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Show JUST A LITTLE MORE. There is a general idea that the president's salary of $50,000 a year is all that he receives, and that, when compared with the salaries sal-aries paid for sovereigns of Europe, this sum is not enough. This is a mistake. In addition to his salary the president receives !fo(i.9(i4 to pay the salary of Jiis clerk and subordinates. His private secretary secre-tary has $3,2(50; his assistant secretary sec-retary has $'2,250; the stenographer gets $1,800; each of the five messengers mes-sengers $1.,H00; the slcwart $1,200; while other employees arc paid in proportion, down to the man who takes care of the fires who receives -fStl-l, In addition $i),000 are allowed al-lowed lor incidentals, surh as stationery sta-tionery and carped, $12,000 for repairs and furnishing, $2, .".00 fur fuel, $-1,000 for the green house, .md $1."i,000 f.tr the H;ihle. ga- and other incidentals. In all, the pre.-ident and his house C'-sts the country over $12"), 000 a year. Ex. |