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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
HlGn-SALARIED men
STANDARD OIL SOLICITOR RE-
CEIvES $3.50, 600 A YEAR.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
A. j. Cassatt, president Of the Penn.
sylvania railroad. draws the largest
salary Of any railroad official in the
United States. He is credited with
receiving s76, 900 a year A number
of other railroad presidents receive
$50, 900 year each.
In the matter of salaries the indus.
trials appear to be more liberal than
the railroads. s. O. T. Dodd, the
general solicitor of the Standard Oil
co mpany, probably receives as large a
salary as any other person in the coun-
try. Including commissions, he is
understood to receive $3.50, 900 year.
IL is not known what the salary Of
John ID. Rockefeller, the president Of
the Standard Oil company, amounts
to. If there is any other person in the
United States who receives as large a
salary as Mr.. Dodd it is not generally
known.
Charles M. Schwab, presi dent Of
the United States Steel corporation,
drew a salary Of 100000 "a year.
There are twelve other persons in the
employ OF the United States Steel cor
poration who receive a salary Of more
than $50, 900 year. s. b. Galloway,
president Of the American Locomo-
tive company, is credited with receiv-
ing . salary of 800, 1000 year. To
accept the position Mr.. Galloway re-
signed the presidency of the New York
Central AS the head of the New
York Central he drew sac, 900 year
II is not known what the salary Of
Henry II. Rogers, president Of the
Amalgamstet Copper Co., is. Mr..
Rogers succeeded Marcus DAILY, who
received 500, 900. 1t is thought that
Mr.. Rogers receives a larger salary.
Nenry o. Havemeyer, president Of the
American Sugar Refining company, is
said to draw q salary of 10000 a
year. O. A. Coffin, president Of the
General Electric, is understood to re-
ceive s75, 900 . year.
The largest salary paid any bank
president in the country 10 understood
to be $50, 1000 year. Several New
York bank presidents are known to re-
ceive this salary. There is one bank
president in Chicago who is also said
to draw . salary Of $4,000 year.
As a rule, bank presidents are very
wealthy, and their salary forms only
q small part Of their income. George
+. Baker, president OF the First Ma
tional bank, is believed to be worth
more than $50, 900, 900. James still
man, president of the National City
bank, is worth sI2, 900, 900. Most Of
the ether presidents of large Wall
street banks are millionaires.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
a Touching Incident indie ed.

The Japan Times reports a remark
able case Of the engineer being hoist
with his own petard. Our esteemed
contemporary says: Two convicts
we're executed at the Ichigaya prison
on Wednesday. One of them, Mat
sutaro Sohtome, was carpenter, and
said while climbing up to the guilo-
tine that it had been built by himself
during his previous service at the
prison some years ago for the offense
OF larceny He was much touched by
this strange incident" Who would
NOT hao
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
PHYSICIAN AND DRUGGISTS.

Ford g. Sturgeon, q prominent drug
firm at Rocky Hill Station, KY,
writes: I'VE were requested by DR.. G..
b. Snigley to send for Herbine for the
benefit of our customers. We ordered
three dozen in Decent Der, and we are
glad to say Herbine has given such
great satisfaction that we have dupli.
Gated this order three times, and to-
day we gave your salesman another
order. We beg to say DR.. q. b. Snig-
ley takes pleasure in recommending
Herbine." SOC bottle at Dubois,
Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
First OF Rhodes Scholarships.

The Tablet announces that the first
two scholarships at oxford granted
under the terms of Mr.. Rhodes will
have just been awarded by the gov.
eminent OF Rhodesia. Both of the
new scholars are Roman Catholics
and students of the Jesuit college at
Buluwayo. In a letter announcing
the nominations Lord Grey pays a
high tribute to the importance OF the
work which the Jesuit fathers have
done in Rhodesia among both whites
and blacks.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
CURED PARALYSIS.

W. s. Baily, p. o. True, Texas,
writes: my wife had been suffering
five years with paralysis in her arm,
when I was persuaded to use Ballard 8
Snow Liniment. which cured her all
right. ] have also used il for old
sores, frost bites and skin eruptions.
IL does the work" ESQ, 500 and 81
bottles ct Dubois, Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
WATCH FOR a CHILL.

