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Show A Stunning Surprise. Congressman Ceorgo W. Taylor was talking In Demopolls, Ala., about tho hard times. , "Hard times aro bound to bo full of unpleasant shocks and stunnlngs surprises," sur-prises," ho said. "I remember tho last panic and a sermon that a Mobile pastor pas-tor preached. "The pastor, In a powerful discourse, urged economy and retrenchment on his congregation. In vlow of tho hard times thoro should bo no extravagance, extrava-gance, no useless expenditure, ho said, but every outgo ought to bo pared down. "His strong soimon had a swift and unexpected effect. Tho congregation, beforo dispersing, held a church mooting moot-ing nnd unanimously reduced tho man's salary from $2,000 to $1,500." |