Show al patrons THE GREAT MORK ano RELIGIOUS for some time the advocate haa has been urging subscribers to pay their subscription calling attention to the fact that the government ha has adopted a rule requiring all to keep paid up tip the government has noti notified fled this paper that the rule will be en forced the postoffice post office departments its rule has made it impossible for the advocate to be sent to readers who do not pay up the advocate haa has never neer before been in the position it now is rol etive to the collection of subscriptions this paper has always been lenient and has carried hundreds of dollars on oil its subscription P books we believe that the readers of th paper will appreciate the fact that no country weekly can ignore the rules of the government department and this paper nol not only cant but does not want ant to it costs money to print the paper and the increased price of paper haa has caused many papers to increase their subscription price the advocate w N ill continue to be b sent to subscribers for 1 50 per year but the dollar and a half must be paid the government is forcing the advocate to collect all back subscriptions and to keep its lists hits of subscriptions within the rule lately we c took off on of our books a number of names for the reason they were ere not paid up if these subscribers will ill pay up their names will be on the books any man who ho has been riven credit should ite it by paying up the ad acate would be glad to continue to credit iti sub subscribers bribers cr ibers but the go erdmen t pasta trice department will not allow us to izo beyo beyma id the rule we believe the readers of country ne newspapers shapers realize that the cc auntry press is ane champion of the people in fact the country press is 13 the peoples paper and not only gi gives es local ano ana general news but is unhampered by the influence ot 01 trusts and corporations po rations the advocate has always been and is devoted to the interests of the people of this county no outside influence has or can shape its course or dictate ite its edi editorial toria I 1 or nea news i t no corporation owns a dollars inhere t in the advocate the advocate Ado cate hi beafter will send to each subscriber a statement when his subscription is due just the same statements are sent to advertisers and these subscription accounts must be paid if you ou are in arrears dont sait for a statement amit abonce at once the advocate dvo cate believes that subscribers see that under the post office department ruling no othar course is 13 left for us to follow if 11 your paper is stopped you know the reason |