However slight at this time of the
year and in this climate, it is the fore
runner of malaria. A disposition to
yawn and an all-tired-out feeling even
comes before the chill Herbine, by
it's prompt stimulative action on the
liver, drives the malarial germs out
of the system, purified the blood,
tones up the system and restores
health. I 500. at Dubois, Kolb & 20.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
ARMORED VEST
ONE SUCCESSFULLY TRIED IN
Chicago.

Chicago, ILL.,, August ls-Up in the
squadron Of the Desplaines street sta
ton a big policeman pulled his re-
volver from his hip pocket, took de.
liberate aim ct a man standing at the
end Of the room and fred.
The man did not drop dead, but
turned a smiling face at his adversary,
VINO then fired three more shots in
rapid succession. Like the first, they
all landed harmlessly. Half a dozen
officers in the room looked on with
deep interest during the shooting and
one of them said: "You wouldn't
catch me taking chance like that,
bullet-proof vest or not. There might
be hole in it some place"
A bullet. poof vest invented by CAST
mer Zieglen stopped the leaden mis-
siles. the vest is guaranteed to stop
a Colts 44-caliber bullet at go PAGES
Ii was being tested for the edicfiation
of the police officers, who get into
close quarters now and then, where
bullet proof shield would be useful.
The vest is made by secret process
and resembles a heavy quilted silk
cloth. 1t stops the bullets, however,
and the man who wears it scarcely
feels the impact of the missile.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
KILLED A COMPANION.

Hopkinsville, KY, August IS
James Hart, youth, whose home is
near Herndon, in this county, was ar
rested and lodged in Jail here charged
with the murder Of Joppas White,
another youth. The boys had been
working together, but Hart claims he
was afraid White would kill him, so
he borrowed . pistol, hunted White up
and shot him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
COMMITTEE TO MEET
DEMOCRATS STILL IN A GUAM
DAIRY ABOUT WHAT TO DO.

The county Democratic committee
will DO called together In few days
by Chairman Morrison to further oon.
slider the commonwealth's attorney
middle. There is . disposition on
part OF some Of the members to de-
clare Mr.. L. X. Taylor the Democratic
nominee in this county and place his
name under the Democratic device,
In which event there would be one
candidate in this county and one in
N srshall county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
Got a Line on His ACE.

Col. Phil Thompson prides himself
Justly upon being an exceedingly we'll
preserved man. AS such he naturally
dislikes to have his age made public.
At the Waldorf one night last week,
however. some one, leaning over, said
to one Of Pills intimate friends:
How old is Thompson, anyway
81 don't know Pills age exactly"
replied the friend, but can tell you
the age of his twin brother John. He
Is fifty-seven."- York Times.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
Zurich Cleared Of Bad Characters.

AS result of the introduction OF
the Bertillion system by the Zurich
police the town has practically cleared
out all its bad characters Even
tramps give the place a wide berth.
for as soon as a person Is arrested he
is photographed and his measure
ments taken. even II the chtrge is not
serious. or late the police have had
so little TO do that there ~ talk Of
reducing the number Of the force. So
few crimes are committed in the town
that Zurich Is considered to be the
most moral town in Switzerland.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
Almost Like the Trusts.

The proposition OF the Queen Dow
ager of China to seize the telegraph
system and recompense the sharehold-
ers by granting them decorations and
orders is a new wrinkle in high
finance. James the First Of England
created the title of baronet in order
to raise money but the distinction was
sold for cash to willing buyers, which
Is an important difference.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
Who Wrote "Disle"7

VIII s. Hays of Louisville claims to
be the author of Dixie" He was as
sisted, he says, by Charles l.. Ward
and David p. Fyulds, recently de-
ceased, published the song. The au'
thorship of popular southern mel
dy has be-. in dispute for many
y ars.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18
PASSED IN THE RACE.

"Alasl" said the unhappy woman,
land We were once considered
wealthy"
But, my dear" said her husband
soothingly, 1--WE have as much money
- ever.
"Ob, yes, I know, but there are SC
many who have lot more that no
body pays any attention to us any
longer!-Brooklyn Life.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18

Engineer Frank Harris, of Little
Rock, Ark, is here visiting his moth.
er, Mrs. NJ. E. Harris, of South Fifth
street.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-18

Justice X. ]. Barber left this morn.
ing for Ceru!ean Springs, where his
daughter, Mrs. Jack Flynn, Of New
Orleans, is spending a few weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
No Sleep For q MOrtage.

