself IF. J. A." had a let side in an aristocratic neighborhood. In a fine house; how to dress we'll and, most of all, how to eat, all on the sum of $1O a week. "F. J. A." is evidently man, for he speaks of the free-lunch counter, where he can order a 5-cent glass himself to the delicacies furnished by the generous saloon keeper.
 For years people have been trying to solve the problem of how to live on next to nothing, but those who made a study of the matter were in the long run merely theorists. They would spend four hours in devising a simple, inexpensive breakfast or dinner, and still have strength to ring for a servant and have their own meals served in a Russia leath- CT upholstered library, the while advising people through the medium of some mag azine to try the following mode of ex- istence
 
 breakfast and then don't eat.'' Z "A one-cent bar of chocolate and a pleasant frame of mind for lunch"
 For dinner a cup of gruel taken with full realization that it is heavy eating which destroys and deadens the mind"
 What about the people who have solved this problem, but are either too proud to I,,,t4 ro.4 see anything in it, like, for example, three girls, personal acquaintances of my own, who pooled their income of $25 per month each, and lived well, dressed neatly, and were happy. Two of them were music students who had received scholarships. The third was an artis., or trying to be-
 When they had shaken hands on the agreement of fighting New York on this small amount they went in search of an unfurnished room, which they finally found, four nights up. for s10 a month, in what was once Greenwich village. They besought relatives and friends to give them such oits of furniture as they could spare, and by degrees furnished 1t. In one corner they had a large pack ing box covered prettlly with cretonne, which did duty as disn closet. On top of it was a burner gas stove, and on this they cooNed all their meals, which never cost more than sO a week.
 They were sensible aJout their foods going in heavily for soups. which they claimed were not only filling, but strengthening They had also tiny lit tie washtub in which they washed such little articles as could be done without starching, the rest going out to wash woman. at 50 cents a dozen, which brought the laund: y up to s1 week
 Each girl was allowed sl a week car fare, and that, with piano rental which was s3 month. left S24 to be divided equally among them for clothes.
 To show that three healthy girls can nourish themselves on s5 a week, here is the list of expenditures for one weeks board
 One pound coffee e......................s. .25 Two cans condensed milk............,. 20 Three and a half pounds sugar. IS Seven leaves gluten bread. .............. 35 Three pounds butter. r................. "a One and hall pounds oatmeal...... .09 One peck potatoes. s.................... 25 One quart onlons-......... 10 Meat. ............. .... .... ...... 50 One quart beans...... .... ............. .0S One quart peas...... ......... ......... .0S One dozen eggs........ ...... ......... 30 Two cans tomatoes. ............. 20 Half pound tea........ .... ...........-. 80