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Show GAVE THEM FAIR WARNING. Congregation Apprised of the "Otter- ' matlc election Box." A negro preacher, whoso supply of i hominy nnd bacon was running low, decided to take radical steps to Impress Im-press upon his Hock the necessity for contributing liberally to the church exchequer, says a writer in Human Life. Accordingly, at tho close or tho sermon ho made nn Impressive pause, nnd then proceeded as follows: "I hob found It necessary, on account ac-count ob do astrlngency oh do hard times nn' do glncral deficiency ob do clrculatln' niejum In connection wld dls chu'eh, t' Intcrduco inn now otter-matlc otter-matlc c'lectlou box. It is so arranged dnt a halt dollah or quatnh falls on n red "plush cushion widout noise; a nlckol will ring a small bell dlstlnctu-ally dlstlnctu-ally heard by do congregation, an' n suspendnh button, ma fellow-mawtels, will finh off a pistol; so you will gov'n yo-solves nccordln'ly. Let do c'lection now p'oceed, w'ile I takes off ma hat an' gibs out a hjri.i" |