The Forrest City times., 1901-03-15
Are You Delinquent.
We roust remind you !,

We roust remind youl,,
 On January 10, or. thereabouts, we sent each ono of our subscribers a correct statement of his or her indebtedness to THE TIMES on sub. scription account.
 Two months have elapsed and, while very gratifying number of subscribers have called and paid their dues, or remittcd by mail, we are sorry to note that collections are not ss good as we thought they would be, nor as great as we had every right and reason to expect
 Under this condition of affairs we feel it not only duty to our. selves, but necessity, to remind our friends that 1t requires money, and a great deal of it, to liquidate the running expenses of this great farm journal, and that we are wholly dependent upon the in- come of our plant to meet thes Q obligations.
 We find that VIC have quite s largo sum-upwards of a thousand dollars-due us from subscribers. This is outstanding Tn small amounts-your own account is a far specimen. We do not need to say to you that we have earned what is due us, and that we ought 10 be paid the same as you would pay your merchant, your doctor, or your other daily obligations. You have sense, and ne doubt see the point. We concede every man to be honest until he proves himself otherwise, and an hone s, man will pay his just obligations the first opportunity which pre-. scnts itself.
 lfyou have forgotten your obli. galion to us, this will remind you of it. and we nope you will lose no time m paying it. We need the money. It IS not doing as you would be done by to put the mat. ter off ngaln. Come m and pay your subscription, whilo you think of 1t, and while you have the money.
 Last year was prosperous year with every industrious citizen. You certainly were unfortunate il you did not live comfortably and save enough to pay for your home paper.
 It is not pleasant to us to be con- stantly dunning, and we, regret the necessity, but what can we do' We don't want to sue our friends and neighbors for a little, meazley two or three dollars, yet we have so many of these little accounts that it is simply and positively necessary that we shall take some positive measures to collect what is due us.
 Now, dear reader, we ask you m all candor and kindness to please liquidate your indebte d nes to THE TlMEs. 1t will save us a lot of worry and trouble and it will soothe your conscience. Ii may save you money and worry, too.
 There is certain class known as the perfectly good" fellows. We have Il whole lot of these peo. pie on our list. They ARE perfectly good; that is to say, they have plenty of money, but as long as they do not pay what they owe us, the "perfectly good" fellows, are worse than those who pcan't pay. If you think you are "perfectly good" for your debts, but at the same time neglect to pay them, you are making a name-a bad one, however-and should be ashamed of it. Ifyou arc perfectly good for your debts, the thing for you to do is to pay them and pay them promptly. Then, and then only, will you have the re- spec. and confidence to which your money and homer entities you.
 Take this kindly, please, and pay your subscription at ,Qnce.
 Sincerely, 3e LANDvo,GT & vADAgrY,