The mortgage is a self-supporting in
stitution. 1t always holds its own. 1t
calls for just as many dollars when
grain is cheap as when grain Is dear.
It Is not affected by the drought. It
Is not drowned out by the heavy rains.
It never winter kills. Late springs and
early frosts never trouble it. Potato
bugs do not disturb it. 1t grows
nights, Sundays, rainy days and even
holidays. 1t brings sure crop every
year and sometimes twice a year. 1t
produces cash every time. It does not
have to wait. for the market to ad-
vance. 1t is not subject to speculations
Of the bulls and bears on the board Of
trade. It is a load that gals and frets
and chafes.
1t is burden that the farmer cannot
shake off. 1t is with him morning,
noon and night. It eats with him at
the table. It gets under his pillow
when he sleeps. It rides upon his
shoulders during the day. 1t consumes
his grain crop. It devours his cattle.
It selects the finest horses and the
fattest steers. It lives upon the first
fruit Of the season. It stalks into the
dairy, where the busy housewife tolls
day after day and month after month,
and takes the incest cheese and the
choicest butter. 1t shares the children's
bread and robs them of their clothes.
It stoops the toilers back with its re-
morseless burden Of care. 1t hardens
his hands, benumbs his intellect, pre-
maturely whitens his locks and often
times sends him and his aged wife
over the hills to the poor house. It Is
the inexorable and exacting taskmas-
ter. It's whip is as merciless and cruel
as the lash Of the slave driver. 1t is a
menace to liberty, a hindrance to pro-
gress, curse to the world.-Ringwood,
Ok, Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
SAVED BY A GOOD MEMORY.
A Prisoner Who Pleaded nm Alibt
In Defence.

DeIchCcs
An Australian paper reported, as long
ago as 1876, the following scene which
occurred in the supreme court Of Sgd
ney, during a trial for robbery. An
alibi was pleaded for the prisoner. At
the time of the robbery he was in his
own hut, listening to the recital Of Hor-
ace Walpole's "Old English Baron" "
which a man named Lane had, with
other novels, committed to memory.
Lane was two hours and a half re-
peating the tale.
This statement seemed so incredible
that the attorney general for the pros
ecution, asked Lane If he really meant
to assert that he could occupy two
hours and a half with his recitation.
II could" replied the witness, land I
WILL If you please" well have page
or two," said the attorney general, and
to the great surprise, not less Of the
learned gentleman than of the court
and auditory, the witness, after a pre-
liminary HEM" commenced:
I'm the time of King Henry, when
the good Duke Humphrey returned
from the wars in the Holy Land, where
he had been sojourning for number
of years. there lived" and so he went
on for several minutes, in a tone and
manner which showed that he knew
every word of the book, until he was
stopped by the attorney general, who
confessed he was satisfied.
But the counsel for The defense was
not; doubts had been cast upon Lanes
veracity, and he should be allowed to
prove 1t with the time occupied in the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at 81
each, will lie considered the equivalent OF one
yearly subscriber at $l.75 and so counted.
yance at rs, viii be Counted as one name for
each year 80 paid.
Ciubmakers will be held personally respon-
sible for the payment Of all names returned by
them. After q clubmaker has returned and
paid for any name, he can, at anytime there.
after discontinue the sending Of the paper TO
the person for whom he has paid, and transfer
the unexpired time to any other person, pro,
desired was not q subscriber at the time the
original name was entered on our books.
No name will be counted In competition for
been paid nor will any premium be delivered
for all names returned by the clubmaker.
Persons who commence making clups VIII
other ciubmakers list after the names have
been entered on our books.
II is not necessary that the names on club
should all be at the same postofhce: Names
NAV be taken at any number Of places
All subscriptions must be forwarded TO us at
the expense of those sending there.
We will be responsible for the safe transmits
sion Of only when sdes he
In sending names. write plainly, and give
postoffice, county and 8, state: s.,,,oa.., .,o
All subscriptions will be discontinued al tne
expiration Of the time paid tor.
< separate list will oe kept for each clubma-
ker, who will be credited with each name
sent. so that the number sent by any one per-
son may be ascertainei at moments notice.
In case Of a tie for either premium, Two
weeks will be allowed In which to " untie."
The time in which names may be returned,
under our propositions will commence NOW,
and expires at o'clock p. M, on Wednes-
day, the I1th day of March. 1908:
After the closing of this contest on March II,
1903. no single yearly subscription will be re-
ceived for less than the yearly subscription
price of 200, except new clubs are formed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
THE REAL JEAN VALJEAN.
The Convict Whose Record Inspir.
ed "Les Miserables."

