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Show I The Delinquent Subscriber Again. An Americau preacher, at the conclusion of his sermon, said: "Let all in the house. who are paying their debts stand up." Instantly every man, woman and child, Avith one exception, rose quickly to their feet. "Then," said the preacher, after they had seated themselves again, "let every -man not paying his debts stand up." The exception noted, a careAvorn, hungry, cadaverous individual, dressed in his last summer's suit, sloAvly rose. "How is it mv friend," asked the preacher, ''that' you are the only man not to meet his obligations.'!:" obli-gations.'!:" "I run a newspaper," he meekly answered, an-swered, "and the brethren here who stood ti a moment ago .are my subscribers, and - "Let us pray," exclaimed the preacher, hastily.: |