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Show Hard 'on Millionaires. Fewpcoplo realize what a tremendous shrinkage there has been in tho fortunes of wealthy men during tho past year. It Is estimated that there nront present 1 1,000,000,000" of capital lying Idle nnd paying no interest. A friend of mine who had nn Incomo of 150,000 n year is now actually pinched by tho hard times, Ids bonds and stocks paying him nothing on his investment. It should not bo forgotten that the millionaire suffers in proportion during tho hard times in the samo way thatthe loor man suffers. It is n wry unpleasant thing (or n man possessed ol millions to bo obliged to btand by and see his fortuno reduced from onn-llfth to one-half in n few months. The poor man is satisfied to earn waurs nnd live comfortably, hnvlng notlko looso. But the-Wjau, nsjdo from being obliged to lay out enormous Bums in order to live) is haunted by tho constant fear of loosing all his gains. In addition to this, he Is looked upon to provide chnrlty and Is expected toucUasa target for crfzy bomb-throwers. Ware Mc-Alliittr Mc-Alliittr in Ktw York ll'orW. |