The Convict Whose Record Inspir-
ed "Les Miserables."
M. Moreau- -Christophe, the inspec-
tor of prisons under the second en-
pire, knew the man who served as the
prototype Of Jean Vatican, and whose
story haunted the brain Of Victor
Hugo and inspired his famous mis-
cradles" M. Moreau- -Christophe had
a passion for reforming convicts. He
gathered many confessions, and knew
many strange secrets. The following
story Of the convict Urban Lemelle
is taken from his notes:
''Urbain Lemelle, like Jean Vatican,
was the abandoned child Of drunken
father. When he was only years
old he went from farm to farm to Of
fer for a piece Of bread the work that
his little hands could do. He was first
taken in hand by a kind-hearted
peasant named Brisset, who kept him
minding cows for three years. Then
he was employed by two neighboring
farmers, who sent him to tend sheep
for three years more. Urban tired OF
the life Of shepherd and determined
to become a sailor, when he reached
the age Of IA. He began as cabin boy
in a river boat from Anglers, whose
captain generally spoke to him with
the end of rope. Three years passed
in this way, during which Urbain's
only consolation was in his friendship
for the son Of the captain, a young
man named Gervais, who was no less
badly treated than himself. This
friendship was unfortunate for Urpain.
One winters day, when the waters of
the Loire were frozen and navigation
was suspended, Gervais proposed to
Urban to take away the money that
was in the safe of the boat for the
pay of the hands.
"Then," said he, 1--WE will go to
Nantes where we will become real
sailors"
But that is robbery you propose to
mel" said Urbain.
Robbery, nonsense!" replied Ger
vais. Doesn't my father owe you 80
francs? Well, you can pay yourself
the 80 francs out of the sack, and then
you will be square"
An hour afterward the money was
no longer on board the boat Gervais
had taken it away, and Urban had
hid it in the trunk of a willow tree.
Next day the imprint of his feet up
on the snow led to the tree, where the
treasure was found. Urbain was ar
rested, and the lock of the safe hav-
ing been broken, he was condemned
to seven years penal servitude. He
was then only II.
During his seven years imprison-
ment, Urbain was resigned, industri-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
Au,auruas department.
A SLIGHT Breeze.

The man who lived in Canada, says
Judge, opened the store door, and
gust Of wind almost blew out the
lamps.
"Shet it, quick!" yelled the store
keeper, making grab for the wrap
ping paper.
The man paused with the door half
open and surveyed the crowd in dis
gusted surprise. Then he carefully
shut the door and took seat as far
from the crack in the wall as possi-
BILE.
"Sho' it's windy" said the town mar
shall. Don't reckon them boats will
try ter get out today"
The man eyed him pityingly. Call
this windy? Shucks. Why up in
Canada folks would say this was so
nigh a dead calm that it warn't no use
ter try ter go sailin'. Member one
time-nothin' out Of the common up
thar, but you fellers might think 1t
somethin', I was helpin' ter build a
house, an long in the evenin' the wind
commenced to git up pretty strong.
BY an by it got so strong that US
that was .workin' on the side Of the
house that the wind was a blowin'
aginst couldn't draw back our ham,
mers aginst it ter hit the nails, an 1t
kept gittin' harder. Then I thought of
a way. I would just hold nail where
I wanted it driv', an that blamed wind
was a-blowin' so hard than in less en-
a minute that nail would be driv' plum
up. Got my side Of the house finish
ed fore them on the sheltered side
was half DONE"
"Hur!" said the retired whaler,
don't call that sich hard wind. The
place to see the wind blow Is up IN
the North Sea. I recalls little incl
dent that took place when was Sec
ond on the Mary Jane bark, when we
was s. .waitin' up 'mongst the ice packs.
An bears? them foes was jes' match
ally swarmin' with polar bears. We
had muzzle loading guns in them days,
an every blarsted grain of our powder
had got wet in a squall, so we jest
had to set and watch them fine fat
bears walk up an look at us sorter
contemptious an then walk off.
"Wa-al, I didn't like that, 80 one
day when thar was a little more of a
breeze than usual I fills up pocket
with bullets an go for a walk.
In a little while I sees bear right
straight down the wind from me, 80
takes out bullet an holds it up be-
tween my finger an thumb and then
let's go. That bear dropped dead with
a hole plum through him, an went
on huntin' till all my bullets was gone.
We killed more'n a thousand bears
that winter"
Come back an shet that door!"
shouted the storekeeper after the man
who had lived in Canada.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04

