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Show EMBARRASSED BY THEIR RICHES. Why Soruo Men With a Pot r.f Money Ar No So Happy as Othen. I feel genuine sorrow for a man who has a pot of money in bank drawing no interest It spoils his digestion, ruffles his temper and keeps him awake nights. While the man who hasn't anything and doesn't expect to have anything is Eound asleep, the man with idle money is tossing on his couch of anxiety. There are no tempting investments being offered the man who may need his cash within six months and cannot therefore salt it down in real estate. The banks of New York are not paying interest The savings banks are, but they have a good many safeguards against a man getting his money out in a pinch. The regular banks are suffering suffer-ing from an extraordinary glut of money, ey. "Interest!" exclaimed an official of one of these concerns to a customer with a 20,000 balanca "Why, it is a favor to take care of your money for you. We'd rather not have it so far as any advantage to us goes. We have so much on hand that we can't do anything any-thing with it We are just loaded up with funds at present and nobody looking look-ing for money. Legitimate investment Eoems at a standstill hereabouts. The rest of the bauks are in the 6ame fix. " So tie customer came away, gloomily figuring up the difference between himself him-self and tho man with nothing but a clear conscience. New York Herald. |
