Show we are making a persistent effort to collect delinquent subscriptions we are pleased to say that nearly all our subscribers are up with their dues or at it least willing to pay any time a statement is sent them however are sonic some few who pay no no attention to u us whatever and it if we priss them a little they become angry to the latter class of 0 subscribers bers we respectfully call attention of the experience of a veteran newspaper man who knows the business from A to Z and also knows all kinds of people ile he says sonie some years ago P SO a well to do gentleman and particular friend of ours cams came into our office and walking up to ul bluntly remarked ked what is my paper up to date four dollars and fifty cents we trembling replied throwing the money down in front of us so that the big dollars rolled down off of the desk and cut grooves in the native soil poll that covered the sanctum all loor floor he sizzled between liis his teeth now never send it to my house an any y more I 1 dont want to see the dirt dirty sheet again why what Is wrong we asked in wonder and astonishment wrong enough get your last issue and I 1 will show you we laid lad the paper oien open before him lie he turned tile the leaves until he came to the third page when lie he put his finger ou on a six line item which read that any mau man who does not make an honest effort to pay his honest debts be lie he an elder in the leada leading ng at church or h a hostler in ili a livery stable Is a rascal and cannot bo trusted either cither in ili business or religion there lie said sou nou knew I 1 was art an elder in ili the church you also knew that I 1 owed you two years on oil subscription that article was written expressly for me I 1 arn am ablo to pay my illy subscription any time I 1 can call buy and sell you a dozen times over I 1 am worth and I 1 dont have to take your insults our friend was nearly bursting with rase rage at this point we proceeded to explain that we had no ila apology to make for the sentiment expressed in ili the article that it was not intended for any one in particular parti cudar that we never suspected that hat lie he expected to got get out of f paying his subscription that we did not know that lie was a member of any church much less ill an elder citler but that we knew that lie he was worth at least and that THOUGH HE MIGHT BG BE WORTH A MILLION IF HE PAY US WHAT ue HE OWED US HE WAS NOT WORTH WORT A CENT TO US the old fellow reali realized led the force of the argument he said his experience led him blin in tile the same channels of belief and lie concluded to forgive us for unwittingly offending him departing par ting lie he said it if I 1 get that far again just sue me |