SAD NEWS, BUT GooD.-Ex-Congress-
man John Allen tells this one about
a widow in his district, who desired
a position in the agricultural depart
ment:
There was no vacancy at that
time" said he, land was consequent
ly compelled t2 advise my constituent
that could do nothing for her until
later. But she persisted in her efforts
to obtain a position, and for two weeks
thereafter met me at every turn. One
morning had just finished breakfast
when I was told by the servant that
she was awaiting me in the reception
hall. So 1 assumed as pleasant a de-
meanor as possible, entering the room,
said in a sympathetic voice:
"'Well, my good woman, what news?
"'Good news she said, good news,
Mr.. Allen
"'Well,' said, I'm glad to hear that.
And what Is the good news?
"'Oh, she said. Good news, Mr.. AL
len, good news: woman in the agri-
cultural department died yesterday 1"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
TAX RETURNS FOR 1908.
Office of the County Auditor Of York
County, South Carolina,

YoRKvILLE, S. c., December 2. 1902.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the un-
IN dersigned, Auditor Of York Coun-
ty, will meet the several taxpayers Of
said county, at the places and times
stated, to receive their TAX RETURNS
for 1903 Of PERSONAL PROPERTY
and such CHANGES IN REAL ES-
TATE as have taken place SINCE
JANUARY 1ST, 1902, by purchase or
sale.
ALL NEW BUILDINGS ERECTED
SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 1902. must be
reported, otherwise the penalty for nom
return attaches Township assessors
and special assessors are required by
law to report all delinquents in this
particular.
The law requires taxpayers to list
their property at what they believe to
be it's market value"
A tax return, in due form, will be re-
quired, and any return which says
SAME or mo CHANGES" Is not
in conformity to law, will not be filed.
All returns must be sworn to before
the auditor, his assistant, or other Of
ficer duly qualified to administer an
oath.
When parties so desire, they can
make returns under oath, on the proper
blank, before a magistrate, notary pub
IL. or other officer qualified to admin
ter the same, and send by registered
mail to Auditor, at Yorkville, S. c., be-
fore the Goth day of February 1903.
Separate returns Of all property loca-
ted in School District No. SO, Bethesda
township; No. 9, Broad River town.
ship; No: II, Catawba township: Nos:
and 80, Fort Mill township; and Nos.
II, 13, and 35 In York township.
For the purpose Of receiving returns,
the Auditor will attend, either in per-
son or by assistant, at the following
places and at the times stated:
At Yorkville, on Saturday, January
81, 1903.
At Rock Hill on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Feb
ruary I'd, Sd, 4th, 5th and 9Th, 1903
At Newport, on Monday, February 8,
1903.
a, At Tirsah, on Tuesday, February
10th, 1903.
At Yorkville on Wednesday, Febru-
ary II, 1903, until Friday, February 20,
1903 inclusive.
All males between the ages Of 81 and
60 years, except. ex-Confederate SOL
diers above the age of so years, are liza
BILE to 81 poll tax.
Taxpayers, liable to poll tax, are
specially requested to inform them
selves as to tie number Of the school
district in which they reside.
Taxpayers are requested to examine
their last tax receipt and see that the
number Of acres, lots, etc., are correct
ly reported.
ar respectfully request taxpayers to
meet me in their respective townships
in order to avoid a rush at Yorkville
during the closing days.
w. B. WILLIAMS, County Auditor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04

BEAUTY's REwARD.-In the cast Of a
new play about to be produced is a
young actor who is extremely good
looking, but who is so we'll aware Of
that fact himself as to often appear
obnoxiously conceited to some Of the
members of the company, and espe-
cially so to the stage manager, who
has no great admiration for manly
beauty.
A few days ago, when the latter was
giving final directions concerning the
costumes of the players, the handsome
actor stepped up to him and, with a
self-approving smile, pointing to his
own face, said:
And what shall I do with this?"
Change it," was the short reply of
the manager.-New York Clipper.