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Oaks are now content to hold shares in one of 

 the great trusts, which they bought several points 

 below par, and which pay 1-| per cent every 

 three months. Even Lena, who held only one 

 share of the C., R. I., & P. five years ago, has 

 so increased her income-bearing property that 

 she is now looked upon as a " catch " by her 

 acquaintances. If I am correctly informed, she 

 has an annual income of $105, independent of 

 her wages. 



